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nikatyler · 4 years

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As I promised, here’s part two of that super long ask! This was actually supposed to be part three but I’m not ready to unpack a certain thing from Ross’s post yet. There’s...a lot to address.

So yeah, Tyler goes first. He and his siblings are some of my Characters with a capital C. I’ve been creating OCs ever since I can remember, I just didn’t know they were called OCs when I was little. Not many of them are still “alive” at this point, but a very few, from various universes/fandoms, are, and honestly I can’t imagine my life without them. I’ll always want to tell their story in some way I guess.

And just like the last time, this post will be packed with screenshots...only the old ones this time, but hey, that’s fine. And if you’ve been here for a while you might enjoy this nostalgia trip...right? :D

1. How have your characters changed since you created them?

Tyler has changed a lot. The basics are the same, he's the one who makes jokes and loves music, but many details are different, which has a lot to do with me changing as well. When he was born in my game, I was 16, close to 17, and I still had a lot of growing to do (not saying that I don't have to learn or grow anymore, but there's been a huge switch in my opinions and everything in the past 4 years).

The way I write him now, he's definitely less of a jerk and more of a dumb idiot that doesn't sometimes realize that he's about to hurt someone. Not that that's okay - it's just that he doesn't do it intentionally. Most of the time, I guess. But he unlearns it as the time goes.

Another thing is his bisexuality and the way he feels about it, which honestly reflects a lot how I felt about myself as well. I've always seen Tyler as bi. However, originally I decided that it's just something that he knows about, but it's his little secret that no one has to be aware of - especially since he found a girlfriend so he can pass as a straight guy. Later in the story I made him say something like "don't tell anyone, but I actually kissed one guy in high school and I liked it", to make a hint or something to the readers that this boy isn't straight. Looking back, it was rather pathetic and seemed like I'm just trying to get extra points for rEpResEnTaTiOn, but like I said, I was learning, and I'm still not sure if my lgbt representation is good sometimes, I mean look at my gen 2 of NSB, it played right into the stereotype of "bisexuals are greedy and more likely to cheat on you" with Ross. I didn't even realize that I was doing that and I should have. Especially since I’m bi myself and see no logical explanation for these stereotypes. Honestly fuck them.

Anyway, back to Tyler. Then started my great quest of turning gen 4 into a real story, and as I was getting to know the characters better, I realized he wouldn't hide it, he'd be proud, he'd be so in-your-face proud to be queer. Even with a girlfriend. He couldn't care less about "passing as a straight guy". And that's very different from what he was like in the beginning. I love this attitude that he has now.

rip Golden Days 1.0

Which kinda brings me to one last thing I want to mention (although there's so much more that I could share about him, but this is already turning into an essay), his style…which, yeah, was really influenced by my own. I was in my 2nd year of high school when he came into my game and at that time I pretty much only wore black and listened only to dark, symphonic/power metal bands (which I still love but loooord, it was my music snob phase and I hate that 😂). When you look at the pictures of him from that time, you can tell. Later in that school year, I started to really like classic rock and 80s music, eventually even the whole bright sometimes ridiculous aesthetic and I realized that that fits him more than dressing in all black, he'd absolutely love it and he'd absolutely get inspiration from the old music videos and photoshoots of his favourite artists. Somewhere down the line, that started including even some makeup, crop tops, chokers and generally some things that are considered to be rather feminine today (side note, let men wear crop tops, thank you). One time years ago someone commented why his face looked so girly, and now I think that he knows that he is kind of like that, but instead of being sad about it and wanting to be more traditionally masculine, he just embraced it and it's awesome.

Yeah. Out of all the pictures I could’ve chosen to show his old, all-black style, I chose this one. I still cackle when I think about this moment, okay?

2. What do you consider the biggest themes in your character, if any?

Hmmm. I think it would be this whole "I want to, and I will become a famous rockstar, just watch" thing. He's dead set on following his dream, even if everyone around him tells him not to. Take his parents for example - they know he's talented, but they'd rather see him pursue a more stable career. I wouldn't say they 100% support him. But he knows what he wants and he's ready to take it. He has his doubts sometimes, sure. Who doesn't?

3. Did you create the character to be like yourself, did they end up being like yourself, or are they very different from you?

Nowadays I can see myself in him a lot, but that wasn't always the case. Naturally, I put parts of my personality or interests into my characters, but that then lives its own life, sometimes it changes so much that you wouldn't tell that it started off with me. With Tyler, it wasn't really planned. Nothing was really planned with Tyler, he wasn't even supposed to be a major character (lol). Now I'd say he's in many ways a funnier, more confident and also a musically talented boy version of me. When I had long hair, we even looked alike, kind of 😂 (which again wasn't planned, I had very short hair when he was born in the game, I didn’t even know I’d let it be long someday - and surprise we’re going short in a few weeks again, and blonde, and I’m a little scared tbh - okay that’s off topic). Also we both have a stupid big lowkey ugly nose, but actually, having him kind of made me feel better about it. (even though I just described it as a "stupid big lowkey ugly nose"...trust me I feel better about it nowadays 😅)

We do not talk about this birthday special thing that I did back in 2017 but ngl some of the screenshots are kinda pretty, remember when I actually put effort into my stories?

4. Would you hang out with your OC if you could?

YEEEEEES.

9. How did you come up with your OC?

I think Tyler's character (beyond sim traits) started forming when he was a teenager. Fun fact, his whole music thing was influenced so much by such a little dumb thing. At that point, I had a tiny mods folder and no short male hair suited him, but the one long hair did. And so I thought, alright, you're into badass music (the same badass music that I loved at that point, even though later I realized it was too serious for him - not saying he wouldn't enjoy it or appreciate it, but let’s just say him listening to Nightwish 24/7 is highly unlikely and quite out of character).

In terms of early character development, that 2016 Christmas story was important. That actually was the foundation for a lot of gen 4 things, the relationships between the siblings, the famous bickering and so on. (okay, calling it "famous bickering" is a stretch but you know what I mean)

I remember he made a certain face in this scene, and that’s when I knew I loved him and wanted to keep him forever lol. Just a fun fact. That 2016 Christmas thing also wasn’t very well written, but the memories, ah. I loved playing that.

Alright, that’s it for part two! Stay tuned for part three!

#ts3 #sims 3 #rose legacy extra #side note i think i'd actually enjoy just sitting down with a bunch of screenshots and revisiting the old times #but like revisiting them with you #i like rambling for an audience haha #oc: tyler

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slade-neko · 3 years

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Monster Hunter Rise ~ My Thoughts

Oh, man, Monster Hunter Rise, where to begin?! I guess I’ll start with the game itself in a nutshell is a BLAST! It’s not without a few issues I have with it personally, but I’ve been having a lot of fun playing it nonetheless. I want to take the time to mention I am a second generation hunter myself. Started playing Monster Hunter in 2008 with Freedom 2 on PSP at the tender age of 13. So its safe to say I’ve got a lot to say about this game! If you want to read the full thing then here it is.

This review is MOSTLY spoiler-free! There isn’t a lot you can spoil in this game... I mention some endgame stuff and there is a screenshot that contains the final boss’s armor but not focused on it. Just a friendly warning if you are a die-hard spoiler avoider.

The Weapon Types

I’ll start with the fact that the weapon types in MH Rise are all really fun to play and have very well polished movesets. I haven’t extensively played with all the weapon types, but I’d like to say a few things about the ones I have been using. Long Sword feels the best it has ever been in the entire series in my opinion, ironically this game starts you off with a Long Sword equipped too.

I went ham with Long Sword throughout the main story, but now have swapped over to maining Light Bowgun. I was a big Heavy Bowgun main in MH World, but shield spreadshot builds don't feel the same for me as they did in World, but the Light Bowgun in this game shreds. Narga Piercing LBG for distance shooting and then Magnamalo Spread LBG for getting up close and personal. Evade Extender 3 makes zipping around the battlefield a breeze and next to impossible to get hit making it a very fun and rewarding playstyle.

My brother on the other hand has been hitting hard with Long Sword and the new Hunting Horn. He misses the original note playing at times, but the damage on HH is insane and healing constantly with the Rampage Horn is a big plus too for a game with no health regen factors. He’s been building sets for nearly every weapon type, but LS and HH are his two mains. Both weapon types were introduced in 2nd Gen, where we started, so maining those two for him is a bit symbolic. Also the fact that LS has been heralded as the most used weapon-type and HH the least used as of recent games is a neat contrast to use both.

The Characters, Setting, and Story

I know Monster Hunter isn’t exactly known for it’s characters or story, heck most games hardly had a story until World came out. Typically Monster Hunter games follow the simple formula of big bad flagship monster causing problems with local village and ecosystem, hunt it, happy ending?, turns out bigger badder scarier secret boss monster was actually causing the problems, hunt it, true happy ending. Nothing wrong with that, I can roll with whatever story they make, majority of players are here for the gameplay. That said, I still enjoy and appreciate what story the devs put together no matter how it turns out. I liked what Rise offered, nothing too grand like World, more of a simple story following the old games formula.

Surprisingly I haven’t seen many people talk about the characters in this game and the little fact that this is the first time in the ENTIRE SERIES (outside of MH Stories) characters have REAL names! Hinoa, Minoto, Fugen, Yomogi, Iori, Hamon, Rondine, Hojo, Utsushi, like honest to goodness actual NAMES, not “Blacksmith,” “Village Elder,” or “Fish Mongress.” The characters are fun though, nice and memorable, not really annoying. Also following World’s fully voice-acted characters is a nice touch. I sometimes miss the days of old when characters had simple grunts and you read everything, but I doubt that will ever come back now, just something lost to the classic MH games.

Then there’s the super Asian-inspired ninja-like theme to the entire game. You’ll either love it, hate it, or maybe you don’t care about how the village is at all. I like the whole ninja aesthetic while it does work for this game in particular, but I will admit its a little bit weird in the entirety of Monster Hunter as a series.

The Hunts, Gameplay, and Everything Else

Ah yes, the gameplay, the heart of the Monster Hunter games... while yes I do think this game is a lot of fun overall, I do have a few complaints with it... I’m going to break this down into mini-sections because there is a lot to cover here.

Quest Preparations Maybe I’m just old school, but I feel like they took away a lot of the prep work for going on hunts. No cold/ hot drinks, access full inventory on quests, refill items, no longer eat for attack/ def buffs, monsters always visible on maps, no random spawning on High Rank quests, little things like that. In the old games you had to prepare for each hunt, it was part of the game. You go after a big monster, you make sure you got everything you need to win BEFORE you depart on the quest. It feels like they are double-downing more so on just the fighting itself.

Tracking Monsters Monsters aren’t even tracked anymore, they’re always visible on your map. No having to run around and look for them like classic MH games... Though to be fair maybe that’s better off in the old games with the paintball tracking system and individual loaded areas than in a game with a fully open-world setting because I got headaches tracking monsters in MH World’s open-world especially the Ancient Forest.

The Monsters The new monsters in this game a welcome addition. I don’t really have any problems with their designs or fights. Have to say Goss Horag has a very fun fight, but my favorite new monster is probably Rakna-Kadaki. A pelican spider is a dang neat idea for a monster and there aren’t a lot of Temnocerans. Would love to see the return of the Carapaceons though! This is literally the perfect game for Shen-Gaoren to come back with the new rampage system! Bring back my giant enemy crab, Capcom please!

Monster Behavior/ Minion Monsters/ Herbivores Added this subsection to talk specifically about the monsters’ behaviors in this game along with the minion monsters cause while not very important overall there are still some things to be said.

Same thing in MH World, but the monsters act more like animals now. While yes, that is more realistic and is mostly a good thing, but it honestly gives me second thoughts about hunting them. In World most boss monsters wouldn’t attack you unless you attacked them first. That made me feel terrible walking up to a calm Teostra just chilling in the dunes and then I start smacking the heck outta it with a weapon... Old games the monsters saw you, the “something’s gonna getcha music starts playing” and then it charges you and your in the fight! Now its like you’re the monster killing a bunch of animals (exaggerating a bit, but still!)

What’s not exaggerated is the minions in this game. The old games had minions that were incredibly annoying and I wanted to kill them. This game however has the sweet little bullfangos, jagras, and other minions just lazing around sleeping. My brother and I were in need of Rhenoplos scalps for some gear, set out on a quest to slay some, find them peacefully sleeping by some rocks and I ask my brother, “Okay, so you gonna bash its skull in with your hammer and pop its eyes out or am I gonna fill it full of lead with my bowgun?” Needlessly violent example, I know, but it still makes the point that it feels more like animal cruelty when they aren’t bothering anyone. I’d rather the minions just start charging me and piss me off as a player, so I wouldn’t feel bad defending myself to take them out.

Lastly, there’s the herbivores. Not a lot to say on the matter, but I feel like they could’ve given a few more herbivore types. Like no Aptonoth in this game? I thought they were kinda a staple of the series for herbivores. I also feel like the maps could feel a bit more lively with more herbivores placed around. Maybe Mosswines in the Shrine Ruins, especially when scaling the central mountain shrine with the mushroom colonies everywhere. Great spots for mushroom piggies!

The Maps/ Locales I love them! Well for the most part. They are good and I don’t dislike any in particular. My only problems is that they sometimes feel too big, too open, and too empty. I know they have a lot of stuff in them, gathering points, spiribirds, relics, and many other things, but there is an odd sense of emptiness there. Like I mentioned earlier, I think perhaps adding in more scattered monsters might’ve helped that a bit. Only other thing to mention is that the new locales rely too heavily on the Palamutes to get around effectively. I personally like bringing my kitties with me on multiplayer quests, so I am at the mercy of wirebug zipping to get around and often left behind.

Oh, last thing I will mention on maps is while its not in the base game, I pray they add back the Tower as a map. Preferably the 2nd Gen version where you start at base camp and scale the tower. A game that’s all about rising and verticality, the Tower is literally the PERFECT map to have in this game!

Spiribirds Love em or hate them, there’s the Spiribirds. Cool concept, but I don’t think it works very well in my opinion. I don’t care about roaming the map to collect my bird buffs, I just want to eat for Attack Up large like old games and be done. I definitely try to grab them when I can, but I can’t be bothered to chase down all the birds each and every hunt just to get my full Attack up buff.

Wirebugs On with the title of the game being Rise giving meaning to the new wirebugs feature. Wirebugs are fun to use, zip around the map, super attacks, and what-not, but I can’t help but feel its a little out of place in a Monster Hunter game. Feels like I’m Spider-Man or something. I know I praised this when I played the demo and I’m not dissing it now, I still enjoy using them, but I am also admitting that they do feel very outlandish for a Monster Hunter game. Still better than the slinger/ clutch claw though! Let’s never talk about those accursed items again.

Silkbinds The Silkbind attacks though are fully great! I love having access to super attacks like Hunting Arts and things like that for my weapons, so I sincerely hope they keep some kind of super attack format in future games.

Mounting The mounting system in this game is weird, but pretty cool! Its a great way to let you control a monster for a change and beat the snot out of other monsters as a monster. I saw someone describe it is as “going full on Ratatouille with the monsters” and honestly there isn’t a better way to explain it than that.

Palicoes/ Palamutes The Buddy System in this game is great! Palicoes still feel about the same as they did in World, maybe a little less powerful now since you can have two of them at once, still love them though and prefer to bring a Palico with me on my quests.

Then there is the new doggies, the Palamutes! Super cute and cuddly, but also quite powerful! I love the doggos, but I wish the maps weren’t designed around them. I like to bring my cat with me on multiplayer quests, so I don’t get a dog to ride and the maps are HUGE, very wide-opened, lots of running... Wirebugs help, but still not quite as fast as the puppies.

Oh and two little pet peeve of mine is you can’t see other players buddy names and you can’t change buddy comments! I want people to be able to see my buddies’ names and I need my Garfield cat’s comment to say “I hate Mondays.” and my Sonic dog to say “Gotta go fast!” and my Courage the Cowardly Dog dog to have “The things I do for love.” Unless there is a hidden menu somewhere where you can edit these, but alas I have yet to find it...

Voiced Hunters Hunters have always been the silent protagonists of the games with attack grunts, hurt sounds, and little to nothing more. Now they are full voiced for gestures and full hunting dialogue. I really like this, its funny to hear them shout things and stuff and having some familiar voice actors in the game is really cool to have them voice my characters. My brother rocking the Xander Mobus voice-type on his hunter is freakin’ cool and hilarious at the same time. I am tempted to make a Zentisu hunter, name him Zenitsu, give him the Zentisu voice-type, and go full Thunderclap maining a Thunder-type Long Sword just for the heck of it. Oh and also there’s the fact that CRISTINA VEE IS OFFICIALLY IN A MONSTER HUNTER GAME NOW AS A FEMALE VOICE OPTION! Still feels weird comparing it to previous games, but I’m okay with it because the fun factor in it outweighs the weird for me personally. Besides if you for some reason decided you hate fun you can just mute them in the options.

Layered Armor (or lack-of) I love Layered Armor... and there is only two sets in this game. The Deluxe Edition’s “Kamurai” samurai looking layered armor and the Magnamalo amiibo “Sinister” layered set with a few head only layered pieces as DLC in the eShop. I was honestly expecting all armor to be layered and unlockable in the base game after the huge demand for layered armor in MH World and Transmog being a thing in the side team’s last game, MHXX/ MHGU.

I think a mixed system of both Transmog and Layered Armor would be ideal. Transmog system for in-game armors and then additional bonus themed armor sets made as Layered Armors like the Kamurai set. That way players can be rewarded for crafting all the armors with use of a Transmog system even giving an incentive to make multiple sets twice to Transmog differently. While the devs could still make money off cool unique Layered sets as DLC in the eShop. Literally fixes both issues right there. Feel free to use that idea, Capcom, and you’re welcome.

Multiplayer/ Lobbies/ Scaling Four people lobbies are back! Not necessarily a good thing. I mean hey its not bad either, but I honestly preferred the larger lobbies like World had. Having more people doesn’t make it less social. All they need is to force people to do multiplayer quests in the Gathering Hub. I prefer large lobbies and have people do whatever they want and meet up in the Hub for socials. Mainly what I dislike about 4 player lobbies is everyone will be expected to help each other on their quests within the lobby. I just want to chill and do my own thing, but see and interact with other players in the village between quests. Oh, but the ability to join quests late is seriously great! Dropping into a lobby and seeing people already on a quest and being able to jump in with them is a godsend!

Difficulty scaling is a very weird thing. It’s basically a double-edged sword. Its good to have because you can beat everything on your own, but that also defeats the purpose of multiplayer. In the past games, Hub quests were scaled higher for multiplayer, so getting more people to help only made it easier. Now, why bother with players when you could just do it yourself scaled to an easier single-player difficulty? I can usually get faster times when I solo things now. Multiplayer is there just for the social aspect to goof around with friends or if you just wanna do chill hunting with people. It’s no longer a requirement or an aid for beating the game. Like I said, its a weird thing, not bad, but not good either? I dunno, I just compare a lot of things to the classic MH games. In the past getting a second player to help makes it twice as easy compared to beating a Hub quest by yourself, while getting four players makes it where you’re effectively doing 4x more damage. Now its like you get 4-players and the monster gets 4x the health too. That might not be the exact scaling, but you get my point.

One last thing I want to touch on which a lot of people have already mentioned is the fact multiplayer can get pretty chaotic. Especially when you have 4 players with 4 palamutes all smacking away at a monster. Hit effects are EVERYWHERE! Creates quite the mess and can be hard to tell what’s happening.

Quest Difficulty/ Harder Monsters I don’t care too much about how hard the game is and I know this is a touchy subject, but I do like challenging monsters, without relying on gimmicky crap to fight them. MH World was filled with gimmicky fights like Behemoth, Leshen, even Alatreon and Fatalis to some degree. I still have Extreme Behemoth PTSD. I just want good clean fights, no damage checks, unavoidable one-hit kill moves, crap like that is not cool. I want to cart because I screwed up and made a wrong move and got punished by some wicked strong attack from a big bad boss monster. Not a stupid damage check telling me, “Oh, you not do enough damage, you die now.” To be fair, old Monster Hunter games had some gimmicky fights too though. MH4U with Apex Monsters and Wystones, MHGU with HP tank Hyper Monsters, heck even Freedom 2 was unintentionally gimmicky with outrageous hitboxes haha. Oh, that game was brutal! Deviants in MHGU were amazing though! Some really tough fights there, but incredibly rewarding to beat, that’s what I love!

The Endgame/ Secret Bosses (or lack-of) There is no Endgame, we are stuck in the Infinity War for now (or Affinity War as my brother calls it since the meta is all about those crits!) Okay, so that’s a bit harsh, all jokes aside there is an endgame, but its not exactly what I was expecting and leaves me wanting more. One of my favorite aspects of Monster Hunter games is the endgames and the secrets they hold, which this game had very few! They revealed nearly EVERY monster before this game launched. I get it, they want to sell their game, but leave some secrets please. Only monster that was secret was just the final boss. I love getting to the end of the game and unlocking new quests to fight the big scary endgame bosses. I guess World kinda suffered from that too a little bit. Mostly hanging on to old games like Freedom Unite unlocking Fatalis, MH3U getting Abyssal Lagiacrus, and Molten Tigrex in MH4U was very cool! Could just be the state of games these days like Smash Ultimate where they reveal everything before the game is out since data miners will just leak them anyways... kinda makes me sad.

Updates and Future Content

I know this game has planned updates that will add a lot of content, but I can’t help but feel those “updates” were part of the game that’s been withheld to make the updates feel like so much more. Its like they ripped out the ending of the game and are passing it of as a big huge update to be released after launch.

The real kick to this is the fact there is no Hunter Rank in the current game... I’ve done approximately 300 quests so far in my game, its going to hurt me very badly when I see the HR update come out and I don’t get any HR for the hunts I’ve done so far. I know some people could care less about HR and just see it as a number, but for me that number is a nice thing to see. I love seeing it go up as I do more quests and play more of the game. Going hard at launch has been a lot of fun, but less rewarding knowing I am quite possibly not getting any HR points for all my gameplay.

Only reason I can see they would not want to allow a buildup of HR before this update is because this update will add a bunch of new endgame monsters most likely unlocked through getting high Hunter Rank. I pray for my boy Akantor to finally shine again, I know the side team loves him, so let’s please get him into Rise! AND Please don’t show them off in videos, Capcom! Just stealth drop a bunch of Elder Dragons and Endgame bosses into the game!

Final Thoughts

I’m probably just stuck in the old days some, I guess this is just how the games will be going forward, but a bit of that makes me sad. Feels like the game series I loved so much is losing some character and personality of what made is special and unique. This review might’ve got a bit ranty, but I like to critique a game series I am very passionate about. World was very similar to this. From everything I’ve said, by no means do I hate this game. I still love MH Rise and the entire series and I’ll keep playing it having a lot of fun along the way. Best way I can describe Monster Hunter Rise is it’s the Side Team’s Monster Hunter World. Its fresh, new, and very experimental!

All in all this game is still great and I stand by what I said at the beginning of this entire post, its a blast to play! I hope everyone can enjoy it and remember, Happy Hunting!

#Monster Hunter Rise #Monster Hunter #MHRise

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cbspams · 3 years

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ONF - New World (Performance MV)

The last one. Ahhh, when I first committed to watching RTK, I wasn't sure what to expect and I didn't know anything about the other groups. I'd seen TBZ's Reveal (Catching Fire) which lured me in and I'm grateful for it because I got to see all the other amazing performances everyone pulled off. Beyond just the performances, it was really heartwarming to get little glimpses of the hard work everyone puts into each stage and how they're always supporting each other, within their own teams and outside of it. I would definitely recommend watching RTK if you're interested in getting into any of the groups featured, and even if not I would still recommend watching the performances because they're all so unique in their arrangements and stages. It's the kind of thing that can only happen on a competition show.

Thanks for putting up with all my ranting and know that I love you if you've read all my different thought posts. I hope you all look forward to Kingdom: Legendary War as well, it's gonna be HYPE!

Alright dudes let's get down to it.

Admittedly I did not love ONF for a lot of RTK. They're a great group, but I felt like their stages didn't favor the same kind of theatricality other groups had. And when they were ranked highly for We Must Love + Moscow Moscow (2nd round, My Song) stage, I was frankly a little miffed.

I adored their stage for It's Raining though, and all throughout RTK even if I didn't love them I still thought they were wonderful. Their reactions were so entertaining to watch and their stages were all fun and well executed.

I struggled watching New World a bit because I couldn't get over the fact they went back to more simple performances when It's Raining had been so elaborate.

The performance MV for New World is amazing. I understand the live performance had to be filmed indoors and that because it's indoors and because the stage is black and the stairs are black and the bleachers are black, the impact is different. But I'm really sad about that because the open air film location they did for the performance MV fit the song's vibes so much better. The kind of controlled sunlight, the open air lattices of the building they were standing on, the contrast between the dark outfits the members had and the bright cream of the building's plaster. All of those contributed to such a different vibe for the song, which is so bright and fun.

The opening to the light performance is a short film, similar to ONEUS and Pentagon. I'm not too sure about this but it seems to start with fast cuts from their previous MVs? And then slows down marginally to give a bit of storyline that seems to be a combination of pre and post apocalypse/societal collapse in a fantasy/cyberpunk mix world? Yeah, I dunno I've watched it 4 times and that's the best I could come up with. Especially because the ending shot is several very large meteors crashing through the atmosphere and like, those are pretty deadly so...?

In the pre-performance bit with the ONF members, they had discussed a theme of Pandora's box. Most people know that Pandora's box is a symbol of curses and tragedy, often tied to themes of humanity's greed versus humanity's innocence in listening to the gods. On opening the box, all the diseases and negativity inside flooded out to torment humanity but Hope remains in the box to allow humanity to maintain light in the darkness, and only humanity can give up hope.

NGL I was really excited to see how they would execute that theme. But then?? They kind of treated the box as a time capsule? I could kind of see it like them put their hopes into the box, which is an interesting twist on the tale of Pandora's box but also Confusion because that's definitely not the theme of that story. I kind of let it go though, because maybe they were just borrowing inspiration from the story and not actually trying to represent it.

Moving onto the actual performance and song. The intro is so intense! It's a really interesting fit because the rest of the song is way more dance upbeat/electric. But as far as openings go, pretty impactful and very pleasing to watch the ripple effect with the backup dancers down the aisle.

Again with the colorful flashing lights. Cool? Yes. Contributing to the aesthetic? Not particularly. Productive to the storyline? No. Part of the performance? Yes. Shruggy on this one, I don't really have anything to add that I haven't mentioned in previous commentaries.

I do really like the song though. Just as a piece of music, it's so fun to listen to and has definitely joined the ranks of my usual kpop bops. The kind of light, fast electro beat is something to jam to. Wyatt's voice is just so good, especially as part of the pre-chorus. The contrast makes it delightful to go from verse one to chorus. The lyrics and message of the song are really well thought out and executed as well, talking about reaching a better world and turning away from hurting each other/the environment/generally being hurtful.

OKAY. So this part is actually something I really adored: the sort of robotic formation. Wherein the members stand in the center of several backup dancers who seem to place on pieces or armor or something onto the member's limbs. A very clean cut, fast paced dance sequence that really strongly reminded me of early iron man scenes in which the different parts of armor were installed on the body. Also lowkey reminiscent of magical girl transformation hahahaha. But it's done so cleanly and while the camera angles make it hard to focus, it's still such a treat to watch. AND THEN. The members come up to the shoulders of the backup dancers and for Wyatt's lines, they're just!! In control! If y'all have watched power rangers or Gundam or Aquarion or Neon Evangelion or like, any of those then you know what I'm talking about, in which the human character slides into some massive machine and controls them from the inside to fight monsters (kaiju) and stuff. And the next bit with J-US and the hands! Creative, interesting imagery, just a complete delight to watch. It's just sooooo fun and I love that for ONF, I really do.

I genuinely think that their theme doesn't make much sense without the context of the lyrics and even then it still feels clunky and sort of inspired by rather than actually embodying the concept. So I'd dock point for them for that personally because I think that when themes are introduced and performed, they should show up as more than just a simple prop. But also I acknowledge that dance and musical performances like this (not musicals) aren't necessarily intended to be storytelling, especially in 4th gen kpop. I do like their theme with the keys and opening, I feel like the performance would have been enhanced if instead of using pandora's box, they choose to use the gateway to the new world. A bit on the nose but a lot more impactful with the key turning bit after the second chorus.

On the key turning bit with the weird holographic box: Dude. Those backup dancers? So clean. Nice stiff steps that feel very robotic which goes wonderfully with the costumes. The keys they each take actually read RTK ONF if you go clockwise from the left (MK). Just a neato little fact. Attention to detail is so good. And the timing of the key turns, of course it was gonna be to the beat but like still! Satisfying af.

Why Wyatt grabs the box and slams it to the ground I don't know. Maybe it has to do with the line dive into new world.

The high notes. Again. Literally just. What the fuck guys, they're so good. I'm gonna cry. The stability, the pitch, just. (sobbing)

The LED screen in the back is interesting? Is it supposed to be a door into the new world? Probably?

Dance break!! Guitar solo!! The door tradition into the weird stripey LED screens that just feels so chaotic and kinda like I'm going through a movie warp portal. Somehow when combined together it all works lmao??

I love the bridge. There's no reason for it, I just love Wyatt's fast paced lines and the kind of dun dun dun fast tempo beat tapping.

The ending of running away from the camera, towards the little cliffs and the LED screen was a good choice because the last lines refer to how they'll never stop as long as they're alive. Not the most impactful ending but definitely satisfying given the song's lyrics and meaning. Again, that lack of pandora's box kind of haunts me?

Overall if I consider this ONF performance compared to their others it doesn't feel quite as thought out and executed. Similar to their We Must Love + Moscow Moscow performance where I couldn't really see the marionette theme, I couldn't really understand the idea of Pandora's box in this performance and I really wish they had chosen perhaps a gateway to the new world or some other theme instead because it would fit much better. It's also a little lackluster compared to the performance MV that had a lot of contrast which created more focus and contributed more to the atmosphere of the performance.

Still, as a performance on it's own, it does pretty well and I'm really happy for ONF to have performed it. Thank you RTK for introducing me to this song and to ONF in general, I hope they continue to release some really good stuff.

#admin talk #rtk commentary #rtk performance comments

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topconfessions · 4 years

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[Ask] Hey there, I’m glad there’s a place to talk about Top. Thank you for setting up this platform! I’d like to ask when you start being the fan of Top or BB, and what makes you like SeungHyun the most among the 5 (am I right?)

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okay thanks for the submission. Please send it in an ask next time cause Submissions are harder to publish and answer.

Anyways, ah I’ve started being a fan of TOP when he first made Turn it up. I got into kpop right when Hyuna’s bubble pop and SNSD’s the Boys were out. So this is like maybe 2011-2012? at least around that era in 2nd gen. I hate that this is such a disappointing answer but at this point I can’t remember why. I already answered this question a long time ago. I need to go into the archive to find it. His personality reminded me of my father’s personality to a T and I liked that he his aesthetic. I just connected more to him than the others. Plus I’m into tall, suit and tie / stylish guys.

TOP’s style use to fluctuate between sophisticated to quirky but yeah he just appealed to me and then I liked him for deeper reasons cause I fell in love with certain guys who loved him and I made friends (who came and went) through him. I learned a lot about myself and others through him. As for big bang I discovered them through him. about 90% of american fans always cite Taeyang as the one who got them into big bang and kpop, but I got in through TOP on big bang. I got into kpop from HyunA, a program called pops in seoul and the fact I was a BoA fan prior.

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generally-proven · 5 years

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21 Tag Game

(tagged by @phonaesthemes)

Rules: Answer 21 questions and tag 21 people you want to know better

Nickname: I don’t have any real-life ones. On tumblr it’s Gen

Zodiac sign: ~Aquarius~

Height: 6′0′′ (183 cm) last time I checked

Hogwarts house: Hufflepuff

Last thing googled: “extract lines from shapefile” and a buncha related GIS stuff, trying to learn how this stuff works

Favorite musicians: chopin, rachmaninoff, mendelssohn, wolfgang lohr, parov stelar, electric swing circus, fearofdark, mm yeah I go by genre more than artist

Song stuck in head: Night and Day – Gani Tamir

Following: 119

Do I get asks?: no, but my friends abused the ask box once

Amount of sleep: 8 hours!! Sleep is important!!

Lucky numbers: primes!

Wearing: a shirt the same color as the new tumblr blue, and gray shorts and crocs

Dream job: professor somewhere. waxing philosophical and blowing minds

Dream trip: a tour of the middle east

Instruments: piano :) I used to play clarinet but not anymore

Languages: L1 English and Italian, decent in German, beginner Mandarin

Favorite songs: excuse me it is a PIECE: rach’s 2nd piano concerto!! that’s probably enough minutes of music to be multiple songs

Random fact: I have a plant in my room whose name is Lewis. Lewis is doin pretty okay

Aesthetic: candlelit study with shelves of dusty tomes, weary fisherman resting himself on a cliff and staring at the sea, falcon diving from above and then landing on trainer’s glove, tribe celebration with traditional drum-beating and dancing, the last mists of a rainstorm permeating the air and the earth.

Tagging @sardei, @five-flats, @maximumslap, @anoniscanon, @pythagoreanpentagram, @in-the-key-of-f-major, @aspire-langua, @barbarodelritmo, @frislander, @la109, aaand that’s it

#tag game

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dibidibidismol · 5 years

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tagged by @lolfunnykpop

Rules: Answer the Q+A’s and tag 3 of your biggest fans

What’s the smell of your shampoo?

coconut and cheapness

What is your aesthetic?

tea/yarn/indignation/very smol/much tired/pretty trinkets/ikea furniture/pets

What’s your favorite time of the day and why?

I like the evening/night because then i’m the most awake, and get to be efficient while in bed. bed is the best.

What do you like most about the beach?

I’m not actually a huge fan(I have a fear of the ocean), but I do like spending time with loved ones. and if the beach makes them happy, so be it.

What do you worry about constantly?

My gpa and if my friends are going to get hurt. like, no. stay away from the straight boy you thirsty gay.

What is a song you’ve cried to before?

there are 4 for very differeent reasons

1. Circus by taeyeon, her vocals are just beautiful, the emotion shines through. I was in a bad place and that song just...wooosh.. blew me away.

2. Somebody to love by Justin Bieber. The JB documentary makes me cry, okay? he was so young... and innocentish... and hopeful...

3. Inspiration by jonghyun, one of my favorite songs. it was december 17th 2017. That song came on and I just...

4. Oppa oppa by SUJU D&E, I had a D&E marathon and it was so cringey and dumb but also a bop and... tears.

What are some relaxing tips for your followers?

Drink tea, turn off notifications on your phone, clean room, lie in bed, scream your worries into the void (see @the-void-listens for a safe spot to get some weight of your chest)

What are some things that make you tear up?

Laughter, the endangered status of 2nd gen groups, the JB documentary, disney movies, a lack of sleep, shampoo in the eyes

What is your favorite from each of the five senses?

Sight: My room all cleaned and organized with all the yarn sorted

Smell: hair of girl

Touch: Fur of pet

Taste: Tea, pie, chinese dessert

Hearing: Justice being served, chogiwa

What is one alternate reality you’d like to be in?

Coffee shop in small town america sans political issues

What are some troubles you face on a day to day basis?

I have a very bad short-term memory

What is one scene of a book that’s made you really sad?

In animal farm, when the animals realize what’s happening to boxer, but can’t do anything about it

Say something to your followers:

You don’t know me, but my name’s Sy. I’m just the old o’hare delivery guy. But it seems like trees might be worth a try. So I say “let it grow”.

My 3 biggest fans: .5) @lolfunnykpop (you don’t need to do this again) 1) @flamingdiva 2) @chrxtine-xh 3) @27-umbrellas

p.s you guys don’t have to do this if you aren’t comfortable!

#this is not edited #or reread through #tag game #mine

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shoplifting · 5 years

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X-Men (2000) is such a good movie to me and I don't know why. Like, it has some weirdly produced shots and effects, and a few scenes are cheesy as hell. But it was 2000 so I guess that's okay, plus a) the tropes, archetypes, and plot algorithm (I guess? Idk how to put it) of the movie were perfectly crafted for my Gen Z brain that grew up with that exact thing, b) the first half and last few scenes of it were shot really beautifully (every scene in the snow, when Logan is introduced, Charles and Erik playing chess, just to name a few) and it's all a whole aesthetic, c) it's a superhero movie where the heroes don't have super deep drama with each other that gets really in the way of everything (Civil War I'm looking @ you), and d) it was genuinely really enjoyable for many reasons including a). But like. I can't just go around saying my favorite movie is X-Men (well it's 2nd to Ragnarok but I think Ragnarok is always a given) because it's seen as a corny trashy 2000s movie but it's honestly?? So good??? Idk, I'm conflicted.

#i rewatched it laat night and tbh? it was really refreshing #so many deep and/or emotional movies nowadays and then there's that #there's an ongoing joke in my family where we have to find a movie i dont cry it bc its impossible #but guess what #we just did #marvel #x-men #x men #xmen

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kyogos · 6 years

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lmao finally looked at those 2021 concept cars so have a long ramble about my irrelevant opinion of them (bc my engineering knowledge is shockingly bad)

im still annoyed at the lack of new engine regs but that’s for another day

Concept car 1? Fugly front wing. Okay, the front wing it’s self is fine, it’s simple, sleek, elegant. This is my issue with it

It’s...short. I don’t like that aesthetically speaking. And sure, it probably reduces the aero capabilities, resulting in close racing, but I am not a fan. I like the long front wings, that basically go from tyre to tyre. Front on, it doesn’t look as bad

But I’m still not convinced by it. The halo is really we integrated into the car, it looks like its meant to be there, opposed to the way it currently looks like an after thought (you know I’m right). It looks like it has really simple aero which I have no real opinion of bc it goes over my head (pun intended)

Solid design, could be better, 6/10

Concept 2? Why do we have another fugly front wing? Why are you doing this? I don’t understand.

It’s just...not even close to being aesthetically pleasing? I don’t like it at all. Actually, I’m not fond of the entire front of the car. It’s very small, very sleek, very aerodynamic in appearance, very futuristic...very ugly.

Come on, that whole front nose isn’t very attractive. I love how the halo looks on this one though, it’s fucking sick. It looks born to be there, it’s well integrated into the design and looks pretty aerodynamic. (Similar to that of concept 1, except cooler? Maybe the red helps). Shame the rest of the car looks like shit.

Poor attempted, I wouldn’t even submit this for marking, 3/10

Concept 3 is the best. Combines the best aspects of the previous 2, as well as the pleasant aesthetics of the current cars. And we finally get a good front wing

I like the front wing, it’s simple, which should help to close the gap, it’s aesthetically pleasing, and I’m rather fond of those end-plates. The nose is a little...odd, but it’s not ugly like concept 2. Less aerodynamic than the current spec, but still enough to vary from team to team, allowing for creativity.

The side-pods and barge-boards are funky and very similar to those we have currently, although simplified. I’m basically all for any spec that can be designed by the teams to create unique performance gains.

Overall, very good design, always room for improvement, 9/10 would recommend.

It’s annoying me that there isn’t each car from the same angle to truly compare them all. The 3rd concept is a mix of current f1 with gen 2 formula e (which I don’t care what you say, is a beautiful beast). The 2nd concept is just straight up hideous and it’s only the halo saving it from a minus score.

They’re all designed with closer racing in mind, and that’s something I’m down for, to an extent. I don’t want cars to be identical in the same way Formula E and F2 are. I want teams to have creative design and interpret the regulations (basically I want to see Adrian Newey design one of these cars bc I love his designs so much??). But I don’t want another 5, 10, 15 years of few overtakes and bad tyre deg due to following another car for X number of laps. I want close racing and design battles. I’m all for getting rid of DRS if they make the racing naturally closer. There’s nothing worse than a DRS overtake (especially if it’s a top car against a midfielder).

I want pure, honest racing, with drivers winning based more on talent and ability, than who has the better car, the most money.

#and thats my hot take on the 2021 concept cars #is it coherent? probably not even close #is it accurate? of course not #do i care? 0/10 no #Aesthetics are important to me #bc if i'm watching cars race for 2 hours #i dont care if they have XYZ or whatever #i want them to be fast #to look good whilst being fast #and be overtaking #f1 spec #f1 talk #long post #it's also past midnight and i should have waited until morning to do this #oh well #enjoy

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honorbourne · 6 years

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( I’M LATE AS ALWAYS WHEN IT COMES TO DASH SHENANIGANS, but here’s the ship bias nobody asked for. )

FIRE EMBLEM AWAKENING

Say’ri/male!Robin — @trceblade

ahdjskahdkjsadadhs i mean, morgan is no longer active on his robin blog, BUT MAN, do i still have such a soft spot for say’ri/m!robin. they’re just so sweet together and from their supports alone, you could tell say’ri is very happy whenever she’s conversing with him. plus, m!robin is also very invested in her culture, which is something that makes them get along super well. i also liked the idea of morgan’s robin being chon’sinese and say’ri’s retainer... it just makes their relationship dynamic all the more interesting imo.

this was also legit my first ship on this blog, so it’s very special to me. I MEAN, morgan had told me he was still interested in shipping with my say’ri, so for now, i won’t be shipping with any other m!robins, unless you know... he says he’s no longer interested.

Say’ri/female!Robin — @grimahearted

NOX WAS ACTUALLY THE ONE WHO MADE ME SHIP THIS. as it turns out, say’ri/f!robin works rather well too?? i still remember the time where ruya gave her this cherry blossom pin for her birrthday, and the whole thing was super cute... in fact, it’s actually my favorite thread so far.

Say’ri/Chrom — @convxction

the rarest of all rare pairs... of course, fai was the one who REALLY made me warm up to this pair. but in all seriousness, chrom honestly just?? bRINGS OUT DIFFERENT SIDES TO SAY’RI, and i love it. though she is a no-nonsense person, it turns out she finds his dorkiness super endearing. plus, my say’ri utterly adores him! i know by now, the princess/prince pairing is kinda overdone, but i honestly wish say’ri could have been canonically a potential wife for chrom, because they complement each other so well.

Say’ri/Lon’qu — @vantagx

i’m really a sucker for these two interacting in general, because it brings out a lot of ‘what ifs’ in my mind, especially since they are both from chon’sin and aside from yen’fay, we don’t get many characters from chon’sin... unless you count ke’ri, of course. EITHER WAY, i feel like by natural default, say’ri would be interested in him, because i mean... she’s got to be a pretty lonely person, being so far away from home and in a place where she doesn’t have much in common with others.

when it comes to shiro’s lon’qu, though, hers is the only one i can see say’ri being in a romantic relationship with. like, in all our threads together, he just cares a lot about her, even if he doesn’t express it all too well?? what really has me so emotional about them, though, is that say’ri reminds him of ke’ri, and he cares so much about her, that he would even raise a sword against the people she couldn’t bring herself to attack (even when they were out trying to kill her, poor girl). NOT TO MENTION, lon’qu thinks she’s pretty?? and meanwhile, there’s say’ri, who also acknowledges that he’s kinda handsome. those are both minor details, of course, but i still enjoy them, sue me.

Say’ri/Priam — NOBODY SO FAR

ahhh yes, another robin-sexual... but in all seriousness, these two would look aesthetically great with each other. plus, priam knows her brother, and i’ve always been interested in how these would interact?? tbh, there’s just something about a guy dating his friend’s sister that is really appealing to me.

Say’ri/Tiki — NOBODY SO FAR

CRIES, i feel like this is the most popular ship with say’ri, but even so, i don’t?? have anyone to ship this with. i mean, i was secretly hoping i could develop one with @dragoracle-deactivated20180723 but it turns out they deactivated, otl. regardless, say’ri/tiki is a pairing i’ll always have a soft spot for. i HONESTLY just love how playful tiki is compared to say’ri, and it’s so cute... they’re so cute.

( when it comes down to it, i’m honestly down to ship say’ri with any of the other shepherds, excluding 2nd gen units and those that are below the age of consent!! tbh, i’m easily sold on ships, and it’s not so hard to convince me to ship something. plus, considering how she’s pretty much a robin-sexual in-game, say’ri has a lot of shipping potential that has yet to be explored, i find. OH, and for the record, i don’t mind shipping with other ocs, provided they have good chemistry with her... )

FIRE EMBLEM FATES

Say’ri/Azura — NOBODY SO FAR

asdhsjakhdkashdka, I WILL NEVER STOP LOVING THE RETAINER/LIEGE DYNAMICS WITH SAY’RI/AZURA. i don’t care what anyone says... azura is super precious?? and i love the prospect of say’ri being in love with her. still, at the same time, it’s also super tragic, because said liege ends up disappearing...

Say’ri/Keaton — NOBODY SO FAR

LISTEN, THOUGH... LET ME EXPLAIN. canonically in her supports with f!robin, we learn say’ri values dirt/rust and broken things more than expensive trinkets, so she will totally get keaton’s fixation with garbage. like yOU CAN NOT SIT THERE AND TELL ME SAY’RI WON’T APPRECIATE KEATON’S TASTE IN TREASURE, BECAUSE SHE TOTALLY WOULD!! sadly, however, i have yet to thread with a single keaton, but they would be so adorable together, bonding over trash. plus, i really like the thought of say’ri being velouria’s mom...

Say’ri/Shura — NOBODY SO FAR

considering how i have in my fates au that say’ri is the retainer to azura, i think an interaction between these two would be great. additionally enough, i feel that say’ri can relate to shura’s dream of re-building kohga and would support him 100%. in all honesty, though, i just can’t see her believing he’s a terrible person even if he says he is. in fact, knowing say’ri, she would always encourage him to pursue his dream and to not give up, no matter what... and so their relationship would probably be a good wholesome one.

( admittedly, i did used to ship say’ri with xander and niles once upon a time, but i ended up having a falling out with my ship partner who roleplayed them... otl. i mean, i wouldn’t be against shipping her with either, but i feel like for that to happen, the muns who roleplay them need to thread with me extensively first and not just disappear. )

MISCELLANEOUS l PLATONIC

Say’ri/Yen’fay — @of-invisible-ties ;; @lunarstrung

hey, it’s 2018, and ya girl livi is still not over say’ri’s relationship with yen’fay. HONESTLY, THOUGH WHY YOU GOTTA HURT THESE SIBLINGS, INTSYS?? i demand you put them both in heroes as re-compensation!

Say’ri/Children — @bladerevered ;; @wildcardkinshi ;; @bestowedfate ;; @sunflowrd

real talk... SAY’RI BEING A MOTHER IS SUPER GOOD SHIT. of course, ying’zi will always be her precious baby boy, but she’ll love all her children unconditionally. with li’ari in particular, i always cry because so far, he’s proven to be such a good caring boy?? just... give say’ri all the children please.

Say’ri/Squalo — @boldplan

okay, but say’ri needs more friends in her life... even if said friend is a battle crazy loud mouth who is crude af.

Say’ri/Ephraim — @flamelance

heroes wise, these two just get along super well! i honestly like how compared to say’ri, ephraim is more chill with a sense of humor. at the same time, though, they also balance each other out!

#〔 ❛ ♕ ⋮ OUT OF •• ─ 𝓉𝑜𝓎 𝓈𝓌𝑜𝓇𝒹𝓈 〕#[ this ended up being super long ahhhh ]#[ i'm just super passionate when it comes to talking about ships?? wHOOPS ]

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