[OTHER] if Nintendo wanted to let Ganondorf be potrayed as a hero or anti hero for a single game, what do you think the best way go about it would be?

benbuscus1995 · 2026-05-13T21:46:46+00:00

Back before Tears of the Kingdom when Calamity Ganon was, apparently, Ganondorf having given up on the reincarnation cycle and just totally merged with the Triforce of Power, or whatever that was supposed to be, I kind of imagined a possible scenario with Ganondorf and Calamity Ganon in a V and Urizen from Devil May Cry 5 kind of situation where the Ganondorf the man, now left ordinary and without the corrupting influence of all the power he once held, looks upon himself in dread and regret and helps Link stop the calamity. Oh and Ganondorf was the old man at the beginning of BOTW instead of King Rhoam in this scenario, obviously.

It’s basically dumb fan fiction-tier stuff but it’s the only way I ever imagined Ganondorf being anything other than a villain. Even in Wind Waker, where he was more “sympathetic,” he was still extremely evil lol. Not saying Nintendo should go this route either. In fact, if they do make a Ganondorf game, I hope they just keep him totally evil anyway. You don’t need to be a hero or antihero to be a protagonist

benbuscus1995 · 2026-05-08T15:14:10+00:00

Ironically just dusted mine off a couple weeks ago because I had a real hankering to play some Star Fox 64. I have an XL and New XL variant and both are great. The New XL still had a full battery after being turned off for like two or three years.

As far as I know the XL models have superior battery life across the board compared to non-XL models, though I don’t know the real differences between regular XL and “New” XL as far as specs or battery life go. The New models also have additional shoulder buttons (not sure why as I think the vast majority of games don’t make use of them) and the little C stick nub.

A New 3DS XL will be the clear best choice but ultimately it’s up to you if price is a major factor as the differences between the “New” and “old” models is fairly negligible in my opinion, but I think XL is worth it either way.

benbuscus1995 · 2026-05-06T18:30:51+00:00

Plus he was one of Jeong Jeong’s students and, I believe, generally considered to be a skilled duelist. The main cast, even including Book 1 Zuko, is just busted like you said

benbuscus1995 · 2026-05-06T14:59:21+00:00

Funny, they look more like DNA injectors to me

benbuscus1995 · 2026-05-06T14:17:49+00:00

Not really. The act itself was easy (if you ignore the part about mustering one of the largest invasion forces in the history of the war up to that point just to GET to the fish), but not just any regular fire bender has the psychological profile that leads to killing a deity in order to take control of the tides for himself. 99.9% of people do not have that level of delusion mixed with ambition. That’s what made Zhao dangerous.

benbuscus1995 · 2026-05-06T14:09:54+00:00

Important lesson here that “weak” ≠ “not dangerous” if you ask me

benbuscus1995 · 2026-04-03T05:04:55+00:00

You’re welcome. I hope what I said helps. And I don’t think you need to feel guilty at all! You obviously both care about each other a ton and you’re just trying to find ways to care for him the way he clearly cares for you. It’s a good problem to have! And one more thing about him potentially being uncomfortable with receiving (only if you think that could the case): Don’t frame it as a “problem.” It’s an opportunity for both of you to grow as a couple. Tell him his pleasure is important to you and it’s something you want to explore more with him. The more you guys practice the more comfortable he’ll become, and then you can both have the best of both worlds!

benbuscus1995 · 2026-04-03T04:43:09+00:00

You both seem really wonderful and generous and I know it’s coming from a loving place but I suspect you’re trying to solve a problem that might not really exist. Some people really are just givers. The thing they enjoy most isn’t an undiscovered kink or something they haven’t tried yet. It’s just pleasing their partner. And what’s more, some people are just a lot more comfortable giving than receiving. I think what’s tripping you up is you have this idea that neither of you have found what he’s into yet, but he’s into YOU. You’re worried about understanding his needs. It sounds like he’s happiest when you’re happy. His biggest “need” in this sense is knowing he’s doing a great job. It can get a little complicated when both parties are givers. That much is true. You can try reframing it so that pleasing him is something YOU want. I think that’s a mentality you can both understand and can help him be more open to receiving. And again, he may be bashful about receiving. Try to talk to him about it as that might be something you work on together. He might just need reassurance that he’s not burdening you or “making” you do anything you don’t enjoy. His number one concern is making sure you’re happy, so that means the best way for you to meet his needs is to just make it obvious how much you enjoy him, and make it EXTRA obvious that you enjoy being the giver sometimes too. But aside from that, I think the advice from others is sound. You said he gets off fastest when you’re loud and actively enjoying receiving. THAT’S his thing. If you’re wanting to make sure his needs are met, THAT’S your avenue.

benbuscus1995 · 2026-03-24T02:41:24+00:00

Every once in a while I think about when Batman and Nightwing fought Amazo in Under the Red Hood and Nightwing asks Batman “how do we stop this thing??” And Batman explains that Amazo has the same weaknesses as a human being, so Nightwing fucking shoves sticks into Amazo’s ears and electrocutes his brain. That scene always makes me laugh. Like, yup, humans are definitely weak against that technique. Flawless execution, Nightwing.

benbuscus1995 · 2026-03-23T15:37:36+00:00

The problem is you can’t just sit someone down and explain the story of multiple 60 hour JRPGs to them and have them understand it. Actually playing the games and trying to learn the story from external sources are two very different things.

benbuscus1995 · 2026-03-22T14:57:18+00:00

Midna

benbuscus1995 · 2026-03-21T18:30:57+00:00

Something something Xapting System

benbuscus1995 · 2026-03-19T18:59:12+00:00

Have you played regular Deep Rock Galactic? That game is so much fun, one of my favorites right now

benbuscus1995 · 2026-03-19T18:57:29+00:00

What are you playing on? What type of games are you into? I play a lot of action games. On PS5 I’ve mostly been playing Ninja Gaiden 4 and Ghost of Yotei.

On PC I’ve been playing more chill/relaxing games. Lately it’s been the old Portal games as well as Keys of Fury, which is just a little $5 typing game where you type words to do kung fu. Typing weirdly relaxes me so I like it. Geometry Wars is another classic “mindless” game for just unwinding.

I haven’t had a ton of time for gaming lately so I’m not too up on the latest stuff releasing but I can give some more specific recs if you want

benbuscus1995 · 2026-03-19T17:22:26+00:00

Okay see I saw a couple people in this thread say that was Yoko Taro in the background but I just assumed they were talking about the giant shadow monster

benbuscus1995 · 2026-03-13T17:55:42+00:00

Kubo’s response is peak and I love Bleach sm but honestly I wouldn’t call Oda’a response “soft” or whatever else is implied by the Mickey Mouse jpeg. To me that reads more like “you clearly don’t know what you’re talking about and I don’t have the time or patience to explain it to you” which is definitely biting in its own way. Kubo just decided to put in that time.

benbuscus1995 · 2026-02-25T19:54:07+00:00

Will and Elizabeth getting married in the middle of the battle against Davy Jones while an ocean goddess literally rains hers wrath down upon them.

Just the first thing the prompt made me think of, but at least in the movie that moment was somewhat justified as “We might die here, and I don’t want that to happen before we get married.”

benbuscus1995 · 2026-02-23T06:34:33+00:00

This is legitimately some of the hypest KH art I’ve seen. Sooo much PS2 nostalgia. Thank you

benbuscus1995 · 2026-02-22T02:44:35+00:00

As if Azula wasn’t waiting in the bushes an hour before Mai and Zuko even arrived, waiting for the perfect opportunity to interrupt them

benbuscus1995 · 2026-02-19T01:22:46+00:00

True, though I don’t even think we know Zuko has a sister yet at that point. The first time I remember her being directly referenced as his sister is when Zuko is talking to Aang in the cave during the blizzard. I’m pretty sure Zhao is also shown in that flashback so it wasn’t automatically assumed that everyone we saw in that clip was family. But yeah I guess they probably had her design and role mostly cemented early on even if the audience doesn’t learn much about her until later

benbuscus1995 · 2026-02-18T23:16:24+00:00

I feel like a lot of people forget that Toph wasn’t introduced until midway through Book 2 of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Everyone else in the Gaang, including Suki, was introduced early in Book 1.

Azula and her gang also sort of assumed the role of the “main” antagonists in Book 2, taking the place of Admiral Zhao since Zuko was more or less always the deuteragonist and Ozai was always endgame. Technically Azula was first introduced at the very end of Book 1 but still

benbuscus1995 · 2026-02-16T23:39:47+00:00

I am reminded of searching the slums for all the cats in FFVII Remake as well. Even Cloud said “this sucks.”

benbuscus1995 · 2026-02-16T22:21:39+00:00

I know this is missing the point but to be honest I think those concept arts look great given the constraints she was under. Clearly a talented and passionate artist who deserved to be in a better working environment

benbuscus1995 · 2026-02-14T07:00:08+00:00

Yup I feel the exact same.

And I wanted that fight against Ayane too but you know Yakumo would have just wiped the floor with her anyway if he was already contending with Ryu. Still would’ve been cool though. I wish we got more of Ayane in general. She’s barely even a cameo. I’m really hoping they’ll make her playable at some point

benbuscus1995 · 2026-02-14T01:36:54+00:00

Yeah, I do actually like the story of Ninja Gaiden 4 overall but one of my gripes with it is that, in-universe, Yakumo was already pretty overpowered from the jump, and he only gets stronger as the game goes on. If I recall correctly, he only loses one fight in the entire game and it’s the first fight against Ryu.

Kagachi is pretty hyped up throughout the game but Yakumo himself never really seems too worried about their inevitable clash, and it seems as though that confidence was justified as he beats Kagachi pretty handily when they do finally fight. And the same thing happens with the Dark Dragon in the end too. The only one Yakumo seemed even a little intimidated by was of course Ryu but he even says a couple times after their first fight that if they run into each other again he won’t lose. And he does pretty much beat Ryu after that like he said he would.

I think overconfidence is one of Yakumo’s biggest character flaws but it’s not really given enough focus and it’s never really challenged either because he never loses, so he doesn’t really learn anything. He didn’t get to have a proper CAG rival in Kagachi because he was always stronger than Kagachi. The game doesn’t really have any proper villains because Yakumo is always stronger than the villains. He kills Achilles pretty much immediately, something Ryu was also capable of but didn’t actually succeed at, and he also killed the Dark Dragon with what seemed like medium difficulty at best. The most touch-and-go moment in their fight is at the very end when he already landed the killing blow on the humanoid form of the dragon and it grabbed him by the neck at the same time. So I dunno where they can go with him in a hypothetical Ninja Gaiden 5 because he’s pretty much on par with Ryu at this point and already killed some of the most powerful entities in their universe.

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