Phil Fish is a notorious asshole, but one time I was absolutely in his corner was when he finally threw his hands up and said “fine, fuck it, you guys aren’t getting Fez 2" and then quit the industry.

I did the Titan Lost battle this past weekend and it was absolutely bonkers. Right up there with Alan Wake: The Musical for kick-ass moments in gaming from not just this year but the decade so far.

I think vibes are important in a movie, though. It’s a visual medium. I think the original Blade Runner makes a case for that better than maybe any other movie. The atmosphere and the neon gloom and echoing buildings were just incredible. It’s a simpler story than 2049, but I wouldn’t say inferior.

I re-watched Anaconda for the first time in a while the other day. Still a classic, from the reverse waterfall to Jon Voigt’s ridiculous performance to a very young and mustacheless Danny Trejo blowing his own brains out in the first scene.

Yeah, from what I’ve heard, One Piece was better than anyone expected. It seems like the rare exception, though.

It’s never clear who any of these live-action adaptations are for. Fans of the animated series certainly aren’t asking for them. People who are aware of the animated series but never watched it don’t care. Is it for people who’ve ever even heard of the originals, like Warrior Nun? That was so different from the source…

I think there’s a large number of people who recognize that a thing is an over-the-top satire of fascism, but also hide behind it and lean into the absurdity of it to hide the fact that they kind of agree with the over-the-top fascists. Like the Warhammer 40K fans who recognize that it’s not serious, but will also…

I remember that even The Daily Show, which reviewed movies back then, picked up on the fact that Neil Patrick Harris was blatantly dressed as a Nazi by the final scene, but also somehow missed that we weren’t supposed to be rooting for the humans.

Morrigan Aensland was a big one, especially once they finally gave her a Scottish accent in MvC3. Mai Shiranui, Blue Mary, Angel and Vanessa (KoF), Marisa from SF6 - fighting games almost seem like cheating, there are just too many characters that fit the bill.

Given how horny everyone in that game is, I was honestly surprised there was no poly option.

I really just don’t get who they made this movie for or why.

The labels are what’s cracking me up.

Tali is also top-tier. Wish she’d been a romance option for a female Shepard.

In college, probably Tifa from FFVII, which had just come out on PS1. No surprise there.

He also got eaten by the protomolecule at the end of season 1 of The Expanse. I think that was the first non-Deus Ex thing I’d seen him in.

Man, if FFVIII had been about Luna, Kiros and Ward, I would’ve liked it.

That was my first thought, but then I thought maybe Taskmaster, since he’s always been way more tied into Deadpool as a series than Doom.

Out of context, the above interaction could be read as Johnson simply not understanding meme culture, which is totally fair.

I know someone who IS Junpei. He looks like Junpei. He talks like Junpei. When the original came out, I was impressed that they had put my friend into the game in all his weird glory.

I don’t know which was more absurd, Higgs fighting robots with a laser guitar, or Fragile’s ridiculous hand necklace thingy.