#does this count as a review?

[weak-password-haver]

I've just finished beating Solar Ash

like right now... two minutes ago even.

BOOOY was it a great game!

Visuals, sounds, music, voice acting: BEAUTIFUL! STUNNING!

LOVED the story!!

Unlike in hyper-light drifter, I could actually understand it! -This is not a criticism of hyper-light drifter (which is peak), this is just me admitting to be stoopid-

Side-note why is it that all the games I've been playing deal with grief?

Anyways...

game play was

like the level design, OH MY! the level design! As soon as I got the hang of the game, I found all the secrets like they were right behind every corner!!! GOOD DESIGN AAAAAA

the time-slip mechanic was fun as hell and I think I might just yoink that for future games -TRULY dastardly, I know- but I do think it would be fun to have a suit that allows you to chain grapples between enemies...

also... I caught two typos... can't believe they'd do that to me personally

Conclusion: GO PLAY SOLAR ASH RIGHT THE FUCK NOW!

[tectco]

Some forehead kisses and a couple redraws for season four!

[peachyykira]

Hey hi, @musings-of-one is the sweetest. And is like… totally right. You should go sub maybe. 😇

[originalartblog]

Tumblr Year in Review (knockoff edition because they didn't do it this year and I still want to track my stuff)

I posted 251 times in 2023

That's 141 more posts than 2022!

My Top Posts in 2023:

#5

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#4

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#3

5254 notes - Posted November 12, 2023

#2

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My #1 post of 2023

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[occidentaltourist]

bbc: Some sweet #Silvacre content for your FYP ❤️

[agonizingdespair]

Just came back from a completely blind viewing of Venom 3. Not going to spoil anything (like at all, even which characters were the villains because I have no idea what things were in the trailers as I didn't see them) but as a near lifelong Venom fan this was so good! I actually felt a bit emotional at the end. I was also the only one who stayed long enough to see the final post credits scene, which felt cool.

I liked how they adapted the villains in this one, which is an improvement from the previous two. Riot was a blank slate who looked enough like Venom to be a physical mirror so that they could play out the "villain having the heroes exact powers in a superhero movie" trope, and Carnage was hindered by the lack of an R rating, and being a bit ooc in general especially in regards to Cletus not being very close to his own symbiote, when in the comics those two are closer than any other symbiote host combo which is part of why they are so dangerous. As well as the fact that he just died unceremoniously in a way he wouldn't come back from, when, as essentially a slasher movie villain with a symbiote, he should've been allowed to survive.

But enough about the previous movies, point is they made the antagonists work this time in a really clever way, taking previously unrelated concepts and syncretizing aspects to better adapt those ideas in a way that wasn't disappointing to me as a comics fan.

I will say that there is a bit less explicit symbrock content than some might've been hoping for. There's subtle signs of it but I might not be the best at detecting that, actually.

To end on a positive note, the soundtrack slaps as always with these movies.

[tinkerbitch69]

Just watched Abigail and it’s kind of a sleeper hit. At least for me. The movie manages to combine the best kinds of suspense you get in both horror and heist films and even manages to flesh out a surprisingly likeable main cast to get munched on. Seriously builds a great atmosphere of paranoia, suspicion and mistrust all through the film. If it sounds like you’re thing I’d highly recommend checking it out. Was not expecting it to have such a good time and I’ll sing this film’s praise if no one else will lol.

[alwri-tes]

Hi so I decided to read @inkcurlsandknives book Saints of Storm and Sorrow and I'm seriously not okay.

The premise of this book intrigued me immensely, and when I eagerly started reading it, I kept a notebook next to me so I could write down any quotes that stood out to me or thoughts I had along the way. But this notebook was quickly forgotten as I was completely swept up in this book, and my desire to know what happens next? While reading, I had to fight from stimming, gasping, and otherwise loudly reacting in public. When I continued reading in private, tears started dripping from my eyes at some point around the climax, from a combination of emotion and the fact that I had been so desperate to keep reading that I had strained my eyes until they watered.

This book is incredible. It is gorgeously, evocatively written in a way that inspires me to add even more detail into my own writing. The world created in this book is heavily drawn from our own, and is as deep as the ocean itself. Saints is also unafraid to dive into the darkest depths of humanity, and explore the complexities of pain. Seriously, I can’t state enough how morally gray everything and everyone is, making for a wildly compelling and thought-provoking cast. If anyone wants to gush about this book more in depth, I’d be happy to.

[aroaessidhe]

2024 reads / storygraph

Mirrored Heavens

conclusion to a high fantasy trilogy set in a world inspired by pre-colonial america

Serapio, the newly crowned Carrion King, rules Tova, and tries to keep his power as enemies try to destroy him

Xiala is back among her people on the island of Teek - tries to learn about her newfound powers, and survive the violent occupation of her people

Naranpa is on a journey to control her Sun God powers to save Tova, while Iktan searches for her

[incorrect-hs-quotes]

John: *is trying to think of an anime to watch with his friends*

Kanaya: Are There Any Anime With Vampires In Them?

John: vampires? oh yeah kanaya! hundreds!

Kanaya: Hundreds You Say?

John: oh yeah, japan loves their vampire lore! you know, that’s actually a pretty good-

Kanaya: I Must Go And Dive Into This Wonderful New World At Once! 

Kanaya: *Leaves*

John: aaaaand she’s gone.

[riddlerosehearts]

gelphie and wicked constantly trending on this site is INSANE because that's exactly what i dreamed of ever since it was announced that we were getting a movie, which was so long ago that i wasn't even on tumblr yet (movie was announced in 2012 and i joined in 2013). back then i thought it probably wouldn't even be all that good but i just hoped that people who were unfamiliar with the stage musical would like the movie enough to make gelphie a bit more popular, and look where we are now!! i hope next we can make gelphie hit the top 10 ships in 2025's year in review. it probably won't happen but it's what they deserve.

[carcarrot]

ok letterboxd update: ive logged everything ive watched since the start of september 2023 however:

im missing januarys movies (will update)

most of the gaps in movie diary months are when ive watched a tv episode (mostly columbo, occasionally mst3k or rare days when ive just watched what was on tv)

i havent counted movies ive watched while commuting/at work yet

[keelanrosa]

terfs when a study shows literally anything positive about trans people/transitioning: 'hm i think this requires some fact-checking. Were those researchers REALLY unbiased? Because if they were biased this doesn't count and if they weren't knowingly biased they probably were unconsciously biased, woke media affects so much these days. Have there been any other studies on this? Because if there haven't been this could be an outlier and if there have been and they all agree that's a bit odd, why aren't there any outliers, and if there have been and any disagree we really won't know the truth until we very thoroughly analyze them all, will we? Were there enough subjects for a good sample size? Did every single subject involved stay involved through the whole study because if they didn't we should be sure nothing shady was going on resulting in people dropping out. Are we 110% sure all the subjects were fully honest and at no point were embarrassed or afraid to admit they didn't love transitioning to the people in charge of their transition? Are we 110% sure none of the subjects were manipulated into thinking they were happy with their transition? In fact we should double-check what they think with their parents, because if the subjects and their parents disagree it's probably because they've been manipulated but their cis parents have not and are very unbiased. How many autistic subjects were there because if there weren't enough then this doesn't really study the overlap between autistic and trans and if there were too many then we just don't know enough about what causes that overlap to be sure this study really explains being trans and isn't just about being autistic. How many AFAB subjects were there because if there weren't enough this is just another example of prioritizing AMAB people and ignoring the different struggles of girls and women and if there were too many how do we know sexism didn't affect the results. Was the study double-blinded? We all know double-blinded is the most reliable so if this one wasn't that's a point against it even if the thesis literally physically could not be double-blinded. Look i'm not being transphobic, i want what's best for trans people! Really! But as a person who is not trans and therefore objective in a way they cannot possibly be, i just think we should only take into account Good Science here. You want to be following science and not being manipulated or experimented upon by something unscientific, right?'

terfs when they see a study of 45 subjects so old it predates modern criteria for gender dysphoria and basically uses 'idk her parents think she's too butch', run by a guy who practiced conversion therapy, 'confirmed' by a guy who treated the significant portion of subjects who didn't follow up as all desisting, definitely in the category of 'physically cannot double-blind this', completely contradicted by multiple other studies done on actual transgender subjects, but can be kinda cited as evidence against transitioning if you ignore everything else about it: 'oOOH SEE THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TALKIN BOUT. SCIENCE. Just good ol' unbiased thorough analysis. I see absolutely no reason to dig any deeper on this and if you think it's wrong you're the one being unscientific. It's really a shame you've been so thoroughly brainwashed by the trans agenda and can't even accept science when you see it. Maybe now that someone has finally uncovered this long-lost study from 1985, we can make some actual progress on the whole trans problem.'

[cyphyra]

ok so after i was freed from having to be on my dog's schedule i came across a neat little game called Pseudoregalia a buncha people seemed to be recommending and looked pretty neat (and the protag is cute, sue me >.>)

now, normally, platformers drive me up the damn wall and i cant play them, because most of them give you tools you need to be EXTREMELY precise with, but Pseudoregalia makes it feel like you can fuck up and still manage to scrape by depending on what abilities you've picked up

i had a few moments of genuine pain smacking my head into a wall over and over, but the movement is just extremely responsive and made it feel satisfying when i'd do something i dont think i was supposed to do at the time

there's only 2 main gripes i have with the game-- one, the combat is kinda ass comparative to the platforming; basic, un-upgradeable 1-2-3 ground combo, no aerial combo (in favor of getting a vertical boost for movement which is fine, but still a bit annoying if you dont realize you're in the air going for a combo. lock-on also doesnt move the camera to face the enemy which causes some awkward angles) two, it is criminally short, and a bit bare for collectables imo. most are behind locked doors and ones that arent are usually just health pieces. but im not too upset about collectibles cause if there were useless ones id just say they're useless so, there's that. but it really is far too short-- and i mean that in the most appreciative way i can; this game fucking rules and i want to play so much more of it but there's no more game after the major keys + final boss ;^;

tl;dr: i have my gripes, but the game is honestly phenominal and for 6 bucks I'd recommend it to literally anyone who just likes fun games, platformers, retro styles, or cute goat-cat-bunny women (im so goddamn normal abt Sybil i swear)

[insomtiny]

[beyondthetemples]

{{ Oh, why am I JUST NOW REALIZING this--

Dove would cry at Nimona. A story about someone being afraid to be seen as a monster, being rejected, and being ostracized.

That's everything Dove's most afraid of!

And then the transformation INTO a monster? Especially because of internal turmoil?

That's DDD.

Dove would get so emotional, she'd lose control of her powers. Just, completely a blubbering mess. Caught off guard that a MOVIE impacted her so POWERFULLY. She wouldn't know what to do with herself.

I have to write this someday!