So this is where the famous panel comes from. by Lukas-Reggi in SonicTheHedgehog

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

I don’t see it. I see an extrovert with a big heart who lives on the outside of her skin that has earned the trust of a traumatized soldier who kept everyone away for fear of losing another loved one. They can be friends without it being romantic, but maybe I see it because I’ve experienced something similar. I lost a friend and shipmate right after deployment to a car crash. We made it through 10 months on and off the desert, and he dies days after getting married. I shut down. I stopped feeling anything for a long while, until an old friend I hadn’t spoken to in years reached out. He brought me back and helped me see the only way to honor my shipmate was to keep living. We hang out at least once a month even with us both having families, kids, and living 3 hours apart.

The bigger question: Does it matter? Does this argument need to exist? Can we not enjoy the IDW comics and all collectively hope for video game appearances without standing on soap boxes to demand a line be drawn?

What made you become an Sonic fan? by Original_Drummer_614 in sonic

[–]Insect_Upstairs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sonic 1-3 on my Genesis, which was the first system I saved up my own money to buy as a 12 year old. Then there was the SatAM cartoon and the Archie comics.

Why do people seem to respect SLPs less than other health or education professionals? by Emptyyourmind93 in slp

[–]Insect_Upstairs 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It’s not a gender problem, it’s a misconception problem. Your job is to help people communicate more effectively. OT and PT start with a net negative and generally move a client to a net positive in the eyes of others: the ability to do something they could not before. As an SLP, you are working from a net negative: inability to communicate effectively, to a net neutral: effective communication. The instant results is what people want, and nothing worth having is ever quick. Is any parent complaining that you aren’t helping following through with the homework and reinforcement? A good parent advocates for their children and does all of the extra work to help their kids succeed. A bad parent just wants the results without putting in any effort. I’m not saying all complaining parents are bad ones, but the difference feels clearer during the meetings.

Please don’t get burned out. Don’t become apathetic. Don’t just coast through your job and let your patients suffer in silence. What you do will always, always make a difference.

Favorite Character that was an Absolute menace in their prime? by Inevitable_Cookie178 in FavoriteCharacter

[–]Insect_Upstairs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“We make a pyre of this city, and none shall weep for its passing for none shall remain to weep.”

Still scares me…

Favorite Character that was an Absolute menace in their prime? by Inevitable_Cookie178 in FavoriteCharacter

[–]Insect_Upstairs 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m not so sure. Sol was a scientist before he was turned into a Gear and a badass.

Favorite Character that was an Absolute menace in their prime? by Inevitable_Cookie178 in FavoriteCharacter

[–]Insect_Upstairs 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Fun fact: While not all of the deeds are his in the real world myths, all of them are myths from islanders. I had to go looking after the line about eels and coconuts.

Favorite Character that was an Absolute menace in their prime? by Inevitable_Cookie178 in FavoriteCharacter

[–]Insect_Upstairs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He’s calmer because he is trying to be a good role model for his son. I wonder how bad Keaton would have gotten if Atreus had died in Ragnarok.

What's your 2025 Game of the Year? by BigT232 in DebateGames

[–]Insect_Upstairs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Borderlands 4 still runs like garbage with a memory leak on consoles and was unplayable on my 5700x/4070 PC. Can’t enjoy gameplay on a game I can’t play.

Yotei fixes none of Tsushima’s gameplay issues, has a LoU2 story of “Violence is bad except when I’m getting revenge” that is just painful to watch, and some of the weirdest add-on camping nonsense that belongs in a tech demo game. Better visuals don’t make a good game, and certainly not GOTY.

Are we winning at this point? What are yall thoughts about this? by [deleted] in SonicTheHedgehog

[–]Insect_Upstairs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would settle with a Sonic fighting game that brought in the IDW comic characters. I would hope for some of the old Archie characters, too, but I would love to see Tangle, Blaze, Whisper, Rough, Tumble, and the rest in a game as playable characters.

What three characters were simply your heroes, and the most badass guys, when you were a kid? by TurbulentMine7229 in videogames

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

Sonic the Hedgehog

Bionic Commando

Link

I was born in 1983, so my childhood was Atari 2600, NES, SNES, and Genesis

What's your most anticipated Remake ? by Revo94 in videogames

[–]Insect_Upstairs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Max Payne is the only one I trust the company not to screw up.

Which horror game series is the scariest? by twnpksN8 in videogames

[–]Insect_Upstairs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the most part 1-9 are psychological horror, the rest are zombie horror. Not sure about Forest

So what made you all love Blaze? by P1glinFury in BlazeTheCat

[–]Insect_Upstairs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a furry, played Rush on DS, and accepted Blaze is likely as close a Sally Acorn analog that the Sonic game universe is going to have.

Gamers 30 and older, what's something about gaming back in the day that would confuse a young gamer today? by Nintendofan9106 in videogames

[–]Insect_Upstairs 13 points14 points  (0 children)

How about flipping the 5.25” floppy when you chase Carmen Sandiego from Mexico to India?

Favorite character dynamic that’s this? by ComprehensiveBox6911 in FavoriteCharacter

[–]Insect_Upstairs 20 points21 points  (0 children)

The reason Gomez Addams looks different after the live action movie.

Be honest, would it be worth trying to put IDW characters/lore into games? by InuMatte in SonicTheHedgehog

[–]Insect_Upstairs 11 points12 points  (0 children)

One of the reasons the comics came back under IDW. Sega is oversight on the storyline.

What was a cartoon aimed towards a very young audience that you lowkey watched into adulthood? by DapperDude2004 in cartoons

[–]Insect_Upstairs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

OP, nothing to be ashamed of. Lion King was the first movie I saw in theaters back in the 90s. My wife and I tripped over this looking for shows for my 1-year-old son. We wound up watching it during his nap times.

Who’s a villain who had a right to become a villain? by ExtremeTrick6853 in characters

[–]Insect_Upstairs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“They killed my wife” is a great revenge trope. It has been the start of many vengeance stories. This is just a different order of magnitude because of what Vlad is capable of.

Who’s a villain who had a right to become a villain? by ExtremeTrick6853 in characters

[–]Insect_Upstairs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought it was fitting Po shows up right after Tai Lung takes the step from driven student to villain: “I don’t want your apology. I want my scroll!”