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[Cutie Gwen]

Holy ****, I just sneezed so hard that I saw the light,

I know some people say 'bless you' when you sneeze but this is ridiculous

 

[Noipoi]

Rayman Origins:
. A return to the series' classic gameplay
. Widely praised for being a great modern 2D platformer
. Rayman is back

Rayman Legends:
. A sequel made just a few years after the last game
. Takes everything the preceding game did and does it even better
. Lauded as one of the greatest 2D platformers ever made
. Everyone is excited for the future of the franchise
. There hasn't been a game since

Donkey Kong Country Returns:
. A return to the series' classic gameplay
. Widely praised for being a great modern 2D platformer
. DK is back

Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze:
. A sequel made just a few years after the last game
. Takes everything the preceding game did and does it even better
. Lauded as one of the greatest 2D platformers ever made
. Everyone is excited for the future of the franchise
. There hasn't been a game since

 

[Pink Yoshi]

Been pondering on what my all-time favorite songs are.

My all-time favorite song is "The Last Firstborn" by Celldweller, a 7-minute-41-second electronic rock and industrial metal behemoth that has been in my life for YEARS. If you have ANY interest in anything remotely electronic or heavy, listen to it.

Second place goes to "Dakota" by Stereophonics, a post-Britpop masterpiece with powerful nostalgic lyrics and one of the most uplifting yet bittersweet melodies ever composed, and third place being "Ghost Love Score" by Nightwish for being pretty much flawless symphonic metal.

And here's a smattering of other potential contenders for a top favorite list for me:

• I Love It - Icona Pop, Charli XCX (Made this one obvious before)
• Just Another Night - Icona Pop
• Light Me Up - Icona Pop
• Off of My Mind - Icona Pop, VIZE
• The City We Call Home - Icona Pop (Can anyone else guess who my favorite artist is?)
• Closer - Nine Inch Nails
• We're In This Together - Nine Inch Nails
• Be Your Everything - Boys Like Girls
• Crazy Crazy Nights - KISS
• Lose You to Love Me - Selena Gomez
• Jason - The Midnight, Nikki Flores (Think Blinding Lights by the Weeknd, but even better)
• Midnight City - M83 (Why do you think this was my top song on Spotify last year?)
• Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John, Kiki Dee
• A Little Piece of Heaven - Avenged Sevenfold
• If Today Was Your Last Day - Nickelback
• Super Bass - Nicki Minaj
• Love Somebody - Maroon 5 (no, that isn't a joke)
• Lights - Ellie Goulding
• Keep Holding On - Avril Lavinge
• Shadow of the Day - Linkin Park
• Never Say Never - The Fray
• Reign of Terror - Rhapsody of Fire
• All I Want - Kodaline
• Killing in the Name - Rage Against the Machine
• Not Afraid - Eminem
• Drivers' License - Olivia Rodrigo
• Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
• Everything I Wanted - Billie Eilish

And probably some others I'm missing.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Rayman Origins:
. A return to the series' classic gameplay
. Widely praised for being a great modern 2D platformer
. Rayman is back

Rayman Legends:
. A sequel made just a few years after the last game
. Takes everything the preceding game did and does it even better
. Lauded as one of the greatest 2D platformers ever made
. Everyone is excited for the future of the franchise
. There hasn't been a game since

Donkey Kong Country Returns:
. A return to the series' classic gameplay
. Widely praised for being a great modern 2D platformer
. DK is back

Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze:
. A sequel made just a few years after the last game
. Takes everything the preceding game did and does it even better
. Lauded as one of the greatest 2D platformers ever made
. Everyone is excited for the future of the franchise
. There hasn't been a game since

The Legends team made the new Prince of Persia I think and it legit looks ****ing phenomemal. Clearly this means Retro Studios will make an equally exciting 2d Metroidvania in the same vein

 

[CureParfait]

I remember the day Spongebob premiered.... God I'm old.

Now I feel old too because I also remember it.

 

[Knight Dude]

I feel like Rapidash could have a 3rd Evolution where it grew wings. Probably just make it Fire/Fairy with Levitate. Scolvillain could use a 3 headed evo too.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Bruh I gotta know what the hell is up at Hollywood, how come big superhero movies aren't able to make super speed look this cool when weekly episodes of Kamen Rider can just do this so goddamn well

Run Through! Evolutionary Firelord!
Kamen Rider Gotchard, Episode 18 pic.twitter.com/etAJ4R4Nst

— Daily Kamen Rider Fight Scenes (@KRfights) January 14, 2024

 

[Will]

Bruh I gotta know what the hell is up at Hollywood, how come big superhero movies aren't able to make super speed look this cool when weekly episodes of Kamen Rider can just do this so goddamn well

Run Through! Evolutionary Firelord!
Kamen Rider Gotchard, Episode 18 pic.twitter.com/etAJ4R4Nst

— Daily Kamen Rider Fight Scenes (@KRfights) January 14, 2024

Kabuto did it better

 

[StormC]

Nah, you're just old.

You know what they say...

It'll happen to you.

Kabuto did it better

It's honestly completely bonkers a mid-2000s Japanese superhero show made timestop look this good.

 

[Jondolio]

You know what they say...

It'll happen to you.

Nah, I will remain forever youthful and beautiful

 

[TheMightyP]

Just wait until you guys realize that this year, there will be adults born after the release of the Nintendo Wii.

 

[ZephyrZ]

I feel like Rapidash could have a 3rd Evolution where it grew wings. Probably just make it Fire/Fairy with Levitate. Scolvillain could use a 3 headed evo too.

I always imagined it as a Fire/Fairy with aerialate. It'd be cool to see that ability on a non-flying type, especially since it also gives the moves a small power boost.

Oh, and give Galarian Rapidash an evo too. It deserves something to stand out from the abundance of psychic/fairy types.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Kabuto did it better

I mean, yeah, but that just proves my point, they're able to make it look completely different but still great compared to **** like Flash

 

[StormC]

I mean, yeah, but that just proves my point, they're able to make it look completely different but still great compared to **** like Flash

Superhero movies tend to have very poor planning VFX-wise, lots of shots constantly being revised until the last minute which means workers waste time on things that get dropped and then end up rushing the final shots. I also think a lot of VFX sequences in Hollywood have rather uninspired storyboarding, and tend to favor realism over stylistic visuals which means more time to render shots to a certain level of acceptability.

Just look at Godzilla Minus One and how good its visuals are for its budget. just don't worry about how exploited Japanese animators are either

 

[Will]

I mean, yeah, but that just proves my point, they're able to make it look completely different but still great compared to **** like Flash

I can’t recall any fight involved with The Flash being choreographed well. Not even in the comics.

Has there been one? I also just wanted to post Kabuto

 

[Cutie Gwen]

I also just wanted to post Kabuto

This is a valid reason tbh Kabuto is great, the Dark Kitchen arc is peak storytelling

 

[Pink Yoshi]

I am living for the critical reappraisal the Trolls movies are getting after the third movie.

They still have their dislikers who accuse the movies of being cashgrabs, corporate or "sOuLlEsS", but there's some content on YouTube actually giving the movies some credit rather than brushing them off as money geysers.

As someone who's always loved the movies, this sparks joy.

(Icona Pop still deserves better than to be relegated to a bit part in that franchise tho)

 

[osby]

I don't think I'm going to check out anime all that much this season but Bucchigiri seems pretty fun so far. Professor Pumpkaboo , have you seen the first episode? It looks like it might be up your alley.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

I don't think I'm going to check out anime all that much this season but Bucchigiri seems pretty fun so far. Professor Pumpkaboo , have you seen the first episode? It looks like it might be up your alley.

Oh, i was intrested in watching it, its out now? I do need some new anime to watch after this long dry spell

 

[Wario Bros.]

We are now one week away from the 25th anniversary of Super Smash Bros.

 

[TheMightyP]

So fun fact: Arven, Penny, and Nemona all have different animations for their Mochi dance

Arven with 0 effort whatsoever

Spoiler: Fix the embeds plz

ホムウェ組3人のキビキビー！！
キビキビも個性出るな😂wwwww#ポケモンSV #DLC番外編 pic.twitter.com/9mOePtiyXB

— 燐斗🐳☀️ (@darts_flare27) January 12, 2024

 

[Wario Bros.]

I found out why YouTube has been very slow for me recently: YouTube is causing slowdowns to those using ad blockers.

They can **** off big time.

 

[Jondolio]

So fun fact: Arven, Penny, and Nemona all have different animations for their Mochi dance

Arven with 0 effort whatsoever

Spoiler: Fix the embeds plz

ホムウェ組3人のキビキビー！！
キビキビも個性出るな😂wwwww#ポケモンSV #DLC番外編 pic.twitter.com/9mOePtiyXB

— 燐斗🐳☀️ (@darts_flare27) January 12, 2024

Penny's is the best one

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Penny's is the best one

Idk, Arven is up there for not even trying

 

[Wario Bros.]

As much as I am enjoying watching Star Wars: The Clone Wars, it's doing some damage to my brain.

After watching a few episodes, I'm always stuck reading things in my head the voice of a character from that show- most common are clone troopers or battle droids.

 

[Noipoi]

I did it again

 

[Cutie Gwen]

I've been watching Star Wars with my partners and we finished the prequels and the OG trilogy, my ranking

3, 5, 6, 4, 1, 2

We start the new trilogy tonight and if all goes planned, we'll see the whole thing this week

 

[Jondolio]

I've been watching Star Wars with my partners and we finished the prequels and the OG trilogy, my ranking

3, 5, 6, 4, 1, 2

We start the new trilogy tonight and if all goes planned, we'll see the whole thing this week

Have fun with Rise of Skywalker

 

[KingofPhantoms]

I feel like Rapidash could have a 3rd Evolution where it grew wings. Probably just make it Fire/Fairy with Levitate. Scolvillain could use a 3 headed evo too.

Rapidash but as an Alicorn.

 

[Aurane]

Have fun with Rise of Skywalker

Rise of the Skeetwalker

 

[KingofPhantoms]

Rise of the Skeetwalker

My favorite part of Rise of Skywalker was when Skeet said, "Actually dude, it's salt." and poured salt all over those guys.

 

[TMNTSSB4]

a sudden Rock Lee appearance…someone who I quickly recognized

 

[Pink Yoshi]

"Tangled or Frozen?"
"Doesn't matter Uncle Ben, Luca is better than both of them"

 

[Will]

Why is it always memes that alert me that my country has performed an act of war before I notice any real news?

 

[Noipoi]

You ever get butt-dialed by someone you were seeing for a while? And you just gotta sit there and listen to their voice while you're still trying to forget them? And now you feel like you gotta start the process all over?

Sick of this ****, you guys. Relationships are poopy stupid. I'm just gonna go back to not talking to anyone ever.

 

[SneakyLink]

Why is it always memes that alert me that my country has performed an act of war before I notice any real news?

Now that I think about it, why do people meme about things such as acts of war and whatnot?

To me it seems like one of many things not to joke about.

 

[CannonStreak]

Now that I think about it, why do people meme about things such as acts of war and whatnot?

To me it seems like one of many things not to joke about.

Yeah, if anything, (no offense to anyone here, just in case, not talking about people in this forum, anyway) too many people in this world are not too bright.

 

[Noipoi]

Now that I think about it, why do people meme about things such as acts of war and whatnot?

To me it seems like one of many things not to joke about.

Some people cope with humor

 

[osby]

Why is it always memes that alert me that my country has performed an act of war before I notice any real news?

Depends, which country do you live in?

Some people cope with humor

And some people just don't care about wars enough to be sad about them if it doesn't affect them, let's be honest.

 

[Will]

Now that I think about it, why do people meme about things such as acts of war and whatnot?

To me it seems like one of many things not to joke about.

People are heartless and degenerate. I would assume these types of people also enjoy death/gore content and say things like “this is just normal for me haha :^)”, like that statement should be met with indifference. But I don’t think that type of approach was what I found. The meme was only comparing parallels to what just happened to what happened in Call of Duty’s lore.

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