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Gaming HQ / Re: Europa Universalis V confi...
Last post by Valmy - November 15, 2025, 08:28:24 PMQuote from: The Minsky Moment on November 15, 2025, 01:40:48 PMQuote from: Josquius on November 15, 2025, 11:34:10 AMPretty sure I do remember a dev report where they looked at the data and said basically nobody chooses any dates but the earliest ones.
I haven't played a lot of CK3, but I *never* did the 867 date. Mostly 1066 and one game in 1178.
Yeah I certainly was not one to only play the starting dates in Paradox games.
Though the HoI series is totally different. The game is already pretty short and now you want to remove a quarter of it?
#22
Off the Record / Re: Best movie prologue
Last post by The Minsky Moment - November 15, 2025, 08:27:11 PMPatton
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#23
Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...
Last post by Valmy - November 15, 2025, 08:26:05 PM
#24
Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...
Last post by Sophie Scholl - November 15, 2025, 07:22:40 PMI mean, out of Trump, Hillary, and Monica, I would take Monica in a heartbeat for President. Like... no contest. She's actually pretty awesome.
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Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...
Last post by Crazy_Ivan80 - November 15, 2025, 06:56:13 PMSo Monica isn't out of the question as president then?
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Off the Record / Re: Best movie prologue
Last post by Oexmelin - November 15, 2025, 06:35:51 PMVoted for Dracula. Thanks to this poll, I realized I am a sucker for shadow puppet / theater prologues, which means they tend to stick with me the most. Hence, even if the execution isn't great, I've prefered the concept of the Bakshi prologue to the Jackson prologue, for LOTR.
I also quite like explicit narration - and the contrast between Lynch's Dune opening and the music also stuck with me a lot, but that may simply be because my dad loved the movie, and it played a lot at home when I was a kid.
I love Up's opening - but I am of mixed feelings, because I think this shows Pixar is often at its best for short- or medium-length features, with little to no dialogue. I think the rest of Up is almost superfluous. Likewise, I think Wall-E becomes a lesser movie once the humans are involved.
I also quite like explicit narration - and the contrast between Lynch's Dune opening and the music also stuck with me a lot, but that may simply be because my dad loved the movie, and it played a lot at home when I was a kid.
I love Up's opening - but I am of mixed feelings, because I think this shows Pixar is often at its best for short- or medium-length features, with little to no dialogue. I think the rest of Up is almost superfluous. Likewise, I think Wall-E becomes a lesser movie once the humans are involved.
#27
Off the Record / Re: Football (Soccer) Thread
Last post by Jacob - November 15, 2025, 05:24:39 PMDenmark at home plays 2-2 against Belarus. Embarrassing.
With Greece beating Scotland, we could've locked it in.
With Greece beating Scotland, we could've locked it in.
#28
Off the Record / Re: Best movie prologue
Last post by Sophie Scholl - November 15, 2025, 05:11:36 PMI voted for Up and Fellowship. Random ones that come to mind that aren't listed are the opening of Goldeneye (Bond and Trevelyan), The Dark Knight (Joker robs a bank), Once Upon a Time in the West (Two too many...), and Inglourious Basterds (Interrogation).
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#30
Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread
Last post by Savonarola - November 15, 2025, 02:42:05 PMRed River (1948) 
The greatest John Ford movie that Howard Hawks ever directed.
Not only does it have John Wayne and Walter Brennan, it also has a number of Ford's usual stock company. It is a really good movie, but I think his less Ford-like western "Rio Bravo" is a better picture. The biggest problem with the narrative is that the rivalry between Montgomery Clift and John Ireland is set up and then simply dropped. This was because Ireland was frequently drunk/stoned on set. Clift and Wayne (despite despising one another's politics) work well together and the movie works without a Clift/Ireland rivalry subplot.
The greatest John Ford movie that Howard Hawks ever directed.
Not only does it have John Wayne and Walter Brennan, it also has a number of Ford's usual stock company. It is a really good movie, but I think his less Ford-like western "Rio Bravo" is a better picture. The biggest problem with the narrative is that the rivalry between Montgomery Clift and John Ireland is set up and then simply dropped. This was because Ireland was frequently drunk/stoned on set. Clift and Wayne (despite despising one another's politics) work well together and the movie works without a Clift/Ireland rivalry subplot.