Welcome back! Literally shouted “Beertje Blauw!” when I saw ur review. Thought you were gone for good. Same with Mondo Mirth. (Miss that lil nigga…) But I don’t want any pressure to stick around or write weekly reviews because it’s not like you’re paid staff or anything. Which is why I don’t want to check in or comment like a guilt tripping lonely mother. But I appreciate all you guys, especially the O.G. ones that have been around since the beginning.
Idk if you saw, but I tried hiring someone to manage social media and post relevant memes. Well, you get what you pay for (and I can’t afford professionals quite yet) so I left for 2 months without checking up on her. Turns out she was posting gore and normie memes and unrelated cat videos. Guess my instructions weren’t clear. Needless to say, I immediately discontinued that and deleted all her social media posts. ? Likewise with a guy trying to help with SEO. All that came from that was now each site tab now says “Is X woke?” which I’m not sure even helps us rank higher.
All that is to say that I’ve given up on trying to grow it as a top priority. At least for the time being, and instead view ZR as an artist collective type project. A webzine or journal so that even if you leave and never write another review, at least there will be a collection of reviews and musings for ppl to look at. Same for if we never get hockey stick social network type growth. The work put into it thus far still has value.
So, I’ll focus on improving features and UI gradually until I can secure some more money to do it quicker. In the meantime, your feedback is always welcome and we’ll prioritize it. But feel free to come and go as you please.
( Also, in regards to the younger folks: I’m trying to get a banner ad on AmRen or other sites so we get a more diverse ecosystem. More classic movies and articulate old guy reviews to balance out the shit posting and anime obsession. I went to the 2024 AmRen convention and got a few older fellas to contribute reviews too. You just might not know which of us are geezers. ? )
Hey! Sorry. Fixing/setting up the comments and reviews is our top priority. Also will revamp those woke warnings so that you add them manually like tags. And allow custom tags. (Many people don’t even know what fedora tipping is. And now “neo-marxism” is more commonly referred to as woke. It’s time for those to go and allow more creative control by you guys.)
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I decided to play Terminator 3: Dark Fate. Of course, I chose the maximum difficulty – Realism. The tutorial missions went relatively well, though I had to sweat a bit to ensure at least some of my squad survived and progressed to the next missions. The game works like this: you start with certain squads, and some of them carry over to the next mission. They gain experience and unlock new skills. In different missions, you can recruit new squads. There are also city outposts where you can purchase personnel and equipment. You can also loot vehicles during missions: cars, Humvees, and even tanks.
However, there’s a catch: the larger your squad, the more resources it consumes, and resources are limited. This presents a dilemma: what to sell and what to keep and develop. Resources are always scarce, so you need to invest in the most effective units and upgrade them. Vehicles and tanks can also be upgraded with armor, weapons, and engine modifications.
The game feels like a Mad Max-style survival experience, with a convoy of vehicles racing through the desert: small maneuverable cars, APCs, makeshift artillery on trailers, and trucks carrying supplies and fuel. There can also be separate transport trucks. The entire team is self-sufficient; if you run out of fuel and a tank stops, it’s essentially lost and won’t make it to the next mission.
There’s a wide variety of units: assault troops, snipers, special forces, etc. You need to assemble your team to have several self-sufficient groups that can hold various points on the map, as missions often require controlling multiple locations.
When I started the main missions after the tutorial, I really struggled. Maps that were supposed to take an hour ended up taking 10 hours to complete. Even then, victory wasn’t guaranteed. I reached the cartel city, where enemy Humvees with artillery prevented me from approaching. I managed to defeat them with tremendous effort, but then decided to go back two missions to acquire my own artillery. I replayed those missions, bought artillery, and dismantled the Humvees.
Eventually, I completed the game. Even towards the end, I was still learning new things. Such hardcore games are interesting because you can’t beat them on the first try. I think this game is underappreciated by the gaming community due to its specific gameplay – strategy games aren’t very popular nowadays because they require thinking, which many modern gamers find unappealing. Nevertheless, the game turned out to be very successful and provides a unique gaming experience not found in other titles.
And more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8UVjfvL29A
You mean the reset password email doesn’t send or you never set up a recovery email? You’ve been an O.G. user for a while so maybe you had a profile without it. We tried to make it as easy as possible to post reviews without confirmation links sent or any of that, since fighting network effects is hard enough. But situations like this may be rough. Lemme think… In the meantime, sorry! Maybe make an alt account? I’ll check back soon after looking into it.
Great seeing a lot of young people on this site, hope it grows.
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Speedrun of “Rage of Mages II”: Easy mode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6komN9i-Hc And hard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN7E-z0Yh2w
Yeah idk what gives. We use cloudflare but maybe we’ve had a spike in traffic lately? Working on improving UI and SEO right now which includes getting rid of superfluous shit. Anyways, glad you like it. Stay tuned…
Fuckin’ lol. Damn dude. I knew it was goy slop shlocky romcom B movie, but not Dogshit Popcorn!
I figured I’d get some pushback on this review. I think the last time that happened was with “Talk To Me” (2022) because I said I didn’t mind the gaggle of negresses and changs in the cast. But for this, you can tell it’s a cheesy 90’s movie from the poster and release date. And the trailer. Didn’t think I needed to give a heads up about that.
I love 80’s and 90’s movies because they are unapologetically upbeat. I enjoy dark and gritty realistic movies but now everything is too self aware and makes meta jokes that break the fourth wall or try to one up each other with realism. I’m tired of every actor being ugly and frumpy. I want to watch gorgeous people LARP as normal.
Also, c’mon man! Loving animals is the Whitest thing you can do. Would love to read your review of “The Cove” (2009).
Anyways, hilarious excoriating review. Sorry to have led you astray.
It’s for the very reasons you point out that it’s better not to overtly call it something with right-wing in the name, simply because it draws the wrong crowd. I hate lefties as much as the next guy, but the poltards are hardly an improvement. It is interesting hearing how serious you were taking this though. For books there have been a few guys who tried to setup a goodreads alternative, but my experience with those sites was that they were full of thin skinned reddit types who can’t take a joke. My reply is becoming pretty directionless, so I think I’ll cut it short before it turns into the review equivalent of Captain America Brave New World, or worse, Elizabethtown…but I would like to say that as someone whose voice has been kicked, flattened, banned, branded, and shoved unnecessarily into dark, tight places–it is nice to have a place to vent after watching utter dogshit. Cheers.
The fedora tipping should be 1 instead of 5. Affirmative Action Should be 0. It slipped while I was using a phone. Sorry lads.
I agree 100%. And again, if some rich donor said to go back to RightWingTomatoes, I’d do it in a heartbeat. And I know it seems weird right now because my grand vision is far from complete. It’s still just a movie review site. So why not RightWingTomatoes? But ideally, we will have books, music, and help filter new media (like a customizable DrudgeReport that puts Odysee/Rumble/BitChute/random blogs all in one feed). If that is what the site looked like now, I think the new name would make more sense. We filter the subcultures and zeitgeists online. But even so, I didn’t know that most people don’t even know what “zeitgeist” means, lol. Fuck man… really wish I had the money to pay marketers and branding and all that. Just fumbling in the dark. Ah well. Still, I think it’s more harmful to keep switching names back and forth, and mentally I just view this as a side project for the time being. Too frustrating otherwise. But I’m with ya, man. Oh, and for what it’s worth, none of you guys knew but that initial rebrand was also because I was on a mission applying for grants, loans, and legit institutional support. I mean, I went balls to the wall, tons of networking events, tons of applications, cold calls, cold emails, meeting mentors, etc.
So it wasn’t just a marketing thing, it was also: “How can I make this project presentable to normies and banks?” But even the most legit start ups struggle to get capital if it’s not a brick and mortar business with existing profit. Especially if you don’t have collateral or rich parents. So there were other things going on behind the scenes for my rationale. But the dust has settled and I’m open to whatever. ?
Absolutely *****
Great and accurate review. I’d just like to add that the movie is set in modern londen, with obvious implications.
Was this review generated with AI? No offense, it just seems very structured in an a way you don’t usually see for reviews
Trans rights are human rights.
>trapped in the gilded cage of modern existence
https://youtu.be/8DKcYHBqt4M
“What’s your dream job? What do you wanna’ do when you grow up?”
“Uhhh, I’m gonna’ be a doctor.”
“How much do you wanna’ make?”
“I’m gonna’ make.. people feel ok.”
Only play if you’re gay.