Nice. I’m just glad to see that there exists youth who like old mystery novels and dressing like distinguished gentlemen.

I don’t have a big enough face palm to respond to that.

How absolutely deranged. A whole conspiracy revolving around the idea that gothic and neoclassical architecture is too complex and couldn’t possibly have been built by modern humans.

It’s like the idea that aliens built the pyramids, but on a whole nother level of stupid.

I actually just bought a poppy pin today. Mine always fall off of my coat, but this pin has a proper backing, so maybe I won’t lose it this time!

With the way the world is now, Remembering the world wars is more important than ever.

I would say that Victor Frankenstein himself was somewhat mad, bad, and dangerous to know.

Loved the movie. Could’ve used more bromance, but it was great seeing some stuff from the book on the big screen.

I haven’t even seen Hamilton, but the music is dang good. I understand it’s pure fiction with historical set dressing. Not unlike my proposed sitcom about Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael sharing an apartment in Italy. It’s just a fun and silly idea.

I used to wear a lot of chartreuse, but I honestly don’t look good in it. I stick more to reds and purples now. I also don’t look good in pure white. It brings out all the yellow in my skin.

I like Charizard as much as the next person. It was my very first Pokémon when I played Firered and I still have her! That said, the starters don’t demand any reverence to them. They’re just nostalgic little guys.

I quickly went with Squirtle in ZA because I needed a water type.

From what I’ve read, early 20th century Halloween celebrations were largely focused on vandalism; just a bunch of youths destroying public and private property. I’m glad we’ve shifted away from that and it’s more about candy and costumes than destruction.

No clue about the orgies though.

Bit of a disappointment, as some Yakuza game type of drama would’ve served a nice contrast to my game about running around Paris buying clothes and sitting fancy cafes.

I’d have loved if the game was actually like a Yakuza game. Pokémon: Like a Dragonite.

However, games with a narrative focus are certainly served by having a level of grit to them. I’m currently playing Pokémon Legends and was excited to see Yakuza. I was hoping for some exciting crime drama, but no. The leader of the yakuza wants to help the city out of the kindness of his heart.

Yup. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a cozy game devoid of conflict, but it also came out at a time when a pandemic was shutting down the world and forcing everyone to stay inside. It’s a game that got a lot of people through a lot of hard times.

Just got home from seeing Frankenstein, and boy, what a film. As a fan of the book, I loved it. They definitely made some big changes, but they served the story.

It was great to see some scenes from the novel really come to life. So glad I could catch it in theatre.

“He can have a little bit of Ukraine, as a treat.”

Not surprising behaviour in the slightest, but still disgusting.

I was referring to Guzma. Lusamine is the true villain of the story.

Agreed, but I think ScarVio is pretty on par with it. The supporting cast in both games are well done. OG SuMo’s story was refreshingly nuanced. It had a complicated family and a “villain” who was more misunderstood than anything.

a girl and a pig are playing with purple popsicles on a purple rug ALT: a girl and a pig are playing with purple popsicles on a purple rug

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At this point I’m expecting a boss fight at the top of Lumiose tower.

I was just joking when I said ZA is Pokémon: Like a Dragonite, but I just got to the part where you’re wrangled into working for the Yakuza and… yup.

All of the kids who fell in love with the first generation are now approaching middle age. It makes sense to have some games more targeted to them.

What’s funny is that other Nintendofare such as Mario or even Kirby doesn’t have as much of a “game for babies” stigma.

Yeah, I guess I just think of “kids games” as being for 5-9 year olds. ZA is more in the teen+ category.

This is true, but is this really that much of a kids game? I’m a grown adult and I need my husband to help me with the rogue Megas. If anything, it’s still targeted to an older audience than the mainline games and stuff like Let’s Go. I wish the writing reflected that as well.

I am here for Pokémon: Like a Dragonite.

I’m still a bit disappointed it doesn’t take place in the same era as Arceus. I wanted Victorian era Paris! Floofy dresses! People complaining about that “ugly new tower”, catacombs!

Fashion is the primary reason I’m picking up the game tomorrow, even though I might have to get my husband to do boss fights for me. I’m not good at dodge rolling. There’s a reason I usually stick to turn based games.

I hope this teacher strike doesn’t last as long as anticipated. The system is broken and classes are too big. But I just realized that things will be even more broken next year, because that’s when all the babies conceived during Covid lockdowns will be entering Kindergarten. Fix it UCP!

But good lord, the amount of direct comparisons I’ve been able to make to Nazi Germany in 2025 is ridiculous. “Oh, they got rid of a bunch of people in the middle of the night? How very Night of the Long Knives of them…”

I have accepted the phrase because in this day and age, there will always be people who think you’re being very literal. So no, Stephen Miller isn’t literally Goebbels, he just rhymes with Goebbels. “It’s like poetry.”

Nominative determinism at work!