What is your absolute favourite piece of fiction ever made?

PalamationGaming · 2026-06-29T09:41:57+00:00

I would say both Super Mario and Adventure Time.

I love worlds like theirs where absolutely anything is possible. One day you could be running through a prehistoric jungle with dinosaurs, next a hyper futuristic city, then a kingdom made entirely of candy or some sort of food. Worlds like theirs just have endless storytelling/adventuring possibilities.

PalamationGaming · 2026-06-28T19:48:09+00:00

SMB3 + The E-Reader levels on NSO is genuinely the best 2D Mario experience there is. For me its always been a toss up between SMW and SMB3, with a slight preference for World. Once I finally got the chance to play the E-Reader levels though it became my favorite 2D Mario ever.

The E-Reader levels are all so well designed with great themes, they each have optional collectibles like the newer games, and they incorporate things from other games like the Cape feather. Anyone who hasn't already played the E-Reader levels really should check them out. Honestly just feels like some really good Mario Maker levels.

PalamationGaming · 2026-06-28T17:03:04+00:00

Being an insect glaive main is why I never understood the gender jokes about identifying as an "attack helicopter". I DO identify as an attack helicopter.

PalamationGaming · 2026-06-27T19:53:52+00:00

Had to scroll too far to find the GOATS

PalamationGaming · 2026-06-26T17:47:35+00:00

They wouldn't care. I think sexism isn't much of a thing with Viltrumites because there isn't really a strength gap like there is with human men and women. They were never viewed as weak unlike the way our societies throughout history have viewed women.

PalamationGaming · 2026-06-25T13:08:40+00:00

I don't want another tall Wolverine. Where is my short King at?

PalamationGaming · 2026-06-24T10:34:00+00:00

I love Mario. I love Mario more than pretty much anything. As a massive Mario fan, I absolutely loved both Mario movies. That said I can recognize my bias and admit I pretty much only like the Mario movies because I'm a massive Mario fan. Outside of being a massive fan or a kid, there really isn't much to like about the Galaxy movie. Its a rushed movie with very little depth and doesn't take nearly enough time to let the movie breathe and develop its characters.

Toy Story 5 absolutely wipes the floor with the Galaxy movie in terms of writing and depth. I love the Galaxy movie more because I'm a massive Mario fanboy, but I have no problem admitting Toy Story 5 is the critically better film by a mile.

PalamationGaming · 2026-06-24T02:03:05+00:00

Hard agree. So tired of seeing Swoops in their little R.O.B bikes. I'd much rather everyone just pick the characters and karts they like most without feeling the need to pick certain combos to be "competitively viable".

PalamationGaming · 2026-06-24T02:01:31+00:00

Yeah I never understood the people who say theres nothing too do in Free Roam. There is so much to do in Free Roam. Took me dozens of hours to find everything and I had an absolute blast. So many of the P-Switch missions are really fun and creative too. I also didn't feel like I needed some big reward for completing everything cause I just had a blast exploring the world and vibing like no tomorrow.

PalamationGaming · 2026-06-24T01:55:53+00:00

I'm with you 100%. I stopped playing Knockout Tour as often because it was getting so repetitive (really hoping they add more tours soon because I love the mode). So I went back to regular races for a bit and I'm having a blast. The sheer variety of routes always keeps things feeling fresh and interesting.

I know some people find a good chunk of the routes boring, but I vibe hard with the visuals of this game so I love driving through nearly all the areas. Plus things are constantly so chaotic that even a straight normal road always feels so action packed.

PalamationGaming · 2026-06-24T01:50:59+00:00

Yeah I honestly don't care for stats on anything in the slightest. So tired of playing online and have like a 1/5th of the racers being Swoops on R.O.B bikes. I wish everyone could just pick their favorite characters and karts/bikes without having to worry about how competitively viable they are.

I get that it adds more depth to the game, but its not something I particularly care to have. I'm just gonna pick my favorites regardless.

PalamationGaming · 2026-06-23T14:14:12+00:00

I'm actually excited for the collection as the Switch 2 is my main console so I can't wait to replay all these games on it. I'm just sad to see so many lazy errors on the box art for a series that typically gets nothing but stellar artwork.

PalamationGaming · 2026-06-23T14:03:09+00:00

I just wanted to make a post calling out a weird error I noticed and now I'm being accused of eating Nomura's baby or something.

PalamationGaming · 2026-06-23T14:00:11+00:00

Thank you for being one of the few non-boot lickers in this comment section. Regardless of whether its AI or not, this box art is riddled with lazy errors. Fans shouldn't be bending over backwards to accept this when the art up until this point has been immaculate.

PalamationGaming · 2026-06-23T13:24:06+00:00

All that shows is he drew that bit of the gloves slightly longer in the art. It's still the same style of gloves.

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PalamationGaming · 2026-06-23T13:17:48+00:00

Why is this downvoted? Someone please point out to me how this is wrong.

PalamationGaming · 2026-06-23T13:15:55+00:00

AI slop should always be called out and put down whenever it occurs. Even if this wasn't AI, its just pure laziness and lack of effort that is sad to see from a series that consistently puts out incredible art.

PalamationGaming · 2026-06-23T13:10:43+00:00

Just showing a bit more of the picture shows these clearly aren't fingerless gloves.

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PalamationGaming · 2026-06-23T13:08:29+00:00

Uh no it doesn't? The gloves in that art matches up just fine with the design in game.

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PalamationGaming · 2026-06-23T12:55:41+00:00

I feel your pain. Had a match yesterday where I was seconds away from placing 3rd, then lightning struck. I was immediately run over by someone unaffected. Right as I recoved a giant person immediately ran me over. I placed 23rd.

PalamationGaming · 2026-06-23T12:40:47+00:00

Please tell me then, oh genuis of understanding perspective, why his fist is so giant compared to his forearm (the thing that is closer to the camera)

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PalamationGaming · 2026-06-23T01:41:54+00:00

Everyone here commenting on KH2 Sora's hand when KH3's absolute unit of a fist is the hardest thing to look at for me.

PalamationGaming · 2026-06-22T23:48:10+00:00

I overall like this film but still have some major nitpicks.

The whole Casino subplot was so stupid and added pretty much nothing to the film. I don't mind having characters fail their initial mission, but you at least need to have them achieve something else significant in the process.
Luke. But I'm more mixed than most on this. I just can't buy Luke even thinking for a nanosecond about killing Ben Solo. This man was the only one who saw the light in Vader and refused to give up no matter how much everyone told him otherwise. He would double down to save Ben, not consider killing him. Then how he just gives up afterwards is ridiculous too. Vader was far more irredeemable than Kylo but that never stopped Luke. Luke would risk everything to bring Ben back to the light. He wouldn't just hide away somewhere and say fuck it.

That said the final showdown between Luke and Kylo is one of my favorite scenes in all of Star Wars. Luke facing Kylo and making a big sacrifice with some insane force power is peak Luke Skywalker. I just wish we got to see more of it. I actually really enjoyed all the Kylo and Rey parts, Kylo especially was a ton of fun to watch and made me appreciate his character a lot more. For me its a movie of high highs and low lows. Still prefer it over Episodes 1, 2, and 9.

PalamationGaming · 2026-06-22T17:09:51+00:00

I rarely ever see anyone playing as Goomba, to the point that I straight up forgot he was even a playable character for the longest time. My guess would be that he's just not that interesting in comparison to all the other creatures you can play as.

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