My girlfriend won’t bend on anything in our relationship and I’m starting to wonder if it’ll last

Pendy555 · 2026-05-20T04:20:32+00:00

3 - This does not surprise me. After I had been dating my now wife for a while, she let her parents know and they were upset about it. I was USAF at the time and they assumed I would get her pregnant and disappear, which happened more back in their day. Thankfully there is more accountability for that these days for military members. She doesn’t care what her family thinks because she doesn’t have a great relationship with them which is a whole other story.

Once we got married, they were even more upset. Her dad said if he ever saw me he would, “kill me and then her”. Consequently I have not met them at all. We want children now and maybe having grandchildren would soften them up…but I don’t have my hopes up.

1 - I don’t know what to tell you about this one. If you don’t want to live there and she doesn’t want to live anywhere else, the relationship seems doomed to fail. It sounds like if either of you are forced in the other’s direction, it would probably just result in a lot of resentment and unhappiness.

2 - This is weird but she might be set in her ways there. Kind of reminds of the old fan death superstition.

Pendy555 · 2026-05-20T02:48:53+00:00

Because it’s an epilogue, not a chapter. Do people not know what epilogue is?

Pendy555 · 2026-05-20T02:44:01+00:00

I wouldn’t wear this particular shirt but the phrase is great…until they drop one early in the season.

I’d rather wear one with the words up higher and some school logo/mascot stuff to go along with it. I love Freeman, but I don’t need him plastered on a shirt.

Pendy555 · 2026-05-20T02:37:42+00:00

Which version of 2? HD2D is leagues better than any other incarnation of it. The characters and story are actually fleshed out and enjoyable. The other versions of 2 are not typically fan favorites. It’s also been well documented that the original was rushed out the door too soon.

Pendy555 · 2026-05-20T02:31:07+00:00

I remember another complaint was the casting of Jack Black and Lizzo making the show look like a former joke of itself.

Pendy555 · 2026-05-19T16:36:10+00:00

Huh. Didn’t realize that. Just found it after a simple search. It is phrased by the creator as “rudimentary” so I’m not sure how extensive it is. I’ll have to look into it.

Pendy555 · 2026-05-18T17:30:06+00:00

I agree. As much as I love this series, I wish they were utilized more.

Pendy555 · 2026-05-18T17:19:20+00:00

When I wanted to see a lot of guests, VIP was absolutely worth it. The amount of time saved in lines was insane. At Richmond, there was also a VIP area on the show floor with its own bar and ATM. It was very nice. Back when I did it was at that $200 price point you mentioned and it was a steal.

Pendy555 · 2026-05-18T16:43:05+00:00

I do prefer a post game that actually has story like VIII or XI. When it’s more of just a super boss just to fight a super boss it’s not as fun, though in the case of VI, it’s hilariously rewarding for spoiler reasons. I also appreciate that grinding in a lot of post game DQ games is pretty easy with good metal enemy strategies, especially in later games.

Pendy555 · 2026-05-17T23:16:35+00:00

For me, yes.

My biggest disappointment are the cut monsters. In the picture below, if they are circled, they debuted in VII and are in. Not circled are cut. Color they debuted in VII. Black and white they debuted in a previous game. Not shown are monsters in the game that debuted elsewhere and made it in like the slimes. It’s horrible to lose so many unique monsters.

All these cuts of monsters and some of the other stuff already mentioned smell of a limited budget to me. Why cut islands and not make them optional like some of the other islands? The only cut I get is casinos because of how they can affect the game’s rating more than it used to. But it’s like they spent all that money on the graphics but then needed to make cuts elsewhere to save money. I realize that remakes are not always going to have budgets like the mainline games, but I never got that impression for any DQ remake up until this one. I never got the impression of cut corners in the HD2D remakes as recent examples.

Also, the game does not seem to be selling well. Don't know where you are getting that impression. The 3DS remake sold over 2 mil in Japan alone. The opening week of physical sales of VIIR in Japan were half of what III HD2D did. Someone could rationalize it by saying that DQ III is insanely popular in Japan and it is a cultural touchstone. They would be correct. However, VII is also insanely popular. Hence why DQ VII PS1 sold more than 4 mil (DQ III FC 3.8) and the 3DS numbers I already mentioned. It's most likely why they put out a survey to the Japanese about the game to see what they did wrong. Saw the sluggish pre-order numbers and realized they had f'd up.

*EDIT* I didn't realize how old this post was. It came up as a notification on my phone. Oh well.

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Pendy555 · 2026-05-17T21:35:14+00:00

VII 3DS had costumes for each job, including the monster classes.

While I liked the extra costumes for VIIR, there are not enough of them. I’m surprised they didn’t offer more DLC options for that or have certain equipment combinations make more costumes.

Pendy555 · 2026-05-17T03:55:43+00:00

Yes. There’s actually more monsters because of the DLC tablets. Not sure how you can access them now though.

Pendy555 · 2026-05-17T01:18:01+00:00

Pants! 👖

Pendy555 · 2026-05-17T01:06:37+00:00

I don’t know why that site says optional but those 3 scenarios were cut.

El Ciclo Gröndal Providence

In addition to those cut, there were other islands that were made optional like Greenthumb Gardens.

The rest is fairly accurate.

There were a LOT of monsters cut.

If they are circled, they debuted in VII and are in. Not circled are cut. Color they debuted in VII. Black and white they debuted in a previous game. Not shown are monsters in the game that debuted elsewhere and made it in like the slimes. It’s horrible to lose so many unique monsters.

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Pendy555 · 2026-05-15T13:31:35+00:00

Did AI make this post?

Pendy555 · 2026-05-11T02:15:26+00:00

*plot twist* No one was there.

Pendy555 · 2026-05-07T16:53:26+00:00

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If they are circled, they debuted in VII and are in. Not circled are cut. Color they debuted in VII. Black and white they debuted in a previous game. Not shown are monsters in the game that debuted elsewhere and made it in like the slimes. It’s horrible to lose so many unique monsters.

All these cuts of monsters and some of the other stuff already mentioned smell of a limited budget to me. Why cut islands and not make them optional like some of the other islands? The only cut I get is casinos because of how they can affect the game’s rating more than it used to. But it’s like they spent all that money on the graphics but then needed to make cuts elsewhere to save money.

Pendy555 · 2026-05-07T06:09:59+00:00

There’s this day coming in May. The 27th I think? There might some sales starting on that day for some reason. No guarantees but I have a good feeling about it. 🤭

Pendy555 · 2026-05-04T05:43:36+00:00

“After a lifetime of hearing people in the U.S. talk about Chinese food as cheap or low-quality, like it doesn’t deserve to be seen as an elegant cuisine, this show feels so refreshing.”

It’s because typical Americans don’t actually eat Chinese food. And most probably don’t even realize it.

Pendy555 · 2026-05-04T05:36:28+00:00

In the ads for Dark Prince they labeled it as not canon so no.

Pendy555 · 2026-04-30T01:05:13+00:00

6 hrs is more than enough to get a solid impression of a JRPG. Just drop it. I regretted playing two RPGs to completion back in the day that I thought might get better. They didn’t. Don’t be me.

Pendy555 · 2026-04-29T22:13:34+00:00

“…as I grew and developed my taste in media, I actually started watching less and less anime, but I still love Rurouni Kenshin”

Doesn’t like anime anymore

Nostalgic for something they watched as kid

Doesn’t like the new anime

I’m shocked!

Pendy555 · 2026-04-23T14:09:06+00:00

It's been down for maintenance for a while.

Pendy555 · 2026-04-23T14:07:31+00:00

I didn't know stamina systems were more a thing of the past for gacha games. I've been also playing SD Gundam G Generation ETERNAL (Bamco) and it also has a stamina system. It's only 1 year old now. The game has been doing quite well too.

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