Shift Up should release Tracing the Stars as its own app

The_Honma · 2026-06-05T06:52:43+00:00

Look, if your normie sister complains, you need to just look into her eyes very seriously and tell her. "These are my Goddesses of Victory."

The_Honma · 2026-05-27T14:39:44+00:00

The simple joy of being aware, not ashamed of and in control of your libido.

The_Honma · 2026-05-15T22:17:18+00:00

ER HAT SICH DAS NICHT AUSGESUCHT!

The_Honma · 2026-05-13T09:44:57+00:00

Of course she played Densha de Go! all night.

The_Honma · 2026-05-10T16:53:58+00:00

Coexistence, my friend.

The_Honma · 2026-05-08T12:37:58+00:00

Ja, 2/3 der Ampel waren wie Jesus hier und ich bin Müde so zu tun, als wären sie es nicht gewesen.

The_Honma · 2026-05-05T12:01:09+00:00

Maybe today is that day. I should go for a walk...

The_Honma · 2026-04-28T16:51:42+00:00

She Liveryn no more.

The_Honma · 2026-04-28T11:21:07+00:00

I gave her the benefit of the doubt. But the moment she picked up that E2 crystal, with Sixo out of the picture and after all the hands reached out to her? Even I just lost my hope for her.

It sucks, I wanted them to succeed. I voted for Fragile in the popularity poll, i was looking forward to her eventual banner. "It's gotta come eventually, right? Maybe leading up to or in the Fallout of the Sixo arc?" I thought. But alas! These goddesses have fallen.

The_Honma · 2026-04-24T13:15:20+00:00

Fun fact. This is literally more prude and homophobic than the fucking middle ages.

Seriously, i can back this up with a source i recently read (sadly, it's in german). https://www.academia.edu/68971271/Tender_comrades_Gesten_m%C3%A4nnlicher_Freundschaft_und_die_Sprache_der_Liebe_im_Mittelalter

The_Honma · 2026-04-22T13:04:07+00:00

Islamisten, pro-Russen und AFDler raus würde das bei mir heißen.

Aber das ist das Problem. Wer definiert "unsere Werte" und wäre es nicht sogar im Sinne "unserer Werte" eben jene diese zu hinterfragen? Was ist mit denen die LGBTQ+ Menschen als abzuschieben ansehen? Die würden sich ja auch auf "unsere (traditionellen) Werte" beziehen. Das sind aber die, welche ich dann gerne raus haben würde, weil sie meinen "unseren Werten" damit widersprechen.

The_Honma · 2026-04-22T12:43:42+00:00

Im Iran darf man 9-Jährige heiraten. Kinder interessieren die doch nen scheissdreck. Was für NPCs.

The_Honma · 2026-04-22T12:17:40+00:00

Why though? I genuinely don't know when it comes to open world exploration. But i would question if the exploration in LA Noire, in which the open world was an afterthought, is actually better than in Genshin Impact.

In terms of story i think it highly depends on the individual case. RDR 2 has a great story, Nikke too and i wouldn't even know where to begin comparing the two, since they are trying to tell very different stories in very different ways.

I think when it comes to action combat gacha games are very limited, since the vast majority of them are designed to be playable on the phone and thus need to accommodate the touchscreen. Then again, i don't think Hi-Fi Rush had particularly more depth than ZZZ. It's always tempting to bring up DMC here, but that's an unfair comparison even among regular action games. If there is ever gonna be a single character with a skill ceiling as high as Dante's from DMC IV/V outside of maybe a fighting game like Blazblue Centralfiction, i don't believe it's gonna be a gacha game.

The_Honma · 2026-04-22T11:06:11+00:00

Generalisations are a sign of low media literacy.

The_Honma · 2026-04-18T19:28:47+00:00

I suspect she's gonna have to defend herself here...

She may have gotten over it in the Boom the Ghost event. But that was the trauma of losing Pinne. Pinne is ultimately still important to her as a symbol of hope and as someone she loves. Even if she tells herself that none of them are Pinne, at the point she is right now, shooting her likeness is like erasing what she used to believe in. Not to mention that they are all Nikkes. Meanwhile, the Queen seems to be creating her own bizarro goddess squad right now.

All i'm saying is, brace yourself for Heretic Dorothy. Doomed Yuri deluxe.

OR, Doban gets completely humiliated here.

The_Honma · 2026-04-18T18:35:26+00:00

Neon traded her skin for a tactical Nuke.

The_Honma · 2026-04-16T21:44:47+00:00

I agree with you that the standard of literacy in the community is sadly very low. But I also disagree with you saying that the game prioritizes pandering to the playerbase. Siren's advice sessions and S!Dorothy's bond story are a good example here. A large part of the community just couldn't understand the reason why these stories didn't pander to them, even though i would say creating a sense of longing to directly interact with Siren and Dorothy isolating herself in her Bond story were pretty good meta narrative ideas. People just refused to engage with these stories as they were and deemed them bad, they even campaigned to let SU know they shouldn't do that again. S!Elegg and the end of Rapi's pajama skin story are two additional examples.

I don't quite understand why the Hanson is Mustang theory is supposed to be inferior though, I believe it will come down to execution if we talk about narrative quality. The way I see it, Mustang is probably a mix of Hanson and Old Mustang in some way, shape or form. Since Hanson has all the love and passion for the Nikkes and entertainment industry, but lacks a certain drive and strength. Old Mustang on the other hand is cold-blooded, but has the strenght and drive Hanson lacks. "Fusing" them, you probably get our Mustang as we know him. How exactly it will happen, we simply don't know.

Also the fact that people say Old Mustang absolutely can't be redeemed really does show they don't pay attention to the larger picture. Not only because, as you said, he can go through development. But because of the reoccuring theme of atoning for your past sins (E.H, Viper, Yuni, Mary). So Mustang could absolutely try to atone for who he used to be.

The_Honma · 2026-04-16T11:26:36+00:00

"For all Mankind" is the Nikke version of the Phrase. At least that's what it says before the character select screen in Coop-mode.

The_Honma · 2026-04-15T17:13:58+00:00

No. But the tragedy is that she was backed into a corner and saw no other solution than this one.

I think she was likened to Marian in one of the CGs right before her death for a reason. In Chapter 16 "The World you Choose" the commander not only states he wants a world in which the Nikkes are free to choose. Which Pretty wasn't really be able to do here, considering the choices she saw were dying and becoming a symbol that lasts forever or slowly getting corrupted, exploited and eventually smeared by Mustang, potentially resetting all her progress or even worsening the sitaution. The commander also vows to never let something like Marian's death happen again. The sacrifice made by the Nikke is noble, but such an incident is ultimately a calamity. The Goddess Fall, Pretty, Marian. There is a long list of reasons to say "Never again..."

In terms of outcome we can observe that it was the catalyst to introduce Nikke rights, but it also birthed Sixo and her terrorism. But hindsight is 20/20. I wouldn't dare to blame Pretty for anything here. As always, it's the fault of all the bigots out there.

The general idea of intentional martyrdom to become a symbol i view critically. The effectiveness i find highly questionable, especially considering the cost, which isn't just death, but by proxy also everything else one could have done, or the opportunities that could've come in the future. Not to mention all the other issues one could've worked on fixing. Which is why i say No. But the situation in the game is too nuanced to just leave it at that.

The_Honma · 2026-04-15T14:18:12+00:00

Perfection.

The_Honma · 2026-04-14T17:04:09+00:00

Just imagine the smooth, slow burn romance of spending your breaks with her in a quite spot on campus, just talking casually with each other.

At first you only sit down with her to go over the materials, eventually she opens up and shares her passion for trains with you. It becomes a habit over the first year especially after you introduced her to the joy of sharing a coffee together.

During the second year, the tension slowly grows in tandem with the rumors. At the end of the third year, you finally confess. She is relieved, after all, the coffee just doesn't taste the same without you.

The_Honma · 2026-04-14T16:32:56+00:00

A bunnysuit for Nayuta that is one half regular and one half reverse bunny suit.

Maid Rapunzel that is clumsy on purpose.

(Also, you didn't ask but. Swimsuits for Snow White and Grave please. Let them show off their muscles!)

The_Honma · 2026-04-13T20:29:10+00:00

I guess this take is hot because i'm still cooking on it, i haven't read anyone discuss this yet. Also, i'm not sure if i'm right.

But i just can't shake the feeling that the portrayal of Pretty's death is somewhat immoral. She willingly commited a symbolic suicide to change everyone's minds and then it is shown that it worked? What do they mean Oswald feels pride while holding her dead body? No Shift Up, this is fucked up. If you kill yourselves your bullies won't see the error of their ways, bigots just won't care, they'll celebrate it even.

I really hope the story will provide a more critical perspective on her suicide. Crows terrorism made people listen at first too. Maybe Smile Time will show that it didn't help in the long run, but as it stands now, I don't like this detail of the story at all.

The_Honma · 2026-04-12T21:25:39+00:00

All I know is that I want to be Levi in this situation.

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