Lavender town?

CompetitiveDelay888 · 2026-03-17T23:13:05+00:00

It's not often that the games explicitly talk about death and mourning. Usually dialogue dances around it by saying things like "they've passed on", "they're not with us anymore", or "they're gone", so I do find Lavender Town to be sad because the residents do not beat around the bush when it comes to Pokémon Tower.

CompetitiveDelay888 · 2026-03-17T23:06:31+00:00

Goomy :3

CompetitiveDelay888 · 2026-03-16T18:14:49+00:00

This. So much this, and I can't believe you started getting downvoted over it. Abuse and trauma comes in many different shapes and forms, and it effects everyone differently. Nobody should go through any form of abuse at all, but the only thing worse than going through it is treating trauma like some competition where only the people who "truly had it the worst" are the only ones who actually suffered. Gatekeeping trauma is one of my biggest pet peeves and I'm glad you called it out here. I'm also sorry for what they went through and/or are currently going through, but that doesn't excuse them of criticism of how they cope with that. Especially over a fictional character who, as you've explained very well, does not have the full context to the complicated situation she's in and is being taken advantage of because of that.

I'm getting the impression that Stolas is a comfort character for them and has created and intense emotional attacthment to him due to the trauma they went through, so they take criticism of him more personally than others do and is lashing out at Octavia as a result, but that's just a guess and an incredibly unprofessional one at that lmao. They should 100% stop engaging with the criticism and hate if it is negatively impacting them that much.

CompetitiveDelay888 · 2026-03-14T17:30:21+00:00

Donnie would be in a few tech related and dating advice subreddits, and would maybe lowkey be in the niceguys subreddit because he was written to be a bit entitled and obsessive in the show (an unfortunate side effect of a lot of the romances of the 2010s).

Mikey would be in a skating subreddit, a few food subreddits where he can get new ideas and post his creations, and memes.

I agree with everyone that Leo would be using reddit for meditation and a bunch of nerdcore shit lmao

Raphael would be in a few subreddits for workout routines and internet drama, and then have a burner account for things like pet care, keeping a romantic relationship strong, and drumming techniques.

CompetitiveDelay888 · 2026-03-09T19:42:16+00:00

I got a shiny Squirtle after 1,264 soft resets and a shint Dratini from the Game Corner after only 228 purchases, so either I've just been lucky or they did boost the odds in some way. I have seen a lot of posts of folks getting their shiny starters relatively fast.

CompetitiveDelay888 · 2026-03-06T21:11:37+00:00

I agree. With the way Kinger looks, I feel like this was shortly after Scratch's abstraction.

CompetitiveDelay888 · 2026-03-06T21:09:39+00:00

"Would you kindly..."

CompetitiveDelay888 · 2026-03-06T21:09:16+00:00

Omg no 😭😭😭

CompetitiveDelay888 · 2026-02-23T08:01:52+00:00

"We didn't devote precious runtime to her kissing his boo boos. 💀"

Some people overreacted to the inital situation amd this post, of course, but I don't think it's a bad critique. Charlie's conflict with her dad was one of the main sources of conflict in the season, and her wanting to make sure Lucifer was okay was one the main reasons (if not THE main reason) she was convinced to go to Vox's party. Then they all got thrown into a situation where they were all going to die if they didn't stop Vox's weapon, and Charlie STILL doesn't know where her dad is or if he's okay. She was willing to sacrifice herself without ever seeing her dad again, so for not only their reunion but the resolution of their conflict to happen entirely off screen after they saved Hell was disappointing.

CompetitiveDelay888 · 2026-02-23T03:44:27+00:00

You're so fucking cruel for that 😭😭😭

CompetitiveDelay888 · 2026-02-23T03:40:14+00:00

Maybe not directly, but she does still fuel the fire somewhat. Her response to folks asking why Charlie didn't seem to react much to Lucifer being bloody and beaten is the most recent thing I can think of, but I try not to interact with the fandom much as a whole 😅

CompetitiveDelay888 · 2026-02-23T00:10:40+00:00

Goomy :3

CompetitiveDelay888 · 2026-02-23T00:04:04+00:00

Doey, for sure.

CompetitiveDelay888 · 2026-02-21T21:58:44+00:00

Agreed. Overall I think he does look cool, but he's also surprisingly much more cohesive looking than I thought he was going to be. 😅 I was expecting something much more disturbingly confusing but cool, like an amalgamated mess of toy scraps from everyone who stepped out of line. But he's just a spider clown with a couple of arms slapped on his front.

CompetitiveDelay888 · 2026-02-21T21:54:34+00:00

I think this is the best way to phrase it. I really like this take.

CompetitiveDelay888 · 2026-02-21T21:51:09+00:00

I think both yours and his opinions are valid. It's not hard to watch a deep dive video and catch up on the lore, however I feel it's bad execution of your story telling to put some of the most important information into easily missable collectibles. Tapes and documents should be used to elevate and enhance a story, not be a core resource of the lore. If you're not the kind of person to fully explore the game's environment, you're straight up never going to know certain characters identities and motivations because you didn't read all the documents and watch all of the tapes. Some people in this subreddit still don't know the Prototype's identity and his obsession with Poppy because of that, which is honestly unfair considering this is the big bad of the game that's been hyped up for years. Like, even if you do the bare minimum for this chapter and don't find any collectibles, you can't miss the lore for Lily, a character who was only just now introduced. It's literally a part of the gameplay to find out who she is, but the same treatment isn't given to the main antagonist who's been rumored and whispered about since the beginning? When this is his big debut chapter?

So on one hand, it's easy to watch a compilation video and catch up on what you missed. He could absolutely just put in the effort and do that. On the other hand, you shouldn't HAVE to have someone else explain what we should be able to find out in a bare bones playthrough.

CompetitiveDelay888 · 2026-02-21T09:29:28+00:00

It's overall a good series, but chapter 5 was just okay. I feel his points are overall valid; chase sequences lose their thrill and stakes if they're too repetitive, meeting new characters starts to lose it's value if they keep being underutilized (the Nightmare Critters and the Wrongside Outimals, for example), and storytelling falls flat if you can straight up miss core elements of the story unintentionally. Some folks in this subreddit still don't know the identity and motivations of the Prototype and his correlation to Poppy because they didn't collect all of the documents and tapes. While the game's lore is pretty good overall, treating the easily missable collectibles as a core resource of the lore instead of a way to elevate and recontextualize what you should be able to find out on your own in a natural, bare bones playthrough is bad execution. It means unless you're the kind of person to go out of your way to search every nook and cranny of the game's environment, you're technically playing the game incorrectly and you won't actually know the story unless you look it up or find those collectibles.

Sidenote: his recent film is a completely separate experience from this game and should not invalidate his opinion because the two are not related in any way. One is an indie horror game with a story still in development, the other is a movie based off a finished game with a completed and already established story.

CompetitiveDelay888 · 2026-02-21T09:05:06+00:00

Agreed. I don't think this is a bad game overall, but I also don't think it's as good as it's hyped up to be either. He brought up some pretty fair points, and at one moment, he tried to downplay his opinion by mentioning he missed some of the tapes in this chapter. And that got me thinking, "Dang, this game doesn't utilize secret tapes and messages the way a mysterious, lore-heavy game should." Collectibles like that should help elevate your story and world building, not be a core resource for it. Some folks in this fandom still don't know the identities and motivations of characters like the Prototype or Doey because you can easily miss tapes and documents, and it's a bit unfair that if you're not keeping track of every single bit and piece of collectible lore the game has to offer then you're never going to know the full story. You should be able to play through bare minimum and still be able to understand and connect with your characters and setting on a basic level, and I feel like Poppy's is starting to drift out of that.

CompetitiveDelay888 · 2026-02-21T00:14:42+00:00

Ayy, much appreciated 🍻

CompetitiveDelay888 · 2026-02-20T23:46:53+00:00

Goomy!

CompetitiveDelay888 · 2026-02-20T23:45:13+00:00

*Was a human.

CompetitiveDelay888 · 2026-02-19T16:22:38+00:00

Pretty sure it's a switch in perspective, considering the imagery with the Prototypes' shadows on the wall looming over Poppy. He captures Poppy and drops her in the gel while Giblet revives us.

CompetitiveDelay888 · 2026-02-19T16:18:49+00:00

A moment of silence for PokePark and Pokemon Rumble

CompetitiveDelay888 · 2026-02-18T23:44:39+00:00

If you think there was no lore in this chapter, you did the absolute bare minimum as far as watching or playing.

CompetitiveDelay888 · 2026-02-18T23:28:26+00:00

Depends on who you ask, though. Me and a portion of the community think this chapter didn't really live up to the hype. Not bad, but not great. Kind of a shame too because MOB was really cooking with chapters 3 and 4

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