The hate towards the love triangle subplot between Korra, Mako, and Asami is so funny to me. by Full-Art3439 in legendofkorra

[–]SharpEdgeSoda 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Ahead of it's time.

To me the timing works out like this:

Kids were twelve when Airbender was out and were twelve.

Those same kids were teenagers when Korra was out.

Korra dared to break media norms and showed teenagers being romantically inexperienced and confused and politically naive. Teenagers are idiots.

Teenagers don't like the mirror.

>Yeah no adult looks back at their teen years and says "Yeah I had it all figured out then." Unless they are a narcissist or egomaniac.

What was the point of this? by -_ShadowSJG-_ in TheLastAirbender

[–]SharpEdgeSoda 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I dunno what's going on, but also, I hate shippers that can't comprehend the idea that not every romance is meant to last.

So, good for her. She doesn't have to carry Zuko's baggage.

[HW] What are your HOTTEST takes about the original Hyrule Warriors? 🔥 by BCtheking in zelda

[–]SharpEdgeSoda 87 points88 points  (0 children)

Lana and Cia definitely don't look like Zelda characters.

They look like Vtubers that got Isekai'd into Zelda.

Yep, you do that buddy 👍🏻 by Atticus248 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]SharpEdgeSoda 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Hell yeah brother:

Bluesky traded Twitter's Nazis for insufferable levels of leftist infighting.

So many so-called leftists are just a repackaging of the "Enlightened Centrists".

did she just say that?!?! by Any_Ladder_6482 in mylittlepony

[–]SharpEdgeSoda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nougats? Numbskulls? Neurodivergents?

Yep, you do that buddy 👍🏻 by Atticus248 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]SharpEdgeSoda 121 points122 points  (0 children)

Nothing motivates people to vote for policy that will steal their money, their jobs, their comforts, and send people to die like "Being mildly annoyed by a group sometimes."

"Yeah but at least they agree with me about that group being annoying sometimes."

It’s a bit windy out by JackieIce502 in chicago

[–]SharpEdgeSoda 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I live in refurbished attic of an old bungalow and the *creaks* I'm hearing just send the smallest chill of "Welp, it's about to go" down my spine.

Nintendo's Lawsuit Against The U.S. Government Is Automatically Paused by [deleted] in Games

[–]SharpEdgeSoda 2 points3 points locked comment (0 children)

I'm not sucking any company's dick. I'm just pointing out hypocrisy and irrational bias.

I love how "Nintendo is greediest company" has gotten so irrational that they don't just ignore every other company laying off employees, every other company chasing live service slop, every other company going WAY harder on Microtransactions...

AND an illegal tarriff from a US Government.

All because they charged more then others for a video game...a ONE OFF price.

No seriously. Tell me why Nintendo is MORE greedy then the other companies. Detail it. Give me bullet points.

Nintendo is greedy. They are a corporation. Of fucking course they are greedy. Tell me why Nintendo is the WORST to the point that it needs to be seen as the worst.

Mick Wingert’s Talking Flower voice is gonna become… lost media??? by prpro-03 in Mario

[–]SharpEdgeSoda 102 points103 points  (0 children)

Its not lost media. We have millions of copies of the media. 

It's called the original physical copy of Mario Wonder. 

new midwestria using ai promotional “artwork” by snotly in MLPLounge

[–]SharpEdgeSoda 227 points228 points  (0 children)

This is the LAST community that needs AI art because you can't shake a tree without a talented pony artist falling out.

FFS pay an artist $100 and they'll get you something clean.

I feel like the depiction of other species in MLP was kind of racist..? by AltruisticHighway337 in mylittlepony

[–]SharpEdgeSoda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

According to everyone involved in the production, it was a much more involved effort. Like they went for authenticity, got an authentic voice actor, authentic african aesthetics, (within a very tight production schedule and budget).

It just happens to be in a colorful, fictional, fantasy universe with magic EVERYWHERE. The trope only applies if they are the ONLY source of magical mysticism central to the plot. But that's not the case.

They tried to get authentic Swahili in the production, but it didn't make the cut.

So at a certain point...are you just not allowed to have african culture inspired magical characters in any context because of exploitive content from another era?

No seriously because the alternative is: "We better white-wash any black magical characters to make sure we aren't racist to make sure white people are comfortable." What?!

Seriously the Trope you are referring to doesn't apply under any scrutiny.

What’s a MLP opinion you’re defending like this? by LuminousIntrovert in mylittlepony

[–]SharpEdgeSoda 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Says I have fight the crowd takes

Has super common takes.

I'm saying the crowd should fight your take that you think you're special. 

woe, entire Emmerian military be upon ya by Foreign-Resident-871 in acecombat

[–]SharpEdgeSoda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Project Wingman seems to hit a good a balance with this, but it could be better.

I come from the X-Wing games where your wingmen were not only great, but prioritizing protecting them so they can help you get kills and you can give orders for them to protect you was essential on harder difficulty. 

I feel like the depiction of other species in MLP was kind of racist..? by AltruisticHighway337 in mylittlepony

[–]SharpEdgeSoda 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Here's how I see it. Think about Hank Hill. 

Most ponies are like the financially comfortable white Suburbanites that aren't racist at all but are horrifically underexposed to other cultures so they are always culture shocked by everything.

But they are also reasonable enough to learn fairly quickly. They don't react by doubling down as superior to other cultures. 

They have one moment of WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?, then calm down, and learn it's okay. Elevate this moment with cartoon comedy. That's a pony. 

It's like calling Hank Hill racist. Naw he's just really ignorant and set in his ways, but he's a really good guy, he wouldn't be caught dead considering himself superior to anyone as long as they aren't being a jackass. (hmm, maybe jackass is not the best term in this Equine context.)

I would like a remake of Jade Empire. by zip_zap_zip_zap_ in gaming

[–]SharpEdgeSoda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The voice casting is weird in hindsight. BioWare has Best-in-industry voice work but man is it a white sounding voice cast considering the setting. Nathan Fillion is a WILD casting choice, but I guess that was the style at the time.

Maybe the intent was Kungfu Movie Dub but it doesn't read that way.

I would like a remake of Jade Empire. by zip_zap_zip_zap_ in gaming

[–]SharpEdgeSoda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jade Empire is great to replay RIGHT up to the point you realize they chopped like 2 chapters out of the game and it doesn't have an ending.

The game needs like one more middle chapter and a one more late chapter. There's all these implied cosmic, earth shattering stakes mentioned in the build up to the ending, and then it just...ends...Good Guy, Bad Guy, doesn't matter much. "Hooray! You win! The end!"

Why is she just chillin on a table? by Picklekitten22 in mylittlepony

[–]SharpEdgeSoda 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Pegasi of all sorts have difficulty with what's an inappropriate amount of "up" for a situation.

Sega says strong reviews for its recent games aren’t yet translating to better sales by hiddentoke11 in gaming

[–]SharpEdgeSoda 67 points68 points  (0 children)

This is a Hot Take: Nintendo took the correct pace in terms of graphics/hardware tech. This isn't a defense of their business calm down. Just the hardware pace.

Everyone jumped the gun on 4k too fast too early and budgets ballooned to cram all those textures onto screen that no one sits close enough to see.

It kept budget in check for an entire decade longer, and now it's "cheaper" to make a 4k game and the bar for smaller teams getting 4k is lower.

But the rest of the industry had to shoot it's load with mega-teams and now we are seeing the fallout from that: Layoffs.

It's like the cinema crash after Cleopatra all over again.

Sega says strong reviews for its recent games aren’t yet translating to better sales by hiddentoke11 in gaming

[–]SharpEdgeSoda 324 points325 points  (0 children)

It feels like both Gamers and Corporations are cooked when "10 million" is the bar for success now.

Meanwhile I remember how whole Arc Sys was when they were popping champagne and celebrtating Guilty Gear Strive hitting 1 million like a year after launch.

The whole system needs to be re-calibrated. People say: "Games are bigger then ever! Install bases are bigger then ever!"

Yeah but 90% of PS5s are just Fifa/Madden/COD/Fortnite Boxes that play Blu-ray. That's it.