u/User_Red_Name_Dit

I have been living in darkness for 10+ years and the guilt is unbearable. Today, I will "clear the fog that was veiled around me". (In reality, I completely forgot about this non-event until the other week and figured I'd make this post in case either of the people involved happens to see it.)

I was at the Beacon Theater Opeth show on October 22nd 2015. Ground floor, stage left, 30ish rows back. They played all of Ghost Reveries and then a healthy smattering of other songs. In the row behind me was a young couple, prospective couple, first date, or something going on. They were young, happy, full of wonder, but - to put it kindly - their conversation was a bit too loud. I tried to ignore it but it was at just the perfect level where it's impossible to not have it bother you.

I let it go for a loooooong time. But the second set came around, Opeth starts playing some older stuff, and then they start playing To Rid the Disease. This is where I dropped the ball. I NEEDED to experience this song but the word bullets from those youthful meatsacks kept piercing my soul. Partway into the song I turned around, tried to keep it tame but the best that came out of my mouth was something like, "I'm not trying to be a dick but could you be quiet?" Immediately, their vibe dropped and I felt like a turd. The dude had a sorry-bro kind of look and the young woman looked like I ripped out her soul. Young love dashed to the ground by a metal snob prick. I couldn't even enjoy the song after that.

I don't totally regret it - I think some form of words was warranted because the conversation was a bit distracting. But the execution of the words was not the best. I'm posting this here now so that, in case either of those loud-mouthed lovers sees it, they might find some solace in knowing that I felt awful about it.

There it is - my atonement. Now I may rest...I'll know if I made it to heaven because the pearly gates will be accompanied by the best Opeth album...Morningrise...not the most overrated album...Ghost Reveries...farewell, my corporal form...

Which game's pause menu layout causes you to most often use an E Tank when you don't mean to?

I think it most often happens for me in MM3. Pressing the Right Arrow doesn't always land where I'm expecting it to when I don't have all the items yet on the first menu. Or, when I'm used to pressing Left on the second menu to get to Rush quickly, I do the same on the first menu and accidentally use an E Tank.

I've pretty much only played MM1 - MM6, MM9, and MM10 in recent years so I'm not sure where the other games' menus would fall. (Starting a long awaited replay of 7, 8, and the X Series. Never got around to MM&B, Zero, or ZX but maybe if I have any brain cells left by the end.)

This post more-or-less has no point; however, no one in my life is in to Mega Man so I have no place else to dump these thoughts, and my spirit is unable to swallow them no matter how much I try.

Regarding the Classic Series, I think the sound of Dr. Wily's ship ruins the vibe a bit for MM3 - MM6. In MM1, it's fine - no particular pros or cons. In MM2, as a kid, that sound coupled with the image of the skull hideout was eerie, made Dr. Wily seem scary, and added to the entire vibe of breaking into his fortress to stop him. For MM3 - MM6, the sound is dopey and makes Wily seem like a weird old chump...which I guess he is. Glad they brought back the MM2 type sound for 9 and 10.

I'm still a fan of MM3 - MM6. I just always thought that that sound, even though it only lasts for 5 seconds, took a little away from the games.