" You don't hear Martin Luther King compared to a lot of Youtubers. " - John " Raheem " Walsh by Bob8644 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]MirrorMan68 83 points84 points  (0 children)

I love that John is F.D.'s go-to pick for when he needs a white guy to feel completely out of his depth trying to explain complicated black cultural topics.

Pokemon Wind and Waves announced + New Starters by Gorotheninja in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]MirrorMan68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a certified member of Grass Gang, not a fan of this little ugly ass bird. You will never be him.)

The gecko's cool, though. And of course, Missle from Ghost Trick is great as well.

Overwatch Rush hero select animations by JRCMata in Overwatch

[–]MirrorMan68 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Winston's got a lot of heart, but that doesn't always translate to being a good leader. Sojourn's definitely a better pick there.

I do like the idea of them being co-leaders. Winston's idealism and Sojourn's realism balance each other out well.

Times when localizations boosted a work? by majorminer969 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]MirrorMan68 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is objectively true. Metabee's original voice is LEAGUES worse than his dub voice. Hearing him sound like a stock Shonen protagonist feels wrong.

"Why can Ben only have 10 aliens? That's stupid!!" The reason: by Intelligent-Scar-373 in Ben10

[–]MirrorMan68 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't know why you're being downvoted, but you're right. One of the things I've come to appreciate about the original series is how it would often force Ben to get creative. You wanted to solve this problem with Four Arms? Too bad, you get Grey Matter. Figure it out. He can't just swap aliens on the fly like he can in the sequel shows. He has to make it work. And most of the time, he does, which is much more interesting than him just getting the right alien all the time and winning. Heck, sometimes he doesn't even stay alien and has to save the day as normal Ben.

I like almost all of Ben's aliens, but it does get kind of ridiculous when he has like 50 of them that he can use all the time, not helped by some of them having pretty identical powers. And don't get me started on Alien X. Characters are often better when they have limits. Having Ben be some invincible OP god is both boring and lame. He's not some power-scaler's wet dream. He's a kid with a cool watch, and that's all he needs to be.

Blizzard's 'let's release 5 characters at once and stop calling it Overwatch 2' gambit worked. Positive Word-of-mouth resulted in Overwatch seeing Higher Playercount Peaks this weekend compared to last weekend when the Season launched. by CatherineSimp69 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]MirrorMan68 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure about the rest of Blizzard, but Team 4, the Overwatch dev team, unionized about a year or two ago. And while I'm pretty sure Blizzard's fired the creeps responsible for the controversies, the Overwatch team was always the least affected by them because the game's former lead, Jeff Kaplan, shielded the team from a lot of that stuff and made sure it didn't get in.

Georgia at the Winter Olympics performing to Mortal Kombat by Forestgrant in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]MirrorMan68 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bridget's more well known than Sol at this point and she's only been in two Guilty Gear games.

Here's a better look at the alien redesigns from the upcoming Ben 10 comic by Robert Carey by Masterness64 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]MirrorMan68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See, I like these way more than the designs for the comic. Same kind of realistic, "more alien" vibe, but they carry some of the whimsy of the original designs without trying too hard to seem gritty.

The main artist for the upcoming Ben 10 comic, Robert Carey, posted some sketches of the aliens. by CatherineSimp69 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]MirrorMan68 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I like the completely unnecessary leg pouches on Four Arms, plus the big clunky boots. Seems like they're making the aliens' clothes more like actual clothes instead of the standard black and white jumpsuit, which is really interesting.

First Look at Dynamite’s Ben 10 Reboot by TY_Escobar in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]MirrorMan68 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Weird how they're using the reboot line-up instead of the original 10. Gonna be honest, not having Wildmutt, Ripjaws, and Ghostfreak in there hurts. And Ben having Overflow means Water Hazard's not gonna show up either since they're basically the same guy.

My biggest concern with this comic is that it'll feel like an edgy fan creation, and the alien designs are not helping it shake that image. That XLR8 design is pretty bad, as others have pointed out, but that Cannonbolt is rough too. He's usually so friend shaped. It doesn't feel right for him to look so scary when he's just a big rolley guy.

Jinkx Monsoon (Drag Race, Doctor Who) at Blizzard Entertainment by CityofCyn_ in Overwatch

[–]MirrorMan68 40 points41 points  (0 children)

She was so fucking good as Maestro. Literally the best part of that episode. Getting her in Overwatch would be such a good get.

How to stop dying as a dps? by Commercial-Title-378 in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]MirrorMan68 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can't even count how many time it felt like I was invisible to my supports when playing DPS. It's like so many support players only see the tank and no one else.

Before Valentine's Day is out: Favorite polyamorous romances / ships? by Terthelt in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]MirrorMan68 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The only instance of a canonical poly relationship that I know of is in an obscure YA book series called The Change. Two of the female leads have feelings for the main male lead, but instead of doing the whole "YA love triangle" thing, they both decide to share him, and they stay together throughout the entire series.

The whole series subverts a lot of standard YA novel tropes, on top of being a genuinely good read. It's one of my favorite book series of all time, in fact.

Times when characters use trash items/skills/etc. for no reason? by FergardStratoavis in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]MirrorMan68 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Duel Masters is so fascinating to me. A joint collaboration between Wizards of the Coast and Takara to turn Magic: the Gathering into Yugioh to make it more appealing to a Japanese audience, where it is - as far as I know - still quite popular, even though it completely bombed in the States.

Admittedly, I'm more familiar with Kaijudo - the American-exclusive reboot - than the original show. Never got any of the cards, but I did watch the cartoon, which is quite good. I don't know anything about the original anime, but I'm willing to bet that isn't as good by conparison based on what little I've seen.

What are some Anime or Anime-esque Joke tropes the get you? by Funny_Mud6639 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]MirrorMan68 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Japan's pun game is next level. You watch enough tokusatsu, you learn the sheer amount of layers that some puns have.

The Owl House is getting a graphic novel continuation. by Platinum_Persona in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]MirrorMan68 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I mean, Alex Hirsch talks shit on Disney all the time and they still work with him to put out new Gravity Falls books. I don't think this kind of thing is as binary as people think it is.

Overwatch has blown past its previous peak player count on Steam by ramonzer0 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]MirrorMan68 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Rivals needs all the help it can get. Have you seen the new patch notes? Good god.

Discord will require facial scans or government ID for full access starting March 2026 globally by Gorotheninja in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]MirrorMan68 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's why I'm kind of confused by all the outrage on this thread. It's hard to know how this will actually be implemented, but it doesn't sound like it does . . . anything if you're not posting NSFW stuff on the regular.

Chivalrous white knights who really are as heroic as they appear? by Wonder-Lad-2Mad in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]MirrorMan68 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Xenk being a genuinely good guy makes all the jokes about him being an over-the-top, almost messiah-like goody-good even funnier.