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I doubt it's a joke. The tone in Steiner's tweet is too serious, and it'd be in bad taste to joke about this kind of thing anyways. Age is not a good indicator for likeliness to live either, since there is an abundance of ways to die from something other than old age. I never got to know Conjueror very well, but I am deeply saddened by the news of his departure. Rest in piece.

I wouldn't touch the Switch version with a 50-ft pole. Without that fan patch, it's basically trash.

Why do I hate you all of a sudden?

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Ugh. This news doesn't surprise me all that much, but it's still sad to hear about. I agree with what's in the article regarding the shortfall in sales, but I don't think they have the right idea on how to implement that fix. One solution that comes to mind is the pay as you go model, where you are free to try a good portion of the game without making a purchase, and you pay for the later parts of the story once you've finished the free bits. I know Dies Irae used this approach, and I heard Light was reasonably satisfied with their sales. In my opinion, this approach makes a lot of sense. Now I know demos are always an option, but they are a double edged sword that often to lead to a loss of profit. Pay as you go makes sense, because companies benefit from increased initial exposure, and it's a lot easier to convince someone to buy something when they've already developed an interest in it, and they don't have to wait for it. If there's anything that can be learned from the f2p market, it's that even poorly designed video games can turn a profit with there being a high demand for freely accessible content. I think VNs can greatly benefit from this, too. This should also help Sol Press bypass the issue of market saturation since it'll have a unique pricing system that stands out among everything else.

Trust your instincts next time?

I was kinda hoping everyone would be too afraid to ask so I could make myself look smarter than I actually am. Shit, why'd you have to go and ruin that?

I don't think any of us do.

It's never a rare sight to see older generations criticize younger ones over their views and beliefs, especially the ones that don't deserve it. Happens with just about everybody.

Oh, geez, I had no idea you were so out of touch with modern day society. That hasn't been considered gay for years!

Easily the biggest letdown in anime sequels. When I heard Urobuchi wouldn't be directly involved in the story for S2, I decided to put it off until reviews were out. Sadly, those reviews only served to confirm my expectations. Such a shame too; S1 was brilliant.

Thanks, Fred. I was just about to start hunting for a name before you brought her up. Sadly, looking up DAOKO lead to a traumatizing discovery of ME!ME!ME! Other than that, though, she is awesome!

This is probably the happiest game OST I've ever heard.

Oh no, that's terrible news. If it weren't for the Key adaptions they made, I might not even be on this forum. Such a awful shame to see that happen to them. I hope the survivors get well soon, and I wish the best for all the families involved. Thank you very much for this. I'll pitch in too.

You have to be 18 to read most of these VNs.

Hmm, I guess it makes sense when you put it that way. I have gotten rather comfortable with being single, so I'm in no real rush to start dating. I wouldn't say I'm completely disinterested in romance though. Sadly, I enrolled in college a bit later than most, and most the girls there are a bit too young for me (I don't care that much about age specifically, but their general mentality feels a bit foreign to me). I can't imagine I'll have much exposure to women once I graduate either since programming jobs are notoriously male-dominant. So far I've met 3 females in my intro programming classes and 1 in my advanced classes. What's even worse is that one of the girls in my intro class dropped it after a small breakdown during a test (although, to be fair, the professor was quite awful), and the one in my advanced class told me she was thinking of switching majors. Yeah, it's already looking bleak.

You know one way I can relate to high school protagonists? I'm the frustratingly dense type who can't take a hint. There was this one time where my friends asked me why I didn't ask a girl out after she approached me, and it didn't even remotely occur to me that she was interested in dating. Although unlike standard high school protagonists, my main issue has to do with not be able to pick up on social queues. Same thing happened to me again while I was enlisted, except it was with a pizza delivery girl. This is probably why I'm still a virgin.

I'd be more inclined to believe he was already crazy, lol. The author probably did it to set up for that foreshadowing scene where Senku comments on the timing of the stone wearing out. I don't think he'd be able to get that point across as easily if no one was actively aware of how many years went by.

Yeah, except this one hits a little closer to home because it involves isolation. I probably am overreacting to it, though.

It's more or less a nitpick. No one would be able to last 3700 years of conscious isolation without having more than a few screws loose. And I know this was probably not intentional, but I couldn't help but feel that being encased in stone for that length of time was a little vicious, and I couldn't help but pull up mental images of someone going through that kind of thing in real life, which sort of broke my immersion.

Alright, so I'm caught up on a few shows now. Nothing really stands out to me right now, but I'm not disappointed. The world of Dr. Stone is immediately captivating, and I like how well they're building tension in the second episode. That said, even though the world itself is interesting and the plot is engaging, the premise is beyond absurd, and the initial setup for this world the least sensible aspect of the series. I'm more than willing to forgive this flaw since everything else is spot on. From what I understand, it seems the author is not too happy with the turnout of Arifureta, and neither are his fans. I haven't watched this series at all, and I don't think I will. I heard the production was rushed due to staff changes, and that's never a good indicator for an ongoing anime. Fire Force is okay. Nothing really stands out to me except for David Production's excellent animation (especially with that juicy bit of cinematography in the first episode). It looks like it could be get interesting. As for Accelerator, well, it's off to a good start so far. I'm always excited to see new extensions to the Index franchise, and so far they are handling this nicely. Direction feels kinda wonky, but nothing too off-putting (it's not as bad the UBW anime). Oh god, Uchinoko is gonna be my kryptonite this season. It's sweetness piled on top of sweetness piled on top of sweetness. It's probably the most adorable anime I've ever watched, and I can't wait to see more of it. Latina is a precious little angel. The art is tasteful, the atmosphere is surprisingly organic, and all of the characters are pleasant. I hope the anime's able to keep this going for the long term. Edit: I made a gif for Uchinoko. Haven't seen this anywhere else, and this is too cute to not make a gif out of.

The only thing I'm hearing from you is that the anime is not faithful to its source. If you focus too much on the details, you lose sight of the big picture. Wouldn't the controversy alone be enough to drive conversation? And to top it all off, it was a solid anime, so the people who haven't read the LN (which should be the anime's main focus) will probably be more likely to read the source since it stands out among the heaps of trash these types of adaptions tend to be. I mean, seriously, is anyone gonna be drawn to that? Yeah, I get it, the anime doesn't match up to the source. But would it have been any better had they kept the original story in tact? Frankly, I don't think either of us would've been happy with a faithful adaption, and to me that's better than just the LN readers being upset with it. And you're right, it's not getting a sequel. But that's not a problem with the anime itself, it's a problem with what anime producers deliver on a regular basis. They set the standard for generic light novel adaptations that only serve to reflect what's already written, and that's what fans have come to expect. It wasn't like how it was in the 90s where an anime could deviate from 99% of the source material and hardly anyone would bat an eye at it. It might even be part of the reason we don't see very many originals anymore despite their superior storytelling.