Melia x Nia (Commission for @youtube.luxqaer.video)
Torigoth
Happy 8th Anniversary to Xenoblade Chronicles 2!
#Xenoblade2_fes25
Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."
Join DSA, by the way! Now is the time, we have to keep pushing, keep growing, keep developing the movement!
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Despite all the endless internal and external problems we face as a movement, despite the inherent insufficiency of reform, despite the settler reality of much of the history of the American Left, last night was a damn good night to be a proud, unapologetic, committed Socialist.
Mamdani: "We believe in standing up for those we love. Whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many Black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job ... your struggle is ours too."
more reposting, but keeping the caption:
jinmalos if jin had basic communication skills
#xenoblade2 #malos #jin #jinmalos
10 MILLION views in 5 DAYS!! Thank you all SO much for enjoying Knights of Guinevere ๐
Na'el
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#XenobladeChronicles3
Even the name of ED's song is Antinomy - a fundamental, apparently unresolvable contradiction. An Antinomic Dual in 2B and 9S.
Sorry, felt like rambling about NieR, it will happen again
And she's left all alone to be crushed by the endless cycle of stopping him from finding out the true nature of Project YoRHa.
Which... then, the whole ED ends with a re-emphasis of the Project being a Black Box of its own, one whose contents no one can be allowed to observe clearly.
Because, ultimately, one of the most significant aspects of Automata *is* that it's a story of suppressed love between them. And just before she reaches him, he disappears; of course, the only way 2B can be free enough to really consider what she feels for him is when he's been executed by her.
In other words, she sees clearly that fulfilling the conditions of her mission means executing 9S. So 2B is unbound from the confines of emotional suppression, and starts running after 9S - who's still blindfolded because he's still operating as a Scanner, gathering data he shouldn't have access to.
Into the both of them in a wheat field, where the blindfold comes off of 2B - being unchained from the limitations of YoRHa. And the first thing she sees is that flying white bird which could be either freedom or a knowing precursor to what 9S' ultimate fate is bound to be.
And the way it transitions out of the shot is with that silent clenched fist from 2B - all of her suppressed emotional damage, the quite literally deteriorating state of her internal personal data from having to play Executioner to someone she ultimately just wants to be able to love and be with.
Of course, they're wearing their blindfolds, which at various points is both *being* blind to the truth and signifies their compliance with making themselves devoid of emotion - or at least trying to be, even as they explore, try to understand, and imitate various aspects of humanity.
It starts with the crystal, which to me seems to represent the YoRHa Project - with the truth needing to be kept under lock and key - while then moving to 2B and 9S draped in the cold, rigid tones of the official regulations they have to adhere to. Prohibited emotions, no opposition to Command.
(HEAVY NieR: Automata spoilers, just a quick note)
Been thinking about the 2B characterization that Short Story Long expands on again because of a friend's playthrough of the game, and how it informs the imagery of things like the anime's first ED, just because it's really nice
People have their debates on Wiinoblade style vs XBDE style, but I think I upset everyone, because my favorite look for Xenoblade 1 characters is neither. It's actually the XB2 Tanaka look, and I'm not joking! If it was up to me, Xenoblade DE would have looked exactly like this!
Ahh wow.. I drew this back in August 2023.
This is a portrait of Melia from "Xenoblade Chronicles."
On that note, I haven't finished playing Xenoblade Chronicles 3 yet... it'd be great if I resume soon.
#ใผใใใฌใคใ #Xenoblade #XenobladeChronicles #kariavalonart #fanart
Pseudomorph of Love
#housekinokuni_fanart #ๅฎ็ณใฎๅฝ #๐
I really feel like the Xenoblade games would lose a lot of their unique gameplay feel if they moved away from the combat style they have now. To me, XB battle systems stands out a lot next to other RPGs, and I've never once understood the appeal of just removing that aspect of the series
Reading through Miรฉville's The City & The City has been such a treat, especially for someone that loves Disco Elysium. The inspiration is obvious, but also the concept of crosshatched twin cities where the citizens of each have to "unsee" the other is really interesting and pretty direct commentary
Ok but genuinely y'all have no idea how happy I am about BOTH Tomodachi Life AND
Rhythm Heaven getting new entries on the Switch, I've been waiting SO LONG
Amazing๐
The House in Fata Morgana sold 10,000 more copies during Steam VN Fest in just one week! Thank you all for your support!
And hereโs something excitingโa live-action adaptation is now in the planning stage in the US!
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"We call on the world to stop the injustice & stop the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people," says Oscar winner Basel Adra to applause from the audience. 'No Other Land' just won the Best Documentary Oscar.
Also a fantastic speech from fellow winner Yuval Abraham on "ethnic supremacy".
ok. catboyification beam
Memory space, Shulk & Alvis #xenoblade #xc1 #shalvis #merrinouart
Couple friends brought up Matthew having small fangs and pointier ears and now I'm reminded of how we should have had catboy Matthew......
Very much one of my favorite stories I've ever experienced, whether in its game form, anime, or novelizations. I love DrakeNieR about as much as the Xeno games, and Automata in particular is just... so special. Absolutely wonderful experience that never leaves my mind
