I just love exploring worlds, and I really hope we get the kind of interconnectivity prime 1 had...though I'm a bit nervous about that. but my main point is, I'm looking forward to the game, and if it has the classic structure, a handful of annoying NPCs probably aren't going to ruin it for me

well Prime 4 isn't doing that, as far as we can tell, so that's good, at least

remember in Other M how instead of finding upgrades in an alien planet, your suit is already equipped with cool stuff but you can't use it unless you get permission from a guy who apparently has some serious control issues and is just making Samus' life harder for literally no reason?

at the same time I'm kind of getting "so unfunny and lame that it actually loops around to being funny" vibes, so I'm cool with that

I'm not actually too worried about prime 4, because exploring that game world looks fun. the dorky guy seems annoying, but, eh, I highly doubt it's enough to ruin the game for me. but at this moment I'm stuck on how unnecessary it feels?

breath of the wild doesn't hold your hand much, unlike its predecessor, and it's the best-selling zelda game. elden ring is a massive success. so I just don't really get the motive behind "helpful" characters

I just want to know if chatty characters trying to help players has actually gotten more people to stick with games to a noticeable extent. or if the industry just does it because it's what you do now

but hey you really can’t generalize anyway. every piece of art is a stew of various ingredients and maybe they work together perfectly, maybe they don’t.

I don’t know if I’m really saying anything here.

anyway, I think I just like when artists have fun and get weird without trying too hard to come off a certain way. being weird in a genuine way, not trying to force a reaction.

but when you give this story time, you may find it has a ton of emotional impact. it expresses feelings that resonate with me. and it doesn't achieve that by being stupid. but the stupidness does help give it its unique flavor I guess?

but I mean, when I think about it, stupidity alone does nothing for me. there must be a combination of different ingredients

chainsaw man is on my mind for obvious reasons. I never rewatched the TV anime, but tonight I put it on casually, and yeah, this kid's goals may seem incredibly stupid.

in retaliation I have turned off all their email marketing too

after five years, it is pretty fun to start over from scratch with a fresh perspective. it's interesting to play this game without the mindset of "ok we're in lockdown now so I'm probably dedicating most of my time to this game"

why did I jump back into this game now instead of waiting for the update? because nintendo said I could have some points if I did. why am I so tempted by points

I realize that I said "feels" while talking about how it looks, but that was because I was also thinking about how the bigger handheld just feels nice for the game. been a couple months since I played a lot of switch 2, so I am just appreciating it again