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  1. For SAC, the anime came before the movies that condense down each seasons' main plot. I would just stick to the TV series so things have time to stew and you can get to know the characters better. I honestly don't recall the summary movies till you mentioned it. Solid State Society though is after the 2nd GIG. It was pretty neat and the last we got of this timeline. The original movie and Innocence are on another timeline. Most heavy in tone. The manga is on another and is the original. It has a even more light hearted tone than SAC which maintains a more serious tone. Then there is Arise. I don't like Arise. Lastly there is the movie. I'm apprehensive about it. Anyways, FLD, get to the 2nd GIG. Some episodes are just legendary.
  2. If only I could experience GitS:SAC for the first time again. Me third. 3DCG is a terrible mistake here. It works for stuff like Gdgd Fairies and Kemono Friends (somewhat) but not Berserk. Berserk deserves better. Of course then there's the missing arcs and such... eh. And holy shit that's a massive difference between aired and BD. The CG one looks so dumpy. At least Maid Dragon got nice MADs. As for Axis cult... it either means Youjo Senki or Konosuba. One got not-Nazis with duck face people. It's pretty good from what I seen and hear. The other is a comfy yet pervy anime set in a MMO-Fantasy setting that is just plain awesome. Well, maybe not the Axis Order since their followers are weird. Really explains Aqua, the Goddess of the Axis Cu- Order.
  3. I'm fine with it because since they usually take some aspect of Nazism (or anything for that matter) and show its absurd roots. And I should clarify about politics in entertainment. I'm fine with it if is woven within the artistic work itself. It's the tangents that happens in the communities that gets cancerous since this is the internet and it comes from the full political spectrum. Some of these tangents may be legit but it grinds whatever discussion to a halt as people go back and forth or double down. Then of course it is kind of everywhere, especially on the bigger sites (more activity=more possible discussion). Also happens on sites with an usually narrower political spectrum at which point some people are just jerking themselves off of which then some other people turn it into a circlejerk.
  4. As with a lot of things on the internet, PC Master Race is pose to be tongue in cheek but then people within and outside took it seriously. Naturally, those who took it tongue in cheek are not going to bother to wrestle back the name with those who takes it seriously (some do and band up to preserve a community. God bless them). It's generally just isn't worth the time and god damn, it's a leisurely activity/hobby. And yeah, politics in games or any form of media is cancer. Some combinations are just bizarre too...
  5. The EU part was a nice touch but yeah, that expansion into France. The Germans will never catch a break for that. I cleaned up parts of a Sith Legend that the Jedi will never tell you, BABYMETAL (it's a mixed relationship with them) and Berserk. Overall, it is really surprising just how cleaned up it looks. All the spaces got well used one way or another.
  6. FFXII, after I gave it a chance (I'm sure I said something about that before), was the one that made me give up pondering that question. It's a legit good game perhaps hampered by Vaan and Ashe being the main characters in the story. A Final Fantasy just need good gameplay, story and the typical FF tropes (e.g, magic, chocobos, there is always a Cid and he's usually pretty badass in one way or another that is commonly tech based). As an aside (spurned on by Vaan and Ashe and Samurai Jack S5), I hope for that someday maybe, just maybe, Square-Enix (and a lot of other devs for that matter) accepts and embrace that us kids and teens who played their games grew up (e.g., us here). Having an older main party, more than the early 20's of say FFXV's cast, would be nice. The early 20's is a... neat time period but discovering what we can do and adventuring can start at any age. Anyhow, enjoy these fresh Tactics fan art.
  7. People pay extra for curved screens and Switch owners are getting it for free! On a serious note, maybe having a more minimalist dock would help with more direct air cooling rather than being trapped in the dock. The dock is mostly empty space. That or add fans.
  8. I was in the kitchen doing my thing and I honestly don't know how to react to that. Are we really going to using XIII to compare to what is and what isn't Final Fantasy? What is Final Fantasy really though? I've had over a decade to ponder that question.
  9. If you haven't, you really should. Back when it was airing my friends, family and I compared it to Dragon Ball Z a lot. Yu Yu Hakusho wins out quite frequently. The big tournaments in them, Cell Tournament in DBZ and Dark Tournament in YYH, really lends themselves to be compared to each other. Sadly, the anime is rather incomplete which brings the third and final arc down quite a bit. It was shaping up to be quite good too...
  10. Mal

    Cube World

    Long ago, many people (e.g., Mojang/Notch) wanted to hire Wollay full time to make this game with a team but he declined since it is pet project. He can work on it on his own pace but then he, for better or for worse, briefly put the game on sale after much nagging. This was four years ago. Yet, deep down, I still believe.
  11. My folks has two stove top one (at most from 2000) that they use every so often. One large and one smaller. Amazing for stock, soups, stews or braises that require a long cooking time for flavor extraction. That soup that is amazing at 3 hours is now amazing at 1 hour. The regular decent version at 1 hour is now 20 minutes. Super helpful if you started cooking later than planned. I haven't tried it on tough cuts meats or meats with tons of collagen but intuition says that is really down to cooking time to render them good and soft. Not sure if pressure can speed that up (even though increased temperature and pressure generally equals greater reaction). I've been meaning to get one for myself due to the above and for pressure canning. Note, you should check your pressure cooker first to see if it can pressure can. Most electric ones can't.
  12. I love Salt Bae so much.

    1. deanb

      deanb

      You're really liking testing the stretches of the embed & status update system aren't you?

    2. Mr. GOH!

      Mr. GOH!

      Salt bae is super overrated viral nonsense.

    3. Mal

      Mal

      I only like this aspect of Salt Bae. Just the right kind of "Wat". His meat slicing game is stupid though.

      @deanbmmv Why, yes, yes I do. 

  13. Umm... was that really a new episode of Rick and Morty? BECAUSE THAT WAS AWESOME
  14. Mal

    Forum Changes

    Unless I completely did not see it for years, this is probably one of my favorite changes. means no more manually snipping quotes and it makes quoting multiple parts of a post way easier. I guess the only other quoting thing I don't see is a way to recreate something like this: An quote (a quote?) with a custom name and even time stamp if I wanted to. In the above case (where I figured it out with BBcode or something, it was the upper leftmost button that stripped away all the fancy stuff and just worked on text and code) I did it for my amusement but there have been times where I would like to quote real people in say the US Politics thread. Kind of unnecessary if I link the article/source I guess but it's nice. As an aside... you can resize how images look in posts it seems. Neat.
  15. Techmoan: Primarily HiFi audio and retro tech channel. His audio related stuff is the bee's knees. He also like Muppets and frequently end his videos with a short skit. The 8-Bit Guy: Retro tech from early 2000s and older. He has quite the collections of retro computers and music equipment (his 8-But Keys channel). Lazy Game Reviews: I'm here mainly for the retro tech. He recently unboxed a sealed IBM PC which was neat as hell. It even has a NEW Model M keyboard! bigclivedotcom: Electronic break tear down. You'll learn how things you use everyday are put together and why they might be potentially crap or even dangerous. Matthias Wandel: Woodworking guy who is just amazing. He can be quite snarky though but his actual content is great. Real Engineering: Explains the engineering aspects of various things in our world. Practical Engineering: Same as above but more stuff we see and hear about. Bruva Alfabusa: If the Emperor had a Text to Speech Device. Need to say more? 3Blue1Brown: Math related channel who explains things really well and visually too! Forgotten Weapons: Firearms related channel that well, looks at older weapons. There's some really neat stuff here. hickok45: Firearms related channel of an old guy who like guns. He's kind of well known and he gets to try out some nice stuff. HaleyStrategic: Firearms related channel for how to up your game safely and efficiently, if you are into that sort of stuff. More instructional so more serious than others but they do have a sense of humor. Sometimes these guys and others produce enough content for quite a long session of Youtube from Monday to Friday.
  16. It honestly reminds me of the earliest days of Minecraft. The ground get littered while the underground get excavated and the sun get blotted out from the creations from the users. What Dean has there is the earliest stages where it's just color cancer but it has now evolved into art filled spaces.
  17. Mal

    Cube World

    Mother funcker, on this day of all days.
  18. A status update with a live Youtube stream is working on my preview. It should work while posted. What a time to be alive.

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    2. Mal

      Mal

      Realized that status updates stack. I doubt I'll ever get drunk enough for such shenanigans...

    3. deanb

      deanb

      Yeah, status updates are pretty much posts. No more complaints of bits of your post going missing. But yeah media won't show in the feed on the front page. And I do wish I could stop the "stacking".

    4. Mal

      Mal

      I wish you can stop the stacking. Little news blurbs are a bit harder to do with the stacking.

  19. Such large videos now and wow, you can just paste the link and it goes. How can I get my video to be large size?
  20. Nothing more loathsome on the Internet than April 1st.

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    2. Eleven

      Eleven

      This update isn't an early April fools joke, is it?:unsure2:

    3. Mal

      Mal

      FLD, judging by what people have uncovered, Bayonetta might really come to PC. I can almost do hair magic in celebration if it is true.

    4. toxicitizen

      toxicitizen

      Yeah, that countdown does seems to hint at it. At the very least, if it's not coming then SEGA are just cruel assholes. I still expect Bayo and Vanquish to come but if nothing happens this year then my optimism will start to fade.

  21. What's your opinion on Gdgd Fairies? Shows like Gdgd Fairies and Kemono Friends thrive on their characters despite the god awful 3DCG animation.
  22. Monkey Trouble's face is appropriate for the series. Since I'm such a weeaboo, I'm going to drop/repping some stuff that caught my interests. While I haven't read anything from them, I've followed Made in Abyss creator (Tsukushi) for a long while since their style is so unique and insanely detailed. It's interesting to see it translated into a more animated friendly form. It should be a neat adventure (I'm getting a Sora no Woto vibe) with great visuals so check it out. The Ancient Magnus Bride is getting a TV anime after its successful OVA, which I heard good things about. Third. The Black Lagoon manga is back. Hopefully in the near future we'll get a new anime series. Roanapur, the free and dangerous city by the sea, calls. Lastly, Kemono Friends ended but it has a second season planned due to its unexpected popularity (it absolutely took Japan by storm by the fourth episode). It was a fun and wholesome ride. You guys should check it out. I highly suggest sticking to the 3-episode rule since I cannot blame you if you drop it within the first two minutes of episode one. The only reason it recovered was the characters. Do it for the Friends.
  23. They're not that adorable when you go into a random elevator and the door open up to a bunch of zombies robots twice your level. Never before has dodging work so well and so beautifully. Seriously, it's one of the best ones I've ever come across. You phase out and come back in via one of your image doubles. Or you can come back in the air for a ground pound. Or knock them into the air and you teleport again to do an air combo (might be mis-remembering this one which may be a combo which launches them into the air which you can then either jump or dodge into it). Those robots were mercilessly destroyed.
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