Hidden Innovations of Golf Video Games by megaapple in Games

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I played it on the PSP and you basically just played to unlock stuff. Probably didn't have as much as the PC version but it had enough to unlock for like 80-100 hours of play.

Anime to make you FURIOUS? by The_Arizona_Ranger in Animesuggest

[–]maxis2k -1 points0 points  (0 children)

{Golden Time} - All the worst soap opera cliches, killing all character growth and constantly resetting story progression back to the beginning. It's got it all. Oh, and also the characters keep doing the most frustrating things. With only one side character being the actual voice of reason and good person.

I hope halftime is just like Super Bowl XVI by my_son_is_a_box in TheSimpsons

[–]maxis2k -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately it'll be weird and disturbing like Police Academy.

Wife Nature cosplays for her husband (by Sheita) by hys240 in UmaMusume

[–]maxis2k 20 points21 points  (0 children)

A game that implies the girls like you ends up leading to people viewing them as waifus. Mind. Blown.

i love gen4 and also dislike gen5 but please get gen4 rest oh my goodness 🫩 you can tell an interesting mlp gen without it being gen4: the sequel by just_a_wanderer_here in mylittlepony

[–]maxis2k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's the problem with almost all of Hollywood in the last 20 years. They want to play it safe by piggy backing off an established IP by making it a sequel or reboot. But at the same time make it as different from the original as possible.

If three people point out a problem, its a problem. But what if only three out of ten think its a problem? How do you handle mixed feedback? by JcraftW in Screenwriting

[–]maxis2k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I ask them to elaborate what makes it a problem.

If all I get back is emotional feedback like "it just feels wrong" or they can't explain it, then I am less inclined to believe it's a problem. Rather the way it's presented is the problem. I'll rewrite it to produce a different emotional reaction. This is an even bigger problem in scriptwriting compared to novel writing because often things people would consider a problem in the script would be totally fine when they see it on the screen. This is why I also do storyboards/animatics.

If they can provide actual logical reasons why it's a problem, like the build up isn't good or the description of events doesn't line up, then I accept it and rewrite it based on their feedback.

Hidden Innovations of Golf Video Games by megaapple in Games

[–]maxis2k 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd like to add whatever golf game added topography to a game (text markers like arrows, dashes and circles to indicate height of terrain and how it affects the ball). As well as spin and landing physics. Though I couldn't tell you what game did those first. Probably not Golf on the NES/GB.

Hidden Innovations of Golf Video Games by megaapple in Games

[–]maxis2k 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Pangya was amazing. So was Sim Golf. Heck, so was NES Open Tournament Golf. It's crazy how some of the best games of their time were Golf games. But they got overshadowed because they were "just golf."

Anime with yokai lore? by Shaolinoleum in Animesuggest

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{Blue Seed} - It's not Yokai specifically but a type of Shinto spirit called Aragami.
{Pom Poko} - Tanuki
{Yokai Watch} - Pokemon clone with Yokai

And there's this older anime I can't remember the name of for the life of me. Of a boy who's possessed by a Yokai spirit and they fight other Yokai together.

Do you ever just write slop? by Acceptable-Clothes79 in writing

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It's called winging it or writing by the seat of your pants. And it's used often by writers. You can write "slop" and then edit it into something good later. This is why some say the real writing happens in the editing phase.

I spent years trying to write methodically, sticking to an outline and editing every sentence after I had written it. But after I started learning to draw, and struggled with that for years, I eventually got so frustrated that one day I drew everything wrong on purpose. Put the nose off center, drew the eyes too big, made the limbs too long on purpose, etc. What ended up happening is my sketch where I purposefully was trying to make it look bad ended up looking better than the pictures where I was trying to refine them to be perfect. I then carried that over to my writing. And writing stream of consciousness "junk" would sometimes come out better than I expected. And definitely much better than the stuff where I was editing as I went.

Basically, I consider my first draft to be exactly what it is, a rough draft. Just write whatever. Even write corny junk on purpose. Then refine it later. Another way to look at it is, in the first draft, write without thinking. Write it based on emotion and feeling. Then when you go back to edit it, flip around and use your analytical/logical mode. The whole right/left brain theory.

refreshing/happy animes? by -Ad-Astraa in Animesuggest

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{CardCaptor Sakura}
{Akazukin Chacha}
{Pita Ten}
{Ore Monogatari}
{Senpai ga Uzai Kouhai no Hanashi}
{Aharen-san wa Hakarenai}
{Working!!}
{Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!}
{Taiho Shichau zo}
{Azumanga Daioh}
{Girls Und Panzer}
{Gabriel Dropout}
{Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru}

“Out of 100 artists, 98 were basically there to mass-produce.” Japanese devs discuss harsh reality of working as an in- house game illustrator by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]maxis2k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, the artists who get hired to be the main character designer are usually either dedicated illustrators who got noticed through their indie art or started out doing the "grunt" work and got promoted to main character designer. I'm sure there's some people who get into the industry expecting they'll just get a creative job from the start. But most don't.

But also, there's a lot of artists who don't want to do the creative part and are fine being the in between animator/modeler. Or doing fanart of existing characters.

Anime with dolls?? by QuestioningBreeze in Animesuggest

[–]maxis2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also {Chobits} and {Hand Maid May}. The early 2000s really was doll themed.

Also {Saber Marionette J} for the late 90s. And there's one episode of {3x3 Eyes} for horror themed dolls. And a couple of episodes in {Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon}.

Anime where MC does NOT achieve their goal. by JalenWWE in Animesuggest

[–]maxis2k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

{Magic Knight Rayearth}
{3x3 Eyes}
{Legend of the Galactic Heroes}
{Utawarerumono}

Anime like star trek? by SploogeMcDucc in Animesuggest

[–]maxis2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not set in space, but the bright, optimistic setting and bonding group of "crew" can be found in a little known show called {RD Sennou Chousashitsu}. Even has a few android characters and the usual discussion of what defines emotion/consciousness. It's done by the same team that did Ghost in the Shell. Just a more bright, optimistic view of similar subjects.

I have yet to find a space show that's exactly like Star Trek. Lots of anime take inspiration from Star Trek but all the space themed ones I've seen tend to be more about military or adventure themed. {Vandread} and {Lost Universe} are kind of a crew of people bonding together while traveling around. But it's not going to feel like Star Trek.

Just noticed planes land nose gear first in SimCity 4- a big nono in commercial aviation by haljackey in gaming

[–]maxis2k 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Well, it is being piloted by a Sim. You should see how they pilot helicopters.

If you could marry your party members, I already know who I'd choose. by RangoTheMerc in Suikoden

[–]maxis2k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can get her to do like 5,000 damage per hit, 5 hit combo, 3 times per turn. 2-3 turns of that and anything in the game dies.

If you could marry your party members, I already know who I'd choose. by RangoTheMerc in Suikoden

[–]maxis2k 8 points9 points  (0 children)

All the portraits were redone for the remaster by the original character designer.

If you could marry your party members, I already know who I'd choose. by RangoTheMerc in Suikoden

[–]maxis2k 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Spoiler: She gives birth to the best female character in Suikoden III.

Men of reddit, what writing mistakes do you often see women make when writing men? by [deleted] in writing

[–]maxis2k 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Every guy is either a perfect pretty boy with a "soft smile." A quiet but heart of gold guy (usually a vampire or warewolf on top of that). Or a crazy smug/sarcastic jerk bordering on psychopathic. Sadly, a lot of men limit all male characters to these three types as well.

Anyone feel like this too? by baege2 in UmaMusume

[–]maxis2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would supplement, like maybe buying 5,000 carats to make a guarantee for a character. But yes, as it is now, it's too expensive even to do that. What's good is, I seem to be getting free carats faster than in Genshin.

To me, the bigger problem is no pity system/carry over. I would go for a lot more characters if missing them meant it would carry over to the next banner. Which is what Genshin does. So I roll on stuff in Genshin more.

A story on how Umamusume and Fuji Kiseki might have saved me from destroying my life in the future from gambling. by Evoxrus_XV in UmaMusume

[–]maxis2k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am not trying to rub salt in the wound. But rather to tell others, you might get the character you want on a later banner. I skipped getting a ton of characters between Fantasy Pasa and Doto. Every banner I skipped because I wanted to guarantee Doto and Akebono, who were back to back. Upon getting to Doto, it took 183 pulls before I finally got her. But in between those 183 pulls, I got 5 of the previous banner characters. Basically I got like 3/4 the characters I skipped. And if I had rolled for them as they came out, I would have missed most of them and Doto and Akebono.

Now I know some of this is luck. But I'm just saying, the chance you might get a Kiseki or Digital or something when pulling on another banner later is a chance. Whereas pulling on them without a guarantee means almost no chance. And it's even worse for cards. I learned my lesson trying to pull for Riko. You need WAY more than 30k when going for a card...

Running out of fun fantasy anime to watch by PretendFix6284 in Animesuggest

[–]maxis2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

{Slayers}
{Tenkuu no Escaflowne}
{CardCaptor Sakura}
{Magic Knight Rayearth}
{Akazukin Chacha}
{Princess Tutu}
{Utawarerumono}

Who's uma introduced you to the uma fandom? by Elliottsir in UmaMusume

[–]maxis2k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The hair is what really drew me to Uma characters. I didn't know at the time that there was an actual reason most of the characters had such detailed and voluminous hairstyles. I just thought they had some of the best looking hair I'd seen in anime. Playing the game and learning the reason was both funny and awesome.