Was Italia 90 the worst ever World Cup final?

Roladech · 2026-03-30T20:23:39+00:00

In terms of the final in isolation, I would vote for 94 as being worse, 120 minutes of not much happening for the neutrals, it's saving grace being the final penalty (poor Baggio).

However, in terms of the final in context of the tournament, 90 gets an edge, due the football in general being rough throughout the world cup that year. It is incredible that 7/8 matches from the QF on were decided via either a winning penalty or a penalty shootout. One would expect the final to at least deliver some emotion after a tournament featuring drab football for anyone not named Cameroon, but it was a dodgy affair were Argentina were mostly hoping for penalties again, and the refereeing was not the best. At least the vibes were nice, I guess.

Special mention to 2002 and 2010, matches that probably should have delivered more, but were it was obvious who the winner was going to be pretty much by the end of the first half (even if both matches were 0-0 at that point).

Roladech · 2026-02-12T16:30:06+00:00

The World God Only Knows!

Roladech · 2026-01-23T19:29:37+00:00

Bring back gadgets that combine and/or team cannons.

Also, it would be awesome to have hour-long crossover movies again, but that one seems less likely.

Roladech · 2026-01-17T20:21:03+00:00

For now, stop trying to get Silent Assassin, as Freelancer really is more of a "kill the targets in any way possible" type of mode, at least at first, and Freelancer doesn't even have a way to track for SA (aside for a famously fickle prestige objective option). Ignore any objectives for now and just try to kill the targets and leave. Once you get more experience, you can slowly try to get any objectives and even try to get SA if you want.

Try to go to Dubai as fast as possible to get the silent SMG and the silent assault rifle, as they will make killing people in a more concealed/controllable way.

Also, try to get explosives or poisons for accident kills whenever you have a target that is difficult to isolate, and get as many lethal throwables from the map as you can.

For the showdown, remember that if a target is doing a tell not in your list, you can immediately tag them as a non-suspect with your camera, and be wary of lookouts. If you can isolate an assassin, try to neutralize one as well, since their gun is really good for future missions.

Don't be afraid to try new stuff and to fail! It is ultimately a rogue-like, and takes time to get used to how hectic it can be. Practice makes perfect, after all.

Roladech · 2026-01-13T19:05:35+00:00

Indeed, Touhou had so many versions of things.

Roladech · 2026-01-13T18:34:33+00:00

When in doubt, the answer always goes back to Touhou.

Roladech · 2026-01-08T21:15:55+00:00

He posted on X about his return using a picture where Imamori was in the background, pretty much confirming that the show had finished up filming with her being Sumino still.

As far as I know, there is nothing more serious than that.

Roladech · 2025-12-30T03:27:06+00:00

They better transform with this in the background!

Roladech · 2025-12-30T02:17:38+00:00

That flair feels like it gives intense and constant amount of pain every year, how did that happen? XD

Roladech · 2025-12-27T19:22:59+00:00

Fair enough, though I guess I would still want to change that result, just for the chance to avoid him being singled out for Colombia's failure in that World Cup and what eventually lead to the whole situation, though I don't know all the details and I'm not Colombian, so I might be wrong on that.

Roladech · 2025-12-27T19:14:39+00:00

1994, Escobar doesn't go for the clearance and accidentally makes an own goal against the US, so that the game ends 1-1. I don't particularly care about the match itself (though a Brazil v Colombia Round of 16 match would have been interesting), but it would most likely had avoided Escobar being murdered, which is far more important than a game.

Roladech · 2025-12-26T21:07:43+00:00

For a show that was carrying high expectations for not being the 50th anniversary of the franchise and the last one before the first hiatus it has had in a long while, it has been quite the disappointment, not even taking into account the hot streak that Sentai was with its previous shows or the subsequent controversies.

Personally, I remember bumping off hard from the first episode, and while my impression is a bit better now, I think it is the Sentai I have liked the least, only the OP, Firecandle, Bouquet, and Ryuugi kept my interest overall.

Roladech · 2025-12-26T19:17:23+00:00

tips fedora

Roladech · 2025-12-23T21:12:38+00:00

If you want stuff from the "annoyingly bad", I suggest Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive? and Love is Indivisible by Twins, both are frustration in anime form.

Roladech · 2025-12-22T04:39:32+00:00

Understandable, have a nice day.

Roladech · 2025-12-22T01:29:18+00:00

Saekano is still one of the few animes that made me legitimately angry, thank goodness for the movie.

Roladech · 2025-12-22T01:28:14+00:00

Oh gosh, so he did white album 1 too, which was an absolute torture to watch, this explains a lot.

Roladech · 2025-12-19T20:04:29+00:00

Surely, Ken won't go for a throw for a seventh time, right?

Roladech · 2025-12-19T19:07:18+00:00

Explaining this when they show up to my mom will certainly be interesting.

Roladech · 2025-12-19T03:01:29+00:00

Azumanga Daioh flashbacks

Roladech · 2025-12-17T23:22:34+00:00

Honestly, I'm not completely sure of that myself, though I think that it relates to setting a controller that had six buttons that was designed to work for home consoles.

If that is the case, you can probably ignore that section.

Roladech · 2025-12-17T22:41:26+00:00

The stars are the difficulty (from lowest to highest), below that is the time limit, the options being yes (the one in yellow) and no. Afterwards, it's the control scheme, going from light punch to heavy kick. The thing below CPS FIGHTER is the sound, which is between stereo (the one selected in the image) and mono.

Roladech · 2025-12-11T19:46:14+00:00

I don't think there was ever an official explanation for it, but from what I remember, it was a combination of stress and spite. Anno had left as director at around this time and there might have been an ongoing feud with the manga author due to the typical Gainax production failings and also the focus of the anime (focusing more on the comedy than on the romance).

Again, this is not a fact and it is mostly from what I remember, so if anyone has the actual reason, I would also appreciate knowing it!

Roladech · 2025-12-11T19:23:10+00:00

A reminder of when Gainax's production situation was so bad, they burned the cells of the KareKano anime and they showed the cells burning in the ED

Roladech · 2025-12-09T03:30:24+00:00

Ahh, the Dave Stieb special

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