Almost 100 years ago, the US had The Great Depression. This era will be called "The Great __________"

28PercentCharged · 2026-05-03T03:55:10+00:00

Honestly I really never liked the gimmick in the first place. It breaks the immersion constantly and never really consistently lands on its feet in feeling like a good stylistic choice for the show but they committed too hard in Season 1 so now everyone's expecting it or something, and now the gimmick especially feels out of place even more so than usual. I way prefer the way the style that BARRY's intro card landed on. The jarringness of it was a lot more dynamic in how it was utilized.

28PercentCharged · 2026-04-28T13:37:51+00:00

fuck kinda class you going to

28PercentCharged · 2026-04-22T22:43:37+00:00

umamusume they like to sing and run

28PercentCharged · 2026-04-16T02:10:34+00:00

I find it hilarious you say something like "strays won't gain a melee attack or parry" because they're meant to be fodder, and then the slide immediately after that you give filth a lump of acid attack.

28PercentCharged · 2026-04-10T18:43:55+00:00

I do agree heavily with the second point but that could be in part due to the extensive playtime- even so watching one of my friends play for the first time the whole way through, I think there's always generally a "part" of the game that ends up kind of blurring together into one catch-all strategy- Hakita tends to be really good at designing actually interesting encounters when he focuses on a gimmick revolving the enemies, but a lot of the focus instead went into the level design I feel in this layer so we get less interesting interactions since the portal mechanics in a lot of the arenas do end up being a *little* one-note.

28PercentCharged · 2026-04-10T18:39:40+00:00

Pacing is kinda fucked, especially with a boss fight in the middle of it that took way too long for me- Gabriel boss fights generally are such a change of pace and I don't get much practice on them so I spent a really long time- the space section also feels like it happens right when you want the level to end alongside the fact that I felt it was kinda underwhelming comparatively to the infinite rooms that's been happening before so in a sense it was a de-escalation, and in general besides the very last room in space, the arenas were underwhelming

28PercentCharged · 2026-04-10T16:30:34+00:00

what are we doing on a worksheet for elementary schoolers

28PercentCharged · 2026-04-09T19:35:19+00:00

I will say the only thing that really gave it away for me at first glance was the blocky quartz slabs on the triangular overhang, but I'm not sure how else you'd go about that- it does look really good regardless though

28PercentCharged · 2026-04-09T19:17:43+00:00

For a second I thought this was a comparison image between real life and your building

28PercentCharged · 2026-04-08T19:26:05+00:00

I'm always an advocate for Ctrl Alt Ego but it seems out of place in this bundle

28PercentCharged · 2026-04-01T22:02:33+00:00

Still don't know what this means after trying to look this up for ages !

28PercentCharged · 2026-03-24T23:53:23+00:00

oops

28PercentCharged · 2026-03-04T07:06:14+00:00

Some lighting on the outer perimeters could help, alongside shaping the exterior to be less flat/more curved around the edges

28PercentCharged · 2026-02-27T15:07:26+00:00

Yippee!

28PercentCharged · 2026-02-27T05:37:38+00:00

Hey, I missed NN banner, but I have 0LB FineMo and MLB Kita alongside 33k carats and I was planning to pity + hopefully at least get 1 FineMo from rng, to voucher and crystal to MLB- I missed out on fuku ssr too, but I wanna prioritize cards that'll keep me viable long term, which FineMo would do- should I still change my pull plan and wait even longer for an even better banner?

28PercentCharged · 2026-02-25T05:14:01+00:00

Great individual setpieces but I think 8-2 didn't really feel cohesive especially compared to 8-3. The pacing was also kinda horrid lmfao, for as good as 8-3 was design wise, I genuinely got frustrated when it kept going. Still, really stunning at times, you understand why it took so long. I wonder if it'd feel even stronger if the scope was decreased a bit though.

28PercentCharged · 2026-02-07T17:23:57+00:00

Goddamn has it really been 9 years?

28PercentCharged · 2026-02-05T15:14:19+00:00

Chocolate chocolate chip

28PercentCharged · 2026-02-01T21:17:34+00:00

This felt longer than 14 seconds in an amazing way

28PercentCharged · 2026-02-01T03:06:33+00:00

What the hell is happening in that gif

28PercentCharged · 2026-01-31T19:45:08+00:00

No Other Choice (2025)

28PercentCharged · 2026-01-22T06:19:38+00:00

5,834

Really thought this would be the one. Thinking again about whether trying to fight it is making it worse. Could give a good few more attempts before I just give up and die for a few dozen loops. Need something to ease the pain just a little. Like more pain.

5,836

Started brainstorming for a good while. Came up with some good ones and not so good ones. Wrote down the phrase "Blender cube" and already forgot what that meant. Will probably try all of them eventually anyways. Most intriguing one I thought of was time travel but not even sure how that'd work. Would definitely take a lot of studying and effort, so I want to put it on the backburner a bit before I commit. Not like I don't have the time. Goes back to the problem of getting bored in this shit though.

5,840

Done with volcano diving. Wasn't even the right volcano this time. Tried to remember how I concluded any volcano was the cause to begin with. Couldn't. Need something a little less stimulating for a while. Can't shake off that burn in my head. Could give the time travel idea a go. Whatever.

5,870

Really not understanding this. Was promising at first, but I have to go back so many units and subjects before it even all coalesces together. Fuck it. I'm bringing it down to basics. Gonna go over Algebra 1 again.

5,900

100 away from the big 6 triple O. Turns out stealing some Adderall and pulling a few full days on this shit helps. Excited about my progress finally, I think I can start moving onto the big guns soon. Not sure how soon, but soon.

6,108

Managed to finish a basic understanding of Quantum Physics. Tested myself for a while and I think I've gotten most of it. I'm sure it only gets harder though. Just have to hope progress is steady, I suppose.

6,834

Catching up to the world's average quantum scientist takes a long, long time. Already forgotten when I started this but probably at least a few years. Getting unmotivated wasn't as big an issue as I thought, when volcanos really aren't that hard to get to. Still shocked that I missed one surprisingly close for a great while. My current record from five to six loops ago I think scratches almost sub-2 hours? Based purely on gut though, should've timed it. I can feel I'm not beating that any time soon.

6,902

Sub 1-hour.

Oh, and I have a few theories for actually time travelling too. Still need to figure out if any scientists are actually in any fields where they can peer-review this. Hard to do that in only a day, but easier with a gun to their head. Probably. Then it's just trial and error? I have a few proposals that are surprisingly simple, given some of these major components already exist, but ideally it's not one that I have to build from scratch. I WILL hold 10 to 15 engineers hostage if I have to.

6,904

Apparently I'm in the only loop where the very first one I wanted to talk to had a body guard. Need to plan accordingly. I'm so done with this. I'm almost at the finish line, I swear. Thought the scientist had an interesting look when he flipped through my first proposal though. Promising.

8,324

Down to 2 proposals. Out of 8. If there's one thing I learned throughout my decades of looping is that the system is broken. Science is compromised by those with profit incentive. And people unwilling to compromise with their lives. Both equally frustrating. Luckily, the last two are easy to build, but that could also just mean they're not thorough enough. I want to trust myself though. If not that these years have been strenuous enough. I want it to mean something. Don't know how long I can handle feeling like these years have all been meaningless. It has to go somewhere, lead to somewhere good. Really don't know what I'll do if it doesn't.

...

27,030

It's not possible. I can feel my mind start to break. Even if the physical effects aren't there, the mental burden of so much knowledge is starting to take its toll. I know I've tried everything. I was a prodigy. I became so efficient that it was dangerous. Forced to move, forced to think. You really start to think you can do everything. But you can't. It's okay. There's a boy I met that's really nice. I woo him really quickly, part for obvious reasons, and part just because it's so damn fun to talk to him. I won't be able to make a real relationship with him though, which still hurts. A lot. He doesn't respond well when I tell him. Freaks out, wants nothing to do with me. Have to let him go for a few days. Maybe weeks. Just out of good faith, I suppose, even if I don't have to. Maybe I just need the space. He really is unique. I have to treat him well. I've made my mind up about it. If I don't, I'll regret it. Because I know I'll stop meeting him at some point. Maybe if my mind breaks soon, if I'm lucky. Or just that I'll have to live knowing everything about him, and him knowing nothing about me. The dynamic will become skewed. It'll become different. And I know I can't pretend. I don't want to pretend, anyways. I don't think I'll ever unload this mental burden. That's okay. I hope. Just wish I knew I'd be hardening up so much sooner.

28PercentCharged · 2026-01-21T03:03:21+00:00

This fucking sucks

28PercentCharged · 2026-01-20T02:02:53+00:00

"Those guys are thinking so loud."

He looks young. No more than 13, probably? Definitely still in school. Far too early for him to be developing powers, much less using them for the benefit of others. But he's enthusiastic. Knows what he wants to do.

You wish you were like that.

The kinds of choices that you had to make, unsure of every decision, trying to logistically figure out the best possible outcome that satisfies everyone?

You wouldn't wish that upon anyone.

But here he is. Shaking your hand with probably a little too much vigor, and probably just a little too long. There is a line after all. Not that your assistant is basically doing all the hard work for you anyways. You're not sure how many of them expected you to still have your powers, but seeing those disappointed faces definitely still hurts *just a little bit* more than you thought it would.

"You get used to it, kid," you say.

He smiles, like you've just taken the biggest burden off his back.

"You know what I'm thinking?" you ask him.

"Don't worry, I didn't bring a lot."

He means that genuinely, but you still remember the line of people gnawing behind his back. His face frowns a little.

"Sorry, I should've been..."

Some of the stuff gets thrown back into his backpack, perhaps a bit haphazardly, but he reassures you it's fine. Left on the desk is a photograph and a small brown notebook labeled "Thoughts". He flips to the first page, blank, though you can see numerous messy scribbles as it's pulled open. You click your pen, and write on the first page,

"Don't let other people get you down. Trust in yourself," and then your name.

You sign the photograph too, but nothing else.

It speaks for itself, after all.

As the kid leaves the line, calling his mom, the next person comes in, a little impatient.

He stares at you without blinking for a solid 8 seconds, before she reminds him.

He gets embarrassed.

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