Portosian

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[–] Portosian 31 points 10 months ago (10 children)

I'd be worried that this will be used as a screen to kill "undesirables" without scrutiny.

[–] Portosian 3 points 10 months ago

If somebody called me a seppo, I wouldn't be offended, I'd just think they were kind of dumb. It's just too silly to take seriously as an insult.

[–] Portosian 2 points 10 months ago

Well, no. That's a kind of coffee.

[–] Portosian 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's also called Gaia, but Gaians sounds silly.

[–] Portosian 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't get the hype either, but maybe it gets better in the second half? I've never managed to sit all the way through it.

[–] Portosian 2 points 10 months ago

It varies so greatly in quality that most of it just tastes like drinking a scented candle. It doesn't help that I hate clove, which is frequently used in the spice blend.

By all means, try it if you get the chance. My experience with the flavor has been decidedly negative.

[–] Portosian 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There's silly references and then there's just plain stupid. I can continue Dungeon Crawler Carl because it pulls back at least a little on the stupid. I put down Noobtown and won't be picking it back up again.

[–] Portosian 1 points 10 months ago

Lol, wow. You need to chill the fuck out. Enjoy the quiet and go pursue whatever hobbies you have for a while. She might not come back, but I can guarantee she won't if you start harassing her friends to get her to talk to you.

[–] Portosian 1 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Personally, I don't read the quest dialogue unless there's some ambiguity about what needs to be done. I think I'd judge a game pretty harshly if there wasn't anything there at all though. I think the real question is if quest/map markers are undermining the effort to tell a story.

[–] Portosian 5 points 10 months ago

Lol, this is also wrong. Replace ape with primate and you've got something more accurate. If you actually care about maintaining phyletic groups then apes ( and thus humans) are old world monkeys.

[–] Portosian 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Use of Weapons is next in the series and it is truly excellent. I like it better than both Games and Phlebas, though I haven't read a Banks novel I actually disliked.

[–] Portosian 9 points 10 months ago

Perfectly average, as most things should be.

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