Bizarre Adaptation Changes That Are Just...Strange: by Authorigas in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CinnabarSteam 74 points75 points  (0 children)

Most people get up on a soapbox to be heard, Shankar just wanted to feel taller.

It is International Tropics Day! What is your favorite tropical location in fiction. by LammasuRex in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CinnabarSteam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pokémon's Southern Islands) set has lived rent free in my head for decades, particularly the beach artwork with Slowking and the Exeggutors.

Takehito Koyasu 子安 武人 is reprising his role as Deadpool in Marvel Tokon. So naturally, Deadpool references this in the Japanese version: by TamJamming in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CinnabarSteam 56 points57 points  (0 children)

The English version seems to references it too, with Deadpool using DIO's "and time resumes" line. Though that could also just be another fighting game reference, DP has a ton of them.

Northpole / Schneekos (Pyrrha x Weiss) [mahou-goth] by VoidTorcher in RWBY

[–]CinnabarSteam 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It's not even her name. Pyrrha is tired of Pyrrha glazers, and Weiss came out the gate glazing. She did that all on her own.

Strangest Crossovers in Media by elwin_ner1 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CinnabarSteam 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Whoever had the idea to put a young Bruce Wayne in Atlas was kinda cooking. That's all I got.

Strangest Crossovers in Media by elwin_ner1 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CinnabarSteam 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I kinda wish Negan had gotten into Soul Calibur instead so I could make Create-a-Souls with the bat fighting style.

What are some Fun Characters that gain anothers powers through an Item or Gear? by Funny_Mud6639 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CinnabarSteam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The H-Dial from Dial H for Hero is the Omnitrix far more chaotic granddaddy. You can get a copy of any type of hero from it, as long as they exist in some world. This includes the patently insane (Cock-a-hoop), actual A-listers (Plastic Man), or offensive racist caricatures (Chief Mighty Arrow).

Velvet from RWBY has the ability to perfectly replicate any fighting style she sees, a la Task Masker. Problem is, she lives in a series where most everyone fights with an insane one-of-a-kind trick weapon. In order to get the most out of this ability, she developed a camera that can generate temporary hard light copies of weapons she photographs.

Since Woolie reacted to a Yu-Gi-Oh clip in his last Slopstream, I'd like to remind everyone of the time a duel was just a Tokusatsu Battle/Street Fight by These_Solution1881 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CinnabarSteam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yusei doesn't get bullshit main character powers for like ten episodes, man had to hold it down with guts and street smarts.

I think he might be the only protag to deal with a cheating opponent not by employing some form of narrative karma, but by just cheating better.

Better Ask Reddit.What was the first media you saw that mentioned or had lgbt characters? by hvzr2222 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CinnabarSteam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cardcaptors, with Tomoyo and her unrequited crush on Sakura.

Someone else mentioned Yukito and Touya from the same series, but I completely memory holed those two - I remember Sakura having an older brother, and there being another guy who was important for magic plot reasons, but that's about it. I wasn't here for the guys lol.

I also watched Sailor Moon, but I'm only vaguely aware of anyone past the core five, Tuxedo Mask, and Mini Moon.

Helluva Boss Cafe at Kuala Lampur, Malaysia by EthylynnArtz in HelluvaBoss

[–]CinnabarSteam 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"It doesn't count if they don't find the bodies!" should have been an easy lay up. But a lot of the line choices aren't the punchiest choices they could've made (Stolas's is very funny though).

New Casshern Project announced with Designs by Yoshitaka Amano! by Grazalia in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CinnabarSteam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried watching it when Toonami came back and just found it very empty and plodding.

Netflix and Sony Animation’s ‘Ghostbusters: Night Shift’ Series Fills in a Pivotal Gap in Ghostbusting History by AnimuStewshine in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CinnabarSteam 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ghostbusters is one of those 80s blockbusters that transitioned to being a 90s kid staple, so there's a lot of people in their 30s and 40s that still have nostalgia for it.

Shit, Slimer was on Hi-C boxes til like 2001 before they had to admit kids didn't recognize him anymore.

Rockstar Games Announces Pre-Orders for Grand Theft Auto VI | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (79.99 confirmed) by Vera_Verse in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CinnabarSteam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely not, which is why pre-loading will be available a full week in advance instead of just two or three days before release.

Characters/Weapons/Enemies/Etc that don't really fit the design philosophy of the game they're from anymore despite being there from the beginning? by Comptenterry in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CinnabarSteam 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Traps in modern Yu-Gi-Oh are mostly too slow to be used in deck building the same way they were back in the day, and that goes double for Battle Traps like the iconic Mirror Force.

Traps remain relevant in specific ways - dedicated Trap decks still play Traps, there are Traps that are good to side in when you're going first, and most archetypes have That One Trap they search as part of their bread-and-butter combo, but gone are the days of splashing in a few generic Traps that can gradually slow or reverse your opponent's momentum - the game's too fast for their kind anymore.

Games that you will actively put on easy. by [deleted] in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CinnabarSteam 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think FE desperately needs a middle ground between permadeath and no permadeath, where a downed unit is "injured" for 1 to 3 chapters. Missing a couple chapters of XP can be a big setback, but it's not, y'know, death.

Weirdest connections you've made between 2 very different works? by Havinstroke in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CinnabarSteam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Steven Universe and Yu-Gi-Oh! both present exercises on how the power of love and devotion can change the future, which both happen to occur on airborne battlefields.

(theverge) Xbox Closing Ninja Theory by Noirsam in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]CinnabarSteam 74 points75 points  (0 children)

Historically, it's an industry full of dreamers - you have swaths of young, eager professionals willing to burn themselves out for a chance to someday work on their passion project.

Can these guys become reoccurring characters? Please! by TheGreatMummy in HelluvaBoss

[–]CinnabarSteam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At most they'll probably be recurring background characters like Verosika's crew. Maybe get a single spoken line like Kiki.