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Cake day: July 29th, 2023

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  • Taffer@lemm.eetomemes@lemmy.worldGhost in the Shell comes to mind
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    4 months ago

    Absolutely, there’s a lot of stories that would have been better received as their own original IPs. Unfortunately, it’s a lot safer to make a sequel so you can count on sales from the pre-established fanbase. Another good example I always go to is the Thief video games, where I got my username. The reboot dramatically changed all the mechanics and ditched a lot of what made the first games so engaging, very little aside from a few proper nouns has any resemblance to the original. It could have been a decent stealth game if it sold itself on its own merits(it certainly wasn’t terrible) but as a Thief game, it justifiably got fans upset.


  • It could have been an acceptably decent movie if it wasn’t trying to be part of the GitS franchise. As a GitS fan I hated it, but I wonder if it could have been more fun to watch if I was unfamiliar with the series. I remember thinking the same with a lot of movies based on books I hadn’t read like Percy Jackson, the movie became a lot worse after reading the source material.











  • Taffer@lemm.eetoAsklemmy@lemmy.mlDo you still watch YouTube? Who do you follow?
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    11 months ago

    Here’s a few slightly lesser known creators that I’m a big fan of:

    • Aliensrock, let’s player who mainly focuses on puzzle games. He gives good commentary on his though process and there’s just something comfy and satisfying about watching a smart person solve puzzles.

    • Atrocity Guide, makes long form documentaries on unusual people and groups, etc. She always dives down some absolutely bizarre and fascinating rabbit holes. Personal favorites are her videos on Ullillillia and Nasubi.

    • Bloodrunsclear, stitches together clips of movies and TV shows to create fake movie trailers.

    • Britanick, legendary sketch comedy duo, every one of their videos has had me in tears laughing. They stopped uploading as much after becoming professional movie and TV writers, but have come back with a patreon in light of the writers strike.

    • Monstergarden, this guy who’s been designing a strange and fascinating twist on the traditional fantasy setting via artwork, in universe writing, and even a short animation or two.

    • The Exploring Series, an SCP youtuber who goes into very in depth explanations of various SCP articles, as well as occasionally talking about other franchises like 40k or reading Lovecraft stories. Pretty much my only connection to SCP stuff anymore, I mainly like his voice and use his videos to go to sleep.

    • Venjent, a drum n bass artist that started blowing up on tiktok after he made a dnb track out of a creaky door. Extremely cheesy, but he’s so sincere and friendly that the cheesiness is charming, it helps that the songs are all bangers too.

    • Night Mind, explores and discusses various pieces of internet horror and “unfiction”. As someone that grew up on ARGs and creepypasta, Night Mind is singlehandedly keeping my love of internet horror content alive.