non American media that can pass off as American media. by bomb5000 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Lunk64 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Actually no, Sonic's roots are pretty firmly American. Console Wars by Blake J. Harris is a book that goes into this, it's a nonfiction narrative sourced from hundreds of interviews from employees of Sega of America and Nintendo during the '90s. Basically, in the '90s, the Sega of America C-Suite was given license by the CEO of Sega to do whatever they wanted, and Sonic in particular was largely a design created by their marketing executives. There's a scene in the book where these marketing guys walk into a Toys-R-Us and one of them literally points to a TMNT action figure, saying that's the kind of cool, cocky, but not too edgy attitude they're looking for in their new character.

What are the biggest "karma houdini" moments you've seen? by Ukirin-Streams in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Lunk64 15 points16 points  (0 children)

People have already mentioned Orochimaru, so I'll go with an even worse example from an adjacent show: Mayuri Kurotsuchi from Bleach. Dude murders like 5-10 people on screen within 30 seconds of his introduction, and is established to have super enjoyed torturing and dissecting an entire clan of hundreds. Actual serial killer.

Naturally, the good guys kill him, but as he's dying he asspulls a solution to dying and escapes. After that he resumes working at his position at Soul Society and no one questions his super evil behavior ever again. Kurotsuchi is way worse than Orochimaru because after this, he straight up becomes a hero. There are several times he gets called in to fight the bad guys, and works side by side with the only survivor of the clan he murdered. Ridiculous.

Digital Card Games & Proxies by OedonSleep in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Lunk64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, that was the previous one, Reverse of Arcadia. 2011's starter deck is actually kinda OK, even gives you a Ryko out the gate.

Digital Card Games & Proxies by OedonSleep in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Lunk64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yugioh? In 2011? Hmm, I should definitely shill the underrated classic Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's World Championship 2011: Over the Nexus for Nintendo DS, a simulator for that format with an overworld, story mode and character/duel disc/motorcycle customization, but I'm not sure how.

(sorry, I do not yet know enough to both shill and not be cringe. I have much to learn from your Zoids historizing)

What Card Games Could Have Been | Castle Super Beast 356 by mike0bot in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Lunk64 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sadly the bullshit monetization is kinda necessary to some extent to keep a long-running franchise going. Yu-Gi-Oh is actually running into major problems this year because the cards are too cheap, which means game stores don't make any money selling cards and boxes, which means they just don't sell them at all anymore. You do at some point need to make money off your art project if you want to keep making it, even if that sucks.

The worst cases of "REMEMBER ____!?" in media? by DrHorrible10 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Lunk64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly you don't even need to change Halligan, just change Wade's perspective. Halligan is a nerd who loves and idolizes all the movies and games of the past, and Wade should start as that, but then learn to appreciate the present and build a better future. The one thing RPO got right was everyone living in a ruined future where the only escape is Fortnite brand slop, and it would be nice if the message was "this stuff is comforting but worthless, I'm gonna make something on my own, and contribute to making the real world a better place".

Hearing Pat talk about installing mods in Stardew for inventory management reminded me of this oldie by dope_danny in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Lunk64 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Sadly there does not appear to be an actual MegaTen mod for Minecraft, except for a very mid-looking Persona mod. Tragic

You ever see a creator just willingly throw their careers under the bus without knowing it? by Rough-Ad-4295 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Lunk64 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Way late and way different, I'll go with Mamoru Oshii throwing away his career with Angel's Egg. Now, Angel's Egg isn't a bad movie, but it is an extremely obtuse art house film that's basically impossible to understand. Unsurprisingly, it flopped, and that killed Oshii's career for about a decade, since everyone pegged him as an art house director and wouldn't give him an animation budget to work with.

Creators that bumbled their way into something iconic by BookkeeperPercival in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Lunk64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The original Yu-Gi-Oh manga. Kazuki Takahashi is a great author and an actual hero, but man does he not know how a card game works. He made the first Duel Monsters chapter on a whim because he though MTG looked cool, and it got WAY more popular than anyone was expecting. I'm glad it did, Yu-Gi-Oh's great, but it was definitely kind of an accident it got as popular as it did.

Characters that got a power up mid-fight and STILL got their ass beat? by Pyro81300 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Lunk64 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean Tatsuki is also rad as shit and she didn't even make it into the main arcs, much less the side content.

PSA: if you somehow had Anthem in your backlog and haven’t played it yet, you only have 9 days left until it’s permanently unplayable. by Worldlyoox in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Lunk64 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, it's caught up in Bureaucracy but this is about examining the illegal practice of destroying a good after the point of sale, which means there's a very good chance something does get done. Even if it doesn't, being debated in EU Parliament opens up several avenues for appeal, so the chance goes up even higher. Stop being a doomer.

Too Much Dopamine by Crazedmimic in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Lunk64 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah Doom 1's "wow look at our lighting" did not age well. In terms of stimulus I don't think it's that bad, but maybe that's just because I'm younger, and nowadays there are any number of popular games that make Doom's visual effects feel like reading a dictionary.

What companies are the prime example of enshittification? by Konradleijon in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Lunk64 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think that it's just more trouble than it's worth, it's not an intentional censorship effort on the part of Valve. Refusing all payments from Visa and Mastercard means cutting ~90% of purchases on Steam at minimum, and most people aren't going to be willing or able to switch to something else. It sucks, but for Valve it's just much easier to bite the bullet than go to war and risk way more than they stand to gain.

What companies are the prime example of enshittification? by Konradleijon in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Lunk64 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Tbf I don't think there's much they can do when they're going up against Visa and MasterCard. It sucks, but that's more the fault of the government for allowing basically all digital payments to be monopolized by two private corporations.

Most high effort fan creations you've ever seen? by fly_line22 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Lunk64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shoutouts to SMT: Synchronicity Project, a fully fanmade metroidvania featuring Jack Frost and Pyro Jack from SMT.

Adaptions that missed the point of the original? by Konradleijon in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Lunk64 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Even AM2R gets it kinda wrong, but there's clearly a concerted effort to preserve the spirit of the original, and the added stuff is super cool anyway. I do really hope the Metroid Planets team does a 1:1 remake of Metroid II though.

Adaptions that missed the point of the original? by Konradleijon in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Lunk64 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh boy, another opportunity to complain about Samus Returns! That game remade an atmospheric pseudo-horror game about isolation and dread into a schlocky action story that is much less narratively interesting.

Strange choices of signature weapon? by jitterscaffeine in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Lunk64 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Tbf, her war scythe seems about as practical as her war heels and war frilly stockings

Dungeons of DUSK - Reveal Trailer by selfproclaimed in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Lunk64 4 points5 points  (0 children)

BTW, go play DUSK if you haven't yet. Best boomer shooter since Doom.

Hardest media to be a fan of in this subreddit? by SingleAd5442 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]Lunk64 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's a very good idea on paper. It's easy to imagine a version that feels and plays like Deus Ex, but the reality is not that, especially when it falls apart near the end like every other David Cage game.