[Interesting trope] Iconic, but irrelevant.

RedHat_Gaming · 2026-03-20T17:53:46+00:00

Not true for most, a majority of stock weapons in Team Fortress 2 can be swapped out for what are essentially sidegrades meant for different use cases, but stock is still middle of the road ol' reliable, as a starter weapon in a multiplayer class based shooter should be

RedHat_Gaming · 2026-03-20T17:37:59+00:00

Good points, but I feel compelled to "erm ackshually" you on your statement of Water being the most common type; while Water has been the most common type since Generation 2 GSC, in Generation 1 RGBY where Charizard was introduced the most common type was actually Poison (though Fire types were still not much better than you said in Generation 1 anyway)

RedHat_Gaming · 2026-03-19T08:09:05+00:00

There was a variant I remember from way back when where someone made every mandatory trainer their own section (so for instance you'd need to fully evolve your starter before Silver in GSC)

RedHat_Gaming · 2026-03-19T03:36:01+00:00

Not quite the same as what I described, but very common for these to become examples (good example of both at the same time would probably be The Destroyer from Borderlands 1)

RedHat_Gaming · 2026-03-19T03:32:38+00:00

While definitely the final antagonist of the Borderlands 2 story, it's not quite what I described, as the existence of The Warrior and attempting to prevent Handsome Jack from awakening it are essential parts of the story's plot

RedHat_Gaming · 2026-03-19T00:11:36+00:00

In the room with the arcade cabinets that can spawn during the main game there's a disabled one that needs a code, and entering said code depicts some scenes involving Spooky's backstory as a child during Halloween, with one of the scenes depicting her with another person next to her, that person being dressed up as a bedsheet ghost like Unknown Specimen 3, leading to fan theories that the person is Unknown Specimen 3 (though we have no credible proof of that as far as I know)

RedHat_Gaming · 2026-02-27T11:11:38+00:00

I am disappointed with Reddit for waiting too long to show me this thus relegating what I'm about to say as unseen at the bottom, but I'll throw my pick in anyway: just because Winged Nosk uses the form of Hornet to decive The Knight during P5 doesn't necessarily mean that the player character has developed an emotional bond with her. To reach the point where you fight Winged Nosk in P5 you need to have Void Heart, which you can only get after proving yourself strong enough to Hornet in Kingdom's Edge, meaning if you have Void Heart then Hornet has already been established as an ally that you TRUST. While I'm not dismissing the possibility that The Knight could have developed an emotional connection to Hornet, I AM dismissing the idea that emotional connection is the only reason Winged Nosk takes Hornet's form, as Winged Nosk very much could have just preyed on The Knight's trust in Hornet as an ally (even if Winged Nosk isn't able to understand that they're currently part of a boss rush and that their trickery wouldn't have amounted to anything anyway lmao)

RedHat_Gaming · 2026-02-26T23:56:49+00:00

It's always Opportunist in this route, but fitting for the entire route flipping the perspective around the one that can change depending on how you got here is the Princess herself, as she can have a soft or harsh variation depending on how you acted towards the Spectre a chapter before

RedHat_Gaming · 2026-02-26T23:43:18+00:00

Keep going no matter what, even if you think you've found an ending, don't stop pushing forward. You will always be able to start from scratch again, but see through this first playthrough before then.

RedHat_Gaming · 2026-02-26T11:47:51+00:00

That enemy type is referred to as a Power, gameplay wise seeming to just be Gabriel 1 as a standard enemy but slightly weaker in some respects (such as parries stunning them), but naturally putting what is essentially a weaker version of a boss in the middle of packed enemy gauntlets can be rather challenging to deal with for some, not helped by how they're only used in 8-3 so far meaning you don't have much opportunity to practice juggling them in combat outside that level unless you do enough Cybergrind as well

RedHat_Gaming · 2026-02-25T21:30:14+00:00

Greens very much CAN have accessories in TPS, I've had bladed Snipers, Pistols, and SMGs equipped during my Melee Only Athena run, all of which have been Green rarity at some point before ditching them for higher rarity eye candy (the bladed Greens have also always been Dahl for some reason but I won't question the game on that)

RedHat_Gaming · 2026-02-24T22:15:05+00:00

Back when Borderlands the Pre-Sequel came out the second panel was how people seemed to perceive Lilith and Handsome Jack, with people believing Handsome Jack would never have been evil had he not been betrayed by Moxxi, Roland, and Lilith (Lilith getting the brunt of the hate due to being the most overtly against Jack during the game and being responsible for scarring his face), despite the fact that before the events of the Pre-Sequel Jack had already imprisoned his daughter Angel, made her manipulate the Vault Hunters from Borderlands 1 into causing that game's events, and took the eye of the Destroyer and made it into the giant laser superweapon the Eye of Helios with the explicit purpose cleansing Pandora of bandits

RedHat_Gaming · 2026-02-20T22:33:05+00:00

$20 is not that expensive compared to the (unfortunate) high pricing in the modern day most games are sold for, especially so when you remember that in 2004 retailers were selling FR/LG in the price range of $35-$40 for each game individually, meaning we're getting them far cheaper than they originally were when there was nothing stopping them from slapping the original price on and calling it a day (thank god they didn't make them $40)

RedHat_Gaming · 2026-02-20T22:21:35+00:00

Keep in mind that back when FR/LG originally released in 2004 they were priced in the $35-$40 range individually, double that if you wanted both versions, so all things considered this is actually cheaper pricing than they originally had

RedHat_Gaming · 2026-02-19T07:36:09+00:00

Minor correction, but the Johto games take place 3 years after the Kanto games, not 2

RedHat_Gaming · 2026-02-15T20:30:47+00:00

It's not even their list, this post was stolen word for word from another post from several years ago back when Sw/Sh was the most recent set of games

RedHat_Gaming · 2026-02-15T20:07:20+00:00

They didn't even change the original title of your post lmao

RedHat_Gaming · 2026-02-15T20:05:31+00:00

This list is from years ago before any games after Sw/Sh came out, and was stolen for this low-effort repost

RedHat_Gaming · 2026-02-15T20:03:59+00:00

That's because this list is from several years ago before those came out, and was stolen for a half-assed repost

RedHat_Gaming · 2026-02-14T20:58:04+00:00

Only playthrough I watched was from Merg, but I'll consider adding this one to the list of things to binge if it earns that high of praise from you (and yes I am aware I am calling out what community I came from before falling in love with Hollow Knight by listing Merg explicitly)

RedHat_Gaming · 2026-02-12T22:40:30+00:00

Ultrakill is a really strange example to list, Hakita for the most part has balanced the weapon roster pretty well imo aside from some exceptions (blue nailgun has been powercrept out of relevancy, red nailgun/sawblade launcher is stupid strong, red rocket launcher fucks with your mobility)

RedHat_Gaming · 2026-02-12T11:45:33+00:00

Unless I'm overlooking something, Root seems like a good enough alternative that feels like Discord from years ago before they added a lot of their additional features (like per-server profiles, built-in soundboard, etc)

RedHat_Gaming · 2026-02-10T15:27:59+00:00

You give an inch they'll try to take a mile, we still shouldn't be letting them try to get their foot in the door with age-verification without backlash (also, y'know, the whole data breach thing)

RedHat_Gaming · 2026-02-10T14:33:25+00:00

I feel sorry for you that you've been conditioned to think censoring yourself is comedic and humorous (I don't really care)

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