Everything posted by durendal
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PlayStation 5
Then I'm glad that I have Daughters as I don't need to compete with them with the consoles 😁. But we do compete over who watches TV. But then again, I usually give way to them. And I don't want to get another TV for their room otherwise they won't come out of there. Not really, aside from my work, when I'm at home, I usually need to take care of the household stuff. Right now, I'm renovating a room into a small office where the kids can do their online classes. It was supposed to be my game room which I didn't have the time to completely furnish. But then the pandemic hit and you know how it goes. Being in line of work I'm in, I'm usually the Handyman at home. The free time I have I usually cook and read. I do manage to sneak in a few mobile gaming that satisfies my gaming needs. But we're getting off topic. For console games, my cup of tea are simulation and old fashioned RPG, the likes of Super Robot Wars and Final Fantasy. Though the last main Final Fantasy I played was FFX. I'm mostly interested if there are any Super Robot Wars games coming to the PS5. I know I've missed a lot of iterations, but maybe there's this one game that would lure me back to console gaming, like how Symphony of the Night convinced me to get a PS one XX years ago.
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The Awesome Figures Thread
This may be slightly off topic, but I just bought myself a 75th Anniversary Captain America Shield. I'm very happy with this purchase and it does not feel like a toy. Now I'm ready for the zombie apocalypse.
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Godzilla Singular Point
King Ghidorah = Kinky Dora Sorry, I just can't resist. For the life of my, I don't know why Kinky Dora keeps popping up in my mind every time King Ghidorah is mentioned.
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Attack on titan
For cases where the Anime neared a certain point in the manga, I'm just glad that they don't put fillers here. I was heavily turned away by what they did with the Naruto and Bleach anime. Most of the anime that I watched that have surpassed the source material and deviates have been very disappointing. Which is why I'm very skeptical as to how they will end this. I can say that we all agree that there are no longer fillers similar to what they did with Dragon Ball Z.
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Aptom Antibodies?
Perhaps there is a risk of introducing that virus to every zoanoid. Remember that Neo Zx-Tole has become a lost number because of all those modifications, and those modifications might not be compatible with their template. And it is also likely that they don't see Aptom as a major threat like that of the Guyvers and didn't even thought that he would join hands with his enemy.
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After a break up?
I'm no expert on break-ups, but I do know a few things about internal conflict. The way I see it, you are having trouble with acceptance. 11 years is a long time and it takes tremendous effort to have maintained a relationship that long, especially ones like yours. And it will take much more effort to move on from that. Did you regret your actions? It's natural to think of the past because there was something that had an emotional impact on you, be it good or bad. But then again, what is troubling you? Do you have thoughts that something similar may happen in your future.
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PlayStation 5
PS5 is scarce where I'm from. It also doesn't help that it's outrageously overpriced right now. Though I never planned on buying one. Free time is currently a luxury that I don't have much.
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Guyver Popularity: What went wrong?
To start, I think Guyver started on a different publication, which doesn't really quite have the reach like that of Shonen Jump. You'll notice that the titles you mentioned are all published in Shonen Jump. So more circulation, means more readers, means more popularity. You're practically guaranteed success if you get published in Shonen Jump. And since he's not on a weekly platform, there are less pressure to get an assistant or vice versa.
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How easily are you Offended
I think there needs to be a distinction between Free speech and Bullying. A lot of the negative actions in the present all have the same denominator. Bullying. Many people have the mentality of "I don't like what you said so I'll rally some folks and shame you". I may be wrong but that is how I see cancel culture. Lambasting a person whether the intentions are good or bad, it's still a form of bullying. You commit one mistake and you are branded for life. And because of that mistake, your mental health takes a toll. I don't know if people are much harsher now or are much weaker mentally.
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WandaVision
Yeah, I think the MCU is now starting to retcon their origins since the rights to the characters have now fully reverted back to them. The Stark bomb not blowing up could be something they planted or it was a coincidental detail that they fully utilized. However they did it, it's genius. This makes re-watching the previous MCU movies much more worthwhile. They just keep increasing the replay value of the old movies.
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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Hahaha, I love their banter. We now leave the feels zone and move on to the action zone.
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How easily are you Offended
Well, I'm certainly no expert on cancel culture, and you are right that free speech is a double edge sword. It goes both ways. However, the negative impact is greatly amplified by social media. I believe that free speech should not be restricted, but should be brandished responsibly by those with influence. What happened in the US capitol riot was an act of idiocy hiding behind the pretext of free speech. If Trump was an ordinary citizen then, what he said should be fine. But he was the President of the United States and the words that comes out of his mouth carries a certain weight. As what someone's uncle always said, "with great power comes great responsibility". What he did was irresponsible. It's practically him saying "come into my house (the capitol) and do (ransack) whatever you want". Do you think this would have happened if an ordinary citizen was up in that podium spewing the same lines that Trump was saying. Most likely, a lot of people would deem him a lunatic. The concept of free speech was to empower those who are powerless, and not to be used by those in power to incite. But you do have a point about hate speech. Again, this needs to be handled responsibly. I'll give a perfect example. I'm Asian and with a lot of hate crimes being committed to Asians right now I should be heavily affected by this. If you berate me to my face, I can accept that because we are talking on equal grounds. I can choose to ignore you or I can punch you in the face. That's freedom of speech. However, if you do that on social media with the power to amplify those words from others, then we are no longer on equal grounds and what you have done is trampled on my rights. There is also no way for me to react to this, thus, restricting me of my freedom. That is not free speech. But hate speech originates from misguided information, and may have been influenced on how a person grew up. Given a chance, it is possible to correct all of this with the proper education. The world is so screwed up right now and I miss the simpler times before the internet.
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How easily are you Offended
Well, speaking of being easily offended, cancel culture seems to be a prevalent norm nowadays just because one does not agree with the general public. This is most evident when a celebrity speaks their mind that offends a lot of people. In relation to this, I've seen Rowan Atkinson gave a speech and he made some fine points about this. Although his speech is about a law being passed in the UK, the contents of what he said still rings true in a lot of ways.
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WandaVision
I do feel that having them include any fox related material may be too premature. I mean, they started planning this as early as 2018, so they would bound to have already created the outline for Marvel Phase 4. Fox being bought by Disney was only finalized early 2019. So including any fox related material would be like throwing a wrench on their entire planning process, which would further delay phase 4. I do believe timing is everything. The problem with that is that the actors are not getting any younger. In the end, this happened:
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WandaVision
Well, as expected, a lot of the predictions didn't come true.
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WandaVision
That's assuming he also regains his emotions. But we all know (or have a general idea) what happens next. And I'm getting the impression that they are leading towards making Scarlet Witch a villain. Oh the feels.....
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WandaVision
This really broke my heart...
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WandaVision
Marvel has become very good at misleading the fans. I couldn't take it anymore so I binged watch all the available episodes. It was Agatha all along was a catchy song. 😊 I love the way how the MCU pays homage to the original source and yet find ways to surprise the audience who already have knowledge about the source material. Perhaps this ties directly to Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness. Maybe even Wanda's hex could be the catalyst to activate the mutant gene. The shock of losing Vision caused the creation of Westview, imagine how the loss of her kids would do to. I am looking forward to the last episode.
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Spider-Man: No Way Home
So I guess they're done trolling us with the title reveal then? Unless this is another one of their trolls....
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Justice League - The Snyder Cut
Even with the enhanced visual effects and all the eye candy stuff, it's kinda difficult to salvage a movie that has a disappointing story, unless they include scenes that would completely alter the whole narrative of the movie. With the lnclusion of Darkseid and Joker, I'm hopeful, but not too much. And if by chance that this release goes beyond expectation, does that mean we will be getting a part 2 for this?
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WandaVision
Quite possibly. Hints of a multiverse were already introduced as early as Antman and the Wasp (quantum realm), but it wasn't until Endgame that it was briefly explained (Ancient One). Perhaps this ties in directly with Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness?
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WandaVision
During House of M, Wanda said: "No more Mutants" Maybe here she'll say: "No, more Mutants!"
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Anime you are currently watching and/or Downloading
Yeah, Overlord Chapter 14 is actually sitting in my tablet right now. Just couldn't find the time to read it, as I prefer to have a quiet time to myself and enjoy reading it. With Chapter 15 looming over the horizon, I guess I better get started soon. I've also decided to park watching Log Horizon 3 and Tensura 2 right now until it gets completed. I started watching Re:Zero and the wait is killing me. Netflix spoiled us by enabling us to binge watch.
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Attack on titan
It's also possible that they end the final season on a cliff hanger, possibly on a turning point in the story. And then once the manga gets completed, release the story as an OAV. I find this route better as it gives respect to the source material. Similar to how they treated the animation for the first series of Hunter X Hunter, once the anime caught up with the manga, they ended the series and released the subsequent arcs in a form of OAV. Judging as how popular Attack on Titan is (even my daughter is following it), there will definitely be a lot of strong reaction when the season ends.
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WandaVision
How many episodes is this again? I'm waiting for this to finish before I start watching. I don't want to watch this only to be left hanging for a week before the next episode comes out. A lot of people do say that Mephisto is involved in this. Very hard to form my own opinion having not seen the show yet.