CrossCode has some of the funnest and most satisfying mechanics of all time for me, and seeing that same kind of slick combat and use of powers for exploration seems like they kept everything that made it so fantastic while creating something new that's dripping with style.
Since CrossCode also had one of the most emotionally effective uses of story pacing for me as well (and because I loved Lea's limited access to a full vocabulary and the excitement when Sergey would break his way through the communication system so she can access a new word), I'm very curious what it's going to be like with a protagonist that speaks in full.
Fool really does define itself out of a lot of his other works since it is based in Shakespeare's world. If you like that kind of pre-existing, historical type of setting, I might recommend Sacre Bleu. Moore explores Vincent Van Gogh's superstitions about using the color blue in his paintings and how it connects to his maddening and unusual death. Even without knowing a ton about art or famous artists, he really did a good job bringing in every major player from Monet to Degas as characters in the book in a way that explained who they are and what role they play, all with an inventive and entertaining supernatural explanation as to why so many 19th century artists were a bit bonkers.
That said, I just found out Moore created a Fool trilogy with Pocket going on to be the main character in the sequels The Serpent of Venice and Shakespeare for Squirrels (I also just found out he did a sequel to A Dirty Job which I'd always longed for)! Needless to say, now that I know they exist, they're all going on my reading list!
I loved Fool even if it is lower on my list of Christopher Moore favorites! The first time I read a Moore book was when I was still in the Army and deployed with a copy of Fluke and I loved it so much I wrote to him to praise it. He ended up sending me a bunch of his books, all signed, with a note that said "thanks for reading, I hope you don't die" in his humorous tone.
Fluke, the Bloodsucking Fiends trilogy, A Diety Job, Lamb, Island of the Sequined Love Nun, Lust Lizard, and Sacre Bleu are my top favorites for just being so darn entertaining, humorous, clever and an absolute joy to read.
To anyone wondering about Fool, it is written in a similar vein to Rosencranz and Guildenstern are Dead (which retells Shakespeare's Hamlet from the point of view of the two titular minor characters). Fool re-tells the story of King Lear but told from the perspective of the king's jester, the professional fool. It is hilarious and does a great job at showing the significance of the jester and all the things he's doing when not shown on stage during King Lear.
I read it with just the faintest recollection of the events of King Lear and still enjoyed it, but for anyone unfamiliar it might be worth watching something like Anthony Hopkins' King Lear beforehand to see how cleverly Moore put his version together, but it is not a requirement by any means!
Welp, I'm sold, this is totally going on my list! I've kind of been itching for something like Dragonlance and this sounds like what I've been looking for.
Bruce Coville is such an incredibly fun read for young Sci-Fi fans. I flipped through some of the Aliens Ate My Homework series recently now that I'm older and it's still a great time. Coville really did well at writing in a way that makes it understandable and enjoyable for kids without dumbing down ideas that would help spark the imagination and garner understanding for more advanced works.
I should flip back through the My Teacher is an Alien series too at some point. I'm pretty sure I at least still have a copy of My Teacher Flunked the Planet here somewhere.
Aside from the joy of playing Injustice as a comics fan, I really really enjoyed that I could find something fun about playing each character. My top 2 are definitely Green Arrow and Batgirl, but it starts to get harder to choose from there. I definitely would also put Solomon Grundy and Batman up there too, I totally get why you have them in your top roster.
I never owned Injustice 2 and unfortunately didn't get to play enough of it to choose, let alone get to try all the awesome new characters they added. I'm sure a day will come at some point where I finally get a real upgraded gaming experience and can then get the sequel for myself!
It's always nice to see someone else that really liked Dead Money! There's something really intriguing about the challenge of surviving the Sierra Madre without all the fancy gear and weapons I'd been relying on for so long. Assembling the ragtag team of prisoners was fantastic too -- Dog/God, Dean Domino and Veronica's-very-own Christine was quite the cast. The only thing I didn't dig about Dead Money was the VATS glitch with the Holorifle that causes the game to get stuck in the VATS combat animation with no way out. I didn't confirm it as a bug until the third time it happened (but luckily after the second time I was smart enough to save immediately before testing the rifle in VATS again to see if that was the cause).
I just used the built-in spoiler controls on the Eternity app which appear fine on there but must not be set up to work outside of the app?
Whatever the reason, thanks for the heads up! Turned my laptop back on to edit it as an extra precaution since I've never had a problem with the browser style controls.
I loved the different story paths and choices for Honest Hearts. The history of the tribes,
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Joshua Graham, Yao Guai, accepting the vision quest and fighting a ghost
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, such a blast.
And with the Wild Wasteland trait
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you get to meet my boy Two-Bears-High-Fiving
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I can't believe I never heard about this before. This is fascinating, thank you for sharing. I'm sure some movie producer is trying to get the rights to Ken Ono's life story if someone hasn't already!
It might depend on how many people are familiar with the flowers but "Yellow Shrimp and The Phipps" sounds like a worthy name to post on !fakebandnames@lemmy.world
Oh nice! I was definitely enjoying it from the start but I think it's about partway through Season 1 when Izuku and Uraraka were paired up against Bakugo and Ida that got me. I loved seeing Izuku use his strategic intelligence to make up for his lack of quirk control; I was so excited at him predicting and easily countering Bakugo's opening right hook.
And the Season finale episodes with the villains invading UA is what finally sent me into full binge mode. Aizawa taking on all those villains by himself had me cheering (even Shigi had to admit how cool he is) and Izuku's careful assessment of the situation allowing him to figure out how to use his and Tsu's quirks to overcome the water area villains was so clever that I was all in and never left.
Some of the episodes I've rewatched the most are in Season 2, it's quite the ride and I hope you enjoy it! If you ever hit a point where you need to talk about something in the show but have no one to talk to it about, feel free to reach out as there isn't a ton of discussion for it on Lemmy and I'm always happy to discuss MHA. Go Beyond, Plus Ultra!
It's so good at what it does, it's one of those shows that gets me so energized that the soundtrack is now a regular part of my workout playlist. Where are you at in the series so far? And is there a specific episode/moment where you started to really get hooked?
That's awesome, well done! Any idea if it's worth it to take the passwords you've earned over to Oracle of Seasons in order to unlock the alternate plot points, expanded story and extended ending? I always liked the idea of the two games interacting to create a third unique experience, but never knew anyone who actually used the interactive features.
I'm pretty sure Neil Gaiman enjoys milk and cookies, he even wrote the story Fortunately, The Milk where a kid goes back in time to get the ever-important milk that his father forgot to pick up.
Does that mean you pulled off being mean to Kim? Of those that have tried, most can't go through with it, and I myself lack the conviction to ever even attempt it.
CrossCode has some of the funnest and most satisfying mechanics of all time for me, and seeing that same kind of slick combat and use of powers for exploration seems like they kept everything that made it so fantastic while creating something new that's dripping with style.
Since CrossCode also had one of the most emotionally effective uses of story pacing for me as well (and because I loved Lea's limited access to a full vocabulary and the excitement when Sergey would break his way through the communication system so she can access a new word), I'm very curious what it's going to be like with a protagonist that speaks in full.