From c1a74cc9d62515d0bc1c09522de223c32f2cfd18 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mms Date: Sat, 25 May 2024 22:10:55 +0200 Subject: feat: tidy up BR menu --- content/brain-rot/_index.md | 24 ++++++- content/brain-rot/discworld/interesting-times.md | 79 ---------------------- content/brain-rot/fantasy/_index.md | 18 +++++ .../fantasy/discworld/interesting-times.md | 79 ++++++++++++++++++++++ content/brain-rot/fantasy/witcher/_index.md | 9 +-- content/brain-rot/modern-games/_index.md | 18 +++++ .../modern-games/persona/persona-5-strikers.md | 63 +++++++++++++++++ content/brain-rot/persona/persona-5-strikers.md | 63 ----------------- 8 files changed, 204 insertions(+), 149 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 content/brain-rot/discworld/interesting-times.md create mode 100644 content/brain-rot/fantasy/_index.md create mode 100644 content/brain-rot/fantasy/discworld/interesting-times.md create mode 100644 content/brain-rot/modern-games/_index.md create mode 100644 content/brain-rot/modern-games/persona/persona-5-strikers.md delete mode 100644 content/brain-rot/persona/persona-5-strikers.md (limited to 'content/brain-rot') diff --git a/content/brain-rot/_index.md b/content/brain-rot/_index.md index e874889..4f75a2d 100644 --- a/content/brain-rot/_index.md +++ b/content/brain-rot/_index.md @@ -1,15 +1,33 @@ +++ title = "Brain Rots" author = ["Michał Sapka"] +date = 2024-05-24T16:22:00+02:00 categories = ["brainrot"] draft = false weight = 2001 primary_menu = "brain-rot" -type = "brain-rots" [menu] - [menu.brain-rot] + [menu.brain-rot-fooo] weight = 2001 identifier = "brain-rots" +++ -a +Hello. My name is Michal, and this website is dedicated to my reviews of books, movies, and games. +I try not to spoil things, as why would you read a thing about a thing from me _instead_ of experiencing the thing? +Insted the articles here show what I thought about a given piece, how I felt and if I think it's good. +Enjoy! + +{{< recent-updates "brainrot" >}} +Latest: +{{< /recent-updates >}} + + +## Table of Contents {#table-of-contents} + +{{< menu "brain-rot" >}} +Dune +{{< /menu >}} + +{{< all-content "brainrot" >}} +All Titles +{{< /all-content >}} diff --git a/content/brain-rot/discworld/interesting-times.md b/content/brain-rot/discworld/interesting-times.md deleted file mode 100644 index 747a05d..0000000 --- a/content/brain-rot/discworld/interesting-times.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,79 +0,0 @@ -+++ -title = "Interesting Times (1995)" -author = ["Michał Sapka"] -date = 2024-02-13T21:06:00+01:00 -categories = ["brainrot"] -draft = false -weight = 3001 -primary_menu = "brain-rot" -abstract = "A very short review" -aliases = ["/blog/2024/interesting-times/"] -[menu] - [menu.brain-rot] - weight = 3001 - identifier = "interesting-times-1995" -+++ - -Cover blurp: - -> Mighty Battles! Revolution! Death! War! (and his sons Terror and Panic, and daughter Clancy). -> -> The oldest and most inscrutable empire on the Discworld is in turmoil, brought about by the revolutionary treatise What I Did On My Holidays. Workers are uniting, with nothing to lose but their water buffaloes. Warlords are struggling for power. War (and Clancy) are spreading through the ancient cities. -> -> And all that stands in the way of terrible doom for eveyone is: -> -> Rincewind the Wizard, who can't even spell the word 'wizard' ... -> -> Cohen the barbarian hero, five foot tall in his surgical sandals, who has had a lifetime's experience of not dying ... -> -> ...and a very special butterfly. - -{{< rating 3.75 "pratchett-interesting-times.jpg" >}} -Cover -{{< /rating >}} - -I am, what one could call, an old school _nerd_. -All I care about are old operating systems, ancient editors and old SCIFI[^fn:1] -Ah, and some text based game where you are a cute "@". -_Of course_ I like Pratchett. - -I started reading him _years_ ago in the only way acceptable - chronological[^fn:2]. -And I had a few years long pause. -Now, after a series of reading _only_ technical books I am returning to fiction. - -_[Interesting Times](https://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/books/interesting-times/)_ is an ok-level Pratchett book. -It's not close to his best, it's not close to his worst[^fn:3]. - -This time Rincewind has to travel to Counterweight Continent and help a rebellion. -There he reconnects with old acquaintances - Twoflower, and Cohen to Barbarian. - -The problem is that there is not much more. -We've got a lot of Chinese things, which is new. -But the story itself is extremely straight-forward. -Nothing memorable happens. -I finished it 2 days ago, and already I would have a problem recollecting any standing out moment. -I still remember moments from other _Discworld_ books a decade after I read them! - -But Terry's writing makes me not care and just enjoy the journey. -He is able to make a boring story interesting, and his characters are always great. -I was reading the book while putting my son to sleep, and I almost gave him a heart attack with a laughter attack. -This alone makes it worth it! - -Not the best place to start with __Discworld__ (the best is, of course, _Colour of Magic_) but as n-th book in the series it's very enjoyable. - -I give it a `3.75/5`. - - -## Meta {#meta} - -- Read as EPUB on Onyx Boox Note Air 2. -- Read in Polish translation -- Next up: back to Andrzej Sapkowski's with "Time of Contempt". I am not a good pole, having not read the entire saga. I promise to do it before my 40th birthday[^fn:4] - -[^fn:1]: And manga&anime, but that's beside the point. - Not American comics though. - Never cared about those, and it seems I never will. -[^fn:2]: It's ok to disagree, just like it's ok to be wrong. -[^fn:3]: Being a bad Pratchett's book still means being a very good one. - Most authors would love to reach the level of one of those at least once. -[^fn:4]: Which is closer that I expected diff --git a/content/brain-rot/fantasy/_index.md b/content/brain-rot/fantasy/_index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8ebacc5 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/brain-rot/fantasy/_index.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ ++++ +title = "Fantasy" +author = ["Michał Sapka"] +date = 2024-04-14T18:10:00+02:00 +categories = ["brainrot"] +draft = false +weight = 3001 +primary_menu = "brain-rot" +abstract = "The Witcher series" +[menu] + [menu.brain-rot] + weight = 3001 + identifier = "fantasy" ++++ + +{{< menu "brain-rot-fantasy" >}} +Witcher +{{< /menu >}} diff --git a/content/brain-rot/fantasy/discworld/interesting-times.md b/content/brain-rot/fantasy/discworld/interesting-times.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c6369a7 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/brain-rot/fantasy/discworld/interesting-times.md @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ ++++ +title = "Interesting Times (1995)" +author = ["Michał Sapka"] +date = 2024-02-13T21:06:00+01:00 +categories = ["brainrot"] +draft = false +weight = 3001 +primary_menu = "brain-rot" +abstract = "A very short review" +aliases = ["/blog/2024/interesting-times/", "/brain-rot/discworld/interesting-times/"] +[menu] + [menu.brain-rot-fantasy] + weight = 3001 + identifier = "interesting-times-1995" ++++ + +Cover blurp: + +> Mighty Battles! Revolution! Death! War! (and his sons Terror and Panic, and daughter Clancy). +> +> The oldest and most inscrutable empire on the Discworld is in turmoil, brought about by the revolutionary treatise What I Did On My Holidays. Workers are uniting, with nothing to lose but their water buffaloes. Warlords are struggling for power. War (and Clancy) are spreading through the ancient cities. +> +> And all that stands in the way of terrible doom for eveyone is: +> +> Rincewind the Wizard, who can't even spell the word 'wizard' ... +> +> Cohen the barbarian hero, five foot tall in his surgical sandals, who has had a lifetime's experience of not dying ... +> +> ...and a very special butterfly. + +{{< rating 3.75 "pratchett-interesting-times.jpg" >}} +Cover +{{< /rating >}} + +I am, what one could call, an old school _nerd_. +All I care about are old operating systems, ancient editors and old SCIFI[^fn:1] +Ah, and some text based game where you are a cute "@". +_Of course_ I like Pratchett. + +I started reading him _years_ ago in the only way acceptable - chronological[^fn:2]. +And I had a few years long pause. +Now, after a series of reading _only_ technical books I am returning to fiction. + +_[Interesting Times](https://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/books/interesting-times/)_ is an ok-level Pratchett book. +It's not close to his best, it's not close to his worst[^fn:3]. + +This time Rincewind has to travel to Counterweight Continent and help a rebellion. +There he reconnects with old acquaintances - Twoflower, and Cohen to Barbarian. + +The problem is that there is not much more. +We've got a lot of Chinese things, which is new. +But the story itself is extremely straight-forward. +Nothing memorable happens. +I finished it 2 days ago, and already I would have a problem recollecting any standing out moment. +I still remember moments from other _Discworld_ books a decade after I read them! + +But Terry's writing makes me not care and just enjoy the journey. +He is able to make a boring story interesting, and his characters are always great. +I was reading the book while putting my son to sleep, and I almost gave him a heart attack with a laughter attack. +This alone makes it worth it! + +Not the best place to start with __Discworld__ (the best is, of course, _Colour of Magic_) but as n-th book in the series it's very enjoyable. + +I give it a `3.75/5`. + + +## Meta {#meta} + +- Read as EPUB on Onyx Boox Note Air 2. +- Read in Polish translation +- Next up: back to Andrzej Sapkowski's with "Time of Contempt". I am not a good pole, having not read the entire saga. I promise to do it before my 40th birthday[^fn:4] + +[^fn:1]: And manga&anime, but that's beside the point. + Not American comics though. + Never cared about those, and it seems I never will. +[^fn:2]: It's ok to disagree, just like it's ok to be wrong. +[^fn:3]: Being a bad Pratchett's book still means being a very good one. + Most authors would love to reach the level of one of those at least once. +[^fn:4]: Which is closer that I expected diff --git a/content/brain-rot/fantasy/witcher/_index.md b/content/brain-rot/fantasy/witcher/_index.md index d9383c3..b5666d0 100644 --- a/content/brain-rot/fantasy/witcher/_index.md +++ b/content/brain-rot/fantasy/witcher/_index.md @@ -1,16 +1,17 @@ +++ -title = "Wicher" +title = "Witcher" author = ["Michał Sapka"] date = 2024-04-14T18:10:00+02:00 categories = ["brainrot"] draft = false -weight = 3001 +weight = 3002 primary_menu = "brain-rot" abstract = "The Witcher series" [menu] [menu.brain-rot-fantasy] - weight = 3001 - identifier = "wicher" + weight = 3002 + identifier = "witcher" + post = "series" +++ {{< menu "brain-rot-wicher" >}} diff --git a/content/brain-rot/modern-games/_index.md b/content/brain-rot/modern-games/_index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c2f019e --- /dev/null +++ b/content/brain-rot/modern-games/_index.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ ++++ +title = "Modern Games" +author = ["Michał Sapka"] +date = 2024-04-14T18:10:00+02:00 +categories = ["brainrot"] +draft = false +weight = 3001 +primary_menu = "brain-rot" +abstract = "My reviews of modern games" +[menu] + [menu.brain-rot] + weight = 3001 + identifier = "modern-games" ++++ + +{{< menu "brain-rot-modern-games" >}} +Witcher +{{< /menu >}} diff --git a/content/brain-rot/modern-games/persona/persona-5-strikers.md b/content/brain-rot/modern-games/persona/persona-5-strikers.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c85adf3 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/brain-rot/modern-games/persona/persona-5-strikers.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ ++++ +title = "Persona 5: Strikers (2020)" +author = ["Michał Sapka"] +date = 2024-03-08T21:24:00+01:00 +categories = ["brainrot"] +draft = false +weight = 3001 +primary_menu = "brain-rot" +abstract = "A short review of SciFi classic" +aliases = ["/blog/2024/persona-5-strikers/", "/brain-rot/persona/persona-5-strikers/"] +[menu] + [menu.brain-rot-modern-games] + weight = 3001 + identifier = "persona-5-strikers-2020" ++++ + +_Persona 5_ took me close to a year... I think. +It was a gigantic game with unbelievable amount of dialogue. +It was also game I deeply enjoyed, despite not particularly liking anything about. +The story was ok, the gameplay was ok, the RPG element was ok, the dating was ok. +But, somehow, authors managed to join that into one freaking nice experience. + +_Persona 5: Strikers_ is none of those things. +It's a linear button masher with characters I like. +But it has _none_ of the good elements of _P5_. + +First, it's not an jRPG anymore. +When fight starts, you are presented with dozens of enemies you need to fight in real time. +Half of the time, I had no idea what was going on. +Fights, for me, are terrible. +Enemies were everywhere, and I had no _chance_ to control the battlefield. +Lots of annoyances and finger pain, but no enjoyment. +Just running into random spots, bashing melee attacks and checking for weakness from time to time. +I play on easy and was tired of that very quickly, I can't imagine having any actual problems with this system you have no enjoyment with. + +{{< img-c "p5s-1.jpg" "https://nintendoeverything.com/persona-5-scramble-the-phantom-strikers-boxart-details-screenshots/" >}} +Guess the only way here is to shut my brain down, as it's useless in all this chaos. +{{< /img-c >}} + +The real-world activities are almost none-existent. +I loved how the Phantom Thieves bonded and became friends. +None of this here. +You've got some dialogue, but no payoff. +There is some stat related to bonding, but we all know each other. +In P5 the single best part was learning about each other and seeing how their lives improve. +None of that is here. + +Dating? +None. +And my chosen love interest from _P5_ doesn't even show up! + +Extracurricular activities are limited to finding stuff on maps. + +Getting to know Tokyo? +Nope. Every few hours we move to a new city. + +Story? Well, I gave up before it started. +After 10 hours, midway through the third jail I gave up. +I had to guard Futaba _again_ and after a moment became so frustrated and bored, that I stopped playing. + +I give 2/5 for those 10 hours. +Maybe it gets better later on, but I don't care enough. +I dropped the game and will never return. diff --git a/content/brain-rot/persona/persona-5-strikers.md b/content/brain-rot/persona/persona-5-strikers.md deleted file mode 100644 index f16f46d..0000000 --- a/content/brain-rot/persona/persona-5-strikers.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,63 +0,0 @@ -+++ -title = "Persona 5: Strikers (2020)" -author = ["Michał Sapka"] -date = 2024-03-08T21:24:00+01:00 -categories = ["brainrot"] -draft = false -weight = 3001 -primary_menu = "brain-rot" -abstract = "A short review of SciFi classic" -aliases = ["/blog/2024/persona-5-strikers/"] -[menu] - [menu.brain-rot] - weight = 3001 - identifier = "persona-5-strikers-2020" -+++ - -_Persona 5_ took me close to a year... I think. -It was a gigantic game with unbelievable amount of dialogue. -It was also game I deeply enjoyed, despite not particularly liking anything about. -The story was ok, the gameplay was ok, the RPG element was ok, the dating was ok. -But, somehow, authors managed to join that into one freaking nice experience. - -_Persona 5: Strikers_ is none of those things. -It's a linear button masher with characters I like. -But it has _none_ of the good elements of _P5_. - -First, it's not an jRPG anymore. -When fight starts, you are presented with dozens of enemies you need to fight in real time. -Half of the time, I had no idea what was going on. -Fights, for me, are terrible. -Enemies were everywhere, and I had no _chance_ to control the battlefield. -Lots of annoyances and finger pain, but no enjoyment. -Just running into random spots, bashing melee attacks and checking for weakness from time to time. -I play on easy and was tired of that very quickly, I can't imagine having any actual problems with this system you have no enjoyment with. - -{{< img-c "p5s-1.jpg" "https://nintendoeverything.com/persona-5-scramble-the-phantom-strikers-boxart-details-screenshots/" >}} -Guess the only way here is to shut my brain down, as it's useless in all this chaos. -{{< /img-c >}} - -The real-world activities are almost none-existent. -I loved how the Phantom Thieves bonded and became friends. -None of this here. -You've got some dialogue, but no payoff. -There is some stat related to bonding, but we all know each other. -In P5 the single best part was learning about each other and seeing how their lives improve. -None of that is here. - -Dating? -None. -And my chosen love interest from _P5_ doesn't even show up! - -Extracurricular activities are limited to finding stuff on maps. - -Getting to know Tokyo? -Nope. Every few hours we move to a new city. - -Story? Well, I gave up before it started. -After 10 hours, midway through the third jail I gave up. -I had to guard Futaba _again_ and after a moment became so frustrated and bored, that I stopped playing. - -I give 2/5 for those 10 hours. -Maybe it gets better later on, but I don't care enough. -I dropped the game and will never return. -- cgit v1.2.3