Lurker > CassandraCain

Yeah without a doubt fishery was the most impactful.

Yeah honestly a jar on your head would be immediately recognizable as Elden Ring.

Between good and master. I grew up swimming in lakes and rivers, and I absolutely love being in the water. Never really done it competitively for long though, so can't say I'm a full on master.

LameJokeAlt posted...

And yet you're apparently okay with plants being killed and used as feed for farm animals so those animals can be killed to go on your plate.

I'm okay with it yes

Gimme a salad with my lasagna plz

Plants have feelings too!

They just lack they expressions to show it.

Mew lives under a truck

You heard it here first, folks

Yeah I can't remember the last time I picked an easy mode. It's either normal or hard if I'm confident that I'll know the game well enough (or on a replay).

That's why I've been ignoring pretty much all sidequests, which isn't something I typically do.

I believe it has improved my enjoyment of the game overall, and aside from my prior complaints it does get a lot better in the back half. There's at least been quite a few cool boss fights which is what the first game sorely lacked.

banananor posted...

People that drive slowly in the fast lane affect me the most

This. Those people are the bane of my existence.

Also the passive drivers yeah, they slow down traffic because they don't know how to drive and it's infuriating!

For real. I'm hoping to get at least a new weapon, and I would like it to be Mjolnir since it would probably fit with the combat style easy enough.

At this point though that feels like a pipe dream.

skullbone posted...

I'm about 10 hours in and enjoying this game so far but it does feel a LITTLE too similar to the previous game so far. I'm sure they'll start to mix things up eventually but I'm not feeling any major gameplay improvements or differences compared to the first game yet.

Yeah it's essentially the same game just with more bloat. It's giving me Horizon Forbidden West vibes. Although I gave up on that game pretty quickly, I'm at least intrigued to see where Ragnarok's story goes if nothing else.

But this game has truthfully been more frustrating than fun for me... ESPECIALLY the time spent in Jotunheim which is basically just a bunch of sidequest chores masquerading as main missions.

WHAT?!

This one truly stings. He was and always will be the truest Batman. This sucks.

Frigga is the only sane mother figure*

with actual kids*

bryans7 posted...

I had to double check, I thought you were right at first. But Animal Man #26 came out in 1990, while Sensational She-Hulk #1 was 1989. Take that, Grant Morrison!

...Oops! My bad.

Can I still say that Animal Man did it better?

<Yondu: The Greatest MCU Father> - It's no secret that the MCU is obsessed with daddy issues. The galaxy is riddled with deadbeat fathers. Or was, they have thankfully made strides to represent good father figures, starting with Scott Lang (the reason why my own dad holds the first Ant-Man in such high regard).

But hell, even with those advances in fatherhood, I'm not sure they can ever top the true love and pride that exudes from our favorite blue man [with the sick techno mohawk]. It's even more meaningful given that this isn't a legit biological bond, Peter Quill just went through the whole ordeal of finding his real dad only to realize he was the villain all along. And the person Quill thought was the bad guy all along was actually his greatest protector, as a father should be.

And then Yondu proceeds to prove that through the ultimate sacrifice.

I won't lie, there are several scenes in the MCU that have caused me to shed tears, however I don't believe I'm lying when I say this was definitely one of the most emotionally moving. Not only were tears shed, but it elevated the character himself into a league that not many get close to.

Another live-action actor making the comic character way better.

• Rating - All of the feels/10

<Shang-Chi and the Ten-Thousand Pixels> - I jest but I'm also likely the only person in the world who enjoyed this sequence of events. I understand that most people are turned off by a mess of CGI, and the climax of the movie being some random dragon demon probably didn't gel well with the plot. Totally not disagreeing with those criticisms. At the same time, it's a comic book movie.

I remember reading a recent-ish issue of Superman (Jon Kent) and a random ass mecha dragon came out of nowhere to attack Metropolis. Jon deals with it in a couple of pages and moves on to the next problem. No more mention of the mecha dragon. Was it pointless? Probably. Was it entertaining? Undoubtedly (to me).

Well that's just to say that I enjoyed the final CGI confrontation in a relatively decent movie. I'm sure it could have been done better, but maybe I was just sick of the daddy issues by the time I watched this one. So it was more refreshing to me for them to simply have a generic monster to slay...

• Rating - Higher than anyone else would place it/10

<The Only Mother in MCU Dies> - I might just be realizing this now after all the daddy issue talk, but yeah, Frigga is essentially the only mother figure in the entirely of the MCU. I feel conflicted about it because there are bad moms in the world too but I don't need to travel down that line of thinking.

Err... so anyway, Frigga's funeral is another scene I retroactively have more feelings about than when I first saw it -- or any time afterward for that matter since Thor 2 isn't exactly the type of film you'd wanna watch multiple times. Granted, as boring as we all consider it to be, it did give us a few beautiful scenes. Not the least of which was this one. I'm more than sure that we can all agree the movie would have succeeded if it had more focus on Asgard.

And the reason I care more about this scene now than before is because of Frigga's reappearance in Endgame. Rather sure I ain't alone in this, but the brief conversation with fat Thor did more for their mother/son relationship than either of the first two movies did. Sure you can feel Thor's distress at his mother's passing in the moment, but the true emotion of the situation doesn't reveal itself until several movies later.

Or maybe I just don't have a heart who knows.

• Rating - Viking Funeral Visuals were top notch though/10

<Wanda's Scuba Diving Adventure> - No seriously, why were those dudes just standing in the puddles? On top of that, why does America Chavez stop to look into one of those puddles when she's fully aware of the danger they present? That's the type of shit that upsets me in horror type movies. Characters acting stupid isn't realistic. Survival instinct is stronger than that.

Regardless, I still fucking love this movie.

And I love Scarlet Witch. She was just alright before, but WandaVision and MoM cemented my adoration.

I have a thing for bad girls... but with a heart of gold underneath all the bullshit. And there's a lot of crap that she needs to work through sure, but as I said before, she'll be back for a redemption.

As for the scene in particular, aside from the stupidity on display, the effects are enough to distract from all that at least. The mirror dimension was always cool, but it's amazing how they continue to iterate on it in newer creative ways. Especially with how they subvert it. Decent example of how to turn a hero's own weapon into a disadvantage.

• Rating - I should really just start the rankings now/10

<LOKI SMASHED> - No doubt there are many people on this planet who would love to have a smash sesh with Loki. Er I so uh

So while I was first watching Avengers in theaters, and Loki decided to non-wisely yell and flaunt his arrogance toward the Hulk, I knew there was only one direction for events to take after that.

Hulk would never stand for such a display of disrespect.

And once my expectations were met - even better than I could have anticipated - I was needless to say on the floor. Well not really because the movie theater floors are disgusting. But figuratively I was for sure dying of laughter. Both because the scene gave me what I wanted while somehow simultaneously delivering something unexpected. I knew Hulk would body Loki, but I didn't predict it would be done in such an incredibly iconic way.

• Rating - Hulk's Hulkiest Smash/10

<AVENGERS... Assemble> - Realistically, is there anyone who doesn't enjoy this? I will admit that I wish Cap shouted "ASSEMBLE" because it'd honestly be more appropriate and impactful. But at least he said it! After being teased about it for so long I don't think I'd even have cared if he just whispered it to himself I only wanted him to say the damn words already.

And yes, I cheered in the theater when he said it. I'm not even ashamed.

Besides that's a nitpick and not even all that important compared to the pure spectacle we are presented with that follows. Easily my favorite "going to war" scene in all of cinematic history. LotR wished it could be this epic. I admit that I'm fully biased on account of my preference for superheroes.

Shoutout to Pepper Potts getting a bit of spotlight, a character who I cared very little for until she showed some actual humanity as Rescue. Also can't leave this write-up without mentioning the heartwarming hug between Pete and Tony -- nerds can bitch all they want, replacing uncle Ben with Tony Stark was a genius move.

• Rating - ASSEMBLE! Say it with HEART/10

<She-Hulk last episode SPOILERS> - Speaking of spoilers, I foolishly glanced at a spoiler tag without realizing what I was doing so by the time I got to the final episode I already knew she would be breaking through the fourth wall Animal Man style.

Sadly I didn't get the impact from it that most people felt, but it was still executed in a fun enough way that even without the initial surprise it remains entertaining. I'm most impressed that they pulled no punches and roasted the hell out of their own formula, while simultaneously having a seemingly meaningful conversation about what the future of the MCU could be like. Will it actually lead to more satisfying subversions of the formula? We can only hope. I predict it won't be a full upheaval.

• Rating - Animal Man did it first/10

<Mysterio's Treehouse of Horror> - I know I ain't alone here, the Scarecrow sections in Arkham Asylum were so influential that not only did many of us discover our new favorite villain, it also ushered in a new precedent for mindbending scenes even extending to film. This is likely the greatest attempt at capturing that video game magic on the big screen. It throws you for so many loops, it's expertly crafted.

Similarly this sequence cemented my growing adoration for Mysterio, who I never really gave much thought to before. I won't deny that Jake Gyllenhaal added a lot to the appeal as well, he fit the character so perfectly that I was half hoping they would actually trick us and he'd end up being a good guy. That just made the fact that he was who we all expected him to be hurt even more.

• Rating - 10/10 no joke

<Scarlet Witch Disassembles> - Pretty sure my jaw was on the floor after viewing this for the first time. MoM really stretches the limits of a PG-13 rating and it's no doubt impressive to say the least. Wanda is straight up brutal here, you may have been thinking that there was still a chance she wasn't so far gone, then this scene plows in to shut those hopes down.

People still think this was character assassination, but this is Scarlet Witch. She was always going to go down a dark path, she likes bouncing back and forth between hero and villain. Might as well get used to it, she'll be back with a redemption arc don't you worry.

I love how Black Bolt is disposed of immediately, considering he had the power to destroy Wanda. This is the moment where the true threat of the Scarlet Witch is fully realized.

• Rating - Terrifyingly adorable/10

Aecioo posted...

i posted it to troll but this post is something else

Yeh figured I'd play along and try out some trolling of my own

CassandraCain posted...

I could've sword we also had a soccer team at one point, my dad took me to one of their games a long time ago. But I can not at all remember the name of the team and google isn't helping so maybe it was a delusion.

It was the St. Louis Steamers ya dumbass

Uh, St. Louis Rams count I guess. Though I don't remember the last time I saw them live (maybe once as a kid). The owner purposefully made sure that the team sucked so our city wouldn't care if they left.

I could've sword we also had a soccer team at one point, my dad took me to one of their games a long time ago. But I can not at all remember the name of the team and google isn't helping so maybe it was a delusion.

Personally, I can't stand motion controls. So I never got into SS originally even though I'm a huge Zelda fan.

I was intrigued when it was announced to release on Switch with an alternative to motion controls... but it wasn't actually a viable alternative apparently. The controls still leave much to be desired, to the point where most people would just prefer to suffer the motion controls.

I ain't one of those people. Control is top priority to me nowadays (esp after playing Sekiro) and regardless of whether or not Skyward Sword could work with traditional controls or not doesn't really matter, because they developed it with the idea that motion control would be the future. And it wasn't at all. So the game suffers for it on all fronts.

All that said, if control isn't something that really matters to you one way or the other, then you should at least give SS a shot. From what I've seen it definitely has some interesting and creative moments.

<Justin Hammer Hammin it Up> - First and foremost this is the type of character who I would normally hate, and sure enough the first time I saw this film he didn't appeal to me. Then I got to know Sam Rockwell more as an actor (go watch Seven Psychos if you haven't yet), and damn he's probably one of my favorites. Knowing Justin Hammer and then knowing Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer is a unique and interesting experience.

This scene, where he's doing his best salesman impression while also being ridiculous, it's exquisite. That's not a word I've often used but it fits here I believe. This shifty man does a perfect job of selling his destructive merchandise while also portraying to the audience that he's inept and won't actually pose much of a threat to our hero. Because that role falls on another more quietly intelligent person.

I don't have any fallible reason for loving this scene other than Sam Rockwell being a rockstar. More than any other character I'm excited for the possibility of him returning to the MCU. Even if you told me Chris Evans might come back, I would be more interested in chance of getting Justin Hammer back. He's silly and hilarious and ridiculous and also hilarious.

Justin Hammer for president 2024

• Rating - Justin Hammer for President/10

<Captain America Broadway> - Sorry my anagram I don't have much to say about this one. I probably love the first Cap movie more than most, and the broadway musical was no doubt a highlight. They had to include Captain America punching Hitler in the face, somehow someway, and this was essentially the best way.

I also respect how they acknowledged the classic Cap attire while heralding in a new modern looking costume.

Also it was a phenomenal tactic for a montage. Start with the goofy musical that eventually leads into a wartime setting which appropriately reveals our hero's abilities and strength.

I love Captain America, he's such a good dude.

• Rating - Put a Stop to Bullying/10

Johnbobb posted...

while I definitely get the frustration with the actual twist in the long term, I still think the scene stands really well on it's own.

Yeah that's what I was attempting to convey with my write-up. If you ignore the long term disappointment and just take the scene for what it is, it's an incredible twist. They played it perfectly by using the Fox Pietro, and even rewatching it makes you super excited to see something that never comes to fruition. Which is the main issue, as I said, it's just a shame that such an amazing shock of a moment lead to literally nothing.

Even so, by itself, perfectly executed scene.

Mega Man series. Never played it as a kid, wasn't until my early 20s that I decided to give it a try. Played through every game, as well as the first three X games.

Easily my favorite of the classic side-scrolling platforming style. For comparison I have no love for any of the older Mario games.

<The Twerk Avenger> - It would be no doubt sexist of me to say anything negative about this show, so instead I'll sing my praise over this beautiful sequence of filmography. Completely genuine over here.

Never in my life have I seen such a perfect interpretation of female inequality. You can easily determine just how much each of these upstanding citizens have been through with the incessant cat-calling and disproportionate ogling of their physical assets. Those asshole white dudes who completely disregard their infallible intelligence and feminine wiles are just exacerbating the true injustices in the world.

Even without any verbal dialog, their asses speak volumes about the current state of the industry. With every jiggle they represent a thematic issue within the world that needs to be addressed and dealt with. They recognize that the general public is too focused on the wrong aspects of society, so they wiggle their butts up and down as a sign of distress and the hope that you'll listen to their very real warnings about our future. Only through twerking can we begin to see real and significant change for the better.

WALL-E wishes it could have such effective non-verbal dialog as this single scene does.

• Rating - GIRL POWER/10

I fucking hate that song for real though, baby shark quality imo

<Men Out of Time> - Arnim Zola could have been a more influential presence, but ultimately I'm just glad we got at least this one sequence of him being a maniacal genius. I suspect we'll see more of him in the future considering he's essentially a computer program now, and it'd be silly if he didn't include some backup mainframe for his mind to retreat to after the main complex was destroyed by his own volition.

Aside from that, this scene added some neat intrigue to the plot of the film. I'm not really sure that it led to anything substantial, as it was mostly just there for exposition. But hell, you need some expositional dumps at times, and there's a right way or an uninspired generic way to do it. Thankfully MCU leans towards the right way.

• Rating - 6/10ish

<Spider-Man Avengeance> - First and foremost, Tom Holland was born to play Spider-Man. Look at the stance he immediately takes as he faces Goblin. Anyone else would look like a fool leaning down like that before a fight. Tommy boy looks legit threatening. But at the same time you can see the hesitance and remorse that he's feeling.

Admittedly that just may be me projecting, either way you can't deny that he carries the spirit of Spidey. And it's even more apparent with T-Spider and A-Spider around to hype him up. Respectively Tobey represents Peter Parker while Andrew provides a more entertaining Spider-Man. Tom combines both equally to provide a well-rounded character who realistically struggles with his dual identities.

Even more crazy is that Tom Spidey has a much more integral confrontation with Green Goblin than Tobey Spidey did. Old aunt May was injured, but she survived perfectly fine afterward, and if honesty was a factor Tobey wouldn't have lost his best friend and girlfriend at the same time. Harry just needed to know his father was a villain, and MJ was in danger no matter what so denying her love while still trying to be her best friend is just... dumb.

I also feel like a broken record when I mention how Willem Dafoe stole the show, but come on. He did. I remember being slightly disappointed at first when he destroyed his mask, only to find out firsthand how perfect he is for such a demented character. No manufactured mask could ever even come close to compete with how terrifying this man can appear with just his facial expressions. It's almost a retroactive crime to cover up such a magnificent performance with a silly looking gremlin helmet.

Sorry I have a lot of opinions about this movie, but this should only be about the scene in question. Needless to say it's fantastic. T-Spidey is working through his very understandable desire to carry out vengeance while simultaneously struggling with his understanding of justice, notably the idea of "great power is great responsibility". I don't care what anybody says, this important lesson being vocalized by aunt May (instead of Ben) and then reinforced by the previous Spider-Mans is transcendent storytelling. With all of the writing inconsistencies it's downright unreal that this movie ended up being one of the greatest of all time.

Also Tobey preventing Goblin from being impaled on his own glider again is nothing if not poetic justice.

• Rating - Unrateable/10

Fair enough then his name must be Randie.

<Steve and Tony's heart to heart> - This is the kind of scene that I didn't appreciate enough before now. We needed more moments of these two simply having a conversation.

Granted they did a good job of portraying the friendly rivalry between the two with minimal screen time dedicated to their relationship. They bicker a lot but you can tell they have deep affectionate respect for each other. It's a good example of "less is more" but at the same time it would have been nice to see Cap, Iron Man, and Thor interact as friends more before Civil War.

I also would have loved to see Thor return afterward to put Tony in his place, like in the comics --although that was more fueled by Iron Man's disrespectful cloning of the god of thunder.

• Rating - 7/10

<Pierce is a bad guy omg> - I mean it was probably obvious from the start that this guy was up to no good, he just has a villain bearing to him. Maybe that ain't the point, because this was still a wonderfully executed "twist". Pierce is the type of guy who wants to do the right thing but will go to extremes to achieve his misguided goals. That's always a more interesting character flaw than basically wanting to commit evil acts.

This scene is shot perfectly, with you questioning the shadowy figure at the table, making you first suspect that he's there to cause problems. Then Pierce nonchalantly reveals that he's the one in control. And it's punctuated by his slightly regretful murder of an innocence housekeeper.

I assume it would have been cooler without prior knowledge of the Winter Soldier storyline, but who other than my dad didn't know his identity ahead of time?

• Rating - Appropriately Chilling/10

<Ant-Man lost> - I probably need to give Ant-Man and the Wasp (AMatW?) another try. Since it was released after Infinity War I was expecting it to have more to do with that film, clearly that was not the case. So the credit scene ended up being my favorite part, which isn't entirely fair. Regardless, it sets up Scott's involvement in Endgame, if it wasn't for him being trapped in the Quantum Realm the Snap might never have been undone.

Also thanks to the random rat that freed him, it's as much of a hero as any of the Avengers. Did anyone name the rat yet? If not I declare he be called Randy. Randy the Rat. The hero we needed but never wanted.

• Rating - 5/10 I guess

No worries, it's usually a safe bet that it's me being the dumb one!

Shit! Sorry SEP, def didn't mean to skip you

<Giant Man's inauguration> - I'm much more a fan of tiny Ant-Man than giant Ant-Man... that is to say, this was a fun scene because Paul Rudd is one of our world's greatest treasures. But otherwise, I couldn't care less about Giant Man. It worked nice here for a surprise to throw the "enemies" off, but then it quickly becomes a liability. The bigger they are the harder they fall indeed. Scott Lang pulled it off for a good purpose here, no doubt, but I'm glad they don't care to revisit the ability much after this.

I'm also realizing that as time goes on, I have less affection for Civil War. Even though I still love it dearly, I have gradually felt more down on it after Infinity War/Endgame showed us what we could've had if they just held off until there were way more superheroes to involve. Then again, the story wouldn't work without Captain America and Iron Man so... eh. I can't really fault them for getting it out of the way early either.

The best aspect of Giant Man in said film was after the fact when Spider-Man took him down with an ESB reference.

• Rating - 6/10 (7/10 with the Spidey takedown)

<Loki Finale> - I assume you're talking about when the duo meets Kang. Admittedly I wasn't super into the show as a whole, although the last two eps were indeed interesting. It just endlessly annoyed me that Loki wore a regular human suit. I know it's uncomfortable to sport the extravagant god of mischief attire and maybe it would have dipped too far into the budget, but fuck dude. The Asgardian clothing is dope.

Oh uh but aside from that, the meeting with Kang was def a highlight. I think. I remember enjoying it, but I honestly can't remember much of an impact from it. Intended to introduce the multiverse but well... I kind of think it made it more convoluted instead. For instance you can enjoy NWH and MoM without knowing anything about Loki's show. But then I also expect season 1 to be more interesting on a rewatch later after Kang and all of this is more developed, a lot of the MCU gets better after more context comes to light afterall.

• Rating - 4/10?

<Come a Little Bit Closer> - Ooooh this is a fantastically fun sequence. I do have to come clean about my first time watching this film though, because it was a clear example of tonal whiplash for me. Not because of the movie itself, but because it was around the time that I was catching up with Game of Thrones. I was acclimated to realistic bloody violence, so when I saw real people being exploded into the sky and falling back to the ground repeatedly with not even a scratch it completely threw me off. I was expecting people to get stabbed through the mouth at any moment and I realized I just wasn't in the right mindset to enjoy GotG2 at the time.

Since then I've viewed it multiple times with a better mindset, and god damn it's such a wonderful movie. The only complaint I maintain is that Drax should never heartily guffaw, he's not supposed to express any extreme emotions one way or the other (except maybe anger, Drax the Destroyer etc).

But I should probably talk about the scene in question now, Yondu is another comic character they managed to take from nothing and make into something. His presence in GotG2 is nothing if not heroic, and even when he's mercilessly destroying mooks left and right with a weapon that seems like it could rule the galaxy, he still comes off as a chill dude who just wants to reunite with his estranged abducted-son. Perfect father figure tbh.

• Rating - 9/10 at least

<Black Panther's enlightenment> - I know you're mad at me about the AoS conundrum, but then you managed to pick one of the greatest scenes in all of MCU. So hopefully you can forgive me. Because let me reiterate: Black Panther's confrontation with Zemo is possibly a top 5 moment in the entirety of the franchise.

This is a true hero right here, someone who realizes that vengeance isn't something worth fighting for. To the point where he actually saves the person he was seeking to kill. That alone is a fantastic turning point for a hero, but it gets even better when you consider he's saving the villain from committing suicide.

"The living are not done with you yet."

Damn.

Just damn. I can't come up with the proper words to describe how much I love this scene. It sold me on the character immediately.

• Rating - 10(11?)/10

<WHY is Gamora?> - Easily one of the funniest Drax scenes, and perfect characterization for him. You can pretty much throw me any scene from Infinity War and it will most likely make whatever I choose to call S Tier. The entire movie is on another level from anything else -- whether comic book inspired or otherwise.

• Rating - Infinity War/10

I remember watching some of it, definitely saw the hallway fight for sure. And after Charlie Cox's amazing entrance into the MCU (both NWH and She-Hulk) I'm much more receptive to the idea of watching Netflix Daredevil. It's on the list at least.

Guess I should have mentioned there would be unmarked spoilers in this topic, I'm usually more cognizant of that. Rest assured, I will keep the spoilers contained to each movie/show so if you haven't watched it, don't read my write-up of its chosen scenes.

Mega_Mana posted...

My first thought I might nominate later if we get seconds, but my second thought was, "Ooh, I can nominate Agents of SHIELD."

Ah, so, you can definitely nominate seconds after I get to your first. HOWEVER, I have not watched any of the Netflix shows, even Daredevil. I don't consider them to be "true MCU" entries. Regardless of whether that's true or not, I have no interest in watching any. Especially Agents of SHIELD. So I apologize, but I will not be able to rank that one.

<Come and Get Your Love> - Incredible opening scene, possibly the best of all time. I was recently conversing with my dad about the difference between GotG and the first Suicide Squad movie (which he unfortunately thought was a good movie but I think he's starting to see the light).

The former works perfectly because the soundtrack is part of the story - the reason those classic songs fit in with the cosmic setting is because our protagonist is from earth and carries specific music with him as a form of identity. Whereas SS used popular songs to draw people in even when said songs had literally nothing to do with the movie, and even thematically clashed with the quote unquote plot.

• Rating - 10/10

<Vulture Car> - Perfectly chilling and revealed to me just how good of an actor Michael Keaton is. To the point that he retroactively became my favorite live-action Batman actor (not that there's significant competition). It's also one of the few examples of a comic book villain being improved by a real life actor -- Vulture isn't that interesting in the comics imo.

Also this scene is reminiscent of the car scene from Seven, and sure I run the risk of ending up on the cancel list by mentioning Kevin Spacey, but he made an incredible villainous character which in hindsight makes a lot of sense.

• Rating - 8/10

<Fake Pietro> - WandaVision was fresh and unique, giving us hope that the following shows would attempt to break the mold in the same way... well that didn't happen. So WandaVision continues to stand on its own above the rest... except for this one problem. Where they introduced the alt version of Pietro just to make a boner joke. I will never not be upset with that move, I get it, and I can't even say I wasn't expecting it to be a red herring, but it just could have been better. And it was a disappointing precedent for events moving forward.

That said, the scene itself was incredible on first viewing. The credits rolling and then Vision saying "nope we ain't done" and then the twist with Fox Quicksilver knocking at the door. Shit was wild. I'll never forget how obsessed we all were with Mephisto at the time. Unfortunately our anticipations always get the best of us and the end result winds up disappointing. Oh well.

• Rating - 6/10 (would be higher if the twist actually led to something substantial)

<America's Ass> - Hmm, I usually don't care for mirror matches. The MCU has too many of them as it is. But it does seem to get better with every iteration, plus Cap is my favorite Marvel hero, so this scene definitely earns some points with me. Plus it helps that Chris Evans does indeed have a nice butt. Just sayin'

• Rating - 5/10

(Actual ranks will come later, for now note that these ratings are not IGN style. 5 doesn't mean bad)

Prince of Persia trilogy. A faithful remake of those games would be incredible imo

As for the poll though I voted for FE: Radiant duology even though I only want Radiant Dawn. And a remake wouldn't even be necessary for me honestly, I just want a readily available version of the game.

Or if you have more than one favorite scene (why wouldn't you) then post the first that comes to mind.

Always focus on deflecting over dodging. I don't think you actually get any invincibility frames from sidestepping an attack. If a weapon looks like it connects with your character model then it will deal damage even if you think you "dodged" through it.

You need to stare your opponents in the eyes and never back down.

As mentioned it's good to think of it as somewhat of a rhythm game, or rhythm combat. A good pattern to rely on is slash twice (NEVER mash) then deflect their counterattack, repeat until you win. It's usually a good way to keep control over a duel.

Oh and about Mikiri counter, you usually have quite a wide window to perform. Make sure you dodge directly into the thrust, and you don't have to be super close for it to activate. In fact it's a little easier to use Mikiri if you have a bit of distance from the enemy.

Cyan is my favorite overall, but of the official colors either blue or purple. I wish purple showed up more in official canon, it's kinda weird that only a single person in the entire galaxy thought to have a unique color.

Yeah I would be excited about this if I could purchase and download them.

They're all S tier so ranking them is impossible, I only know for sure that Umbreon is first.

5 is second best after 3

I wouldn't say any of them are worst though, my least favorite is probably... 4? Although I'd prefer to replay that over the first game so uhh I dunno

From what I've been able to gather, if you love big budget action scenes and nothing more then you'll enjoy the movie.

If however you have more than one brain cell you probably won't get as much out of it.

scarletspeed7 posted...

What a bizarre reaction to this topic from people who feel the need to just shit on other people for having an interest in things.

Isn't that Internet 101 though?

More proof that school is bad for ya kids

You could name him Binx, after the black cat in Hocus Pocus.

That was the name I went with for one of my past cats, he was the best. His full name was Binx: The Cosmic Warrior and he certainly lived up to the title.

GranzonEx posted...

Couldn't they just straight lift stories from the comics? WB is funding this and they literally own DC and a hundred years worth of Batman comics...

They have lifted stories from the comics. Most of them are too short to fit into an entire game, so they have to combine multiple story threads and try to fit them into one cohesive plot.

Or they try to put a spin on an existing story to expand it, and try (and fail) to persuade people that the mysterious warrior who knows way too much about Bruce somehow isn't Jason Todd.

On the other hand, there are stories like No Man's Land which would make a perfect setting for a video game, with plenty of content to fill every corner of the map. Of course that would take a ton of work and resources, considering the story is long and practically every character related to Batman shows up. In fact it'd probably need to be two games. And I have no faith any current WB company could pull it off.

I know that endings are tough to write but still lmao

I'm a ginormous bat-family fan and I was never the least bit excited for this game. Even if it had the best Batgirl I still wouldn't buy it... at full price.

fuck no

Grimlyn posted...

.... what 7 romance

The original not so much, but the chemistry between Cloud and Aerith comes off as rather romantic in Remake.

I was up all night worrying about the LMS thought process on this Batman and Robin conundrum glad it's all sorted out

Now we can get back to talking about star wars

It's unfortunate, I was actually excited for these remakes, the artstyle highly appeals to me. And I was anticipating joy at playing through a gen I had less familiarity with.

But god damn they just had to retroactively apply permanent exp share and it single handedly ruined the experience. At least it can be somewhat excused in the newer games where you have a plethora of different pokes to supplement your team when it gets too overpowered. Fourth gen does not have that luxury. I got exponentially sick of stumbling upon wild Ponyta.

And I tried working around it by carrying a team of two or three and switching them around periodically. But it just became more trouble than it was worth and simply wasn't a fun way to play.

LinkMarioSamus posted...

I'm a dummy who has actually seen Batman & Robin fully

Most of us grew up in the 90s and watched through Batman and Robin more than once. And no it's not the worst movie I've ever seen.

That privledge either goes to the Water Horse or something else my friend forced me to watch that I have successfully blanked from my memory.