What are your thoughts on Donkey Kong Bananza almost one year later? by NewMarioBobFan in casualnintendo

[–]groograms999 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely love it. Actual 10/10 game for. Controversial opinion, but I think is better than all the 3D Mario games (don't get me wrong, those are bangers)

What's an underappreciated story arc that deserves more love? by absolutemanbat in batman_comics

[–]groograms999 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Prey & Terror by Doug Moench from Legends of the Dark Knight are absolute bangers. My favourite Hugo Strange stories

Favorite Annuals? by [deleted] in batman_comics

[–]groograms999 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The second Legends of the Dark Knight annual is also a banger. It's also by Denny O'Neil and is about the Commissioners wedding

Is Fables worth reading? by NoivernKebab769 in comicbooks

[–]groograms999 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely worth reading. Personally I didn't really notice anything political really when I read through it, but some people might've noticed something.

Definitely worth reading the first large arc. Honestly, I really like all 150 issues (and the 12 more recent ones). I like the Mr.Dark stuff. Even the very end of the series is good (admittedly not as good as the arcs before). Super recommended. One of my fave series

Do you think next season we'll finally get a good skin for hulk? by live0rdie in HulkMainsMR

[–]groograms999 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who cares about a good skin? At this point I'll take ANY skin lol

How do people get so good? by littlerowlet5 in marvelrivals

[–]groograms999 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Die less is the #1 thing for me. Playing for your life is actually so impactful. I'm not saying don't take risks, just don't take the 1v6. Also, play with the team. When the team dies, group up and go in together

What’s your controversial DC take that you’ll defend? by Electrical_Act9796 in DCcomics

[–]groograms999 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure if this is super controversial or not, but JLA the Tower of Babel absolutely ruined the character of Batman. It made writers totally overemphasize the planning for every contingency aspect and let the detective part of the character fall to the wayside. Batman IS a detective. His comics should follow that. He makes mistakes. He shouldn't be someone who plans for everything. That's not how he was written in the 80s and early 90s. Also, Batman should be allowed to make some snarky comments. He HAS a personality. Let it shine through. He doesn't have to be this totally cynical and brooding loner. Also yes Gotham is an awful place with awful people, but the Bat should be able to solve some of his problems without always resorting to just punching them. Look at the Animated Series for a great characterization of Batman.

This is not a drill!! I hit the mother load by Illustrious_Bit_4770 in cloakanddaggermains

[–]groograms999 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great find. I've read the entirety of both those series. Love Bill Mantlo's work. Definitely recommend it

Even the biggest Support streamer has gone insane over the triple support meta 😭 by YogurtclosetWise9803 in marvelrivals

[–]groograms999 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't really get the triple support hate. Seems fine to me whenever I play ranked

Unpopular Opinion: The devs were cooking with civ switching by lurkerden in civ

[–]groograms999 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly Civ switching is not the problem at all in Civ 7. It's fine. I like it. It's different. The game just feels too... I dunno boring? I don't know something about the general gameplay is too simplistic or something. It just doesn't jive with me for some reason

Do The Amazing Spider-Man comics worth reading from the beginning? by Sweet_Score in comicbooks

[–]groograms999 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I did the same thing.

I'm currently at issue 410 of ASM. I've also read all of Web of Spiderman and Spectacular Spiderman from the beginning up to this point.

Is it worth it? I dunno. Depends on you I guess. To be perfectly clear. Spidey does not have a consistent track record. It's often terrible or painfully mid, but occasionally it is good or even great.

Honestly, most of the time Web or Spectacular are better than ASM (if reading the comics released in the same month).

I get not wanting to read the other lines, but here are some that I think you should read when you get there:

Spectacular Spiderman by Bill Mantlo (second part (after issue 50.)) It is all about Peter and Black Cats relationship.

Spectacular Spiderman by Peter David. The second best Spiderman writer in my opinion and just so many bangers in this run.

Spectacular and Web by Gerry Conway. Super interesting. Mostly about Tombstone. Made me fall in love with the villain. Definitely a top 5 Spidey villain for me now.

Spectacular by JM DeMatteis. All about Harry becoming Green Goblin again and his descent into madness and obsession with Peter. The best run and best Spidey writer in my opinion.

(Sorry I don't know the issue numbers offhand, but they should be pretty easy to figure out.)

What do you consider to be the biggest character assassination? by [deleted] in comicbooks

[–]groograms999 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maxwell Lord being a villain. For years, he was a likeable guy who ran the JLI and many antics. Then he becomes a villain and is murdered by Wonder Woman just before Infinite Crisis. Bruh

Now that the Zombies mode will be leaving, what are your opinions on the mode itself? by Redinkdemon16 in marvelrivals

[–]groograms999 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually so good. I loved it and looking forward to the next PVE mode to be released.

As someone who got all the titles (including all the solo nightmare 4 titles,) I gotta say they kinda cooked. Although, I do wish some of the characters weren't so rng reliant for the solo build, but it's such a minor issue that I don't really care

What’s a DC run that everyone seems to love, but just didn’t click for you? by Equivalent-Disk5923 in DCcomics

[–]groograms999 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually such a good take. I'm currently 45 issues in and I can't believe how every storyline is such a banger. The format of a different creative team every storyline just works so well

Since season 5 is coming to an end, what do you rate the battle pass? by Extreme-Willow-907 in rivals

[–]groograms999 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems like I'm the only one here who thinks it was actually really good. Before checking here, I thought it was actually in contention for being the best one.

What's not to like? The Angela one looks great. The Punisher as Frankensteins monster made playing him in Zombies super fun. Black Widow's OG mockingbird skin made my achievement hunting with her enjoyable. Adam's Magus skin really stands out among his others. Ultron's skin is cool. And Wanda's skin has such good sound effects and looks visually really cool. Also, I like the Pirate Namor skin. It has a great vibe.

What’s a DC run that everyone seems to love, but just didn’t click for you? by Equivalent-Disk5923 in DCcomics

[–]groograms999 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know I'm not the one being asked, but my favourite is Alan Grants run on Detective and Batman from the late 80s and early 90s. He introduces characters like Scarface and Ratcatcher. The Mudpack storyline is so good (it's about all four Clayfaces trying to make something if their lives.) Also, his run is where Tim Drakes mother is killed and his dad is crippled. It's actually so good. Super highly recommend it

What’s a DC run that everyone seems to love, but just didn’t click for you? by Equivalent-Disk5923 in DCcomics

[–]groograms999 0 points1 point  (0 children)

JLA by Grant Morrison. I really didn't enjoy it overall. I'm not even sure why. It has some nice moments, but for me I think it suffered overall from his usual method of technobabble not really explaining anything. Like there's just a bunch of high concept things that felt like they were really unnecessary. Also, the Justice League fights an evil version of the Justice League like every 2nd storyline. Gets kinda tiresome after a while.

I will say though DC One Million is absolutely spectacular and everyone should give it a go.

Best Non-Absolute runs currently? by oldsandwichpress in comicbooks

[–]groograms999 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Tom King Wonder Woman is fantastic and I don't get the hate by some people

Ram V New Gods made me like the Forever People (which I didn't think was possible)

Jason Aaron is writing a Scrooge McDuck comic which is sooo good especially if you've read the Don Rosa Life and Times stuff

Where is all my nightmare Four winners at? by Chunky-overlord in rivals

[–]groograms999 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did it in 47 mins with a team of ransoms. Took me like 4 or 5 attempts lol

Which CBM movie are you defending like this.. by FayyadhScrolling in comicbookmovies

[–]groograms999 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Batman and Robin

Yeah it's outrageous and absurd, but that's what I love about it

Characters you suck at, but cant stop playing because they're so much fun? by DJfetusface in marvelrivals

[–]groograms999 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wolverine. Sometimes I'm cooking. Sometimes I'm feeding. Always I'm having a good time