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Comment on ‘Legend of Zelda’ film sets March 2027 theatrical release from Sony Pictures in ~movies
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
Lapbunny (edited )LinkI read through what's released of Pokémon: Festival of Champions. It gets a little too edgy in places, but wow, what a goddamn love letter to the series and a brilliant homage to earlier segments...I read through what's released of Pokémon: Festival of Champions. It gets a little too edgy in places, but wow, what a goddamn love letter to the series and a brilliant homage to earlier segments of Pokémon Special. Something that's kinda missed with Pokémon nowadays is that Kanto started off rural and at times dilapidated, isolated, or barren; Special was based off the monocolored Red and Green games, where there was a ton of empty space. People leaned on Pokémon to just do regular everyday things, and the whole journey felt lonely at times - which made the Pokémon presence helpful for characterizing the whole team. In the kinda Poké-globization over the years technology got better, every town is urban and built up, friends and people are abound... Festival of Champions brings a lot of that rural feeling back, and the loose story structure lets Sambo jump around RBY or even other game events to tell whatever part of that journey he likes.
It's also nice seeing Pokémon go off-model to give em a new spin. I like the fan stuff he incorporated too.
major story beat spoiler, mild character/pokemon spoilers
[Karen's Umbreon is like some cross between an imp, Monty Python's Killer Rabbit, and The Judge from OFF.](https://imgur.com/a/36yjD9w) It's fuckin terrifying, and it's appropriate for the typing and theming of the match when the Eeveelution line is typically so cutesy in regular sources. Such a remarkably good break to have it more faithful to its dark type to become so conniving and opportunistic. Also love how they wedged Karen's famous line in to the narrative of that chapter.The plot revolving around Raticate's death almost crossed into a little too much fixation on a goofy fan theory, but it's neat that the author just wrote a bit backwards whenever he needed to give some extra weight in the present. The way Green's maladaptive response is starting to seep into resentment from his team is fantastic.
Love the ~70 page chapters, too. The stories feel like they has room to breathe. Really adore this and hope Sambo gets to tell his full story.
Anyway, once I finished that I switched over to Yotsub&! since my son is turning 2 and I figured I could use some ideas for keeping him occupied. Looking forward to getting assassinated by my child. That whole chapter killed me.
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Comment on What quotes inspire you? in ~talk
Lapbunny (edited )Link"Life is this crazy, mystical thing, and sometimes you just go out like a buster, and there is nothing you can do about it." - an ancient philosopher, 2016 "You’re thinking I’m a tramp, aren’t..."Life is this crazy, mystical thing, and sometimes you just go out like a buster, and there is nothing you can do about it." - an ancient philosopher, 2016
"You’re thinking I’m a tramp, aren’t you? Well, I’m not. It’s hardly my fault that the world is full of wonderful, lovable people. Such a thing really motivates one to get out there and save it." - Leon, Fire Emblem Echoes
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Comment on Ho-hum, ho-hum: ‘Snow White’ opens to $43m — what poisoned this princess at the box office in ~movies
Lapbunny Link ParentI thought it was more about trademark law? ie they can't "own" Snow White as an entire concept, but they can enforce control over Disney's Snow White and anything that looks like Disney's Snow...I thought it was more about trademark law? ie they can't "own" Snow White as an entire concept, but they can enforce control over Disney's Snow White and anything that looks like Disney's Snow White (especially merch, like say Halloween costumes) by proving the brand itself still holds power. Plus, even if they can't extend the copyright on Snow White (1937) forever, they can try to replace its cultural relevance with Snow White (2025) and functionally get their bag for it. If people care, of course...
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Comment on Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing on Steam soon in ~games
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Comment on Post something from your notes app in ~talk
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Comment on What are some good stories told from non-human perspectives? in ~books
Lapbunny LinkBeen meaning to read The Art of Racing in the Rain, which is narrated by a dog.Been meaning to read The Art of Racing in the Rain, which is narrated by a dog.
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Comment on Steam Spring Sale suggestions in ~games
Lapbunny Link ParentFor what it's worth I tried the demo and it took me 15 levels to intentionally lose the game. I know the appeal is kinda just shutting off and letting physics do its work, but there isn't much...For what it's worth I tried the demo and it took me 15 levels to intentionally lose the game. I know the appeal is kinda just shutting off and letting physics do its work, but there isn't much effort involved...
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Comment on Lilo & Stitch | Official trailer in ~movies
Lapbunny Link ParentKids and their parents? My kids aren't quite there yet, but I'm looking forward to when movies are a Thing to Do™; it's 1h30 that you get to shut your mind off, and your kids aren't going to have...Kids and their parents? My kids aren't quite there yet, but I'm looking forward to when movies are a Thing to Do™; it's 1h30 that you get to shut your mind off, and your kids aren't going to have intense discussions about the artistic merit of the live action remakes online.
Getting a wider audience is nice for the box office, I'm sure, but as long as the funny blue alien is making my kids giggle, I'm good.
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Comment on What's a feeling you sometimes experience that you don't have a name for? in ~talk
Lapbunny Link ParentChrist, I've got a very specific memory this is all evoking where I was fighting Koga in the back seat doing exactly that with the lights. I realized the RBY gym leader fight music was real good,...Christ, I've got a very specific memory this is all evoking where I was fighting Koga in the back seat doing exactly that with the lights. I realized the RBY gym leader fight music was real good, so since I was struggling with the light I just held my GBC up to my ear and listened for a while... The things you tuck away in your memory, huh?
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Comment on The Sims 1 music is...different in ~games
Lapbunny (edited )Link ParentI've got a few composer friends and family who coincidentally grew up on The Sims; their professional opinion is that the music is kinda dreck. Especially the build mode piano music, as part of a...I've got a few composer friends and family who coincidentally grew up on The Sims; their professional opinion is that the music is kinda dreck. Especially the build mode piano music, as part of a modern classical / neoclassical/ whatever genre you want to call it movement of stuff that often pushes nothing and sounds really similar, sometimes because it's pop masquerading as classical. From that standpoint I skimmed the video and heard it talk musically about tempo and key changes, and that the author liked it, which, uh. That's music, baby.
Anyway - I think the video (from what I saw) established well that, regardless of how different it is, it's fitting getting that nuclear Americana vibe down. The Sims 1 starts off a lot more straightforward and modern than the later games opening up the postmodern nuances of social life, so the fact that the music hits the 50's-70's vibe works really damn well for the original release. Plus, it's The Sims - it got in front of millions of ears who had the bleep-bloop idea of video game music and were greeted with CD audio and bossa nova. Whether it's derivative or nothing special in a vacuum, nostalgia's a hell of a drug; it was completely alien to my ear at like 7 y/o listening to my sister play it all the time, I still occasionally listen to it myself since it sends me back, and since it works in the context of the game I think it does its job.
FWIW I'm discovering Ryuichi Sakamoto's stuff recently and my mind immediately went to The Sims's build mode as my "idea" of that genre.
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Comment on Gran Turismo 3 in ultra widescreen in ~games
Lapbunny (edited )Link ParentThis is hopefully not too gatekeepy, but there's some really crazy stuff past GT, even in the graphics department - sims get as deep as the money and time you want to dump in. On the arcade-to-sim...I don’t think a more immersive simulation exists
This is hopefully not too gatekeepy, but there's some really crazy stuff past GT, even in the graphics department - sims get as deep as the money and time you want to dump in. On the arcade-to-sim spectrum GT isn't Cruis'n USA, of course, but it's aiming to be a video game first and there are a ton of sims that outclass it in dynamics. Even though Assetto Corsa is like 12 years old it has kept up in being a good entry-level simulator, and graphics-wise the community has kept it up with mods to look absolutely gorgeous when people keep the modeling up to snuff. iRacing is a proper standardized entry to certain IRL spec racing series.
GT understands that a lot of people play for the tuning and gameified progression, and for that angle I sometimes prefer firing it up quick to strapping into VR Assetto, but for lap times and driver improvement I go to Assetto. I've also seen a ton of people complaining about the dynamics of cars they own IRL to their simulacra in GT (AE86 and ND Miata drivers in particular for reference, curious what you thought did well though!), and GT has had to patch some issues since launch. Also the AI is, eternally, butt. It gets free license to do pit maneuvers that you can't do anything about. I'm really biased though, I despised how Polyphony handled the GT7 launch.
Outside of the retail sim space, professional sims for team use get beyond absurd amounts of detail, effort, and as expected swimming pools of cash.
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Comment on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and US influencers bash seed oils, baffling nutrition scientists in ~food
Lapbunny (edited )Link ParentIn the US, wouldn't that make pizza tax-free? /s ... Wait, no, scratch the /s. Vegetables should be tax free -In the US, wouldn't that make pizza tax-free? /s
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Comment on Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of March 2 in ~games
Lapbunny Link ParentVaporware is the word you're looking for with projects stuck in development hell. Abandonware is when it comes out, support and/or licensing are ignored for years, and gray morality piracy or...Vaporware is the word you're looking for with projects stuck in development hell. Abandonware is when it comes out, support and/or licensing are ignored for years, and gray morality piracy or community support become the means of distribution.
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Comment on Best "complete" anime you'd recommend? in ~anime
Lapbunny (edited )Link ParentI love the atmosphere too. The show integrates Chiyo's age into the whole thing well - it's supposed to be the premise, but everyone's really caring for her and she gets along despite the age gap....I love the atmosphere too. The show integrates Chiyo's age into the whole thing well - it's supposed to be the premise, but everyone's really caring for her and she gets along despite the age gap. There's a kinda natural tug of friction from her fitting herself in that could have been more pronounced for drama, but they leave it where it is so it never gets in the way and there's never so much that you doubt they're all friends.
My friend has been sending me a steady stream of Osaka brainrot memes and either zoomers are picking up Azumanga Daioh again or it's just been eternal the whole time.
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Comment on Best "complete" anime you'd recommend? in ~anime
Lapbunny Link ParentThat ED is so good. I ran an anime club and we'd half-rave to it at the end of the night. Akiyuki Shinbo's peppers that static texture style through his Shaft work - Zetsubou Sensei, Madoka,...That ED is so good. I ran an anime club and we'd half-rave to it at the end of the night.
Akiyuki Shinbo's peppers that static texture style through his Shaft work - Zetsubou Sensei, Madoka, Hidamari Sketch, ef, Monogatari... I like to call it The Shaft Texture from that, but since Gankutsuou did it before then I'm curious where it appeared first.
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Comment on Best "complete" anime you'd recommend? in ~anime
Lapbunny Link ParentNot to say the first 18 episodes won't satisfy, but the last six or so episodes of Planetes could have been a standalone movie from start to end and it would've gripped me. Such a wonderful series.Not to say the first 18 episodes won't satisfy, but the last six or so episodes of Planetes could have been a standalone movie from start to end and it would've gripped me. Such a wonderful series.
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Comment on Best "complete" anime you'd recommend? in ~anime
Lapbunny (edited )LinkI still think Puella Magi Madoka Magica has the best-paced complete arc and single season of any television show I've ever watched. There's other stuff, but you can just ignore it. There's a lot...I still think Puella Magi Madoka Magica has the best-paced complete arc and single season of any television show I've ever watched. There's other stuff, but you can just ignore it.
There's a lot of this kinda stuff, I think; you may want to consider finding the "good parts" of shows and just leaving them there. It's not limited to anime, but I personally hate the entire shounen genre (demographic target if you don't want to call it a genre) because it feels like it needs to string along exactly as long as it's profitable. There's little concern for pacing or developing proper payoff or themes when the whole production is stretchy, and I feel strung along by it the second it shows.
If you're interested in something, but it seems super long or there's a mix of disparate strings of media to navigate, I'd honestly ask around and see if any of it is "essential" or not. I love the original season of Kino's Journey and recommend it in this vein; I thought the recent series kinda sucked. Just don't watch it! Neon Genesis Evangelion and End of Evangelion are necessary viewing. The sequel Rebuild movies have some wonderful ideas, but they aren't as elegant as EoE. If you're happy with how EoE leaves it, just skip em! Bocchi the Rock may end up sucking next season... But the first was a Slice of Life masterpiece that didn't really need more closure, and it could've been all we got if it wasn't a cult hit, right? So maybe just watch it, and if reception is good on S2, go for it. I dunno, I'm flexible with this stuff but I think it's a good idea to be when there's a lot of this resurrection of old material and sudden gold rush to hastily monetize things that do well.
I'll also throw out some stuff from the 2000s. Mononoke is a very satisfying set of short arcs about a supernatural detective in feudal Japan who has to determine the nature and cause of a spirit to slay it. It's has a beautiful watercolor style, and - holy shit, we're getting more?
Well, there's also Gungrave, which is a weird pulpy mix of mafia and goofy sci-fi horror. It puts way too much effort into making a cool backstory and character study for a throwaway action game on the PS2 that put no such apparent effort in, and it climaxes beautifully. That IP is dead as can be, so you don't need to worry about - they did what?
Fuckin' a! How about Gankutsuou? It's the Count of Monte goddamn Cristo with gorgeous visuals. It's a classic. Alexandre Dumas is dead. How can there be a sequel to - FUCK
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Lapbunny Link ParentI haven't played the DLC, so I couldn't tell you. I think the game is pretty paced well by itself and there's post-game content, so I'm good for now without the DLC. But I did check some DLC...I haven't played the DLC, so I couldn't tell you. I think the game is pretty paced well by itself and there's post-game content, so I'm good for now without the DLC. But I did check some DLC supports for the existing characters, and I found it was in line with the quality of the rest of the game. So if you want more by the time that rolls around I'm guessing it's worth trying.
There are accounts with it purchased, and everything on the 3DS eshop is still up for download from the servers, so... Where there's a will there's a way, I guess.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
Lapbunny (edited )Link ParentCheck out KNOWER and Clown Core if you haven't. One has a clown with a suspiciously close drumming style to Louis Cole, the other is Clown Core. KNOWER FOREVER is a fantastic album from start to...Check out KNOWER and Clown Core if you haven't. One has a clown with a suspiciously close drumming style to Louis Cole, the other is Clown Core. KNOWER FOREVER is a fantastic album from start to finish, and Van... If you don't like it, it's only 17 minutes long! But if you do, oh man.
I just don't get how you cram an entire Zelda adventure into 2h30m without some lame Eye of the Tiger montage for the middle five Macguffin rocks. Guess we'll see.