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Annon-Guy: Tales of Symphonia 1 related! Watch now!

Eggman: "Get a load of this!"

GKD Here! As hyped as I am for ToS to release on a Nintendo system again, I am not excited about the price tag getting ramped up to $60 again and I am doubly not excited that they not only DIDN'T bring DotNW with it, they're also co-opting the Japanese DotNW hashtag (ToS-R has largely been the JP fandom way to refer to DotNW because it's called "Knight of Ratatosk originally) So like. I am hyped because this makes it way more convenient to play, and if I have spare money after BotW2 (now named "Tears of the Kingdom") I will probably shell out for Symphonia Remastered. But at the same time, we still have no PC port for DotNW, no OVA, every game that has given us access to the DotNW cast either gets the ENG servers shut down or has always been region locked outside of USA, and just... I'm still sad about DotNW not getting the attention it deserves despite being wrenched out of "Escort Title" jail. Also, as my partner pointed out last night/this morning, ToS getting more accessible means we're getting a new generation of fans. Which is great because more fan content and more attention potentially going to DotNW but... It also means rehashing old fandom dramas. Raging infighting over whether Zelos and Kratos are good people or not, people getting mad over sexism because Zelos has an EX skill that lets him get free stuff from female NPCs, shipping drama. Not to mention new attention on DotNW is probably going to mean a new wave of people getting mega butthurt that DotNW dares to open by implying maybe Lloyd is a bad guy? Even though anyone with any reading comprehension would realize that the DotNW Lloyd is either a faker, something else weird is happening, or that the player is the bad guy and WE'RE playing the ANTAGONIST. Like, I know DotNW had minor "character assassinations" because, surprise, the main cast changed a bit in the two year gap between the first and second game. But, like, not excited for DotNW to be under fire by fans again. Then again, that's mostly a me problem. Rejection sensitive dysphoria. ADHD brain hears criticism of a game I like and makes wild assumptions "Ah, now everyone thinks you have bad taste because you like this game. Now complete strangers hate you. And if anyone ever at all hates you, that means you're a worthless failure!" Haha, so yeah. ADHD gremlin brain needs to shut the fuck up. But yes! Excited to play ToS again. Decidedly NOT excited for fandom drama, a new expensive price tag, and probably more DotNW hate.