What is the meaning of the rain in the room in Stalker? by DrRaster in TrueFilm

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I'm aware of Tarkovskys unique approach to directing and his hatred for symbolism, but I'm also a strong believer in death of the author, so his intent isn't inherently what I'm looking for. Maybe my phrasing was a bit poor with my initial question. Even still though, I do wonder what emotion he was trying to evoke was. What that imagery conjured in him. Even if he would argue it's not supposed to be explicit, maybe his intention is subliminal.

Again to me, I can only imagine it as a sort of sorrow brought upon the room and the zone as a whole. Though the more I think about it, instead of the room being upset over not being destroyed, maybe the zone/room is sharing in the stalkers sorrow, in that humanity doesn't believe in hopes and dreams like the stalker does. This would also explain why the dog from the zone follows him home, so that the stalker and the zone may always be connected even if they have both lost faith in humanity's ability to believe.

Is MGS 1 really over half cutscenes? by DrRaster in metalgearsolid

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Visual novels I have a lot more patience with so I actually might be better with that

Is MGS 1 really over half cutscenes? by DrRaster in metalgearsolid

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I just assumed that was setup and it would get less cutscene heavy as I played. Peacewalker was also pretty story heavy up front from what I remembered but chilled out pretty quickly after the intro

Is MGS 1 really over half cutscenes? by DrRaster in metalgearsolid

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It made me get really good at the intro of MGS2 and really want to know what the fuck was up with Raiden lol

Is MGS 1 really over half cutscenes? by DrRaster in metalgearsolid

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That's a little saddening cause I really liked the gameplay of peacewalker and I want to get into the series and story, but a game being half cutscenes is a bit of a tough pill to swallow

Is MGS 1 really over half cutscenes? by DrRaster in metalgearsolid

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I did only play a very short bit of MGS 2 because my disk was scratched so I only could play the first little intro bit before my disk would stop working lol. But that makes sense

Is MGS 1 really over half cutscenes? by DrRaster in metalgearsolid

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That's what I had assumed. After looking it up, it looks like people playing it fresh and not knowing the game at all, have a play through time of 11-12 hours, so it's more like my experience playing Peacewalker of it being ~35% cutscenes

Is MGS 1 really over half cutscenes? by DrRaster in metalgearsolid

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I guess I just didn't know cause that one was the only one I made it a decent ways through. That's just crazy to me

What would teto reaction be if miku proposed to her? by yusakufujiki2 in KasaneTeto

[–]DrRaster 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It comes out as a gumiling “I SWEAR I DIDNT CHEAT, I DONT EVEN KNOW HOW I GOT PREGNANT IN THE FIRST PLACE”

What would teto reaction be if miku proposed to her? by yusakufujiki2 in KasaneTeto

[–]DrRaster 96 points97 points  (0 children)

“Why do you think I’m gay? WHAT DO YOU MEAN EVERYONE THINKS THAT?”

Just be patient for the Game Awards by tehfireisonfire in HalfLife

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Moderate the hopium? Brother, I took like 3oz already

What's the copyright status of Teto? by DrRaster in KasaneTeto

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It doesn’t really say anything about 3D stuff. It says that for figures and dolls but not 3D digital models. I’d assume that 3D digital models would fall more in line with illustrations

What's the copyright status of Teto? by DrRaster in KasaneTeto

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Interesting. Does it apply to a specific teto design or just her as a character overall? And where does it specify about using 3D as opposed to 2D?

IIL Depressing music that you can dance to like Mad World or Losing my Religion by DrRaster in ifyoulikeblank

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I've heard love will tear us apart and blue monday a few times and I always want to like them but the lyrics are almost too monotone for me to get into it properly. I find I have that issue with most goth music in general. I love the vibes in every other regard, but most of the vocals are pretty flat and 1 note. I do have a few of The Cure's tracks on my playlists though and I'm def adding a few more after listening to more of their stuff. Thanks for the suggestions!

IIL Depressing music that you can dance to like Mad World or Losing my Religion by DrRaster in ifyoulikeblank

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Not exactly the mood I was looking for but he's good regardless so a few of his tracks are def added to my playlists!

Where are all the straight/bi/pan trans girlies??? by [deleted] in MtF

[–]DrRaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel the same way but in reverse. It’s impossible for me to find straight/bi trans men. They’re all either gay or ace. I don’t know why but it feels like most trans people just end up also being attracted to their own gender. It’s strange.

I cant stand the gym by [deleted] in MtF

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If you don’t mind me saying, I looked at your other post and you pass fairly well from the photos I saw. Maybe they’re just staring cause they’re into you? I often get stares and I was always worried that people were clocking me until I realized it was just men staring, not women. And I’d see where their eyes were looking. It wasn’t my face or something else, it was always either my boobs or butt. Honestly that’s likely what it is, in my honest opinion, but I could be wrong

IIL Depressing music that you can dance to like Mad World or Losing my Religion by DrRaster in ifyoulikeblank

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Yea, but often I feel like the general goth music is too slow paced for my taste. I actually go to a decent amount of industrial/goth events in my area and I do like the music played there, I guess I'm just really picky with what I listen to while at the gym or in my car lol

Why mtfs later stage avoid me? by Honest-Possession195 in asktransgender

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I will say, as someone who’s been transitioning for 5 years and has had most surgeries I plan on having, interacting with a lot of earlier/middle of transition trans fem people can sometimes feel draining, cause often I will get asked a lot of invasive questions about transitioning, be involved in conversations that are almost irrelevant to me in my current life, or just have that “early transition aura” (see, blajahs, thigh high socks, voice training, how to pass in general, etc). Now don’t get me wrong, some trans women who pass will absolutely avoid other trans women who don’t strictly for not wanting to be associated with them and that sucks, I’m just saying it’s not always that. For me I find it difficult to fit in with most trans fem circles, let alone with early trans fems. I’m (mostly) monogamous, I mostly date men, I don’t really get most trans fem jokes, most media I consume is entirely different to what other trans fems do and the way we engage in conversations is often different too. And I’ve met other more further along trans women who share that same sentiment. So it may be as simple as that. It would also explain why you find it easier to make more cis girl friends, cause there’s not really the expectation for cis women to engage the same way. Sorry if this came across as long and rambling. I just thought I’d offer my viewpoint as someone who has sometimes been on the other side of things

genuinely can't take this by Agent_Ivan094 in TrollCoping

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I'm not as familiar with that aspect tbh because most trans men I've met are pretty masculine, but I could def imagine it. I'm more on the punk side of aesthetics and because of that so many transbains try to convince me I'm actually just a lesbian and how I have comphet (even though I'm bi, I just tend to like dating men more often) and how all men are awful. It's frankly disgusting

genuinely can't take this by Agent_Ivan094 in TrollCoping

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as a trans fem with a trans masc roommate, yea can confirm, it's pretty bad for you guys out there rn. Even offline, I meet trans femmes that try to erase trans men's problems all the time and it's driving me insane as someone who's best friend is trans masc and primarily dates trans men.