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waywardsalt · 2 years ago

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before i actually go through the phantom hourglass manga to critique it i’m going to quickly just toss out a bullet point list of things i actually liked in the ph manga

- i like how the stuff w/ tetra in the first chapter not only sets her up but serves to contrast how she is as a captain vs. how linebeck initially is as a captain. the line ‘as captain, nothing is more important than the lives of my crew’ specifically

- link’s cute. hes just a little guy

- i’m a big fan of the added detail that linebeck tends to stick out his bottom lip. it fits really well with his character. as a smaller side note i like the way his nose is drawn. i just like the shape they went with lol

- the bit with the point card for eddo’s garage that is specifically noted to be Not In The Video Game is good

- for all intents and purposes what is done with the bellumbeck fight is really good

thats it everything else i either feel neutral about or hate/feel frustrated with

#salty talks #bitching about the loz manga #anyways i think its also worth adding some of my personal opinions about ph in general to add some context for my later opinions #i dont like jolene. like to a visceral degree. i dont know why but im physically incapable of enjoying her.#which is bizarre bc like??? i think griffith is a great character i think makima is fascinating. but jolene ph is the one i cannot stand #i hate her because i think she's fucking annoying and isn't justified in half of what she does but like. why the visceral hatred. idk #maybe its a side effect of my rabid linebeck special interest. anyways sorry i think shes awful #in all fairness tho to me shes actually better in the manga #also. i dont actually like fatherly linebeck stuff much and dont read him as being fatherly towards link so i wont talk abt that stuff #uhhh i think linebecks arc in the game is really good and i also think that the normal order of the three final bosses is great #i also think that the second half of the game has some good stuff in it even if it's less plot-heavy compared to the first half #i think that phantom hourglass has genuine unique potential to be fantastic if given an extended adaptation that gives a shit #and that is partially why im going to spend a bit more time on this one #i will also say that despite whatever i say abt this one i do admit that i like and appreciate it. it still has problems tho #why'd they do astrid like that. i dont like manga astrid. i dont like her design or most of her dialogue.#why was she weird to linebeck like that. be nice to him. hes clearly gay #as far as im concerned at least

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