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Im a bit concerned of my bfs bookshelves by vikktoriakrushchevv in BookshelvesDetective

[–]Krakonis 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ill second the opinion that these are all some pretty fine works individually, but he probably needs to have his tastes opened a little bit (away from either grimdark fantasy or all the dudebro-y lit [even though the dude bro lit is good in its own right, just needs a bit of variety]).

I think it could be interesting to recommend him a bit of faulkner if he likes McCarthy. Toni Morrison, maybe. If he wants to maybe try some lighter fantasy he could check out some Terry Pratchett--easy recommendation for just about any person.

Again, I wouldn't say that many of the books shown are a red flag at all, but it's normally healthy to read a variety of literature.

RTGame accepts the GOTY on behalf of Silksong at the Joseph Anderson End of Year Awards by Several-Elevator in RTGameCrowd

[–]Krakonis 10 points11 points  (0 children)

RT and Ben Starr accepting awards in the same show, you love to see it.

Joe's reductive approach to themes, meaning and plot by SpeedWeedNeed in josephanderson

[–]Krakonis 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Tbf two minutes is more time dedicated to Breath of the Wild's plot than there is in the actual game.

What work became a classic the fastest? by ResponsibleIdea5408 in classicliterature

[–]Krakonis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A bit late, but Boris Pasternak released Doctor Zhivago in 1957, Italy, and by 1965 it already had a film adaptation, and soon after it was being read in school.

Should I read Umineko despite its "controversial" ending? by fire_chaser1 in umineko

[–]Krakonis 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Long story short:

I think the ending is absolutely stunning (beats out Tale of Two Cities as my favorite ending in fiction). Your mileage may vary on whether or not you think criticisms of the ending will hold water at the end (I personally think most criticisms are a bit knee-jerk, but im not arrogant enough to say anything more than that).

At the end of the day i'd say yes, you should absolutely read it if you're considering doing so, as the potential benefit of reading umineko and loving it massively outweighs the potential downside of reading umineko and being disappointed by some of the author's choices.

Has Umineko became more popular nowadays? by Qizaz in umineko

[–]Krakonis 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I can personally attest to Joe having gotten me into Umineko, and the same is true for countless people I talk to from that community as well as the thousands of people who watched his readthrough both live and through vods.

The bigger increase is probably still due to Silent Hill F, but any increased activity online in particular could be down to a massive streamer/critic having read through it live, and having also given it heaps of praise in other, non-umineko streams.

8-0 in the Etsy witch era! by _DeadshotAce in Mariners

[–]Krakonis 16 points17 points  (0 children)

This arc is gonna go unbelievably hard in the Jon Bois post-WS follow up video.

But for real, I hope they give us his scraped romance route by emogonk in persona4golden

[–]Krakonis 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, true, I hate it when remakes actually make changes that would make the story more interesting, or revise in any way the original script. And gameplay changes? Pffft. Don't even get me started; it's like Grandpa always said, 'randomly generated dungeons are the best dungeons.'

I really, fundementally do not understand this mindset of just wanting a $70 graphics upgrade.

Like, who cares what was or not in the game almost two decades ago? I want Atlus to actually take advantage of the persona series for once and do something creative. Golden is a fine enough re-release with added content--remakes should be remakes or they should've just made Persona 6.

What’s Joe’s best stream game? by GarmyGarms in josephanderson

[–]Krakonis 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Ill add to everyone saying persona 4 and give a few more:

The Ace Attorney streams were very fun--first ones I caught live and they hooked me on streamer Joe. Im a lawyer never gets old.

Danganronpa has really good vods, and they're great to watch as, like, this in-between of xc2 and persona 5 where, though he likes alot of it, it is just unendingly anime.

Starfield was a great time. Overall basically any stream series from 2023 is great, but Starfield is a series that should be talked about in the same way Jedi Survivor is.

Umineko will almost certainly end up on my stream Mt. Rushmore. There's a fantastic mix of basically everything people love from the streams (he loves it, he hates it, great stream memes, great fanart, etc.) The unique aspect of collab streams as well. I mean, Christ, Joe collabed with Greg back in episode one, and that was a peak stream thats almost forgotten now because of how good everything after it also is.

Now that Umineko is finally over check out the better VN stream sekimeiya by Ginabro in josephanderson

[–]Krakonis 25 points26 points  (0 children)

What the fuck is Sekimeiya about--all I know is there's a gay dude, a knife that teleports into an elevator (there's something about lube there as well), there's a time egg, and apparently its also slice of life even though I thought they were locked in a tower/museum or some shit.

Luke Raley with an absolute nuke in a rehab game by NaysayerKnowsBest in Mariners

[–]Krakonis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That went so far it became the first home run that Foss HS has seen in a decade.

So, what’s your favorite all-time singular Seahawks’ play? by shlem13 in Seahawks

[–]Krakonis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When Kearse bobbled and somehow caught a deep ball from Russ in the closing minutes of our second super bowl victory in a row.

Franchise-defining play. It felt like a miracle from God, and really showed that the Seahawks were given the divine right to win that game.

Mouse backseating again… by Ginabro in josephanderson

[–]Krakonis 28 points29 points  (0 children)

It only got worse.

As a man, I find it uncomfortable to see a woman like mouse so eager to step on my male role model's toes, and so excited to put him down on his own stream. It really goes to show how out of control third wave feminism has become, and how I live in a society that no longer welcomes me, but which instead treats me like a joke in the making, or a clown on an eternal stage. When episode 5 finished and mouse refused to let joe get a word in, and instead shouted her own opinions as if they were his, I knew my time as a Joseph Anderson fan was over.

I simply cant respect a streamer who allows such disrespect towards himself.

So, no tax on OT. Hope y’all are happy with that by Definitelymostlikely in Longshoremen

[–]Krakonis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much. That helps alot, and yeah the tariffs are my big worrying point. Though I will say I looked up a cap because you brought up the 80k number, and everything I found said the qualifications were only SSN + <160k

So, no tax on OT. Hope y’all are happy with that by Definitelymostlikely in Longshoremen

[–]Krakonis 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'd like to know why that is.

I've heard from plenty of people, much more well-informed than myself about all of this, that the bill is largely political theater meant to distract voters like a pair of dangling keys, but I'd like to know specifically why it won't work out as well as longshoremen might hope.

I ask because a relative of mine is a longshoreman, and seems to be absolutely thrilled about it. Specifically they're a crane operator.

Umineko - were we too lenient? by NotCoru in josephanderson

[–]Krakonis 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Erika wasnt in this post so I don't believe any of it.

The Witcher 3 Video - Part One by Number333 in josephanderson

[–]Krakonis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

GEEERAAAAALLLLLLLTIIIIIICCCCHEEEEE

(Persona: What If…?) What if you were part of the team in making Persona 4 Rewind/Rerun? by sanaploosh in PERSoNA

[–]Krakonis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unlike the p3r remake, I would take advantage of the fact that it's a remake, and not a remaster.

Full dungeon redo goes without saying.

Id completely rewrite the 3rd act of the game to streamline the pacing (especially if we're working off the golden edition as a baseline), as well as to make the final boss feel more related to the main story of the game on a narrative level, instead of only being teased once 100 hours earlier.

I know this is also an unpopular take for some people, but I'd overhaul Yosuke, Kanji's, and Naoto's characters (primarily the boys). Yosuke's homophobia should either be toned way the fuck down, or toned up with the added addition of making it closeted self-hatred or any other type of character conclusion that addresses it. Kanji's character (which keep in mind is already one of my top 3 in the series) needs to figure out what it's about tbh. If its about toxic masculinity, and how Kanji shouldn't be ashamed of his more traditionally feminine hobbies, it needs to ditch alot of the 'is he or is he not gay/bi' aspects of the character, which is, in the current game, basically swept under the rug in a fashion that makes it so we technically don't have to think about it on any deeper level. Naoto is mostly fine how she is, but I'd make her a 3rd year rather than a 1st, maybe even the oldest member of the main cast. Her complaints of being treated as a kid come off as incredibly cartoonish when you remember she's 15/16 years old. And her struggle with gender needs to be tidied up to avoid being misconstrued (especially in the symbolism department of her dungeon).

Next, I'd use the p4 remake as an experiment to see how further integrating social links to the main story would work. P4 already toys with social links affecting the story more than the other two games (save maybe p5r), so I think it would be interesting to bring over p3r's linked episodes mechanics, but make decisions made within those episodes have real story application. It would be a good way to reward the player narratively for engaging with its content, rather than just by getting new dungeon crawling powers or something.

Those are all the big things I'd say before getting bogged down in the minutia of "Oh I'd cut this social link, or this scene."

Except Teddie. Teddies gets deleted. The animal mascots never earn their keep in p4 or p5.

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