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That probably had more to do with it running the Matrix demo.

Forgot all about that one. It looks incredible, but also, Ubisoft.

I'll probably pick up some of last year's games and prior for Black Friday. So not much of anything. Still, the games that caught my eye: Sea of Stars Lies of P Hi-Fi Rush Dead Space Remaster RE4 Remaster Octopath Traveller 2 Hogwarts Legacy Humanity Cassette Beasts Planet of Lana Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (on PS5 I guess, thx for the shitty PC port job) Kirby Return to Dreamland Deluxe Oxenfree II Dave the Diver Tchia Those not out yet: Super Mario Wonder Super Mario RPG Spider-Man 2 Sonic Superstars Alan Wake 2 ... and many more I'm missing I'm sure.

Bought it earlier for $6. I could have saved so much more! When does Guardians die? That's the firesale I really want.

I feel like this could be the end of the gravy train, on our end, for indies. Games Pass and PS+? Developers are going to fight for shorter terms for their games on these services. EGS/GOG/etc giveaways? They probably get enough downloads in one giveaway to cross the threshold. Prime gaming? Amazon is likely paying out the least of anyone, no way will they subsidize further to fulfill Unity’s demands. Charity Bundles? I don’t believe Unity has a system in place to specify this. And I don’t expect them to apply it consistently. And what of Fanatical? Maybe we’ll see more developers transition away from Unity. But it doesn’t solve the problem of old games getting their old ToS retroactively changed.

Cool with that. Is the Intergrade DLC worth playing?

I'm totally with you on that. But not on that. Splatoon's been dead to me since Nintendo rolled out pay-to-play online. But this is the kind of thing I could see myself picking it up for bargain bin someday... if they ever release a complete edition.

It won't be released on PC. But yes, people will mod it there for the english VO. Reviews are kind of pointless for these games IMO. Unless they totally bungle the port job, it's the same deal as it was when they released. They're underrated PS1-style RPG gems with some pacing issues, with creativity to make up for it.

I only beat half of Superstar Saga before moving on. Not my favorite, but maybe one day I’ll finish it.

Ticks boxes I didn't even realize I needed checked. Is it semi-real time? Like a Ogre Battle x Fire Emblem?

I'm less jazzed about it than the Super Mario RPG one. TTYD is great, but this doesn't look that much better than what it was. Its probably less in need of a remake than the first Paper Mario. I go back and forth between it and Super Mario RPG. I love TTYD's slight-Metroidvania approach, and how bonkers it gets by the end. The Cave of 100 trails is one of the best optional challenges in a Nintendo game. But Super Mario RPG wins in the hidden easter eggs and secrets department.

Mario RPG remake is the big one. Detective Pikachu, Warioware, 3rd party stuff like the Star Ocean 2 remake, etc.

Nintendo Direct 9.14.2023 - Nintendo Official Site WWW.NINTENDO.COM Tune in on Sept. 14 at 7 a.m. PT for a Nintendo Direct livestream featuring roughly 40 minutes of information focused on Nintendo Switch games releasing this winter.

Crumble | PC Mac Linux Steam Game | Fanatical WWW.FANATICAL.COM Crumble is a physics platformer with a grappling tongue mechanic. This one's been on my wishlist for a while. @stepee

Silksong is Unity. Now it's never going to release, truly.

Unity: Great, Valve will cover the cost! Valve: ... no.

Any outside deal would probably have to pay off 2K as well. Or just let Borderlands die. Which I'm sure Randy would be thrilled about.

If society truly doesn't care about human life at any stage, we would not have hospitals, schools, homeless assistance, unemployment assistance, welfare, social security, etc. I would contend that these make your first statement hyperbole. That's not to say that I think you're wrong about plenty of fake caring. Republican politicians most particularly would rather punt the responsibility to religious organizations to pick up the slack. Which is wrong on so many levels. But that shouldn't diminish the work that those orgs (and secular ones) are doing at the ground level to be proactively pro-life for struggling families. I will never write off those efforts based on mere political or religious affiliation. Most of us haven't done shit for others in need by comparison. It's too easy today for politics online to consume our energy, where debating or grandstanding largely amounts to nothing good for anyone. Maybe the rare times I step in here is too much. But yes, let's see the healthcare/welfare/disability political narrative change on the religious right. I'm all for it.

All death of human beings is tragic on some level. I feel stronger about intentional killing rising to another level than nature running its course. But no, nothing wrong with the woman. Stopping the rape would be the best outcome. I don’t consider it a harm to the non-existent human to never be conceived. Harm can only come to those who are real.

Yes. Died of natural causes. Wouldn’t be here vs wouldn’t still be here, technically. It’s a false equivalency to say that we can’t value a child conceived in rape and detest the circumstances of their conception. It’s a simple premise, and a good one to generally operate from. But it’s clearly not an absolute. Where we cross the boundary to saying killing other humans is okay in select contexts should take solid arguments. It’s either that, or we just shouldn’t treat any human life as important. I personally don’t think the arguments used to justify abortion from a developmental, cognitive or experiential angle hold up to scrutiny when tested. Why that particular boundary and not another? Is it because we have our own biases towards what we are at present? What does that say about humans not able like us? So from my perspective, the best pro-choice arguments rely on bodily autonomy. Don’t think I answered you all yet. Suppose I’ll do so for anyone that I haven’t with good questions. Busy for the rest of the day though.

I don’t consider a living human a hypothetical. We’d differ on what a living human is, I presume. Abortion isn’t the only way to be killed unawares. You’d have to go to some other arguement about what makes it okay in that circumstance and not others. I’m going to call it here to avoid going back around to things already said.

On your end? No. But on the other end, I suppose I wouldn’t be here to live and tell.

Like decreasing the age of viability, we may never get to a point where the practical answer could totally satisfy. But it’s the health deserts in this country where most women die of pregnancy complications. Pouring resources into that and incentivizing doctors to move there would be a great legislative start. That and so many things mothers in this country can’t take for granted. I’m all for making pregnancy affordable. It’s still too much for too many families. It’s a mess about our health care system that needs to be fixed. Related, I also think super high deductible non-HSA plans are a particular evil that also needs to be addressed. I don’t think we create a society that truly values children and families without addressing each of these. It’s not moral to not fix these things. But I’m also not of the mindset that killing some to ease the burden in the meanwhile is the best answer.

Sure. You show a picture of a early stage fetus, I don’t think it looks remotely like the human beings we interact with on a daily basis. The idea that pro-lifers can parade out these images and think they change minds with them is something else. But a generalized view of humanity doesn’t allow for a robust argument. It’s an incomplete picture at best. It doesn’t consider the history of our human development, including the fact that we don’t just spring to life at birth, and can biologically be considered conceived by our parents from our conception. That’s why I think some pro-choice thinkers go down the road of other justifications, such as the capacity to feel pain or form rational thoughts. Its often said that the unborn being human doesn’t even technically matter, but the other justifications for abortion do. I don’t know if that describes your perspective at all. But I consider weak pro-choice arguments to be those attempting to deny or diminish the continuum of our lives from conception. If it’s intellectually honest to do that, again, there’s wikis that need correction. As for why I think it’s important that these are humans we’re talking about, it gets into when we should be able to kill others of our nature if they otherwise haven’t cleared certain developmental hurdles instead of others.

Since I had some time again: I don’t think there is any perfect answer to this, but it’s important as society that we try. To better understand the science to develop further treatment options. To give doctors leighway to feel comfortable giving their honest medical opinions on risk, and taking subsequent action. To expand health coverage in rural heath deserts. The correct choice could vary by resources and quality of care. There will be some gray area regardless. So generally, you could say I’m not on the side of punishing professionals that are trying to save the lives they can. In many ways that’s not too different than what we already expect of doctors who deal with terminal issues. But with the added wrinkle of their being two lives directly involved. Maybe that means it should be more forgiving? If more abortions are performed as a result, I can understand it. Although I don’t consider procedures not intentionally targeting the child to be that. And yes, there can and should be more oversight than dispensaries as you’re referring to, without being draconian. There’s sadly some societal issues to address surrounding health care professional stigmas as well. We saw that on full display during the worst of Covid. It’s not lost on me that many pro-life people, and politicians especially, are idiots in that regard.