Hank Beeman
@hankgoddamnbeeman.bsky.social
Chahta, Oklahoman, old crank. Please remember to close the gate or the sheep will get loose.
Don’t worry, if something goes wrong, you can use the escape harch
January 2, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Don’t worry, if something goes wrong, you can use the escape harch
I feel so bad, a friend of mine bought me a copy of Planescape: Torment like ten years ago after GOG made it playable on modern PCs and I haven’t played it. I keep forgetting it exists until someone mentions it.
January 1, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I feel so bad, a friend of mine bought me a copy of Planescape: Torment like ten years ago after GOG made it playable on modern PCs and I haven’t played it. I keep forgetting it exists until someone mentions it.
In all seriousness, for whatever reason, I spent like 15-20 years not playing CRPGs for some reason and Baldurs Gate 3 was the one that broke the seal. Thinking of giving the Divinity series a try, next.
January 1, 2026 at 4:15 PM
In all seriousness, for whatever reason, I spent like 15-20 years not playing CRPGs for some reason and Baldurs Gate 3 was the one that broke the seal. Thinking of giving the Divinity series a try, next.
Morrowind is Skyrimlike, right?
January 1, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Morrowind is Skyrimlike, right?
I admit that I never finished it, but I never understood the appeal. It was the first Final Fantasy game I dropped halfway through. It just… wasn’t fun? I didn’t like Blitzball, the characters were flat… I truly don’t understand why Final Fantasy 8 gets flack while 10 is beloved.
December 31, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I admit that I never finished it, but I never understood the appeal. It was the first Final Fantasy game I dropped halfway through. It just… wasn’t fun? I didn’t like Blitzball, the characters were flat… I truly don’t understand why Final Fantasy 8 gets flack while 10 is beloved.
Everyone thinks they’re Riker, but it’s Barclays all the way down.
December 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Everyone thinks they’re Riker, but it’s Barclays all the way down.
The only problem with his shotgun is if you put the right ether-boosting kit on him, it makes more sense to use his square button/medium attacks, even over deathblows. Ridiculous.
December 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The only problem with his shotgun is if you put the right ether-boosting kit on him, it makes more sense to use his square button/medium attacks, even over deathblows. Ridiculous.
Speaking as someone who sails the high seas, it’s not a solution at scale. Media piracy benefits from most people paying for it. As soon as it starts to meaningfully affect corporate profits, there will be a crackdown on the most accessible torrent and usenet services.
December 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Speaking as someone who sails the high seas, it’s not a solution at scale. Media piracy benefits from most people paying for it. As soon as it starts to meaningfully affect corporate profits, there will be a crackdown on the most accessible torrent and usenet services.
Jokes on them, I already have comfort games in every genre. Ain’t gotta buy shit to get my digital dopamine.
December 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Jokes on them, I already have comfort games in every genre. Ain’t gotta buy shit to get my digital dopamine.
Both Drunken Master movies with Jackie Chan were amazing. This is a good pick.
December 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Both Drunken Master movies with Jackie Chan were amazing. This is a good pick.
Help, got stuck learning recursion
December 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Help, got stuck learning recursion
I bought SaGa Frontier for PS1, loaned it to a friend, and never saw either one again. I haven’t played it to this day. The dangers of physical media.
December 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I bought SaGa Frontier for PS1, loaned it to a friend, and never saw either one again. I haven’t played it to this day. The dangers of physical media.
I’m 42, and the Adventures of Pete and Pete had an outsized impact on little Hank.
October 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I’m 42, and the Adventures of Pete and Pete had an outsized impact on little Hank.
I love FF6, it’s the peak of the series, but I don’t know that it needs a remake. I don’t know that I trust modern Squaresoft to revisit that particular story.
September 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I love FF6, it’s the peak of the series, but I don’t know that it needs a remake. I don’t know that I trust modern Squaresoft to revisit that particular story.
Having a car is fine. I HATE needing a car. I hate that so much of the infrastructure of American life depends on car traffic. Let me walk to the store. Let me walk my kids to school. Let me have protected bike lines/trails. My hometown is actively hostile to pedestrians and bike-riders.
August 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Having a car is fine. I HATE needing a car. I hate that so much of the infrastructure of American life depends on car traffic. Let me walk to the store. Let me walk my kids to school. Let me have protected bike lines/trails. My hometown is actively hostile to pedestrians and bike-riders.
I thought there was a classic mode - is it classic as in PS1 version then? No War of the Lions content? I guess it was kind of a contentious remaster but there were some things I liked about it.
August 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I thought there was a classic mode - is it classic as in PS1 version then? No War of the Lions content? I guess it was kind of a contentious remaster but there were some things I liked about it.
oh man, good job. I kept going back to college chemistry and thinking "Significant heat? That doesn't sound right..."
August 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
oh man, good job. I kept going back to college chemistry and thinking "Significant heat? That doesn't sound right..."
I figured out what I was missing, and played through the whole thing start to finish over about a week. Amazing experience. I had something happen like that with Xenogears, too. There was a whole period where a little thing could stall you and there weren't internet resources to help out.
August 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I figured out what I was missing, and played through the whole thing start to finish over about a week. Amazing experience. I had something happen like that with Xenogears, too. There was a whole period where a little thing could stall you and there weren't internet resources to help out.
I loved Illusion of Gaia. I got it for a birthday when I was a kid, the year it came out. When I first played, was missing a mechanic / didn't understand something early on, and I basically put it down and didn't touch it again for six months.
August 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I loved Illusion of Gaia. I got it for a birthday when I was a kid, the year it came out. When I first played, was missing a mechanic / didn't understand something early on, and I basically put it down and didn't touch it again for six months.
I love old Silver Surfer comics. So moody and angsty, but still heroic! I loved reading those when I was a kid.
July 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I love old Silver Surfer comics. So moody and angsty, but still heroic! I loved reading those when I was a kid.
In any case, I'm trying to find a job in a relatively niche field that's laying people off in favor of digital automation, and hoping I can either skill-up or reskill in order to find something that pays enough to keep up with the mortgage, utilities, and cost of healthcare.
July 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
In any case, I'm trying to find a job in a relatively niche field that's laying people off in favor of digital automation, and hoping I can either skill-up or reskill in order to find something that pays enough to keep up with the mortgage, utilities, and cost of healthcare.