I think part of the issue is that a lot of people seem to use “story” to mean “everything that isn’t the visuals”

Yeah I mean, I don’t really disagree with the critiques, there’s lots you could’ve done, but the moment you pick Illumination you’re sort of signalling you’re looking for mass appeal that is guaranteed to do numbers rather than anything innovative.

2D Mario is off the table apparently alas. Miyamoto’s partner (who is now the one in charge of 2D Mario games) answered a question about whether we would get a 2D Mario on Switch by saying it was unlikely because they try to never have more than one per system, which would imply that they count NSMBU Deluxe as the…

Long ago in the 90's they did a survey of American children and found Mario was more recognizable than Mickey Mouse. I don’t know how those numbers would shake out globally, and it was 30 years ago, but I’d bet that Mickey’s profile has diminished more to corporate logo while Mario has remained steady.

While I sympathize with them and Nexon’s case seems weak as hell, this sounds like the sort of thing a legal counsel would be begging you not to do before your case.

A shame. Though I’ve always been skeptical since announcement, there were times where it looked like it could be an almost Pikmin-esque game but with base building/defense, which is something I could get into.

Here’s a fun detail; Steam was his downfall

Well, at least they already proudly announced they want to host garbage shows too

Not just any clout though, clout from edgy online teenagers!

Yeah I’m not sure I would say dominating just yet. Mario is doing crazy well, and may very well be a portent of things to come, but we will see what other studios do in response. They’re definitely having a moment though, and I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a new rush to adapt video games, perhaps too much.

I kind of hope they bring Daala back, I don’t know how they could but I rather enjoyed her character even if the books themselves kind of faltered. Enjoyed them a lot as a kid.

It kind of just depends who is making it, and at what time. Originally Lucas was clearly inspired by both WWII and Vietnam. The old EU being written largely in the immediate aftermath of the fall of the Soviet Union definitely influenced those authors, and now you see a lot more of the Iraq/Afghanistan wars in these…

It’s a strange phenomenon tbh, because there seems to be a significant overlap between people who complain loudly about soulless games on Twitter but fall over themselves regarding AI, as though that’s going to make anything better.

Glad someone brought this up because it’s quite maddening seeing all these people talk about past technological advancements as though all the dreams and predictions people were making around the early 20th century weren’t about being freed from labor to pursue more fulfilling crafts like.. art.

The main use for AI right now mostly seems to be exposing the venn diagram of misanthropists who think they understand history.

The old EU explanation for crystals and their colors were that lightsaber crystals (of which Kaiburr was the best but not only option) had to be imbued with the force when they were building their lightsaber, the resulting color usually a reflection of the builders personality.

I had a family member who worked for Apple and they did stuff like this all the time internally. It’s less about repairing damage done (they are fully aware this is impossible) as it is identifying the exact sequence of events that allowed a leak and changing methods accordingly. Which usually means terrifying people…

Man now I really want to hear what that sounded like

Saying it “beats sonic” fails to convey the magnitude. Right now at only 5-days in, this film is only $25mil away from beating Sonic 2's entire box office run.