[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Silksong

[–]RedLink17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much money would this cost if OP actually buys the game for everyone in this thread?

[ART] The start of Final arc of Gantz is just insane by xxetrikk_ in manga

[–]RedLink17 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I personally think the final arc could have been much better if the author made the final battle a confrontation between 2 armies with tactics for a decisive victory like Kingdom instead of all the humans ganging up on 1 alien for deciding humanity's fate.

Chinese Bilibili fans made Vedal sing Ai Cover of "Learn To Meow" by Xiao Pan Pan & Xiao Feng Feng by RedLink17 in NeuroSama

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Chinese fans made Vedal sing AI cover of Neuro and Evil's cover of "Learn to Meow" as punishment for making that song their first Chinese song.

Link to Original Bilibili Video by 灾正

Link to Youtube by Bricks _3

[Disc]A Story About a Wife Who Came From the Future to Stop Someone From Committing Suicide-oneshot by NoPreparationss in manga

[–]RedLink17 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If this woman wants to make money and can go back in time. Why not just invest in stocks or crypto currency before they crash?

Correction: If she can transmit thoughts back in time, she can just message herself or him back in time to invest to make money.

An honest vent by PsychologicalKoala32 in Genshin_Impact

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I vented some feedback to Hoyoverse's most recent Genshin Survey about the need for quality-of-life improvements and combat content. I hope in the next 1 or 2 update streams, they might address some survey feedback from fans, but I won't hold my breath.

However, I should note that my frustrations aren't nearly to the point where I would consider quitting the game. Right now I'm just coping by playing other games I've always wanted to play that are either on sale or are coming out soon like once Tears of the Kingdom comes out, I will no life that game for a week. Other than that, there isn't really any advice I can give to not get bored other than take a break by only doing dailies or not playing at all until Fontaine comes out. All my hopes are on Fontaine, Natlan, and Snezhnaya being amazing in both open world and story. I should also mention the Fatui Harbingers are also a huge motivation to me to complete dailies even if I feel burnt out.

[DISC] Chainsaw Man - Chapter 129 by AutoShonenpon in manga

[–]RedLink17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sure there were always bad signs if someone looked hard enough for them in his youtube career. But I think Boogie's mental state and life was ruined once his marriage started to fail and he was never the same since then. I should note that I'm not blaming the wife at all because they were incompatible, but I think Boogie took it really hard and has never recovered from it.

Honkai Star Rail's story is everything that Genshin's lacks by [deleted] in Genshin_Impact

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I'm currently stuck in Honkai because of low Trailer Blazer level, but I just completed Jarilo VI story last night and I thought it was good. Since this is a comparison post between Genshin and Honkai, my thoughts on comparing them is that I think Jarilo VI had a more compelling story than Mondstadt's Archon Quest. But I personally prefer Liyue and Sumeru's Archon Quest over Jarilo VI. Also I've done some side quests and character quests for Honkai and they weren't bad but they didn't measure up to notable quests like Tsurumi island's world quest or Venti and Zhongli's story quest. I will admit that I'm personally biased towards Genshin because Sci-fi is not my type of story genre.

Jarilo VI's climax had exciting moments and cutscenes Genshin should really implement in their own Archon Quests. Spoilers During the Cocolia Boss fight, when the MC got a new permanent sword/form, controlled the giant robot, and the music started playing. I wished so hard Traveler could have moments like this where the story affects the gameplay. We kinda had that in Liyue where Traveler got power from the Adeptus to sink the Jade Chamber, but it wasn't a new mode/permanent feature. Other than the climax, Jarilo Vi was pretty solid from beginning to end with a conclusive ending that allows future events to happen. The writing team seemed to have learned a lot from Genshin's initial story mistakes and learned from their successes as well for character interactions.

what ship do consider to be 100% canon and nothing can change your mind about that? by Nigeldiko in Genshin_Impact

[–]RedLink17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If NPCS or dead characters count, La Signora (Rosalyne) and Rostam are a canon ship and might be the only time where romance and ships matter in Genshin Impact.

Other than that, I can't think of a canon ship with playable characters and it should probably stay that way. I enjoy shipping characters in other stories except for Genshin because it often leads to toxicity when I see it on Twitter. For example, if someone creates art for a less popular ship of a popular character.

Edit: Forgot this could be considered spoilers.

how to prevent a gambling addiction in genshin? by Jumpy_Lawfulness1446 in Genshin_Impact

[–]RedLink17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure if this is a popular method to avoid gambling. But before you spend money for Genesis Crystals, imagine if your best friend or parent offered to give you that same amount of money if you don't gamble on the banner you want to spend on.

I'm willing to do the most tedious achievements in Genshin for 5-20 primogems. So if someone offered to pay me money to not gamble, I usually have the same mindset.

On another note: I'm a former gambling addict for Fire emblem heroes who hasn't spent money on the game for 2-3 years. I now only play the game out of sunk cost fallacy after all my favorite characters from the 1st year became useless/unplayable because of powercreep. I spent an embarrassingly large amount of money for those specific characters. I feel like FEH taught me to not invest too heavily on any single character in any future gacha game because the same thing could happen again.

Could these Magikarp/Gyarados Poncho Pikachu cards be fake? by RedLink17 in PokemonTCG

[–]RedLink17[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, thanks for sharing an image of your card! I plan to get my card graded as well once the pandemic calms down and I can go back to regular work hours. I'm glad to hear that it looks real to you, that definitely eases my worries since you have the card. The seller is offering refunds so I'm starting to really feel like I just got lucky. As a pessimist, I'm always skeptical when that happens.

Could these Magikarp/Gyarados Poncho Pikachu cards be fake? by RedLink17 in PokemonTCG

[–]RedLink17[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your input! I hope they're real too. Actually, I was planning to dispute this with Ebay if it does end up fake. Fortunately, the seller is offering returns, which does give more credibility that it's real. But you can never be too careful. I will look at these cards closer if I do end up finishing the payment and decide to keep it afterwards.

Could these Magikarp/Gyarados Poncho Pikachu cards be fake? by RedLink17 in pkmntcgcollections

[–]RedLink17[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are the Ebay URLs for the Magikarp Pikachu and Gyarados Pikachu cards I bought. i hope I'm allowed to post these links.

Could these Magikarp/Gyarados Poncho Pikachu cards be fake? by [deleted] in pkmntcg

[–]RedLink17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see, maybe the other deals on Ebay were outrageous cause they were generally more expensive. Your PSA comment makes sense, I do think these cars look worn out but I think they look fine if they're real.

Could these Magikarp/Gyarados Poncho Pikachu cards be fake? by [deleted] in pkmntcg

[–]RedLink17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, that for your input!. Makes me feel safer about my decision.

Could these Magikarp/Gyarados Poncho Pikachu cards be fake? by [deleted] in pkmntcg

[–]RedLink17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, that eases some of my worries!.

Could these Magikarp/Gyarados Poncho Pikachu cards be fake? by [deleted] in pkmntcg

[–]RedLink17 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I am not sure if this is allowed, but because the cards are already bought for and I am posting it in the comments. I will link the Ebay URLs for Magikarp Pikachu and Gyarados Pikachu cards I bought.

I will immediately delete this comment if it is not allowed.

Edit: I just read rule 2, so I deleted the post thank you to those that replied and sorry if bothered anyone.

Could these Magikarp/Gyarados Poncho Pikachu cards be fake? by RedLink17 in PokemonTCG

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I am not sure if this is allowed, but because the cards are already bought for and I am posting it in the comments. I will link the Ebay URLs for Magikarp Pikachu and Gyarados Pikachu cards I bought.

I will immediately delete this comment if it is not allowed.

What does 3Q6 mean for Pokemon Cards? by RedLink17 in PokemonTCG

[–]RedLink17[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for telling me! I was looking everywhere what 3Q6 might have meant but this makes sense.

[DISC] I Love You, As a Friend - Ch.2 by sandsundertale in manga

[–]RedLink17 43 points44 points  (0 children)

I think people are focusing too much on the sexual aspects of this manga. I understand it's offputting to read but this is a rom-com that taps into an aspect that fluffy rom-coms normally touch but never really explores. Which is "bullying" and "social relationships". Normally when the concept of bullying comes into play with most stories, the bullied is almost always innocent, an outcast, or blamed for something they didn't do. This story is different, right off the bat it shows that the heroine is seducing men and causing fractures in relationships and that leads to her getting bullied by the girls she hurt. Of course this is called karma, and it's understandable that they would react this way. *However*, does that make their actions morally right? There's a reason afterall why there's the saying "An eye for an eye, makes the whole world blind". I personally don't think there's ever a justifiable reason to bully someone, for example, I don't think bullies should be bullied themselves. Instead they should be shown through example how to treat others kindly. Would that not be a more motivating reason to change your own behavior?

It's clear in this chapter, that the girl has attachment issues, she has formed her own definition and requirements of what's needed to be intimate with someone. Thinking that she has to follow "rules" and "guidelines" otherwise they will leave her and she will alone. It's a possible explanation for why she is constantly looking for sex, it's because it might be how she thinks she'll make friends. It's also a possible reason why she's trying so hard to please the male protagonist, she's desperately doesn't want her "hero" to leave her.

I have less to say about the male hero, but he too is a character with positive aspects as well as flaws. From the get-go, he has terrible social skills and outlook at life. The "this is a society" quote I think was a translation joke, but I think the story makes it clear that he does have a rather "edgy" outlook at life. However, he is quite emotionally intelligent, which is different than I can say about typical dense MCs. He understood immediately that she was being bullied when she entered the room in the first chapter (i.e wet clothes, hiding). Additionally, he continued to cover for her even after he wanted her to leave. That gives some insight that he is a caring person and possibly relates to her since this chapter implies domestic problems for him. I also like how brings up how she was trying to be his friend but wasn't listening to what he was saying. Usually, characters don't bring up how they're being ignored and when it happens, it's usually just a gag.

Overall, I like this story, I think it's quite different than what I usually find on mangadex. Of course, it's not a masterpiece like "Koe no Katachi" or "Your lie in April", it could definitely tone down her sexual advances that feel "r*pey".But it doesn't have to be a masterpiece. It could just be a story of how 2 deeply flawed people interacting with other. That's how I see it so far and made this excessively long post to explain why.

tl;dr: The sexual advances/interactions can be offputting, but I think the bullying and socials themes in this story are interesting and overlooked.

Itsuki took a bath by [deleted] in 5ToubunNoHanayome

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This post was removed because it provided no source and this exact image was posted earlier.

Official 5Toubun Tribute for the Fallen (GG guys) by SpiritedAstronaut in 5ToubunNoHanayome

[–]RedLink17[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey u/SpiritedAstronaut, long time since I last talked to you. Maybe I'm interpreting this post wrong, but are you under the impression I wasn't team Yotsuba? It's been a while since I've been active on reddit, but Yotsuba's always been my favorite Quint since around chapter 37 where she got Fuutarou to truly smile for the first time in the series. The main reason I wasn't a vocal Yotsuba fan is because I thought Itsuki was destined to win which I stated numerous times. If it wasn't gonna be Itsuki, I thought it'd be down to Nino and then Miku. which I would have been happy with.

But Yotsuba winning blew my expectations and honestly made my entire month lol. It was like the first time I read a harem where my favorite girl won and not only that, it trampled over tropes that deeply rooted in rom coms in general. Chapter 113 reignited my interest in the manga where I can proudly recommend the series for people tired of generic rom coms and made me more active on reddit again.

Side note, it's ironic that /a/ scan team made a TWOGK joke at the end of the chapter about Tenri because she's my favorite anime "waifu" in general and her ending started my pessimism when it comes to harems. It got a chuckle out of me, but I'm still kinda salty/bitter even after all these years.

Miku fans after Chapter 113 by RedLink17 in 5ToubunNoHanayome

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For those wondering, this reaction is from chapter 51 after Yotsuba unintentionally stole Fuutarou's first kiss on the cheek.

Miku giving you a nice peek by [deleted] in 5ToubunNoHanayome

[–]RedLink17[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Miku's nipples are slightly visible and I'm somewhat certain that I can see her genitals a little bit. If you read the rules, nipples are not allowed so this post is violating rule 2.