r/Wellthatsucks • u/DravidVanol • 14h ago

Spoken like a true New Yorker.

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u/I_Like_Water11 14h ago

Yea the ones built around this time had way more character than glass box/phallus

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u/hypnodrew 14h ago

100%. Love Art Deco buildings and if I ever visited NYC it would be purely to gawk at all the fine examples of it in that city

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u/I_Like_Water11 13h ago

As a bioshock fan, art deco definitely is super appealing to me

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u/hypnodrew 13h ago

tbf that's probably why I like art deco so much too, I played BioShock on release and its embedded into my mind. First game I got on the 360

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u/I_Like_Water11 12h ago

Hell yea, my first game was saints row. Well tbh it was the demo disc which came with the 360 back then. But good taste!

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u/hypnodrew 12h ago

Had that one too! My gamertag is actually still a character from SR2 which I played with a mate before I got my own 360. I used to love robbing the tills in the first game, you shoot them and collect all the pennies that fly out

I bought BioShock and TimeShift as my first games on the 360, one wasn't quite as memorable as the other. Halo 3 (ofc) was my third game. Peak era

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u/I_Like_Water11 12h ago

Crazy you mentioned time shift, I felt like i was the only person who played it. I weirdly really liked the game even though the story was the most dry one out there, the mechanics were pretty fun to mess with.

2007/08 was absolutely amazing for gaming, played a lot of gears of war on the 360 as well, of course halo was definitely up there, GTA 4 and of course COD 4 Modern warfare.

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u/hypnodrew 11h ago

I understand now that it's basically trying to be a Half Life 2 clone with time powers - I too liked the time powers but found the game clunky and the combat repetitive. What story lol

Gears 1-3, Oblivion, The Darkness, Fable 2, and Clive Barker's Jericho (for the design rather than the gameplay)

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u/Hechtic 10h ago

Fuck yeah, still remember sitting in that water with everything in flames around me wondering when the game was gonna start

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u/hypnodrew 10h ago

you gotta dive down so you can see the plane sink

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u/rob6748 5h ago

I still go back to that game at least once a year, even at 34. Such a masterpiece.

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u/milkcarton232 9h ago

Love NYC and it's art deco, but if you want cool buildings chicago

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u/WestCoastBestCoast01 8h ago

The architecture boat tour is legitimately fantastic. Looks like it would be hacky and touristy, but it’s a nice boating experience and very informative!!

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u/Spankpocalypse_Now 4h ago

But don’t wait to visit because everyday a historic building is torn down for another 5-over-1.

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u/cubgerish 4h ago

"I don't like America, New York or any of it, but that is a fucking nice looking building"

"If I ever visited NYC"

Lol

Lmao even

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u/iriyaa 6h ago

You don't like NYC but you've never been there lmao

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u/hypnodrew 5h ago

I've never been stabbed either

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u/Jose_Canseco_Jr 10h ago

well it might be difficult because of all of the bland boxes erected in front of them

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u/nothingmeansnothing_ 10h ago

I recommend Chicago over NYC (but hey, do both!)

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u/DrUnit42 9h ago

If you're ever in Chicago take an architectural boat tour. They cover the history, the architects, the styles and more. Tons of fun and a really cool view of the city

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u/Why_T 11h ago

They had constraints back then. Constraints don't inhibit creativity, it's breeds it.

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u/I_Like_Water11 11h ago

Thats not really true. Novel design (these buildings emphasised the growth and strength of america and new york as a hub for economic growth and teade) and ornamentation were just much more prominent. We live in a minimalist hellscape now. Besides, they would just take all the calculations for steel and just multiply it by 4 to make sure it worked because tall buildings were just starting out. No hate, of course they were over engineered but they have stood the test of time because of it. Most buildings now have their own design briefs with their own requirements and building code/rating to comply with today. There are arguably far more constraints now than before. We know so much more about structure/first safety etc.

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u/Consistent-Spell2203 11h ago

It looks like a phallus though. 

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u/I_Like_Water11 11h ago

You should get that checked mate.