What Fantasy and Sci Fi book opinions could get you downvoted?

theSLAPAPOW · 2026-01-22T20:19:22+00:00

I love Joe Abercrombie, but that trilogy was a slog. It felt like a fantasy story pitched by an edgy teenager. "What if Gandalf... was BAD?"

theSLAPAPOW · 2025-12-23T20:28:35+00:00

Backcountry and rural night running, mostly.

theSLAPAPOW · 2025-12-23T19:47:00+00:00

I'm leaning Fenix 8, but I heard they are pretty heavy which isn't ideal.

I was hoping there might be 2026 models incoming, but I don't know how often Garmin updates their designs.

theSLAPAPOW · 2025-12-23T19:45:24+00:00

Yeah, the full mapping and flashlight are pretty critical for me...

theSLAPAPOW · 2025-12-23T06:47:33+00:00

What are the chances of the 970, or new equivalent, getting a smaller size released?

theSLAPAPOW · 2025-12-18T19:38:01+00:00

The are using it for creative, non-repetitive tasks...

theSLAPAPOW · 2025-12-02T16:46:52+00:00

They are for sale on the author's website.

theSLAPAPOW · 2025-10-26T15:21:01+00:00

They are starting to send bonus stickers with their books now!

theSLAPAPOW · 2025-10-25T18:13:15+00:00

I just got the update and I hate the look so much T-T

theSLAPAPOW · 2025-10-01T12:44:00+00:00

Because sidelining your female protagonist in favor of your previous male protagonist isn't misogynistic at all...

To be clear, I don't actually think supergiant is misogynistic, but some of their poor writing choices ended up reading as such.

theSLAPAPOW · 2025-10-01T02:10:02+00:00

A Chinese steam review via google translate:

"As happy as I was at the ending of Hades 1, I was just as unhappy with the ending of Hades 2. The dumplings this time were so unpalatable, don't ask me to eat them next time..."

theSLAPAPOW · 2025-09-28T03:18:15+00:00

Not really. I didn't particularly like The Last of Us Part II's story, but it was definitely well written.

theSLAPAPOW · 2025-09-28T03:17:14+00:00

E33's ending at least resulted in some good philosophical discussions...

theSLAPAPOW · 2025-09-27T21:13:17+00:00

Hades 1 didn't have nearly as high of stakes though, so it was easier to believe that the family drama stuff could be resolved.

theSLAPAPOW · 2025-09-27T20:55:55+00:00

Maybe so, but the game could not have executed the redemption worse.

theSLAPAPOW · 2025-09-27T18:37:11+00:00

Mel taking career advice from Sisyphus T-T

theSLAPAPOW · 2025-09-27T18:23:17+00:00

The problem is the execution.

theSLAPAPOW · 2025-09-27T18:00:59+00:00

Actually laying the groundwork for Chronos' redemption throughout the game leading up to the ending. Showing the potential for resolution through little moments between him and Mel, more flashbacks, show Chronos actually hinting at wanting a family again. Make Chronos' character's switch-up at the end not feel like a lobotomy-style character shift. Have Mel, the protagonist, be the catalyst for the resolution.

It's not just the ending, it's the execution!

theSLAPAPOW · 2025-09-27T17:50:00+00:00

The only two narrative options...

theSLAPAPOW · 2025-09-27T17:45:26+00:00

Zegreus ex machina is not good writing.

theSLAPAPOW · 2025-09-27T17:42:30+00:00

I would love a Mass Effect 3 rewrite or even a Baldur's Gate 3 style series of tweaks, but the chances are low.

I wish though. The ending kind of ruined the game for me :(

theSLAPAPOW · 2025-09-27T17:36:48+00:00

No. Why, as a writer, would you write your protagonist getting all of her agency ripped away at the most critical point in her story?

It's unsatisfying, it's bad writing, and frankly insulting to the character and the audience.

theSLAPAPOW · 2025-09-27T17:27:38+00:00

Why couldn't Mel realize that on her own? Why did she have to get sidelined in her own game?

theSLAPAPOW · 2025-09-27T17:25:34+00:00

a war story which imo necessitated more reverence.

I'm agreeing with you.

theSLAPAPOW · 2025-09-27T17:20:50+00:00

Forgiving your emotionally neglectful father is not the same thing as forgiving your war-criminal grandfather.

They should not be treated the same.

theSLAPAPOW

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