Aielman15

Aielman15, 5 days ago (edited 1 day ago)

Every monster collector out there tries to reinvent the Pokémon formula, but if I were to create one, it’d be like Digimon World 1: a semi-open world with a vivid sense of wonder and exploration, and fully-fledged pet raising mechanics.

I can’t fathom how beating up wild animals, forcefully capturing them, and pitting them against other animals in a government-sanctioned tournament is supposed to evoke a feeling of friendship and adventure.

I just want more in-depth mechanics to raise my magical animal, and more ways to interact with them outside of battles.

Aielman15, 6 days ago

What’s Marut?

Aielman15, 6 days ago

I gave Amazon the benefit of the doubt with Wheel of Time. Never again.

Aielman15, 9 days ago

Sony: closes Japan Studio

Also Sony: Hey, check out this bot with an Ape Escape-inspired outfit!

:(

Aielman15, 10 days ago

It lives! I was starting to lose my hopes on this storyline ever receiving an update lol

I fully expect an Eda + Ayzee team up on the next page! And it will be glorious.

Although maybe that’d be too easy? Like, surely these guys have planned for the Owl Lady joining the battle on the side of her nephew, right?

Aielman15, 11 days ago

People should just stop thinking about gaming journalism as a monolith, and start thinking of it as any other job. Some people are capable of doing it and they show it, others are completely incapable of writing a decent article without resorting to snarky comments or biased opinions.

A local website in my language employs a YTuber as a reviewer for reviews on games that he is a sponsor of on his channel, and those articles are laughable to say the least (I’m not going to name the games nor the person). But I’ve also read good articles on the same website, written by people who actually care about their job and have the skills to do it well.

But for some reason, gamers keep parroting this awful opinion of gaming journalists being incapable of playing games or having opinions on things. No, it’s just that certain journalists are better than others. (And for god’s sake, people should stop using the Cuphead video as a talking point. It was not a true review, it was a joke video, ffs)

Aielman15, 11 days ago

My man invented time travel to buy a PS5, but alas, it didn’t work.

Aielman15, 12 days ago

I understand, Eda. Losing a pet is always a traumatic experience :(

Aielman15, 13 days ago

Such a powerful ending. It gave me goosebumps from beginning to end, but ESPECIALLY at the very end. The symbolism of King and Luz getting a scar in the same place. King’s sacrifice. Silence, rain. Luz’s deadpan expression and Gus crying. And then the nice touch of Hunter keeping Gus under his arm, as a big brother would.

I’m sad we didn’t get more Owl House content, but I’m happy we got to see this. To quote the Wheel of Time: “It wasn’t the ending, but it was an ending”.

I like writing, and my deepest wish is, one day, to be able to write something capable of moving other people the same way authors such as Dana Terrace moved me with their works.

Aielman15, 16 days ago

That’s some serious dedication! Luz truly is something else :3

On a side note, Amity should NOT go explore caves on her own. The danger of something happening and her getting stuck somewhere deep underground and with no way to call for help is very real.

Aielman15, 17 days ago (edited 17 days ago)

A Little Hint of Blue ends just a little more than eight months after its inception (Sep 19 2023 - May 24 2024).

The end of something is always emotional. It doesn’t help that this also comes just a little later than the one-year anniversary of the last episode of the tv series.

This one and Grom+sequels have accompanied us for such a long time! They really helped me get over my post-series depression. Hitting an ending to a story I like always gets to me, but having a new page every day and even new storylines such as this one to look forward to, has been a life saver.

And although I wasn’t as interested in this storyline as in Ayzee’s storyline, I still had fun and it had some great moments, especially with Fled’s character arc and all the fight scenes!

I hope that, now that this one’s ended, Mark will continue Hexsquad and especially Ayzee’s story. Both of them have been on hiatus for two months now :(

Aielman15, 17 days ago

According to Wikipedia, it was announced in 2021. It seems like a pretty normal development cycle to me.

Aielman15, 21 days ago

When I read of historical conquerors and dictators, I always wonder where the heck do they get their drive to do all that.

Like, I struggle to wake up on mondays, spend wednesdays hoping that the weekend comes soon, and on saturday I lay on the sofa and do nothing for 24 hours straight.

This guy invaded a foreign land he didn’t need just because he felt barely offended by the words of its inhabitants. He should’ve appreciated the humour and moved on imo, but maybe that’s just me.

Aielman15, 22 days ago

Why get a fluffy pet when you can get a shapeshifter that can turn into all fluffy pets?

Aielman15, 24 days ago

They’ll do anything except my beloved Medieval 3.

Aielman15, 24 days ago

Maybe you’re thinking of Xbox All-access, which allowed users to buy Xbox + Game Pass Ultimate and pay them all over one year (or three, can’t remember).

Aielman15, 24 days ago

Well, magic comes from the heart, so they are not completely wrong <3

Aielman15, 25 days ago

I once tried to read F.A.T.A.L.'s rulebook. Not because I wanted to play it, of course. I just thought it would be fun.

I was wrong. It was fun for, like, ten seconds. When literally the first page of the book throws you into a scenario where you have three or four different reasons to have sex/sexually assault a woman, the book loses its charm pretty fast.

It then quickly spirals into a gross, demeaning, disgusting pile of misogyny, gore and ignorance, all in the name of “historical accuracy”, hiding their distasteful opinions behind “prominent philosophers” and hand-picked statistics.

I applaud anyone who is able to read more than ten pages of that abomination and survive long enough to write a review. Had I continued reading past that point, my brain would have liquefied.

Aielman15, 27 days ago (edited 27 days ago)

Sequels are made when creators don’t have faith in new ideas and want to attract customers using existing IPs. This is especially true for sequels to stories that are already complete: there was no need for a sequel, they are just making it because the IP is popular.

Exceptions to the rule exist (Toy Story 2) but I wouldn’t hold my breath. Looking at the list of upcoming Disney/Pixar movies and seeing just a bunch of sequels (Inside Out 2, Zootopia 2, Frozen 3) just speaks of corporates choosing the “safe” route of betting on popular pre-existing IPs instead of new stories and original settings.

Aielman15, 27 days ago

Hooty truly is the expert of romanticism.

Aielman15, 28 days ago

Weirdos stick together :)

School bullies are the worst. So glad that period of my life is over.

Aielman15, 28 days ago

SE releases have been all over the place recently. Sometimes it’s PS exclusives, sometimes Nintendo exclusives, sometimes console exclusives, sometimes they release on PS and Nintendo but not Xbox…

I was an XOne user a few years back and it was exhausting. PC side it’s a bit better, except that their flagship series is locked on PS for who knows how long, and then locked on Epic Store for one more year.

As a potential customer, I didn’t feel exactly welcomed. I was interested in FFXVI, but didn’t have a PS5 (I still don’t). Now I don’t have the time to play long-ass games anymore, which means that by the time it will finally be released on PC, I won’t probably buy it.

I was someone who was willing to give them money, and they refused it time and time again. I’m sorry for their difficult situation, as Square has created some great games from my childhood that I will forever cherish (both as Square Soft and Square Enix), but let’s be honest, this is their fault.

I hope they follow through with this decision, though. I doubt I’ll be a customer, but maybe they’ll make some kids as happy as I was when I was their age and playing those old FF titles. People deserve to play those games without being told to buy two different consoles and/or wait an eternity and a half for exclusive deals to expire.

Aielman15, 29 days ago

I’m seeing a lot of former flash games coming to steam lately - I even grabbed a few, such as the Epic Battle Fantasy collection.

The Flashpoint Collection is great to relieve my childhood one flash game at a time, but it’s nice seeing that some of those devs are still around, and having the option to support them for the fun times I had for free as a teenager.

Aielman15, 29 days ago

Season 3 is wonderful and the ending made me tear up. Go watch it immediately, it’s really really worth it!

It’s free to watch on youtube, so it’s a no brainer if you have watched S01-02 already.

(I also recommend not reading these comics until you’ve watched S03, because they may contain heavy spoilers for the finale)