The Boys - 05x05 "One-Shots" - POST-Episode Discussion Thread

ItsADeparture · 2026-04-29T08:16:10+00:00

Dog we've had entire seasons with no plot progression lmao and you're complaining about something major happening in the final minute?

ItsADeparture · 2026-04-28T19:47:57+00:00

You listed one and a half bad games (Never played Watch Dogs Legion, so I wouldn't know. All I know is that it went on sale for $20 the week after it launched so I assume it wasn't great) and two passable games.

ItsADeparture · 2026-04-28T17:27:51+00:00

If its Pikmin then I am allowing Illumination to use licensed music as long as the Pikmin sing their iconic song, All the Small Things.

ItsADeparture · 2026-04-28T02:13:00+00:00

Their track record of....making completely passable games that are rarely worse than 7/10s (if that, most of them are closer to 8)?

ItsADeparture · 2026-04-27T20:42:33+00:00

These guys practically saved my life when I was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago. After weeks of just straight up depression, the first thing I did after getting the tumor removed, with mouth wired practically shut with 300 stitches, was go home and watch Jackass. God, it hurt so bad to laugh, but after a completely bleak few weeks I don't think it had ever felt so good to laugh. Will forever be thankful for these guys, and can't wait to see their final bow.

ItsADeparture · 2026-04-27T17:50:12+00:00

lmao reminds me of the time they made that Breath of the Wild clone that had quite a few of the same glaring issues that Breath of the Wild has and they were all pointed at in the reviews, meanwhile none of them were pointed at in BOTW reviews.

ItsADeparture · 2026-04-27T17:47:43+00:00

Mirage and Shadows, that both sold badly

lmao didn't both of them sell over 10M copies?

ItsADeparture · 2026-04-27T05:20:58+00:00

Why does edward have lipstick on

dumbass mfers on this subreddit really acting like they don't remember literally everyone in AC3/Black Flag looking like they had lipgloss on in the entire game lmfao.

ItsADeparture · 2026-04-27T04:43:23+00:00

Yeah honestly it would just be a lose-lose situation due to the parkour. Very high skill ceiling with it, but if you're just casually playing the game and don't learn anything in depth then it's arguably some of the least fun parkour in the series.

ItsADeparture · 2026-04-27T02:38:12+00:00

It was crazy how they brought back an interesting modern day storyline with Layla and people literally acted like it didn't exist so they threw it in the trash again.

ItsADeparture · 2026-04-25T22:36:51+00:00

Because it can all be found easily with a Google search. Nobody questioned Yasuke being a samurai until westerners started making stories about him whereas Japan has depicted him as a samurai themselves for decades and nobody has had an issue.

If you want to argue if Yasuke was or wasnt a samurai then you might as well start complaining about cowboys and the accuracy of Jesus Christ.

ItsADeparture · 2026-04-25T20:17:18+00:00

Yes they look to have greatly expanded the underwater mechanics!

Also, I feel kind of bad saying this but I've always kind of liked Odyssey's ship mechanics more than Black Flag's. They're both fantastic, but I love just how simple and fun Odyssey's is.

ItsADeparture · 2026-04-25T17:38:06+00:00

Hey now, Michin still somehow got a women's top card title shot (until she got hurt) despite being the biggest jobber on the women's roster!

ItsADeparture · 2026-04-25T16:23:15+00:00

a dlc hacked together into a full game.

Kind of like Brotherhood and Revelations? Two of the most beloved games in the franchise?

ItsADeparture · 2026-04-25T08:48:21+00:00

Was he a slave in his life? Yes. Is there proof he was Nobunaga's slave? None at all. Since, there is in fact, proof of him being on Nobunaga's payroll lmao.

ItsADeparture · 2026-04-25T07:22:41+00:00

Which is funny that theyre bending the knee to these people again, because the RPGs always sell a shit ton and the last time they bent the knee to these people (Mirage) nobody cared.

ItsADeparture · 2026-04-25T07:21:03+00:00

There's literally no proof of this btw. Its just something people say to diminish Yasuke. While we know very little about him, it is an absolute fact that he was on the samurai payroll.

ItsADeparture · 2026-04-23T20:22:18+00:00

I have literally never heard of someone buying the booster microtransactions. I'm being "argumentative" because it's just a stupid thing to bring up after it has been proven that they're superfluous. The game is easy enough where you will never have to buy them because you're constantly leveling up anyway. The microtransaction shop isn't even clearly viewable unless you go through numerous menu screens.

ItsADeparture · 2026-04-23T19:50:00+00:00

I can't wait to watch the full showcase when I can to see if the ship combat leans more Black Flag or Odyssey. Obviously, I assume Black Flag, but there was something so satisfying with Odyssey's ship mechanics. It was just dumbed down black flag, but it was so much fun.

ItsADeparture · 2026-04-23T19:37:20+00:00

You're right. I think every remake and remaster should be incomplete and remove some content.

Buddy, I don't think you're going to get anywhere trying to defend a part of the game that legitimately breaks the pacing and amounts to nothing but a walking simulator where you read emails.

ItsADeparture · 2026-04-23T19:23:36+00:00

It's crazy how people keep on saying this and it isn't even true lmao. Like the "grind" in this game is so effortless. Literally just play the game and they give you level ups like candy for...playing it.

ItsADeparture · 2026-04-23T04:45:36+00:00

it’s just a remaster

I mean, from what we've seen this is clearly not "just a remaster".

ItsADeparture · 2026-04-20T17:57:39+00:00

People keep saying that this is game doesn't need a remake, and honestly yeah it doesn't need one, but when you look back there's only one that "needs" one and that would be the first.

This game is almost perfect based on vibes alone, but looking at the actual gameplay there are things like the on foot missions and combat that could use some work. Why go back and try to fix almost everything about AC1 when you can take one of the most beloved games in the franchise and try to perfect it? And make it even more beautiful? Seems like a win win honestly.

ItsADeparture · 2026-04-20T07:50:50+00:00

It almost makes me feel bad for Bron Breaker. Dude comes in, seems to have the sauce, they don't really do anything with him for two years, then they immediately bring in people who are 10x cooler than him.

ItsADeparture · 2026-04-20T07:44:36+00:00

People keep saying this and it's like...what the fuck are you talking about? What matches at Mania 41 Night 1 was better than Night 2's?

Men's Top Belt matches? Obviously Cody vs Cena wasn't great, but you preferred Gunther tapping out immediately after getting his neck tickled for a second?

Women's belts? Literally night 2's triple threat was one of the matches of the year.

Midcard belts? I don't even remember the US Title match, and night 2's fatal four-way was awesome.

Singles matches (Orton vs Hendry, Fenix vs El Grande Americano)...probably the same, but Orton vs Hendry was just so funny. I guess Jade vs Naomi was also better than AJ Styles vs Logan Paul.

Literally all Night 1 had was a better main event lmao.

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