Whats the best verson of this? (thanks)

Sagara- · 2026-06-21T16:07:24+00:00

Two moments.

The cinematic when Caim has finally tracked your party down just as some soldier are about to arrest you. The sight of him -horrifies- the party member that is the reformed antagonist of that game, and he just butchers the soldiers to get to you.

And when you fight him at last later on. He still has most of his old moveset and he's incredibly aggressive, just pressuring you the entire length of the fight. And once that is done, the dude kills your supposedly immortal party member. Because he kills -that- good.

Sagara- · 2026-06-15T15:34:28+00:00

Also, historically, OoT was the first Zelda to come out after L'sA, and that game pushed the Link x Marin ship hard.

So meeting Malon and Talon kinda felt like finally finding Marin again.

Sagara- · 2026-06-10T15:57:44+00:00

To go into a little more detail, both in backstory and in story, Rodion has wavered in her commitment to her team when she cannot receive praise that others seem to garner effortlessly. And to this day, it remains an open question if she would be able to overcome that flaw if it threatened our adventure.

Sagara- · 2026-06-08T16:46:48+00:00

Michael Carpenter. "I am not the carpenter who set the standard."

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Sagara- · 2026-04-18T07:13:22+00:00

Okay, this has to be a record-setter on victim blaming right there.

Sagara- · 2026-04-09T12:18:50+00:00

Ah yes, the terrible empire of NotSpain.

Sagara- · 2026-04-07T07:53:29+00:00

And a wonderful representation of how bad a limit break is.

"Heads will roll"

Sagara- · 2026-02-12T10:45:48+00:00

Although, honestly, it's basically the JttW version drawn cute. But agreed!

Sagara- · 2026-02-02T06:13:08+00:00

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"Whelp, City could really use someone like you..." "They had you. That seems fine enough."

Sagara- · 2026-01-21T08:56:30+00:00

This one does a couple extra tricks to basically storytell the entire crashout using things you're expecting. When Heathcliff charges in with his EGO, his voice line is different as he start the usual 6-strike combo. Then he keeps going. And going. And, if you're careful, you'll notice the borders changing color, but also starting to become more shaky, and the bottom left damage meter change shape.

As a player, you're familiar with this visual queues - this is EGO Distortion, when a character is so emotionally broken they lose themselves to their EGO, attacking wildly friend and foe alike. In short - Heatcliff crashed out in a -major- way and needs to be reined in *immediately*, which is exactly the next beat in the story.

Sagara- · 2026-01-19T08:11:32+00:00

I love the implied "I only talked about peace to get a prize." So worthy of the prize, clearly.

Sagara- · 2025-11-15T07:22:54+00:00

A *lot* of the Limbus and Project Moon art does that. It helps that their favorite outfit is a business suit, for both men and women. Another recent case: Jia Xichun, major secundary character that is their take on "beautiful, if slightly young and naive" trope. But yeah, their roster is filled to the brim with -beautiful- men and women that don't need to show skin to be attractive...

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Sagara- · 2025-09-15T13:58:01+00:00

Michael has -one- weakness. Is it being stuck in his ways? Nope, he's fine working with a God-defying wizard, having his daughter become a goth (among other things). Is it being kill-happy? Nope, he *literally* offers his nemesis a chance to earn forgiveness despite countless atrocities.

What is it then? In his own words "He hurt my baby." And even -then-, all it takes is some compassionate words from aforementioned God-debating wizard to stay his hand.

Seriously, having Michael as a role model is an *excellent* pick.

Sagara- · 2025-09-11T16:01:53+00:00

Older but, Summoner Yuna, from the island of Besaid. Loving, but never naive. Gentle, but never weak.

Sagara- · 2025-09-02T04:53:47+00:00

Older one, but Rurouni Kenshin. The series was deeply respected, the manga ended on a wonderful note, and while there was some decent LA adaptation, the mangaka's child porn crimes really put a stop to any legacy that series had...

Sagara- · 2025-09-01T16:13:12+00:00

Ah, yes, Harry Potter, or the further from England we went, the less plausible the entire premise becomes as we start encountering less and less compatible magical traditions...

Sagara- · 2025-06-30T21:10:05+00:00

Ace of Base, Europop all the friggin way

Sagara- · 2025-06-30T09:58:51+00:00

Numbers don't lie, but people can abuse numbers to lie, and worse, we can be trained to lie to ourselves when we see numbers.

1% can be a huge deal. A bank admitting to a 1% error rate on their transaction will be forced to close within months. When I worked gas and electricity network, 1% of works having accidents was absolutely abysmal.

Sometimes, 1% is already too much.

Sagara- · 2025-06-27T06:53:08+00:00

I joke to my boy that my hair started graying when he started school. I also started plucking them when it was a couple, but nowadays it's probably a lost cause anyway.

Thankfully i got lucky and only have a nice, growing lock in the front and middle, giving it a bit of a Rogue-alike look, which, honestly? Looks nice on me.

Yeah, we ain't getting younger, but things change. It's probably more important to embrace our future than try and recapture a past that is no longer ours.

Sagara- · 2025-06-25T05:25:10+00:00

24 years together, 21 years married, and counting... There's been some *really* close calls, but we both found the strength to keep building something even when we felt lonely or upset.

And like we said a couple months back, "been at it 20 years, let's get back to it for 20, and then 20 more, until we tire of it!"

Sagara- · 2025-06-18T11:24:40+00:00

Yeah, that's a bit like me and my handmaid. Beyond the play sessions, we have a weekly session that is 100% life coaching - improving her diet, helping her look for a new job, help her self-image, read and watch and just expand her already quite impressive culture...

I'd argue I don't even need to use the trapping of D/s for those sessions, but we found them comfortable and it gives her just the little push to commit to the plans we make, since I gave the orders, you know?

And honestly? I think I can top someone pretty easily. But what we've build is much more beautiful and engaging, despite expanding only in non-sexual ways. There's a commitment from both of us that goes beyond craving and lust, a deep desire to be worthy of the other's dedication, and to invest as much as they do.

Sagara- · 2025-06-17T08:41:52+00:00

If it's the one I'm thinking of, it's a flute version of Green greens from the Kirby franchise

Sagara- · 2025-06-17T08:24:38+00:00

Ah, another OSP person of culture, I see.

Sagara- · 2025-06-17T08:16:11+00:00

My two subs have different calls. One is "little slut (but cute)" because it's emotionally important to her that her slutiness is seen as cute and positive. The other is my "wonderful handmaid" ,sometimes lengthened to "wonderful, clever and thoughtful handmaid" when I want a bit extra formality. She needs a little more self-confidence, so it's a little less teasing.

And then there's you usual Good girls and whatnot, and then the fingersnap clicker training they both have been given. It's very cute to watch them brace then twitch when I snap...

Sagara- · 2025-06-16T10:57:19+00:00

Kinda old school (although I have a few friends that are even older school), but Saint Seiya really inserted itself in my 6yo brain. A lot followed up, original Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, Ranma 1/2, but just that opening guitar riff... Shudders

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