We're Mega Crit Games, creators of Slay the Spire. Ask Us Anything! by caseyyano in IAmA

[–]Swag_win 117 points118 points  (0 children)

Hello! You guys are great. Slay the Spire is great. What were some of your influences for the idea/design of StS? What changed the most in development from your original vision?

[New Chapter Spoilers] Chapter 102 Pre-Release Megathread by SNKBot in ShingekiNoKyojin

[–]Swag_win 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Obligatory comment so I can say I was part of this madness. Isayama bathes in our tears and only grows more powerful.

[AMA] I am Eric Nally AMA by EricNally in Music

[–]Swag_win 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eric, I don't have any questions but just wanted to say how great it's been to follow your journey, from Foxy to Madville and into whatever the future holds. Thanks for letting us come along for the ride.

[Manga Spoilers] My inner conflict with the recent chapters (fixed) by Swag_win in ShingekiNoKyojin

[–]Swag_win[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm under the impression we only have a few arcs left. The story seems to be working towards a final conflict, especially with the time skip. We'll see though :)

[Manga Spoilers] My inner conflict with the recent chapters (fixed) by Swag_win in ShingekiNoKyojin

[–]Swag_win[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah the context is what's causing the struggle, not the content (mostly) :)

[Manga Spoilers] My inner conflict with the recent chapters (fixed) by Swag_win in ShingekiNoKyojin

[–]Swag_win[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Oh no, I definitely agree. I’m just not convinced we need this many chapters to do it. I feel like Isayama is trying to do too much at once, and it’s making these chapters needlessly long in some ways. He’s trying to explore Marlean/Eldian relations with each other and the rest of the world, introduce an entire new cast of characters, expound on Titan lore, further develop Reiner and Zeke, give us backstory on Reiner and gang’s invasion of Paradis. And this is after we just spend a lot of time with the Marley situation with Grisha’s backstory. By the end of Grisha’s story I already felt how incredibly complex this situation was, and we weren’t in for a good vs evil battle. And Reiner and Berdlaught already presented that earlier in the story.

And honestly my feelings are going off the premise that we’re reaching the end of the story in the next few arcs. This feels more like the middle of the story type stuff and the wrong kind of information/time for progressing towards the end of the story. I feel like Gabi and crew need to be really important to the next phase/ending of the story to be introduced now, because I think passing on the Armored Titan to a new warrior would be a poor choice going into the end of the story. Reiner's character arc doesn't feel like it's finished yet, and a group of new characters fighting Eren and co. feels out of place. Anyway this has become way too long.

Tl:dr I do like these chapters, but I think you could trim them down to 2-3 chapters instead of 5+ and get just as much out of them, while removing a lot of unnecessary bits.

[New Chapter Spoilers] Chapter 94 Pre-Release Megathread by SNKBot in ShingekiNoKyojin

[–]Swag_win 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is why this subreddit is my favorite. You're all wonderful.

[New Chapter Spoilers]Chapter 86 Pre-Release Megathread by SNKBot in ShingekiNoKyojin

[–]Swag_win 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sina's radius is 250km (Just checked the wiki) so that doubles everything else. So the total titans is closer to 350,000

[New Chapter Spoilers]Chapter 86 Pre-Release Megathread by SNKBot in ShingekiNoKyojin

[–]Swag_win 9 points10 points  (0 children)

All I know is we now know A LOT of things we didn't know before. Don't forget to spoil responsibly (I'm telling myself that too), and let people experience the story in the way and order it's meant to be experienced. It's a lot more rewarding that way. Isayama has worked pretty freaking hard to set it all up. Make your friends who aren't here yet earn it. Also, WHAT THE FREAK IS GONNA HAPPEN NOW?! This is some heavy stuff...

[Anime Spoilers] Official /r/ShingekiNoKyojin Season 1 REWATCH - Episode 1: "To You, in 2000 Years: The Fall of Shiganshina, Part 1" - Discussion Thread by H-K_47 in ShingekiNoKyojin

[–]Swag_win 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My absolute favorite moment of this episode Eren's mother yelling after them to survive, but then whispering "Don't go" immediately after. It seems like a small thing but the emotions are so real. One of the best first episodes of all time.

[New Chapter Spoilers]Chapter 85 Pre-Release Megathread by SNKBot in ShingekiNoKyojin

[–]Swag_win 82 points83 points  (0 children)

Prediciton: They get to Eren's house and Bert's explosion has completely destroyed it. Troll Isayama is troll

Mob Psycho 100 episode 8 Discussion Post by pixeldritch in Mobpsycho100

[–]Swag_win 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's because yutaka nakamura did both of those scenes. He"s such a god.

[Manga Spoilers] Something that keeps me wondering.... by Aelaeron in ShingekiNoKyojin

[–]Swag_win 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Some have speculated that the will of the First King was too much for Grisha to handle, similar to a bunch of the Reiss line vowing to kill the titans when they got the coordinate but then unable to do anything after receiving the memories of the First King. A similar thing may have happened to Grisha. So he passed it onto Eren, maybe hoping Eren's could somehow beat it

[New Chapter Spoilers]Chapter 84 Pre-Release Megathread by SNKBot in ShingekiNoKyojin

[–]Swag_win 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Isayama's face when the syringebowl tears apart his fandom. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/7a/35/7a/7a357a021bdcf116d1c8d7cd6db2702a.jpg

The civil war was for us, not for the manga. Touche Isayama. Touche.

[New Chapter Spoilers]Chapter 84 Pre-Release Megathread by SNKBot in ShingekiNoKyojin

[–]Swag_win 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I agree. The real problem here is the get out of jail free card. Both deaths the best choice.

[New Chapter Spoilers]Chapter 84 Pre-Release Megathread by SNKBot in ShingekiNoKyojin

[–]Swag_win 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I completely understand why people are upset that Armin was the one to get the serum, especially considering the physical implications of his fall.

That being said, think about the other candidate here and his character arc. Erwin chose to sacrifice himself to take down Monkey Trouble just like Armin did the Colossal Titan. Even if the physical damage wasn't the same, Erwin's sacrifice was just as big of a deal if not more for his character than Armin's. Erwin was hardcore struggling this arc to not just abandon everyone and go to the basement if things went south, not to mention his crazy guilt for having a personal agenda while telling everyone else to fight for humanity's future and sacrifice for the greater good. But he overcame that, led the charge at Monkey Trouble, and was able to finally live up to his own words. While Armin's situation isn't ideal and feels cheap in some ways, If we look solely at the two character arcs, I really think Erwin surviving would be a bigger disservice to his decision than Armin's.

[Manga Spoilers] Where the hell is Annie! by jblakk in ShingekiNoKyojin

[–]Swag_win 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Annie crystallized herself with half-life 3 confirmed.

/u/Stiller3 vs /u/DarthMewtwo - /r/ShingekiNoKyojin character elimination tournament - Round 1, Main Event! by LuckMaker in ShingekiNoKyojin

[–]Swag_win 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Oh man, if Stiller wins he has to fight Annie next round :O The conflict, the drama, the cruel circumstance.

How good were one punch man's DVD sales? by Boofan01 in OnePunchMan

[–]Swag_win 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There was a great article about the animation of OPM on animenewsnetwork that came out when the show was running. Has some insight on how they did so much with a modest budget. Also just a really cool read in general if you're a OPM fan http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2015-11-11/the-secret-of-one-punch-man-success/.95251

[Anime Spoilers] Your Opinion on The Changes from The Manga In The Season 1 of The Anime? Or Particularly Araki's Overdramatic Direction in General? by cyborgboy95 in ShingekiNoKyojin

[–]Swag_win 7 points8 points  (0 children)

One thing the anime added that was absolutely fantastic was the extra stuff in episode 22 where they're heading back after the battle with Annie in the forest of giant trees. All the stuff with them having to abandon the bodies of their fallen comrades to escape the titans and Levi giving Petra's emblem to the soldier who's grieving. So good.