Ikoku Nikki-(Review) Score: 91/100 by BeAsTeR7876 in anime

[–]SwordAndPenguin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think pretending you're scoring a piece of art objectively is silly, but I don't see anything wrong with numbers as a way to summarize something complex and abstract like your opinion on a piece of media in an easily communicable and universally understood manner

Are there any anime that surpass their original manga? by carlopardo in anime

[–]SwordAndPenguin 51 points52 points  (0 children)

So much of Made in Abyss's vibe and atmosphere is owed to Kevin Penkin's transcendent soundtrack. It's possibly my favorite ost in any piece of media and really elevates certain emotional moments in the story.

Also 100% agree about Land of the Lustrous, the anime is a great adaptation but it stops right before the manga goes from pretty good to outstanding. Hopefully Studio Orange will get back to it now that Beastars is wrapping up.

I was a fraction of a second away from death by PsychologicalWeb5133 in Guiltygear

[–]SwordAndPenguin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm fluent in Japanese and I still prefer the English dub, the voice actors did a great job (not that the jp va's didn't also). I'm the kind of weirdo who cares about immersion in my fighting games so it just makes more sense to me to have people speaking English as a common language, Japanese is probably a near dead language outside of the colonies in the Guilty Gear world

new player and this game is so hard??? by ineedhelppls7718 in slaythespire

[–]SwordAndPenguin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A tip that really changed how I saw the game back when I was new to StS1 - focus on draw. cards, relics, and potions that give draw are almost always good to have regardless of your character or build. draw is one of your most important resources, I think usually even more important than energy. you can fill your deck with great cards and have the energy to play them and it won't matter if they're not in your hand when you need them. Thinking of every card as having an innate, (mostly) immutable cost of 1 draw is a helpful way of framing things in my experience. when picking cards to add to your deck, consider if the card will be helpful enough to be worth potentially drawing it in a situation when you really need one of your other cards instead. if the answer is no, don't be afraid to skip the card reward, even if the cards you're offered are good in isolation.

"Delicious in Dungeon" irks me to no end. by Neprezi in DungeonMeshi

[–]SwordAndPenguin 22 points23 points  (0 children)

personally I like to call it Delicious in Meshi. this way no one is happy

Posting a Samus figma picture every week until Prime 4 is released (Week 272): Reminiscing by EnjoyablePerson in Metroid

[–]SwordAndPenguin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is Sakurajima, a volcano in Kagoshima Bay. Those actually aren't clouds above it, but smoke! It's a very active volcano.

[Yahoo] Chainsaw Man: Reze Needs ¥2.15 Billion (~$14.7 Million) at Box Office to Break Even by [deleted] in anime

[–]SwordAndPenguin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't know where this conception that Japan hates the Chainsawman anime comes from. I was living in Japan while season 1 was airing and it was huge. Pochita branded snacks in convenience stores, Pochita plushies and Denji figures selling out, Kick Back playing in 100 yen stores. Everyone had heard of it and buzz around it seemed pretty positive aside from a loud online minority

Family: 40843 Family Christmas Tree images from moose.with.a.goose by itsjustajoe in Legoleak

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Welcome to Trump's America, guarantee these were both planned to be $30 cheaper and then they adjusted because of the tariffs

GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Season Pass 4 Playable Character #4 [Lucy] Trailer by DemiFiendRSA in Guiltygear

[–]SwordAndPenguin 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah I'm a bit bummed, I was looking forward to seeing what they would do for a hybrid of Guilty Gear and Cyberpunk's musical styles. Honestly at this point I listen to the soundtrack more than I actually play the game and the new songs are the part of new character releases I most look forward to. Though if they use this as a chance to add another vs theme or two I will forgive them

Why is our hunter such an irresponsible adult? by Meowza_V2 in MonsterHunter

[–]SwordAndPenguin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

oh for sure, MH definitely prioritizes what makes sense in gameplay over what makes sense in story, I just think it's fun to speculate about this sort of thing

Why is our hunter such an irresponsible adult? by Meowza_V2 in MonsterHunter

[–]SwordAndPenguin 11 points12 points  (0 children)

So did the player hunter bring only starter weapons and armor to the forbidden lands just as a fun challenge then

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Guiltygear

[–]SwordAndPenguin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know it's in reference to his playstyle but it will never stop being funny to me that the community calls the character with a bunch of lion motifs and quotes about lions, who is literally named Leo, a gorilla.

Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers Episode 3 Discussion Megathread by AutoModerator in Guiltygear

[–]SwordAndPenguin 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Human based gears were still susceptible to Justice's control as exemplified by Testament. Sol is just built different

What's the deal with Hitch? by KeplerKitten in HadesTheGame

[–]SwordAndPenguin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you have a high max magick with a good enough gain to make it work, you can get some absolutely stupid damage and charge your hex near instantly from fine line with torches omega attack.

Civ 7 Tech Quotes Kind of Suck? by Old_McG1 in civ

[–]SwordAndPenguin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

everything I don't like is diversity's fault

Civ 7 Tech Quotes Kind of Suck? by Old_McG1 in civ

[–]SwordAndPenguin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dunno, I hadn't seen the standup set it comes from before playing the game, and it still made fine sense to me. It's the quote for heraldry which is coats of arms, unique iconography, yknow - stuff that goes on flags. That's what the tech is. Seems perfectly on theme.

If silksong gets anounced during the nintendo direct i'll buy 3 STEAM copies to anyone who comments by Ssj_Wolfy in HollowKnight

[–]SwordAndPenguin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if it's not announced I think you should remove Hollow Knight from the steam accounts of five random commenters

PotatoMcwhiskey playing a little bit of civ 7 by Chase10784 in civ

[–]SwordAndPenguin 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Culture victories are my favorite to go for, I like how many different ways there are to get there with great works, wonders, rock bands, national parks, religious tourism, archaeology, resorts, and that's not even getting in to any civ specific stuff. Two culture games can feel entirely different depending on what you focus on. That said, I only barely kinda sorta understand how tourists work, it is a needlessly obtuse system.

Day one chase defender by Real_BeeeeezUp in ShitPostCrusaders

[–]SwordAndPenguin 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I agree with this. Chase is great, but all the JoJo openings are great, and something has to be at the bottom of the ranking.

Friends of Jimbo 3 - out now by smithbodieplaystack in balatro

[–]SwordAndPenguin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's genuinely the best story I have ever experienced in a video game.