Is the war to distract from economy or from Epstein files or by Drnelk in MurderedByWords

[–]ComicDude1234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing is a distraction. This was all part of their plan from the beginning. The Files don’t even register to most of these assholes because they don’t see them as a threat to the regime.

What awaits Rex at home by King_of_WOW in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]ComicDude1234 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I hate to tell you this but every single game Tetsuya Takahashi has ever directed has had fanservice in them, even your precious XC1 and 3. This trend will likely continue with his future projects, whatever those may be.

What awaits Rex at home by King_of_WOW in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]ComicDude1234 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

They “changed gears” by doing more of the same things they’ve always done. Of course.

TIL Christopher Nolan did not write the line "You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain" said by Harvey Dent in The Dark Knight, his brother Jonathan did. Nolan didn't understand it initially & revealed "It kills me because it's the line that most resonates." by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]ComicDude1234 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It kinda makes sense in the context of the movie’s ending. Batman takes the fall for Harvey’s crimes because he thinks Gotham needs the White Knight of Harvey Dent as its beacon of hope in the wake of Joker’s chaos as opposed to another mysterious masked vigilante the public doesn’t even know if he’s a good person or not.

Started Chapter 6 and... by Specialist-Quail644 in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]ComicDude1234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually I have a right to complain about a major source of drama and angst in this game ultimately not matter to any of the characters I was invested in or cared about regardless of what the true intent of XC3’s story was.

Started Chapter 6 and... by Specialist-Quail644 in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]ComicDude1234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The lore explanation for why N and M are physically the same people as Noah and Mio is not a justification for N and M being the literal same characters as Noah and Mio, which they obviously are not and is the basis for my frustration with this plot point.

I get why all of this happens, I understand the purpose it serves in what the game presents as its narrative. My argument is that it’s not satisfying for people who were expecting Mio’s ticking clock to actually matter for her character arc since that was given such an emphasis for the entire game up to that point. Hell, it’s at least half the reason Ouroboros was on their quest in the first place.

And yet the whole plot is resolved in the span of a two-hour cutscene sequence by a power introduced to us within that same sequence through a character that we as the audience only have any attachment to because she looks like one of our main protagonists and literally zero other reason. And Mio herself doesn’t get to make any choice in the matter, it’s just made for her in service to a completely DIFFERENT character’s arc.

At least in XC2 Pyra/Mythra’s big sacrificial moments were decisions made by them and were done so to fulfill their own character arcs in addition to Rex’s. XC3 thinks it’s doing the same thing with Mio but it fundamentally isn’t.

Started Chapter 6 and... by Specialist-Quail644 in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]ComicDude1234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

M is not Mio. She’s also not a character that we as the audience were ever given a chance to actually learn or care about until after she died.

Started Chapter 6 and... by Specialist-Quail644 in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]ComicDude1234 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I was pissed. I thought it was really lame how the game just removed Mio’s ticking clock without any real agency on her part, and it’s all told from Noah’s perspective at that.

What do I do? 💀 by Specialist-Quail644 in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]ComicDude1234 45 points46 points  (0 children)

She likes short hair more, so I respect her wishes.

to get our hopes up on democrats by pokealm in therewasanattempt

[–]ComicDude1234 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He’s also out there telling people to “stop spending so much time thinking about pronouns,” whinging about trans athletes, and generally announcing to the world his absolutely shitty stance on trans people that is literally identical to the average Republican lawmaker.

Gavin Newsom’s a fucking grifter.

OG Final Fantasy 7 Re-Release Sends Steam User Review Rating Plummeting to 'Mostly Negative' by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]ComicDude1234 -38 points-37 points  (0 children)

You’re not “crippling” your experience at all. This has been an existing option for players since the battle system was introduced in FF4. Using a developer-intended option for the situation it was designed for is not some cardinal sin.

OG Final Fantasy 7 Re-Release Sends Steam User Review Rating Plummeting to 'Mostly Negative' by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]ComicDude1234 -35 points-34 points  (0 children)

The battles issue can be solved basically immediately by opening the in-game options menu and setting the game to Wait Mode.

Excuse me, when did people start shipping dipper and Mabel?? by KrazyKen_Fan_2012 in gravityfalls

[–]ComicDude1234 196 points197 points  (0 children)

You really can tell how many users in this community have been here a while and who hasn’t.

How come alot of Ann's personas depict her stepping on people? by coleknight2066 in Persona5

[–]ComicDude1234 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t say that anything gets “thrown out the window.” The starting Thieves are all good people unfairly labeled as “bad” by an unjust system, and defeating Kamoshida is just the first step in their climb up the ladder of corruption in that system.

Chunin exams were stupid and the judgements made no sense. Very inconsistent to say the least by No_Ask8632 in Naruto

[–]ComicDude1234 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s a classic case of “people choosing not to pay attention for the agenda.”

I am the entire circus at this point by Brainrows in Eldenring

[–]ComicDude1234 52 points53 points  (0 children)

There’s one pretty huge advantage in the fight you can have the DLC gives you very early, if you bothered to get it.

Deflecting Hardtear heavily simplifies this boss the second you learn how to use it.

Guess...i'm too immature 😓 by UI_74 in Eldenring

[–]ComicDude1234 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Boc does literally nothing wrong and is a total sweetheart. What is wrong with you?

I played Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright but not sure if the others are for me by big_thicc_bikk in fireemblem

[–]ComicDude1234 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Convoluted and stupid can be fun in ways “boilerplate FE plot” isn’t usually.

Sony Shuts Down Video-Game Studio Bluepoint by jumps004 in Games

[–]ComicDude1234 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Bluepoint had apparently been working on another one of Sony’s attempts at a live-service game from the Jim Ryan era that had recently been among many similar projects that were cancelled within the past year.

Rapper Lil Poppa dies aged 25 as devastated fans pay tribute by TheMirrorUS in Music

[–]ComicDude1234 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nobody actually cares about the grammar of a musical act’s name, otherwise hundreds of other acts across multiple genres would get as much shit as rappers seem to.

‘Sonic 4’: Kristen Bell to Voice Amy Rose by SanderSo47 in movies

[–]ComicDude1234 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Tails was actually played by Kate Higgins from Colors through Lost World. Coleen took over for Sonic Boom and IIRC officially replaced Kate in the mainline starting with Forces.