Chicken salt on chips is basically mandatory in my part of Aus. No idea what you’re talking about there.

Why on earth would you want fish and chips in actual newspaper? I hate the idea of getting that ink on my food.

Every fish and chip shop I’ve been to either does the boxes shown or butcher’s paper.

That’s a fair point. Maybe it comes down to “is this something that you expect should have been in the game to begin with, or is it something extra that the Devs have added over and beyond?”.

Definitely a very broad term to the point of near-meaninglessness though.

Congratulations to all the winners - they’re all very well deserved! No surprises here (though very pleased) to see BG3 clean house.

It’s very unfortunate for Insomniac that SM2 didn’t get any wins, but it goes to show how crazy good this year has been for gamers!

I think there’s a distinction - I would consider an “update” with new content to be something minor (such as BG3’s recent epilogue content). “Free DLC” to me is a much more hefty addition, such as the Godmaster DLC for Hollow Knight.

(Disclaimer: I’ve not watched this trailer since I’m at work)

As a teenager I ironically started saying “howdy” as a greeting. It’s now decades later and I still can’t break the habit.

I am in no way from the US, let alone parts of it that would say howdy on a regular basis.

People debate whether we landed on the moon - one of the wisest watched televised events ever. I would be surprised if a Livestream of him doing just that would be enough to avoid dozens of conspiracy theories.

I’m a locksmith, and, I’m a locksmith.

I remember playing the sequel when I was younger and remember having a blast. I don’t know of a good dragonriding / sword & sorcery game that’s come out in ages, so a remake of these games would be amazing.

They want everyone to buy Payday 3 to make it seem like less of a flop, so they have no reason to discount old content.

I think it’s quite telling that Starfield only showed up once, despite being one of the most hyped games of the year. Skyrim and Fallout 3 were both strong GOTY, IIRC, so to me it feels like Bethesda have lost their way.

So many strong games here! I’m a little biased since I’ve not played many of these, but I’m hoping BG3 cleans house.

Adios ASIO

I’m pretty sure I read an article a couple of weeks ago about that exact scenario happening.

Local transactions would be in Yen (also all vending machines such as train tickets - very important for getting around).

I would say you’d want to have at least a few hundred dollars worth of Yen when you arrive, and you could possibly get more when you get there, depending on how your bank works. Another option is to get a prepaid Visa card which you can then use to withdraw money in Yen from their ATMs.

No, Tendi!

Something I haven’t seen suggested in other comments is to rent a mobile wifi dongle and unlimited internet. This was fantastic when I travelled there since I could get directions and translation in real time through my phone without having to deal with the hassle of roaming charges.

The process to pick it up was super easy - either at the airport or main train station (can’t remember which), and returning it was as simple as putting it in the provided mail package and putting it in a mailbox.

Some other things - in my experience Tokyo at least is not super accessible for wheelchairs and the like. I recall that the first subway station I exited from had a two story stair climb with no alternative, and this was hardly a unique experience.

Also, Japan still very much runs on cash. I don’t know what it’s like for you, but where I am (outside US), we’ve basically transitioned to a cash-free economy for 90% of transactions so that was a big change for me.

Fuckin’ oath! Swearing is the shit!

If you’re halfway through act 2 I wouldn’t worry about that. I think I spent as much time in act 3 as in acts 1 & 2 combined!

IIRC it’s only the largest GSVs and Rings that need more than one Mind.

“Tinder Select Ultra Plus” tier membership, I’m guessing.