I had a German grandmother. Playmobil and (later) Kinder eggs were what she got me while she had her wits about her and was traveling. After her stroke, I would get either nonsensical gifts (the same triangle puzzles two years in a row) or genius gifts (an almanac, which I read so much of, and, in an especially insightful move that was pure luck because I never mentioned I had the game, the Dragon Age strategy guide).
So, yeah, bourgeois. But also nostalgic for me, who otherwise had mismatched Legos.
Fellow Gilbert Syndrome haver here, I think when thereās liver damage you get elevated bilirubin, but without knowing his numbers (HIPAA violation incoming) weāll never know - for his sake I hope it is
Also can El Shaddai be classified as Judaic-adjacent? I feel like the dead sea scrolls were written by like gnostic jewish people no?
(not that I really enjoyed the game at all, playing it on the ps3 was especially a mistake)
It seems like Episode 277 - The Hitness got uploaded to the main page instead of this weekās episode, which is great for me because I got to listen to a whole extra Insert Credit while thinking it was new the whole time.
It was a little odd that the panel were talking about the Metroid Prime remaster as though it had just come out. I was like did they do another one??
Yes, I love me some Ash episodes! As progressive as the show generally is, I love it when people with other lived experiences show up to be their awesome selves. Need more of that in every corner.
Yep, I was also yelling āEl Shaddai!ā while making my coffee today. Iām definitely not an expert, but from what I understand the storyline follows the Book of Enoch, which is an ancient Jewish text detailing the apocalypse? Unsure where the skinny jeans come in there, though
There was talk of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Taika Waititi, and indigenous peoples so I feel the need to highlight the existence of the MÄori dub for Moana since they got at least a handful of the English VO cast to return for it.
The awkward part is actually finding it. Maybe itās on the disc version but if you have Disney+ you have to go to the Extras tab to find it. Either way itās a neat thing they did that didnāt have to be done and I donāt see it talked about enough.
Ah yeah, I thought that was cool! Iām glad they did it. I watched Prey in Comanche even though the dub was a bit awkward, because how often do you get to experience that with a big budget movie?
Gonna guess there arenāt a lot of professional Comanche actors skilled in dubbing, if only due to a failure of the market to provide them opportunity to profitably practice that trade.
One of the problems Iāve perceived when watching a lot of these movies is there seems to be a dearth of native speakers of american indigenous languages, so you can really tell the difference between someone doing it after being instructed vs someone doing it naturally (you see this divide in reservation dogs for example, when you get a one-off character whoās Very Old and clearly a regular speaker of the language). But itās worth doing no matter how natural it sounds, cause it will promote more people to learn. thatās how languages like irish and welsh are slowwwwly slowwwly trying to crawl back as well.
@Jaffe I only call it by the full name Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda.
If I had infinite money, my Zelda game would basically just be a remake of Metal Gear Solid. Ganon has a big island fortress with some kind of artifact that will destroy Hyrule, and Zelda has to infiltrate and sabotage the project.
A lot of games in the series have had stealth-focused sections, but those are always underwhelming for me because they just feel like minigames. If Nintendo focused on stealth action as a core mechanic, that could end up being a great fit for her character! Maybe she gets the standard hookshot/bombs/etc for puzzles but also has some Hyrule Warriors style magic for combat. And you could combine her BOTW look with Sheik to make a pretty cool outfit.
Now Iām mad that the thing I just thought of doesnāt exist.
Final Fantasy XVI is an adaptation of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Clive was a favored son, sold into slavery by a vengeful family member, he starts having haunting dreams and visions, then gets taken in by Cid and becomes second in command, then reunites with his brother and realizes he changed. Hope they cast Donny Osmond in the sequel.
Finished Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom the other night and I loved it - donāt get the hate on this episode. Itās a refreshing take on the Zelda formula and I didnāt for a second think it was a cop out. Enjoyed it more than TotK!
I guess if youāre going to make a Big Epic Zelda Game it makes sense you donāt want your action hero whoās dying all the time to be the princess, so thatās why you just use Sheik again. Thatās how you justify Princess Zelda getting into the action and getting her hands dirty. Hell, even make it a magical transformation if you need to (Magical Girl trope activate!). Then you can eat your princess and have her, too!
