#because the trilogy still happened as is

[devilsskettle]

The X trilogy + "psycho-biddy" influences

[lpsgirl109]

It always astounds me when people call characters who are victims of abuse dumb and terrible for not hating their abusers and still listening to them. "Ugh why would Peril want to keep working for Scarlet after book 1 she's so stupid, she should just keep her!!" "Harry’s so awful he keeps wanting to avenge Norman despite knowing he was criminal he's such a bad person" They Were Manipulated Jennifer their abusers raised them in such a way that made them idolize them and have a hard time seeing them as bad people I don't understand how you managed to miss that important aspect of the character entirely it's starting to feel you like you are ignoring it intentionally because you don't like them

[transingthoseformers]

Imo, if Tfone becomes a trilogy, I think the second movie should be about the Great Cybertronian War autobots versus decepticons, and it should be the third movie where the Quintessons come back and the war ends

For meeee🥺🥺🥺

[fadetouchedsilk]

I think something else that kind of puts me off the neve/lucanis thing is the fact that this appears to be the one NPC romance that re-uses the same lock in scene we get as the player?

To the best of my knowledge this isn’t the case with Taash or Harding’s romance scenes, Emmerich & Strife happens mostly off screen so that’s exempt too. But for some reason with Lucanis it’s basically the same scene with Rook model-swapped for Neve.

Like, some of the vitriol towards this ship can definitely just be marked down as garden variety biphobia & the occasional side of character related possessiveness (no judgement we’re all mentally ill I’ve been there lmao) but I’m also just seeing this overwhelming sense of… idk how to explain it exactly, it’s almost like an energy of depressively resigned rejection across platforms? Was the decision to not have this be a unique scene for the player a budget issue/cut content? You can argue him remembering what your favourite dessert is makes it unique but honestly that’s just a few dialogue flags of difference.

It still comes across as a shortcut for the player’s story. Realism in relationships aside, I actually don’t think it’s a bad look for us as consumers to assume we’re going to get a certain level of indulgence here for that reason. I don’t think everyone needs to be falling over themselves to kiss Rook’s feet, but I think it’s okay for our chosen li to be a bit more of a fantasy, yknow?

If it was a given from the start that the npcs were going to pair off, I think it would have been better if this only happened after your romance of choice was locked in, or at least past the point in the game where you would get a lock in scene (correct me if I’m wrong, but those all seem to trigger around the same time for everyone). Because of how the game is paced, we’d get to avoid spending the first 40 hours listening to ambient flirting when we’re exploring, which imo would also help npcs being received. There’s a distinct lack of interpersonal reactivity Veilguard whenever it comes to Rook (genuinely, why is this such a lonely protagonist?) but the relationships between companions seem to chug along nicely. Seems like a bit of a design flaw to have pre-romance flags active but to still be hearing how much your chosen li is apparently into this other person?

I don’t see the same amount of pushback towards the other NPC romances as I do Neve/Lucanis, which honestly looks like it comes down to how his romance specifically was executed & how the narrative likes to prioritize relationships between other people vs. ones with Rook. I don’t expect writers to not have favourites because that’d be hypocritical of me lmao, but I do expect a professional studio to be more adept at either covering it up better or giving your players enough attention to offset it. I haven’t seen anyone reflecting on how comparatively empty Neve’s romance felt to other companions the way I have with Lucanis, so I have to assume it isn’t. But with his route, it just feels extra :/ that one of maybe three scenes we get is just recycled content for his other possible partner.

(Obligatory disclaimer: I see the vision behind the ship and I don’t hate it nor am I jealous, I just feel like with those two characters in particular it should have unfolded much slower than one game would have allowed & also I expect a certain degree of wish fulfillment when it comes to these games, not feeling like the player character is the writers’ afterthought. Hating Neve for this is a bit much because 1. She’s not real and 2. She’s also not responsible for writing decisions so I think taking jabs at the female character involved is kind of a waste of energy [once again I get the jealousy thing, but still.])

[crazy-fangirl2524]

Missing Andreil sm that they appeared in my dream (literally just dreamt of them)

[ofbardsandmen]

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[c0smiccom3t]

So..... regarding those news about Nicholas Kole's crash 5.....

I'm going to explode.

[devoutlywished]

far safer of a midnight– meeting

external ghost.

[almoststedytimetravel]

Personally I think that the Ace Attorney localisers should have kept up with the "Putting countries where they're not supposed to be" (trying to convince us that the games take place in California when it is so obviously Japan). Like for no reason they say Zeng Fa is a country in the Mediterranean, like it's where Malta is despite being obviously based on Hong Kong. Cohdopia and Alabaste are in Scandinavia despite obviously being based on the Balkin states. Borginia is where Spain is despite being clearly based on eastern European countries.

[maybemeursault]

look okay it's bad to erase marvin's canonical sexuality and the fact that She Likes Men but i literally genuinely with all my heart think that she is a trans woman

[tsurugis]

My mother in law finished my first book in the trilogy I’m writing and I’m dead because she loves it skjndjkdhidj she read the last hundred fifty pages in nearly one sitting and said it’s the strongest part of the book but that it’s well worth how “slow” the beginning is because by the time shit starts going down you really know the characters well I’m dead. she’s weird as hell about books and it’s not her genre but I live with her and I know she wouldn’t be able to fake liking it she can be mean as hell pfpflkjf

[notwithstandingclause]

Gerald: "Are you as scared of death as I am?"

Damien: "No some of us have an immortal soul"

Gerald: "Rude! I'm never gonna talk to you again!"

(and then he didn't leave Damien alone for 3 books)

[peanutseagle]

just finished reading the hunger games trilogy and when i tell you it changed me

[cayenne-twilight]

I don’t even have anything new to add about the trailer uhhh… love the steamed punk, the seamless environment puzzle is cool, I hope the cowboy villain is secretly a hot butch babe, uh, hit that big red button down below to manifest flora

[phoenixkaptain]

Do you ever think about how lucky the New Republic was that Luke didn’t turn evil? I mean really. If Luke had one day snapped and decided to blow up a sun or something, what could they have done?

Absolutely nothing.

First: how are they going to catch him? Luke is the hardest person to capture ever! Darth Vader couldn’t even capture him! Luke has to literally give himself up, and even then…

Second: they would not be able to hold Luke for long. The only thing he’s better at than not getting captured is escaping from being captured. Plus, they are at something of a disadvantage, since they aren’t actually equipped to hold a Jedi anywhere, really, but especially not one as powerful as a Skywalker. Even if they did have something to combat his use of the Force, lack of the Force has never stopped Luke from escaping before.

Third: even if they miraculously figured out a way to Luke Skywalker contained, someone would break him out. Just, anyone. Leia, Han, Chewbacca, Artoo, Wedge, Lando, random citizens, the guards holding him; everyone would attempt to break him out, if only just to ask why the fuck he blew up a sun for no good reason. And then they’re right back to square one.

Fourth: who could realistically defeat Luke? Just, in general. If they decided to fuck it and just send someone to kill him, who would be able to? Leia would be their best bet, I suppose, but if Luke has become evil, I’m assuming he’s going all out. So, he would just taunt Leia, and she would fall for it because 1. Leia falls for taunts all the time, 2. Luke is the one doing the taunting, making the taunts hit closer to home, and 3. Luke would know what to say to make the taunts actually hurt. And that’s if Leia would even agree to kill Luke and if Leia steeled herself enough to go through with it.

And who else is there? A bounty hunter? Boba Fett is legendarily good, and Luke has escaped from him before. Even if they hired a Mandalorian, fully decked out in beskar, there are still ways to defeat Mandalorians. They may not be hurt by lightsabers or the Force, but that doesn’t mean this big rock I found isn’t. Who else could the New Republic send? Han? Wouldn’t be able to kill Luke. Chewbacca? Same problem. Anyone else? Would have trouble finding Luke in the first place.

The New Republic is SO LUCKY that Luke has the patience of ten thousand saints and the loyalty of ten thousand golden retrievers. If he ever snapped and went evil, I’m pretty sure he’d win.

[devotedlystrangewizard]

ff7 rebirth really embraced the whole "okay this horrible event in the story will always happen no matter what but what if this time is different" that is inherently part of a remake