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[DrumstickGaming]

-Crash Bandicoot 3 Warped > Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

Sure, 2 is arguably the better game, but 100%ing 2 just comes with a lot of annoying backtracking against the camera. 3 smoothed out the difficult parts and made a consistently enjoyable experience with hardly any backtracking, although the vehicles aren't everyone's cup of tea. Then again Warped was also one of my first videogames ever.

-Lighter cartoons are somewhat more enjoyable than the borderline cliche subverted innocence / cerebus syndrome stuff. Not every show needs to have a tragic backstory or have some gritty twist. As such, Barman: The Brave and the Bold is one of my favorite shows for how unrestrained it is.

-Super Mario 3D Land is an underrated Mario game.

 

[War Incarnate]

Why the fuck is Galarian Zapdos part-Flying type if its design suggests that it has no way to fly (do not tell me it looks like a bird to justify it being part-Flying type)

Galarian Articuno and Galarian Moltres should've gotten actual coverage

The Galarian Birds' signature moves should've had this interesting aspect where a portion of the damage that they would deal would also be dealt as damage from another type. So Freezing Glare would deal a portion of the damage dealt as Ice-type damage, Fiery Wrath would deal a portion of the damage dealt as Fire-type damage, you get the drill.

The Galarian Birds are wasted potential.

 

[Heavyweapons Mann]

Why do the Galarian birds not have Roost?

 

[DrPumpkinz]

Why do the Galarian birds not have Roost?

Normally the answer to this is "it's not a TM anymore" but all three Kanto birds learn it at level 40, while the Galar birds learn Recover, Quick Guard, and After You instead.

 

[Yung Dramps]

It cannot be understated how ORAS came out literally in the nick of time. If it had even waited just another 2-3 years and came out in the modern internet culture war hellscape people would've never shut up about the Team Aqua redesigns being "forced diversity" and "SJW pandering"

 

[Deleted User 229847]

Most people are too illiterate to understand how to use the word "literally". In fact, most of the time they use it with the exact opposite meaning. That is, "metaphorically". This is self-evident in most online communities.

 

[Martin]

Most people are too illiterate to understand how to use the word "literally". In fact, most of the time they use it with the exact opposite meaning. That is, "metaphorically". This is self-evident in most online communities.

(You) better figure out the difference
Irony is not coincidence
And I thought that you'd gotten it through your skull
About what's figurative and what's literal
Oh but
Just now (just now)
You said (you said)
You "literally couldn't get out of bed."
That really makes me want to LITERALLY smack a crowbar through your stupid head!

 

[Tmi489]

Most people are too illiterate to understand how to use the word "literally". In fact, most of the time they use it with the exact opposite meaning. That is, "metaphorically". This is self-evident in most online communities.

that is literally the coldest take (on this page)

 

[Deleted User 229847]

that is literally the coldest take (on this page)

And yet I see people using the term wrong on the second-to-half page of this topic...

 

[DrPumpkinz]

 

[earl]

And yet I see people using the term wrong on the second-to-half page of this topic...

Literally everyone is aware of this fact, it’s just a figure of speech at this point. They’re not stupid, you’re just insufferable

 

[Clambats]

I would say that “improper” use of literally is just hyperbole and is an acceptable use of figurative language.

 

[MAMP]

It cannot be understated how ORAS came out literally in the nick of time. If it had even waited just another 2-3 years and came out in the modern internet culture war hellscape people would've never shut up about the Team Aqua redesigns being "forced diversity" and "SJW pandering"

bro what are you on about. oras literally came out at the peak of gamergate, people were fucking livid about those redesigns. do u really think that people only started complaining about "sjws" and "forced diversity" 3 years ago

 

[Yung Dramps]

bro what are you on about. oras literally came out at the peak of gamergate, people were fucking livid about those redesigns. do u really think that people only started complaining about "sjws" and "forced diversity" 3 years ago

Oh. Really now.

 

[earl]

bro what are you on about. oras literally came out at the peak of gamergate, people were fucking livid about those redesigns. do u really think that people only started complaining about "sjws" and "forced diversity" 3 years ago

Give him a break he was like 8 when the games came out

 

[Arcticblast]

Why the fuck is Galarian Zapdos part-Flying type if its design suggests that it has no way to fly (do not tell me it looks like a bird to justify it being part-Flying type)

 

[R-B-Y]

goodra should have been water/dragon with recover. Yes, it would be absolutely stupid, but think about the stall teams completely comprised of morbidly obese pokemon, it would be funny, like blissey/quagsire/goodra so on so forth

 

[Martin]

I thought Goomy was a Poison-type when I first encountered it in the wild and got really confused when it resisted all my attacks

 

[Heavyweapons Mann]

Gamefreak’s biggest mistake was not giving Garchomp Dragon Dance.

 

[Ironmage]

Torx's supposed compatibility with Hex drivers is not good enough to make it worth using over Robertson.

 

[GatoDelFuego]

Torx's supposed compatibility with Hex drivers is not good enough to make it worth using over Robertson.

 

[R-B-Y]

i think he's talking about screwdrivers

 

[DrPumpkinz]

Christmas stories in which Santa exists but adults don't believe in him are dumb. Especially if the plot revolves around belief in Santa (I'm sorry Elf, I still love you though). Like, it's fine for kids to think their parents put the presents under the tree, but the parents should know damn well that they didn't, because they would remember doing so if they did.

 

[BIG ASHLEY]

Christmas stories in which Santa exists but adults don't believe in him are dumb. Especially if the plot revolves around belief in Santa (I'm sorry Elf, I still love you though). Like, it's fine for kids to think their parents put the presents under the tree, but the parents should know damn well that they didn't, because they would remember doing so if they did.

my theory on this sort of thing (that can also apply outside of films ig) has long been that the "christmas spirit" is actually a force utilised by santa to possess the parents & make them do all the work for him - the few times he makes an in-person appearance would be for an orphanage (etc.) or at a house that leaves him absolute banger cookies. that means it's both the parents and santa, pleasing both sides.

 

[Ironmage]

i think he's talking about screwdrivers

That's correct. Torx (six-pointed star) and Robertson (square) both have the same purpose of being really hard for the screw to leave the driver accidentally. Robertson is less well-known internationally because Ford wanted to use Phillips to make cars instead (to prevent screwing in too far, and also to make it harder for owners to open up and fix their own cars). Torx can theoretically be used on Hex (hexagon, Alan key) screws and this is the main reason I hear saying it's better than Robertson. I think that's too bogged down by both sets (Torx and Hex) having too many different standards and that you're more likely to have a Hex driver than a Torx anyway.