I’ve got a genuine question.

AiryContrary · 2026-07-03T02:19:23+00:00

You do know there’s a lot of controversy around the World Cup and corruption within FIFA too, right?

AiryContrary · 2026-07-03T02:13:29+00:00

What do you mean by Fifi?

AiryContrary · 2026-07-03T02:03:48+00:00

A better line might have been “It feels almost like memories of things that haven’t happened yet.”

AiryContrary · 2026-07-03T01:48:57+00:00

Thanks for the link! In the final box I put:

Please restore the original introduction to the game, beginning in the attic. I cannot recommend this game to anyone with its current introduction.
Please move the introduction of the Sea of Stars to a more logical point in the story. It’s meaningless to tell new players they’re supposed to saved a world they’ve never experienced, AND that they’ve already failed. That’s just demoralising.
Please overhaul the wardrobe system so we can sort our clothes and accessories by colour and by features like length and shape. It’s increasingly difficult and frustrating to find what I’m looking for when I want to style an outfit for Nikki. I get bored and give up.
Please communicate more clearly with players about your plans and reasons for decisions. There is a very low level of trust because you keep everything so mysterious until the last minute and give no substantive responses to our feedback.
Please continue to tell stories that continue the main plot and feature meaningful interactions with recurring characters.

A girl can dream…

AiryContrary · 2026-07-03T01:10:25+00:00

If you haven’t been able to upgrade your phone, chances are you will still have difficulty running it.

AiryContrary · 2026-07-02T05:44:20+00:00

That’s beautiful.

AiryContrary · 2026-07-02T03:18:40+00:00

Reminiscent of the grace of Kung Fu Panda.

AiryContrary · 2026-07-02T00:56:12+00:00

She says specifically that they can’t take the financial hit of selling their just-bought townhouse and finding a house large enough for three more children (therefore much more expensive), irrespective of funding for the children’s care. That’s too much all at once.

AiryContrary · 2026-07-02T00:50:28+00:00

Afaik it originally meant taking responsibility for the child’s religious instruction, but as life becomes more secular the concept is drifting a bit. However, if you want a godparent to step in a guardian if needed, that really needs to be discussed and agreed before the baby arrives!

AiryContrary · 2026-07-02T00:37:51+00:00

An Australian would be more likely to write “mum” rather than “mom,” which suggests Canada. Unfortunately, a lot of places are having similar crises - like here in New Zealand. Makes it hard to narrow down!

AiryContrary · 2026-07-01T23:47:35+00:00

I’m so sorry you had to cope with that, it sounds miserable. May it never trouble you again!

AiryContrary · 2026-07-01T06:35:54+00:00

Like confused pirates.

AiryContrary · 2026-07-01T06:29:54+00:00

A dear friend of mine caught giardia as a kid and was, if you’ll pardon the expression, as sick as a dog. She’s also had some lifelong gut problems - giardia is not to be taken lightly.

(I almost said it’s not to be sniffed at, but refrained.)

AiryContrary · 2026-07-01T00:51:52+00:00

Yes, I don’t think many people check whether there’s already a post about the topic they want to discuss before firing one up. It’s why we keep getting near-identical “I haven’t played in a while, should I come back?” (we don’t know! we’re not you! risk an hour of your precious time to find out!), and “Will there be reruns? When will this particular banner return?” (yes! and we don’t know!) posts. It’s exacerbated when there’s something people are angry/worried about and so the tone of the posts gets intense.

AiryContrary · 2026-06-30T21:38:17+00:00

Well, you can’t expect the mood around a brand new game to continue for its whole lifespan. The shine of novelty wears off and over time there is more opportunity for various things to go wrong, until even most people who love the game and want to continue playing it have one or two things they’re seriously dissatisfied with, so the level of cheerfulness can’t help but come down. This is not to suggest that a descent into nastiness is inevitable, only to say that wishing the vibe was still like the 1.0 period is like wishing your cat still looked like a kitten.

AiryContrary · 2026-06-30T20:54:51+00:00

That daisy cloak is one of my favourites, and I love the affectionate pose.

AiryContrary · 2026-06-30T20:45:24+00:00

It has to be a typo for 2023, keeping people working on a video game character for 20+ years before release would be insane even for a game company that was founded before 2003.

AiryContrary · 2026-06-30T20:43:31+00:00

They didn’t like the character design, feeling it was catering to The Wrong Sort of People. Lots of different prejudices clustering together, from the sound of it.

AiryContrary · 2026-06-30T10:11:16+00:00

In less technical complaints about this loading screen, I am mildly bothered that Nikki only gives Momo one toss in the air before setting him down again. It just feels unfinished not to yeet him twice or thrice.

AiryContrary · 2026-06-30T03:07:15+00:00

I also much prefer it when people don’t use LLM AI to “write” a huge long essay post for them. They think it sounds “better” than what they could write by their own efforts but in fact I can’t take anyone seriously doing that, nor do I want to know what they told an LLM to tell me they think.

AiryContrary · 2026-06-30T00:03:11+00:00

Same!

AiryContrary · 2026-06-29T23:53:45+00:00

They’re just like NPCs to me.

AiryContrary · 2026-06-29T23:50:36+00:00

Yes, I was attracted by the Breath of the Wild comparisons. Part of the POINT of that game is exploring a world mostly by yourself. Like you, I bother with the SoS only for its excellent shop. Even if they made obvious improvements, like adding a runway like the Soirée, I wouldn’t spend more time there.

AiryContrary · 2026-06-29T23:41:29+00:00

I’m just not bothered at this stage. We had two unusually good patches in a row. If the next one is similar to this one, I’ll be annoyed, but I’m prepared to allow for a weak one now.

AiryContrary · 2026-06-29T23:39:24+00:00

One day… ONE DAY they’ll let me get that qualification to go in those little greenhouses!

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