[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago

I'm playing Arc Rise Fantasia, as part of the Wii RetroAchevements event. I never even heard of it but 15 years later, I think it might be my favorite "Tales Of" game while not being an actual Tales Of game (the scenario writer did Symphonia and Abyss but was allowed to go darker and more serious with this).

It flopped tremendously because of a terrible English dub and being a JRPG on Wii. The English VAs are practically reading from a script in one take and the hundreds of skits aren't voiced. The undub patch is a must, as the Japanese VAs are phenomenal and most of them are still working so you might recognize them.

Its IP is under Marvelous but developed by a defunct developer so it's probably never going to see a rerelease... though, I guess anything is possible. Even if it did, I'd wait for a sale, hehe.

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

Hell, I plan for the week, even. I'm the kind of person who doesn't tend to write things down so it helps me organize my thoughts. I used to do it with homework assignments but now it's like "kid needs to see her speech therapist on Thursday."

If it helps, I recall reading something that suggested that even if you're not asleep, laying there with your eyes closed will still help you feel somewhat rested. But, admittedly, knowing I have to get up at 6am or something still sucks regardless.

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Never, but I like conversing with my internal monologue in my head. I'm not quite neurotypical, but I have been pretty good (trained?) to rein in any out of control thoughts if they ever wander by using bait I know my brain can chill with.

When I was a teen, it was sexy stuff. Young adult, plot points for a novel setting I'll probably never write. Lately, it's just plans for the day (I sleep so much faster now than I used to, though, since I changed my sleep habits after having kids).

Plus, my own monologue makes sense of how I'm feeling and gives me pep talks! That's probably a product of coping with abuse, but it's nice none the less.

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I bet there's a way to literally have NPR mixed in every hour with the live broadcast version I hear on FM, maybe using their podcast link (NPR News Now). They seem to have an Apple music link, so maybe there's a way to get it to play on the hour every time it's updated.

I'd look into it but I don't mind just listening to my local FM, lol. KCRW kinda already has my weird vibe of music.

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I plan on looking up a few things before the election but I haven't quite checked yet. The main thing I'd avoid is having the two Republicans taking the skits due to Dems spreading the vote too much. Is there still a risk of that?

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Plus, if you read the printed guide, a ton of people opted out of being shown in it because you have to agree not to spend over some huge amount of money on your campaign. Billionaires running obviously aren't in the booklet.

However, Porter is in the booklet, an indicator she's not spending big on her own campaign. She's the only recognizable person in it, really, along with a disturbing amount of insane people.

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Even more obscure, since it never got shipped to NA, but a South American friend suggested it to me saying it has Shadow of the Colossus vibes. Which is good, haha.

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Now do it with a fried chicken bun!

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Frustrating that I can't tell. Typically if something is absurd with proper proportion, it's AI, but in this case, it's not even that expensive or hard to pull off. Any other telltale signs? Lighting? Inconsistent stuff?

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

It's true, I'll only vote for a primary candidate who brings this up with a serious plan of action.

But I'd like to go much farther left than Harris. We need systemic reform or we'll never recover from this last (four and a half!) decade(s) of ruinous policy.

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 94 points 2 days ago

Ah yes, my very real human ability of scanning QR codes. Truly an inherent characteristic of humanity.

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

Oh yeah... I forgot about that quote because of how stupid it was...

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