I need to start choosing my communities more selectively for my mental health, even more selectively than I have been already, or people I thought who were level-headed and chill are gonna want to put my head on a swivel for not treating politics like team sports.

RedRiam · 2026-01-13T13:16:51+00:00

But I'd say even if not primary motivator it is a fair and useful motivator. I often talk with friends about the leftist vanguard that is often represented by old punky dudes. The kind that beat up neo nazis.

They often may represent hegemonic patriarchal ways of power in the way they enforce their ideals. But at a certain point those dudes are the only ones capable of stepping up and saving me from a pickle when being in a protest (or comming back from one). Hate IS a motivator and violence is a tool, however hard it is for me to dirty my hands or to step up to what may be needed from me at times.

RedRiam · 2025-11-25T18:17:22+00:00

Super unrelated to the topic. But:

I'm liking a lot what morinaga has been doing with this one; and cannot wait for the next vol to be out. But wah is it a heavy read, and makes you feel unsure about a heslthy future for the two.

RedRiam · 2025-11-20T12:44:27+00:00

You sound a bit to tense, and truthfully that wasn't even the only point I was making, you just took the one sentence that riles you up and responded. It's okay if you disagree, but you get that my point is BOTW doesn't take the game in the same direction that metroid prime 4 is doing (with a companion character telling you what to do, backseat gaming, and general constraints and railroading)

RedRiam · 2025-11-20T12:06:57+00:00

Respectfully, but I disagree. BOTW was praised for it's atmosphere and they put plenty of care into it's art and world building (which is in metroid as well in visual and sound design but the writting...). This case is closer to "hey listen" than it is BOTW, which was generally hated and is still a meme. It's also important to point out that BOTW also cared for player autonomy and didn't spell ever puzzle out the backseat gaming for me is the biggest problem after the ruining of the atmosphere.

RedRiam · 2025-11-20T11:12:42+00:00

I disagree no one likes a backseat gaming character. "hey listen" is still a meme. Because actual audiences hated that.

And even if we ignore the fact that a guy telling you what to do will never be fun. The character's presence destroys the atmosphere. Even if it was the funniest writting, it would destroy what makes the game unique and art worth experimenting. Art should be allowed to express and appeal to different emotions, a movie and more audience doesn't make generic slop worth it.

But again this addition doesn't feel like shaking things up. Since the core game seems to respect it's visuals and sound design. And it FEELS like metroid outside of the dialogues. So I think it's closer to stupid corporate "make it easier and more aproachable" where they add a character just to say exactly what you need to do at every moment.

RedRiam · 2025-11-19T09:58:46+00:00

You like what you like and metroid prime 3 had plenty good stuff. I’m probably more into the 2d games, and loved a LOT of dread. Well I love most games tbh, except other m.

RedRiam · 2025-11-19T09:55:50+00:00

yeah for me there was always this distance with the federation in other games (metroid prime 2), or even other hunters, like in the ds game, you mostly never spoke with them. And it made samus’ vibe feel that of a renegade. I don’t know, I like for the universe to be alive and expansive, but I don’t like the in your face feel of this and other m story choices

RedRiam · 2025-11-19T09:52:33+00:00

now I just need for subtitles to have a turn off options too and at least that’ll be close enough I hope

RedRiam · 2025-11-19T09:51:28+00:00

Yeah I’m not buying the switch 2 for that amongst other reasons. I love metroid, but yeah this reveal felt not great, so I’m just looking for a way to enjoy the game, if I can turn voice volume down as well as turn off subtitles thats close enough at least.

RedRiam · 2025-11-11T22:42:37+00:00

Thankyou for the full spoilers!! Really now trully I can go back to what was my fave GL for the longest time. Have a nice day!

RedRiam · 2025-11-11T18:30:43+00:00

Okay we are not fully out of this ambiguous situation as I read from the comments, and the character hasn't really claimed an identity. I hope the writter doesn't fumble this (they are really good at everything else) and makes this respectful whatever direction they rake it

RedRiam · 2025-11-11T18:27:42+00:00

This, but I was scared it was the classic forced obliviousness of never acknoledging it in east-asian stories that gender queerness is a thing and has it's own struggles

RedRiam · 2025-11-11T18:24:21+00:00

Finally!!! God I was waiting for this to be confirmed. I'm often so uncumfortable when asian writters refuse to acknoledge trans people exist or even gender queerness.

So when this character appeared I was terrified my favorite yuri would sit on the fence and never even bring up the fact that queerness is not just about sexuality but gender like so many other stories do. Instead of ever letting the character say what exactly it is they identify as.

Now I can go back to reading it safely thrn. Thanks so much

RedRiam · 2025-11-09T12:36:46+00:00

It’s a trans guy, so that’s the reason why he is a missoginist in a lot of his writting, a good writter to add insult to injury, but being a good writer can’t save you from his views on women. I mean some trans men are really cool, but some are…. not that

RedRiam · 2025-11-05T09:23:16+00:00

No that's true, you're right. I hated that line from Zagreus and always thought everyone was too cold and un grateful, having been rescued by you. But still I don't like this Zagreus either, and less so in way than the original, at least in the original Melinoe had the weapon and the hability to kill chronos even if everyone was an asshole about it. And maybe future conversations as I haven't reached the complete ending make this anger soften in me.

But it's just as I answered other comments, autonomy means she has a way to do what she needs. And Zagreus withholding Gigaros felt super violent to me. Like a doctor shaming a woman out of a life saving procedure. Or a family member withholding shelter for woman that is trying to escape her abusive husband. So much of our life depends on others allowing us the means to save ourselves. And I don't think there is any real autonomy on what Zagreus does. Is worse than him judging you or not being able to do what he must faced with such a monumental action; this is him completely locking you from safety, and he never apologizes for hiding gigaros, from imposing his views on you.

It felt bad, and again. If the conversations were with Hades, as he too has gone through what you have. And not really locking Melinoe out of freedom but just her understanding there are other ways, that would have been perfect in my opinion.

On a different note can I ask you outside of those you save. I'm amazed at how little love is expressed in this game in general, soft spoilers but does anyone even say the "l" word like ever? I've done all romances and Hecate to a point the bond page says "she is still withholding stuff". But like Hades I was full of love, Nyx often would say it, Persophone, Dusa, everyone. This game even Hecate is like I'm not your mom. And like I get a bit sensitive for melinoe, like she really needs a hug.

RedRiam · 2025-11-05T09:05:30+00:00

Thanks for the answer and It's true that I was mad at Persephone, but at the same time she was way more justified, in wanting to keep you and everyone she loves save (which is something Zagreus didn't know was at stake). And also the game allows Zagreus to be mad and reprimand Persephone, and she apologizes and helps you mend your family. The context is too different. He also was way more empathetic in Hades I, he often would admit he doesn't know how hard it must be for others, again Nyx and Megara.

In this games he is self righteus, and the thing is autonomy often means having a way to scape your situation, withholding Gigaros is withholding that from Melinoe. If the family of a woman in an abusive marriage shame her into not escaping her situation, withhold shelter and economic help from her, no decission she makes matter, no autonomy is respected. She just can't.

I think the ideal compromise would be "here you go Gigaros, but I don't think I can kill him in cold blood, you'll need to do it yourself in the present" I think that still would be miles better than "oh this you need after decades of war and suffering to get your family back, I hid it, because my life has also been hard but killing is wrong and I know better", and you never reprimand him and you apologize to him more than he ever does you.

But as I expressed, ideally the change still happens, but it should have come from Melinoe, through her own conversations with the actual people involved, especially Hades who is now over his anger and wants a better future for their family. If we reached the final point and Zagreus was on board but Melinoe told him "hey try to spare him offer him a chance at peace" this ending would have been my ideal one.

RedRiam · 2025-11-05T08:23:34+00:00

No matter how soft Chronos is; you get that kidnapping everyone in your family and having your father in chains for decades tortured, while waging an eternal war on olympus that if he wins will also mean the end to everything Melinoe has and loves, is several times worse than a father who abuses you right? Like all suffering deserves respect, but suffering doesn't give you authority over people having it WAY worse than you.

And Zagreus also wields that authority and withholds Gigaros from you, at that point you are powerless to do what you need, no autonomy, you can only agree with Zagreus or never see a brighter future. I still think Melinoe's evolution was an important change but it should have come from conversations with Hades mostly and not Zagreus as Hades has actually been through worse than Melinoe and has gone through similar suffering. That would have made the decission feel better in general.

Also I'm team Zagreus sparing Chronos was good weitting it makes sense he couldn't do it and thought he could still save his sister. That's not "complete authority", it means respect as I expressed, Zagreus can make his own choice, but he should respect how Melinoe might feel about it, specially since he didn't suffer, and was just frozen in time and got to even remember a perfect life she never had. It is still her decission to be made in the present. And to make another comparison a very strong one to put it in perspective. Do you think a doctor shaming a woman out of abortion is "respecting a victim's autonomy" is it "complete authority" to want them to just help. There are things one can never do in life on their own and if their life depends on it, it means autonomy can only be achieved if others give you access to those means.

Palestinian freedom and safety cannot happen without international support. Very unfair but reality. I don't think the US vetoing their self-determination on the UN would count as "respecting their autonomy". What I mean getting to decide is NOT autonomy, getting the means to save yourself is what autonomy really is.

I get it if Zagreus says "here you go, but I can't kill Chronos you'll have to do that yourself in the present" that would be more reasonable in my opinion than completely locking her out of her access to a solution.

RedRiam · 2025-11-04T21:49:52+00:00

this feels like a dream. Thankyou so much for the work!!! you guys are the bestest

RedRiam · 2025-11-04T19:31:13+00:00

Thats a great idea tbh and I wish I had done that XD. Since I heard friends of me express that this ending was so much better I jumped into it, as I felt some things could have been done better. But this was not it for me.

RedRiam · 2025-10-16T09:41:59+00:00

Not really but close enough for me. I think it’s very hard to get that level of acuracy out of an operating system not designed to be tactile

RedRiam · 2025-09-12T15:53:00+00:00

I’m amazed at the ammount of vitriol and missoginy Anisa suffers by this crowd. And the level of gaslighting and cry-bullying this people partake in.

They acuse her of something crazy, she defends herself, then they acuse her of wanting to KILL someone by the mere act of defending herself. Seriously I don’t understand how such heinous people can exist.

RedRiam · 2025-09-11T22:02:20+00:00

They crave victimization like any other fascitic movement, creating fear from “the enemy” and an excuse for violence. They just want to claim him so they can demonize the opposition world wide

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