I was excited when I found out that my school was offering a course in Mariology, but I'm confused about how all this discussion about the life of Jesus's mother is going to segue into Shigeru Miyamoto creating the playable character for Donkey Kong.
I feel like I'd actually enjoy Donkey Kong Bananza a little more if I just ran through the layers and stopped at a few points of interest along the way rather than grinding for every last banana and fossil on a level before continuing. I'm still having fun, but I feel like I'm operating on some kind of FOMO sunk cost fallacy that makes things less enjoyable than a more fast paced and non-completionist playthrough.
Does anyone else feel conflicted about their gameplay habits in this way?
Since I made a politics related profile post recently, I'd like to say this:
I believe that there is a cost to the community by raising issues of politics too often in an online community not designed for mainly political discussions, even though sometimes political conversations can often be constructive and useful, and can't be avoided. That is why I intend to avoid using my profile wall on this website as a frequent political soapbox moving forward.
If anyone ever feels like my posting habits have become unconstructive or bothersome, you can tell me so, I try to be self aware and learn the norms of the community so I don't overstep. Thank you.
I'm not sure if this is appropriate to post here, but as a citizen of the United States, I strongly condemn the recent military action in Venezuela, which did not constitute a threat to the United States or American Citizens abroad, or American allies, and was conducted without the approval of the American People. I encourage anyone who is able to protest against the actions of the American Government.
Also, so I am not misinterpreted, this is not an endorsement of the Maduro government. Forced regime changes of this nature always come with unforseen consequences, and often end up legitimizing the regimes more than letting them run their course.
Every copy of Mario 64 is personalized, but instead of getting the scary and evil personalization algorithm like in those iceberg videos, I got the fun and chill one.
Hey you know that vacant lot right beside the gas station? Well somebody bought it and on the spot they're gonna build a shop where we can go buy bolts and screws!
Did you know? The first game in the world famous Doki Doki Panic series was originally a reskin of an obscure Japanese-only game called "Super Mario Bros. 2".
Only a small amount of fan theories actually are about using evidence or even analysis of narrative themes to create plausible interpretations and expansions of the lore, most are simply alternate-universe micro fan-fictions framed as "what if THIS was what was actually happening?"
I think it's perfectly fine if some people find the latter interesting, but it would be nice if there was a better way to distinguish between the two.
And most of the latter also relies on unfalsifiable evidence, which explains why pretty much everything has a "fan theory" that everyone is dead and in purgatory, since you can't prove that's not the case... but such theories don't usually make the story more interesting to think about. A lot of it could come from young people who are beginning to grapple with concepts such as death, so they use such fan theories as a way to relate with the issue through their favorite media. I would be a little sympathetic to it in that case, even if I don't think the theory itself is worthwhile.
I feel like ranking and tier-list videos on youtube have gotten increasingly specific and niche over time. Sometimes I see a video titled something like "Ranking the earlobes of all characters in the Geeble franchise Part 1 (2:22:13)".
What is the difference between the roles of President and CEO at Nintendo of America? I found a list of directors/executive officers at Nintendo's website, but couldn't find anything detailing the difference between the two positions. To the best of my understanding it seems that Doug Bowser is both President and CEO of NoA, but after he steps down the two roles will be split between two different people, please correct me if I am mistaken.
Joke prediction: It will be revealed that the entirety of Smash 6 will be contained as a side mode for Kirby Air Riders. Not a stripped down recreation of Smash, a whole game on par with the other games in the series.
What if we held a big light-saber battle and invited dozens of people? What if we held it in front of the Eiffel tower? What if instead of light-sabers, everyone was wielding a baguette?