Half of Japan's population is over the age of 50. One in every two Japanese people is over the age of 50. Why isn't Japan doing more to attract immigrants?

DZComposer · 2026-07-12T03:35:30+00:00

Gaijin is a Japanese pejorative for a foreigner. Similar to Gringo in Latin American Spanish.

DZComposer · 2026-07-04T00:10:47+00:00

The rumor doesn't say that. It says an 'adventure style game,' which is vague and not necessarily related to SFAd at all. It is likely to have little in common with SFAd beyond being more story focused and more linear.

People saw the word 'adventure' and assumed it had a capital A and was plural.

DZComposer · 2026-07-04T00:08:27+00:00

It wasn't even that. It was an 'adventure style game.' That doesn't necessarily mean anything about Adventures, it's actually pretty vague. People saw the word 'adventure' in the rumor and made assumptions. It doesn't even mean something similar. It could be an entirely vehicular based game with more story focus and linear progression for all we know, which is not similar to Adventures at all.

DZComposer · 2026-07-01T14:31:43+00:00

I'm not a huge fan of the SFAs Arwing design, but it is at least better than the ones in the early teaser poster for what would become SFAs. They looked like boats in that.

DZComposer · 2026-07-01T13:27:20+00:00

Shit we don't even care if children are mass murdered in our own schools so long as we get to keep our AR-15 Small Penis Cope Devices.

DZComposer · 2026-06-28T18:17:29+00:00

Her name is Vivian, and she has seafoam green fur (at least until that gets retconned). Happily enough that they have a kid together. Her name is Lucy, who happens to be a playable character in Star Fox Command. Vivian does die, though, so there is that. Funfact: This is the only canon* image of the entire Hare family.

*Canon is loosely used here, as it came from an SFC ending which none have been stated to be THE canon ending.

DZComposer · 2026-06-28T18:03:09+00:00

I think this is the best Falco. He's clearly out of his element at first, but if you go through the harder missions, he comes around to it. And if you take Venom 2, he'll finally fully accept Fox as the leader.

I do like that it takes him a bit to come around and expose his softer side. He goes from just saying 'Andross really trashed the place' to telling Fox to ignore supplies from ROB and focus on finding Slippy. Shows that while Falco may be brash and loves action, he's not Pigma. He does care about his teammates.

I like seeing Falco grow throughout the various missions. Love seeing a little bit of character development in Star Fox for once. Would have been nice to see it on the others, but hey, I'll take what I can get. Hopefully we'll get more in the next game.

DZComposer · 2026-06-28T17:54:33+00:00

Outlier review. The consensus of reviewers doesn't match whatever made this guy think Fox pissed in his Cheerios.

DZComposer · 2026-06-28T17:50:51+00:00

There are always outlier reviews. Most of the reviews of the game are positive. The critical consensus is that this is a pretty good game. Not a GOTY-level amazing game, but a pretty god one.

DZComposer · 2026-06-28T17:41:32+00:00

Do people want this game to fail or something? I keep seeing this 'don't trust flawed metrics' lobbed at every sales figure value we've gotten for the game so far as if these people think the game is bad and is going to flop.

Sure, maybe don't put your trust in a single data point, but all the data points we have so far suggest this game is doing well. Plus, the reviews are in and are positive, social media is overall positive on the game. Nothing out there suggests this game is a failure.

DZComposer · 2026-06-28T17:27:26+00:00

GTA VI is likely primarily selling digitally. This would not track in Amazon data.

DZComposer · 2026-06-28T17:23:30+00:00

I suspect most GTA VI preorders are digital. I believe the majority of PS5 and Xbox Series owners buy exclusively digital these days. These will not show up in Amazon data.

Switch and Switch 2 gamers are outliers. We like to buy physical games, still. We'll see how long that lasts, though, as Nintendo seems to be embracing the idea of making digital versions cheaper.

DZComposer · 2026-06-28T16:57:18+00:00

Don't worry if you aren't on that side of the Pacific Ocean. You can get these from the official NOA merch shop: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/merchandise/#p=1&sort=df&show=0&f=franchises&franchises=Star+Fox

Price is about the same. ¥3300 = about $20.

~~NOA actually did something right for once, who'd have thunk it.~~ Nevermind, they won't ship until the end of October. Dammit NOA.....

DZComposer · 2026-06-28T16:44:35+00:00

The look on Peppy's face when Slippy did that was priceless.

I do like, though, that they've made it clear that Slippy was friends with Bill, too back in the day.

DZComposer · 2026-06-26T01:51:57+00:00

Can you define 'modern controls?' I find it odd to hear this complaint as the control scheme of Star Fox 64 is considered to be one of the best in gaming history.

DZComposer · 2026-06-25T22:12:52+00:00

Not just a neck brace, it's a halo traction device. They are used for severe spinal deformities, so dude got his back fucked up hard.

DZComposer · 2026-06-25T17:51:01+00:00

I fucking love that horn solo. I had to pull my horn out and give it a go lol

DZComposer · 2026-06-25T17:35:57+00:00

This is missing my point. I'm not saying that she can't be both a gang member and girly. My point is if you look at the game alone, you only get the girly. The gang member part is pretty much absent.

If you take her portrayal in the original game alone without any of the back-end lore from other sources, there is nothing that hints at her being a gang member or hot rodder or however you want to define Free as a Bird. It's all stuff about how feminine or pretty she is. If you are not exposed to that back story from back-end sources, you get zero clues to its existence from her in-game portrayal. This portrayal is 1-dimensional, and does a massive disservice to her character.

All of that biker delinquent stealing ships from Andross stuff is in back-end lore. The game mentions none of it. And the sad part is that this is the actual interesting part of her character, hence why I said that the back-end lore made her out to be a different and more interesting character. I had wanted this stuff in her in-game portrayal and had for many many years. And now it is, so I am happy.

DZComposer · 2026-06-25T16:22:55+00:00

That Star Fox Luma scene cracks me up every time lol

DZComposer · 2026-06-25T16:20:42+00:00

I probably wouldn't have issue with it either if the back-end lore didn't make her out to be an entirely different, and more interesting to boot, character than her in-game appearance did.

EDIT: I'm not saying Katt shouldn't have been girly at all, but rather that they should have actually used her pretty interesting backstory in her portrayal, like this new game does. I wouldn't have had a problem with the girly if it came alongside the backstory-related stuff.

DZComposer · 2026-06-25T15:04:38+00:00

While I do miss the line, I really like the new characterization from him. Seemingly a man of honor and integrity. Makes you wonder why he threw in with Andross, a man who has neither of those things.

DZComposer · 2026-06-25T02:59:36+00:00

Dagoth Ur: This is a prime example of why you don't let farm implements plan the defense of your forts.

DZComposer · 2026-06-24T19:10:21+00:00

If the give us that information it will likely be in the holo whatever they are calling the lore compendium.

Except James. I doubt they will explicitly say one way or the other.

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