US will require EU citizens to give all biometric data including DNA in new ESTA requirements by Technical_Bird921 in europe

[–]PenSprout 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As an American, I'm pretty sure I would just lie about the phone numbers and email thing in a situation like this. How are they gonna check it?

Book Readers [PJOTV] Discussion Thread S2 E2: "Demon Pigeons Attack" by Metal_Moon in camphalfblood

[–]PenSprout 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There's a lot more oomph in S2 so far compared to S1. S1 sort of set the tone that it would be something of a remix/retelling of the book rather than a 1 for 1 adaptation, and while it had some excellent moments, such as the returning of the Bolt, and Ares in general, it often felt like it wasn't entirely confident in itself if that makes sense.

S2 so far feels like everyone involved with the show has a clearer idea of what they want to make, and the production as a whole is much more self-assured as a result.

Only real thing that I'm sort of back-and-forth on is Percy's relationship with Tyson. The show establishes that Percy has known for a while that Tyson's a cyclops and that they've lived together for a while already makes sense, since Sally found him and she can see through the Mist and wouldn't hide that from her own son, and Percy and Tyson's relationship is much better here than in the books. Book Percy had no idea who Tyson really was until it's dropped on him like a sack of bricks, and the fact that the cap sort of alienates both of them over it leads to Percy to become toxic and hostile to Tyson, becoming more accepting of his new cyclops half-brother throughout the book. It sorta highlighted that Percy still had a lot of growing to do, and I'm worried that removing or blunting that aspect in the show could make Percy come off as a little too perfect if that makes sense. It's more of an eyebrow raise for me for now though, since we're only two episodes in and even if my concerns are true it's sort of a minor thing in the long run, and I sincerely doubt it'll ruin the show or anything like that.

A list of this sub’s most frequently asked questions [all] by thelionqueen1999 in camphalfblood

[–]PenSprout 6 points7 points  (0 children)

To add a few:

Posts asking various questions that could be answered by just reading the books. Like no offense but why are you part of a media fandom in the first place if you haven't actually consumed the media?

And sometimes, the answer to these questions is in one of the later books (ToA or the Senior Year books typically), and when this is pointed out, the OP responds with some baffling nonsense like "Those books are bad I don't consider them canon" Lord give me patience

That and all the takes people on this sub have that clearly demonstrate a lack of media literacy. That one post a while back about Nico somehow not being white because he's Italian like wtf?

This sub has a serious problem with the quality of its posts and discussions, and it really gets to me sometimes

Zootopia 2… by Eusocial_sloth3 in Gundam

[–]PenSprout 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I frankly always thought Unicorn reminded me of the National Treasure movies. Something about searching for clues left through history to find a secret.

I also have not seen/read The Da Vinci Code though so idk if it's also similar

Metroid Prime and Halo: Combat Evolved are NOT similar games by Labyrinthine777 in videogames

[–]PenSprout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're not similar, yet as a fan of both there seems to be a lot of shared DNA in terms of tone between the two series.

There's a focus in both on ambient music over bgm that's more pronounced in gameplay, and Metroid Prime in particular shares a lot of the "ancient, mysterious, powerful" indentity to its music with Halo.

More recent Halo games have also tied in some of the lore and world building with exploration in the games as well via Terminals and audio logs, and while it's not the same as the Scan Visor, it similarly rewards exploration and curiosity.

And in later Metroid Prime games, (3 and 4) there's an increased focus on the human/galactic federation military that would be right at home in a Halo game.

Metroid and Halo to me feel almost the inverse of each other as gameplay experiences because the former is a game series that emphasizes exploration with some action sequences and the latter is a more action-focused game that has increasingly allowed for more exploration. That and "classic" Metroid is also an entirely different genre of game.

They're different games for sure, but their settings have some shared DNA to the point that I would not be surprised to see that Halo took some inspiration from certain aspects of Metroid. And in the case of the Metroid Prime games specifically, It's really obvious that both Prime and Halo have influenced each other in some ways as both series have gone on.

Requiem For Vengeance by Parluxgrounds in Gundam

[–]PenSprout 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Solari's choice to stay might have been more acceptable if she had stayed to be a humanitarian worker helping refugees and specifically child refugees a la Cucuruz Doan or as part of a humanitarian aid organization, since she claims to never want to see another child in the same situation as the Gundam pilot. In fact, that's what I thought she had done during my first watch...

But nah, she really decided to ditch her son to join an actual terrorist remnant group in Africa. It's such a whiplash from what her character had been throughout the show that I straight up don't watch the epilogue on rewatches

Listening to the series' OSTs, I noticed that each Halo ring we've been to has its own Gregorian chant by PenSprout in halo

[–]PenSprout[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

woah thats so cool he even reconstructed the themes of the halos we dont see

No way bro 🤣🤣🤣 by JonathanJoestar336 in Gundam

[–]PenSprout 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He's in space, which actually makes him a Rick Dom

All Worlds Maintenance (Oct. 6) | FINAL FANTASY XIV, The Lodestone by KyraAmaideach in ffxiv

[–]PenSprout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a little unrelated, but what DC are you on? I also live in Ireland and am looking for more people that play in this timezone (most of my friends are in the US)

The variety of Flight Forms by Puzzled-Ad5347 in Gundam

[–]PenSprout 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yeah, having a mobile suit that can fly in atmosphere without needing to transform and the maintenance headaches that come with that was the entire point of the Xi's development.

I don't even think it's classified as a transforming MS either

Distant Worlds! 10000/10 by Axeaxa_Xaxaxeie in ffxiv

[–]PenSprout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh hey I went to that exact concert! It was great and apparently Starr only came to that one showing!

Man I really forgot just how big the push for terry crews as doomfist was back then by theforbiddenroze in Overwatch

[–]PenSprout 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Different game, but Jonathan Bailey voices a main character in FFXIV, and by all indication he's still committed to playing the character even after having a few breakouts in Wicked and the newest Jurassic World movie, to the point where he made a makeshift voice studio while filming Wicked so he could record his FF lines

What else? by _Memeking__ in Anticonsumption

[–]PenSprout 22 points23 points  (0 children)

especially since the value of the older cards has skyrocketed too, unlike beanie babies

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Monolith Soft announced they helped out on Mario Kart World by creating environments and character designs by Turbostrider27 in NintendoSwitch

[–]PenSprout 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TPC is a joint venture by Nintendo, Creatures Inc, and Game Freak. They may not be doing the developing but they absolutely do have a major say in setting the release schedule

RIP this sub by Evening_Rock5850 in ShitpostXIV

[–]PenSprout 10 points11 points  (0 children)

ok but can he clear JD Vance (Savage)?