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Has anyone watched the movie Don't Turn Out the Lights? I've been driving myself mad for two days trying to figure out what was going on. I keep thinking if I piece all the clues together there will be some super clear-cut answer, like "The RV is a metaphor for smartphones."
That's it, isn't it
That's it, isn't it
November 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Has anyone watched the movie Don't Turn Out the Lights? I've been driving myself mad for two days trying to figure out what was going on. I keep thinking if I piece all the clues together there will be some super clear-cut answer, like "The RV is a metaphor for smartphones."
That's it, isn't it
That's it, isn't it
Got a really nice comment on the channel I make subtitles for, but I have to admit, I had to look up that adjective to understand it, lmao
November 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Got a really nice comment on the channel I make subtitles for, but I have to admit, I had to look up that adjective to understand it, lmao
Speak of the devil. Can't believe the only movie ever made with a Gremlins 3 reference arrived the same day they announced Gremlins 3. Also I bought Pulse for a third time.
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Speak of the devil. Can't believe the only movie ever made with a Gremlins 3 reference arrived the same day they announced Gremlins 3. Also I bought Pulse for a third time.
Last night I watched the 2016 Blair Witch sequel, and oof. It is downright irresponsible the degree to which the movie is just this happening over and over.
November 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Last night I watched the 2016 Blair Witch sequel, and oof. It is downright irresponsible the degree to which the movie is just this happening over and over.
I find myself thinking about Rasetsu no Ken/Soul of the Samurai all the time lately. It's pretty neatooo
November 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I find myself thinking about Rasetsu no Ken/Soul of the Samurai all the time lately. It's pretty neatooo
JLPT is less than a month away. Do you know where your children are?
November 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
JLPT is less than a month away. Do you know where your children are?
Rescued from my parents' basement.
October 31, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Rescued from my parents' basement.
I know Soul Steal is already OP in Symphony of the Night, but it would've been cool if it generated an absolute buttload of souls when you did it on Granfaloon. Or some other unique effect.
October 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I know Soul Steal is already OP in Symphony of the Night, but it would've been cool if it generated an absolute buttload of souls when you did it on Granfaloon. Or some other unique effect.
It is unfathomable to me that people beat this game in the '80s with no internet and no save states. Frankenstein, Death, and Dracula alone each took 50~100 attempts. If I had to redo the entire stage every three of those, I would simply not like video games.
October 31, 2025 at 5:38 AM
It is unfathomable to me that people beat this game in the '80s with no internet and no save states. Frankenstein, Death, and Dracula alone each took 50~100 attempts. If I had to redo the entire stage every three of those, I would simply not like video games.
Is this the worst moment in gaming? Wtf
October 31, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Is this the worst moment in gaming? Wtf
That's a good thing, right
October 31, 2025 at 2:20 AM
That's a good thing, right
Been playing through Simon's Quest this week, and although it's arguably very bad, I kind of love it. The music, the mystery, the epic screen shake when you drive an oak stake into an orb. Also, Dracula's looming figure looks like the Count Magus Lee reveal in Vampire Hunter D. 😗👌
October 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Been playing through Simon's Quest this week, and although it's arguably very bad, I kind of love it. The music, the mystery, the epic screen shake when you drive an oak stake into an orb. Also, Dracula's looming figure looks like the Count Magus Lee reveal in Vampire Hunter D. 😗👌
I just hope when space aliens unearth the ruins of this once great land, they find some lingering evidence of our greatest technological achievement, the Crispick.
October 28, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I just hope when space aliens unearth the ruins of this once great land, they find some lingering evidence of our greatest technological achievement, the Crispick.
My four favorite PS2 games I'll probably never play on a PS2 again.
October 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
My four favorite PS2 games I'll probably never play on a PS2 again.
My four favorite PS2 games I'll probably only ever play on a PS2.
October 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
My four favorite PS2 games I'll probably only ever play on a PS2.
FWIW, it's just dumb luck that I happen to have this and read it earlier this year, so it's still fresh in my mind. It's the only non-Japanese book I've ever read in Japanese.
October 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
FWIW, it's just dumb luck that I happen to have this and read it earlier this year, so it's still fresh in my mind. It's the only non-Japanese book I've ever read in Japanese.
Unless we're looking at different Harada posts, it looks like his translation does what I said: it translates そういうものだ as "That’s just how it is" and then treats "So it goes" as a separate line. It's not that it irks me, it's just a bit of context that seems to have gotten lost in translation.
October 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Unless we're looking at different Harada posts, it looks like his translation does what I said: it translates そういうものだ as "That’s just how it is" and then treats "So it goes" as a separate line. It's not that it irks me, it's just a bit of context that seems to have gotten lost in translation.
By all means, keep saying "AI slop," but I'd appreciate if everyone stopped saying "weird AI slop" and setting me up for disappointment.
October 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
By all means, keep saying "AI slop," but I'd appreciate if everyone stopped saying "weird AI slop" and setting me up for disappointment.
I dunno who needs to hear this, but these are not the same person
September 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I dunno who needs to hear this, but these are not the same person
Listen, if this happens, what you need is one of these.
September 22, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Listen, if this happens, what you need is one of these.
Please enjoy this super normal interaction
September 21, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Please enjoy this super normal interaction
Replaying Tenchu 2, maybe for the first time in 25 years. I remember it feeling like a pretty big leap forward from the first one, though not quite as snappy. It hasn't aged TOO badly, but its flaws really show in areas where being spotted ends the mission, which often happens inexplicably.
September 21, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Replaying Tenchu 2, maybe for the first time in 25 years. I remember it feeling like a pretty big leap forward from the first one, though not quite as snappy. It hasn't aged TOO badly, but its flaws really show in areas where being spotted ends the mission, which often happens inexplicably.
Oh man, Japan also made a ninja game
September 11, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Oh man, Japan also made a ninja game