Sort of. It is true that more people who weren't seen as autistic are realizing they are in fact on the spectrum. It's also true that some people are thinking they are due to stereotypes, without any real diagnosis.

Tomita was being SAVAGE with that, even if he didn't mean it.

It's kind of insane the range of his actions are. The way I view him, is that he contributed to... what happened to Paper Mario. But he's more a cog than a cause, so I try not to blame him. If the upper management wanted a deeper story for PM, Kudo would do just that, or someone else would do it.

The IP team wants to "protect" the familiar branding of the Mushroom Kingdom, by essentially blocking out new additions to the kingdom, and marginalizing the previous unique things. The thing is, if you increase the variety of characters, it actually makes the Mushroom Kingdom MORE vibrant.

You can tell the difference between the two DK Bananza critique videos just by the thumbnails. One looks like it will calmly explain exactly why the game did not click with them, while the other looks like it just wants to bully and/or troll the fans.

Art style wise, I'd hope for 2D hand-drawn animation, with a comic-book style. Though to stay somewhat faithful to the source material, I would have the character designs stay pretty similar, such as Mario being very short and bead eyes.

It's a more socially taught thing. Men are taught to just hold it in, which I would guess is because men typically are less likely to have a sudden wave of emotion (caused by different hormones than women). But when it does happen, there are no safeguards, and you get a dangerous outburst of anger.

Considering SMRPG and most M&L games have one of the greatest JRPG musicians out there, it should be a no brainer.

You know, hand drawing is a great way to show where the creativity is. Plus, seeing the erase marks on the paper shows the artist cares about making their work good.

Honestly, Memphis is lucky to have a district right now. Unfortunately, Kansas City is going to have the same fate as Nashville.

When lots of Jewish people are outspokenly opposing Israel's genocidal actions, being against the Gaza war is a moral necessity.

Even though you weren't a fan of this game, you gotta respect the devs for genuinely showing love for the whole Donkey Kong series.

I mostly have distanced myself from this, though I occasionally give an honest but non-antagonistic opinion. Fighting people over stuff is silly over, well, family-friendly games. Besides, why spend too much time complaining about Paper Mario when I can just play Bug Fables again?

1. 33 by T-Square. Yes, it's their 33rd record. An awesome jazz fusion album with so much variety, nailing every genre it touches, from smooth jazz, disco, instrumental pop, straight up fusion, and hard rock.

2. Lost in the Sound of Separation (2008) by Underoath. Somehow even better than Define the Great Line. It's dark, but certainly way more abrasive, which really brings out the hardcore roots from metalcore. By not chasing the more metal-leaning trend for the genre, they made something really cool.

3. Mezmerize by System of a Down (2005). Based on relistens, this SOAD record is definitely my preferred one compared to the other 2005 record, Hypnotize. A cool mix of heavy metal with a bunch of other genres, with grooves, thrashy parts, polka breaks, and more.

4. All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us by Architects (2016). Somehow got even heavier than its predecessor record (gain, both in emotion and instrumental power). Tom Searle was nearing his end due to cancer, but it's like he only got stronger.

5. Lost Forever // Lost Together by Architects (2014). A very heavy record, both in sound & emotion. The late Tom Searle in his final years really popped off when he started taking even more of a role in the writing. Vocalist Sam Carter does super well too, both when scream-singing and "BLEGH"-ing.