Wait, Tom is gone? He was a friend of mine!

I have friends who work for Ubisoft, and I’m not spending any of my money on their games. It’s not like the few pennies my purchase would contribute to their paycheck really matters.

He’s been known to collect roadkill. He’ll literally eat things off the street.

It says they use vanilla beans, but the ingredients list only says “natural flavor,” and vanilla is not listed in the ingredients.

Vanillin is the same chemical in both artificial vanilla flavorings and actual vanilla, so that definitely tastes the same.

Most people don’t have the palate trained to really distinguish the subtle differences brought on by those other components and will probably appreciate both equally. I’m sure I couldn’t tell both apart unless I was comparing them 1-to-1.

The real issue for many people is lead. Lots of houses built between WWII and the 1970’s will have lead pipes as steel was reserved for military purposes in many places.

MissMikkaa beat two instances of Elden Ring simultaneously, one on controller, and the other on a dance pad. I feel like someone will manage to do it with anything at this point.

Billionaires would be cooler if their obsession was the bettering of mankind

Also the rare Meaghanne

Farming vials was not a fun mechanic, IMO. It’s also part of what made Demon’s Souls tedious at times, running out of healing and having to run back to your favorite farming route just to get more. It kills the flow of the game and is frustrating when you’re just trying to get past a hard boss.

I’ve played through most of the major Soulslikes out there, but have bounced off Bloodborne several times.

I suggest starting with Dark Souls 1 and playing them in order. DS1 is slower and clunkier than the sequels, but will introduce you to the mechanics and playstyle of the series. That clunkiness is especially obvious after playing the sequels. DS2 is the one most people like the least, but it’s still pretty decent, and plays somewhat faster than the first. DS3 is the smoothest experience, and probably hardest of the three.

Bloodborne is a more action-oriented experience, definitely a faster pace than the Souls games, and arguably harder because of it.

If you still want more, check out Demon’s Souls. Some of the mechanics are tedious and can easily be ignored, others are main parts of the game and have been simplified somewhat in the later games. I haven’t played the remake, but apparently it’s as close as possible to the original experience, only with upgraded graphics and sound. I read that even the game’s timings are exactly replicated.

If you can do Steel Soul, the 100% is not that hard to get. You get the Fragile Strength early on which is a pretty big boost, and since you never die, you never have to worry about losing it. Most of the bosses aren’t a big deal after you’ve beaten them a couple times, the only one I was worried about was Grimm, and since you can get up to 112% you can skip some of the more dangerous threats, mostly from the DLCs.

I understand that, but then why would they not correct it for everyone? They saw that there was a problem, so they made a second newsletter specifically for Germany, but sent the problematic one out to everyone else. Like wouldn’t it have made more sense to just fix it for everyone and avoid the obvious criticism?

Finished Hollow Knight 100% in Steel Soul. I don’t typically chase achievements. I knew finishing Steel Soul was one, but didn’t know if 100% would be another.

My first thought wasn’t the SS, but the fact that they saw it and thought it might be a problem in Germany is another story.

The real issue is that they saw the problem and fixed it for Germany only and not for anywhere else.

Sure, but the second you leave that cooling box, you’re going to be hot again.

I wonder how much heat it has to output to cool down one person

Mickey Mouse bashing all the franchises that Disney bought is a pretty good gag

The “normal” Windows shutdown is not a real shutdown. I don’t know if it will change anything for your situation, but for a full power off, you have to hold left shift while you click shutdown from the start menu, otherwise it is basically just hibernating.