CorgiShinobi

Mary Sue is a defined thing, and it's very much in line with Thursday's comments. From Wikipedia, "A Mary Sue is an idealized and seemingly perfect fictional character. Often, this character is recognized as an author insert or wish fulfillment. They can usually perform better at tasks than should be possible given the amount of training or experience. Sometimes, the name is reserved only for women, but more often the name is used for both genders. A male can also be referred to as a Marty Sue or Gary Stu, but Mary Sue is used more commonly." The problem with this Mary Sue argument in Star Wars is that it doesn't reflect the original trope. Mary Sue characters were (and still are) author inserts who make no mistakes and have all the best and most important abilities to perfectly defeat/overcome their obstacle. If you want to see a very recent example of this, I give you a Top Post from r/Overwatch that, while very well designed, is very much cringe and self-insert. Thing is, this trope treads very closely to superheroes and Chosen One archetypes because typically their only conflicts are plot-oriented and not actual character flaws. Trying to define a line where Luke can't be a Mary Sue, but Rey must be a Mary Sue is asinine and petty. They're both a leading protagonist in their respective films that serve a role to move the plot with their actions. Things like training and self-development are abridged because the audience, in a span of 90-120 minutes, are shown more of how amazing Main Protagonist is and why they are in that role. Anakin was such a poor character in the Prequel Trilogy because his constant conflict was about being the "Chosen One." That he's so powerful, quick to learn, and capable of Force and practical skills that any mistake he could have made was eventually resolved by him being the "Chosen One." Unlike in The Clone Wars series were he makes mistakes, has to overcome both people and his own emotions. It doesn't even take multiple seasons as The Rako Hardeen arc does more with Anakin's character than three whole feature length films.

I've had it happen, but not for Amazon Two-Day Shipping. It's typically UPS Ground, but this time it's UPS SurePost, which does USPS as the final delivery carrier. You're tearing me apart, Amazon!

I have no clue what my local UPS warehouse's malfunction is. It has been at their facility for the whole weekend, but instead of it being delivered early today, they deliver it to USPS so that USPS can deliver it to me tomorrow.

I see the complaint that Episode IX doesn't have anything to work with, but the Force is something that is nigh limitless. There are battles to be fought, alliances to be formed, and backs to be stabbed.

Tomorrow should be the day, or at least I hope. I'm going to go through the Story Mode first and get Android 21. I know I'm going to main Adult Gohan, but the other two are up for grabs depending on if I can get the hang of Android 18 and Android 21 or not. Hit is supposedly one of the fastest characters, and from what I've seen he's more about fewer, but powerful, moves. Goku Black from what I hear is a bit of an easier character with good damage. And then there's Yamcha that is quickly becoming meta from the looks of things. Ironically, Beerus isn't getting picked as much because his tech demands too much time.

My sentence was not directed towards The Last Jedi. It's a statement that's been true long before the new trilogy, even before the Internet. Hence my further comment about Ford's sore relationship with the Star Wars franchise and its fans. And when I say gospel, I really mean the concept of Word of God. That because Mark is Luke, that he has the final say on Luke's character and actions.

That's been the go-to counter-point for those who dislike The Last Jedi this past month. "Well, China..." this and that. So maybe it wasn't your intent, but China isn't some final remark when it comes to Hollywood. But to your question, one's own opinion does not weigh on a foreign country's box office earnings. So no, it doesn't have significance to me in how I judge the film, or any film, and you'll have a hard time convincing me otherwise. I also wouldn't care if Mark Hamill likes or dislikes the prequel trilogy. That's his view and shouldn't upset anyone's view on those films. Just as you're asserting "many folks dislike" The Force Awakens, how is that weighed and from whom? Online communities, or really echo chambers, tend to distort general reception and opinion. Because in the last month I've seen all kinds of varying opinions on every single Star Wars films. Those who enjoy the prequels over the originals, and not ironically. People who say Revenge of the Sith is the best Star Wars film, but the other two prequels suck. Those who can't stand Return of the Jedi, and those who think Rogue One is the worst and that there shouldn't be standalone Star Wars stories. Or, get this, how people want J.J. Abrams back to save Star Wars. Because, you know, The Last Jedi was definitely the only time Star Wars was ruined/

I'm happy for you, Jack. Looks like I won't be getting my copy till Monday. Though the damn thing is in my town, but UPS felt it wasn't right to deliver it today.

And China is the country that eats up the Transformer films, so using them as a scale in quality is terribly misguided. Episode IX will not be affected, no matter how many basements seethe with contempt for Disney. And Mark Hamill regrets his words because an onslaught of fanboys use his words as gospel. Any actor will have disagreements with the director, no matter the film or character. Voicing them, even as sensible opinion, leads to an Internet brigade touting opinion as fact. It's why Harrison Ford ended up hating the role of Solo and rarely enjoyed being a part of the Star Wars mythos. He couldn't have given a shit if Han shot first, but fans would constantly pester him to correct Lucas and set things straight. No one loves nor hates Star Wars adamantly as Star Wars fans do and will for the foreseeable future.

I know the feeling...

I too have pre-ordered Dragon Ball FighterZ. If it wasn't for having a few good matches in the Beta and seeing some cutscenes online, I probably would have passed on it. Adult Gohan was my favorite to play as, and you know I'm going to try playing as Android 21!

There are times when I forget why I'm not more involved with Star Wars. Then I look to the fandom and remember I like to enjoy things.

There's still going to be new console generations, but I could see there being console upgrades within each generation now. Sorta like how in the fifth and sixth console generations where consoles would sell different color consoles. The intent was to either get more people interested, or have someone buy the same console again. The strategy doesn't really work well anymore. Now we're looking at upgrades like the New Nintendo 3DS and PS4 Pro. One X is certainly more of an overhaul, but it still identifies as an Xbox One console.

Yeah, I feel like it's got to be the good stuff or else you're buying an easily breakable toy just from normal wear-and-tear. I applaud Nintendo for their ambition, but this isn't something for me. For kids, I think this will scratch the same itch as Lego and other similar building toys. When I was little that's what I was into, from Lego, K'nex, and Erector sets.

Screen protectors tend to be smaller because it would be very hard to be exactly center and fully fleshed on all edges. It's why the hinge method is recommended as you'll line it up with one edge and it'll fall in place. It won't always be perfect, but it beats trying to eyeball it with the finest touch of both hands.

There's still episodes left. It's one of those accursed mid-season breaks. It starts back up in February.

Humidity does help. Another tip, don't use provided "microfiber" cloths. They might help remove prints, but they'll most likely leave behind bits of fabric. If you already have a microfiber cloth you regularly use, use that one. Also, I've found that the "dust removal" tape that screen protectors come with will leave behind some adhesive. My screen protector is also slightly crooked, but it went on without any bubbles so I'm happy with it. I've learned not to mess with screen protectors after they've set because you'll always make it worse either with dust, bubbles, or even a fingerprint.

I said it before in the Odyssey thread, but I didn't feel hindered in my move set. In fact, I felt like I had a lot of maneuverability thanks to Cappy alongside the traditional combos. It would have been nice to have an easier method for the circle attack, but I never felt like I needed the homing attack or that there was ever a time I should be climbing a tree or vine faster. Even the circle attack only has a few uses in the game, whereas Cappy jumping practically breaks the game. For example, there's a Power Moon in the Sand Kingdom where an NPC tells you there's a creature that can survive the poison lake. So yeah, I could get a Jaxi to run across the poison, or what I could do (and did do) is a single Cappy jump to the Power Moon. I believe that's the reason why the game doesn't give you that tutorial until after you've beaten the story. It's located in... I do agree on the Power Moons, but for another reason. Turns out you can purchase an infinite amount of Power Moons at the Shop. I say infinite because what I learned after getting 31 Power Moons from a single Shop is that as long as you have the Coins, you can keep buying Power Moons. It does cost 1000 Coins for 10 Power Moons, but to me it artificially inflates your progression. I regret experimenting with it now because currently I'm at 426 when really I should be 395. But then it made me think that the Power Moons serve more of a reward just for messing with the game. They're not the same feeling as getting a Star, where there was an objective and you completed it. Here, it rewards you for exploring or experimenting with the game. Granted, there are still easy Power Moons that ultimately break the flow of the game. There were times I could have just left a Kingdom without resolving the Kingdom's conflict. In fact, I forgot to finish the Luncheon Kingdom boss battle so I didn't get the...

Super Mario Odyssey Not 100% yet, but the "main" story I finished last night. In my opinion, this game is Top Tier in the Super Mario series. I would even say I like it more than Galaxy, but maybe just a little more. The only frustration I had was the 100 jump rope challenge and to a lesser extent the 100 volleyball challenge. (I ended up naturally getting 281 on jump rope, but I used the Cappy method on volleyball.) I feel like, if you've played the game, you get how amazing the platforming is along with the visuals of all the stages. I also enjoyed collecting the different outfits and combined different pieces, i.e. Caveman hat with Scientist outfit for a mad scientist. Sure Power Moons can be dirt easy to obtain, but eventually you'll find hidden ones and ones that take creative platforming. Easily my number two pick for 2017! **sees notification of Jack's post** Well whadya know...

Unless there's a good upgrade cost on PC, I'm going Switch for the Remaster. I never got Dark Souls working right on PC and it's been a desire on mine to actually finish the whole trilogy.

So the Lord of the Rings Extended Edition set I got last month had broken blu-ray cases. It wasn't due to the shipping as both the box and the movie boxset was in good condition. I think over time, since this set is from 2011, whatever made up the cases either for the black color or capacity, made the plastic very brittle. So I found the perfect replacements on eBay with exception of the cases being the default blue. Just got them in the mail today and they're practically the same 5 disc case design.

You'll Archive the game and redownload it which will automatically go to the microSD card. Pretty much once you have a microSD card, most things get saved over to it.

I'm not sure about that. I'm able to do a lot of the technical moves with just the buttons. The one that's more of a pain to do than the motion is the circle hat attack. You have to spin Mario first with the analog stick, then launch Cappy and most of the time you'll want to hold Y. I will say, the one move you will want to know is the Cappy Jump. BTW, I use Y instead of X. So just a tap of Y and then Hold Y with ZL.