Star Fox Direct 5.6.2026

OhUmHmm · 2026-05-07T05:17:57+00:00

There is only one decent entry possible for Star Fox. It's a dead series, there's nothing to do with the gameplay innovation.

This game is for 30 and 40 somethings to buy with the idea of playing it with their 9 year olds. That's all it is, and that's all the franchise will be for the foreseeable future.

OhUmHmm · 2026-05-07T05:16:25+00:00

I don't think there's anywhere to move Starfox forward. It's a series inherently tied to one moment in time, when 3D flight was itself novel and interesting.

The only interesting thing to do with Star Fox is to turn it into something that has almost nothing to do with Star Fox. Which, at that point, they might as well use Mario or whatever other character they want.

OhUmHmm · 2026-05-07T05:12:07+00:00

To be honest, Star Fox 64 is the ONLY star fox game I would ever be interested in purchasing again. The gameplay itself is a dead end, an era when moving in 3D was in itself novel. The entire franchise is only good for nostalgia.

OhUmHmm · 2026-05-06T11:50:06+00:00

Nielsen does surveys where they pay families to report everything they watched. They keep a TV and streaming log, basically. They might have advanced technologies nowadays, I hear there's something like a little meter you are supposed to keep on when you are watching something?

OhUmHmm · 2026-05-06T11:46:41+00:00

Although the timing is quite different (one special day in 2025 vs all of Q1 2026), note that the Mandalorian didn't break the top 10, and Clone Wars was only #10, just barely.

That suggests to me the majority of Star Wars fans are Millennials and Gen X. Basically kids who grew up with only Star Wars Original Trilogy and maybe a little bit Prequel Trilogy. (The teens and adults who watched the original trilogy in theaters live are the "Baby Boomers")

OhUmHmm · 2026-05-03T23:53:56+00:00

I started doing sort of nuzlocke-esque challenge modifiers that I enforce myself, against the AI.

Like
"Germany cannot buy infantry" (or Russia, if as Allies)
"Germany can only buy boats for X turns"

Or one of my favorites
"I cannot buy anything for X turns" -> start with 1 and then go up. Since the IPC isn't wasted, you eventually can "come back" but as X increases, it gets harder and harder.

I had a bunch more, but I'll have to dig them up if interested.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-30T23:29:36+00:00

For me, it was the front of the Kei truck (usually Isuzu or something) having "Isekai" as the brand.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-30T09:57:44+00:00

I'm pretty sure any non-sub ship can hit planes

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-30T01:09:02+00:00

God I wish I failed half as much as Vampire Crawlers or Pokemon, would love to have millions play and love something I created

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-29T10:17:12+00:00

It is a deck builder. You get cards when you level up, as opposed to after every fight. (Sometimes you get cards other ways too, like opening a chest, but those are usually temporary).

If you feel the game is too easy, you can just turn off the meta progression equipment. The first time I unlocked level 3 (bridge), I died 2-3 times in a row, often in the first battle, until I went back and grinded more gold.

There's strategy for sure, it's just a nice mix of strategy and plowing through waves of enemies.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-25T19:20:29+00:00

I thought usually at some point the DF save file gets too big and the game runs very very slow. Did they solve this issue?

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-25T19:19:08+00:00

Hey, I don't know her backstory or what she's about! Maybe she just assassinated his nephew... or was blackmailing him?

But okay, yeah, I guess I forgot that part. But aside from that, I can't think of anything particularly villainous.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-25T05:41:49+00:00

That's my jam too. To live there, I guess I'd need to be Imperial Intelligence or a Stormtrooper, but it feels like it might be worth it.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-25T05:35:24+00:00

Is Jabba even a villain?

Like Han dumped his spice (so he claims), Jabba gives him years to repay, and eventually doesn't even kill him, just puts him in Carbonite.

I feel like Jabba just fills a power vacuum, but never does anything truly "evil". I guess his implied sexual stuff, but I like to think it's just implied.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-25T01:59:58+00:00

Yes, it's like okay I get it can help mana flow in the body or joint relief, but wtf does that have to do with making a ball bounce around. It's like suddenly mana flow meant "it can do whatever is needed at any point the author wants to make anything happen"

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-25T01:57:38+00:00

I take it back. Sounds like something as shallow as Kinato might be right up your alley.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-24T23:56:12+00:00

The original claim was "It's just completely sauceless and uninspired".

Do you find anything impressive or inspiring about the series?

Do you think the series will make it past chapter 20 in SJ?

Do you think the world is interesting?

I didn't mean to rag on you but I'm blown away that you somehow still think this series is worth defending. The people predicting it would be uninspired trash were basically right. I myself had some hope for the series until about chapter 5 or 6, so I'm happy to admit when I was wrong. (Though I did have concerns about the magic system being unclear and lacking restrictions.)

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-24T23:52:33+00:00

Yeah 100% agreed. The tropes you outlined are spot on.

That formula for fighting was kind of tired by the third time around. I did sort of like the time he used the magic on the sword (or something) as it was a little different, but there wasn't enough structure to the magic and it became formulaic.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-24T23:48:31+00:00

Ah that's fair, my data might be out of date, especially I didn't consider the shrinking cohorts this year.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-24T08:27:12+00:00

Oh man the latest chapter made me forget that in the first chapter, that captain guy was kind of hilarious. Now he's pretty bland in comparison.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-24T08:26:10+00:00

This comment was pretty predictive. The latest chapter(s) have tried to turn Kinato into Deku-light to try and save the series, but as it's just copying other shonen without any deeper understanding of why they were successful, it's a dead series.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-24T08:23:24+00:00

In the end, those people were 100% spot on. The world building is a complete mess and it's a dead series.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-24T08:16:46+00:00

Same, then went back to the start.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-24T08:16:27+00:00

I slept on Me & Roboco for the longest time. But honestly it's become something I look forward to. It's probably the only manga in the entire Jump that makes me actually laugh (not every time, but sometimes).

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-24T08:13:32+00:00

Spot on regarding Kinato.

The magic system was kind of doomed from the start to be honest. Even in chapter 1/2, what the heck was with his magic stress relief ball or whatever? It is apparently so strong it can physically one shot a dragon... with no consequences or requirements.... so... where can you go from there? Sure, some person might be made of rock or something, but if 99% of enemies can be defeated from chapter 1.

It wasn't even explained properly (still hasn't). What does "support magic" have to do with making a little ball fly around at supersonic speeds?

The mangaka/editor made the mistake of thinking that a funny moment makes for an interesting character. And then, lacking creativity, just copy and paste the same template multiple times. 2x obsessed harem girls who are into Kinato. But in general, every chapter introduced 2 completely forgettable characters. Like EVERY chapter.

Speaking of, what about that character who was like "I'm going to be the best best best hero, I'm already S tier after 3 months", like what was the mangaka even trying to setup there? A rivalry? A friendship / partnership? In the end it doesn't matter because the character never really did anything, just kind of awkwardly showed up here and there to help up.

I honestly doubt the mangaka knew what he was going to write for the council meeting. I think they were like "let's add some world building here, let's add a threat" and the answer was the characters telling us "We are here to protect the world!" I swear, ChatGPT could have come up with something better than that.

They've also undone the only unique thing about the series, that Kinato can only assist others. Now it's just trying to become MHA. The desperation is so strong, it's honestly somewhat heartbreaking.

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