#it's not like analyzing the media you see and shipping are seperate

[mintaikkcorpse]

Bcuz I'm the little bastard people refer to when they complain about how "the only thing fandoms care about these days is shipping 😒", here's an idea

Black Sapphire's mic is alive and emotes. Idk if it's mimicking his hidden emotions or if it's its own thing, but I'm just going to assume it's like a combination of both.

I think everyone is ignoring the possibility this has when it comes to Sapphire and Silverbell. Imagine Sapphire flirting snd being all suave while his mic is just being obvious and making heart eyes. Imagine Sapphire just normally greeting Silverbell when he sees him, but the staff is going all looney toons, "AWOOGA! HUMMINA HUMMINA HUMMINA" on him. Imagine Silverbell complimenting Sapphire and Sapphire graciously taking it, while the mic is just

DO YOU SEE MY VISION?????

[greensaplinggrace]

(1/4) The issue I have with Ada and Leon is that their relationship is portrayed way too unclear for my liking. I like it when there's room for interpretation but I shouldn't have to turn to 5 different media to fully understand the concept developers had behind their scenes. I shouldn't have to listen to the interviews with the VAs to have the "ah, ok, now I see it" moment.

(2/4) I know these days game developers like to think that with modern graphics you can do everything but that's not true. Animated characters will never be as expressive as real people. Sometimes you just have to say something openly to get your point across. That's cool that the RE2 remake director discussed with Ada's VA how much vulnerability she could show to Leon but her inner conflict didn't translate into the screen in my opinion.

(3/4) It goes for their entire interaction. It looks like what was going on on the set between the actors was much richer than the final product. And that we are better at analyzing it than developers at delivering it. It's not actors' fault. It's developers' who can't write. Everything about Jill and Carlos' characters and their relationship was clear to me precisely because the characters were talking not only to each other but they were also voicing their doubts.

(4/4) I also didn't have that issue with Leon and Claire's relationship. I also don't have that issue with any of the characters seperately. Ada and Leon on their own are awesome. But the developers are so hung up on making their relationship confusing that it just annoys me.

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Tbh I’ve never listened to what the VAs have to say, but it’s so neat when other people tell me about them! 

If, in terms of media, you’re talking about the rest of the games, then I also don’t think it’s fair to say that you shouldn’t have to reference them to get a clear picture of the relationship when their journey throughout the games over time is what makes their connection the strongest. However, if you’re talking about extra content like VA overviews and stuff like that, then I happen to agree! No media should rely on the extra content people might not see as a means to convey a point. It pisses me off to no end when the fandoms I’m in tend to rely on that so much.

And yeah, micro-expressions and other complicated displays of emotion will never come across fully on screen the way real actors can pull off. Resident evil especially seems to have a hard time with that, as I’ve often found their characters lacking in any sub-contextual emotions or subtle displays of feeling. As a result, when characters don’t speak or the exposition isn’t explicit enough, things the writers mean for players to understand tend to fall to the wayside. 

Resident Evil is crippled a lot by it’s poor writing. The inability to carry out a full and cohesive storyline over multiple games as well as the oftentimes shocking level of disconnect between installments will always make it less than it could be. Resident Evil has such strong characters but it also fails to deliver fully on the complexity and depth of their characters. This doesn’t just go for Ada Wong, it pretty consistently applies to almost every character in the franchise (although I will admit that Ada is hurt by it more than most simply because she’s already so secretive - Capcom also being so secretive leaves us with little in regards to her and her motivations).

With Ada and Leon, the developers of the games really need to come out and say things clearly. It was fun at first, but at this point it’s hurting both the characters and the relationship the writers are trying to build. Once more, however, I will disagree that the connection between them isn’t clear (at least to me), but I feel as if I’ve already said why and I don’t wont to repeat myself lol (I hope you don’t mind).

But I will say that I also happen to disagree about the level of vulnerability conveyed in the sewers scene. I’ve never needed the VAs or any kind of overlapping conversations to guide me through it or tell me what was going on. Since the very first moment I saw that scene I got a pretty solid impression of what was happening and how it translated for Ada’s character and her relationship with Leon. The vulnerability and Ada’s struggle with it (especially in regards to him) has always been something I’ve noticed in her.

I’ve also never had a problem with Leon and Claire’s relationship either! XD I love them so much. I just had a hard time reading them as romantic like so much of the fandom seemed to? My first impression of them was so solidly platonic that it was actually surprising to me when I saw people shipping them romantically. Which actually tracks, because I played the Leon A playthrough first. So I never actually got what people meant about “tension you could cut with a knife” because the flirting and interest on Leon’s end is almost nonexistent compared to Claire’s. As soon as I played Claire B is saw what people meant, because you can hear her interest a lot more than you could ever hear Leon’s. 

I always got a strong impression that Claire had a bit of a crush on Leon at first that eventually faded into feelings of friendship when nothing continued. Although as soon as I started to ship it I enjoyed the idea of those shallow crush feelings turning into something deeper and more authentic as time went on instead, with Leon returning the feelings.

And yeah XD, Capcom characters are always much better on their own. Ada’s character thrives when she’s on her own, and it kills me that we don’t get to see more of that. Like absolutely murders me. I am begging Capcom to give us an Ada game. Not an Ada movie, an Ada game.

Please Capcom I’m literally dying over here. I’m being starved! Ugh.

Lol anyways. Thanks so much for the ask!! It was really interesting and I honestly agree with so much of it. I hope you have a lovely day 😊💕