nicksaiz65
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I had originally decided that a Switch 2 wasn’t worth the asking price, but that Zelda remake is so close to changing my mind
"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
What video games are you guys playing these days?
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“The 22 Psychological Triggers That Make Women Chase You… Starting Tonight”
Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.
I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.
Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules. Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.
Doctor Europeo
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I think they have only increased the price once, like 50 dollars or something iirc. Compared to how many times (and how much) Ps5, Xbox Series, and Steam Deck have raised their prices; Nintendo is coming off as the budget option in my perception.I had originally decided that a Switch 2 wasn’t worth the asking price, but that Zelda remake is so close to changing my mind
Nintendo Switch Successor
PlayStation 5 (Sony)
- PS5 Standard (with Disc Drive): $649.99 USD (following a $100 price increase effective April 2, 2026). [1, 2]
- PS5 Pro: $899.99 USD. [1, 2]
Xbox Series S (Microsoft)
Steam Deck (Valve)
- Steam Deck OLED (512GB): $789.00 USD (increased by Valve on May 27, 2026, due to memory component costs).
- Steam Deck OLED (1TB): $949.00 USD
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nicksaiz65
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Wow. I had no clue video games were this expensive nowadays. I thought it was Nintendo being unreasonable. I guess it’s just inflation.
Doctor Europeo
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Its not inflation as far as I can tell. Back in the good ol days it used to be that consoles would become cheaper as time went on; Now its the other way around, supposedly because of RAM and components shortages due to AI growing so fast.
FlexpertHamilton
Master Don Juan
Anyone playing through any horror games for the halloween season? I usually play Witch Hunt and Darkwood (among others), they are absolutely goated indie horror games.
"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
Doctor Europeo
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Little nightmares 3 The Backstage Dlc. New mechanics. Less than an hour. We liked it.
Not really horror but I have been playing Fortnitemares and Little Nightmares 3 with my woman. I might try some The Backrooms games by myself.
Sounds good. I might check them out eventually.
FlexpertHamilton
Master Don Juan
I still haven't even gotten around to playing Little Nightmares 2. But I really liked the first.
Just fyi Witch Hunt can be beaten in like 4-6 hours, whereas Darkwood takes like 25+ hrs, so might recommend the former if you don't have time. It could be a fun game to play with your girl too, as it's super atmospheric and tense and has a simple but interesting story. It has a Sleepy Hollow sort of vibe, except its actually scary.
Doctor Europeo
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Pragmata
Got this Sci Fi Third Person Shooter as a gift from my woman for Ps5 but this game is available pretty much everywhere and it is Steam Deck Verified. Great gamepley, characters, story, etc. I would highly recommend (especially if you have sequel fatigue or franchise fatigue as its an all new IP)
Got this Sci Fi Third Person Shooter as a gift from my woman for Ps5 but this game is available pretty much everywhere and it is Steam Deck Verified. Great gamepley, characters, story, etc. I would highly recommend (especially if you have sequel fatigue or franchise fatigue as its an all new IP)
Atom Smasher
Master Don Juan
Derail Valley. If you like doing more that just driving a train from point A to B, this is the one. You have a career and you take on all sorts of jobs to earn money for licenses and gadgets for your train.
There’s shunting, long hauls, logistical hauls, loading/unloading consists, and several different locomotives you can earn licenses to operate. There are lots of cities, towns and industries that you travel to. Later you can unlock the museum license where you can tow old wrecked locomotives that you find lying in the weeds throughout the valley. You can then restore them, and at that point you own them.
This is one of those games where they really got the physics right and there are no annoying aspects to the interface. The locos and trains have a very heavy, physical feel to them. The sound is immersive.
This game doesn’t hold your hand. You’ve got to figure out how to logically navigate around various train yards by throwing the correct track switches. It’s a great way to get lost for several hours at a time.
There’s shunting, long hauls, logistical hauls, loading/unloading consists, and several different locomotives you can earn licenses to operate. There are lots of cities, towns and industries that you travel to. Later you can unlock the museum license where you can tow old wrecked locomotives that you find lying in the weeds throughout the valley. You can then restore them, and at that point you own them.
This is one of those games where they really got the physics right and there are no annoying aspects to the interface. The locos and trains have a very heavy, physical feel to them. The sound is immersive.
This game doesn’t hold your hand. You’ve got to figure out how to logically navigate around various train yards by throwing the correct track switches. It’s a great way to get lost for several hours at a time.
RoadKing_Rabbit
Senior Don Juan
Undead campaigns in WC3 was a yearly thing for me for a while. Now I'm not so sure.
"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"
I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.