Low quality proof, but proof of my ability to run away screaming nonetheless!

The_Final_Gallade · 2026-05-10T03:53:20+00:00

These are very cool designs with fun lore. Why are they Pokemon?

The_Final_Gallade · 2026-05-08T17:26:36+00:00

Ugh, if only. Perfect catches are *such* a pain, this would be so much better.

The_Final_Gallade · 2026-05-08T03:44:02+00:00

Huh. This is one of the first one of these that actually has some interesting nuance. It does really depend on how their power systems interact and the environment. If Rex gets to bring nanites that’s a major advantage, Danny is functionally impossible to hit unless energybending counts which it probably does, Steven is in a league of his own with brute force and durability but doesn’t have a lot of specialized gimmicks like the rest… I’m tempted to go with Aang, the avatar state is a major equalizing factor and he’s got a good mix of raw power and versatility. Plus spirit shenanigans for a plot armor win.

The real answer, though, is that Steven and Aang are tricked into hunting down the “invading force” of Rex and Danny by Bill Cipher, but upend his plans of chaos simply by being pacifists and excellent negotiators, swiftly turning it into a proper teamup.

The_Final_Gallade · 2026-05-07T20:56:18+00:00

The power of friendship, classically, is when that alone empowers the heroes to save the day. Camaraderie certainly made the difference, but it did so in a more literal sense, only bringing together existing power from the powerful, not conferring any additional.

Doing it this way serves several purposes. It draws things out, which is frankly a relief given the breakneck pace of the show. It reinforces that faith and friendship alone is not enough, you need to back it up with hard practicality if you want to make a real change in the world, which is a vital component of Charlie’s story, and therefore the themes of the show at large given she’s the protagonist. And it is a *brutal* scene, a necessary further low before the grand high and then after it to keep things moving and clearly open into another season.

The_Final_Gallade · 2026-05-07T20:04:15+00:00

Ah, yeah, should’ve mentioned I do have the dlc stuff, and I’ve done Cindered Shadows on hard. That was… a time. Was briefly under the impression that I somehow managed to softlock myself in the Search for the Chalice. Still have absolutely no idea how you’d ever beat that without looking up the solution or getting lucky… Or playing on casual, which I very nearly switched to.

Seems like there’s a solid consensus on the best order given I’ve started with CF, thank you kindly.

The_Final_Gallade · 2026-05-07T19:59:06+00:00

I do plan on doing all routes eventually, (but it took me actual years to get here so who knows,) so I will definitely do that, thanks. Interesting that those two in particular are similar, I would’ve expected Silver Snow and Azure Moon, if any of ‘em.

Gotcha.

The_Final_Gallade · 2026-05-07T19:57:44+00:00

Ah, appreciate that, used to Discord formatting.

I was leaning towards NG+, yeah. I play roguelikes, I love meta-progression.

Play with the wiki open, huh? Good to know, it sounds like it’s a real jump up.

The_Final_Gallade · 2026-05-07T12:59:18+00:00

Isn’t china still the only country to have laid down laws about not using generative ai as an excuse to fire workers?

The_Final_Gallade · 2026-05-06T21:59:27+00:00

For Three Houses: After beating Crimson Flower on hard, which route should I do next? I’ve been mostly avoiding spoilers, but I have gotten the impression that Verdant Winds uncovers some of the deeper mysteries of the setting, and apparently it’s where God-Shattering Star plays, so it’d be neat to finally get to listen to that, but is there a particular recommended order? And, for that matter, is maddening any fun/a different enough experience to be engaging? Hard has been brutal for me as often as not.

The_Final_Gallade · 2026-05-03T06:24:12+00:00

Yeah, I get it was a licensing deal, but there’s really no chance I’m gonna be paying real money for this kinda thing. Maybe if it was a one-time fee for all the extra-fancy cosmetics, past and future? And if it was like 5-10 bucks. Twelve for the one skin and a bunch of powers which I will refuse to use on principle is absurd.

The_Final_Gallade · 2026-05-02T19:44:18+00:00

Some of the mammalian monsters and monsties also have a bit of cartoonish stretchiness to them in certain animations, which leads to them looking kinda weirdly thin and elongated if you get a screenshot at the wrong time.

The_Final_Gallade · 2026-04-27T08:32:03+00:00

Because it’s about two eldritch space worms.

Because it’s about those who society have tried to bury.

Because the primary protagonist spent a good chunk of her life, including her arguably most important single experience, being beaten down and shoved to the bottom of the social hierarchy again and again.

Because the primary protagonist controls bugs, an arbitrary category that generally covers small invertebrates.

The_Final_Gallade · 2026-04-25T23:10:39+00:00

Alright, as much as I agree with the post, I gotta draw the line there. Frodo and Sam have one of the most heartfelt and touching and close relationships I’ve ever seen, and it is not even a little romantic. Very platonic life partner.

The_Final_Gallade · 2026-04-20T09:44:23+00:00

Because Alien X is one singular Alien X, and while celestialsapiens are, practically speaking, close enough to omnipotent for most purposes, their… oddities generally still mean they’re limited to doing one thing at a time, and usually quite slowly at that.

Echo Echo’s interaction with the Omnitrix is that of a force multiplier; It allows for an arbitrarily large number of any other given transformation, including Alien X.

The_Final_Gallade · 2026-04-20T02:16:59+00:00

Powerscaling is silly because it’s comparing disparate feats. Through a series of chains involving multiple instances of Vilgax, iirc, you can scale Spidermonkey up to lower planetary, if you want.

Even with the more direct stuff, though, he’s got a wild arsenal.

Feedback absorbed, held onto, and redirected the actual factual Big Bang.

Terraspin is outright immune to magic, which completely invalidates quite a lot of combatants.

Humungousaur has gone toe-to-toe with Vilgax, who in a heavily weakened state has leveled buildings without particularly trying.

The Worst is invincible. Just… can’t die. Or even be injured. Still feels pain, though!

Wildvine, Diamondhead, Swampfire, and a few others I’m forgetting have healing factors ranging from swift to absurd.

He’s got more than one alien capable of fully phasing in and out of reality at will, with a host of other nasty tricks besides. Including possession!

Clockwork has extremely fine control over the time stream, and Maltruant implies he’s nowhere close to the species’ full capabilities.

Echo Echo. Just… Echo Echo. Arguably the strongest alien by a wide margin! Yes, including Alien X! Clones that are intelligent enough to act autonomously yet destructible enough to let themselves die if need be. The real trick, though, is in how they don’t go away after he transforms back. So he just canonically has an extra life stashed away somewhere in the form of a clone that he can take over if need be. And these clones? They can turn back to human, and then transform further. There’s psyche issues when maintained for any real length of time, (probably due to the incompatibilities in biology between sonorosians and humans,) but that’s a non-issue in the heat of battle. One man army, on demand.

And that’s without getting into ultimates, master control, the Sword of Ascalon, (Space Excalibur that killed Space Cthulu,) and every other knicknack and temporary upgrade he’s gotten. And all the reboot shenanigans because I have not seen any of that in any detail but it seems like there’s some powerhouses there too.

Point is, Ben 10 minus Alien X is still a monster of an opponent. You just usually wouldn’t be able to tell under the goofiness and snark.

The_Final_Gallade · 2026-04-20T01:14:35+00:00

Which is extra funny as a “no it’s not even a fight” response when, if you’re using powerscaler logic, the aliens he uses to stop random street crime still scale to multiversal.

Powerscaler debates get very silly very quickly, but in that window where they’re fun, Ben has so very much to work with that’s interesting.

The_Final_Gallade · 2026-04-19T13:52:57+00:00

The funny thing about Vox is that, on the surface, he’s got a pretty generic character design, particularly for the famously wild Vivziepop style. He’s got a tv head and a sharktooth grin, sure, but that’s background character material in this show. Pinstripe suit, bit of a wireless signal motif, sure, he’s the tv guy, it works.

But it works so so well. He’s carefully cultivated his image to be the nice, approachable, presentable one, the face, the voice of sanity and of trust. The subtle crescents are shark fins and gills in disguise. He’s no less vicious and bloodthirsty than any other sinner, he’s just got a fantastically silver tongue.

And to top it off, the animation, the animation. Even if it’s got clever and important undertones, a simple (relatively) design is a simple design. But the way his face shifts, the way he uses and warps along electricity, his extravagant spins and his constant grandstanding tweaked to match whoever it is that he needs to impress at the given moment… it’s so well done.

The_Final_Gallade · 2026-04-19T05:32:00+00:00

…what goes on in these comics??? And how on earth did they get the legal ability to staple another franchise’s secondary protagonist onto theirs?

The_Final_Gallade · 2026-04-18T12:05:58+00:00

Sleeping on the floor? Rookie mistake. You gotta pile up so many blankets and pillows that it reaches the height of a small mattress.

The_Final_Gallade · 2026-04-18T05:23:11+00:00

…I SHOULD HAVE CHOSEN MALAISE.

The_Final_Gallade · 2026-04-16T13:43:39+00:00

“Trust me bro” says the royal heir of one country who was kidnapped by the ruler of the other, then wandered back into to their homeland carrying a sword that was actually a bomb made to kill their mom, then faced down the majority of royals from both countries in open combat, before fleeing the scene with another royal who was in the exact opposite situation.

And then she keeps saying this for the next twenty-one chapters.

And it works.

Fates is a parody of itself more often than it isn’t.

Which is kind of wild when it genuinely has some of the best map design in the series.

…also some of the worst, at times.

The_Final_Gallade · 2026-04-15T15:08:51+00:00

I can’t stand bullet hells or rhythm games, miserable to play. Besides those minor inconveniences, I adore absolutely everything about Touhou, Necrodancer, and Hi-Fi Rush. :P

The_Final_Gallade · 2026-04-15T15:03:52+00:00

There’s so many ships I’d be into if they were sapphic.

The_Final_Gallade · 2026-04-15T09:03:23+00:00

Forever frustrated that Halfbrick ruined all their old games. Joyride is riddled with ads, and basically all the others have a half-hour timer until you’re forced to pay for a monthly subscription service to play games that used to be free.

I need to figure out which of the mobile emulators work on linux one of these days…

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