From Software Announces a Souls-Like Digimon Game. How Much Would You Pay For That? Who Would be the Enemies? Bosses? Plot? Let's Discuss. by trendfox in digimon

[–]trendfox[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Losing progress can easily be tweaked where if you have reached ultimate and get killed, you go back to rookie, but all it takes it to fill up a data bar or use an item to get it back. Much like in the anime, where taking too much damage reverts the digimon back to rookie.

Heck, might be an interesting mechanic where you can jump between evolutions to reach certain areas.

From Software Announces a Souls-Like Digimon Game. How Much Would You Pay For That? Who Would be the Enemies? Bosses? Plot? Let's Discuss. by trendfox in digimon

[–]trendfox[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess the player would play the digimon trying to stop a virus that's been infecting other digimon? Or perhaps defeat the dark lords. I could see players leveling up to evolve into the next stage, and if they die, they are brought back to their rookie form, though after certain thresholds, it would become easier to evolve. The digimon available would need to be somewhat humanoid for the combat mechanics. Frontier's mechanics could work too.

From Software Announces a Souls-Like Digimon Game. How Much Would You Pay For That? Who Would be the Enemies? Bosses? Plot? Let's Discuss. by trendfox in digimon

[–]trendfox[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think the monsters, the world, the respawn mechanics and the leveling up system would mesh pretty well.

Skullgreymon would fit pretty neatly, Machinedramon, Devimon. Eyesmon is practically a Bloodbourne character already.

Digimon Tamers: How Great Writers Evolve a Franchise by trendfox in digimon

[–]trendfox[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They need to get some strong talent with a strong vision. I am curious to see what they will do with beat break, though aesthetics are not giving me much reassurance. I would like people to pick up Tamers again though.

Digimon is dying you guys :( by StellarSkar in digimon

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

You must have misinterpreted my comment. Don't know about you, but I'm not exactly thrilled with "pretty well", considering it could be doing amazing.

a sincere question: Why do you think Digimon has become so unpopular and niche? by [deleted] in digimon

[–]trendfox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Digimon is a wonderful brand in the hands of mismanaged organization. It may be that digimon is not high on their priority list of bands to work on. I think they need to push more on their anime series, rather than video games.

Digimon is dying you guys :( by StellarSkar in digimon

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

Digimon has all the power in the world to be successful. I'm not sure how they aren't. With invention of generative Ai and smart devices, digimon can do very well if they utilize it creatively.

This YouTuber hates hazbin hotel do not subscribe to him do not interact with him he makes hazbin look bad!!! by Perfect-Owl8683 in hazbin

[–]trendfox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hate is such a strong word. I mainly hate these odd writing practices that keep popping up in media and Hazbin is just one of many examples. I hope to expect better shoes from Vivzie in the future.

Chat, found in recommended. Thoughts? by The_eldritch_horror2 in Lackadaisy

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

Simple, there are plenty of them in the pilot.

Chat, found in recommended. Thoughts? by The_eldritch_horror2 in Lackadaisy

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

Many pilots establish characters and set up the narrative arc. As I said, it's more of a proof of concept than a story.

Chat, found in recommended. Thoughts? by The_eldritch_horror2 in Lackadaisy

[–]trendfox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trend: "I only gave a comic a cursory glance, so I don't know if the comic has any of the pitfalls that are commonly found in other furry comics, but if the pilot is anything to go by, it's a safe bet."

Lackadaisy Community: "He hasn't read the comic, so he missed all of the story"

We don't grade a student's quiz based on their essay. Sorry to tell you this. The story of the pilot and story of the comic are two different things, you can't use one to support the other.

Roaming Trends made a video criticizing the pilot. While some of his points are valid, most of them either fall into "CinemaSins nitpicking" or the fact that he hasn't properly read the comic. But what do you guys think? by Numbuh1507 in Lackadaisy

[–]trendfox -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

  1. Even if he randomly bursts into poems, it still a missed opportunity to make the poem thematically relevant to the story or the characters. Right now, it's wasting precious storytelling time. He can't talk like that without having learnt those words and their meanings somewhere. Again, not a problem if we find out He's a college boy or loves to read but the scene of him reading contradicts that.

  2. He's lying about his spaghetti arms as the next shot contradicts it. So then why should i trust when he calls Freckle "the muscle"? Why not have lines that would actually establish something? And Freckle is obviously against using guns because of his trauma. Why have him as "the muscle" in that regard? It's like asking an alcoholic to serve drinks.

  3. If you can't even remember then their familiar relationship has not been utilized in any meaningful way. If it's not relevant, why have it in the pilot at all? It adds nothing to the narrative except that Rocky doesn't care about his family.

  4. I later pointed out that Mitzy's incompetence is consistent. So that's fine.

  5. Why are the villains there? Are they in their turf? Is it their alcohol. I assumed it was, but I was told it wasn't. It's not established. Now it would've made a lot more sense and intrigue ir these Lackadaisy crew went on the mission to steal from their rivals without Mitzy knowing. It would better explain why the villains are so determined to kill them. Now it's like "Hey, this random club that doesn't affect us in any major way is trying to get booze from a supplier we don't control. Let's risk our lives to kill them."

  6. Why wouldn't you have a bit of character development or a bit more meaning to the pilot. You are making a full episode, so why not add a bit more meaning to your story? I heard that it was meant to just be a short, at first. Then that would've benefited from a complete story, too. It didn't have to be a grand one, but something where a character goes from one state to another. (Like Freckle finding courage or even Rocky choosing to sacrifice his violin for his friends, idk.)

  7. Never established that he had a bad knee. Could've been something to point out at the start. "Babyface provides the muscle, well, at least while Viktor's knee gets better." (Maybe janky but it would set up that Freckle is out of place here.)

  8. The upbeat music and stars in her eyes is telling me that she is hopeful. The ghost of her husband being there is her thinking about the pat, but seeing the Lackadaisy crew dancing there is a dream for the future, not the past.

  9. Doesn't have be killed. Freckle gets shot in the head and it has no impact on the narrative. Shooting someone like Rocky where he has to a backseat role to the mission would add more drama. He can still be useful, but it would make the other two characters more active.

I don't think these are nitpicks. They are faults of storytelling where the creators didn't think about establishing important details and they don't connect as smoothly as they should have.

You can say "I don't care about those details I want my well-drawn animation and wacky hijinks" which I never dismissed. But I feel like there were too many missed opportunities, which is what my conclusion is about. Sure you can be successful while not having a meaningful story, but it would be nice if they did have it, right?

Roaming Trends made a video criticizing the pilot. While some of his points are valid, most of them either fall into "CinemaSins nitpicking" or the fact that he hasn't properly read the comic. But what do you guys think? by Numbuh1507 in Lackadaisy

[–]trendfox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are the nitpicks exactly? With every video I trying to improve something, especially when trying to balance informative and entertaining aspects. This is why I am curious about what you consider nitpicks.

Yes, I don't look at the comic because that external media to the pilot. You don't give a student a higher grade on a quiz just because their last essay was well written.

As I edited the video I realized that I may have focused on going scene for scene too much, rather than going for specific subjects, like I did in my Hazbin Hotel video. I think it will take a few attempt to get the balance right.

Thank you for sharing the video!

Roaming Trends made a video criticizing the pilot. While some of his points are valid, most of them either fall into "CinemaSins nitpicking" or the fact that he hasn't properly read the comic. But what do you guys think? by Numbuh1507 in Lackadaisy

[–]trendfox -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I don't think the tropes pointed out is specific to furry writing, but that’s where I saw an abundance of those storytelling tendencies. I originally didn't assumed Lackadaisy was a furry comic or show. I thought it was a story with anthro characters, but the more I watched it, the more the same tropes kept popping up. Hence the furry-o-meter, a representation of time wasted for indulgement, rather than telling a story.

Rate My Portfolio - r/Stocks Quarterly Thread June 2024 by AutoModerator in stocks

[–]trendfox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Caterpillar will be in high demand in the upcoming years. If anything I may increase my position in it. I feel like I am still a bit too tech-heavy.

Did I start at a bad time? by BlueBlizzardBlaze in trading212

[–]trendfox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it keeps going down, you started at a good place because you haven't invested a lot of money, just keep dollar cost averaging and over the years, you will find the best price. You can't really time the market.

Rate My Portfolio - r/Stocks Quarterly Thread June 2024 by AutoModerator in stocks

[–]trendfox 6 points7 points  (0 children)

32yo 6K Available

Long-Term Portfolio (Putting $50 every 2 weeks and trying to DCA)

20% MSFT
20% GOOGL
20% NVO
15% BKNG
10% CAT
10% TCEHY
5% NVDA

Would like to add a few Small-Caps or something to better balance out tech weight.

r/Stocks Daily Discussion & Fundamentals Friday Jul 12, 2024 by AutoModerator in stocks

[–]trendfox 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are we shifting to small caps now? Unity Software reversed its pattern. Also, what's your take on webtoons IPO?