I hope this can help make some changes, too, but from what I understand, there’s a bit of a separation between celebrities and the average Japanese person. I’m not Japanese, so take it with a grain of salt, but from what I know, the prevailing attitude in the country is very much “well, it’s ok because they’re a…

I appreciate that you flagged it to try and get it changed, but why not just make a comment responding to your original one saying that you missed it and you understand it better now? You can just link that instead of wasting energy being defensive. (That is, wasting your own energy; I’m not insulting you by saying…

I am so, so, so happy for them! I’m glad they’re able to be out, especially as such a prominent Japanese figure. From what I understand, there’s a bit of a disconnect in Japan with this kind of thing (it’s a lot more accepted for a celebrity to be queer than an average person, and people like Utada who weren’t raised…

Whoa, whoa, whoa. There’s a huge difference between it being accepted at large and specific people not wanting it to be used for them.

Ahhh, ok, I was confused for a sec lol.

SMT focuses a lot more on atmosphere and world-building than Persona, which is more about narrative and character arcs. Persona 4 is excellent, but it is VERY slow to get going. Persona 5 is probably one of the easiest to get into and the most polished. SMT3's HD Remaster still holds up imo, but it’s quite difficult…

You can still fast travel; you just have to run a few in-game feet to the nearest statue.

Uh, what do you mean by every project? (This is a legit question, I’m not here to unquestioningly cape for Nomura.) His stuff is bonkers, absolutely, and that’s pretty hit-or-miss depending on the person, but he’s been on a ton of games, and the games he’s been more in charge of haven’t all had a ton of development…

I mean, it wasn’t completely Nomura’s fault on that. Square continually was shifting his team from Versus XIII around; it was partially an issue of tech, partially an issue of Nomura, and partially an issue of Square-Enix as a company. Square had Nomura’s team help with XIII itself, the engine that Nomura intended on…

I mean, Nomura’s been around for some of the good games too, and not all the BS that happened with XV/Versus XIII was on him. He can go off the rails for sure (like with Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance), but imo the hate is a bit much...

It *is* cocoa powder, is the funny thing. Starbucks ships big packets of mix for the syrup; baristas mix it with hot water, then put it in the pump container. The mix is just cocoa powder, sugar, and vanillin. Hell, it’s better quality than most of the chocolate syrup or mixes you’ll find in grocery stores.

Uh, getting a coffee Frappucino is nothing like getting a standard coffee. Fraps cost way more than iced coffee or plain brewed coffee, and they only use a few pumps of instant coffee mix for them. 2 pumps of coffee for a tall, 3 for a grande, and 4 for a venti... not to mention that the coffee tastes kind of like soy…

I mean, the majority of the world is a “straight community,” so it’s not really the same thing lol

Without them actually following through on moderation, we’re fucked either way. But people have been asking for these kinds of tags for yeaaaars now, and the response has always been to deny them in the name of preventing harassment. Since there was a significant-enough amount of “we want these tags” to finally prompt…

I am so, so, so sorry to hear that. I may be an internet stranger, but it sounds like you did everything possible to help your kitty have a good life. Hang in there.

I loved the graphics of the first game, but I didn’t like the gameplay at all, and the story felt a bit rushed and inconsequential, like they’d just turned an outline of character beats into the game rather than fully writing it. Is the sequel worth playing? The art style is gorgeous, and I know the combat is…

HOLY SHIT EXCUSE ME? I had absolutely no clue that the second game was about THAT. That’s about as batshit as Eternal Sonata, indeed. oh my god.

Eh, I mean, I think “Butera” could easily be taken as a Spanish-language word/name. I might be an outlier, though.

Yeah, it’s a classic case of getting Italian and Latina mixed up, with the amount of language/name overlap there and how tan she is. I see discussion on and off about it, though that’s generally more from Black people than Latine people, myself—it’s usually discourse about her musical style and her skin tone because…

How are the physics in the first game’s remaster? As frustrating as the gameplay was at times, I have a major soft spot for the ridiculousness that ragdolling brings, just seeing the enemies float up into nothing.