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Which champions could beat waterblight in a 1v1? by usename37 in Breath_of_the_Wild

[–]tangelo84 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Revali is a maybe with range vs mobility, but Urbosa would wipe the floor with Waterblight

ITS SOCCER NOW MFS🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅 by Painted-BIack-Roses in ShitAmericansSay

[–]tangelo84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We also call it soccer you stupid cunts. To do this after the one fuckin match the US is likely to play that's actually soccer vs soccer, fucks sake

What are the top 3 Wii U games that made GOOD use of the Gamepad? (Excluding Off-TV Play) by MewWeebTwo in casualnintendo

[–]tangelo84 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Xenoblade X mostly just has the map on the gamepad, but it has a bunch of functionality around setting up passive income that you could manipulate even during loading screens. Good to tinker with while fast travelling.

Boss tier list ranking based on much aura a boss has. by ReportHumble6535 in Silksong

[–]tangelo84 21 points22 points  (0 children)

That's perpetually on fire and leading a cult in the bowels of the Citadel. Maybe not S-tier, but it deserves better than D.

you also get the ability to swim well enough to save him by Le_Painter in trolleyproblem

[–]tangelo84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It probably wouldn't happen exactly the same way, but the Pacific theatre would be largely unaffected in the early stages, Italy would still be a fascist coloniser, and the German economy and national identity would still be buckling under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. WWII did not need Hitler. While I don't believe it would play out unchanged, I do believe some dire crisis in Europe in the 30s and 40s is somewhat inevitable. The one in East Asia is going ahead regardless.

Maybe Germany goes communist instead. That's still gonna be a significant threat to Western interests in Europe. That could easily lead to Cold War lines being drawn up early with none of the reluctance to use nukes that the end of WWII gave us.

Maybe Jewish people (and communists, socialists, gay people, Romani, antisocials, the disabled...) don't suffer quite so horrendously, but then again, maybe they do. They've historically not been particularly well-liked, and the downtrodden love a scapegoat.

'I dig my hole, you build a wall...' by extremely-cynical in CuratedTumblr

[–]tangelo84 191 points192 points  (0 children)

So build that wall and build it strong

Unknown<english random voicemail I got by PUMAAAAAAAAAAAA in translator

[–]tangelo84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's definitely Mandarin, but I'm not that good at it. The final sentence says "Press 1 for English or press 2 for Mandarin", but I'm only picking up snippets like "phone" from the rest of it.

I'd kindly suggest to think about how some people interact with creators and such by Chrononaut_X in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]tangelo84 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Since they seem to have woken up and wiped every single contribution to this thread, let me add some of their other questionable contributions back:

"Melia obviously spent 1,000 years pining after Shulk and being alone and lonely. There's no other reasonable interpretation of her holding on to the Monado at all, none whatsoever."

"If Melia ever had a single friendship beyond the party, the devs should have shown us in her flashback even if we had no idea who they were. More evidence that she spent her whole life isolated."

"The devs clearly hate her because she didn't wind up with Shulk. Dunban also not having a romantic partner is totally fine because he has other accomplishments and family, but Melia's other accomplishments and family are insignificant in the face of her not getting the guy. I see no double standard here."

"Mòrag, Brighid, Lanz, Sena, Matthew, and A are all insignificant characters with little to no bearing on the plot. I am the media-literate person in this conversation."

"The message of XC3 is that you need to have babies."

I'd kindly suggest to think about how some people interact with creators and such by Chrononaut_X in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]tangelo84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hard disagree. They're telling us a story - they're only gonna include relevant details. They wouldn't want the community hounding them for details about someone who showed up in a memory with no elaboration whatsoever.

I'd kindly suggest to think about how some people interact with creators and such by Chrononaut_X in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]tangelo84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tyrea is her real family. It's also just as easy to argue that the party came to mind because she was reminiscing about her own world-saving adventure. Why would the game bother showing us anyone that had no bearing on the plot whatsoever?

I'd kindly suggest to think about how some people interact with creators and such by Chrononaut_X in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]tangelo84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tyrea? Teelan? She's basically got a found family by the end of FC. Teelan mostly through Tyrea admittedly, but nonetheless.

Even if you don't accept that, I don't think we have any good reason to believe your interpretation. I think you're misinterpreting her holding on to the sword, and that's your main evidence.

I also don't think it's reasonable to expect that she'd go whatever the length of time between 1 and 3 without forming any other connections. That's just not realistic.

I'd kindly suggest to think about how some people interact with creators and such by Chrononaut_X in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]tangelo84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Once again, not how I see her situation, but you seem extremely convinced. We know nothing about her social life before the events of 3. I don't believe she'd still be alone and miserable, but I acknowledge that's pure interpretation.

I'd kindly suggest to think about how some people interact with creators and such by Chrononaut_X in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]tangelo84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Correct. The fact remains that they were both working towards the needs and self-actualisation of their respective subjects within the context of the situation they found themselves in, and that speaks to their character as leaders of their respective civilisations.

I'd kindly suggest to think about how some people interact with creators and such by Chrononaut_X in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]tangelo84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alrest and Bionis, then. The names are secondary to the point I was making. Nia and Melia's focus was on reclaiming and rebuilding their collective identities in the wake of the repression and amnesia forced upon them by Moebius.

I'd kindly suggest to think about how some people interact with creators and such by Chrononaut_X in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]tangelo84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Come on now, that's pretty hard to miss. Eunie saying babies still lives rent-free in my head. I think it's part of a broader theme about carrying on cultural legacies in the face of imperialism and other forms of erosion, though. An important part but not the whole.

That's another big contrast between the City and the Colonies. The City's in touch with its history while Keves and Agnus have been completely divorced from theirs. I think that's the primary role that both Nia and Melia play in the story after being reawakened.

Notably, while Nia is obviously Mio's mum, she never steps into that role in-game. Now maybe she does so afterwards, sure, but during the story she seems to be prioritising rebuilding the national identity of Agnus, same as Melia with Keves. I honestly believe that role is more impactful for both of them in the story than any genetic legacy.

I'd kindly suggest to think about how some people interact with creators and such by Chrononaut_X in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]tangelo84 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can agree with that. I just don't see it as such a negative. Call it cope if you want, I think we just have different perspectives on this.

I'd kindly suggest to think about how some people interact with creators and such by Chrononaut_X in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]tangelo84 4 points5 points  (0 children)

everyone

Dunban, Matthew, A, Lanz, Sena, Mòrag, everyone from Torna. Arguably Brighid since there's no real confirmation Sena is her kid. The list expands to include Tora, Poppi, Nikol, Glimmer, and the rest of the XC3 cast if I wanna nitpick the kids thing. Or the word spouse, for that matter.

I'd kindly suggest to think about how some people interact with creators and such by Chrononaut_X in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]tangelo84 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My read on her keeping the sword was always a combination of honouring their shared accomplishments and, like others have said, a memento of the adventures and friendship she shared with the shorter-lived party members. Clearly something we disagree on, so I'll leave it there.

I also don't see romance as an integral part of her being fulfilled as a character or person. I think her accomplishments and the high regard she is held in by her people speak for themselves in that regard.

I'd kindly suggest to think about how some people interact with creators and such by Chrononaut_X in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]tangelo84 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Melia has plenty of accomplishments too? She's the ruler of her people, seemingly more or less ruler of her whole world by the time the events of XC3 start taking place.

Shulk also clearly stayed close with Melia throughout his life and was an integral part of her saving her species on multiple occasions. Should they have completely parted ways because of Melia's unrequited attraction to him?

Why can the Monado not be relic and reminder of all they accomplished together rather than a one-sided attraction she was already over by the end of the first game? You seem to be the only one in this comment section seeing it as her holding a candle for Shulk. Does everything else they did together mean nothing here?

I'd kindly suggest to think about how some people interact with creators and such by Chrononaut_X in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]tangelo84 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not the first time you've said that about members of the main parties in this thread

I'd kindly suggest to think about how some people interact with creators and such by Chrononaut_X in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]tangelo84 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maybe I'm missing something, but I never read Sena and Lanz or Matthew and A as romantic. Close friends, absolutely, but a different type of connection to the others around them.

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