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Richard Anstead
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Interested in films, games (video and board), TV, books and other bits of life's minutiae. Also will read about politics, but avoid posting about it. Mostly keeping it all positive. He/him.
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On my way back from the great Inside No 9 at the Wyndham's theatre this. Plenty of tears (and screams) of laughter to be had. @reece-shearsmith.bsky.social and @sjpemberton.bsky.social were as fantastic as ever.
An empty theatre box, with a pair of golden hare ears perched on the balcony. I wonder if it is box no. 9...
February 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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My Switch and PlayStation unwrapped have just confirmed I've barely touched those consoles this year, bar 1 game each. Tidal hasn't done one yet for my music. But Steam has finally delivered one that finally says something.
My most played games on Steam, from Steam Replay 2024 - Elden Ring, Metaphor: Fantazio and The Talos Principle 2 My year Vs rest of the steam community - 354 achievements (median 13), 40 games played (median 4), longest streak 24 days (median 6) 38% of my time was with new releases. Underneath is a radar chart showing genres played. Souls-like is most, Roguelike dexkbuilder and turn-based tactics are about even, fighting is next, and then a little in Metroidvania and MOBA
December 19, 2024 at 2:37 PM
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The new Indiana Jones game lets you heal with biscotti!

The combat is so delightfully silly too. Machine Games have done such a good job of capturing the spirit of the films.
December 10, 2024 at 11:53 AM
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December is here, so I'm ready to full embrace the Christmas season. Starting to plan what films I will need to watch. What's on everyone's list? These are on mine:
Still from Batman Returns: The Penguin is walking out of a pool of water surrounded by penguins, including some that are as tall as him. He holds a bucket, presumably full of yummy fish. Still from Tokyo Godfathers: an anime image of three people standing on a city street at night and snow is falling. One is a child, who is holding a baby wrapped in a blanket. All our looking out at the viewer. Still from Carol: a scene in a department store of a woman purchasing something and staring into the eyes of the female cashier. The buyer is wearing a big fur coat and the cashier is wearing a Santa hat. Still from It's a Wonderful Life: a man embraces a woman and a young girl. He has the happiest face you can imagine. In the background is a decorated Christmas tree.
December 4, 2024 at 9:40 AM
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Introduce yourself with four movies:
Still from The Lion King (1994): Rafiki raises baby Simba in the air on top of Pride Rock Still from Mulholland Drive: Betty and Rita clasp hands, while watching a performance at Club Silencio. They are drenched in a blue light. Still from Back to the Future: Doc Brown and Marty McFly standing in an empty car park at night. Doc is holding what looks like a large controller for a remote control car and Marty is holding a video camera Still from Pan's Labyrinth: The large Faun is gently holding his hand to young Ofelia's face.
November 11, 2024 at 8:59 AM
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174 hue, which makes me a true neutral. Which hue makes you chaotic good?
Ismy.blue chart - a colour spectrum from green to blue. A dotted line indicates where green transitions to blue for me and a line is plotted to show threshold distribution. Text at the bottom says "your boundary is at hue 174, just like the population median. You're a true neutral."
September 3, 2024 at 10:32 AM