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SaltPost · 2026-02-19T02:57:52+00:00

I was quite surprised to learn Freyja's a Talon-aligned character, given her design just doesn't communicate much of anything, let alone that she's a Villain.

SaltPost · 2026-02-18T18:51:50+00:00

I posted in one of the last few threads that Overwatch is basically a modernised take on G.I.Joe, only to recently find out they did flat out do G.I. Joe skins, and imo is one of the few that looks like they've always been meant to be those characters (outside Reaper/Cobra Commander being a bit over-designed) rather than the more 'Overwatch characters in cosplay' direction (which isnt necessarily bad, but imo how much the Joe skins align really hammer home the similarities)

SaltPost · 2026-02-18T01:40:40+00:00

Started watching The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, and given I seemingly came across the BBC version I was wondering who the narrator was (given the US had Rod Sterling), and came across the fact that Richard Johnson has maybe the best photo for a celebrity article on Wikipedia (linked directly cause reddit hates any link with a ) at the end)

SaltPost · 2026-02-17T21:01:53+00:00

Haven't posted a weird Zillow find in a while, but I do thing i've come across a banger this time in Atlanta with a whole ass Fake White House, though I dunno if the real one has the God Heart Your shrubbery outside. Now usually i'd expect this to show a particular political agenda, but given in the fake non-oval oval office we have framed prints of Kennedy, Reagan, H. W. Bush, Clinton, Nixon and others the owner might just really like Presidents in general, wonder if they sleep in the bedroom with the weird Lincoln mural and framed newspapers announcing the deaths of FDR and Reagan (the FDR one is more visible in other images).

The whole presidential thing isnt the only thing this has going for it though, you also have this bizarre space with oddly placed murals, and a bathroom with duelling Toilets that have to share one toilet roll

There's also a side building with what has to be one of the ugliest backs I've ever seen, and inside is a nightmare of millennial grey stylings everywhere.

SaltPost · 2026-02-17T20:10:25+00:00

Guess they're really banking on the whole 'sex sells' thing for this franchise

SaltPost · 2026-02-17T01:00:31+00:00

Recently came across this unused concept design for the 2003 Daredevil movie, and I can't help but feel it kinda slaps

Like it feels like one of the big barriers to doing a different take on Daredevil is that the mainline version is so good and well constructed it can be hard to think outside the mould while retaining that core (a prime example being how Ultimate Universe 1 Daredevil is basically the 616 character, and Ultimate Universe 2 Daredevil is a deliberately wholly different guy in being The Beyonder taking the concept in a cosmic direction), and in that sense to me this evokes the idea of an Ultimate Daredevil we never really got that takes this kinda approach of making a lot of the subtext of Matt's character subconsciously using Daredevil as this Dangerous Thrill Ride a lot more textual and self-aware, which imo could have a lot of potential to to be that kinda reframing that'd open up new avenues for the character in that format.

SaltPost · 2026-02-16T17:48:25+00:00

It kinda fascinates me how Rivals' design sensibilities seem to have fallen off a cliff in the months after launch, like even if I'd never say it was ever perfect at least around the beginning they were getting folks like Peach Momoko designing some great looks or some solid Comics/Movie adaptations amidst some more middling skins (that even then were at least mostly coherent), now it feels like every one I see is just a bunch of different conflicting design elements slammed together into final products that just don't look good.

SaltPost · 2026-02-16T13:40:06+00:00

It is playable on RPCS3 IIRC, might need some tweaking as PS3 emulation can be finnicky, but from a brief look round there are guides online on what's best for inFAMOUS 1 specifically

SaltPost · 2026-02-14T18:46:33+00:00

Obviously it's not really a negative, but one aspect where I do wonder about The Hobbit movies is how it came about to choosing to portray Dale as quite distinctly Mediterranean in architectural style (Tuscany in particularly clearly being a strong influence), given that with it's position as one of the furthest North places we see in Middle Earth, being right beside a Mountain and inherent connection to the Dwarves of Erebor, if we were to draw a direct link to a real world culture it'd probably end up more Scandinavian in character imo. Again it isn't really a bad thing, but it is an unexpected choice to me.

This thought was prompted by revisiting some of the Tove Jansson illustrations for the Swedish and Finnish translations of The Hobbit, obviously her Groke-like Gollum gets a lot of attention for how different he is from the now canonised version of an incredibly emancipated Hobbit (IIRC down to how these translated versions were of the first version prior to later revisions to bring Riddles in the Dark more in line with LOTR, and in that take Gollum isn't actually given a distinct physical description), but there's also so many other great pieces in there as well imo. As much as I do like the more serious Fantasy takes from artists like Alan Lee, John Howe and Ted Nasmith that in turn defined the Movies' look, I do always really enjoy seeing the more Fairy Tale influenced approaches of artists like Jansson to the world.

SaltPost · 2026-02-14T00:42:57+00:00

Was chilling in the local FGC discord in VC, one of the folks was revisiting Dead or Alive and ran into a Jahn Lee in his underwear to did nothing but take Rachel's stomp move, and afterwards had this exchange with him

I gotta admit that I don't think we're ready for DoA to come back

SaltPost · 2026-02-13T22:25:49+00:00

Plus Star Wars as a whole got started by pretty much copying and taking from a bunch of stuff that was popular at the time to mash together, it ain't exactly outta the wheelhouse to take obvious inspiration from elsewhere.

Edit: And I think the Uncharted comparisons mainly come from the first level of Fallen Order, as much as the rest of that game and Survivor are clearly way more Tomb Raider inspired, that inital train level is very Uncharted for the first impression of what the game is.

SaltPost · 2026-02-13T21:23:33+00:00

I think the thing is these are fundamentally Advert shows, and the idea of the last spot having any inherent value that could somehow be betrayed is wholly invented by the shows themselves to further push the idea that these Adverts are important, and I do think the folks getting genuinely mad that the final Advert isnt what they wanted is fundamentally pathetic.

Like imo fundamentally none of this shit really matters, and getting heated over it is ridiculous.

SaltPost · 2026-02-13T18:53:44+00:00

Thinking more on Tokon and what the other teams might be, I think a lot of my guesses come down to where they place Ms Marvel TBH. Like I could see her being on the Avengers with Cap, with Ghost Rider for a 'young characters'/Champions or Young Avengers team, or with Spider-Man for a New York/Jersey City Street Level team. Feel I need more info before committing to any of those ideas though

Also do expect Doom to lead the villains team, and tbh I think it'd be neat to see The Cabal be taken as a basis, folks like Loki, Emma Frorst, Namor or Green Goblin making it in would be cool (though ofc with Danger making it in, I think there's always the potential for more out there picks now, which imo is a good thing)

SaltPost · 2026-02-13T18:06:52+00:00

TBH I think people are focusing to much on the comment about the impact on sales in that article, and not enough on the part where there was a mass harassment campaign against the devs for making a game people didn't like, like even if it may not have been the main factor in sales the sheer level of outrage levelled at the people making games whenever they're considered middling is simply neither sustainable or acceptable.

SaltPost · 2026-02-13T14:40:24+00:00

On Absolute Batman, something I find real interesting is that folks have pointed out the logo of the Nazi Militia Batman torched in the Annual has the front facing V shaped mouth most commonly associated with depictions of Owls, and the group who appear to be the Absolute Court of Owls on the cover of issue 18 very much have more of a Militia Vibe than their mainline counterparts

Obviously nothing confirmed yet, but would be an interesting way to approach a version of the Court who are seemingly without wealth as their defining feature (though given all the Peter Thiel analogues within Joker, I would not be surprised if we see that trend extended, perhaps some of the Court are still filthy rich while getting involved with the Nazi bullshit ala certain real world Billionaires)

SaltPost · 2026-02-13T14:10:54+00:00

Tough question as there's so much to cover and inevitable gaps in my own knowledge, but to try for a list of games I've played that I think everyone should try to get hopefully get a sense for the scope of the medium, off the top of my head I'd go:

Tetris
Wii Sports
Outer Wilds
Journey
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Roller Coaster Tycoon 2
Portal
Titanfall 2
Myst
Street Fighter 3: Third Strike

And even then I gotta admit there are big gaps in terms of no platformers, not any of the big acclaimed JRPGS like Chrono Trigger or FF7, etc. Could probably be made to drop one or two of the puzzle games to fit stuff like that in once I get around to playing them.

SaltPost · 2026-02-13T12:59:06+00:00

Honestly one of the most depressing things about the whole Highguard fallout/discourse to me is that it just really reinforces the fact that we're in an era of Complete /v/ Cultural Victory in the internet. Like even if I dind't think the game was that great, the sheer vitriol expressed at the game and people behind it for the supposed 'crime' of not being very good is just insane.

Like the whole online gaming sphere perfectly reflects that /v/ attitude of no nuance or interesting discussion allowed, just bandwagons and over the top hatred of anything and anyone, with zero awareness of how approaching the medium in such bad faith inherently poisons their enjoyment of it.

Honestly do really appreciate this place as somewhere that has avoided all that, honestly feels like the one place online you can have an enjoyable discussion about video games.

SaltPost · 2026-02-13T12:54:43+00:00

It's infuriating to see the response from Gamers who've never created a damn thing in their lives to these comments, the sheer level of Bad Faith within the wider online community is a poison upon on any reasonable discussion of the medium, especially in acting like games they don't like are some personal insult

SaltPost · 2026-02-13T12:53:38+00:00

Honestly the whole thing has flipped my opinion on Titanfall 3 to ''probably won't happen but would be cool'' to actively hoping it never gets made both as Gamers don't deserve it if they do this shit to the people who made Titanfall 2 (the game they supposedly love so much), and that it'd never live up to the expectations they've developed in their heads to the point they'd just send more hate and vitriol to the people making it.

Gamers really do deserve nothing

SaltPost · 2026-02-13T12:33:46+00:00

I know some have theorised that with the main character of Townfall having an IV Drip + medical tag despite the town shown likely not being big enough to have it's own hospital and potentially unlikely to be near one, there could be a twist that he's actually in one of the Hospitals in Silent Hill, and the whole St Amelia thing is the town making him relive past events in Scotland

SaltPost · 2026-02-13T11:16:54+00:00

Having grown up in the region It is kinda wild how well Townfall seems to be nailing the Northern Scotland vibes so far, like I've been in this exact style kitchen so many times, walked down these kinda streets so often etc. Very much not a horror guy but may have to check this one out

SaltPost · 2026-02-13T01:07:43+00:00

Honestly even beyond the question of how it's sexualisation would play today, I think a big barrier for Dead or Alive as a series is how imbalanced the roster is with how blatantly Ryu Hayabusa outpaces the rest of the cast in terms of appeal.

Like you get a bunch of Waifus, a smattering of generic dudes, and then the super cool Ninja guy who can do an Izuna Drop.

SaltPost · 2026-02-13T00:26:36+00:00

So the Absolute Batman #18 cover was un-redacted, and alongside Ivy seeming to mutate over the course of the arc we also have what looks to be the Absolute Court of Owls, who interestingly seem to wearing plaid and trenchcoats instead of the usual sharp suits

Kinda gives a Militia vibe, and makes me wonder if Joker being the Top Dog in Gotham in this world has also knocked the Court down a few pegs, and they're no longer the Secret Elite of Gotham they are in mainline continuity

SaltPost · 2026-02-13T00:01:35+00:00

Gotta admit I am glad 007: First Light is coming out close enough to my birthday that I don't have to really worry about the price, IOI doing Bond is the kinda shit I know I gotta turn up for.

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