Seeing a new wave of “the 95 film sucked actually” posts rise now cause of this show and I actually do think anime fans deserve less when they can’t engage with anything beyond how accurate it is to the source material.
astral chain was a real modern day and meaningful evolution to hack and slash action. deeply overlooked and under appreciated, incredibly innovative. Platinum was peaking here.
Kenny Omega's kickout at 1 works because he uses it when the crowd genuinely believes the match is over, when the finish feels tangible.
Most wrestlers do it as part of a late-match sequence that immediately leads to a double down or another exchange, making the kickout feel like just another spot with no real consequence.
Also, there's always an emotional reason behind it. A justification for his pride not letting him stay down.
man it’s not just about the “consoomer.” if you believe game are art, you would mourn that publishers and platforms don’t care about preserving arguably the most influential horror game in the last decade or so. it would be lost media if it wasn’t for hacker preservationists!
love how everyone is freaking out over how good the water looks here. yes games in 2002 are mind blowing already. old games are still miracles of tech and creativity