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[SnakeFighter64]

I’m not watching the awards. Tag me if anything happens you think I’ll like.

 

[Jondolio]

Twitter Moment
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When I saw the first tweet I thought it was gonna be misogyny

How in the **** do these people always manage to twist the conversation to ****ting on Pokémon

 

[GilTheGreat19]

Masayuki Uemura, creator of the NES and SNES, dies at age 78: https://t.co/CRWjZX2YEM pic.twitter.com/VuujMGNb8r

— Kotaku (@Kotaku) December 9, 2021

Rest In Peace to Uemura-San.
May his memory be eternal and may we thank him for what he has done for the video game industry.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Cookie Run Kingdom added cocoa cookie. I rolled and never got her....

But I did get Kumiho Cookie so that's ok with me

 

[GilTheGreat19]

Cookie Run Kingdom added cocoa cookie. I rolled and never got her....

But I did get Kumiho Cookie so that's ok with me

I keep getting ads for that game every time I play Rodeo Stampede bruh
Is it any good?

 

[osby]

Twitter Moment
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Imagine asking the Pokemon fan you're dating whether he'd like to adopt a cat and he starts complaining about how many polygons Glameow has in SwSh.

 

[Jondolio]

Imagine asking the Pokemon fan you're dating whether he'd like to adopt a cat and he starts complaining about how many polygons Glameow has in SwSh.

Except Glameow isn't even in SwSh you FAKE FAN #GameFrEAkLied

 

[osby]

Except Glameow isn't even in SwSh you FAKE FAN #GameFrEAkLied

I want to break up.

 

[Jondolio]

I want to break up.

Honestly if my girlfriend called me a shill for enjoying my favorite franchise and didn't shut up about how gamefreak murdered her family I would immediately break up with her






Of course that would require me to have a girlfriend in the first place

 

[Megadoomer]

Looking back on 2021 game releases, the only ones that I played are...

• the Scott Pilgrim re-release (beat it once; still need to unlock Nega Scott)
• Persona 5 Strikers (beat it, even the Reaper)
• Ghosts 'N' Goblins Resurrection (I'm not very good at it)
• Crash Bandicoot 4 (beat it)
• New Pokemon Snap (beat it, but I haven't took pictures of all of the Pokemon or played it since the update)
• Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne HD (beat it, and unlocked Dante from the Devil May Cry series)
• Blaster Master Zero 3 (I've only just started it; I wanted to beat Zero 2 first)
• Psychonauts 2 (beat it 100%, and would gladly do so again)
• Deltarune Chapter 2 (beat it)
• Castlevania Advance Collection (beat Circle of the Moon)
• Metroid Dread (not very far into it; I haven't encountered Kraid yet)

I have Guilty Gear Strive and Yakuza: Like a Dragon, but I want to go through the story modes for Guilty Gear Xrd and at least Yakuza 0 before playing them. Admittedly, that's more than I expected (though a good chunk of them are either cheap or free, or in the case of Psychonauts 2, I paid for it years ago), but are there any major/must-play 2021 releases that I didn't play?

Out of those, my game of the year is Psychonauts 2, without a question. Maybe that will change if I get farther into Metroid Dread, but Psychonauts 2 is a game that I've wanted to happen since I beat the original 15 or 16 years ago, and it's one of the only games that I've ever (or likely will ever) helped to crowdfund.

 

[Jondolio]

Looking back on 2021 game releases, the only ones that I played are...

• the Scott Pilgrim re-release (beat it once; still need to unlock Nega Scott)
• Persona 5 Strikers (beat it, even the Reaper)
• Ghosts 'N' Goblins Resurrection (I'm not very good at it)
• Crash Bandicoot 4 (beat it)
• New Pokemon Snap (beat it, but I haven't took pictures of all of the Pokemon or played it since the update)
• Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne HD (beat it, and unlocked Dante from the Devil May Cry series)
• Blaster Master Zero 3 (I just started it; I wanted to beat Zero 2 first)
• Psychonauts 2 (beat it 100%, and would gladly do so again)
• Deltarune Chapter 2 (beat it)
• Castlevania Advance Collection (beat Circle of the Moon)
• Metroid Dread (not very far into it; I haven't encountered Kraid yet)

I have Guilty Gear Strive and Yakuza: Like a Dragon, but I want to go through the story modes for Guilty Gear Xrd and at least Yakuza 0 before playing them. Admittedly, that's more than I expected (though a good chunk of them are either cheap or free), but are there any major/must-play 2021 releases that I didn't play?

That's way more than me lmao

 

[Dutch Raikuna]

I'll probably be watching a part of TGA's but the moment I see best RPG going to Cyberpunk I'm out. Except The Game of the Year Medley.

Fully show how much the game is rigged..............or something like that.

 

[TheMightyP]

Honestly if my girlfriend called me a shill for enjoying my favorite franchise and didn't shut up about how gamefreak murdered her family I would immediately break up with her

No joke, I'd dump her ass too if all she did was **** on my favorite hobbies for no reason. That's a marking of a toxic relationship.

We stan fun and supportive ladies

 

[Hydreigonfan01]

Revealing XC3 at the Game Awards when both XCDE and XC2 didn't get any awards in their year, not even a Music nomination?

TGA literally don't give a **** about the franchise, it's not happening.

 

[Megadoomer]

That's way more than me lmao

Admittedly, I didn't think it was much at first, though it was a longer list than I expected once I typed it out haha. (though Deltarune was free, and I paid for Psychonauts 2 about five years ago)

 

[GilTheGreat19]

Honestly if my girlfriend called me a shill for enjoying my favorite franchise and didn't shut up about how gamefreak murdered her family I would immediately break up with her






Of course that would require me to have a girlfriend in the first place

Had us in the first half ngl

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

I keep getting ads for that game every time I play Rodeo Stampede bruh
Is it any good?

I like it. It's super generous when it comes to the summoning material

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Revealing XC3 at the Game Awards when both XCDE and XC2 didn't get any awards in their year, not even a Music nomination?

TGA literally don't give a **** about the franchise, it's not happening.

I mean. TGA ain't picking the trailers shown off

 

[TheMightyP]

Oh, TGAs are today?

More like: It conflicts with a sporting event that I'm apart of so I won't be watching it.

Pic unrelated

 

[Jondolio]

No joke, I'd dump her ass too if all she did was **** on my favorite hobbies for no reason. That's a marking of a toxic relationship.

We stan fun and supportive ladies

Oh yeah, I meant that 100% seriously.

In fact, I kind of doubt I'd be able to date someone who doesn't share at least one of my interests, but even then I'd still dump them if they made fun of my hobbies.

 

[Mamboo07]

He looks like an advaraak or whatever that is, but isn't anymore.

 

[Dutch Raikuna]

Really undecided if I should watch TGAs now.

On one hand I won't miss much if it goes like last year and I'll be watching the game of the year medley.

...............

I'll watch the preshow and then leave it if the first announcement doesn't interest me I suppose.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

You're laughing, all your partners died and you're laughing

 

[Michael the Spikester]

About time that Arthur will be ending which is next year.

Now if only they could do the same with Spongebob, Family Guy, and The Simpsons. No animated series should go on for 20-30 years.

 

[Jondolio]

About time that Arthur will be ending which is next year.

Now if only they could do the same with Spongebob, Family Guy, and The Simpsons. No animated series should go on for 20-30 years.

Except for One Piece



jk One Piece anime bad, read the manga

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Except for One Piece



jk One Piece anime bad, read the manga

At least with One Piece that's a serialization franchise that keeps the interest going as opposed to episodic franchises like Spongebob, Arthur, Family Guy, and The Simpsons which just repeats the same stuff.

 

[CureParfait]

Heh...

Spoiler: Recent MHA Manga

So apparently Yuga Aoyama is the U.A. traitor.

Spoiler

Not too surprised at that. I was predicting either him, Toru, or Denki for the U.A traitor.

 

[TheMightyP]

Why end shows if they're not harmful and people still like them?

Like, I won't argue about the quality, but people still het a kick out of Simpsons, Family Guy, and especially Spongebob, so why end their fun?

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Why end shows if they're not harmful and people still like them?

Like, I won't argue about the quality, but people still het a kick out of Simpsons, Family Guy, and especially Spongebob, so why end their fun?

Because as they continue them they begin to lose that luster notably degrading characters (The entire cast of Family Guy, Mr. Krabs who became more evil then Plankton himself eventually since he once almost drove him to suicide, Patrick with his stupidity notably an episode where he was looking after Gary doing more harm then good, all this probably also contributing to writers just running out of ideas) they once had which is why I would prefer quality over quantity and makes me appreciate them more especially 90s shows like Courage the Cowardly Dog, The Angry Beavers, The Regular Show, and eventually Hilda with season 3, the former which for an episodic series had a pretty satisfying conclusion (Courage facing villain that took his parents away and the trauma that began his paranoia of things, the moral and lesson how perfection doesn't exist and accepting yourself for who you are).

It really makes me glad Angry Beavers and The Regular Show ended where they did. It just makes me appreciate and love them even more.

As they would say. "Don't be sad it's over. Be happy it happened".

This is also why Hollywood needs to leave the nostalgia in the past where it belongs and not keep digging it back up 10 feet from the grave (Bill & Ted, Jumanji, Coming To America, Matrix, slasher icons like Halloween and Scream, etc.) and stick to making newer stuff like John Wick, A Quiet Place, Nobody, etc. Because if people wants to watch them, they can just rewatch the old movies, simple as that but apparently Hollywood doesn't get that. As with Disney with their carbon-copy lifeless live-action remakes.

 

[osby]

Because as they continue them they begin to lose that luster notably degrading characters (The entire cast of Family Guy, Mr. Krabs who became more evil then Plankton himself eventually since he once almost drove him to suicide, Patrick with his stupidity notably an episode where he was looking after Gary doing more harm then good, all this probably also contributing to writers just running out of ideas) they once had which is why I would prefer quality over quantity and makes me appreciate them more especially 90s shows like Courage the Cowardly Dog, The Angry Beavers, The Regular Show, and eventually Hilda with season 3, the former which for an episodic series had a pretty satisfying conclusion (Courage facing villain that took his parents away and the trauma that began his paranoia of things, the moral and lesson how perfection doesn't exist and accepting yourself for who you are).

It really makes me glad Angry Beavers and The Regular Show ended where they did. It just makes me appreciate and love them even more.

As they would say. "Don't be sad it's over. Be happy it happened".

This is also why Hollywood needs to leave the nostalgia in the past where it belongs and not keep digging it back up 10 feet from the grave (Bill & Ted, Jumanji, Coming To America, Matrix, slasher icons like Halloween and Scream, etc.) and stick to making newer stuff like John Wick, A Quiet Place, Nobody, etc. Because if people wants to watch them, they can just rewatch the old movies, simple as that but apparently Hollywood doesn't get that.

By the same logic, you can just not watch the new ones if you don't want to.

If they are still making new content for old franchises, it means some people still like them. It just means they're not for you. Just tune them out and move on, it's healthier than obsessing over something you're not into anymore.

 

[TheMightyP]

Because as they continue them they begin to lose that luster notably degrading characters (The entire cast of Family Guy, Mr. Krabs who became more evil then Plankton himself eventually since he once almost drove him to suicide, Patrick with his stupidity notably an episode where he was looking after Gary doing more harm then good, all this probably also contributing to writers just running out of ideas) they once had which is why I would prefer quality over quantity and makes me appreciate them more especially 90s shows like Courage the Cowardly Dog, The Angry Beavers, The Regular Show, and eventually Hilda with season 3, the former which for an episodic series had a pretty satisfying conclusion (Courage facing villain that took his parents away and the trauma that began his paranoia of things, the moral and lesson how perfection doesn't exist and accepting yourself for who you are).

It really makes me glad Angry Beavers and The Regular Show ended where they did. It just makes me appreciate and love them even more.

As they would say. "Don't be sad it's over. Be happy it happened".

This is also why Hollywood needs to leave the nostalgia in the past where it belongs and not keep digging it back up 10 feet from the grave (Bill & Ted, Jumanji, Coming To America, Matrix, slasher icons like Halloween and Scream, etc.) and stick to making newer stuff like John Wick, A Quiet Place, Nobody, etc. Because if people wants to watch them, they can just rewatch the old movies, simple as that but apparently Hollywood doesn't get that. As with Disney with their carbon-copy lifeless live-action remakes.

Ok, but my point wasn't about the quality, but moreso that millions still get enjoyment out of it, and there's no reason to take away their fun. Adults still willingly tune in to Family Guy or the Simpsons, people of all ages still get a kick out if Spongebob, so why take that away just because you don't like it? It's not like a FoP situation where it completely lost an audience.


Also, on the part of milking nostalgia, aren't you a Godzilla fan? You know, the 1950s franchice? You're also a DC fan, something way back since the 1930s. Just because it's nostalgic =/= bad.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Ok, but my point wasn't about the quality, but moreso that millions still get enjoyment out of it, and there's no reason to take away their fun. Adults still willingly tune in to Family Guy or the Simpsons, people of all ages still get a kick out if Spongebob, so why take that away just because you don't like it? It's not like a FoP situation where it completely lost an audience.

So people likes seeing the characters get degraded and seeing others become eviler than the villain characters in show driving them to suicide (Mr. Krabs) or characters who get stupidier to the point they end up causing more harm than good (Patrick)?

Ok.

Also, on the part of milking nostalgia, aren't you a Godzilla fan? You know, the 1950s franchice? You're also a DC fan, something way back since the 1930s. Just because it's nostalgic =/= bad.

There's a difference though.

Godzilla has separate continuities (Showa, Heisei, Millennium, Legendary, Reiwa) and so different stories and adaptions can be told like DC, Marvel, James Bond, and such, there's more you can do with those franchises. None of the following I listed can do which is more limited. That and Godzilla films have been being made every decade and hadn't been stop being made since the first film came out, the same has been for James Bond films, the longest gap without a film being a decade (Godzilla: Final Wars - Godzilla 2014).

50s: Godzilla (1954), Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
60s: King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964), Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964), Invasion of Astro-Man (1965), Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966), Son of Godzilla (1967), Destroy All Monsters (1968), All Monsters Attack (1969)
70s: Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971), Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972), Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973), Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974), Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
80s: The Return of Godzilla (1984), Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
90s: Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991), Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992), Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993), Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994), Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995), Godzilla 2000 (1999)
2000s: Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000), GMK: All-Monsters Attack (2001), Godzilla against Mechagodzilla (2002), Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003), Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
2010s: Godzilla (2014), Shin Godzilla (2016), Anime Godzilla Trilogy (2017-2018), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
2020s: Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

And unlike those films. Godzilla is a cinematic icon (Up there with King Kong as the faces of the giant monster/kaiju genre that started it all) and a cultural symbol in Japan having even gotten his name on Hollywood's Walk of Fame (Only like 17 fictional characters including Godzilla himself managed to achieve that).

So like One Piece as with DC, Marvel, and James Bond. Godzilla is a serialization franchise.

Not comparable in the slightest.

 

[Lamperouge]

We doin **** takes again?

Alright.

 

[osby]

So like One Piece as with DC, Marvel, and James Bond. Godzilla is a serialization franchise.

Wait, what?

One Piece is a single continuity with a core cast that never changes, only expands. How is it even like the rest?

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Wait, what?

One Piece is a single continuity with a core cast that never changes, only expands. How is it even like the rest?

Serialization as in it has a story and arcs. Same as Hilda is despite being a single continuity too is a serialization in that episodes tend to follow each other through a single story and arcs.

Serialization can also mean different stories, adaptions, and continuities. All of which that, Godzilla, DC, and Marvel falls into.

 

[GilTheGreat19]

Keep in mind that shows like Family Guy and Simpsons aren't really shows with stories. The instead have a **** ton of mini-plots going in each episode, while making character development more subtle than other shows. Shows that DO have stories. Such shows have to end much sooner as well:

• Steven Universe
• Adventure Time
• Bojack Horseman

To name a few, I suppose.

 

[TheMightyP]

So people likes seeing the characters get degraded and seeing others become eviler than the villain characters in show driving them to suicide (Mr. Krabs) or characters who get stupidier to the point they end up causing more harm than good (Patrick)?

Ok.

Those instances are over a decade old. Everyone knows those episodes weren't good, but it took an upswing in quality since then. Kids and even adults wilp find enjoyment out if the newer episodes, some even rival the quality of old episodes I'd argue

There's a difference though.

Godzilla has separate continuities (Showa, Heisei, Millennium, Legendary, Reiwa) and so different stories and adaptions can be told like DC, Marvel, James Bond, and such, there's more you can do with those franchises. None of the following I listed can do which is more limited. That and Godzilla films have been being made every decade and hadn't been stop being made since the first film came out, the same has been for James Bond films, the longest gap without a film being a decade (Godzilla: Final Wars - Godzilla 2014).

50s: Godzilla (1954), Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
60s: King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964), Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964), Invasion of Astro-Man (1965), Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966), Son of Godzilla (1967), Destroy All Monsters (1968), All Monsters Attack (1969)
70s: Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971), Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972), Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973), Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974), Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
80s: The Return of Godzilla (1984), Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
90s: Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991), Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992), Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993), Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994), Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995), Godzilla 2000 (1999)
2000s: Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000), GMK: All-Monsters Attack (2001), Godzilla against Mechagodzilla (2002), Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003), Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
2010s: Godzilla (2014), Shin Godzilla (2016), Anime Godzilla Trilogy (2017-2018), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
2020s: Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

And unlike those films. Godzilla is a cinematic icon (Up there with King Kong as the faces of the giant monster/kaiju genre that started it all) and a cultural symbol in Japan having even gotten his name on Hollywood's Walk of Fame (Only like 17 fictional characters including Godzilla himself managed to achieve that).

So like One Piece as with DC, Marvel, and James Bond. Godzilla is a serialization franchise.

Not comparable in the slightest.

Sorry, but all those Godzilla films gives me the impression that they're milking the hell of that franchise. Like, they gave multiple stretches of Godzilla that span half a decade. That's quite literally nostalgia pandering, but again, that's not bad. People like you still enjoy the films (one of my irl best friends is a massive Godzilla fan) in the same way people still enjoy The Simpsons or Spongebob. There's no difference, serialized or not.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Keep in mind that shows like Family Guy and Simpsons aren't really shows with stories. The instead have a **** ton of mini-plots going in each episode, while making character development more subtle than other shows. Shows that DO have stories. Such shows have to end much sooner as well:

• Steven Universe
• Adventure Time
• Bojack Horseman

To name a few, I suppose.

I wasn't calling them shows with stories, they're episodic franchises just repeating the same stuff.

Sorry, but all those Godzilla films gives me the impression that they're milking the hell of that franchise. Like, they gave multiple stretches of Godzilla that span half a decade. That's quite literally nostalgia pandering, but again, that's not bad. People like you still enjoy the films (one of my irl best friends is a massive Godzilla fan) in the same way people still enjoy The Simpsons or Spongebob. There's no difference, serialized or not.

And DC, Marvel, and James Bond aren't being milked by your logic? I consider Godzilla to be one of those franchises. One of those long-running franchises from the old days that given its continuities has more creative freedom to come up with different kind of stories.

 

[TheMightyP]

And DC, Marvel, and James Bond aren't by your logic? I consider Godzilla to be one of those franchises like those.

Never said they weren't but yes, I'd agree that they're milking Marvel, DC, and James Bond movies, because nostalgia sells. People are nostalgic for those properties, and they want to watch more. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

 

[Noipoi]

Rolling around at the speed of sound

Got places to go gotta follow my rainbow

Can’t stick around gotta keep moving on

Just what lies ahead only one way to find out