Sofia Coppola married filmmaker Spike Jonze (director of Being John Malkovich) in 1999. Back in the real world (which is a hair's breadth away from the ones Jonze and Coppola have created) we know the answer, but it's a strangely wonderful experience seeing things progress for each protagonist. Lost in Translation also made a star of Scarlett Johansson. Both movies ask how two people who shared such an intimate part of their lives together could ever grow apart, and what to do when that situation finally comes along. They need an intellectual connection in their lives, and that's where Bob/Samantha comes in. Both protagonists have had sex, but it left them unsatisfied. When Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix) meets with his ex-wife Catherine (Rooney Mara) for lunch and divorce papers, the things she says about Theodore's emotional shortcomings could be cut-and-pasted into a conversation between Charlotte and John.Īs for the threads that bind these films even closer together: another parallel is way they handle sex without making it physical. Theodore and Samantha latch on to each other in a lonely city, in the end they both grow in ways that make their relationship difficult to maintain, and they go separate, ambiguous ways. 'Her', is said to be his response to their breakup. Apparently 'Lost in Translation', is partly a message directed at Spike Jonze, Sofia Coppolas ex-husband. What's intriguing, however, is that this short summary could easily be applied to Her if told from a male perspective with the marriage in a past tense. The whole movie is about him getting over his divorce from Sofia Coppola, who directed Lost in Translation. They were there for each other during a time when they desperately needed a human connection, and now that time is over, and they can move on. It's a little bittersweet, but it's the way of life. The only attraction is intellectual, and in the end they both go their separate ways. As she navigates the foreign streets of Tokyo, she meets aged movie star Bob (Bill Murray) and strikes up a natural friendship with him. ![]() Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) is in an unsatisfying marriage with her husband, a music video director named John (Giovanni Ribisi). Lost in Translation follows the short-lived relationship of two lonely people who come together as friends to avoid the reality of being completely alone. But all history aside, these movies connect on a deeper level. It's pretty clear from the first viewing which film came closest chronologically to the divorce, as LIT is much more raw and, at times, bitter about the fact, while Her is a reflection on the failings of both parties involved. It's too easy to call Her the counterpart to Lost in Translation, both are unique accomplishments that should stand out and could stand alone for their near-perfect screenplays and fresh perspectives, there's a sad beauty in pairing them together.įor context, Jonze and Coppola were married in 1999 (although they had been together for several years before that) and divorced in 2003, which was also the year Lost in Translation was released. However, Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation nearly does this already with Spike Jonze's Her as they both take a look inside the directors' failed marriage. Watching the two films back-to-back is a great experience.Later this year The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby will be released, offering a fresh take on the modern relationship by presenting both sides of the story: His and Hers. ![]() ![]() It is worth noting that the film, on some levels, dialogues with Spike Jonze's drama Her, as Coppola and Jonze were married at the time and the director has said more than once that she was a "model wife" - the same situation as Scarlett Johansson's character. From this emptiness, the director plays with the possibilities of meetings and partings, joys and sorrows, losses and recoveries. ![]() She is the "model wife" of a photographer. He is a fading actor who takes a job doing a commercial for a drink. This is all seen through the relationship between Murray and Johansson's characters, who are spending time in Tokyo, Japan. Starring Bill Murray (Ghostbusters) and a young Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), the film captures feelings of loneliness, sadness, isolation, and that strange sense of not belonging. Lost in Translation, the highly successful movie by filmmaker Sofia Coppola which won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and was nominated for Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Picture, is certainly deserving of its accolades.
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![]() In fact, you might even say it’s too big at times, but with Switch’s previous reputation with RPGs, it’s cool. With Pillars of Eternity, the boxes take up the appropriate amount of size on the screen, the font is clear, everything is nicely spaced. An issue for the likes of Final Fantasy X and Dragon’s Dogma, for example. As you well know, one of the big problems with RPGs on Switch is that you sometimes have to scrunch your eyes up to see the text. And never is that more evident than with the game’s conversational sequences. Obsidian have absolutely got the balance of performance right here. Let alone the dialogue scenes, and that translation carries between both docked and un-docked modes. True, there’s no touch screen support present here, which is a bit of a shame, but there’s more than enough buttons mapped at your disposal to have full control over the action that it never seems like you’re missing out or things have been simplified.Īctually, PoE works masterfully, between the inventory menus, battle screens, and talent trees. ![]() Normally, these types of games can be quite daunting for newcomers, but Obsidian have taken great strides to ease you in. One of the most surprising things I found with PoE on Switch, though, is how intuitive and easy-going it all feels to control. In that sense, this is very much like a Baldur’s Gate or Dungeons & Dragons, games which PoE is considered a direct descendent from. This gives you time to choose who to attack, when to attack them, but also how to divide up your teammates, choosing how to situate them on the battlefield. Pillars plays out like a real-time RPG, but the game will pause itself before battle. Overtime, you can structure your party based on preferred allies and classes, with the game giving you options of paladins, rogues, and priests. The Watcher will be able to recruit allies throughout his or her journey, learning more about their backstories and gaining more trust and support from those who walk alongside them. The storytelling here is as rich as you’ll ever see in any game. ![]() Soon you’ll learn that The Watcher is attuned to souls and can read them, inheriting their stories and reliving past memories.įrom a narrative point of view, you can already see how this gives you a unique perspective into the game and the wider world, exploring other dimensions that most RPGs don’t dare to tread. By witnessing some of these events, the player begins to get a taste of the supernatural.Īs the story progresses, so the player’s role as The Watcher becomes more clear. But after running a few simple errands, things quickly become extremely complicated.ĭyrwood is afflicted by a curse and because of that, strange events begin to happen involving cultists and abominable creatures. PoE is one of the best RPGs on the market, immediately thrusting you into the complex and expansive world of Eora with world-class storytelling and compelling characterization.Īrriving in Dyrwood, your custom created character is an outsider who’s popped up near a caravan looking for shelter. Considering how full and busy the game is, and that the Complete Edition includes both White March DLCs, there’s hours of content here, but Switch is definitely more than up to the task. Whether you’re in handheld or docked, the game runs – for the most part – smooth as butter, and looks pretty awesome while it’s doing it. Pillars of Eternity, on the other hand, is one of the best ports I’ve seen on Switch to date. In fairness to RiME, Greybox and TequilaWorks worked damn hard to turn that around and turn it around they did. This updated Xbox and PlayStation edition has been thoroughly revamped to ensure that players are easily able to navigate through the menus not only of player creation but also combat, and the graphics have been similarly tweaked and enhanced with couch play in mind to make images sharper on larger television displays.As we recently found out, not every game that comes to Switch ends up turning out for the best. ![]() Originally available only on the PC Platform, Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition brings the original game and all of its expansions to the Console universe with an August 29th release date. Similar to other RPG top down isometric games like Diablo and Baldur's Gate, Pillars of Eternity is a fantasy title with warriors, wizards, knights and other standard tropes from the D&D Universe along with a plethora of creatures and monsters to keep adventurers busy and occupied. Since its release, it has gone on to win multiple awards and fans around the world. Pillars of Eternity started as a Kickstarter project where it completely shattered its funding goal of $1,100,000 and received $3,986,929 pledged by 73,986 backers. Some people also place the bowl in an empty (and clean) toilet and sit on the toilet over the steam. Instead of heading to a V-spa, some people set up their own vaginal steamer at home using a slatted chair, using a toilet adapter, or squatting over the steaming bowl or pot. This steaming chair or bench is popularly referred to as the “throne.” If you get a vaginal steam treatment at a spa, they might have a special chair with a hole in it where the pot of herbs are warmed below. Vaginal steaming, also referred to as yoni steaming or vagina steaming, involves sitting over a pot of hot water and herbs, undressed from the waist down, to expose the vulva and vaginal opening to the steam. This article will dive into vaginal steaming as a self-care practice and tease out the benefits you can expect (or not) for your vaginal health. Proponents of vaginal steaming claim it’s a “cure” for PMS, infertility, hormone imbalances, and more, but are these claims valid? And is it safe? "Becoming pregnant is a complex process that requires many components to work in harmony," she says, including a person's partner, age, weight loss, fertility medications, contraceptive usage, timing of sexual activity.Are you curious about vaginal steaming? With deep cultural roots, vaginal steaming is an ancient practice that has recently become popular. ![]() Villavicencio continued in her statement. "There is no medical evidence or plausible biological theory that vaginal steaming would improve chances of becoming pregnant," Dr. As soon as something disrupts this balance, such as extreme heat or taking antibiotics, you can get a yeast or bacterial infection."Įxperts also say to take the fertility-boosting claims with a hefty grain of salt. "The vagina has its own internal washing machine that keeps it cleaned and balanced. "My concern would be that steam cleaning could have a similar consequence of douching-it’s important to clean the vagina on the outside but you don’t have to do too much internal cleaning," agrees Dr. I had a theory that it cleansed the evil spirits of all of my exes out of there, but that was about it.īurning isn't the only potential side effect to consider with these types of treatments. The experience of having steam wafting into my lady bits was weird-not good, but not necessarily bad-and I left feeling pretty much exactly the same as I had when I walked in. Mine started with a full-body massage, and then I sat on a pot of herb-filled hot water for 30 minutes. Having tried the treatment for myself while traveling through Bali-another place where it's been popular for centuries-I can give you a little insight into what it was like (so that you don't have to try it for yourself and risk the whole "burning your vagina" thing). "There are no known medical benefits or accepted medical literature that supports the claims that vaginal steaming is effective, for the purposes of cleaning the vagina or increased fertility." -Jen Villavicencio, MD "The end result, so claim, is help in treating irregular periods, vaginal cysts, bladder infections, yeast infections, uterine fibroids, infertility, and even hemorrhoids." "The idea is having a medicated steam with mugwort and wormwood sprayed at the vagina will ultimately be a uterine cleanse as well," says Sherry Ross, MD, an OB/GYN and author of She-Ology, who says there would need to be medical research studies that support the health claims before she recommends the treatment to her patients. ![]() It also reportedly was part of Mayan medical practices (known as bajos). The practice is apparently rooted in some global traditions: In Korea, for example, it's known as chai-york, and the treatment often used mugwort and other medicinal herbs. ![]() ![]() It creates the same effects as a facial but it does so internally for your uterus and vaginal canal," the YinOva Center, a center for acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine in New York City, writes on their website. What is vagina steaming, exactly? "Think of a V-Steam as a facial for your vagina. ![]() To find an occupational therapist, check out. 2 An occupational therapist can conduct a home assessment and determine what your home modification needs are, including the need for a chair lift. If you or a loved one experience reduced mobility, research shows home modifications tailored to your specific needs can help you to stay safe and independent, maximize function in your home, and reduce your care needs. These motorized chairs travel along a track that is securely attached to your staircase. Home modifications, including stair lifts, can help prevent falls by providing you a safe way to go up and down the stairs. Falls are one of the leading causes of injury in older adults, with 28% of all Americans over 65 falling every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Give your life a lift with an Acorn Stairlift.When planning home modifications, falls prevention is an important consideration to ensure the health and independence of older adults aging in place. ![]() The Acorn Stairlift is not only a great solution for seniors, but is built specifically for anyone who finds a bit of difficulty going up and down their stairs. You can smoothly ride from one floor to another and you will realize how wonderful it is to enjoy your entire home again. Stairlifts can take you up and down your stairs effortlessly, in both safety and comfort. Stairlifts (sometimes called a chairlifts) are the perfect solution to mobility issues with your stairs, making all parts of your home accessible again. The 'keep it simple' ethos has allowed Acorn to focus on one thing - and to do it better than anyone else. The core business of Acorn has always remained the same the manufacture and supply of Acorn Stairlifts. Acorn currently manufactures in excess of 50,000 new units each year and has more than 600,000 satisfied customers worldwide. Acorn is one of the largest manufacturers and suppliers of stairlifts worldwide, with offices in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and Germany. ![]() How Do I Find the CEO’s Email Address From Any Company?Īcorn Stairlifts is the World Leader in the manufacture, installation and innovation of stairlifts.Welcome to the Era of Intent-Based Marketing.Free Sales Script Generator Build personalized sales scripts.Revenue Calculator Quantify the impact we can have on your business.Blog Learn from Lusha’s sales and marketing experts.Community Our community keeps our database up-to-date.About Learn more about what makes Lusha tick.The Competition Comparing alternatives? 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The only con I can tell you: the turn signal lights are a little loose (I believe this is because the tickness of the aluminium is less than the plastic stock part in this specific area). The led light for the license plate is very bright. The result is very clean, and I love the way the rear part of my bike looks now. However, they are extending a 10 discount for engine guard orders placed. T-Rex Racing Multi-Level Lowering Link for Yamaha 2019-2021 Tenere 700 12495 Get it Wed, Jul 27 - Mon, Aug 1 FREE Shipping Only 6 left in stock - order soon. I cut and rewired the license plate led light for use the stock connector, and with zip ties, tidy up the wires under the back seat. T-Rex racing will be updating their website later this evening to list the new guards. 7995 Get it Wed, Jul 27 - Mon, Aug 1 FREE Shipping Only 5 left in stock - order soon. Installation takes about one hour, and the hardest part is take out the OEM part. Get 10 off - 60 off with 6 T-rex-racing Coupons & Coupon Codes. 15 Discount Offer: Save 15 Get Deal > more Treat yourself to huge savings when you shop this great discount deal from T-rex-racing. Shop our online store for everything rc crawlers. The owner told me to tell any prospective buyers to use code dcohen13, my username here. Also, you can use your stock turn signal lights without modification. Traxxas, is the number-one selling name in Ready-To-Race nitro and electric RC crawler, cars and trucks. I can confirm that they can offer a discount for all forum members. It comes with a very little led light, but it's cable doesn't have a connector. This little license plate holder (a more appropiate name for this part) is made of aluminium, so is very light.but because of the tickness of the material, is very robust for its size. The package they send me arrived in short time, but until today I had time to install it. A few weeks ago, I received an email from T-Rex Racing, with a discount coupon, so exploring their catalog, I saw a fender eliminator kit, so I give it a try. If you are not running Kraus Isolated Risers you will need a set of replacement Bagger Polyurethane Bushings to install under your risers in the T-rex Plate.Me, like many of you, don't like the overengineered OEM license plate holder of the CB650R.I bit the bullet and ordered the center stand. If you are running Kraus Isolated Risers then this kit has everything you need to have the most solid and best-performing setup. There is a promotion code on the home page to get 10 off orders. /rebates/2fus2fenUS2fsaleandclearance2f&252fus252fenUS252fsaleandclearance252f26tc3dbing-&idtrekbikes&nameTrek+Bicycle&ra6.Suggested for use on Street Glides and Electra Glides but can also be used on other Harley's including Road Glides, Softails, Dynas and FXR. Just get them online from Ubuy New Zealand, which offers a huge range of T Rex Racing products at discount prices in New Zealand. When running the T-Rex pullback plate you can not use your stock Key Switch/Steering Lock so you will need to relocate the switch or "CVO flash" your bike for keyless ignition. The T-Rex Plate moves the bars back towards the rider to clear the Navigation screen and stereo so you can run straight risers or T-Bars. Street Glides and bikes with Batwing Fairings. ![]() The T-Rex Pull Back Plate mounts to the top of the triple tree and moves your bar mounts towards the rider 2.5". ![]() Under Recommended tab, you will be offered 4 options. ![]() Scroll down, under Select Your Platform, click Android icon.On the Kodi home page, click on the menu icon (three transverse lines) at the right upper corner and choose Download. ![]() You will go to the official website of Kodi. You need to enter a URL or search term into this box.
![]() More than just a few users have reported Discord related FPS drops, most notably in Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Overwatch and even Life is Strange, which isn’t really a graphics hog to be honest. … Check to see if doing so has fixed the Overlay not showing issue on Discord. Here you will locate an option of current hotkey besides the “Enable-in-game-overlay” option. Why is there no overlay option in Discord?įind an icon of Overlay in the left pane located under the App settings and click on it. Try to send an audio message on Discord by PTT to see if it works. Scroll to the bottom and click Reset Voice Settings. Make sure your headset is set as the default input/output device in both Discord and your PC. Located just above the spacebar, C and V are great options for push to talk, easily reachable with your left thumb and low interference with other software.Ĭan’t mute Discord while in-game? Make sure push-to- talk and push-to-mute aren’t bound under the same key. The V button is the best push to talk key for people who don’t like the side buttons when aiming. Now click tick the box next to Push to Talk to enable this feature.Īlso What is the best button for push to talk? Once you’re into Discord’s settings, scroll down and tap on Voice & Video (Voice). Look for your username in the bottom left corner of the screen. Similarly, Can I push to talk on Discord? Additionally, look for permission issues and run Discord in Administrator mode.ĭoes discord overlay affect FPS? Yes, discord overlay affects FPS as the FPS drops heavily so its best to disable Discord overlay. Try to reset Video and Voice settings and check the Push to Talk key bindings to resolve the issue. ![]() The Discord Push to Talk not working in-game problem occurs due to corrupted audio drivers. ![]() ramidus canines didn’t clearly fall into two distinct groups, so the team developed a statistical technique for analysing subtle variations to distinguish male and female teeth. Read more: Earliest human ancestors may have swung on branches like chimps The ancestors of humans and chimpanzees split about 7 million years ago, so the change in tooth size is thought to have happened at some point since then. It is unclear when in our evolutionary history male canines shrank, because fossils that are several million years old lack DNA that could be sequenced and assigned to a sex. Larger canines have been linked with more fighting between males for access to females. For most other primates, such as gorillas and chimpanzees, males have significantly bigger canines than females. Modern-day human males have proportionately the smallest canines of all male great apes. This suggests that male human ancestors became less aggressive with each other around the same time, possibly because females preferred less aggressive mates, says a researcher behind the finding. Male hominins may have lost the extra-large canine teeth that are seen in most other male primates at least 4.5 million years ago – relatively early in our evolution. We have relatively larger eyes and flatter faces.An Ardipithecus ramidus skull found in Awash, Ethiopia Human, apes, and monkeys rely more on sight than smell. Because of this, they have longer snouts, which give them more pointed faces. Lemurs and lorises rely pretty heavily on smell. Primate sensesĪs for sight and smell, the ability of these sensory organs (eyes and nose) differs depending on the primate. Most primates don’t use canines as weapons but yawning is seen as a threat gesture. They are sharp and pointy and are excellent natural weapons. In primates, canines have evolved a second purpose. Other primates have differently shaped teeth, likely because they eat different types of food. ![]() Human molars and premolars are rounded with nooks and crannies good for grinding down food while our incisors are wide and thin, perfect for cutting into food. Without them, how could you chew a steak or bite into an apple? Primates are mammals, so we have the same four different kinds of teeth mammals do: molars, premolars, canines, and incisors. Human teethĬhewing is the main job of teeth. Many scientists agree that relatively larger brains indicate greater brainpower. Our brains are bigger than you would expect given our body sizes, which means that our brains are relatively larger. Does this big elephant brain mean they are smarter than humans? No, elephants are not more intelligent than us. For example, would you expect an elephant’s brain to be larger than ours? Yes, elephants are much larger animals so they should also have a larger brain. When we talk about brain size, it is important to consider brain size relative to body size. Scientists think this spherical shape fits the most amount of brain tissue into the smallest amount of space. Our skull is also more globular (round like a sphere) than in other primates. ![]() Humans have larger brains than other primates. So what about these body parts makes us human? The human brain All of these important parts of your body are in your skull. Your brain thinks, your mouth chews your food, your ears hear, and your eyes see. Your head is the most important part of your body. ![]() Select the newly-created instance and press Edit. Give the modpack a name and select the version you would like to install mods for, then press OK. On the top left section of the window, click Add Instance. This will give future alternative launchers the tools to build their own. Following these steps will help you create a new instance in MultiMC. Potential rewrite of the launch-mechanism for Minecraft.See progress over on PolyMC/polymorphosis Rewrite of metadata generators, to make them easier to work with.While we are working on getting 1.1.0 out, check out our future plans: We want to decouple this project from its controversial origins and start work on a powerful Minecraft launcher. You can read more about it in this blogpost. GDLauncher - supports Fabric, just choose Fabric then select a version when. CurseForge App - supports Fabric, just choose Fabric then select a version when creating a modpack. One of the founders has stepped down as a maintainer, and we have formed the PolyMC Core Team. MultiMC - a guide is available for Windows, and for macOS there is an Install Fabric button to easily install Fabric loader. We also plan to clean the codebase, remove obscure or old features and cruft in an effort to make it easier for new contributors to start working on PolyMC.Īdditionally, we have reorganized PolyMC since its inception to be more community-centric. The major new feature is the integrated mod downloader that supports Modrinth and CurseForge mods. In our upcoming 1.1.0 release, you will be able to use new features that will differentiate PolyMC from MultiMC. In the end, we concluded that we will be moving on from our origins as a packaging-friendly fork of MultiMC. This has sparked many internal discussions both at PolyMC and MultiMC. Move extracted Optifine to instance libraries folder (C:mcMultiMCinstances1.13libraries) 4. Sadly, our request was dismissed, and most of our team members were banned from the official MultiMC Discord server for being associated with PolyMC. Navigate to MultiMC instance you wish to install OptiFine into (C:mcMultiMCinstances1.13.minecraft) 3. In an effort to prepare for our upcoming 1.1.0 release, we wanted to contact the MultiMC maintainer to see, if they want to be credited in our documentation. The package is officially recommended by Mojang on their website. It provides the official game launcher, a script to launch it and a. This was manifested after access to the metadata service, provided by MultiMC, was blocked for all PolyMC users.Īll versions prior to 1.0.6 do not work anymore, as they try to reach MultiMC servers instead of our own. Installation The Minecraft client can be installed via the minecraft-launcher AUR package. MultiMC is an alternative launcher for Minecraft. The founders have decided to sublicense PolyMC under the terms of the GNU General Public License 3 (GPL-3), which made it impossible for MultiMC to take contributions, without re-licensing to GPL-3 as well.Īs a result the MultiMC team have decided to burn bridges with PolyMC. Simply restart your technic launcher, go to modpack options -> click 'Reinstall' Ensure it says: 'Recommended version - 9.1.5' If it does not, restart your technic launcher and click Recommended version. PolyMC's inception is very controversial by its very nature. Please refrain from brigading other communities. Instead of the forum, you can join our Discord server to get support and. These disagreements were turned into a takeover of packaging on Arch Linux by the PolyMC founders, something that, understandably, the MultiMC maintainers took as sabotage.Īfter MultiMC dropped support for third-party packaging, the seeds for PolyMC were laid.Īs a side note, we want to mention that we do not approve the actions of community members that used these controversies as a basis to harass MultiMC developers. In previous versions of ReplayMod we used accounts to deliver videos to the. In short, the original founders of PolyMC had disagreements with the maintainer of MultiMC and the project's direction. If you are new to MultiMC you probably want to check out Getting Started.įor further navigation please check the sidebar to the right, if you need support or just want to chat come join us on Discord.PolyMC emerged out of frustration with the MultiMC project and therefore brought controversy with it. MultiMC is a free, open-source launcher for Minecraft, managed by allows you to have multiple, separate instances of Minecraft (each with their own mods, texture packs, saves, etc) and helps you manage them and their associated options with a simple interface. By the end of the game, we have enough tools and experience to fluidly move in either direction, and that can be great fun. Dorothy has a wall-jump in her repertoire, but even then, we have to ensure that we have an available exit route. ![]() In the beginning, we have to be very strategic in thinking about which blocks to remove in a mine, since we cannot replace blocks. There is a noticeable and satisfying development throughout the game in terms of character movement. We start with a basic pickax and lamp, and we soon wield a jackhammer, a jetpack and pressure bombs. Along the way, we continually learn new skills and collect additional tools that grant us access to previously inaccessible areas. Some of them are well designed and fun to complete, and the difficulty level is just right so players are motivated to continue, especially since they are filled with collectibles and parts to upgrade abilities and tools.Īs with other Metroidvania games, we spend most of the time exploring and trying to advance the story. The caves and hidden areas are the most fun to search for and investigate, as they test our skills more than the main game does. Hidden areas frequently test our jumping skills, which are supplemented by accurate controls. The exploration of underground mines feels unrestricted and gives the player a feeling of freedom seldom found in other story-driven single-player experiences, but it manages to maintain a high level of quality throughout. The random generation kept things fresh, but the lack of curated and precisely created content was noticeable, so the story in the original title lacked signature moments. While the first SteamWorld Dig had a procedurally generated world, the sequel is much more refined. Digging and retrieving valuable resources isn't very engaging on its own, so the story marks prominent points on our map to investigate. ![]() On a 2-D grid, we dig as deep as we can and collect valuable metals to sell in the capital city for a pretty penny. Gameplay-wise, the basic principle is similar to the mining parts in Minecraft or Terraria. |