#Though critique is fine
Explore tagged Tumblr posts
Text
...
#i don't like being negative about things but i do want to say i am a little dissapointed in some aspects of wilmon's relationship in this se#mainly in communication & just wille's behaviour towards simon in general tbh. though he definitely has reasons - i just can't be happy wit#-h it. still love the show though#just some points where i'm a little let down#Like i said i am not a negative person! i still have good hopes for e6! PLUS i am so glad for what we got either way#and i can also imagine things differently myself lol i have no problem with that#*!also i feel like i need to rewatch some things before placing any final judgements#just i know some things didn't feel quite the same as before this season#once again this point lol:#Like i said i am not a negative person! i still have good hopes for s3! PLUS i am so glad for what we got either way.#yr s3 spoilers#i feel really obnoxious posting my chaotic ramblings in the main text so now we get this š#sayingthing#Yeah I am also subtly trying to show my dislike for people who just talk shit about everything here#I do not vibe with that#Though critique is fine#All bad bad horrible eughh is just not my taste#yr thoughts
0 notes
Text
I really want to see a more fucked up version of Charlie in canon. Like, okay, I am a die-hard for sweet bubbly girls in media. But I always see how some people make Charlie actually, oh I dunno... demonic? And it's so refreshing for her type of character. I could honestly see her having low empathy (and we kinda see this with how she handled Angel's situation or even Vaggie's nervousness about taking control on an activity). An exploration of that trait (if it was intended) would be interesting to see for a protagonist, especially when her main goal is about helping others. I would love to see her actually have a level of difficulty in understanding others' feelings from the other residents, sinners, and even her father.
But give her a fucked up side. Not a "she gets more power when she's angey uwu", but a "oh, she's a little fucked in the head". It would give so much to her character that she just doesn't have.
@/murmurmurena (don't wanna bother them so slash there we go) has some fun ideas with Charlie. I highly encourage people to check their stuff out! So many fun dark ideas with her character while also still keeping to her canon personality pretty well! Personally, I think Charlie being a bit more naive to her own messed up traits would work best but her also being aware of these traits can make for some interesting character for her.
THIS FIC, "A Game Between You and I". RIGHT HERE WITH THE FIRST CHAPTER. A bit of spoil for the fic here: but I love how they handled Charlieās absolute ignorance as to why the idea of Russian roulette is horrifying to Angel Dust. It doesn't feel like her being intentionally malicious or aware that she's the odd man out here. This is also a pretty old fic going by only the pilot, but the point still stands that it was such a fun take for her character!
Charlie is one of my favorite characters in the show in part of the POTENTIAL she could have as being the most bubbly sweetheart character while also being the most messed up character in the show. I can't say I have strong confidence with the show's writing and fully expect them to stick with Charlie being the "nice girl but oh no, don't get her angry or she gets scarwy". Which isn't bad for a character mind you, there's just so much more potential to Charlie outside of that trope, especially when you get into the theories of her either being a doll, Roo's biological daughter, or what have you. And for the MAIN CHARACTER of the show, it would be not only interesting but also bring the spotlight back to her.
There's really no question that the side characters steal the show, particularly all the male characters. If I'm honest, Charlie does not feel like she gets a lot of love from the show itself when she's supposed to be the main character. She feels far more flat compared to the rest of the characters (again, the male cast in this "female-lead" show has more depth than most of the female cast currently. I wouldn't be pointing this tidbit concerning the genders of characters if it weren't for the fact Viv defended Helluva's lack of development with their female cast by saying "Hazbin is a female-lead show and Helluva is a male-lead" and Hazbin ended up with it not feeling female lead (to me) and the male cast just completely stealing the show. I don't normally care about gender stuff, especially since I do personally lean interest towards male characters. But using one show as a defense for poor development of the female characters, and then that show not really holding up with no very interesting well-developed feeling female characters irritates me. It's just very clear that these shows don't seem to care much about the female cast :/)
If you like how Charlie is written that's totally fine. PERSONALLY, I just think they're missing so much opportunity with her character by just making her the standard female character type. I honestly don't have a lot of faith they'll actually do something with Charlie's character though. She's a pretty static character in S1 being the same from start to end. Not changing or learning anything to create any development. What does the end of season Charlie do that start of season Charlie wouldn't do? Fight back? Because we see with the pilot (which is the āfirst episodeā) that Charlie does fight people if pushed like with Katie Killjoy and even Valentino. Static characters can work in media depending on the show or their role. But Charlie is the MC of a show about ābettering one's selfā. So to have her as a static with not a lot of strong dilemmas for herself (like we see with Angel Husk Al and even Vox) seems silly. Plus, considering Hazbin is telling a whole story and it's not a fun episodic thing, characters are expected to grow on some level. Or else, what was the point of their hero's journey?
#I honestly have a lot of problems with Hazbin's storytelling#That the limited time of doing plot doesn't even help it and shouldn't be used to shield the show from criticisms#Especially when you can find the same issues in Helluva Boss that has no excuse with the writing (though it's getting a bit better)#I love this show but goodness gracious it makes me have a tangent about it#Charlie's unimpactful character writing just being one of MANY issues#Hopefully the crew take all the criticisms into account for S3#S2 if possible would be nice but they probably had it all scripted by the time S1 was airing.#No shame on the female cast either they're fine. But when you compare them to the given depth of characters like Angel Husk Alastor and Vox#They're pretty lackluster. Vaggie's probably the closest to a female character with a lot of layers we've seen in the show#And she wasn't done very well with being essentially just āCharlie's GFā with not much identity outside of that explored much#Some of this may be more personal takes but it's frustrating. Again I don't normally care about gender stuff in media#It was just the excuse to Millie and Loona lacking development that bothers me#Like Hazbin is supposed to make up Helluva's poor writing of their main female leads#Loona got a bit of love with the Bee ep and Verosika and Octavia are pretty good. Particularly V with her relationship with Blitz#Whenever I start talking about aspects of Hazbin's writing I always end up ranting a bit (ā āā¢āĻāā¢ā ā)ā#Celtrist#cel rambles#hazbin hotel#hazbin hotel charlie#charlie morningstar#hazbin critique#hazbin criticism#hazbin critical#hazbin hotel critical#hazbin hotel criticism#hazbin hotel critique#hazbin hotel rant#You can really love something and still be critical with it#I do it out of love I swear#You're not in the Sonic fandom for like 22 yrs and don't learn to be critical of the media you enjoy lol
64 notes
Ā·
View notes
Note
How do you find the writing in veilguard? I won't be able to play it for a while but I'm curious how it holds up because I've heard it reads like a YA novel or that it tells instead of showing. (I'm definitely taking online reviews with a grain of salt.) Is it enjoyable writing, especially the dialogue?
Frankly, the dialogue is fine. It is nothing more "YA novel" than anything done in Inquisition that I can think of--though I do generally take umbrage with any criticism phrased like that simply for being entirely too unspecific to mean anything at all. It implies the dialogue is unsophisticated by invoking a genre that, in actuality, represents a wide variety of writing quality (just like any genre of anything ever). I've read YA novels darker and more sophisticated than some piles of adult books, just as much as vice-versa. It's a lazy critique that tells you nothing. Is all the dialogue utterly fantastic? I mean, probably not but I'm having too much honest fun to waste my time worrying about if something is kind of cliched. My biggest pros for the writing are that a) Rook has an actual personality, and b) I don't have to wade into an empty field for an hour just to hear my companions say one line of dialogue to each other (Inquisition, the game that you were, you gave me such low standards). Your mileage may vary on what you think is good writing or not personally but I think the dialogue is just fine--and, yeah. A grain of salt is good to have with critiques like that. If they can't give clear examples and break down what they mean by that in more depth, I tend to ignore critiques of that variety in favor of my own opinions, which I recommend you do for yourself as well.
#telling instead of showing...i don't even know where to begin with that because i have no idea what it's trying to reference#what are they telling instead of showing?? i feel like i've seen everything i've been told??#like these kinds of critiques are the kind of thing i feel like people whip out when what they really want to say is '*I* didn't like this'#which is fine! nobody is forced to like anything#but it is perhaps not meeting the material on fair ground#ultimately it's going to be up to personal opinion though#asks#greenestcoat#i'm also like. all of 9 hours into this VERY LARGE FEELING game. so take MY opinion with a grain of salt too
7 notes
Ā·
View notes
Text
white americans will be like oh british food is so unseasoned and underspiced and then talk as if taco bell is extremely flavourful. this is true I've seen it happen multiple times.
#red said#and yeah i have had American taco bell. it was fine. not exactly heavily seasoned though is it.#a cheeky nandos would fold these people in half like paper. they'd be those people who think medium is a test of will#it's just that when people talk shit about British food they seem not to have noticed#that our stereotypical national eating habits have for the last 50 years involved less jellied eels and more vindaloo#and now there's a lot to critique on that front too#such as the fact that your traditionally White British Dude approaches curry less as a tasty foodstuff and more as a masculinity challenge#so like. famously British Indian takeaways tend to flatten out flavours and focus on heat when catering to British tastes#idk what The Average Brit cooks at home bc it's obviously different family to family.#fryups are a solid reliable. roasts? but i feel like mostly pasta soup and pies? i mostly do curry bc it's cheap to make it taste good.
163 notes
Ā·
View notes
Text
I am on a mission to learn how to draw can you believe these are literally only 4 days apart Iām feeling so pussy pussy cunt cunt rn
#also I know it doesnāt look like Marcia I literally today learned how to draw facial proportions I canāt fuck around too much yet#also I liquified her she wrong so itās a lil fucked up but#Iām v proud :)#didnāt even touch hair or body or anything but thatās fine I just want to learn to draw Marciaās face right#thatās goal one#I will not rest until I get this down#I will become the expert in drawing Marciaās face#also do you love that I canāt remember any makeup look except the red and white one#Iāve used it for like 6 drawings of her now#anyways itās crazy what a single 10 minute video on how to properly proportion a face can do#also I donāt know what my style is yet bc I just started so obviously that factors into things#anyways!#artist advice is always welcome critique might (will) make me cry :)#encouragement is alwaysā¦ encouraged š#anyways Iām v happy with myself#even though I opened the canvas and lost track of time and blinked and it was 2 am#also can I just say it took me a few tries but Iām loving the lettering on her name :)#okay thatās it Iām going to brush my teeth and fall asleep#also Iām still trying to figure out all the secrets of procreatepls aid#marcia#marcia x3#marcia marcia marcia#drag race fanart#my art#also thereās only a one hour difference between how long it took to do these thatās so funny#wow#also in my defense!#I was trying out different styles so I was trying to copy a more cartoonish style#but still :)#also it looks so warm on my phone rn bc I have night mode on but the colors are so pretty on my iPad :) and presumably here once night mode
11 notes
Ā·
View notes
Note
the thing is i actually think you might find parts of the live action bay transformer movies interesting. that said they are an acquired taste.
ātis the case with most late stage, mass-market-audience-chasing adaptations. enough interesting tidbits to torture you but packaged in at least a partial disaster
#ill probably watch them at some point i just legit had a hard time latching onto live action characters. those are Real Guys. i canāt be#obsessed with a Real Human itās rude . silly little drawings are fine though#accidental superpower against parasociality. i watch a lot of live action films and critique them but those are Actors Playing Characters#and i will never get that out of my head when watching them. i can suspend my awareness better with animation . muppets fall in between
5 notes
Ā·
View notes
Text
the Ace Attorney subreddit really does suck, huh. i wanna see people talking about AA but every post i see on there is just people making 43854747 posts about how Dual Destinies was bad, how Spirit of Justice was bad, how the new trilogy is just bad, or how Nahyuta is the most boring prosecutor or the worst character ever and i'm tired of it already. but i also don't want to unsub yet KRKF
#psy's no punctuation posts#aa tag#aceattorneycirclejerk is fine though JKNBSD#my best friend showed me a post last night of people just like. honestly blatantly lying about Nahyuta's character to make him#seem worse. he's already a bad person you don't have to lie and say he ~triggered~ Athena intentionally during 6-4#like no the fuck he didn't he was just being a regular dick KRKF#but precious Edgeworth can tell a mentally ill woman he doesn't give a fuck if she kills herself ??#i'm not saying Nahyuta isn't a person who does fucked up things i'm just like be ACCURATE about what he does JMKBSD#like be so fr right now yknow#Nahyuta is a character worthy of critique in his execution but half the time when someone hates him i read what they have to say#and i'm like WHAT ARE YOU EVEN TALKING ABOUT lol#it's like how when people hate Flint Mother 3 they'll start trying to tell you that he physically or mentally abuses his kids. no he doesnt
5 notes
Ā·
View notes
Text
my irl writing critique group is very cool and insightful, although mostly made up of white men. they write great female protags and aren't particularly gross so far bc it's portland, where writers generally have the common sense not to be The Fucking Worst. however the vast majority of this group have expressed VISCERAL discomfort with graphic horror and violence against children / vulnerable people -- again, because they're a good normal group of dudes & a lot of them are either teachers or dads. but it also has me like. [kicking the princess luz fic behind me] haha omgg meeee...? nooo no i write horror but it'll be SOOOO easy to digest, i promise..... i'm Very Normal...
#cant decide if i'll choose an on-brand horror piece for my first crit or a boring fluff piece#i can wait to decide though. people just offer pieces to critique as they have em theres no set rotation so#it's fine. i'm already established as having the darkest fiction taste in there so theyll expect it
16 notes
Ā·
View notes
Note
(Last Anon) Definitely agree, I think I saw an old post that said Blossom seems to be the favourite/popular depending on which side of the fandom youāre in.
VSB seems to be the more casual/animation fansā least favorite episode, they usually put it on the same level as the worst episodes from season 5/6 (the audacity! Lol) Blossom is usually ranked the least favorite, I guess it goes to show that they donāt understand her character at all or refused to accept her as anything but flawless. Also yeah, never understand why Town n Out is up there too, honestly it does felt like these people donāt understand the show theyāre watching and claimed to love so much.
It actually never occurred to me that sheās a bad liar, since all 3 Girls are pure and good I thought its a trait they all share, but I guess Blossom would probably have a hard time with it than her sisters. I think sheād be smart in deflecting and not telling the whole truth but also not lying either technically.
I think Iām just dreading for all the weird tweets Craigās going to receive when the reboot comes when those fans sees their favorite characters not act or act in a way that doesnāt fit their headcanons. Lots of super weird takes on twitter about ābuttercup would hate thisā or ābubbles wouldnāt do thatā etc etc they only know the flanderized version of these characters, its almost like how the reboot2016 sees themā¦
Re: not understanding Blossom, Iāve known people who told me sheās their favorite character because sheās an unfeeling, uncaring killing machine who doesnāt let emotions get in her way (???) and others whoāve said they love Blossom for her docility and strong emotions and susceptibility to fall for evil (also ???). Legitimately bad takes about Blossom are weirdly common. I donāt get it! Sheās so awesome but thereās so much rampant mischaracterization from fans with her (even the reboot basically just made her Lisa Simpson and added that unfortunate character I think all of us donāt want to talk about as an unnecessary love interest, sheeshā¦).
And yeah, Blossomās definitely the most goody-goody of the three girls, and sometimes to a fault. I always think of her in Fallen Arches where she sticks soooo hard to what she strongly feels is morally correct to the point where a bunch of elderly people end up beating each other up and have to go to the hospital. And Bubbles and Buttercup are pissed after telling her how dumb of an idea it was the whole episode. š¤£ Or when she (initially) refused to use her ice breath power to save Townsville because she didnāt want to break the vow sheād made to never use it again while her sisters were frantically trying to tell her why it was okay to use when a freaking meteor was headed towards the town. Her sisters donāt normally have those same reservations she does despite also being good kids. I think all that stuff (plus the bad lying lol) all stems back to her pride and her desire to be the most perfect and goodest good-doer who ever did good. ā¦and again, haha, I love that and itās entertaining to watch when she struggles with stuff like that.
To be fair, if any of the more out there asks Iāve gotten over the years (especially the ones asking me to pass along stuff to Craig) have taught me, I think heās already gotten enough weird messages about the PPG and seen enough wild takes to last a lifetime. š¤£ I mean, people were angrily messaging him about the 2016 reboot and that he needed to change it STAT. Someone will find something to complain directly to him about and Iām sure it will more or less be ignored.
#meanwhile Iāll just be here in my own little corner of the internet being a PPG fan hermit and critiquing/hopefully fangirling over things#all by myself lol#I never get people who decide to like DIRECTLY go to people to complain like that#you really think thatāll do anything?#āāoh no xx-friezaboner98-xx pmed me and said they hate Buttercup we have to scrap her teamāā#āāletās send the script he sent me to the animation team while weāre at it I trust him more than I trust my lifeāā#like idk Iām fine just talking about this stuff myself without any input from show people#whenever I complain itās usually just for the sake of complaining soā¦ yeah lol I know nothing can be done#itās still not fun to read though I totally understand where youāre coming from
11 notes
Ā·
View notes
Text
i am SO fucking exhausted by mainstream media opinions lately and i don't understand why they're frequently SO different from my own? like i genuinely don't think i am approaching anything from that unique of a perspective as a viewer? maybe it's just that i'm too easy to please when it comes to stories or something but like. how is the mainstream, widely accepted consensus on yellowjackets season 2 is that it's "bad" and "doesn't work as a season" and is "riddled with problems." literally what the fuck are you talking about. this is the most fun i have had watching television uhhhhh literally Ever? you're telling me people hated Burial? how? why? like i don't...i just don't GET it. and i'm not playing dumb for kicks here im like genuinely honest to god confused. that was the single best episode of television I've ever watched in my life. like i get that people have different opinions about things and that's fine but HOW am i in the minority here what am i missing
#most of the critiques I've seen are that it 'focused on the adults too much' and was 'too weird' re: mistys sequence#like??? that was clearly supposed to be funny and campy and silly and artistic and a twin peaks homage?#and the 'focusing on the adults' i... i mean i guess some people are just here for the '96 mystery#and are completely uninterested in the psychological effects it had on all the characters?#i guess some people don't?? care??? about watching them wrestle with that trauma and go on to try to have lives#after something like that?#but like. that's the entire point of the show though. if you hate that why are you watching it every week#with enough investment to like. blog about it and put energy into writing whole ass thinkpieces#so much of media criticism these days boil down into 'i wish this show was Not the show that it is'#'i wish it was this other show that im writing with my twitter mutuals'#and like that's fine and fun and cool and valid and that's what fic is for! but a show isnt BAD for committing to itself and its own vision#like. there is something sooo sexy abt a piece of media that is so wholly itself that you have to meet it where it is#and judge it by its own metric#it creates a whole new unique lens for each and every thing you love! quit comparing apples and oranges!#it's SO fucking fun analyzing different pieces of media through the lens of their own little world and conventions#and guiding principles and plot pacing and what they choose to emphasize and their genre conventions and etc etc#it's FUN! and not to sound like a pretentious film bro dipshit but like why does it seem like this is a dying art these days#'s2 is boring' THEY. THEY ATE A PERSON. ARE WE WATCHING THE SAME THING
10 notes
Ā·
View notes
Text
ONE FINAL LEFT!!!!
#critique tmrw bluhhh. my final piece is kind of half-assed but like. i literally could not make it into the studio at ALL last month & my#grade is fine. so. shrug.#txt#so tired though... can't wait 2 b done n play p5 n talk 2 my phone friends!!!
4 notes
Ā·
View notes
Text
okay BUT. i finished the two paintings that have a time limit!
#for my baby cousins who live like two hours away so if i dont give it to them during the christmas meetup id have to mail it#why did i paint something for my baby cousins instead of buying them toys? their mom ASKED ME TO so there#ugh though i dont particularly like one of them.... it's a dog and ive never drawn a dog before LMFAO#kinda looks like shit. but hes like two what's he gonna do. critique it#the other one is super cute and im happy with it#two more paintings to go! š#like idk it's FINE i just dont love it#the dog one#literally was thinking to myself like. why didnt i dabble in being a furry when i was younger like EVERY other artist#then this shit wouldnt be so difficult. what the fuck is a snout#tried to start the one for my best friend but i got mad and squeezed a bunch of paint straight out the tube and smeared it all over the#canvas with my bare hands. and i paint in bed bc i dont have like. a workspace so i had to maneuver so awkwardly with my two paint#hands out from under my weighted blanket which was absolutely determined to trap me btw#to get to my designated Paint Rag which is a tshirt that begs regularly to be put down like an old dog#but im clinging on for dear life. it was once yellow#this is an absurd amount of tags. absurd. if you read this far i want you to know that my nails are growing out very nicely :)
3 notes
Ā·
View notes
Text
I finally got what a fandom was about and it only took me 6 minutes and I only had to use that part of my brain that likes thinking about stories
#''This shit is so weird this doesnt even exist in canon where did you get this lore?'' [Remembers my interest in myths and legends] ''OOHH''#WELL WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT THAT WAY I GUESS IT DOES MAKE SENSE DOESNT IT#This only applies to 1 fandom ive seen and it is probably not a good comparison but its interesting.#Its interesting its interesting. How people / fans want to and try to connect everything. Making their own MYTHOLOGY!!!#Even if its not consistent all across the board because people will interpret things differently!!! Thats fucked up!!! Thats interesting!!!#nillas#Got pissed off at the fanon lore stuff when i first looked through the tag but yea i get it now#If i see any other fandom thats not the same kind as the one im talking about here pull this shit though you knoww im gonna vague post#My only critique about the fandom now is just the lack of respect on these women's names but thats fine i guess [Clenching my fists]
0 notes
Text
finished hellblade 2!!
#*hi hello this is sarah speaking#I have thoughts and feelings#however mainly I just want to say that the changes to combat... meh#I found the combat in the first game really satisfying#I'm not a fan of changes#I understand that people didn't like it as much so they put in the backseat#That's fine that's fair whatever#But it just felt like such a setback? And it was just all completely evading#I understand we're fighting actual people now so they know how to block but it's still just sucked#And also the fact that the voices don't help you anymore in fighting or in puzzles#like I understand everyone found them very annoying#I loved them yelling at me and not just critiquing me#I understand that that implies really weird shit ignore that part of it#I liked being told when to evade#I understand now that you only fight one enemy at a time so it doesn't matter as much but like#And also having the final ābossā be a fight??? questionable#The story though magnificent I understand that what they were going for is story based with minimal gameplay to just immerse you#they did amazing on that it was spectacular
0 notes
Text
i know big joel (on his side channel little joel) privated the videos he made about the holy shit 2 cakes meme but he was right (it's mawkish and feels reality denying, and people don't actually react that way to poor quality/amateurish art)
#i do appreciate it when he's like 'this meme is fundamentally flawed' even though his hog viewers stink up the comments#memes are one on those things that when you attempt to critique them... they get REALLY outsized reactions but i like when he does#mostly because. a lot of memes are fucked up on the surface level or one layer of skin below the surface#and it's interesting that it says something but no one will engage with the thing it's saying because you're not supposed to think about it#also the thing about the holy shit 2 cakes thing is that honestly. it only applies to fanfic (free & full of consumption of similar tropes)#when people see a worse art of something they like next to a good art... BEST CASE SCENARIO they ignore it. worst case they are mean#it's fine if that works for you and became your philosophy but it never really clicked for me
1 note
Ā·
View note
Text
oh yeah i finished rdr2 epilogue by the way..... i thought pacing and character writing was iffy at parts but it was fun
#i think a lot of it would've hit harder if i played rdr honestly like there were a lot of moments that i saw how it would be impactful#if i had played rdr and knew john better and all that#still have issues with the credits coming at the end of the epilogue and how fast it launches you into it#it also feels a lot more railroady than the rest of the game (fair)#but it kinda all felt rushed and like i was just being pulled from one place to another idk#i liked seeing the characters again though!! sadie was really well written she is so interesting and i love her#seeing charles was nice too but he mostly ended up being the 'guy who knows things and is very capable' role#i wish we got to see more of his inner world like the conversations john gets to have with sadie#it was still good though overall!! i do wish the world had changed more physically between main game and epilogue l#but that is a lot to ask (remodeling entire towns)#there were a few changes but idk. i also didn't explore that much#anyways!!! i've been having dumb cowboy thoughts so much this game is good#i will always stand by my critique of the pacing and tonal whiplash of main game to epilogue was an insaney poor choice but. it's fine
1 note
Ā·
View note