Monte_Kristo's recent activity
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Comment on Splatoon Raiders | Release date revealed — Nintendo Switch 2 in ~games
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Comment on Splatoon Raiders | Release date revealed — Nintendo Switch 2 in ~games
Monte_Kristo LinkSplatoon is a funny series to me because it has a very unique core gameplay mechanic and a distinct visual aesthetic, which sorta gives it this free pass to shamelessly copy things from other...Splatoon is a funny series to me because it has a very unique core gameplay mechanic and a distinct visual aesthetic, which sorta gives it this free pass to shamelessly copy things from other shooters. Like Salmon Run is basically just CoD Zombies. Even though this is single player, this looks like an extraction shooter to me, and because it's Splatoon I'm more amused than annoyed. Would have preferred a Splatoon Boomer Shooter though.
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Comment on At long last, InfoWars is ours - The Onion in ~news
Monte_Kristo Link ParentIt seems like part of the profits that The Onion gets from this are going to the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting, and I don't think it is ever the wrong moment to punish Alex...It seems like part of the profits that The Onion gets from this are going to the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting, and I don't think it is ever the wrong moment to punish Alex Jones for what he did to those families.
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Comment on Disney reportedly keen on buying Fortnite developer Epic Games in ~games
Monte_Kristo LinkThis is terrible, and I hate it for all the monopoly related reasons people have already stated. It would make the fact that they resurrected Palpatine via a Fortnight event appear less confusing...This is terrible, and I hate it for all the monopoly related reasons people have already stated. It would make the fact that they resurrected Palpatine via a Fortnight event appear less confusing to future generations though.
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Comment on Jeopardy! YouTube Edition | Teaser in ~tv
Monte_Kristo (edited )Link ParentI recently had a bit of a shock seeing her feature on a rap album I was listening to.I recently had a bit of a shock seeing her feature on a rap album I was listening to.
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Comment on Chuck Norris dies aged 86 in ~movies
Monte_Kristo Link ParentI entered today knowing nothing about his politics, and have now witnessing him being mourned by Benjamin Netanyahu, which is basically the fastest possible way to convince me that he was a jackass.I entered today knowing nothing about his politics, and have now witnessing him being mourned by Benjamin Netanyahu, which is basically the fastest possible way to convince me that he was a jackass.
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Comment on Gamblers trying to win a bet on Polymarket are vowing to kill me if I don't rewrite an Iran missile story in ~society
Monte_Kristo Link ParentTo put the two other responses together. People are essentially betting on whether or not people will commit crimes. There are seemingly no checks in place preventing people from betting on...To put the two other responses together. People are essentially betting on whether or not people will commit crimes. There are seemingly no checks in place preventing people from betting on themselves committing crimes. We now are in a state where members of governments bet on themselves committing crimes, and then doing the crimes, and then getting paid out for doing those crimes.
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Comment on Chainsaw Man Part 2 will be ending with Chapter 232 on March 25th in ~anime
Monte_Kristo Link ParentA lot has happened between your point of reference and the current story. With mild spoilers, all of your preconceptions about the plot are incorrect.A lot has happened between your point of reference and the current story. With mild spoilers, all of your preconceptions about the plot are incorrect.
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Comment on Chainsaw Man Part 2 will be ending with Chapter 232 on March 25th in ~anime
Monte_Kristo LinkSo I'm behind on part 2, but I'm only like 2 or 3 chapters behind. This seems really sudden unless that last chapter is gonna be super long.So I'm behind on part 2, but I'm only like 2 or 3 chapters behind. This seems really sudden unless that last chapter is gonna be super long.
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Comment on Kristi Noem removed from position as Secretary of US Homeland Security by Donald Trump in ~society
Monte_Kristo Link ParentI'm bringing that water on the plane, and she can't stop me.I'm bringing that water on the plane, and she can't stop me.
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Comment on Kristi Noem removed from position as Secretary of US Homeland Security by Donald Trump in ~society
Monte_Kristo LinkSeemingly no one told her, and she has just been going about her day.Seemingly no one told her, and she has just been going about her day.
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Comment on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to spend $38 billion on warehouse conversions in ~society
Monte_Kristo (edited )Link ParentThere is a lot of things we shouldn't say on this topic. What I will say, is that this whole mess is completely deplorable. America should not be mass manufacturing concentration camps.There is a lot of things we shouldn't say on this topic. What I will say, is that this whole mess is completely deplorable. America should not be mass manufacturing concentration camps.
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Comment on The right in the US is coming for same-sex marriage with an insidious new campaign in ~society
Monte_Kristo Link ParentArguing that the average human being has the same capacity for evil no matter their orientation or expression is missing the forest for the trees when the President of the United States was the...Arguing that the average human being has the same capacity for evil no matter their orientation or expression is missing the forest for the trees when the President of the United States was the number one patron of pedophile island, and no one in the republican party is doing anything about that, even though they know these facts.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
Monte_Kristo Link ParentVeil is pretty great. I sometimes feel like the written dialog is a little weird, so I don't really love the poetry/short story segments, but the "physical acting" segments really are phenomenal....Veil is pretty great. I sometimes feel like the written dialog is a little weird, so I don't really love the poetry/short story segments, but the "physical acting" segments really are phenomenal. Great use of color too. I hate the male MC's rat tail, but it's such a small detail that it's easy to ignore.
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Comment on Actual underrated films of the 2020s so far in ~movies
Monte_Kristo LinkThis was an impossible task for me. Almost my entire pipeline for media consumption is based off word of mouth recommendation, which usually runs counter to a low Rotten Tomatoes score. The best I...This was an impossible task for me. Almost my entire pipeline for media consumption is based off word of mouth recommendation, which usually runs counter to a low Rotten Tomatoes score. The best I could do are two movies that bend the rules.
The first is Cocaine Bear which is sitting above the RT threshold at 65%. You get what you expect given the title. It's not exactly good, but it is fun.
My second rule breaker is Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge which is an animated direct to streaming movie that sits at a whopping 90% on RT. To me Scorpion's Revenge is underrated because it never broke out of the demographic it was supposed to hit. I think a small handful of nerds watched and loved it, while the general public probably didn't know that the movie existed at all. The good animated movie did not remotely reach the viewership heights of the widely panned live action Mortal Kombat that came out a year later. If their viewership was flipped, I'd say that Scorpion's Revenge would still be sitting with a comfortably positive rating (probably not 90% though), so it maybe doesn't qualify as underrated, but we don't live in that timeline, and most people haven't seen it, so I'll call it underrated.
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Comment on ‘Marty Supreme’ becomes A24’s highest-grossing film at domestic box office with $80 million in ~movies
Monte_Kristo Link ParentYou noticed that it had the same composer, but didn't see that it also has the same director?You noticed that it had the same composer, but didn't see that it also has the same director?
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Comment on 2026 Oscar nomination predictions in ~movies
Monte_Kristo Link ParentIf we are throwing nods to shonen manga arcs turned into movies, Chainsawman seemed to get better critical reception.If we are throwing nods to shonen manga arcs turned into movies, Chainsawman seemed to get better critical reception.
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Comment on Golden Globes 2026: ‘One Battle After Another’ wins Comedy, ‘Hamnet’ wins Drama in ~movies
Monte_Kristo Link ParentI don't think Sinners deserved it, as I think the vampire portion of the movie is mostly bad, but I'll also echo that the genre categorization is weird. The comedy is a second full selection of...I don't think Sinners deserved it, as I think the vampire portion of the movie is mostly bad, but I'll also echo that the genre categorization is weird. The comedy is a second full selection of good drama movies that I think should beat Sinners and Hamnet.
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Comment on The 2025 Steam Awards in ~games
Monte_Kristo Link ParentSo completely ignoring the clear game preference bias here, I think this is a poor critique of the TGA's. I think comparing the number of nominations is bad when the nomination categories are...So completely ignoring the clear game preference bias here, I think this is a poor critique of the TGA's. I think comparing the number of nominations is bad when the nomination categories are pretty different. But when the categories did align, there are areas of overlapping results. I'm not gonna call a clear favorite for one award show over another if they are just swapping first and second place.
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Comment on What are your predictions for 2026? in ~talk
Monte_Kristo LinkMy one prediction from last year was that Kendrick would continue his curb stomping of Drake in their now famously one sided beef. That prediction came true, as Drake filed a defamation lawsuit...My one prediction from last year was that Kendrick would continue his curb stomping of Drake in their now famously one sided beef. That prediction came true, as Drake filed a defamation lawsuit against Kendrick and then had that case dismissed in court. Both artists released music post beef that was eligible for the 2026 Grammy Awards (the time frame for this is very silly), and Kendrick's album GNX got an album of the year nomination (I'm predicting it won't win aoty or best rap album).
I don't feel like contributing to the justified doom and glooming over the current political climate of the world or the state of AI. I have one personal prediction though. This year, I picked up drawing for fun. I have zero experience with it. My prediction is that within 12 months time, I will have been able to produce at least one piece of art that doesn't make me want to kill myself out of embarrassment when I look at it. I'm currently a long way away from that goal, but I am hopeful.
When I say free, I mean it as more of a resistance to "genre fatigue". Things can be boring by being derivative. Anyone is free make a thing that follows genre conventions, but they can also be criticized for following things too closely. I find Splatoon as an IP to be such a strong flavor that it can be incredibly transformative while doing the bare minimum to break from genre norms.