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Dutch Raikuna

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Here I thought this would have been a venting night. Just feeling annoyed and frustrated.

Also watched Girls Last Tour on a sort of good note.


Very, very sobering but a twisted kind of a beautifully calm anime. If you like Kino's Journey or Made in Abyss, I'd give it a watch.
 

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I don’t really get why people like HISHE. I don’t see the appeal.
xD I think I have only watched them 3 times, including the Sonic one, and the animation is meh, some of the jokes are meh, but in this case I liked it just because I liked the idea of seeing more characters, specially Silver and Blaze, even if it really wouldn't make sense.
 

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I have never been sold on Miles or Gwen. They're comparable to the Shotos from Street Fighter. Sure, they'd work fine in a fighter devoted to their universe, but in a crossover, you need to focus on more variety.

Nani does that even mean?
I'd rather have as many fan favorites as possible, regardless of whether or not they're unique or clone...ones that I know of at the least. Had a problem with Ken due to wanting Shadow...tho I also had a problem with Incineroar for the same reason...but Joker made up for it.
.anywho...

I guess you've never played Bioshock Infinite...if not...best you don't know what it means
What do you mean what happened, the online's garbage lol.
I've never had a massive problem with online...guess its gotten worse during my broke ass time due to thirsting for Persona 5 Royal
Why do the best games only get added to the worst consoles tho
now whatcha mean by that brother
 

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That’s basically my issue there. Seems like whatever I bring up gets ignored or dies out quickly most of the time.
So some earlier conversation made this come to mind. I haven’t been able to get much time playing Skullgirls but i know you can select between 1-3 fighters and it scales depending on the number like 3 average fighters against 2 slightly stronger fighters or one really strong fighter. Is that scaling considered balanced well enough?
Recent conversations have got me interested in working more on that Sonic fighting game idea I’ve had, anyone willing to indulge me in this?
Case in point.
 

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I've never had a massive problem with online...guess its gotten worse during my broke ass time due to thirsting for Persona 5 Royal
There's many small issues that add up with online. Delay's terrible, netcode is garbage, people do not get penalized for rage quitting (the one who didn't rage quit can though), lag can get terrible. It's a bunch of stuff that adds up.

Quickplay is actually unpleasant half of the time because of it. Some moves straight up do not work because if how bad it can be.
 

Dutch Raikuna

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Case in point.
My friend, you have our Discord group as well.

Honestly man, as someone roughly your age, I can relate to hell and all, despite coming from the other side of the Atlantic and all.

Feels like you need to vent like myself.

I mean for me it just feels like everytime I'm part of a group or something it just runs out of momentum quickly and having that happened to me a lot, it makes me wonder if I was the problem.
And that **** can make a man paranoid. However what else can you do? Act like a beggar and say something cringe like I want friends to like me like in primary/elementary school? Might as well kiss your dignity, self-respect and people's respect goodbye and then some.

Unfortunately the best you can do is raise a toast, raise a finger to the prick who gave you this hand pre-birth (I mean philosophically regardless of your believes) and move the hell on.
I've lost most respect for people and think this is part of the hand I've been dealt. Funny how only one friend I've managed to keep as more than five years while the rest **** around the bush.
Case in point me earlier. Thought would have led to a conversation.

Here I thought this would have been a venting night. Just feeling annoyed and frustrated.
Also watched Girls Last Tour on a sort of good note.
Very, very sobering but a twisted kind of a beautifully calm anime. If you like Kino's Journey or Made in Abyss, I'd give it a watch.
Another one. Rather have people just say they're not interested. Again just a bit annoyed in general from a few things the past few days so probably throwing things in another direction than I should be.
 
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Dutch Raikuna

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Yeah, that about sums this up.
As mentioned, we've got the Discord server.

I'm gonna be online for about an hour more if you need somewhere to just talk or vent class be dammed. In a slightly frustrated mood but could chill me out a bit.
 
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All this persona 5 content on switch is just the most elaborate commercial for PlayStation I've ever seen.
 

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I messaged on the Discord about that sorta. 3am but hey I'll stick around after a day break or so of the forum.

To my virtual friends on here like Lamperouge Lamperouge , best pfp Hadokeyblade Hadokeyblade and "Mrrrrrrrr! Mamboo07 Mamboo07 " plus etc, have a good one.
Do what you gotta do, my man. Maybe a small break wouldn't hurt if you're starting to feel burnt out or ignored around here.

I'll still be here but I definitely feel like my activity has been dwindling these past few weeks. Just doesn't seem to be much to talk about with the virus and whatnot.
 
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Sorry for the above post. I was typing this out when it accidentally submited. Here's the complete post.

It's about how much I love RAID: SHADOW LEGENDS Granblue Fantasy. Hopefully I can also explain the appeal of the series, as it seems to be getting a lot more attention over here nowadays, leading to some confusion.

No, I'm not being paid for this. If anything, I'm paying Cygames by playing the game.
I'M TYPING IN ALL CAPS BECAUSE WHY NOT I REALLY LIKE THIS GAME AND IM GONNA USE ALL CAPS TO SHOW THAT

LETS START WITH THE GAMEPLAY SINCE ITS ACTUALLY KINDA THE WEAKEST PART OF THE GAME BUT IT'S STILL GOOD. THE BITE-SIZED BITS OF RPG GAMEPLAY GIVE THE RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN "I can just put something on in the background and click away" AND "Holy **** I gotta focus up or I'm gonna ****ING DIE." THE HIGHER LEVEL FIGHTS REQUIRE A LOT OF THOUGHT AND PREPARATION, AND THERE'S A REAL SENSE OF PROGRESSION AS YOU GET INTO THESE HIGHER LEVEL FIGHTS. SERIOUSLY, THE HIGHER YOU GO, THE MORE FIGHTS PRETTY MUCH JUST BECOME ACTUAL MMO RAIDS. NO OTHER MOBILE GAME I KNOW OF DOES THAT. YEAH IT CAN GET PRETTY GRINDY AT TIMES AND I DON'T APPRECIATE THAT, BUT IT'S NO WORSE THAN OTHER GRINDY JRPG GAMES. I KNOW THAT'S NOT EVERYONE'S CUP OF TEA SO I FELT I WOULD MENTION IT UP FRONT.

ITS ALSO ACTUALLY A PRETTY SOCIAL GAME FOR A MOBILE GAME. THEY HAVE EVENTS ENCOURAGING COLLABORATION BETWEEN PLAYERS IN GROUPS CALLED GUILDS AND I ACTUALLY GOT INTO A PRETTY GOOD GUILD FULL OF COOL PEOPLE. WE HAVE A DISCORD SERVER AND THE PEOPLE THERE HAVE BEEN REALLY NICE AND HAVE HELPED ME AS I PROGRESS THROUGH THE GAME. WE SUFFER TOGETHER AND WE GET CLOSER FOR IT.

LETS TALK ABOUT THE GACHA TOO SINCE I KNOW THAT'S A STICKING POINT FOR SOME PEOPLE. THIS GAME IS HELLA F2P FRIENDLY, AND ENCOURAGES MINOR SPENDING EVERY NOW AND AGAIN TOO IF YOU'RE INTO THAT. THIS IS ALSO THE GAME THAT CREATED PITY DRAWS. YOU KNOW, THAT THING THAT FIRE EMBLEM HEROES JUST GOT AROUND TO INCLUDING IN 2020? OR INCLUDING SUMMON RATES, WHICH IS A STAPLE OF ANY GACHA GAME? THEY'VE BEEN DOING THAT **** SINCE 2016, BACK WHEN GACHA JESUS' WALLET DIED FOR OUR SINS. THEY WERE THE FIRST ONES TO DO IT. THEY GIVE LOTS OF FREE CURRENCY, AND THERE ARE TWO DOUBLE RATE BANNERS PER MONTH FOR YOU TO PULL ON, SO THERE'S LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO GET SSR CHARACTERS UNLIKE OTHER GACHA GAMES (I'M LOOKING AT YOU FATE). THE BEST CHARACTERS IN THE GAME? FREE TO PLAY EXCLUSIVE. YOUR ABILITY IN THIS GAME ISN'T DETERMINED BY THE STRENGTH OF YOUR WALLET, BUT BY THE COMMITMENT THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO PUT IN. EVERY ANNIVERSARY THEY LITERALLY HAND **** OUT FOR FREE. THEY DO IT FOR GOLDEN WEEK AND THE HOLIDAYS TOO. ENERGY FOR PROGRESSION IS PRETTY MUCH ALWAYS HALF OFF, TO THE POINT WHERE THE FANBASE HAS MEMED ABOUT IT FOR YEARS. SERIOUSLY ITS RIDICULOUS HOW GENEROUS THEY ARE WHEN YOU'RE USED TO SEEING **** LIKE FIRE EMBLEM HEROES' PREDATORY MONETARY PRACTICES. **** YOU FEH PASS. GRANBLUE IS MY BEST FRIEND NOW.

NOW ON TO THE STORY. IT'S GOOD. YOU LIKE ANIME OF ANY KIND? I KNOW YOU DO, DON'T LIE TO ME. THIS GAME'S STORY IS UP THERE WITH THE BEST SHONEN ANIME. IT STARTS A BIT SLOW, BUT THEN YOU GET INTO IT AND ITS ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD. THE CHARACTERS HAVE AGENCY AND GROW AS THE STORY CONTINUES, THERE'S LEGITIMATE PROGRESSION WITH FORESHADOW, THE STORY HITS YOU WITH A COUPLE OF SURPRISES, THE BAD GUYS ARE ACTUALLY REALLY IMPOSING AT TIMES AND VARIED AS A WHOLE, RANGING FROM VILLAINS OF THE WEEK TO MORE COMPLEX, MORALLY GREY CHARACTERS YOU END UP BOTH FIGHTING AND WORKING WITH AT DIFFERENT TIMES.

AND BEFORE ANYONE PLAYS AND GOES "this game just ripped off Xenoblade Chronicles 2!" BECAUSE THEY START SIMILARLY, LOOK AT THE DATES. GRANBLUE STARTED IN 2014. XENOBLADE CHRONICLES 2 RELEASED IN 2017. IF ANYTHING, XENOBLADE CHRONICLES 2 IS JUST A ****TY KNOCKOFF OF GRANBLUE. CHANGE MY MIND. EXCEPT DON'T EVEN TRY BECAUSE YOU CAN'T.

BESIDES THE MAIN STORY THEY ALSO HAVE SIDE STORY EVENTS WHICH EXPAND ON THE WORLD IN MEANINGFUL WAYS. SOME OF THEM ARE MORE SERIOUS THEN OTHERS, WITH SOME GOING INTO REAL BONKERS STUFF, LIKE STRAIGHT UP MAKING A BOLLYWOOD MOVIE IN THE GAME OR HAVING THREE SUPERHERO STORIES, EACH ONE MORE OUTLANDISH THEN THE LAST. EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM ARE PRETTY STRONG. AND THERE ARE CROSSOVERS GALORE, WITH PERSONA 5, STREET FIGHTER, ATTACK ON TITAN, CODE GEASS, TALES OF, LOVE LIVE, AND A BUNCH OF OTHER POPULAR JAPANESE SERIES. AND THE CROSSOVERS ARE PRETTY GOOD FOR THE MOST PART. AT LEAST THEY'RE BETTER THAN DRAGALIA LOST'S MEGAMAN EVENT. SERIOUSLY THAT WAS DISAPPOINTING. WHY DIDN'T MEGAMAN HAVE ANY LINES? WHY DOES HE SUCK AS A CHARACTER? SERIOUSLY IT'S LIKE HE'S JUST THERE AND I WANTED MORE. AND GRANBLUE GIVES MORE.

BUT THE KING OF THEM ALL IS WHAT MAKES THE SKY BLUE, WHICH IS WHAT EVERY ****ING GACHA STORY EVENT WISHES IT COULD BE. IT TAKES ALL THE BUILT UP STORIES AND CAPITALIZES ON THEM LIKE INFINITY WAR AND ENDGAME CAPITALIZED ON THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE. AND THEY MADE THREE OF THEM, WITH EACH ONE BEING BETTER THAN THE LAST.

NOW LETS TALK ABOUT THE CHARACTERS. I LOVE ALL OF THEM. THERE'S A REASON THIS GAME HAS A FIGHTING GAME, BECAUSE THERE'S THAT MANY GREAT CHARACTERS FULL OF LORE TO PULL FROM. EVERY CHARACTER GETS DEVELOPMENT, EVEN THE CRUMMY SR AND R CHARACTERS YOU THINK NOTHING OF. AND ANOTHER THING: THESE CHARACTERS MAKE ME FEEL THINGS. LIKE, I'M NOT GAY OR ANYTHING BUT SEE THIS GUY?

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THAT'S MY BOYFRIEND. HANDS OFF.

ALSO, THIS GAME DOESN'T JUST HAVE ANIME WAIFUS, SO MISS ME WITH THAT "OH THIS GAME IS JUST FULL OF WAIFUBAIT CHARACTERS" **** BECAUSE IT'S NOT. OKAY ACTUALLY THERE'S A LOT OF THAT BUT THERE'S ALSO A LOT MORE THAN THAT. WE GOT PRETTY BOYS. WE GOT EDGY BOYS. WE GOT DUDEBROS. WE GOT MANLY MEN WITH BULGING MUSCLES. AND MORE! THERE IS SOMEONE FOR EVERYONE IN THIS GAME. I HAVE INCLUDED A TIER LIST OF CHARACTERS BELOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE THOUGHTS.


OH, YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS? PLAY THE GAME YOURSELF THEN.

WHAT ABOUT THE MUSIC? HOO BOY THE MUSIC. THERE ARE. SO. MANY. ****ING. BANGERS. IN. THIS. GAME. I HAD. TO ADD. WORDS. TO THIS. SENTENCE. TO SHOW THEM. THAT'S NOT EVEN ALL OF THEM. IT'S RIDICULOUS HOW MANY BANGER TRACKS THERE ARE IN THIS GAME. THEY CAN FILL AN ENTIRE CONCERT WITH GRANBLUE SONGS. AND THEY HAVE.

TAKE THIS SONG FOR EXAMPLE:


WHEN DO YOU THINK THIS SONG PLAYS? THE TRIUMPHANT ENTRANCE OF A HERO TO SAVE THE DAY? A FIGHT TURNING AROUND FOR OUR HEROES? NO. NONE OF THOSE. IT'S WHEN YOU FIGHT A FISH. GRANTED, IT'S AN IMPORTANT FISH, BUT YOU DON'T SEE OTHER GAMES MAKE SUCH MUSIC FOR A ****ING FISH. EVEN THE APRIL FOOLS JOKE SONG IS GOOD. **** THERE'S SO MUCH GOOD MUSIC IN THIS GAME. STEP ASIDE DAOKO BECAUSE YOU CAN'T CARRY DRAGALIA LOST'S OTHERWISE CRUMMY OST. JUST ACCEPT THE FACT THAT GRANBLUE HAS THE BEST SOUNDTRACK OUT OF ANY MOBILE GAME (THAT'S NOT A HIGH BAR BUT STILL) BECAUSE ANYONE WHO SAYS OTHERWISE IS WRONG. END OF ARGUMENT.

LOOKING AT ALL THAT. THE PRODUCTION VALUES FOR THIS GAME ARE TOO HIGH. THIS IS A MOBILE GAME (YOU CAN ALSO PLAY IT ON COMPUTER OR BROWSER BUT I DIGRESS). YOU DON'T SEE OTHER MOBILE GAMES GET THIS MUCH EFFORT PUT INTO THEM. AND YOU KNOW WHY THIS IS? BECAUSE THIS GAME IS PRETTY MUCH JUST MOBILE FINAL FANTASY. LOOK INTO IT. YOU GOT A HIGH SCHOOL REUNION OF OLD FINAL FANTASY DEVS ON THIS. UEMATSU, NARITA, MINABA, AND MORE. THEY'RE HERE, AND THEY MADE THIS GAME GOOD.

YOU WANT A PROGRESSIVE GAME? LOOK NO FURTHER. CYGAMES SAID GAY RIGHTS AND TRANS RIGHTS WAY BEFORE ANY OTHER BIG JAPANESE STUDIOS SO MUCH AS THOUGHT OF PUTTING THE WORDS TOGETHER. YOU GOT ****ERS LIKE ATLUS TREATING TRANSSEXUALS AND HOMOSEXUALS LIKE ****, BUT THEN YOU GOT CYGAMES OUT HERE DOING THEM JUSTICE.

CAGLIOSTRO AND LADIVA ARE BOTH AMAZING, FLESHED OUT TRANSSEXUAL CHARACTERS WHO AREN'T CENTERED AROUND THEIR GENDER IDENTITY. THEY DO COOL STUFF, WITH CAGLI EVEN BEING A PIVOTAL PLAYER IN THE FINALE OF THE FINAL WHAT MAKES THE SKY BLUE. THEY'RE BOTH ALSO GREAT CHARACTERS AND I LOVE BOTH OF THEM. SERIOUSLY CAGLI IS A CUTIE AND LADIVA IS A ****ING QUEEN. ANYONE WHO DISAGREES WILL BE DEALT WITH SWIFTY IN THE ALLEY BEHIND THE TACO BELL. DON'T TRY ME.

BELIAL, ONE OF THE BEST ANTAGONISTS IN THE SERIES? HE'S HOMOSEXUAL. SANDALPHON, ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR CHARACTERS IN THE SERIES? LITERALLY HAS AN ENTIRE CHARACTER BALLAD ABOUT HIS ROMANTIC FEELINGS FOR GOD, WHO IS HINTED TO RECIPROCATE THEM DID I MENTION THE SONG IS A BANGER TOO? SERIOUSLY THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN INSERT THAT'D PLAY IN THE DRAMATIC TURNING POINT OF A FIGHT. OH WAIT, IT IS. GET OUT OF THE WAY MIGHT*U, BECAUSE GRANBLUE DID BETTER THAN YOU YEARS BEFORE YOU WERE EVEN THOUGHT OF.

THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE SHOWN AND DEVELOPED ORGANICALLY, AND AT NO POINT DOES THE SERIES POINT OUT "oh look at us we're so progressive! OwO" BECAUSE THEY DON'T EVEN NEED TO. THEY JUST DO IT BECAUSE THEY RECOGNIZE HOMOSEXUALS AND TRANSEXUALS ARE PEOPLE TOO. THEY REALLY INCLUDE ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF PEOPLE AND I THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY REALLY COOL BECAUSE NO OTHER GAME I'VE PLAYED REALLY DOES THAT OUTSIDE OF LIKE, CELESTE. AND I ****ING LOVE CELESTE.

NOW I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING: "but TPC! The game is Japanese exclusive! How do you play it if it's in Japanese?" YOU FOOL. YOU ABSOLUTE BUFFOON. THE GAME'S AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH. THE WHOLE THING, MINUS VOICE ACTING. ALL PERFECT, GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT ENGLISH. IT'S GREAT. AND YOU CAN GET AROUND REGION EXCLUSIVITY EASY. IT TAKES AN HOUR TOPS, WHICH TAKES LESS TIME THAN IT'D TAKE TO UPDATE YOUR PS4 TO PLAY A GAME. SERIOUSLY WHY THE **** ARE THOSE INSTALL TIMES SO ATROCIOUS. ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS FOLLOW ONE OF THE MANY GUIDES OUT THERE. I'LL LINK A COUPLE OF THEM.

One.
Two.
Three.
Video Guide.

YOU CAN ALSO SEARCH ON GOOGLE BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE ASKED QUESTIONS OVER THE YEARS, SO ANYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW IS OUT THERE. I GOT IT ON MY PHONE AND LAPTOP IN ABOUT AN HOUR OUTSIDE A BOOKSTORE. IF I CAN DO IT THERE, YOU CAN DO IT FROM YOUR HOME. I KNOW YOU'VE GOT FREE TIME. DON'T LIE AND TRY TO TELL ME YOU DON'T.

NOW THAT I'VE SHOWN YOU WHY YOU SHOULD PLAY IT AND THE FACT THAT YOU CAN PLAY IT, YOU HAVE NO EXCUSES. EITHER YOU JOIN ME OR YOU STAND AGAINST ME.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY TED TALK

Actually though it's a really fun game, and I hope you consider playing it after reading this post. I also hope you're all staying safe, and y'all know where to reach me if you want to talk more.
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If I had the will power for gachas, I'd probably check it out. The fighting game makes it relevant in my circles so I can at least appreciate what the series can offer. But really, it's just its genre that's preventing me. I don't even play FE Heroes, and y'all know how much I binge Fire Emblem.

I do plan on checking out the fighting game once DLC is finished.
 

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...I don’t know if I want to anymore.
Fair enough.

Well, I'm always willing to hear what you've got whenever you decide you wanna share. Not sure how many of my own ideas would prove beneficial to you since I've somewhat fallen out of the series, though.
 
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