SmoothOperator

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Favourite patient modern game?

A bit of a weird title, but basically what’s a game that’s more than a year old but still considered “modern” that you love? There’s no real strict definition for modern, I’d just like to see some discussion around great games that aren’t quite classics yet (but probably will be one day)....

SmoothOperator ,

Calling HITMAN a crappy live service thing is hardly fair. True, the always online part feels really unnecessary, but beyond that it is a stellar single player game with the best Hitman gameplay of the last two decades, a large selection of excellent maps with variants and extra missions, as well as a really impressive rogue-like mode added later for free.

The elusive targets and seasonal content can be completely ignored, and the game would still be a major milestone in modern singleplayer games.

SmoothOperator , (edited )

The point of having an age of consent (in this case 16 in the UK) is not popularity, and not just parental awareness or protection from people in positions of power.

It's a decision by society that kids below this age are incapable of grasping the full consequences of their consent.

Of course the limit is going to be somewhat arbitrary, and you can definitely argue that age of consent laws are bad without being a creep, but you'd have to argue that a 15 year old understands the ramifications of consent.

SmoothOperator ,

Corrected.

SmoothOperator ,

Not sure I understand, who is being called names?

And sure, laws like these are always a compromise, with no objectively true answer.

SmoothOperator ,

Anno 1800, love working with the supply chain.

SmoothOperator ,

Same. Prey feels much more related to Bioshock than Dishonored to me. Never could get into Bioshock.

SmoothOperator ,

It's for sure not the same as BioShock, with traversal and exploration the biggest difference, but it has similar vibes, at least as far as I have played. And at least in comparison with Dishonored.

You're (mostly) alone in a giant, isolated station where a terrible disaster has happened, and must inject yourself with magic goo to be able to handle it's warped former inhabitants. There's definitely more of a stealth vibe than in Bioshock, but the feeling was similar for me.

In contrast, Dishonored takes place all over a crowded city with regular interactions between NPC's which you can manipulate from the shadows. Most enemies can be killed or KO'd very straightforwardly, and there's just much more of a revenge power fantasy about it.

But I digress. I can understand the comparisons to Dishonored, they just aren't that similar in my mind.

SmoothOperator ,

I'm not able to obtain enough protein without meat

How does that work? Isn't egg white pure protein? Surely eating a pile of boiled eggs would give you the same amount of protein as a steak, not counting stuff like cheese and legumes.

SmoothOperator ,

Sorry, I was trying to ask a genuine question, I didn't mean to come across in a negative way.

I'd still be very interested in the answer.

SmoothOperator ,

Thanks, hadn't heard about that before.

SmoothOperator ,

Thanks, I'll try to be mindful of that! English isn't my first language, so there is surely some nuance to be learned.

SmoothOperator ,

Sorry about your issues, I never meant to diminish them. I was genuinely curious about how one can become so limited in ones protein intake, but clearly worded my question poorly.

Besides lemmy, what's another good reddit alternative?

Hi! Recently exiled reddit user, here. I'm curious what other alternatives to reddit there are, besides Lemmy, and Raddle, of course. Also, imho, Phuks is a good alternative, there's no hate-speech (that I'm aware of) and people are pretty respectful. Anyways, let's hear your suggestions! Thank you!

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