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Day 205: a tiny tango to celebrate the new life series :D
#tangotek#tango tek#wild life smp#wlsmp#life series#life series spoilers#wild life spoilers#skadoodler#colorful skadoodler#I’ve only had time to watch tango and scars episodes but I’m loving the new series so far :D#the teams are all fantastic
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oh, to be a (joey richter) protagonist ...
#joey richter#peter spankoffski#pete spankoffski#nerdy prudes must die#npmd#hatchetfield#ron weasley#a very potter senior year#avpsy#bug#bug starship#starship#starship starkid#team starkid#starkid#i know we all know joey makes a fantastic antagonist#but protag joey richter hits different#and i've missed protag joey richter#i'm so normal about how far he's come#( my edits. )
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Yk, I hate that adaptations keep making Peter a high schooler, and not just because it means he never evolves, but because the adaptations now also include wider Marvel, whitch usually (thanks to the MCU) is at the modern day stage with legacy characters and new age teen heroes, meaning that Peter is taking up Miles' spot and you can really tell when they put him next to someone like Kamala Khan or Sam Alexander who are Miles' pals. Tho Peter taking Miles' stuff is just a modern issue overall, just look at MCU whitch just stole and re-skinned Miles' personality, characters, story-beats, even the costume to an extent and then made it worse.
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#sci speaks#sci. release the script doctor you did where it actually was miles in the mcu and peter parker is a grown ass man.#it was funny. peter was a really bad intern at stark industries#who stole stark tech on the sly.#and of course. tony catches wind of this because he has cameras everywhere and. those cameras happened to also catch.#him sneaking out of work as spider-man.#and tony ropes him into civil war or whatever because otherwise he could Literally press charges.#and peter's :((((((((#begrudgingly joins tony's side.#in the post credit we see that he's been gathering stark tech to build miles morales some very neato webshooters.#and voil.a. miles is the star of homecoming and. peter is the mentor figure that encourages miles to start small.#miles: but YOU teamed up with the avengers a#peter: do as i SAY not as i DO.#sighs. so little would have to change.#but no more child soldiers and no more over exposure of tony stark. fantastic. superb.#also showing a slightly sneakier peter parker who isn't exactly entirely morally upstanding.#steals from billionares while they're not looking to serve the people who need it.#robin hood figure !! sexy. would falll to my knees for a peter parker like that. would be my favourite on screen peter ever.#and it puts him more in an interesting spot with the villains in the movies too.#if we still go with the route of all the villains being affiliated with stark tech and stealing / using stark tech#then peter is like. in a more complex role in the story. he stole stark tech too. is he better than the criminals?#he uses it for good. he thinks. but that's his judgement.#just i think it would be neat. all the “you're just like me” rhetoric falls so flat in those movies.#but what if it hit different.#but that would be if marvel had the courage to make a complex spider-man movie#where peter parker is allowed to make morally complex decisions asides for “uhh. stupid kid makes stupid mistakes”#sci talks movies
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Sweet Dreams <3
#my art#pokemon#galarian ponyta#digital art#hiiii everyone hello please look at my darling angel Amalthea. shes my partner pokemon in pokednd <3#most of our pokemon went missing so Mia (my character) took our remaining pokemon to get their pictures taken in case they go missing#i did in fact draw all three of them. am going to work on doing digital versions of the other two#its all of our partner pokemons :3 ponyta. impidimp. and mankey <3#the sketches i did for the other two are so fun i cant wait to draw them#impidimp's made my cousins all laugh so hard they almost cried#this session was so fun and we also talked afterwards about pokemon we may want on our teams in the future#and honestly my potential line up for Mia feels so good#her next pokemon she gets is very possibly going to be a bewear. absolutely out of left field choice but it works so beautifully#im also thinking good options for her would be breloom. grumpig. wyrdeer. maybe mimikyu.#grumpig and breloom are honestly the top of the list. they suit her so beautifully#wyrdeer is also really good. mimikyu would be up to roleplay#mimikyu and bewear would both play into her animal handling skill#mimikyu would also end up disguised as a sylveon#probably play that as mimikyu wanting to fit in with Mia's team since she's really nice to it and it wants her to be its trainer#bewear on the other hand would 1. work well aesthetically for her and 2. would be fantastic roleplay material what with it being a giant#aggro bear and mia is just this gentle giant who is so fucking good with pokemon so its like well.#the nice girl wants me to be nice so i wont kill you because i like her. she gives me snacks and pets me and treats me well
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I think the thing that sticks out to me quite a bit about the Ricciardo/VCARB thing is that the team and the people high up in VCARB (Laurent Mekies and Peter Bayer) are seemingly not in the loop.
Sidenote: I think mid season driver swaps are shit all around, they’re unfair on everyone.
But I do think it’s odd and bad that the people running the team seemingly have very little say in what goes on in it and it seems that a lot of the choices and decisions are made by Red Bull themselves.
#I do have a nuanced opinion on this#yes I don’t think Ricciardo has performed fantastically this year#in part that’s due to team strategies but not solely (as is the case for all drivers)#I don’t think he deserves to be let go mid season (and I think that should go for all drivers)#I think if this was his last race he’s been done a disservice by not getting to see out the season#all in all I think that red bull having the sway in decisions like this is weird
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Hi what the fuck
#jimmy solidarity#solidaritygaming#Jimmy#so#we got exponentially more unhinged#seemingly immediately#I’m almost proud#mostly stunned?#how#whoever came up with this I applaud you#top tier thinking#but seriously what the fuck#I would ask why but we all know#the disrespect of it being about the canary curse??#beautiful#truly a masterclass#well done team fantastic job#god I love this fandom sometimes we’re all insane#phineas and ferb#dan povenmire#dr doofenshmirtz#doctor doofenshmirtz
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Also, can we talk about magic? i suppose they wanted to make the game more luring to new players, but magic used to be rare, closed under the lock and feared. Mages were feared and cosidered dangerous. Tevinter was an execption, not a general rule. How come people forgot only ten years ealier there was a regular war between mages and chantry, the very reason Inquisition was formed? Why is there magic, anciet elven magic behin every corner? It feels like reboot.
"It feels like reboot"
Because it is a reboot 💀 Or at least, it's the first step towards one.
Explaining how magic is seen in Thedas, all the different opinions and fears and hopes people have about it, would have been impossible in a single game clearly aimed at luring new players in. They put all the major pieces of explanation in the codex (one part of it is filled and complete since from the start of the game, because it's basically a catalogue detailing everything about Thedas), and let you play as a mage to your heart's content, with no strings, no responsibilities attached.
They tried to preserve some logic in Minrathous - there's mention of how Tevinter's families try to breed the perfect mages to rise in power and influence, so that's good. But you also see a "Noble" mingling with a "Civilian" among the fishermen, and telling her she shouldn't waste time and money on making things better for the poor people. What the hell is she doing there, then? Why isn't she in Minrathous proper, drinking wine and looking down on the poor districts?
Just around every corner, a few feet away from the closest tavern, Venatori are constantly putting up blood magic barriers. The same in the Necropolis, with the Venatori making camp just one door behind the main hub where the Mourn Watch is stationed. Everyone performs rituals, the Circles are barely mentioned, a Forbidden One is hiding behind a door in the Necropolis' main hall and no one ever noticed it before, not even Emmrich.
Statues of Fen'Harel and the Evanuris, elven relics and elven contraptions are hidden everywhere - everywhere. To show how vast and influential the elven empire was? That was probably the devs' intent. Does it always make sense? No. Is it for gameplay purposes, to fill the map with puzzles and stuff to find like in the 2000s? Obviously.
In Inquisition, there was an entire area of the Hinterlands ravaged by the Templars and rebel mages. The refugees were scared of walking the roads to find food because there was wild magic flying around. Rabid templars crazy on lyrium roamed the woods, and the Chantry was powerless.
Elven ruins were scattered around with sense, with a purpose, barely visible among the vegetation, forgotten and avoided, or almost forced to fuse with Chantry's buildings (just look at the Emerald Graves). There was a logic behind the NPCs' and props' locations in the world.
Here, there is simply no logic or consequence to anything ever. The Black Divine is never addressed, as far as I remember. Dalish clans have lost any distinction - the only elven faction you meet is that of the Veil Jumpers, which is a weird cocktail of elves who all know how bad the Evanuris are and random humans and Qunari. Yes, there are humans being allowed to guard ancient elven artifacts in a Dragon Age game. No, they are not called shem. Yes, they all get along swimmingly.
The Crows are not slavers and dangerous figures anymore - they're actually the heroes of Treviso! They treat their fledgling Crows with care and respect, no torture involved. Where did you hear such a preposterous idea? Zevran? Who's Zevran?
Taash says the Qun isn't a prison. How is that possible? They sent assassins after Bull when he defected. They hunt Vashoth and Tal-Vashoth if they dare leave, and if a sten loses his sword, he cannot return home, because his brethren would kill him, as "to a Qunari warrior, the sword is the soul."
So yeah, this was definitely supposed to be a reboot for Dragon Age, just like Andromeda was supposed to be one for Mass Effect. That's why everything falls flat.
#da:tv spoilers#dragon age spoilers#da:tv critical#sorry for being negative but heh#i had hopes for this game#despite the original developers leaving the team during the years#and the terrible marketing campaign#i really trusted bioware into giving us one last love letter#instead they were (probably) forced to go where the most money is#also to justify all the resources and time wasted#it's absolutely fine if you love the game!! good for you!!#enjoy it and have fun it's what games are for!#but please don't be blind to its faults#because it's clearly not a love letter to the fans as they claimed#and we have a saying here#“if you keep eating shit the waiter will keep bringing it to you”#so please don't treat bioware as the perfect company just because they added a photo mode or the hair looks fantastic#the game has glaring issues and not addressing them will only make bioware/ea keep making this kind of content#where everything is super safe and bleached to appeal to the biggest playerbase possible
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Well thanks to the dynamics that Secret Life gave me... you know what teamup I DESPERATELY want to see next????
Pearl, Gem, and Scott.
#rennikorambles#traffic life series#traffic life smp#traffic smp#trafficblr#pearlescentmoon#geminitay#scott smajor#THINK ABOUT IT!!!#PEARL AND SCOTT (FROM LAST LIFE SPECIIFCALLY) WERE AN INCREDIBLE TEAM#AND GOD KNOW THEIR DYNAMIC HAS BEEN WRITTEN IN THE STARS SO WELL#GEM AND PEARL HAVE BEEN A FANTASTIC DUO AS WE'VE SEEN FROM HERMITCRAFT (SOUP GROUP)#AND IN SECRET LIFE TOO!!!#AND THAT ALSO BRINGS US TO GEM AND SCOTT'S DYNAMIC IN SECRET LIFE#THE LOYALTY ALL OF THEM HAVE TO EACH OTHER#THEYD BE UNSTOPPABLE#my dream team ... i'd like to call them...#twinkling trio???#i think thats funny. cuz stars twinkle and pearls and gems do too#idk i just think its silly#who knows tho might set up a poll for this idea
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Margo kicked some serious ass this weekend!! Best Op both days and Best of Breed owner handler today in entries of 16 and 18 borzoi! This earns her another two 4pt majors and two comp wins toward her GCH.
#dogblr#petblr#dog#dog showing#show dog#sighthound#borzoi#margo#she’s amazing#she showed so well for me both days#yesterday’s judge was a well respected borzoi judge#which drew the large entry#it feels amazing to have judges recognize her#as the fantastic example of the breed she is#she doesn’t love showing and she isn’t white#sometimes that’s more than enough to get dumped by an all breed judge in borzoi#but we’ve been trying some new things#and really clicking as a team lately#I’m so proud of her#and happy she humors me lol
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death, taxes and nosy kitties
#its already funny in finland because sasha got a rolex they were all like LET ME SEEEEEE#even funnier swaggy missed the hatty and everyone was like oh pass the ipad i wanna see how the fuck you missed that#IM SO HAPPY IN BOTH INSTANCES ITS LUOSTY AND FORSY BEING NOSY#LIKE SO REALLLLLL#leo/sag surrounded by virgos and gems is a funny dynamic to me#this team loves each other so much you can tell by how chismo they are#gossips the lot of you#luosty and sasha being respectfully nosy meanwhile benny and forsy are stacking ontop of each other to get a better angle of swaggys fail#fantastic
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Your bird adeptus reader posts have me gnawing at the bars of my enclosure theyre so good
Okay okey I see your Bird Adeptus Reader and I raise you one Dragon Adeptus Reader, bonus points for that “not quite mastered shapeshifting yet” human disguise that has reader running around with dragon features.
This doesnt have to be considered a request but I feel compelled to share my thoughts with you in gratitude for the absolutely fantastic works you put out okey brainrot time lets go
Bumping foreheads with Foul Legacy like cats (lets be real here dragons are just lizard hardware running cat software) and having to be extra careful because of y’all’s horns so that makes it even more special. Or reader kneeling to like meditate or something, their tail is swishing behind them, and Legacy goes “!” before swatting at reader’s tail because he’s just Abyssal Moth Beast hardware running cat software.
A Dragon Adeptus would likely be very durable as well, so Legacy doesn’t have to worry about squeezing reader while cuddling or knocking into them by accident; they’re still soft and squishy and cute, but very very sturdy and able to handle all that Moth Affection.
Mutual purring, also another good thought. Legacy likes shiny objects, reader is compelled to hoard shiny objects: you really cannot lose in this situation.
It’s cat-like creatures solidarity babey!!
*unlocks your enclosure* i like the way you think anon
amongst dragons and dragon-type creatures you're considered a bit of an oddity. dragons are grand, powerful beasts that command attention or at least respect, like your secondary caretaker Zhongli (Cloud Retainer is still your adoptive mother- just because you're not the same type of adeptus doesn't mean you're not her child!) but you're smaller with softer scales and a long tail with a tuft on the end of it, still plenty durable and armed with sharp claws and adeptal powers, but you don't really have the same intimidating presence as most dragons. that's just fine with you, though- you're far more content keeping to yourself and spending time with Foul Legacy, who, in contrast, looks strong and vicious but has the softest, sweetest personality you've ever encountered, and that includes the few humans you've met and your fellow adepti
you both share several of the same habits, being essentially cats covered in either scales or armor with you being slightly more put together so you can listen to people's wishes and prayers, meditating for a couple of hours each day. whenever you sit down and close your eyes Foul Legacy always sneaks up behind you, not to spook you or anything, just to playfully bat at your tail as you work- you've taken to handing him a brush whenever he does, feeling him happily comb through the tuft of fur on the end. once he tied a little bell around it and broke into chitters of delight when you stood and instantly started jingling. you got your revenge by adoring his horns with some of the ribbons and ornaments you have for yourself- although, he seems to rather like it, so now you take a few minutes each day to pick out accessories for each other's horns, and you have plenty of shiny items to choose from
napping together is essential, particularly in sunny patches of grass. the warmth makes both of you drowsy and lethargic, Legacy nuzzling his head against your cheek and your tail wrapping around his leg. if you're particularly tired you'll change into your draconic form and completely curl around your very happy Abyssal beast, your purrs synchronizing with his. you also nap together in the most smushed clingy positions, since you want to be as close as possible- someone's face is always buried in someone's neck or chest, at all times. Legacy does make a point to be more alert in sleep than you are- you seem to fall into the deepest sleep whenever you doze, maybe it's something to do with you being a reptilian adeptus- just in case someone comes walking by, so he can wake you and help you cover your horns and tail
#genshin impact#childe#tartaglia#foul legacy#foul legacy childe#genshin tartagalia#genshin childe#genshin tartaglia#YES YES YES I LOVE INHUMAN READER#YOU'RE BOTH BIG CATS IN DIFFERENT SKINS#zhongli would be your primary caretaker but cloud retainer refused#she's the team mom after all#oh oh my what if you also had a small dragon form#like just a little noodle#oh that would be fantastic#yes i like this concept#short scenario#other's stuff#good evening#anon#FAVE
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raph was never any less suited to leadership than leo
raph was never any less suited to leadership than leo
raph was N E V E R any less suited to leadership than leo
idk how many times i can say it before it sinks in that in rise there was never once any point where that was the point being made
if you just like leo’s character better than you like raph’s, that’s fine! if you just like it better when leo is leader, that’s fine! i have no issue!
but we need to stop trying to circle that leadership change back to somehow being about better or worse or ~more cut out for it~ because it sucks to throw the great job raph did through the series under the bus in order to prop up leo’s good qualities.
they’re both great leaders. they both have strong suits and weak suits in the role, they both have growth and development when they’re in that role. they BOTH make on-screen mistakes in that role and aren’t very good at it at first! not getting a more in-depth explanation about it in the movie or series stinks and it’s very interesting to explore, but seriously.
#rottmnt#rise of the tmnt#rottmnt raph#rise raph#like it's so......#all of raph's growth as a leader and hard work at it was up and down about him growing as a leader#learning and adapting and incorporating things#when raph messes up the point is NEVER 'ohoho see he's just not as good at it or fit for it'#it's ALWAYS him learning something that he does better with next time#and in that vein leo showing those leadership qualities and potential!#is NEVER about 'oh he would be so much better at it than raph'#it's just about leo having that potential and that talent that went unnoticed!#and like. idk what to tell you leo was doing a not great job at start of movie like raph was doing start of series#if the point was always 'raph cant hack it leo was REALLY meant for this all along' then mayhaps...#one of the emotional high points and climaxes of the finale would not have been raph learning one more important lesson#and the team then fully unlocking the ninpo and rising to their potential#it probably would have been a finale arc about leo stepping up specifically in some way#and all this of course i say having put aside that leadership was never meant to be a big deal in rise anyway....#pitting 2 bad bitches against each other like this for no reason like they're not both fantastic
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the second readthrough of world trigger is where it really kicks in
#my post#world trigger#the first read is really good. it's just that the second read is incredible. and the third gets even better. and the fourth. and the fifth#i might even go so far as to say you haven't fully experienced it. until the second read. bc there is sooooooo much you will appreciate#when you have the knowledge of what comes later. and familiarity with the protags so you can actually pay attention to side characters#who this manga really rewards paying attention to. fans of the other teams in naruto would beg on their knees for their faves to get the#kind of ongoing presence and progression of even wt's fairly minor side characters like taichi or teruya#it's a little overwhelming at first but my god does wt handle its ensemble cast fantastically. while never losing sight of its protags#im so mad the official translation didn't keep the honorifics so we can get even more information on the fantastic web of relationships....#anyways read world trigger! the shonen battle manga with sports series charm. as i have been known to say#tbh i think it's the kind of shonen battle manga that will really appeal to people who stopped reading shonen battle manga haha.#extremely subversive but in very understated and subtle ways. like how its underdog protag is a REAL weak loser underdog (compliment)#the combat is actually interesting (idgaf about 99% of action sequences in any medium. but i fucking love every single fight in wt)#the female characters actually get writing and presence and cool shit. without being subjected to like. any sexualization at all.#and don't discount chika just cause she looks like the typical Demure Shonen Girl at first. she is way more interesting than that#you can tust me#it has its flaws like anything else but i like it. i like it a lot. <understatement of the century
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“Death by Voodoo,” Storm (Vol. 5/2024), #2.
Writer: Murewa Ayodele; Penciler and Inker: Lucas Werneck; Colorist: Alex Guimaräes; Letterer: Travis Langam
#Marvel#Marvel comics#Marvel 616#Storm vol. 5#Storm 2024#Moon Knight comics#Moon Knight#Mr. Knight#Marc Spector#Storm#Ororo Munroe#I’M-#WHY is Moon Knight catching strays in a Storm comic hahaha#and….there is every chance that I’m just being hypersensitive but ????? of all characters Moon Knight sure was an interesting choice#for that tidbit because throughout his publication history MK’s been pretty generous with his funds#through Steven and he even bankrolled the Marvel Knights team for a bit#(although maybe that’s not the best example since he eventually had to recuse himself from that role hahaha)#so????? what reason would they have to portray him as cheap???#(I hope it was just random and I’m just over reacting/irrationally finding reasons to be suspicious)#any way my cynicism having me jump to unfortunate conclusions aside#my «watsonian» interpretation of what’s going on here is either A) this is from after Marc jettisoned all their funds#or 2. this guy just happened to catch Moon Knight at some bad times when it was hard for him to move funds because they#you know#potentially came from international crime#also hi Robbie you are missed#also also Reed you’re amazing fantastic even but was that really necessary#(and I really do love the art in this series)
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Something about dark nova yakumo makes me want to bully him. Every time I see him I want to shove him in a locker or pour mop water on his head. I'm not sure why; I don't feel that strongly about his other alts but for some reason just thinking of him in a school setting turns me into a generic high school bully.
you're so right nonsy i could be standing under my angelic umbrella with the utmost compassion and empathy for the rough life of a high schooler but if yakumo walks by in his stupid oversized untucked shirt i'm gon na
#knock his books over#yank his hair#pull his sweater over his head#grab his glasses and throw them down the hallway#kick him behind his knees#trip him in his silly little almost-platform shoes#when dark nova yaku first showed up i was thoroughly unimpressed with his look#i was summoning for him while simultaneously thinking [why am i even bothering. what am i doing. i don't even like *gestures to all of it*]#then i got him. and he did 10k damage or smth stupid like that.#i threw my hands up in defeat#he's OVERPOWERED. FANTASTIC. THE NERD DROWNING IN HIS CLOTHES HITS SO HARD THAT I *NEED* HIM ON MY TEAM#*grumbles the entire time i'm throwing intimacy gifts at him*#for real tho are all the uniforms at sorc trials this badly fitting? i like to imagine when yaku showed up as a ~special~ student#the admin were all SORRY! you're joining at a weird time so we can't order a uniform for you but we DO have some X-LaRGE spares!!!#his pants fit though so idk how that works. he just got whatever was left in the Lost and Found bin#i mEan cOME ON! LOOK AT THAT POSTURE! crnchyh like a n overcooked shrimp. gonna shred him#nu carnival yakumo#feesh answer
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okay so as a gen 5 stan who does adore the story in bw and bw2, and now that gen 5 has experienced both a vicious hatedom that wouldnt hear a single positive thing about the games, and now a super protective fandom that insists they were perfect and had zero flaws... can we admit now that the bw1 story at least was. a little mid.
#just a little. just a little.#i am saying this as someone who adores it and loves the characters a lot#...... but good god team plasma kinda sucks ass as an evil organization#bw2 is sorta better about them with the split factions but in the first game theyre so obnoxious and come across as strawmen#the game talks about how the world is nuanced and not black and white and its not good to take extreme sides#but then. it sorta does that with the protagonists? by refusing to talk about abused pokemon that werent hurt by team plasma?#obviously they are wrong. the game hammers it in with a mallet. but is it really nuanced if our stance is ''ha ha thats silly''#and yeah groups like plasma exist irl but like. as someone who cares abt animal rights and stuff a lot. i feel like they fumbled it here#the answer shouldnt have been ''well ig some pokemon get hurt. we wont talk about them though. watch the grunt kick a munna''#it shouldve been about animal welfare. like maybe instead of becoming assistant professor; bianca couldve become a nurse joy#or she couldve joined some organization that rescues and rehabilitates pokemon from abusive trainers. maybe the reformed plasma from bw2#and before someone goes ''erm its a kids game they cant do that :/ thats too complicated'' first of all- the anime showed a malnourished te#tepig#kids can handle a bit of text next to a skittish lillipup thats like ''its scared of humans'' or something and its being cared for by someo#someone''#plus the side games were tackling much heavier shit at this point#also again they were apparently fine with a grunt kicking a munna and bragging about how he loves doing that so.#like even as a kid i felt like that scene was really over the top and stupid#team plasma feels less like an attempt to do commentary on harmful animal rights ideas that lead to ecofascism and dont care abt the animal#true needs#and more like gamefreak read a lot of obnoxious critical pokemon posts like ''lmao training is like dogfighting'' and ''this promotes anima#abuse!'' and just made a strawman out of those people. and like i agree thats all stupid but it sorta hurts the message of the game#that the world is very nuanced and taking extremes is bad and reductive.#and this isnt getting into poor story and gameplay integration and other stuff like underutilized characters (you know exactly who i mean)#idk. again i still adore the story and have a huge soft spot for it. but i think the only reason people say its perfect is out of defensive#defensiveness and not having engaged with a ton of video game stories. and pokemon stories not being fantastic in general#like i think pla is better put together story wise than this game and its got less going on than this#echoed voice
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