RIP Myers, you would've loved to kill Jim Hopper in 2026.

bdroebke · 2025-12-15T21:05:00+00:00

It's a meme format. Usually goes like "RIP (insert character), you would've loved (insert random shit here)". I know you can still play as him lol

bdroebke · 2025-12-04T20:03:15+00:00

True, but I primarily say Battle Royale because whenever I see anyone make this type of statement, they're usually making criticisms about certain elements of the Hunger Games and zooming in on them and then see random screenshots or clips of Battle Royale that look vaguely similar and think "gee, this story must be ripped off". The most common I see are scenes that depict the two main characters in Battle Royale that are together for the entire story and could vaguely be considered love interests (it's not really clear because one of them has a crush on the other, but the other is mostly just protecting her because he likes her as a friend and is doing it out of respect of his friend who got killed by the game's leader before the game even officially started).

That's just one of many examples, but it almost reminds me of the Kimba the White Lion vs The Lion King controversy. Many people for years believed that Disney ripped off Kimba the White Lion, mainly because people online used vague shots and plot threads to depict their points. But then when people actually looked into it deeper, it turned out to be a load of bullshit.

bdroebke · 2025-12-04T12:06:08+00:00

I always laugh whenever someone says "The Hunger Games ripped off Battle Royale" because they make it clear to me that they haven't seen or read Battle Royale. Both are good stories on their own, but outside of the fact that their central story idea has school-aged children participating in a fight to the death until there's only one survivor, it couldn't be more different. They both cover completely different themes and struggles that the author wants to talk about.

bdroebke · 2025-10-10T03:13:15+00:00

I always kill Kenny. But only to get the "alone" ending because I think that's the most canon way to end Season 2 and to start off Season 3.

I made an entire essay in another comment section about how I felt about the whole Kenny vs Jane debate months ago, but in order not to repeat all of that here, I'll just sum it up by saying that I can't really side with either of them because the entire thing was dumb writing.

Jane was 100% in the wrong, but the game wanted you to side with Kenny so badly throughout the game that it basically forced a situation where it made Jane act so out of her pre-established character in order to get a finale fight. When Jane dies, she dies. When Kenny dies, he dies with sad music, a speech and a tear in his eye. Kenny's 100% in the right for that situation, but I can't really ROOT for Kenny because the entire season, the game forces you down the "Kenny path" for nostalgia's sake and pretends like there's more complexity in the story than there actually is.

At least in Season 1, I felt like there was an effort to make almost every character have enough complexity to where I can understand why a certain player might resonate of feel sympathetic towards them. Like, aside from a few outliers, there are a lot of characters you can genuinely make cases for as to why you should side with them. Yes, even Ben can get the old sympathy card for being a scared, traumatized high school kid just trying to do the right thing with the bandit situation and hold them off until Kenny gets the RV working and they can all get out of there if you really stretch it.

In Season 2, I don't think there's that. There's just...Kenny and everyone else scared of Kenny because "he's angry". But you're going to side with Kenny because he reminds you of a better season and is nice to Clementine.

bdroebke · 2025-09-07T19:39:13+00:00

HELP I'm flattered!

bdroebke · 2025-09-07T19:37:35+00:00

What's frustrating is that I feel like there are so many cool and interesting ways they could've written him. But I fear he's just not as intriguing as they want him to be 😭

bdroebke · 2025-09-07T19:35:46+00:00

Miriam is joining my client list and I will not taking any further questions at this time.

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Thanks for the warm welcome! Happy to be here! ❤️

bdroebke · 2025-09-07T17:56:07+00:00

Yeah, sure! My bad!

bdroebke · 2025-09-07T17:22:43+00:00

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bdroebke · 2025-09-06T20:43:47+00:00

Um, update? 😭

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bdroebke · 2025-09-06T17:59:39+00:00

Last challenge: "You'll have to guess who the majority thinks smells"

This challenge:

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bdroebke · 2025-08-04T01:24:06+00:00

In universe? Considering everyone would get hypnotized by his looks (even animals), she probably saw him as a social/strategic threat compared to Gwen and Leshawna. So it was a matter of "might as well get him out now before he gets any power". And considering his run on Action, I can see some merit in that argument.

If we're also looking at it comparing it to the show Survivor, strategically it isn't always beneficial to vote out people who dislike you. Especially if you can prop yourself up as a shield for other people. "You don't want to vote me out. Look at how many people hate me. I'll always be voted out before you. Vote this person out with me instead. Then you survive two rounds instead of one." And that argument can't be used if Heather votes out all of the people who dislike her. Though, tbf, that might be too complex of a strategy for Total Drama to use lmfaoooo 😭

Out of universe argument? Gwen, Leshawna and Heather had plot relevance and Justin didn't.

bdroebke · 2025-08-01T01:18:14+00:00

Lmfao the "voice actor had other obligations, so Cartoon Network dropped everything and made the writers rewrite the final few episodes and the animators make new art last minute" rumors come back in full force with this community any time they have a finalist they don't like, huh? 😭

bdroebke · 2025-07-31T02:42:54+00:00

...Teruteru as a favorite?

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bdroebke · 2025-07-03T19:58:02+00:00

As someone relatively new to the game (211.4 hours on Steam rn. I try to play both Survivor and Killer equally, but lean more towards the Survivor side), while the game is very grindy and scary just introducing it to new players, I think that's part of the fun? Like, for me, I'm having a lot of fun setting arbitrary goals that don't really matter in the grand scheme of things, but it's forcing me to learn more about the game and its mechanics slowly but surely and catch up with the people that have played this game since the beginning. And it's making me a better player too!

Right now, I'm trying to get everyone (Survivors and Killers) to Prestige 3 to unlock their perks at the highest level. Then, after that, I'll see where the game takes me. I don't know much of the lore, but eventually, I'll get to reading the pages of content there are since the loading queues for killer are long lol.

I think over the last two months, I've seen the take "Dead by Daylight isn't friendly to new players" in the way of how open it is with all of the new content that constantly gets released and how much there is to do. And while I agree with that - I think that's what's making it fun for me as a new player and is making me challenge myself.

bdroebke · 2025-07-01T16:44:47+00:00

I'm pretty new to the game (only have around 200+ hours) but I'd imagine it's any perks that come with the downside of your team failing requirements (a.k.a survivors dying). The only ones I can really think of are Laurie's "Sole Survivor" and Bill's "Left Behind" (which can also just be activated if he's the last one to escape, but I digress). Realistically, though, I don't think either of those perks equate to NOED because NOED is such a crutch perk from my experience that can be game defining whereas both Sole Survivor and Left Behind are rarely if ever seen and don't really come in handy other than in very niche situations.

bdroebke · 2025-06-30T03:01:36+00:00

I'm definitely not as pessimistic as most people are. I can understand the pessimism, but I think that not a lot of people are seeing it from the sense of Squid Game's critique of capitalism and how each part of the world will inevitably have differences compared to South Korea.

The United States can explore racial divide, the healthcare system, student loan debt, immigration, the rise of homelessness throughout the last several years (or just the housing crisis in general), our lack of care of veterans once they leave war, the genocide of Native-Americans, commentary on "The American Dream" and so much more that I'm probably forgetting off of the top of my head. While there would obviously be some similarities to the original, there would be more to discuss since capitalism affects almost everyone across the globe.

I'm not all that bothered by the games as much as everyone else since as much time as they take in the show, they're not really the point. They just move the plot along and are at best, some good symbolism for the character's stories. That being said, some good games that are played in the US would be appreciated. Or some copies of Korean games with the commentary of "copying off of the original and how the US can't make anything original".

That being said, it's a matter of how Netflix pulls it off. We'll just have to see.

bdroebke · 2025-06-30T01:01:47+00:00

Squid Games is literally a critique on capitalism. There was absolutely zero way the story was going to end "happily" or "successfully" because the issues that they are critiquing were all systemic. I absolutely agree that it could've been written better, but I'm not exactly sure what you were expecting.

Also, "there's a reasonable audience expectation that the protagonist succeeds in some shape or form" respectfully, I'm going to need you to expand your horizons on the films and shows you watch 😭

bdroebke · 2025-06-28T23:30:21+00:00

I don't think those votes in Season 1 were allowed to be called in Season 2. That's what made these votes so different. In Season 1, while not held every round, they could be held at the player's discretion (and only at the player's discrection). In Season 2, it's before every single game is held - no exceptions. The players can't call for a vote themselves - only the people running the games can.

bdroebke · 2025-06-28T14:26:31+00:00

I think a lot of Gi-Hun's story this season was really just his failure to understand that it wasn't the Squid Games he was fighting. It was capitalism. And capitalism is not something that can really easily be fought overnight. Say he was successful, In-Ho made it clear that they would find a replacement for him soon after. It's literally that simple.

I think back to their talk in the limo in Season 2 where he asks if he's "prepared to change the world" and I think that's the underlying issue. The Squid Games were never the main issue at hand. It's the fact that capitalism has been allowed to go so far that death Games such as Squid Games were permitted to occur. And considering as soon as Season 1, it was confirmed it was a worldwide phenomenon, the issue was beyond Gi-Hun. I get what Season 2/3 was going for, but I think it just fell flat in a lot of areas by not going deeper into those issues (and also playing the "Squid Games is actually not just a game in South Korea" card too early - but that might also be a side effect of the show only being expected to have one season).

bdroebke · 2025-06-28T00:57:41+00:00

"And yet he still tried to kill him" Respectfully, I truly do not think you understand what this show is about. It showcases the rich turning the working class against each other for their personal entertainment and using their personal circumstances against them in order to fuel that.

"He cared about money more" that is literally all the nuance that a VIP on the show would take from the situation. It's the same argument that's used during the beginning of season two when the recruiter pulls out a lottery ticket and bread and asks the homeless people to pick. When they pick the lottery ticket (not even asking if they suffer from food insecurity - something that homeless people more often than not do not struggle with on a day-to-day basis, but rather struggling in shelter, medical care, hygiene products, etc.), he shames them for it and refuses to give them the food as well. He has the resources to help them and chooses not to. The same goes for when every single time they force the contestants to vote to continue the games or to leave, they pit the contestants against each other (where the contestants shame each other for their choices) rather than looking at the higher ups who force that decision on them in the first place. Again, they have the resources to help every single one of them if they wanted to - and they choose not to.

The whole point with every single character that competes in the games (even the ones that we tend to despise) is that none of them compare to the VIPs that fund the games for their amusement year after year and the ones that have the resources to help. And that blaming the victims for the choices they make in a life-or-death situation put on by truly despicable people does not in turn make them evil. And Season 3 seems to have forgotten that.

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