I kind of want to play the game on my TV, but I have a media/gaming pc connected to it so it work to get it on PC just as easily as Playstation/Switch. Is there really any advantage to getting it console? I heard the gameplay is a bit wonky and if I get the Epic version, I can probably mod it at least.

Thoughts?

NOTE: I did play control and the DLC so I might have spoiled a little bit, but the bottom line is that it seems like Alan Wake must be a pretty good game based on what I found in Control

How in the fuck am I supposed to handle regrow balloons? I have mortars burning them, ice destroying them, and glue melting them all at the same time, but they still reproduce and bust through everything I have. This god damned alien invasion is eating up my towers and I can't do shit to stop it!

I thought I have a pretty good handle on these. Mortor with signal flare (removes regrow about 50% of the time iwth an upgrade), glue, bombs, etc. How are the damned things reproducing so fast that they overwhelm me consistently in contested territory and during player attacks. Even ice with shatter isn't enough sometimes. What's the proper strategy for dealing with this crud?

I'm trying to select and then skip words while selecting. It's a completely natural part of my work process and I don't even notice it most of the time except when some janky BS gets in the way. So what's up with this? Why are the text boxes on SP blocking the action? They cursor doesn't even move. WTH!? Can this be fixed?

I figured out how to link accounts so I can play on PC or my phone while keeping progress. I wanted to do this because I thought maybe the controls on PC were better, but they're just the same.

I thought I could lift paths faster, but it's click click click - just like the phone. I think I can place paths faster when purchasing by using arrow keys, but I'm not sure, but it sure sucks when just lifting existing stuff and replacing it :(

The wild thing is that I wouldn't even bother if the stupid TV didn't randomly pop up with a warning that "I can't find your remote" blocking the entire screen until I hit the enter key on the keyboard (I control the TV with a keyboard).

Regardless, it's enough that I'm interested in a custom launcher - something that basically turns it into a dumb monitor for my attached laptop as much as possible. I see there's a post about this from 10 months ago, but things change fast. Is that still valid? Has anyone done this recently? Any recommendations for launchers?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1nm4jy9/new_fire_tv_exploit_once_again_allows_custom/

Trying to rapidly scan cards of varying sports (and some not sports) just to see if any are worth more than pennies or not. He's got probably 15 large collection boxes full of stuff from the early 90's.

I tried Ludex and Starsomething and collx. Only Collx seems to let me scan in a more rapid fashion and given the amount of cards, I'm just looking to move quickly.

Also, if they're all $1 or less (as they've been so far), what do I do with them? Drop them at Goodwill? Is there any sensible way to sell them in bulk to a store?

Playthrough 1: I went for Blazer, not Visi. Got the good ending

Playthrough 2: I went for visi and did everything positive I though EXCEPT I cut her from the team when the team asked because it was different than playthrough 1. Guess I found out how it changed things. Even with all the positive choices with her, that was enough. Yikes.

Obviously spoilers if people don't know what I'm talking about.

But anyway, at the top of the tall tower with the illusions and momos and stuff, there are flowers and there was briefly a tutorial about it that makes no sense. I'm "following" the lines and shooting everything in sight and nothing's happening.

I can see the teardrop icons meaning there's something there, but I can't actually do whatever it is that make them happen. Yes, I'm changing the sprinkler back and forth to make the flowers open. But that doesn't change anything. The flowers open, I shoot them. Then what?

And fuck you Amazon. Don't change my shit without my permission. And DON'T make my weather robot try to strike up conversations and be friendly with me. Answer the question and keep your thoughts to your self weather toy.

So thank you to this community for the fix (in my title) "Alexa, exit Alexa Plus".

Now what? I guess I can go through again and make some different choices and better dispatches (though I'll still suck at hacking so... fuck me I guess).

But there are some choices I'm just not going to make. How much am I going to miss out for that? Is there something else I should know - a new game option or DLC or something.

I'm frustrated that it was this good, but it's over already. I'm actually surprised how much I liked the dispatching minigame parts

And fuck you Amazon. Don't change my shit without my permission. And DON'T make my weather robot try to strike up conversations and be friendly with me. Answer the question and keep your thoughts to your self weather toy.

So thank you to this community for the fix (in my title) "Alexa, exit Alexa Plus".

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The manga is fun and the anime is pretty, but has a cardinal sin of OVERANIMATION. They're just bobbing and weaving unnaturally all the time.

I get that they found a way to use 3d pretty naturally and they're showing off - good for them, but they need to chill a bit.

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Country

USA

• Budget

$500 or less. Less is good if it's not garbage.

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

If reliable and trustworthy. For example, the used market for MS Surface computers is ABOMINABLE (I checked). Computer with power problems, with passwords on the BIOS, etc.

• Screen size

16, 17" because of vision issues.

• Weight limit

Irrelevant

• Purpose

Online. Videos, Internet. Maybe some games, but they didn't make it clear what kind. Something that can run Steam would probably be best.

• Form factor

Laptop.

• Intended usage

Internet, Youtube, Steam

• Desired battery life

Irrelevant. Will be used plugged in most of the time

• Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life

Not junk, but inexpensive. Nothing else matters. Prefer decent trustworth brands like Asus, Lenovo, etc.

• Info/Requirements

I5 and 8gb or equivalent please.

I have that dark hex shaped pan and Wok that looks a little bit like non-stick and kind of is but it's not actually Teflon I think. So can I clean it with Bar Keepers Friend?

Knowing someone and what other entertainment they like is key, but here's a general list divided only by genre that is 1) safe without weird gore or fan service, 2) one of the best in their class, 3) doesn't have specifically anime tropes or calls to other anime (like satire of shows they haven't seen):

Sports: Haikyuu

Fantasy: Delicious in dungeon

Mystery/Thriller: Death Note

Comedy: Spy X Family

Historical: The Apothecary Diaries.

Did I miss anything? Do you have any better ideas?