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12:23 PM
and I bet most "players" don't even realize the reference in this scene.
 
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1:39 PM
@SPArcheon-onstrike I presume you saw the Dragon Age release. Is the game as you expect?
1:49 PM
@Peilonrayz I have read something, I am not really interested (I wasn't an huge fans of the previous ones either)
Makes sense. I recall you talking about the game before, thought I'd ask now the game is out :)
What I heard is basically very forced "Trans right" narrative that ends up sounding very hypocritical
As usual, I don't mind gender diversity in games or show, I just prefer it to be sincere and not marketing propaganda.
Nowadays, tolerance, kindness and such are a business
And those "Diversity&Inclusion" consultant firms doesn't seem to care much about the message, just about the money to be made by pretending to.
Other than the top surgery thing you mentioned before the only trans thing I recall hearing is Asmongold's character unlocked the trans route. (In part of a meme) I've mostly heard the story is... very boring. Things like "a 10 minute Witcher 3 side quest is more interesting then the entire of DA" (Obvious hyperbole) I've not watched much about the game because the dialogue is less interesting to me than Borderlands 3's.
2:05 PM
I didn't look into it, simply not worth my time. I just stumbled upon people mentioning that one character is heavily portrayed as trans, and their whole narrative arc is about their transition. Apparently this comes with a big amount of issues like:
- reviewers being required to not mention the character nor their story (probably the company already predicted backfire)
- completion of this story arc being required for the good ending
- the game drawing parallels between their male/female conflict and... DRAGONS? of all things. Basically something about people being resentful to trans being similar to intolerance against dragons
- some lines that looks very odd out of context - apparently something about this characters saying "no one would want to be a woman if they had any choice"
etc etc etc
Also, apparently the in-lore racism against elves is basically gone.
that said, I have better things to do...
Oh wow, yeah not come across like any of the trans stuff you have
I'll be busy with this one instead.
@Peilonrayz I mean...
Where they a couple? Yes
Where they good, positive characters? Yes
Did they got agency and a plot relevant role? Yes
... Did the show use them like it was something sensational 1:10000000 scenario to be proud off? Nope.
Sometime the best way to be inclusive is to accept that two females being a couple is just... you know.... normal?
@SPArcheon-onstrike Sailor Moon?
@SPArcheon-onstrike Is the game single player? Looks interesting kinda looks like a modern side scroller... but also not at the same time. Is the game following an existing Mario formula?
@Peilonrayz it is a turn based RPG.
You know, back in the SNES era, before Squaresoft decided they were no longer Nintendo best friend they made a last game for the SNES
@SPArcheon-onstrike Ahhhh hadn't got far enough in the trailer to see. Ok yeah the game looks pretty cool yeah
2:20 PM
That was the first Mario "RPG" game. It took a Final Fantasy style combat but mixed it up with "action commands" - press a button at the right time to increase damage and stuff.
Then Square went to new best friend Sony and Nintendo continued its RPG games with two parallel series
Paper Mario on a side
which main focus is that everything is paper thin and this is used for many gimmiks like for example turning yourself into a paper airplane..
And Mario & Luigi
That focuses on controlling both characters at the same time on the "map", and having combination attacks.
you probably noticed that in the trailer
@SPArcheon-onstrike IMO anime and manga have been making good GL/BL stories for decades now. And approaching trans adjacent things with traps/futas. I know a couple trans people who had Felix pfps for example.
I mean, anime is not perfect either.
@SPArcheon-onstrike I have heard Super Mario RPG is goated... I should probably actually get the game at some point XD
@SPArcheon-onstrike Huh, some how Brothership is the first Mario & Luigi game I've ever seen...
@Peilonrayz Mario RPG is very good, and the Switch port is actually well made and you don't miss out much from the original (if you really want a list...)
that said, if you have to play one single SNES game...
just remember: the game doesn't have any sequel and everyone telling you otherwise is a liar and should be kicked with extreme prejudice
2:36 PM
I've never played Chrono Trigger... but I have watched "Was it Good? - Chrono Trigger" and JSH said the game was really good.
I think it should be pretty clear WHO worked on the character design...
IIRC Akira Toriyama did to an extent. JSH explicitly called the fact out
Oh yeah the Wiki says so
Well, it should be clear enough by looking at Not-Goku, Not-Arabian-Outfit-Bulma...
Not-Arale and Not-Lunch just in the picture above
Then you also have Not-Piccolo
Which is not Arale?
Yeah Toriyama's characters... all fall from the same tree
4:12 PM
@Peilonrayz this:
and also
4:45 PM
@SPArcheon-onstrike Ahh, I can kinda see the resemblance. But the two look miles apart in my mind
@SPArcheon-onstrike Haha, yeah. I remember looking at a picture with a friend and counting all the Namis
5:21 PM
@Peilonrayz Arale:
Also Arale
this is still Arale...
even with pigtails...
only to go back where she started.
"Arale" was a very vague concept, even for Toriyama.
Basically means "the one with eyeglasses"
Also, just for a little mind worm.
DB Arale is chibi looking. I just can't go chibi = non-chibi character design. I can see the similarities, but my mind won't equate the two in the future :)
Arale wears a red shirt and blue pants and has a winged cap. She runs with open arms
this basically means that Mario took her hat...
and Sonic took her running style
The Sonic picture looks more like a Naruto run... but I imagine getting a good image can be annoying with how fast Sonic runs XD
5:36 PM
and now for the win....
@Peilonrayz this is also Arale...
Dr. Slump Returns, But Only For a Little While (1994-1996), chapter 8 "Arale Big Transform"
same issue also establish that Sonic exists in the Dragon Ball universe
6:31 PM
Considering the enormous amount of "Anime girl pictures" shovelware on the PS Store, I am quite surprised no one yet tried to sell stable diffusion as a "game"

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