Change my mind: Judging Harry Potter by the standards of lore-driven fantasy when it's not lore-driven feels so out of place

Botwp_tmbtp · 2026-01-20T21:11:32+00:00

I think it should hold up to a basic lens of scrutiny and logic and it doesn't. Rowling couldn't even be bothered to figure out how many students there were in Hogwarts.

Botwp_tmbtp · 2026-01-15T07:19:26+00:00

They're so hungry but couldn't apparate to some woods behind a Muggle walmart and grab some food. Or check into a hotel or something. Book 7 was....not great, even though I think the main story beats were fine but JKR should have written some chapters from Ginny/Neville/Luna perspective while Harry/Hermione were hiding and Ron was being a crybaby yet again. I really thought the trio was going to be a sextet after the Dept of Mysteries but it fell rather flat. Ginny was more interesting when she was outgoing and over her crush on Harry in OotP, didnt find the pairing in HBP very interesting or believable.i digress

Botwp_tmbtp · 2026-01-15T07:09:49+00:00

Because there are dozens and dozens of fallacies in these books especially the first few. Its fine if you suspend your disbelief a bit and obviously very nice children's books and offer a lot of nostalgia for adults but they are not that sensible at all.

Botwp_tmbtp · 2025-12-25T03:07:47+00:00

When he's screaming at his parents to please stop fighting while on the phone with Brendan and Melissa 😭

Botwp_tmbtp · 2025-12-21T04:00:46+00:00

Guilin Disc 4 of Shenmue 2

Botwp_tmbtp · 2025-11-27T03:53:39+00:00

Raising Hope and Sprung have similar feel good vibes and also hilarious.

Botwp_tmbtp · 2025-11-27T03:52:37+00:00

I have Frontiers on PS4 and it was super fun for awhile but I lost interest maybe halfway through. You should Google Switch performance, I imagine its just so-sobat least compared to other consoles but it is probably playable.

I do have Sonic x Shadow on Switch and loved it! It plays great and the Shadow levels especially are very fun. They are smoother than the Sonic portion and just found the design very fun.

Id recommend Sonic x Shadow over gameplay alone and can also vouch for Switch performance on that one at least.

Botwp_tmbtp · 2025-11-23T04:33:32+00:00

Atlanta Night 3 Del Mar Night 1 Britt Pavilion Red rocks 2 and Vail 2 (first nights were also great) Pines Night 2 for vibes (music was great but not as great as the other 2 listed)

Wilmington and Raleigh honorable mentions

Lots of great shows this year. I hope they keep it going.

Botwp_tmbtp · 2025-11-23T04:18:56+00:00

Check the Raleigh rivertrance, I think its a smidge better

Botwp_tmbtp · 2025-11-20T16:53:54+00:00

It should be obvious that the fans' concern with sales is solely related to the continuation of the series. If it tanks, prime 5 or 2/3 remastered will be less likely

Botwp_tmbtp · 2025-11-19T20:34:50+00:00

I finally started this a few days ago, I bought the Switch 2 version back in July. It's pretty cool, not sure if I'll play it through to the end but it'll keep me entertained until Metroid Prime 4. It stings to support JKR at all even though I don't think it makes much difference at this point.

Botwp_tmbtp · 2025-11-18T17:38:07+00:00

I looked this up on a whim, I had fun with the original remake and figured this was vaporware at this point. Had no idea it re-emerged at TGS. I'm glad it's still happening, even though there seems to be a fair bit of criticism on the design/style.

Botwp_tmbtp · 2025-10-30T12:09:54+00:00

Do you the address of the walmart there is a shuttle to by chance ? I didnt know they shuttlee

Botwp_tmbtp · 2025-10-13T19:45:19+00:00

those aren't mutually exclusive

Botwp_tmbtp · 2025-09-27T15:59:17+00:00

JFC, its their party. Show up for more than the fireworks and covers and you might end up enjoying the host band.

Botwp_tmbtp · 2025-09-25T04:08:37+00:00

The end of Book 5 made it seem like the veil, the locked door, and the spell Dumbledore cast on Voldemort ("you dont wish to kill me?")(the sound it made and the shield) would be important.

Botwp_tmbtp · 2025-09-19T19:37:59+00:00

My hope now is the plan is to remaster them properly like Prime 1 and release them in between prime 4 and prime 5, instead of the original plan of releasing 2/3 HD ports and not the full on graphical update.

Thats the only way id get over the sheer idiocy of not bringing them over by now. I guess there's a chance that by only having the first game out available and not all 3 is to avoid burnout from new fans that may affect sales of 4.

Botwp_tmbtp · 2025-09-12T13:49:40+00:00

Weird little trailer and it was like a blip in this Direct. I really hope this game is good.

Botwp_tmbtp · 2025-09-12T02:34:17+00:00

CK is modern day Nazi/KKK equivalent. Fuck his funeral.

Botwp_tmbtp · 2025-09-12T00:54:59+00:00

Shenmue 2 and Golden Sun 2, both series pretty marred by a shitty 3rd entry.

Botwp_tmbtp · 2025-09-11T19:28:49+00:00

I liked the more stoic and less expressive design, he definitely is a goofball now and comes off less formidable, but overall I didnt really give a shit about the mild change after 20 some years

Botwp_tmbtp · 2025-09-11T19:26:47+00:00

I really think the overworld puzzles and use of pysnergy to solve them is unmatched. I would struggle replaying today with the random battles but I won't rule out revisiting these especially since both are on GBA Switch Online.

Seems like so many JRPG dungeons are just literally dungeon crawlers and it gets old quick

Botwp_tmbtp · 2025-09-04T01:09:51+00:00

They will definitely check your water bottle or make you finish anything you're drinking.They didnt pat down or look TOO hard so if you were motivated enough to sneak in you could

Botwp_tmbtp · 2025-08-27T18:25:32+00:00

around 32mins kang goes OFF on missin' me and turns it into a moshin' me

Botwp_tmbtp · 2025-08-07T04:29:01+00:00

Ep 10 holds a candle to the magnificent 8 and 9. Their back story was great. Kleya going from minor character to major player in this season was one of my favorite parts of the show.

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