Fairy Mount and Devolver Digital explain why they are releasing their titles against what could be the biggest game launch of all time, and analysts weigh in on

Fairy Mount and Devolver Digital explain why they are releasing their titles against what could be the biggest game launch of all time, and analysts weigh in on

  • ampersandrew@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    15 hours ago

    He continues: “If we wanted to make some noise, we’d do it in style. I’d invite Sam Houser to come face me in a karaoke joint of his choice. CEO to CEO. I’m pretty sure the code prevents the CEO of Rockstar from declining a rock-off challenge.”

    What a reference. I thought that Tenacious D movie was overall pretty bad, but the musical segments at the beginning and end were phenomenal.

    • iamthetot@piefed.caOPEnglish
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      14 hours ago

      The Pick of Destiny was pretty bad?! Oh man, agree to disagree. I’m not even a stoner and I love it.

      • ampersandrew@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        14 hours ago

        Hey, to each their own. I’m not a stoner either, and I kind of assumed it was mandatory, but I’m glad you enjoyed it. I just wish it was more like the musical segments that bookended it.

        • mohab@piefed.socialEnglish
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          3 hours ago

          I hate smoking and I don’t do drugs. Absolutely love The Pick of Destiny. Like, I watched the HPO show, the outtakes, listened to the live albums, and would love a sequel.

          Your calling it bad makes me curious: what are your favorite comedies? Tenacious D is basically an Adult Swim concept (see Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell, for example) that somehow ended up on HPO.

          I’m curious if you enjoy this style of comedy at all.

          • ampersandrew@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            3 hours ago

            The Big Short straddles the line between drama and comedy, but it’s a favorite of mine. Of my favorites, the one closest to Tenacious D in tone would probably be something like Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox story, which still has plenty of dick jokes, including right in the title, but I’m not sure I could articulate why I really enjoyed one and hated the other besides that one made me laugh way more.

            • mohab@piefed.socialEnglish
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              3 hours ago

              Yeah, Walk Hard is dope, but it’s a bit more grounded and obviously meant as a parody of the rockstar mythology.

              The Big Short is possibly the most serious Adam McKay has been in a film. Like, it’s a dramedy, but I’d say it’s a lot more elevated than something like Anchorman, for example.

              I would say Tenacious D is less grounded and looser than these two, so from that perspective I can understand why you didn’t enjoy it.

              • ampersandrew@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                3 hours ago

                Well, Airplane and Naked Gun are surely less grounded than Tenacious D, and I love those. Like I said, I don’t know that I can articulate this down to something measurable. The company I watched it with didn’t think too highly of it either. But I do still pull up those opening and closing songs on YouTube from time to time.

                • mohab@piefed.socialEnglish
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                  2 hours ago

                  Well, Airplane and Naked Gun are surely less grounded than Tenacious D, and I love those.

                  I don’t think anyone is going to argue Pick of Destiny is funnier than these two perfectly put together joke machines, TBH. Not even Jack Black would.