OT The Nerdy stuff Thread

[j4remi]

Ended up finishing up Solo Leveling fast. It's nice to sometimes have a mindless show that you can sit back and relax to. Like how the manhwa is complete too. Good stuff.

Frieren is up though.

Frieren is nice and refreshing in its own way too. It's an absolute gem.

Solo Leveling is fun, and I co-sign needing the mindless stuff. I try to pick one or two out per season that can be light watching. Last season, I mistook Dungeon Meshi for light fare and the second half was...surprisingly deep. So, now it's Windbreaker for my light watch instead.

[MrDollarBills]

After processing that chapter and seeing the response to it by the fandom, I've come to a new conclusion

Spoiler:

I actually don't want it to be played off as a joke, to have this be what sets Denji back to looking for Nayuta because that'd send the wrong message. What happened to him and Asa there was just wrong and should be treated like it. What I want to happen is for him to essentially continue his breakdown and have him have a "no wait, I actually didn't want that" moment where he realizes fully how f*cked up what just happened was. That would lead to drama with Asa too because she also didn't want it and feels violated (I mean, she did want it on a subconscious level, but didn't consciously make the choice so it's still wrong), but she can't properly convey that to Denji because she can't tell him about Yoru taking over her body

I think (hope) that's more in line with what Fujimoto's cooking, cause that seems like what this arc has been building to, and really the whole manga is Denji not knowing what he wants, getting what he thinks he wants, and then being unsatisfied with it. Except this time instead of it just being not fulfilling, he actually gets closer to self-actualization

It won't ruin the manga if it goes the other way, you can absolutely keep going into the dark comedy aspects of it, but I think turning it into a joke would make the manga shallower and be counter to the overall themes and Denji's development as a character.

I was telling a friend this yesterday: this stuff has to be acknowledged as wrong.

Spoiler:

Yoru literally committed SA on both Denji and Asa. It does not matter that Denji gave in to Yoru's assault, nor does it matter that Asa may actually want to do those things with him. It was done without consent. That's a hard line in the sand.

Like, I'm not a prude and I have no issue with problematic things being depicted in a series, but there has to be reason and nuance behind it. If Fujimoto's cooking just consists of "dur heh Denji got jerked off and he came in Asa's hand", it's a step in the wrong direction.

Like remember a few weeks back in JJK where there was a flashback with Gojo, and he made a blatantly racist statement about Black people to Miguel. It was honestly shocking. Yet, it was handled in a manner that made me, a foreign Black reader, feel good about the outcome because Miguel immediately called out Gojo's behavior and checked him for his ignorance. And the end result? Gojo showed remorse, apologized, and Miguel accepted. If only the real world worked that way.

But my point is, you can portray problematic things but if its used as nothing more than a joke, visual gag etc, that takes away from what I believe to be a well written piece. Denji has been sexually assaulted multiple times in this series and at this point, I need to see some substance behind this stuff otherwise it's a turnoff. Male sexual assault is not a joke.

[MrDollarBills]

Okay my ramblings about Episode 10

Spoiler:

Cloak and Dagger in episode 10...man I loved that Marvel show. I know people didn't like it, but I felt like it handled New Orleans well and touched on some interesting subjects. DareDevil too.

Rogue has some really cringe-ass dialogue but some of her fight scenes are anime good. Sonic clap!!!! Flying kick!!!

I can watch Nightcrawler fight all day...damn. And Cyclops is still corny as hell, but they did him justice with his power and fighting ability. I respect it.

Okay, one thing Xmen does way better than anime. They're so much better with their team-up fight scenes. There's legit synergy and creativity on how they fight together.

Spoiler:

Oh shyt this end scene with the music...yo my Peter Park and Mary Jane sighting! Sad, this ending with Cyclops and Cable and Jean...wow Apocalypse!!!! They better get this season out fast...****** they better finish up my Spider-Man show

Ended on a super high note.

Next up: Freiren or Solo Leveling?

Frieren if you want a great, touching story mixed with cool magic battles, Solo Leveling if you want straight up god Level animation fights

But Frieren has top quality animation too.

Ended up finishing up Solo Leveling fast. It's nice to sometimes have a mindless show that you can sit back and relax to. Like how the manhwa is complete too. Good stuff.

Frieren is up though.

Yes absolutely. Mindless action porn anime is awesome to just relax and watch. Ninja Kamui on MAX is another one I recommend. The action and animation is insane. The story, eh, who cares. Ninjas and animation.

[MrDollarBills]

Watch on YouTube

"You selfish bitch!!!"

[j4remi]

Watch on YouTube

"You selfish bitch!!!"

It's the "I'll see you next week," for me.

It's the opposite of One Piece fandom. They'll literally have their spoiler posters like "Here's the spoilers, but first, you should just wait. Wait and experience this wonderful chapter for yourself!"

JJK stans are like "here's who died this week, here's the panel, and here are five memes to make sure you understand how and why that character died."

Meanwhile, CSM fans have three types, none who spoil anything:
1. Wtf did I just witness!? This isn't gonna add up until the arc's over, I bet"
2. Reze's coming back next week, I can feel it.
3. I just want Makima to step on me.

[MrDollarBills]

Watch on YouTube

"You selfish bitch!!!"

It's the "I'll see you next week," for me.

It's the opposite of One Piece fandom. They'll literally have their spoiler posters like "Here's the spoilers, but first, you should just wait. Wait and experience this wonderful chapter for yourself!"

JJK stans are like "here's who died this week, here's the panel, and here are five memes to make sure you understand how and why that character died."

Meanwhile, CSM fans have three types, none who spoil anything:
1. Wtf did I just witness!? This isn't gonna add up until the arc's over, I bet"
2. Reze's coming back next week, I can feel it.
3. I just want Makima to step on me.

This is accurate CSM fans are generally fun, kinda quirky folks. I remember when Makima first appeared in the anime trailer, dudes started barking in the live chat lmao.

JJK fanbase is so toxic and rude, i put them on the level of the AoT fandom, which was and is horrible. Once Chapter 236 happened, every chapter has been spoiled like crazy. I stopped bothering waiting for Sundays because there's no avoiding it. Toxic fandoms can ruin a series for me tbh.

My favorite fanbase right now is the Kagurabachi fandom. There was a real underdog vibe there that evolved into an actually wholesome fanbase that's super inclusive because the boys love/fujoshi fan artists started drawing smut centered around the male characters of the series. The fans embraced them because they quickly realized that the art was getting more eyes onto the series and started encouraging more ppl to do it to spread the word, and things just took off. It reminds me of how Kuroko's basketball went from a niche story to a world wide hit partly because of the fan art.

This is how Gundam took off too now that i think of it. Tomino always credits women/lgbtq fans for keeping the series afloat in the early 80s. There's something to be gained from embracing everyone.

[MrDollarBills]

I think Chainsaw Man Chapters 117 to 119, and the Falling Devil fight afterwards explains everything

Spoiler:

-while trapped in the Aquarium, Denji and Asa starts to bond. He tells her that while she's boring, she's interesting to watch. She then demands more praise from him, and Denji tells her she reminds him of an old friend (Power).

-After the Aquarium fiasco, Yoru tells Asa that she knows that she is feeling affection for Denji, because they share the same brain.

-Asa visits Denji at his home. Before this, it is clear based on her thoughts that Yoru is correct: she absolutely does have feelings for Denji. Yoru then takes control and acts on Asa's impulses and kisses Denji, before Nayuta arrives and hits her with a Makima attack

-Sometime after, the Falling Devil fight begins, Chainsaw Man arrives and saves Asa and pep talks her into not giving into her bad thoughts about herself. At this point, Asa now develops an affection for Chainsaw Man despite being weirded out by him

-fast forward, Asa discovers that the two objects of her desire, Denji and Chainsaw Man, are one in the same.

-once alone with him, Yoru again acts on Asa's innate desire and, well, you know.

This doesn't excuse what transpired as a consensual act, but it does explain why it happened.

[j4remi]

I think Chainsaw Man Chapters 117 to 119, and the Falling Devil fight afterwards explains everything

Spoiler:

-while trapped in the Aquarium, Denji and Asa starts to bond. He tells her that while she's boring, she's interesting to watch. She then demands more praise from him, and Denji tells her she reminds him of an old friend (Power).

-After the Aquarium fiasco, Yoru tells Asa that she knows that she is feeling affection for Denji, because they share the same brain.

-Asa visits Denji at his home. Before this, it is clear based on her thoughts that Yoru is correct: she absolutely does have feelings for Denji. Yoru then takes control and acts on Asa's impulses and kisses Denji, before Nayuta arrives and hits her with a Makima attack

-Sometime after, the Falling Devil fight begins, Chainsaw Man arrives and saves Asa and pep talks her into not giving into her bad thoughts about herself. At this point, Asa now develops an affection for Chainsaw Man despite being weirded out by him

-fast forward, Asa discovers that the two objects of her desire, Denji and Chainsaw Man, are one in the same.

-once alone with him, Yoru again acts on Asa's innate desire and, well, you know.

This doesn't excuse what transpired as a consensual act, but it does explain why it happened.

Spoiler:

Theoretically, there are moments when Yoru's personality has taken over, but Asa's motor skills take the wheel. We saw it working in reverse when Asa's personality didn't change but she beat up some dudes at the hospital. The one controlling the head and the one controlling the body get crossed up (almost like sleepwalking).

This fits into a theory that they're merging or that Yoru is absorbing Asa.

[j4remi]

I've mentioned Gachiakuta before. I love the artwork, and the world has a ton of potential. Looks like we're getting an anime, and the hype is building now.

Watch on YouTube

[MrDollarBills]

I think Chainsaw Man Chapters 117 to 119, and the Falling Devil fight afterwards explains everything

Spoiler:

-while trapped in the Aquarium, Denji and Asa starts to bond. He tells her that while she's boring, she's interesting to watch. She then demands more praise from him, and Denji tells her she reminds him of an old friend (Power).

-After the Aquarium fiasco, Yoru tells Asa that she knows that she is feeling affection for Denji, because they share the same brain.

-Asa visits Denji at his home. Before this, it is clear based on her thoughts that Yoru is correct: she absolutely does have feelings for Denji. Yoru then takes control and acts on Asa's impulses and kisses Denji, before Nayuta arrives and hits her with a Makima attack

-Sometime after, the Falling Devil fight begins, Chainsaw Man arrives and saves Asa and pep talks her into not giving into her bad thoughts about herself. At this point, Asa now develops an affection for Chainsaw Man despite being weirded out by him

-fast forward, Asa discovers that the two objects of her desire, Denji and Chainsaw Man, are one in the same.

-once alone with him, Yoru again acts on Asa's innate desire and, well, you know.

This doesn't excuse what transpired as a consensual act, but it does explain why it happened.

Spoiler:

Theoretically, there are moments when Yoru's personality has taken over, but Asa's motor skills take the wheel. We saw it working in reverse when Asa's personality didn't change but she beat up some dudes at the hospital. The one controlling the head and the one controlling the body get crossed up (almost like sleepwalking).

This fits into a theory that they're merging or that Yoru is absorbing Asa.

Spoiler:

At this point, the idea of Asa ever getting her body back is a pipe dream. Something is happening between them.

If we consider Asa and Denji to be the same type of Devil Hybrid, one of Asa/Yoru might end up being absorbed for good just like Pochita is with Denji.

[KnicksGadfly]

I’m making this thread full nerdy…who else is excited about dragon age

[j4remi]

I’m making this thread full nerdy…who else is excited about dragon age

My first time trying Dragon Age was when Inquisition came out. I friggin' loved it! Of course the next DA game would end up being delayed for a massive amount of time

But I'm definitely excited now that I can finally return to that DA universe. I'd wanted to go back and try the old ones, but I couldn't get 'em for Mac...also, I've heard the gameplay is really different from one game to the next, which is interesting.

[j4remi]

I watched the first two episodes of Star Wars Acolyte...and I liked it a lot. It's too early to judge, but the setup is really interesting. The dude from Squid Games is a Jedi Master, which is cool, and the whole cast is performing well so far. My only complaint is that the action has been pretty tame thus far, as it's mostly been building the plot and mystery.

A Jedi order mystery is a really cool Star Wars plot to work with. The Jedi are obviously hiding something, and I'm excited to find out what.

[MrDollarBills]

I’m making this thread full nerdy…who else is excited about dragon age

There's a new one?

[KnicksGadfly]

I’m making this thread full nerdy…who else is excited about dragon age

There's a new one?

Veilguard is coming out later this year. Then BioWare better get me a good mass effect right after.

[DOT]

I’m making this thread full nerdy…who else is excited about dragon age

My first time trying Dragon Age was when Inquisition came out. I friggin' loved it! Of course the next DA game would end up being delayed for a massive amount of time

But I'm definitely excited now that I can finally return to that DA universe. I'd wanted to go back and try the old ones, but I couldn't get 'em for Mac...also, I've heard the gameplay is really different from one game to the next, which is interesting.

See, I'm the opposite, I've only played Origins

I've tried both 2 and Inquisition, never really got too far into them. I'm kind of a completionist in a way, so I don't know if I could play Veilguard (they really should drop the "the") without at least playing Inquisition cause I hear it's more closely related to that than the other 2, but I'll see when it comes out. I know the plot of 2 and Inquisition so I won't be totally lost, but still

Also, Origins straight up doesn't work on modern devices without hardware workarounds. Something about the amount of cores in the processing units, I got it to work way back when but I forget what it was exactly.

[DOT]

I watched the first two episodes of Star Wars Acolyte...and I liked it a lot. It's too early to judge, but the setup is really interesting. The dude from Squid Games is a Jedi Master, which is cool, and the whole cast is performing well so far. My only complaint is that the action has been pretty tame thus far, as it's mostly been building the plot and mystery.

A Jedi order mystery is a really cool Star Wars plot to work with. The Jedi are obviously hiding something, and I'm excited to find out what.

I feel like it's way too soon to judge, but it's got potential

It's just a nice breath of fresh air to have Star Wars that isn't connected to the main story, that can just exist as its own thing, and I'm glad they understand the assignment that the Jedi kinda suck by this point in history. The only thing that'll be an issue is how they handle the Sith existing when they were thought to be extinct for a thousand years by the time of the prequels, but I heard an interesting theory that

Spoiler:

one of the Jedi masters, specifically most likely Sol, is secretly a Sith and is gonna cover it up, or and this would be more interesting imo, the Jedi masters all cover it up, which would feed into the story that they're too arrogant of their own power that they don't deal with the problems

But like I said, we'll have to see.

[j4remi]

I’m making this thread full nerdy…who else is excited about dragon age

My first time trying Dragon Age was when Inquisition came out. I friggin' loved it! Of course the next DA game would end up being delayed for a massive amount of time

But I'm definitely excited now that I can finally return to that DA universe. I'd wanted to go back and try the old ones, but I couldn't get 'em for Mac...also, I've heard the gameplay is really different from one game to the next, which is interesting.

See, I'm the opposite, I've only played Origins

I've tried both 2 and Inquisition, never really got too far into them. I'm kind of a completionist in a way, so I don't know if I could play Veilguard (they really should drop the "the") without at least playing Inquisition cause I hear it's more closely related to that than the other 2, but I'll see when it comes out. I know the plot of 2 and Inquisition so I won't be totally lost, but still

Also, Origins straight up doesn't work on modern devices without hardware workarounds. Something about the amount of cores in the processing units, I got it to work way back when but I forget what it was exactly.

We're legit DA reciprocals. After finishing Inquisition, I legit looked for Origins and gave up because I couldn't get it on any of the machines I had. I'll have to wait until the inevitable remasters of the old games.

Inquisition's a bit of a completionist's nightmare because there are a lot of side missions with light payoffs. But since it was a new world for me, I remember being pretty engrossed in all of it. Bioware games always do that thing where you get back to your hub area and have to track down EVERY side character to make sure you haven't unlocked a new dialogue tree. I get caught up in it every time.

I heard something about bringing your inquisitor data over to Veilguard, but I didn't read up on it myself. I just saw some heads mention it in a twitter thread. It's enough to motivate me to maybe go back and replay the whole thing...but first I have to finish Unicorn Overlord and Eiyuden Chronicle.

[j4remi]

I watched the first two episodes of Star Wars Acolyte...and I liked it a lot. It's too early to judge, but the setup is really interesting. The dude from Squid Games is a Jedi Master, which is cool, and the whole cast is performing well so far. My only complaint is that the action has been pretty tame thus far, as it's mostly been building the plot and mystery.

A Jedi order mystery is a really cool Star Wars plot to work with. The Jedi are obviously hiding something, and I'm excited to find out what.

I feel like it's way too soon to judge, but it's got potential

It's just a nice breath of fresh air to have Star Wars that isn't connected to the main story, that can just exist as its own thing, and I'm glad they understand the assignment that the Jedi kinda suck by this point in history. The only thing that'll be an issue is how they handle the Sith existing when they were thought to be extinct for a thousand years by the time of the prequels, but I heard an interesting theory that

Spoiler:

one of the Jedi masters, specifically most likely Sol, is secretly a Sith and is gonna cover it up, or and this would be more interesting imo, the Jedi masters all cover it up, which would feed into the story that they're too arrogant of their own power that they don't deal with the problems

But like I said, we'll have to see.

Yeah, I love that detaching this from the main story left them with less restraints. I fully co-sign that they've already nailed it in making the Jedi look like a flawed group on the outset of this series. Our MC's clearly have some conflicts with how the Jedi move, and I'm curious to see what that will metastasize into.

Spoiler:

A full-on Jedi cover-up would be so much fun from a storytelling perspective.

Also, this is about the third Star Wars series in a row that I'm watching and thinking, "give us a KOTOR show, you're ready."

[DOT]

Inquisition's a bit of a completionist's nightmare because there are a lot of side missions with light payoffs. But since it was a new world for me, I remember being pretty engrossed in all of it. Bioware games always do that thing where you get back to your hub area and have to track down EVERY side character to make sure you haven't unlocked a new dialogue tree. I get caught up in it every time..

Yeah, see, that's the thing, when I tried playing Inquisition, it all just felt kinda, empty

Like, because I think Origins had such great worldbuilding and characters, Inquisition just felt kinda lacking in comparison, plus the map design is imo the worst example of 2010s "open world" maps, where you don't have a ton of freedom of movement, the maps are way too big, and there's not much in them. It feels like quantity over quality

Origins is clunky and old, but you go into it with that expectation, where Inquisition looks like a modern game but is one of those games that didn't understand how to make it work. Sort of like Skyrim in a way, but Skyrim at least was more or less the first of those types of games. I do know it has different maps and stuff, but I never got much into exploration. Like, I've been replaying Fallen Order and Jedi Survivor, and while they aren't the best examples, they do hit the right amount of excitement for finding a hidden area and (at least once you get all the upgrades in Fallen Order), it feels good to move around in them

I don't like big, empty worlds with nothing to do but look at the scenery (probably why I'm not a huge BotW or TotK guy), I would prefer smaller, denser maps that allow you to really sink your teeth into the universe of the game, where thought has been put into the interconnectivity of stuff. I know it's a high standard, but New Vegas is just the prime example of this, everything flows into everything else so you feel like it's all relevant and you don't even feel like you're doing side content

Actually, Baldur's Gate 3 might be the new prime example of that.