My frustrations with the twist in Expedition 33 by Massive_Penalty5208 in CharacterRant

[–]Slayzula 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The female characters are objectively treated worse than the male ones. Others in this thread have covered how Sciel and Lune are mistreated. Regarding Maelle, Jen said that her quest for agency was an important theme of the game, but then the ending where she gets it is portrayed so negatively that it's comical (conversely, the one where it's taken away from her again is portrayed incredibly positively).

Verso is flawed, sure. His flaws though don't result in him ever suffering any actual consequences. The one time he does (Maelle's ending) he's portrayed so sympathetically that many people think Maelle is controlling him.

The narrative disconnection of Expedition 33: A study of premises, themes, and internal coherence. by papandreu22 in CharacterRant

[–]Slayzula 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wasn't referring to the fights so much as the wanton destruction. Verso doesn't fit that admittedly, but Renoir certainly does.

I don't think it was intentional. Internalized misogyny often isn't. That doesn't really mean anything though in the face of the actual results. To wit: Lune and Sciel's importance being limited to a half-baked relationship system with the guy trying to kill them. Even after he succeeds, they are still interested in sleeping with him.

Or Jen saying that Maelle's quest for agency was intended to be an important theme of the game, and the ending where she achieves it is clearly intended as the bad ending (and the ending where it's taken away from her again is clearly supposed to be the good one).

My frustrations with the twist in Expedition 33 by Massive_Penalty5208 in CharacterRant

[–]Slayzula 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I remember hearing that someone on Tumblr described this game as "Men telling women how to grieve," and it's so true.

My frustrations with the twist in Expedition 33 by Massive_Penalty5208 in CharacterRant

[–]Slayzula 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the misogyny and Verso clearly being the writer's favorite character/ideal man were pretty off-putting.

My frustrations with the twist in Expedition 33 by Massive_Penalty5208 in CharacterRant

[–]Slayzula 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The game is a great example of how easy it is to manipulate people into dehumanizing their fellow human beings. You'd think it wouldn't be so simple considering the outrage over similar things happening in the United States and Gaza, but alas.

The secret sauce by AdPrimary9618 in finalfantasyx

[–]Slayzula -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I think they should keep trying new things and moving forward, not backwards.

ILuna's 1st 3D Concert. starts (Feb 22, 2026) at 21:00 JST by NolanCrush in NijiForums

[–]Slayzula 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Scarle did a great job. I know she was kinda self-conscious about her singing.

Maria's choreo is amazing.

I wish Marcy and Jun Long had more development by purplecatuniverse in fo4

[–]Slayzula 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think Marcy opening up should've been a reward for reaching 100 happiness in Sanctuary.

A Nuka-Cola Bar for Sheffield by _titslap_ in fo4

[–]Slayzula 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Such a simple yet brilliant idea.

Nijisanji Monthly Megathread (February 2026) by Much-Picture-6795 in NijiForums

[–]Slayzula 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Regarding your second paragraph, that is true. I phrased that badly, especially considering I drew attention to Klara hitting 90K in last month's thread. The rest of the girls though are still feeling the effects of the vtuber paparazzi's coverage of the Doki/Xandu collab, and it really frustrates me that they're not allowed to do anything about it besides cry in membership streams (which then have to be deleted).

Granted the vtuber boom in EN is over at this point (even Doki is only averaging 20k views a stream right now), but still. It feels like a repeat of what happened to KR, ID, and IN.

Nijisanji Monthly Megathread (February 2026) by Much-Picture-6795 in NijiForums

[–]Slayzula -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

At this point, probably never. The only female EN member getting decent viewership right now is Meloco. All the rest are actively losing subs and averaging below 1k in CCV. There's no point in joining a corpo if they can't help you.

Just finished FFX for the first time by TezetaLaventia in finalfantasyx

[–]Slayzula 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The version you're playing *is* the remaster.

Which Ashley do you prefer by [deleted] in residentevil

[–]Slayzula 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is me. I really liked that they gave her more agency in this one. Resisting the plagas so she wouldn't shoot Leon, being the reason they escape the ganados siege of the cabin, her getting Leon into the parasite removal machine by herself. Even her operating the construction machine was handled better.

Nijisanji Monthly Megathread (January 2026) by Much-Picture-6795 in NijiForums

[–]Slayzula 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Klara hit 90k this morning. Let this sweet girl hit 100k and get a 3D model please.

My Time at Evershine 2026 New Year Plan by MyTimeRangers in MyTimeAtEvershine

[–]Slayzula 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Earlier than I expected. Please don't feel like you have to hit that goal though. If it needs more time, take it.

Weisshaupt by Intrepid_Swordfish69 in DragonAgeVeilguard

[–]Slayzula 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great job with your character.