Thought I had Deja vú at first, but I had to look it up and it turns out I had read a similar message from you at new years. So I'm just gonna go ahead and say what I said then.
All "special" days are what you make them, just like anything really. That being said I get what you mean, but for me at least, I will not and can not allow special days (birthday, christmas, new years etc) to become unimportant or forgettable.
As you get older, and especially after you hit your last milestone birthday, you kind of just stop paying attention to them. Before it was like “Yay! It’s my birthday!” Now it’s “Oh yeah, it’s my birthday today, I almost forgot.”
That might just be the greatest hockey game I have ever witnessed. 5 overtime’s between the Lightning and Blue Jackets, an almost 6 hour game, neither team willing to relent, that’s fucking playoff hockey right there. And we were almost denied it because of Covid. Goddamn what a game.
I haven't watched Avatar, but there's some fun connections to the Clone Wars and Rebels shows, since Dave Filoni did those too. The Grand Inquisitor from Star Wars Rebels and Admiral Zhao, the season 1 big bads, are both voiced by Jason Isaacs. There's a clone named "Appo" with an arrow on his helmet.
I'mma say this. I think the best thing about 2020 for me is Avatar getting more attention by the audience in these days.
While watching s… moreome Avatar videos on youtube a few days ago, I noticed how similar Avatar is to Star Wars. Think about it:
* Aang = Luke Skywalker
* Katara = Leia Organa (Except she is Sokka's sister instead of Aang)
* Sokka = Han Solo
* Appa = Chewbacca
* Momo = either R2-D2 or C-3PO?
* Toph = Lando
* Zuko = Darth Vader
* Ozai = Darth Sidious
* Iroh = Obi-Wan (But the evil's companion)
This is a compliment if you ask me.
Remedy's Control is getting an Ultimate edition (basically just a bundle option to get all dlc and patches at once) and confirms that it will release on Steam on August 27th. Other platforms will get this bundle option on September 10th.
The big problem is (and this is most likely 505's decision considering all the weird release decisions made during this game's post launch support) anyone who buys the Ultimate Edition on consoles will get a free upgrade to the next-gen version when they release.
But the ultimate edition is really no different than the Deluxe edition offered at launch, or even just buying the base game and season pass seperately. But somehow it's these same buyers who will need to pay again to get this "free" upgrade.
This is so going to blow up in their faces (505's, not Remedy's I hope) and I can't wait.
(And honestly, with the way this game runs so sluggishly on modern consoles, it definitely needs a free upgrade for all to next gen)
Welp, 2020 strikes again to win the award for the worst year of the century. Some fans have been skeptical about the live action Netflix series adaptation of Avatar but now all the hype is lost for good.
Now this is one MAJOR (Fire Nation-looking) red flag.
I'm hoping this is just a small case of creative differences or that maybe working on a live-action series was perhaps a much different task than they had learned from making the animated series.
Or its a big problem and Netflix is taking it in a direction where these two don't want it to go and are distancing themselves from it. (Such as: what if Netflix pushes for some new plot thread that Bryke are against? Or what if Netflix aren't adding/changing up things enough for the series, and that's what Bryke wants?)
This definitely has me worried for the show though.
Edit: at the very least, this can't get as bad as the movie... hehe... right? As a TV series, I'd expect this show to be mediocre at worst rather than a dumpster fire. Even though I really don't want that either.
Welp, 2020 strikes again to win the award for the worst year of the century. Some fans have been skeptical about the live action Netflix series adaptation of Avatar but now all the hype is lost for good.
The one (or I guess in this case, two since there are two creators) hope I had for this, and it’s gone. So much for Netflix giving their creators high amounts of freedom. It wasn’t bad enough that these two got fucked over by Nickelodeon, but now Netflix had to go and fuck them as well. Avatar is one of the greatest shows of all time, why is it so hard to entrust the damn people who made it, support them, and not screw them over?!
@AChicken Based on both Mike’s and Bryan’s statements, it seems to be the creative differences and going in a direction they did not agree with. What those issues and direction was, we don’t completely know. We know what the two had in mind based on their original announcement of working on the series (culturally appropriate casting, delving more into the Avatar world/lore, etc.), but what else the series might have had is anyone’s guess. Anything one might here is nothing more than rumor and speculation. You would just think that with the massive success and renaissance of the original animated series since it’s return to Netflix, the platform would have let them do what they want with little intrusion outside of what would be necessary.
Maybe whoever takes it over in their place will be able to deliver something good, but I’m very skeptical about it. Depends on the team Bryke had brought on and what Netflix decides to do from here. All I can say is that this probably doesn’t bode well for future animated Avatar projects. One of the hopes with the renaissance was that it would inspire Nick or Netflix, preferably Netflix, to green light a new animated show, maybe a direct sequel to the original, or even animated adaptations of the comics. Well kiss that hope goodbye. Nick and Netflix have now both fucked over Bryke, I don’t see any animated series pertaining to Avatar happening in the near future. Best we’ll get are more comics and novels like the Kyoshi series.
TL,DR: Fuck this, I’m pissed and my day is ruined. Netflix, if you fuck over The Dragon Prince now after giving it 4 more seasons, we are done.
Welp, 2020 strikes again to win the award for the worst year of the century. Some fans have been skeptical about the live action Netflix series adaptation of Avatar but now all the hype is lost for good.
Welp, 2020 strikes again to win the award for the worst year of the century. Some fans have been skeptical about the live action Netflix series adaptation of Avatar but now all the hype is lost for good.
I find it strange that Netflix decided to be anal about creative control with this over anything else in their library. They've done adaptions in the past that have actually had the original creators creatively involved, like A Series of Unfortunate Events (which also had a failed live action movie) that had the series author on board as a writer without any executive meddling.
Welp, 2020 strikes again to win the award for the worst year of the century. Some fans have been skeptical about the live action Netflix series adaptation of Avatar but now all the hype is lost for good.
It's that back to school year again I hope to I don't mind me asking but is anyone that's still in school homeschool or are some schools at your location opened?
I found this neato Twitter thread today from someone who pitched a new animated show to Disney, but unfortunately got turned down. So... they published their concept and slides up for the world to see.
Just click the tweet itself and it'll send you to the whole thread. Cool insight into pitching a well-realized world, characters, etc, and it sounds like it could be a very interesting show.
I found this neato Twitter thread today from someone who pitched a new animated show to Disney, but unfortunately got turned down. So... the… morey published their concept and slides up for the world to see.
Just click the tweet itself and it'll send you to the whole thread. Cool insight into pitching a well-realized world, characters, etc, and it sounds like it could be a very interesting show.
https://twitter.com/junkmixart/status/1291152679683502085
Wait so is that scout from TF2? Nice, didn't know they already arranged a crossover for that.
I started playing around the time the Hotline Miami: Jacket costume was released. Really wanted that chicken mask and vest.
Cut to 3 days later as the costume rotates out and I'm still stuck at 0 wins, no crowns from the battle pass thing.
I've ammassed 3 crows total now though! (2 wins and 1 free crown) but no Jacket.
I feel like a dumb dumb because I spent 3 crowns on the Big League outfit only to find out you can basically get the exact same outfit for 2000 kudos but blue. If I didnt waste them I could have Scout but now I only got 2 stars. Fall Guys is a brutal game.
Wait so is that scout from TF2? Nice, didn't know they already arranged a crossover for that.
I started playing around the time the Hotli… morene Miami: Jacket costume was released. Really wanted that chicken mask and vest.
Cut to 3 days later as the costume rotates out and I'm still stuck at 0 wins, no crowns from the battle pass thing.
I've ammassed 3 crows total now though! (2 wins and 1 free crown) but no Jacket.
I don't trust Netflix to pull it off. I don't see the point of it if the main creators left. Could be worse than M. Night's movie. Because it did happen to the Fantastic Four movies.
Take this with the teeniest tiniest crumb of salt regarding the ATLA stuff.
Apparently Netflix wanted to separate the live action ATLA series from the animated series by aging up the main cast and give it "a darker, mature tone with more romance, sex and blood." DiMartino and Konietzko disagreed and were adamant that the show remain accessible to kids like the OG series. Netflix also wanted to open up casting to white people which they were also against, not wanting to repeat the same mistakes from the Shyamalan movie. Finally, the creators wanted a bigger budget, though in this case I think it's a bit understandable considering this was to be their first foray into live action media.
Real talk though the lower halves for these skins are so trash. There are only a few that are worth the crowns, like the fish-bowl, but other than that they're underwhelming.
This ain't real, peoples. This information circulating out there is because of a FandomWire article. Do not believe them.FandomWire is known to propagate and write articles on baseless fabrications for CLICKBAIT. The article keeps mentioning "an inside source within Netflix" and that definitely sounds real fishy.
And honestly, why the hell would Netflix go out of their way to go completely against the spirit of the show? They announced their plan to make a live-action adaptation of the beloved cartoon, complete with key-art that references one of the very first drawings by Bryke (I can't find it anymore but someone on reddit posted it a few days ago) so at the very least I'm sure Netflix is going to try to have a beat-for-beat adaptation. If it pans out and they've got the CGI budget, okay, maybe it'll work. If it doesn't then there'll definitely feel like something's off about it. Either way I can see this show being mediocre at worst.
Based on Netflix's other adaptations, they've mostly stuck to the source material. (Ref: according to my sister, their recent adaptation of the Babysitter Club Books is... decent. Only difference she could find from the handful of episodes she watched was that the show takes place in modern day -- vs. the 80s when the books were made -- and one character's ethnicity was changed to have a more diverse group. That's all.) Whatever's going around out there about 20-year-old-12-year-olds cast for the show is and should be completely false.
Plus, considering this show could be Netflix's big fantasy adaptation that goes toe-to-toe with Disney+'s Percy Jackson TV series (which also had a terrible movie series), I doubt Netflix would want to stray too far off the beaten path of the plot.
In other news, some damn good memes about the fandom vs. netflix, potential casting and the Bryke situation have been going around the subreddit. I love 'em.
All honesty, I feel bad for those working on the ATLA show. This is a MASSIVE dark cloud looming above them, not to mention the fans themselves.
Take this with the teeniest tiniest crumb of salt regarding the ATLA stuff.
Apparently Netflix wanted to separate the live action ATLA se… moreries from the animated series by aging up the main cast and give it "a darker, mature tone with more romance, sex and blood." DiMartino and Konietzko disagreed and were adamant that the show remain accessible to kids like the OG series. Netflix also wanted to open up casting to white people which they were also against, not wanting to repeat the same mistakes from the Shyamalan movie. Finally, the creators wanted a bigger budget, though in this case I think it's a bit understandable considering this was to be their first foray into live action media.
This ain't real, peoples. This information circulating out there is because of a FandomWire article. Do not believe them. FandomWire is known to propagate and write articles on baseless fabrications for CLICKBAIT. The article keeps mentioning "an inside source within Netflix" and that definitely sounds real fishy.
Yup, which is why I mentioned the salt. Like you said, Netflix has been pretty alright when it comes to respecting the source material with their adaptions (at least the western ones, let's not talk about Death Note), and I've mentioned how they handled 'A Series of Unfortunate Events', so I do have some doubt with these accusations.
However, the statements made by DiMartino and Konietzko were pretty critical about Netflix so I wouldn't be too surprised if it turns out there's a little truth to these rumours.
Yeah, no. I'm taking this one with a ton of salt.
This ain't real, peoples. This information circulating out there is because of a Fandom… moreWire article. Do not believe them. FandomWire is known to propagate and write articles on baseless fabrications for CLICKBAIT. The article keeps mentioning "an inside source within Netflix" and that definitely sounds real fishy.
And honestly, why the hell would Netflix go out of their way to go completely against the spirit of the show? They announced their plan to make a live-action adaptation of the beloved cartoon, complete with key-art that references one of the very first drawings by Bryke (I can't find it anymore but someone on reddit posted it a few days ago) so at the very least I'm sure Netflix is going to try to have a beat-for-beat adaptation. If it pans out and they've got the CGI budget, okay, maybe it'll work. If it doesn't then there'll definitely feel like something's off about it. Eith… [view original content]
I've played 34 hours of the game so far and I've been really enjoying it, though certain things (mostly the movement) can be a little frustrating at times. In terms of gameplay it can be pretty challenging which varies between frustration (mostly due to my incompetence) and fun. I'd say the closest comparison I can make would probably be the more recent Assassin Creed games. It plays pretty similarly to them albeit with less than smooth stealth mechanics. The map clutter is pretty jarring but it's been a while since I've played a big open world game so I'm not too bothered about it. The story is alright. Nothing amazing, though there are some pretty good moments and I really do enjoy the backstory of how the world came to be, and the setting itself is great. The environments are also pretty pleasing to the eyes.
Voice acting is... mixed. Ashley Burch as Aloy is great and she's probably the best VA in the game. Everyone else though ranges from pretty good to straight up bad. Also the cutscene animations for the game are super jank a lot of the time, not that they're buggy, just that they're badly animated. Sometimes it's like watching someone play with a bunch of action figures, which is surprising considering its a AAA (former) PS4 exclusive game. I was expecting a bit more polish with that, especially after having seen just The Last of Us Part 2.
I've actually been pretty lucky with the issues compared to most people. In my 30 hour adventure I've only crashed once, though it was right at the end of a particularly brutal 20 minute fight which made me lose my progress, and I've experienced a little stuttering in the biggest city in the game. Other than that it's been working fine for me so far.
I'd say if you enjoy playing open world games I'd recommend it, but maybe wait a month or two for Guerilla Games to patch out the big issues.
I've been seeing this same rumor floating around, but haven't taken it seriously due to its sourcing. Until something more reputable comes out, it's still a mystery.
Take this with the teeniest tiniest crumb of salt regarding the ATLA stuff.
Apparently Netflix wanted to separate the live action ATLA se… moreries from the animated series by aging up the main cast and give it "a darker, mature tone with more romance, sex and blood." DiMartino and Konietzko disagreed and were adamant that the show remain accessible to kids like the OG series. Netflix also wanted to open up casting to white people which they were also against, not wanting to repeat the same mistakes from the Shyamalan movie. Finally, the creators wanted a bigger budget, though in this case I think it's a bit understandable considering this was to be their first foray into live action media.
I cannot express how much I hate those studio interferences. In words of Nathan Drake, everything I touch turns to shit. What I mean is that I can never be a fan of something without worrying about the future.
Take this with the teeniest tiniest crumb of salt regarding the ATLA stuff.
Apparently Netflix wanted to separate the live action ATLA se… moreries from the animated series by aging up the main cast and give it "a darker, mature tone with more romance, sex and blood." DiMartino and Konietzko disagreed and were adamant that the show remain accessible to kids like the OG series. Netflix also wanted to open up casting to white people which they were also against, not wanting to repeat the same mistakes from the Shyamalan movie. Finally, the creators wanted a bigger budget, though in this case I think it's a bit understandable considering this was to be their first foray into live action media.
Yeah I probably should have cast more doubt in its validity than just saying to take it with a pinch of salt. It's very much akin to saying "my uncle at Nintendo Netflix told me this."
I've been seeing this same rumor floating around, but haven't taken it seriously due to its sourcing. Until something more reputable comes out, it's still a mystery.
Resident Evil 7 is now the best selling game in the series
Ethan can just not lose! Does this man ever miss?
God I wish I was as cool as Ethan "Chad" Winters
I've played it for ~2 hours so far, so maybe I shouldn't count my chickens yet, but the game's running surprisingly well on my PC. No crashes, except for the first time I tried to quit the game and it freaked out so I had to brute-force turn off my PC. Better framerate than I expected too.
Some little things are bothering me about the controls too, but I haven't progressed past the first area yet so it hasn't been catastrophic in combat or anything. I think I just need to get used to it. I think you can hide different categories of map markers if it bothers you (you can hide all the campfires, machine sites etc.)
If you don't mind me asking, what difficulty are you playing at? One thing I remember from my first playthrough on the PS4 (Normal Difficulty) is that the difficulty could fluctuate a lot in the early game. The first cauldron really stumped me compared to other missions with a similar recommended level. After that I got distracted with all the side quests and activities and I over-levelled, so the rest of the game was pretty easy.
Yeah, the janky cutscene animations are a thing in the PS4 version too. I wouldn't expect them to improve in any of the future patches, though I've heard that the animations in the DLC are a bit better than the main game, so there's something to look forward to if you haven't reached it yet. I don't think the cutscenes for side quests and errands were a priority for Guerrilla Games until everyone roasted them over it.
Playing the game on PC has reminded me about how much I just prefer PC gaming over consoles. I love my PS4 too, mainly for the exclusives, but I wish I could just skip all the fuss and play them on my PC instead.
I've played 34 hours of the game so far and I've been really enjoying it, though certain things (mostly the movement) can be a little frustr… moreating at times. In terms of gameplay it can be pretty challenging which varies between frustration (mostly due to my incompetence) and fun. I'd say the closest comparison I can make would probably be the more recent Assassin Creed games. It plays pretty similarly to them albeit with less than smooth stealth mechanics. The map clutter is pretty jarring but it's been a while since I've played a big open world game so I'm not too bothered about it. The story is alright. Nothing amazing, though there are some pretty good moments and I really do enjoy the backstory of how the world came to be, and the setting itself is great. The environments are also pretty pleasing to the eyes.
Voice acting is... mixed. Ashley Burch as Aloy is great and she's probably the best VA in the game. Everyone else though ranges f… [view original content]
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Love me a good Jojo reference
I literally screamed "YES!" when I saw this.
I'mma say this. I think the best thing about 2020 for me is Avatar getting more attention by the audience in these days.
While watching some Avatar videos on youtube a few days ago, I noticed how similar Avatar is to Star Wars. Think about it:
This is a compliment if you ask me.
Thought I had Deja vú at first, but I had to look it up and it turns out I had read a similar message from you at new years. So I'm just gonna go ahead and say what I said then.
All "special" days are what you make them, just like anything really. That being said I get what you mean, but for me at least, I will not and can not allow special days (birthday, christmas, new years etc) to become unimportant or forgettable.
That might just be the greatest hockey game I have ever witnessed. 5 overtime’s between the Lightning and Blue Jackets, an almost 6 hour game, neither team willing to relent, that’s fucking playoff hockey right there. And we were almost denied it because of Covid. Goddamn what a game.
I haven't watched Avatar, but there's some fun connections to the Clone Wars and Rebels shows, since Dave Filoni did those too. The Grand Inquisitor from Star Wars Rebels and Admiral Zhao, the season 1 big bads, are both voiced by Jason Isaacs. There's a clone named "Appo" with an arrow on his helmet.
Remedy's Control is getting an Ultimate edition (basically just a bundle option to get all dlc and patches at once) and confirms that it will release on Steam on August 27th. Other platforms will get this bundle option on September 10th.
The big problem is (and this is most likely 505's decision considering all the weird release decisions made during this game's post launch support) anyone who buys the Ultimate Edition on consoles will get a free upgrade to the next-gen version when they release.
But the ultimate edition is really no different than the Deluxe edition offered at launch, or even just buying the base game and season pass seperately. But somehow it's these same buyers who will need to pay again to get this "free" upgrade.
This is so going to blow up in their faces (505's, not Remedy's I hope) and I can't wait.
(And honestly, with the way this game runs so sluggishly on modern consoles, it definitely needs a free upgrade for all to next gen)
Welp, 2020 strikes again to win the award for the worst year of the century. Some fans have been skeptical about the live action Netflix series adaptation of Avatar but now all the hype is lost for good.
Now this is one MAJOR (Fire Nation-looking) red flag.
I'm hoping this is just a small case of creative differences or that maybe working on a live-action series was perhaps a much different task than they had learned from making the animated series.
Or its a big problem and Netflix is taking it in a direction where these two don't want it to go and are distancing themselves from it. (Such as: what if Netflix pushes for some new plot thread that Bryke are against? Or what if Netflix aren't adding/changing up things enough for the series, and that's what Bryke wants?)
This definitely has me worried for the show though.
Edit: at the very least, this can't get as bad as the movie... hehe... right? As a TV series, I'd expect this show to be mediocre at worst rather than a dumpster fire. Even though I really don't want that either.
The one (or I guess in this case, two since there are two creators) hope I had for this, and it’s gone. So much for Netflix giving their creators high amounts of freedom. It wasn’t bad enough that these two got fucked over by Nickelodeon, but now Netflix had to go and fuck them as well. Avatar is one of the greatest shows of all time, why is it so hard to entrust the damn people who made it, support them, and not screw them over?!
@AChicken Based on both Mike’s and Bryan’s statements, it seems to be the creative differences and going in a direction they did not agree with. What those issues and direction was, we don’t completely know. We know what the two had in mind based on their original announcement of working on the series (culturally appropriate casting, delving more into the Avatar world/lore, etc.), but what else the series might have had is anyone’s guess. Anything one might here is nothing more than rumor and speculation. You would just think that with the massive success and renaissance of the original animated series since it’s return to Netflix, the platform would have let them do what they want with little intrusion outside of what would be necessary.
Maybe whoever takes it over in their place will be able to deliver something good, but I’m very skeptical about it. Depends on the team Bryke had brought on and what Netflix decides to do from here. All I can say is that this probably doesn’t bode well for future animated Avatar projects. One of the hopes with the renaissance was that it would inspire Nick or Netflix, preferably Netflix, to green light a new animated show, maybe a direct sequel to the original, or even animated adaptations of the comics. Well kiss that hope goodbye. Nick and Netflix have now both fucked over Bryke, I don’t see any animated series pertaining to Avatar happening in the near future. Best we’ll get are more comics and novels like the Kyoshi series.
TL,DR: Fuck this, I’m pissed and my day is ruined. Netflix, if you fuck over The Dragon Prince now after giving it 4 more seasons, we are done.
Goddamnit, I hope Netflix can pull this off.
MFW everyone keeps talking about Avatar and I've already exhausted my one post about it:
I find it strange that Netflix decided to be anal about creative control with this over anything else in their library. They've done adaptions in the past that have actually had the original creators creatively involved, like A Series of Unfortunate Events (which also had a failed live action movie) that had the series author on board as a writer without any executive meddling.
Me looking at my uni fees and seeing a AUD150 charge for university facilities and amenities.
It's that back to school year again I hope to I don't mind me asking but is anyone that's still in school homeschool or are some schools at your location opened?
Fall Guys? More like. Best Guys.
Today I learned there is a TV show called "Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese".
That is all.
I know there was a show called Pig Goat Banana Cricket on at some point. Any relation?
As far as I can tell after a brief google search, there's nothing about any connection between the two.
I found this neato Twitter thread today from someone who pitched a new animated show to Disney, but unfortunately got turned down. So... they published their concept and slides up for the world to see.
Just click the tweet itself and it'll send you to the whole thread. Cool insight into pitching a well-realized world, characters, etc, and it sounds like it could be a very interesting show.
Dang, that does sound intriguing
what if you wanted fall guys scout outfit but god said:
Wait so is that scout from TF2? Nice, didn't know they already arranged a crossover for that.
I started playing around the time the Hotline Miami: Jacket costume was released. Really wanted that chicken mask and vest.
Cut to 3 days later as the costume rotates out and I'm still stuck at 0 wins, no crowns from the battle pass thing.
I've ammassed 3 crows total now though! (2 wins and 1 free crown) but no Jacket.
The first half of Infinity Train Book 3 is out and holy shit, it's off to a start.
I feel like a dumb dumb because I spent 3 crowns on the Big League outfit only to find out you can basically get the exact same outfit for 2000 kudos but blue. If I didnt waste them I could have Scout but now I only got 2 stars. Fall Guys is a brutal game.
I don't trust Netflix to pull it off. I don't see the point of it if the main creators left. Could be worse than M. Night's movie. Because it did happen to the Fantastic Four movies.
Literally me right now while writing another essay that's due in two days.
Take this with the teeniest tiniest crumb of salt regarding the ATLA stuff.
Apparently Netflix wanted to separate the live action ATLA series from the animated series by aging up the main cast and give it "a darker, mature tone with more romance, sex and blood." DiMartino and Konietzko disagreed and were adamant that the show remain accessible to kids like the OG series. Netflix also wanted to open up casting to white people which they were also against, not wanting to repeat the same mistakes from the Shyamalan movie. Finally, the creators wanted a bigger budget, though in this case I think it's a bit understandable considering this was to be their first foray into live action media.
Agents of SHIELD finale was beautiful and I'm still a wreck over it even a day after. What a journey, I'm gonna miss them agents.
Real talk though the lower halves for these skins are so trash. There are only a few that are worth the crowns, like the fish-bowl, but other than that they're underwhelming.
How's the game treating you so far? I've heard lots of people are having issues with it.
Yeah, no. I'm taking this one with a ton of salt.
This ain't real, peoples. This information circulating out there is because of a FandomWire article. Do not believe them. FandomWire is known to propagate and write articles on baseless fabrications for CLICKBAIT. The article keeps mentioning "an inside source within Netflix" and that definitely sounds real fishy.
And honestly, why the hell would Netflix go out of their way to go completely against the spirit of the show? They announced their plan to make a live-action adaptation of the beloved cartoon, complete with key-art that references one of the very first drawings by Bryke (I can't find it anymore but someone on reddit posted it a few days ago) so at the very least I'm sure Netflix is going to try to have a beat-for-beat adaptation. If it pans out and they've got the CGI budget, okay, maybe it'll work. If it doesn't then there'll definitely feel like something's off about it. Either way I can see this show being mediocre at worst.
Based on Netflix's other adaptations, they've mostly stuck to the source material. (Ref: according to my sister, their recent adaptation of the Babysitter Club Books is... decent. Only difference she could find from the handful of episodes she watched was that the show takes place in modern day -- vs. the 80s when the books were made -- and one character's ethnicity was changed to have a more diverse group. That's all.) Whatever's going around out there about 20-year-old-12-year-olds cast for the show is and should be completely false.
Plus, considering this show could be Netflix's big fantasy adaptation that goes toe-to-toe with Disney+'s Percy Jackson TV series (which also had a terrible movie series), I doubt Netflix would want to stray too far off the beaten path of the plot.
In other news, some damn good memes about the fandom vs. netflix, potential casting and the Bryke situation have been going around the subreddit. I love 'em.
All honesty, I feel bad for those working on the ATLA show. This is a MASSIVE dark cloud looming above them, not to mention the fans themselves.
Yup, which is why I mentioned the salt. Like you said, Netflix has been pretty alright when it comes to respecting the source material with their adaptions (at least the western ones, let's not talk about Death Note), and I've mentioned how they handled 'A Series of Unfortunate Events', so I do have some doubt with these accusations.
However, the statements made by DiMartino and Konietzko were pretty critical about Netflix so I wouldn't be too surprised if it turns out there's a little truth to these rumours.
I've played 34 hours of the game so far and I've been really enjoying it, though certain things (mostly the movement) can be a little frustrating at times. In terms of gameplay it can be pretty challenging which varies between frustration (mostly due to my incompetence) and fun. I'd say the closest comparison I can make would probably be the more recent Assassin Creed games. It plays pretty similarly to them albeit with less than smooth stealth mechanics. The map clutter is pretty jarring but it's been a while since I've played a big open world game so I'm not too bothered about it. The story is alright. Nothing amazing, though there are some pretty good moments and I really do enjoy the backstory of how the world came to be, and the setting itself is great. The environments are also pretty pleasing to the eyes.
Voice acting is... mixed. Ashley Burch as Aloy is great and she's probably the best VA in the game. Everyone else though ranges from pretty good to straight up bad. Also the cutscene animations for the game are super jank a lot of the time, not that they're buggy, just that they're badly animated. Sometimes it's like watching someone play with a bunch of action figures, which is surprising considering its a AAA (former) PS4 exclusive game. I was expecting a bit more polish with that, especially after having seen just The Last of Us Part 2.
I've actually been pretty lucky with the issues compared to most people. In my 30 hour adventure I've only crashed once, though it was right at the end of a particularly brutal 20 minute fight which made me lose my progress, and I've experienced a little stuttering in the biggest city in the game. Other than that it's been working fine for me so far.
I'd say if you enjoy playing open world games I'd recommend it, but maybe wait a month or two for Guerilla Games to patch out the big issues.
I've been seeing this same rumor floating around, but haven't taken it seriously due to its sourcing. Until something more reputable comes out, it's still a mystery.
I cannot express how much I hate those studio interferences. In words of Nathan Drake, everything I touch turns to shit. What I mean is that I can never be a fan of something without worrying about the future.
Yeah I probably should have cast more doubt in its validity than just saying to take it with a pinch of salt. It's very much akin to saying "my uncle at Nintendo Netflix told me this."
Resident Evil 7 is now the best selling game in the series
Ethan can just not lose! Does this man ever miss?
God I wish I was as cool as Ethan "Chad" Winters
Really? I thought Resident Evil 2 Remake was killing it.
I've played it for ~2 hours so far, so maybe I shouldn't count my chickens yet, but the game's running surprisingly well on my PC. No crashes, except for the first time I tried to quit the game and it freaked out so I had to brute-force turn off my PC. Better framerate than I expected too.
Some little things are bothering me about the controls too, but I haven't progressed past the first area yet so it hasn't been catastrophic in combat or anything. I think I just need to get used to it. I think you can hide different categories of map markers if it bothers you (you can hide all the campfires, machine sites etc.)
If you don't mind me asking, what difficulty are you playing at? One thing I remember from my first playthrough on the PS4 (Normal Difficulty) is that the difficulty could fluctuate a lot in the early game. The first cauldron really stumped me compared to other missions with a similar recommended level. After that I got distracted with all the side quests and activities and I over-levelled, so the rest of the game was pretty easy.
Yeah, the janky cutscene animations are a thing in the PS4 version too. I wouldn't expect them to improve in any of the future patches, though I've heard that the animations in the DLC are a bit better than the main game, so there's something to look forward to if you haven't reached it yet. I don't think the cutscenes for side quests and errands were a priority for Guerrilla Games until everyone roasted them over it.
Playing the game on PC has reminded me about how much I just prefer PC gaming over consoles. I love my PS4 too, mainly for the exclusives, but I wish I could just skip all the fuss and play them on my PC instead.