Ilandar
I’d like to finally finish Majora’s Mask this year, 24 years after I started playing it. The furthest I’ve made it was Ikana Castle, and that was back when I was a kid. My current save file is at the Pirate’s Fortress but I haven’t touched it in over a year. My struggle to complete this game started off as not being very good at it, then I got a bit older it turned into this thing where I didn’t want to finish the game because I didn’t want it to be over and now I’m just so bored of replaying the same bit that every time I attempt another completion I lose interest before I get to the new stuff.
Is anyone actually invested enough in Avatar to care about “twists” in the films? My feeling has always been that it’s a series people watch purely because of the visuals. The first one was a big event for this reason, and the second was a big event because it was the follow up to the first one and promised 13 years worth of improved visuals. No one really cared about the story, or the characters, or the world building to my knowledge - certainly not to the exrent that they do for other science fiction franchises like Star Wars or Alien (when Ripley existed).
I’ve been scared of animated movies about cute robots ever since WALL-E made me cry within the first 5 minutes.
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While details are scarce, sources say the story is set in 13th century England. The script also features dialogue that was true to the time period and has translations and annotations for those uninitiated in Old English.
Sounds very promising, I love it when directors do this instead of dumbing down a script for wider appeal. I watched The Witch recently and the dialogue really added to the immersion, which in turn leads to a scarier film.
The Wii U also suffered from it’s weak library of games, though. Yes, you could argue that was partially due to Nintendo pivoting away from it earlier due to the slow start which was, in part, caused by the confusion over the naming and marketing…but if Nintendo commits to the Switch 2 and releases more bangers from big franchises it will be a long-term success. The “gimmicks” of the Switch are the best assortion and implementation the company has ever delivered and it has an amazing library of games. There is no reason why the Switch 2 can’t deliver in those same areas (it already will with the retention of motion controls and portability).
This is the type of list someone you meet at a party who “loves movies” would give you.