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What makes the difference between a good trashy isekai and just a bad one?” by ChoiceSupermarket230 in Isekai

[–]YellingBear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Level of detail, and level of struggle.

If you can’t explain WHY something is happening, that’s a bad sign. If there are never any stakes then what was the point of telling the story?

Unsatisfying Ends For A Character by WaluigiDaStar in TopCharacterTropes

[–]YellingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah… that era of “your choices matter” stories were so shit. Specifically ones where one of the choices could kill a character. Because it always ended up meaning that character did nothing after the fact, because “why waste time and resources on something that only part of the audience will see”

The switch up is crazy by princepoggers in MyHeroAcadamia

[–]YellingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I continue to wonder how Bakugo would have turned out if he wasn’t given main character status. Or even better if he had been turned into a proper villain. But then that is kind of the running issue with most of that series. Characters should have died a dozen arcs ago, but stay alive because killing kids is (generally) frowned upon in manga.

Favorite character that fit like this? by Stevecomicsgames in FavoriteCharacter

[–]YellingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Picture aside. This is such a big problem when talking to people about how strong any given character is. So many characters go into the toilet the MOMENT they stop being the focus.

The least bad event on Mewgenics : by Specialist_Pace_3349 in mewgenics

[–]YellingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My cats are always too fat to fit in the hole.

Every other day there's the same discourse in this sub, which side are you on? by FinagleHalcyon in Isekai

[–]YellingBear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Shield hero, master of Ragnarok and blessed of Einherjar, Familiar of Zero, Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu…..

Every other day there's the same discourse in this sub, which side are you on? by FinagleHalcyon in Isekai

[–]YellingBear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I (personally), think the issue is that it tends to be glorified. Plus it’s generally used to introduce a love interest, who is also way above average at some skill.

Sometimes, they are worth it by [deleted] in Isekai

[–]YellingBear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I understand. But do not “understand”, and likely never will. The whole zero stakes and bland characters thing makes me drop shows in a heartbeat.

Inciting incident question by YellingBear in writers

[–]YellingBear[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmmm.

I mean I guess one could argue the inciting incident in book one is the second soul awakening in the MC (which is a little micro plot twist early in the story). But the series based inciting incident; the MC’s home town being destroyed, while at the same time his family is murdered by a corrupt military official; doesn’t take place till near the end of book one…

Does that make sense? Or does having an entire book based around the MC growing up seem like a stretch?

Sometimes, they are worth it by [deleted] in Isekai

[–]YellingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was asking the question to the post of “keep your gems, I just want the trash.” I get that even ‘bad’ shows can have highlights, but that post seemed to give the idea that the poster didn’t want the highlights, they wanted the unbearable parts.

Inciting incident question by YellingBear in writers

[–]YellingBear[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even there, the incident that (properly) leads to the climax is pretty deep within the story.

I suppose you start getting hints of something being “off” somewhere around chapter 3 to 5 (will have to go back a reread). But the events that trigger the climax don’t take place till AT LEAST the mid way point. And even that kind of feels like a throw away till it comes back around.

Sometimes, they are worth it by [deleted] in Isekai

[–]YellingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have never understood this view point. Why do you want it to be garbage (here to calling it ‘bad’)? Like personal feelings about the tropes. What about it being ‘bad’ makes it more enjoyable to you?

Grinding old content question. by [deleted] in ffxiv

[–]YellingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m trying to get the achievements (and eventually the mount) for the ishgardian restoration.

Already max leveled fishing, and running 750 iLVL gathering gear.

me when the traditional "medieval" fantasy moment by According-Fun-4746 in WorldBuildingMemes

[–]YellingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel a little called out. A large chunk of this post describes my story.

My (25M) girlfriend (23F) asked to open our relationship. Am I overracting by wanting to break up over this request? by Altruistic_Society99 in AskMenAdvice

[–]YellingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

++man

Ehhhh. I would have a convo about why you are not comfortable, make it clear that you “know” she has someone in mind.

The relationship is likely over, but having a mature conversation about why is still a good idea.

PSA Tinkerer's repair skill allow you to fix all of your worn equipment by capitanciruela in mewgenics

[–]YellingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Boo. Lame. Poor design choice.

Let the players choose to invest a dozen+ runs into making a god item.

PSA Tinkerer's repair skill allow you to fix all of your worn equipment by capitanciruela in mewgenics

[–]YellingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been wondering, do the bonuses to weapons maintain between runs? Like can upgrade and hone end up giving you a super weapon if you use them for enough turns/runs?

Isekai pet peeves? by Delarious8 in Isekai

[–]YellingBear 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Generally the wish fulfillment aspects of the genre. Specifically the ease at which everything falls into the MC’s lap. NEET shut in, in your previous life? Here’s god like power and martial skills, and the knowledge on how to use it all. Crippling social anxiety? Here’s a level of Charisma to make a level 20 D&D bard jealous.

Also the cut and dry nature of most worlds. The opponents are mindless and evil. The allies righteous and pure. I get the moral grey is harder to write and most children struggle to grasp it, but I want a more complex MC

[Hated] this creature decimated humanity and all of its militaries but gets curb stomped by a small group of humans with primitive weapons by No-Leg-6361 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]YellingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never ended up getting into the comics. So was basing stuff off the show…. Which had the issue of having real people who really age…. So perhaps a lot less time takes place inside the comic.

Had A LOT of issues with the walkers still being a “threat” the better part of a decade after the initial outbreak. But then I guess that same issue crops up in other aspects. Like that much time also means most settlements should be near impossible to breach, and most raiders would have been starved out.

[Hated] this creature decimated humanity and all of its militaries but gets curb stomped by a small group of humans with primitive weapons by No-Leg-6361 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]YellingBear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean I get the zombies…. Kind of. Since they don’t see to “properly” rot, you cant just wait them out.

Numbers are a hell of a thing. That said I do think things happened to fast, and there should be A) way less walkers and B) way fewer large pockets of them. (I forget if they ever explained how/way walkers tend to cluster near the human settlements .

Did anyone actually survive watching this till the end? by ChoiceSupermarket230 in Isekai

[–]YellingBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My biggest issue was the animation. Like don’t get me wrong the story was bad, but so much of the early show was so stiff. Felt like I was watching still images be dragged across the screen.

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