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  4. Summer Transfer Window 2020

    in Myke's Sports Bar

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    15 hours ago, Colly said:

    What I would say is it feels like Liverpool do have a few in that role already in Henderson, Wijnaldum and Fabinho, surely one has to make way?

    Thiago is better than everyone else we have in those roles (Wijnaldum, Henderson, Keita, Ox, Milner), and Fabinho is best as the deepest player. Apparently we are also foregoing buying a 4th choice CB and will just plug Fabinho in there and will just make up the difference with the surplus of midfielders we now have. I imagine our best midfield is now Fabinho, Henderson and Thiago, but the depth there is insane. Also it looks like Gini may not be off to Barca after all.

    Seems like this is the death knell for Ox as a meaningful central midfielder, though.

  8. Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout

    in Coin Op Arcade

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    6 minutes ago, DavidMarrio said:

    Had a run today of getting the final in every game and I only won one which was a 15 man Hex-a-gone! Basically Royal Fumble can do one and I don't mind the mountain one but I've not won that. But Hex-a-gone I have a shot! 

    Hex-a-gone can go fuck itself, purely because one time I was winning by some distance. Everyone was levels below me and I was just chilling right near the top, taking my time. I fell one time, just happened to fall right through everyone else's holes right to the bottom and ended up coming third.

  9. Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout

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    9 hours ago, Owen said:

    I've got the game on PC and PS4 now. Not regretting it, either! I won 2 games in a row a couple days ago, which was fun! And today I won a game where the finale was Royal Fumble (where you have to get the tail to win) where I managed to get the tail when the clock was at zero seconds. I kinda felt bad for that...

    This happened to me yesterday, except I lost the tail at 00:01. Worst of all, I only lost it because my friend was trying to help me keep it by grabbing the person that was trying to take it, but accidentally grabbed me instead. I've never been so sad.

  11. The Last Of Us II

    in Coin Op Arcade

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    Finally finished this last night. Incoherent thoughts incoming:

    Spoiler

    Well, I fucking loved it. I didn't expect to love it. The first half was, to me, really tedious and is part of the reason it took me over a month to finish. I, too, was consumed by my thirst for Abby's blood. I, too, rolled my eyes when I realised I had to play as that bitch for a significant length of time. And then... the masterstroke happened. I learned to sympathise with her. Having completed the game, I have all these existential moral questions about the greater good, shades of grey, and individual perspective, which really is just compounding how the first game ended in many ways. The parallels are so, so intense. The juxtaposition of Abby sparing Dina after Ellie had (unknowingly) killed Mel was so harrowing.

    I feel like a lot of the criticism this game has basically been "but why isn't this particular thing black and white?" I think a lot of it is driven by nostalgia for Ellie as a character, and completely missing the point that this game is many things, and one of them is about Ellie's gradual loss of innocence as she falls deeper into her quest for vengeance. There's a certain irony in players being unable to look past Abby killing Joel given the entire narrative of the game. Also, a lot of pearl clutching over things like Abby and Owen's sex scene, Lev's entire arc (both his existence and the way he is regularly dead named), a lesbian romance etc; which, given the content of literally the rest of the game, those things are really where you draw the line?

    That said, there are quite a few things that didn't hit. Gameplay has always been a weak point of Naughty Dog games, and this is no different. I spent a large part of the first half actively hating Dina due to the sheer number of times she body blocked me out of cover and thus giving our position away. I agree that there are pacing issues in the second half, and I actually think this could have been solved by ending the game when Ellie leaves for Santa Barbara. There could have been enough content there for a third game, or at least a DLC chapter. The Rattlers are intriguing enemies that never truly get explored, and the final fight scene with Abby felt too soon after their first encounter. Santa Barbara in general felt very rushed, which makes sense given they rewrote the ending fairly late on, I guess. It is what it is.

    Otherwise, all the major story notes absolutely struck me in the way they were intended to. Once the game finished, I was left feeling utter despair and had to lie on the floor cuddling my dog while the end credits rolled. It's bleak, but it's supposed to be, which is why I don't want to buy into the theory that Ellie and Dina are fine. The whole point, to me, is that Ellie lost everything (including the ability to play guitar -- her last tangible connection to Joel) in pursuit of revenge. I do hope and think Abby and Lev are okay, though. The way the game manipulated my feelings throughout was nothing short of genius, and its ability to completely flipping my perspective is such a storytelling success. There are many things to dislike about this game, but for me, the story isn't one of them. It's not perfect, and it wasn't the perfect game I thought the first was after playing it, but it's a top tier effort of this gen. Probably an 8/10 for me.

     

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  14. Premier League 2019/20

    in Myke's Sports Bar

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    2 hours ago, DavidMarrio said:

    Don't know what I want from tonight. 

    Wanting Chelsea to take points is a dirty feeling but seeing Sterling have to give us a guard of honour would be great. 

    On the other hand I want to see the players be on the pitch when the title is confirmed and see them being all made up. It's not like they can have a party in someone's house like the Leicester players had. 

    I keep going back and forth on this. I think I've landed on that if it happens tonight, it kind of makes up for there being no fans in a way. It wouldn't have happened in the stadium regardless of Corona.

  17. UEFA Champions League 2019/20

    in Myke's Sports Bar

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    40 minutes ago, Baddar said:

    Still can't work out whether Vinicius is going to become the world beater many think, or if he'll suffer for rarely having an end product.

    His showboating reminds me a bit of a young Ronaldo, but he doesn't seem to have the same kind of game intelligence even at that age. Saying that, loads of people said the same about Ronaldo so who knows.

  18. Childhood games

    in Coin Op Arcade

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    Anyone ever play Knights & Merchants? I've probably sunk more combined hours into that throughout my lifetime than any other game. It's so painfully linear and yet I can't help but play it start to finish once every few years since childhood.

  19. The Emirates FA Cup 2019/20

    in Myke's Sports Bar

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    On 08/02/2020 at 11:40, Jimmy said:

    Hi pal, you literally said the importance is primarily financially motivated.

    I was pointing out I don't think that is what the fans would identify as the primary importance.

    I don't think that's unfair? 

     No mate, two separate points. I thought the separation by the word "and" was obvious enough. Guess not.

  20. The Emirates FA Cup 2019/20

    in Myke's Sports Bar

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    5 hours ago, Colly said:

    If it helps I disagree with the first half of the sentence too. The magic of the cup is still there for far more than fans of lower league teams.

    When you have Championship teams making wholesale changes to rest players for league matches, I don't think anyone with a straight face can suggest the magic of the FA Cup is anywhere close to what it was.

  21. The Emirates FA Cup 2019/20

    in Myke's Sports Bar

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    13 hours ago, Jimmy said:

    With this sentence, I feel like you don't get it. 

    The fans of a lower league side aren't getting excited about the financial incentive. 

    They're getting excited about a potentially once in a life time cup tie. They're getting excited about the possibility of beating Liverpool, about seeing the players they watch week-in-week-out go toe-to-toe with the Champions of Europe, or another big side.

    Hi, you highlighted the second half of a sentence. The first half of said sentence literally addresses that. You can't pretend I didn't make that point and then criticise the fact that I didn't make that point.

  22. The Emirates FA Cup 2019/20

    in Myke's Sports Bar

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    The pearl clutching about the sanctity of the cup is a little bit precious, and only serves to distract from the authorities refusing to address the wealth gap in the football pyramid so they can line their own pockets. All your vitriol is pointed in the wrong direction, for me.

    I don't really see where the outrage comes from. It can't be playing the kids, particularly when you have Championship sides heavily rotating.

    Klopp has already explained his reason for not being there -- Critch works with these players every day and knows infinitely more about them than he does. It was a decision to set the youngsters up for familiarity and, therefore, success. I don't know why people are obtusely interpreting that as he "can't be arsed." But it's telling that literally none of you were arsed when Big Sam did exactly the same thing for a Europa League tie. Or is respect only to be extended to the domestic game?

    It's hard to muster 'respect' for competitions that the organisers themselves can barely pretend to respect. Liverpool have been fined more in the League Cup this season than they would have earned had they won the whole fucking thing. It's quite literally cost them money to participate in the cup. Top club privilege and all that, but where's the incentive for them to take it seriously? Seems unwise if your whole structure relies on big clubs giving a shit.

    Where was the respect for the cup when the EFL decided it was totally plausible to play two games on two different continents in 24 hours? Or when the FA blocked televised coverage, despite interest from providers, for no discernible reason other than spite?

    Seen a lot of people say Liverpool fans would be outraged had it been someone else. I can't speak for anyone else, but I wouldn't give two shits if Pep had done the same thing. Primarily because he, like Klopp, has been outspoken for years about fixture congestion in this country. No matter how much they bang their heads against the wall, their concerns aren't taken seriously. This presented an opportunity to actually practice what they've been preaching. Klopp's using his platform to force change for the sake of his players, not because he thinks Shrewsbury is "beneath him."

    The fact is that football has evolved, for better or worse, and the domestic competitions in this country have failed to evolve with it. That's a failure of the authorities, and the longstanding issue of wealth distribution in English football plays a massive role in that. I understand that the magic of the cup is still there for lower league teams, and I understand how important it still is for those teams. That importance is primarily financially motivated. Rather than be enraged that the manager of a football club is doing what he thinks is best for the good of his team, be enraged that the powers that be have enabled a system that forces grassroots football to rely on whatever scraps get thrown their way.

    Anyway, I read something about Shrewsbury making more money from the gate despite lowered ticket prices because of a bigger turnout than usual, so that's nice if true.

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