@Octane Yeah, I know. I was a big fan of Okami and still hoping that they'll make a sequel for the PS4 someday. I also liked both God Hand and Viewtiful Joe.
GAME Elite has been a really good rewards programme for me. The initial buying in fee (£36) is a tough pill to swallow, but I'm starting to see the returns now.
Last week was my birthday and I just realised that they credited £5 to my rewards balance -that actually breaks me even now, after ~5 months.
So I'm looking at ~£5 off all my Day 1 purchases (preorders) and double points on any sale items I may pick up from here on out.
Very happy with that and I'll probably renew once my subscription ends.
Disclaimer: I do not work for GAME!
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Dies, Died, Will Die.
If we could perceive time for what it really was,
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That’s why I wanted to share my experience. It’s not something I’d recommend to most people, but if you average a new release every 4-6 weeks it might be worth looking into- especially if you’re going to be picking up hardware sometime with that year.
I know there are cheaper alternatives out there, but I still like going into a store to pick up the newest releases or a on sale item.
It works for me, so I’m happy with it.
Lives, Lived, Will Live.
Dies, Died, Will Die.
If we could perceive time for what it really was,
What reason would Grammar Professors have to get out of bed?- Robert & Rosalind Lutece
I'm starting college today, so that's pretty exciting. I'm taking a math class online and a English class that starts tomorrow morning. Any college tips from those more experienced in life here?
I still remembered him saying Ghost of Tsushimi. lol
After watching the latest Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse, I really want a Spider-man game that looks (art direction and visual style wise) like that movie!
@Jaz007 Wow good luck! I don't have much advice other than if you are able, try and make as much of the non-academic experience as possible. I didn't and sometimes look back and wish I had. So have fun and be yourself.
In the future when I'm feeling better I would like to get another degree. Either a master's or perhaps another bachelor's degree. I think it would be fun! Although going back as a mature student I wonder if I would feel out of place among the youngsters.
Fortunately I haven't noticed any big difference between bachelor and master, it's just more of the same. I don't mind staying for a few years though. I also work at my university from time to time and it pays well.
@Kidfried I have a Law LLB from the University of Kent.
@RogerRoger My university's teaching was excellent mostly, so I was very fortunate. It's scandalous that so many universities in this country can get away with such poor standards especially given how expensive degrees are now. The government have really effed up with higher education. Sorry you had a bad experience when you did your Masters.
Going off on a tangent here, but in general I'm very disillusioned with our education system and how it churns out stressed out kids who are not taught to question things. The government's curriculum and return to basics mantra in compulsory education is plain wrong. Children also have so much stress on them from so many exams and I just don't know what the point of any of it is. It can lead to a lifetime of anxiety. My niece is only 10 but is being currently tutored in maths and having a huge amount of pressure placed on her to pass the 11 plus exam and go to grammar school so she can "succeed in life". I'm from Kent originally, one of the few counties that still has a grammar system, of which I am not in favour.
If I do go back to university in the future it will be purely for myself and to feel like I have achieved something.
@RogerRoger Yeah, I guess it sounds more intimidating than it actually is! I like it because it's pretty varied, I get to dabble in chemistry, physics and programming. It's never the same thing! One day you're working neat and tidily on a computer program, and the other day you're covered and blood and fecal matter in a room that turned into a literal mortuary where half of the local zoo's animals have been dumped for dissection lol.
@RogerRoger You get used to it. And I always have to stress that none of the animals we dissect are killed for that purpose. They all died a natural course, were put down in case of disease, found on the road, etc. I also work a lot with plants, and I prefer that times, if only because it's less messy and it smells a lot better too!
What kind of work did you do if you don't mind me asking?
Nah, only kidding. I live in Warwickshire. My family live in East Sussex now. I do sometimes go back to where I grew up. It's all posh and weird and feels like a lifetime ago. I'm not sure I like it!
Definitely agree about how children are only being taught how to pass exams. When the whole school year is gear towards that, there is a big problem. So kids can pass an exam. Then what? It's not equipping them with real skills or a proper education. Just bits of paper with a grade. It must also be incredibly stressful for teachers. I won't go on about the changes to GCSEs as I don't know enough about it, but it seems that it is causing big problems.
I enjoyed my A Levels. We were allowed to wear our own clothes at my Sixth Form too. And I could go home at lunch (I only lived round the corner). History was great I really, really enjoyed the subject, particularly as I had some really good teachers. I also loved Geography. Relating back to the exam culture and being taught how to answer questions, it is interesting that when we did our geography mock exams, it became apparent that I was running out of time because my answers were too detailed. Basically, I was told that I had to make sure I wrote a conclusion for each question - even if it was only a couple of lines - because it was worth a huge number of points. What I knew didn't matter. I just had to structure my answer to get those points.
@RogerRoger Yeah, a small town near Ashford. I went there with my Mum last summer and we visited a café we hadn't been to in years. It was like I was in an episode of Downton Abbey.
It just occurred to me that perhaps our exam culture is a contributing factor to the UK's shockingly poor productivity. Stressing people out over performance targets and career progression is not helpful in my view.
I remember reading a very interesting article a while ago. I can't remember what country it was in, but there's a company owner who gives every employee one day off every month there isn't a public holiday - in addition to other holiday entitlements. Productivity apparently went through the roof. People felt refreshed and valued. Rather than the traditional view that days off lead to economic loss, they were making it up and then some because their whole attitude to work changed. Perhaps more businesses should take that approach. If people are happy and feel valued it would make such a difference to society.
Your year 11 art teacher sounds like a fool. Children should be encouraged to find things they are interested in and passionate about which can be nurtured - and then they are more likely to learn. I like the idea of "projects" and a more practical approach to teaching. Having someone just write out on a chalkboard and read from a textbook is so boring.
Like you I could probably go on about this topic for ages!
Also interesting you mention animal dissections and experiments. Some education institutions do sadly kill animals, which upsets me a great deal My uncle, who is a PhD in something or other, used to do cancer research on live animals for the University of London.
I completely forgot my 1 year anniversary on Push Square. I had been looking forward to making a clever post on the special day, but I’m so scatter-brained that it blew past me and I just now realized that I’m now 3 days too late.
Oh well. Happy PS anniversary to me. 😕
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@Th3solution Happy anniversary to you! Glad to see you've stuck with us!
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Many thanks, my friends. In some ways it seems a very short year, and in some ways it seems like an age. I have really loved the Push Square community and look forward to another fantastic year.
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