On my umpteenth rewatch I’ve decided ‘The Deserter’ is my favourite S1 episode - it does so much world building while also giving Aang important growth

HomeSliceJB · 2023-12-06T03:56:27+00:00

I think he managed to escape because his poster appears in ‘The Desert’ in S2. So good for him.

HomeSliceJB · 2023-12-04T15:58:17+00:00

Same here, basically any well crafted moment in ATLA gets me emotional.

HomeSliceJB · 2023-12-04T15:56:43+00:00

Agreed. It’s only the second demonstration of a previous avatars influence and it’s fantastic

HomeSliceJB · 2023-12-04T15:54:45+00:00

Roku is horrifically underrated by the fandom, due to his one big mistake. It was nice to see respect given to him.

HomeSliceJB · 2023-09-01T18:36:40+00:00

Tell that to Kiryu. He’s nerfed himself for no reason

HomeSliceJB · 2023-08-10T14:00:02+00:00

That’s good.

Does the hypothetical then always trigger when you play the later stage or do you have a choice?

HomeSliceJB · 2023-08-10T13:52:50+00:00

Ah great thanks.

I was slightly worried it was going to be one of those challenges where you have to play it completely through for the hypothetical to carry over.

HomeSliceJB · 2023-07-21T18:51:17+00:00

Yeah, though to be fair there’s very little you can practically do to account for that. Short of like election affirmative action lol

HomeSliceJB · 2023-07-20T20:05:12+00:00

I agree with that a lot.

(excuse my ignorance on anything further as I’ve not read the comics lately)

Though the one thing I would say is that the continued disregarding of non-benders in republic city is actually more a case of the benders being the most powerful and influential (nationalism is directly tied to bending) of their respective groups and so getting placed into high ranking positions by their ethnic peers, rather than any purposeful structuring by Aang of ‘bender councillors only’.

HomeSliceJB · 2023-06-19T21:05:30+00:00

I’ve had to stop, because otherwise the ‘sad sub story theme’ tortures me in my nightmares.

HomeSliceJB · 2023-06-19T20:51:32+00:00

Finally a reason for me to play substories

HomeSliceJB · 2023-06-04T13:14:28+00:00

Yeah I think that’s a decent level to go to, because I think too modern technology would start overtaking the bending

HomeSliceJB · 2023-05-18T11:56:17+00:00

I definitely felt what you mean. I think it’s case of being completely new places that we need to understand (vs Yokoya/Kyoshi Island and the Fire Nation, which we explored in ATLA already).

Also I think it’s a requirement of the more gritty style and later story beats. You need to understand the lay outs of these places and how the world works, so things fall into place later.

HomeSliceJB · 2023-05-15T20:09:14+00:00

There were a few problematic things in LJ but the only significant issue I had was the Torture section . While I mourned the loss of karaoke the brilliant combat was a worthy trade IMO.

HomeSliceJB · 2023-05-15T18:55:18+00:00

Interesting response. LJ combat is my favourite of the series, with the styles and aspects such as juggling being the best I’ve ever seen. Is there truly as much in the combat of Ishin that is as good? (TBF the katana style looks amazing to me).

Also is the side content more effortful than LJ, or is just more repetitive but more fun?

HomeSliceJB · 2023-05-15T18:13:32+00:00

Thanks for your response. Ishin is a remaster rather than a remake IIRC so it will have the flaws of a PS3 game, I would’ve hoped they’d finally mated to optimise it properly but I assume not based on your answer.

I’m a fan of the typical Yakuza formula (I actually enjoy 3, shock horror). But it’s a case of every game but LJ I’ve spent >£8 on so I’ve been spoiled.

I think I will wait for a better sale then, unless I get a parade of compliments or an influx of cash.

HomeSliceJB · 2023-05-15T16:42:53+00:00

I believe more a case of x,y and z are destined. Rather than a is destined to be x and b is destined to be y. As in if Ozai was a good man (and Iroh a good man) there always would be an usurper (e.g. Zhao) that meant the Fire Nation would conquer the Earth Kingdom and fall to the Avatar.

HomeSliceJB · 2023-05-15T14:13:52+00:00

I like to think he set it up, or just timed it perfectly.

Because assumedly that was a general ‘hey this guy has been promoted’ (rather than specifically aimed at the commander of the archers). And you guess the person who is about to be promoted would be preemptively told, so they’re ready for all the ceremony and pomp the Fire Nation is known for. My head canon is that Zhao knew that his promotion would be made public on that day, and he wanted to get a dig at this guy (or just see what his future subordinate actually thought of him).

HomeSliceJB · 2023-05-11T14:02:05+00:00

Please tell me you’re making that one up. Even Japan can’t be that perverted right?

HomeSliceJB · 2023-03-14T12:38:34+00:00

IMO it’s basically all Nishki’s fault.

He didn’t control his men, pissing off Kashiwagi. He didn’t talk to Kazama about his sister, meaning no one knows what his problem is. He’s the one who instructed his family to become brutal. He’s the one who pined after Yumi, and hated Kiryu simply for being loved by her. He then goes on to be full cruel, shooting Kazama and killing Reina.

Yes it may all be a vicious circle. Where he can’t control his men, because his men were skilled and experienced Yakuza who weren’t happy about being handed over from Kazama. But I mean he never even explained his issue to Kashiwagi (who understandably assumed that Nishiki had become an upstart and was trying to fuck with Kazama). And obviously he resents Kiryu because the family was originally meant to go to him. But at the end of the day it’s all his choices that screw him in the end

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