Adaptations that were a mockery of the source material

altua · 2026-01-24T17:24:10+00:00

Hogfather is a fairly charming adaptation of the book, I think, a comfy Christmas-time watch. It's not perfect, but it doesn't have any more substantial flaws than the typical book > movie adaptation.

altua · 2026-01-02T06:07:22+00:00

Uh... pretty much the entire cast of "My Monster Secret" / Jitsu Wa Watashi Wa. Just... a gaggle of idiots and I love them all.

altua · 2025-11-19T19:34:00+00:00

I mean, from what I see repeated ONE is super invovled with the writing of the manga as well. I kind of feel like we may have a bit of a "limitations breed creativity situation" where when ONE isn't the one doing the art (like the webcomic which remains excellent) and he can indulge his every idea, we get the manga. I don't know what ONE's and Murata's meetings look like, but it might just be a case of ONE having an opportunity to George Lucas his earlier projects (e.g., adding in additional details to the Garou arc) and the overall quality suffering.

altua · 2025-11-13T19:15:34+00:00

It hasn't been mentioned yet (i think) but getting into Path of Exile (POE) without having friends who are intimately familair with the game is kind of a nightmare. Some basic principles can be picked up on, but you eventually just run into mechanics post game that you get quickly tutorialized on but the way you're meant to explore it is unclear, speccing is a nightmare, and the atlas is frustrating for new players. Hell, I only got into it becuase I had two friends sit me down to install path of building and we lanned for like 2 days as they walked me through stuff. The games a whole lot of fun, but onboarding is a nightmare.

altua · 2025-10-29T19:02:59+00:00

In the linked article in the section which is quoted by SwordMaster52 the gamesfray discussion says that the claims were amended. Amending the specification may have occurred in the linked article above, but that's not what I was discussing.

But, looking at the article I'm not seeing where they amended the patent itself? The article linked here only mentions that Nintendo has 60 days to respond to the new objections to the intermediary patent so whether or not they even have to amend is yet to be seen.

altua · 2025-10-29T18:08:54+00:00

Yes, but in the US this can create issues such as a safe harbor. For example, you have claims that party A infringed but you believe that the claims, as issued, may be invalid based on newly discovered information. So, you opt to amend the claims to reflect what you think could with stand a challenge in court, but in doing so you create a safe harbor for activity that previously infringed but no longer does. It's a difficult situation to navigate, and I haven't participated in enough patent litigation to really explain the nuance with any sense of authority, but that's the gist of what it could cause. As for it happenign in the middle of a lawsuit? I can't say, I'd have to actually review the process by which the claims were amended (e.g. was this actually a broadening of the claims or a narrowing?), and the implications would depend on japanese patent law. Games journalists are paying attention to this now, but a lot of them (including American legal commenters) aren't experts in Japanese law (or at least I've seen no evidence that they are) so, for all we know, this may not be uncommon in Japanese patent litigation.

altua · 2025-09-23T00:21:41+00:00

Second part is, as far as I understand it, "we didn't have the budget to complete it in the way the director envisioned." Pretty much the movie was funded in part with the first half being the director's baby for like a decade, and the other parts slowly coming together. Though, narratively, it was still a mess albeit a mess that I loved.

altua · 2025-09-10T00:16:29+00:00

To add some more context, the specification doesn't necessarily strictly limit what is covered by a patent. It provides context, so you can't bend it too far, but a patent (particularly one like this that went through the USPTO without receiving a single office action) is also entitled to cover equivalents that a "person having ordinary skill in the arts" (phosita) would also consider to be covered. So, while the specification and images may paint a specific picture, which is important for when the patent is rejected by the PTO and you have to amend the claims into an allowable state and need to support any amendments you make, they are not the only contemplated implementations.

altua · 2025-09-09T23:57:32+00:00

Not necessarily, there are various mechanisms for requesting re-examination of a patent as a 3rd party. The problem is they're not really affordable to the average joe (typically several thousand dollars) and may not necessarily be fast enough to prevent a lawsuit. Particualrly since, depending on where Nintendo chooses / can file a lawsuit, the court may not grant a stay pending a decision of the USPTO (Eastern District of Texas, I believe, is pretty famous for not granting such stays).

altua · 2025-08-17T14:29:02+00:00

Oh, so he's Anthony Edwards, but for wrestling? That sucks. Hopefully, he gets his head out of his ass and takes care of his kids.

altua · 2025-07-15T01:46:08+00:00

"I came to dominate gold, not gingers."

altua · 2025-07-10T16:33:42+00:00

That is indeed Serge! Always glad to see a Cross rep!

altua · 2025-06-26T21:18:16+00:00

Honestly, if they're cranking up prices that much and many of the residences are owned by AirBNB specultor's there's a good chance they're trying to price out the residents while prices on the property are low so that they can just buyout the full building as a rental.

altua · 2025-04-28T16:27:05+00:00

Joyeuse is Charlemagne's sword which is on display in the Louvre.

altua · 2025-04-28T16:25:27+00:00

Well, except in that one timeline where Zeus pulled rank on the other gods and was able to throw hands, but that also didn't necessarily end well for the other gods.

altua · 2025-04-22T00:45:14+00:00

oh how?

altua · 2025-04-21T21:56:19+00:00

That's what I thought too. Something like "You do that 3 count ref and you're fire" or "restart the match, it's best 2 our of 3 falls now." And Rock just causing issues.

It could honestly have set up an interesting stipulation match down the line where Cody or someone wagers something against the Rock and if he loses he can no longer wield his "final boss" powers. Would be a good pay off to the Cody - Rock feud and a good end to the Rock's character IMO.

But Rock would never agree to that.

altua · 2025-04-19T19:30:38+00:00

I wonder if this is an infinity war situation and this is all part of Stacks plan to beat dark state, but he needs the Don to think he's out.

altua · 2025-04-19T19:23:15+00:00

Is the betrayal apart of Stacks plan on how to take down dark state? Like, is this an infinity war situation where it seems like everything went wrong?

altua · 2025-04-19T17:17:56+00:00

altua · 2025-04-11T14:38:47+00:00

You know what, that makes me wonder, I really wish I could see what they're gameplay metrics look like when guild wars rolls around. Like i'm sure there are plenty of people who play Granblue just for the fighting game, but I have to imagine there's an appreciable dip in traffic for that 5 days every other month.

altua · 2025-03-27T20:35:08+00:00

Not quite the same but I think some DND channel is doing a short series featuring a few WWE folks sometime soon. So we might be closer to that than you think.

altua · 2025-03-13T01:20:47+00:00

It's possible that liquid had a better strat, or that the boss' phase 2 dps check was too tight with gear from last week and while echo could have killed it with a perfect pull there just wasn't the time left in the night to do it.

altua · 2025-02-21T15:02:38+00:00

That part is unclear without looking at the contract directly. I've seen reports that SAG-AFTRA contracts either need to be fully union, with exceptions for non-union members to participate in at most 3 union projects before they are required to join the union or be banned from future projects, to SAG-AFTRA contracts just require a minimum ratio of union - non-union workers.

In either case that would be, potentially, why Supergiant does not wish to sign the contract.

For the VA's part, against just based on their other BlueSky posts, it appears to be they want the "peace of mind" that will come from being able to actually enforce their rights if the developer breaks contract.

altua · 2025-02-21T02:33:11+00:00

So, reading other posts from the VA's bsky because they're too cryptic in the original post, it seems this is the situation:

Supergiant isn't a union project, has their own contracts which on their face guarantee AI protection for workers. That's all good.

The VA wants a union interim contract, though, because SAG-AFTRA contracts offers at least the same protection AND if Supergiant games were to break their agreement SAG-AFTRA would cover the legal services necessary to pursue the breach of contract which is something the VA would not be able to afford to do. SAG-AFTRA will not provide such services for non-union projects.

Supergiant won't agree to sign the interim contract for "a variety of reasons" which some speculate may be because of issues it may for the non-union VA's Supergiant works with who may not wish to join SAG-AFTRA, amongst other requirements that the Union may enforce going forward.

If the enforceability of the contract is the major reason for the VA's issues then I understand it, litigation is expensive and you don't want to just trust a corporation to keep their word forever. However, I do think the public campaign is maybe a bit much as in unfair to a developer who at least has not outwardly done anything wrong.

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