Search results

  1. MarkB

    General video game discussion

    I'm getting into the endgame in my current BG3 playthrough, but the game is starting to feel a little flaky, conversations not launching correctly and characters triggering the same conversation twice over. There's so much to explore in the Lower City, but at the same time I feel like I should...
  2. MarkB

    Maintaining your secret identity

    One thing to bear in mind with this you-as-ordinary-person-gets-superpowers scenario is that if a kryptonite equivalent does exist, you probably don't know about it. Neither does anyone else initially, but between you as average guy with powers versus a whole world's worth of secret research...
  3. MarkB

    Maintaining your secret identity

    It's worth noting that Superman does seem to take serious damage from being thrown into the ground by Ultraman, and seemingly not even at supersonic velocity - it's how the Ultraman fight finishes, leaving Superman struggling to get to his feet. So yeah, this Superman can come to harm from...
  4. MarkB

    Maintaining your secret identity

    Yeah, too late on the edit. I got mixed up as to whether I was quoting you or Umbran.
  5. MarkB

    Maintaining your secret identity

    I believe you suggested to reference this year's Superman movie for his power set, and in that one Lex obtained the DNA to create Ultraman by scouring Superman's battle sites for stray hairs. I don't think conventional bad guys are going to knock stray hairs or skin off him, but I do think he's...
  6. MarkB

    Maintaining your secret identity

    Yeah, but that "wealthiest most powerful" part doesn't apply to most of us in our public personae, and won't unless you're intending to go full supervillain and do some heists, so we only have the "beating criminals" part going for us. That said, I wonder what the easiest legal way is for a...
  7. MarkB

    Armoured MMA

    MMA = Medieval Martial Arts in this case?
  8. MarkB

    Trailer The Odyssey | Official Trailer

    It's certainly not a patch on the classic retelling.
  9. MarkB

    Whamageddon (Last) Christmas

    I'm so disappointed. Never heard one peep of it despite waking up every morning to a radio station that typically plays all the classics. Finally put it on myself this afternoon along with a few other favourites.
  10. MarkB

    Spoilers Falllout season 2 discussion

    Starting to get a glimpse of canonical endings for both Fallout New Vegas and Fallout 4.
  11. MarkB

    Spoilers Falllout season 2 discussion

    Cheeky A Christmas Carol reference in today's episode. I wonder if they knew the timing would work out on that.
  12. MarkB

    General video game discussion

    Mortismal did a good new players' guide for it recently which covered some basic "cheese" tips as well as plenty of other information.
  13. MarkB

    Best Christmas films

    The Muppets' Christmas Carol is the only Christmas movie I still watch every year.
  14. MarkB

    Whamageddon (Last) Christmas

    I'm starting to think that Whamageddon is being perpetuated by cover bands in order to boost their sales and royalties.
  15. MarkB

    General video game discussion

    One issue with playing a single game so much over the weekend, my brain currently has a perfect rendition of the BG3 battle music running on a loop in the back of my head.
  16. MarkB

    Trailer New Dungeons & Dragons Video Game Announced for 2027: Warlock

    I like the concept of this one a lot, it's a versatile class for this sort of role. I hope they do the pacts as mix'n'match progression paths rather than exclusive subclasses, allowing for some flexible character building.
  17. MarkB

    General video game discussion

    After a busy week I finally got back to playing BG3 and cleared out the goblin camp, hitting 5th level along the way. I'd forgotten just how much of a beast Karlach becomes when specialised into a dedicated throwing build. Like, I remember it being strong, but I hadn't remembered it being this...
  18. MarkB

    General video game discussion

    From the review I've seen of it (Mortismal), the Steam version is supposed to incorporate two major fan patches plus additional fixes, and should be good to go as-is. I don't own it so I can't back that up with personal experience though.
  19. MarkB

    General video game discussion

    Both Divinity Original Sin games have a lot to recommend them, I spent a lot of hours playing them. However, they're also pretty big, dense games whose combats tend to run very long at later levels and with each of them I found myself getting fatigued later in the game. I'm not sure I actually...
  20. MarkB

    Favorite Holiday Song?

    Certainly more practical than the original list.
Top