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[thicc.exe @thiccdotexe]

@cybervalz Looks good. Will live or die by whether or not they change the story to appease people on X.

[thicc.exe @thiccdotexe]

@revenant_MMXX Mari’s inclusion is definitely something they struggled with but I think it ends up being as graceful as one could hope to achieve given the situation. Her role makes sense given what Anno was trying to do.

NGE is better but I enjoy the films for what they are.

[thicc.exe @thiccdotexe]

The biggest issue with the Xbox exclusivity changes is that Halo MCC never came to Switch or PlayStation.

Another release might have *finally* forced MS to fix the remaining issues and could have integrated the Digsite content (and paid that team).

[thicc.exe @thiccdotexe]

Gears and Halo were exclusive from 2013 through 2024 and it didn't move the needle.

Exclusives only matter if they are worth buying. Those have been VERY few and far between from Xbox 1st party for the past decade.

[Idle Sloth @IdleSloth84_]

BREAKING | Jeff Grubb says “Gears of War: E-Day was going to be on PS5 it's not anymore, that just happened ”

[thicc.exe @thiccdotexe]

@IdleSloth84_ For anyone celebrating - Gears (and Halo) were exclusive from 2013 through 2024 and it didn't move the needle.

Exclusives only matter if they are worth buying. Those have been VERY few and far between from Xbox 1st party for the past decade.

[thicc.exe @thiccdotexe]

@revenant_MMXX Gundam vs Aliens is something you do as a fun 2 min promo video + merch like Godzilla vs Evangelion.

It is not something that makes sense as a narrative - which is a core part of Gundam. Heroes on both sides. You don't get Amuro vs Char, Reccoa + Scirocco, etc with aliens.

[🌘ʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴀɴᴛ⚡ @revenant_MMXX]

People may not consciously understand design language and art direction, but subconsciously they do

[thicc.exe @thiccdotexe]

@revenant_MMXX This is the problem with a lot of things, be it Gundam, Halo, etc.

People will see a sequel. It will be full of all the right “things” robots, aliens, explosions, etc but it just won’t resonate. They’ll silently move on, unable to vocalize what they didn’t like.

[神星・Ｊ・竜太 @ryuuta1975]

『ガンダムじゃなくてもいい』かどうかは、どうでもいいけど…問題だと思うのはコレだよコレ

『海外ウケを狙ったデザイン』
…と
『実際にウケるデザイン』
…は違うんだよな

で今回は前者なんよ
とくにキャラがヤバい
どうして日本アニメ&ゲームが海外で人気あるのかバンダイは今一度考えて欲しい

[thicc.exe @thiccdotexe]

@CactusFuturist I agree. Her design changed a lot in 1-3 but it always retained similar features and was readable as Cortana.

4 is a total departure. The design also reads too human, there’s actually too much definition making her appear too solid. It detracts from the holographic element.

[thicc.exe @thiccdotexe]

@nygma0451 @revenant_MMXX Nuance is missing. I could talk about 1-3 at length, what each got right/wrong. Reach MP is weak; bloom, armor abilities, map selection, etc.

I enjoy those discussions but don’t want to lose the debate for the soul because I was too busy discussing the BR spread from 2 to 3.

[thicc.exe @thiccdotexe]

@revenant_MMXX @nygma0451 Exactly.

It’s just used as a bludgeon to shut up those who actually want to see the game they care about stay true to itself.

Discussing the minor debates of the minutia from 2007 doesn’t help fix the massive existential issues today.

[🌘ʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴀɴᴛ⚡ @revenant_MMXX]

@thiccdotexe @nygma0451 "People didn't have perfect agreement with every design choice that was made so this excuses the horrendous gamebreaking flaws of the newer entries I like." This is the only purpose of the Halo Cycle meme.

[thicc.exe @thiccdotexe]

@revenant_MMXX People who care about something care about the integrity of it.

When a franchise loses the core basis of identity it falls apart under its own weight.

Those who champion deviation either don’t understand this, or worse, don’t care. Usually it’s the latter.

[thicc.exe @thiccdotexe]

gen ATLAS looked very interesting.

Epic Store exclusive though.

I am sure Epic makes for a good publishing partner but it effectively kills any chance of PC users ever playing your game.

[Wario64 @Wario64]

new look at Fumito Ueda's Project Robot - gen ATLAS (published by Epic)

[thicc.exe @thiccdotexe]

Feels like the Gundam part of this was grafted onto a another game partway through dev Star Fox Adventures style.

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

First look at ‘GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT’

Releasing in 2027.