Which 'later Superman films', @Tyranexx....? The Chris Reeve ones? I saw those when I was young, so I'm not sure how cheesy they are, really but I remember them being good
@Eel Latin American dubs of the Nanny? Complete and utter blasphemy, I say.
All kidding aside, though. I really don't like dubs. And in the Nanny, a large part of the premise is indeed centered around her nasal voice, so the Latin American version not having that is a weird omission, and apparently alluding to something that isn't there anymore makes it sound all the more weird.
Another important staple is the English butler and of course mr. Sheffield himself. Posh English people do not translate well into any other language other than their own. But then again: all of that is just my personal opinion and you get used to what you grow up with. There's plenty of other countries where it's "dubs only" for American and/or British shows, so I guess you only ever notice it if you don't have dubs yourself. Over here, it's all VERY source-focused, or rather: USA-focused, so they'll only ever show original material with their original sound and audio tracks.
@Tyranexx Westerns cheesy? REALLY? Surely not the classics, i.e all the Ennio Moricone-infused movies, any and all movies with Clint Eastwood or any of the other great stars of the time. Those are still like the Holy Grail of Westerns to me. When I'm thinking cheesy in combination with Westerns, then more often than not, the comedy versions of them come to mind. The only thing I find ever so mildly disturbing from those older movies is the horribly bad movie blood. It's basically just red paint...
I've added that Superman film to the "to watch" list, but I've honestly got no idea when I'll get around to it. I am now wondering if Marvel bought the copy right for the Mole Men, though. Probably depends on it being written with capitals or not...
@ThanosReXXX for English people, they mostly just make them sound posh and proper.
Anyhow, it's mostly just a case of "comfort", it's the voices I grew up listening to, so I'm quite fond of them. Though yes I have also seen the show in English, and several jokes work much better like that.
@Eel Yeah, I can imagine. That's also why I added that bit about people being used to what they grow up with. Me, I couldn't stand anything other than the original. (also because some of these dubs are SO weird and completely different in tone and feel to the original, that it almost comes across as more of a parody or even downright insulting to the original actor or material)
About a decade or two ago, I worked and lived in Germany for a while and while I did like the people (their bad reputation is most definitely not deserved and largely stems from WW2) and their food and beers, I most definitely did NOT like all the German dubbing. To this day, I still have nightmares about a German-dubbed version of the sitcom Alf...
@BruceCM Yep, the Chris Reeve films. Didn't have easy access to superhero-themed stuff as a kid until I started getting into some of the animated shows. I haven't seen a lot of the live-action movies that came out until the 2000s. Heck, Batman AND Tim Burton fan I am, I haven't seen any of his films regarding the Caped Crusader. (Need to fix that)
@ThanosReXXX Westerns, at least the ones back in the day, have never really been my cup of tea...though it could be I just haven't seen many that really caught my eye. The only older film I even remotely like is Disney's The Apple Dumpling Gang, and that has more to do with the comedy of Don Knotts and Tim Conway. The main thing for me is the effects really haven't aged well. You mentioned the blood, plus there are the clearly fake punches, "gunshots", etc. In terms of more modern films that at least touch the genre, I do really enjoy Dances with Wolves.
On Marvel's Mole Man: Actually, now that I think about it a little more, that guy does ring a bell. Though going by what I've found online, the supervillain and the antagonists in that 1951 Superman film are different in many ways. It does make me wonder if Marvel bought the rights, or if copyright was as strict back in the day....I doubt people and businesses were quite as sue-happy, at any rate!
@TheJGG No rush on the posts, especially since there will likely be gaps of at least several days before I get back to you. Still researching and trying to put a list of contacts together to start conducting estimates for my windows. DQ XII's title is enough for now, at least in my book. They revealed just enough to let everyone know it's certainly a thing and give us plenty of ideas, but we'll have to resign ourselves to what little we have for now. With E3 coming up, I think I'll live.
Truth be told, I never buy a piece of hardware right when it launches; I like to wait for some patches and maybe a light revision in order to better ensure some issues are ironed out before I dive into an ecosystem. Plus, in terms of games, it gives me time to tidy up my current backlog a little before dealing with the influx of new games. It's not like I stockpiled a few Switch games via sales and gifts before getting one or anything lol.
In terms of quantity and, to an extent, my tastes, your wish sounds a lot like mine! Out of those, I can recommend Monster Hunter: Rise. Just be aware that it may take a little while for things to click. It's a big learning curve, but I've enjoyed it!
...I won’t take to E3 forums. That feels as safe as poking a rather moody bear with a very short stick.
Very wise. This increasingly feels like many areas of the internet in general. I did see the news about the time for Nintendo's E3 Direct. While I'm very happy it's confirmed, I'm not nearly as pleased about the time; it's in the middle of my work day (11 AM). I'm still trying to figure out how I'll work the Direct in. I could take a very early lunch, but I'm not fond of watching something like that on my phone. Previously I could get away with watching Directs on my work PC if I was on lunch, but my team also used to be stuck in our own suite (We joked we were second class; we didn't have as many amenities as the main building lol). Now that we're back in the main building, there's a risk of passersby who aren't familiar with my habits seeing what I'm up to and getting the wrong idea. Alternatively I could go on media blackout until I could safely watch, but I'd probably explode before quitting time. We'll see what I come up with.
On my brother & needles: I don't think it's a full-on phobia, but it isn't far from it. He doesn't have anything to do with needles unless his health is in dire straits. With the US, vaccine regulations are at the federal level, but states can also enforce their own sets of rules to an extent. For example, that's why pandemic reactions here have been varied; different responses at the state, regional, and local levels to the situation. With Bahrain's lockdown response, that is freakishly efficient, and I agree, almost frightening.
You went karting? I've been on go karts at tourist areas, though it's been many years. No professional tracks though. I wasn't really racing anyone per se, just having fun. Once was on my senior trip; I took a couple of the turns a little...cough fast. We didn't crash or hit anything, but we definitely flew around them! I think I freaked out the girl who rode with me a time or two. Thankfully my actual driving is much better than go karts or, heaven forbid, video game racing. A recurring thought I'd sometimes have when I was a kid was that if real driving was like it was in racing games, I was in huge trouble. XD Sounds like you had a fun time! It's nice to get out and do something different from the norm. Long distance driving can be exhausting enough, more tight, intense driving like that even more so!
I'll take Zelda over Mario any day, though ironically I've been into Mario by varying degrees ever since I knew what a video game was. I still enjoy platformers that feature the portly plumber, but Zelda games feel more varied, have an epic feel, and helped really show me how "big" a video game world could be. And this was before Breath of the Wild! I'm sure I've mentioned it, but my first Zelda title was Twilight Princess. I fell in love and have played every main series game since, barring Four Swords Adventures for the GameCube. Pokemon was my main jam for many years though, and it's still one of my favorite series. Though I do agree that TPC might be rushing the main series games out a little too fast these days. I can't speak for Sword/Shield yet however.
Voice acting typically doesn't bother me. There is some cringe VA work, but it seems few and far between in the games I've played. Or maybe I'm just more tolerant. From the voice bits I've heard from the Trials of Mana remake however, I do agree with many that Charlotte's English VA is very grating. At least with Fire Emblem Echoes, the vast majority of the voices and conversations fit the characters IMO. I was excited when Disco Elysium was announced for the Switch; it's a really good game from what I've read, and the premise is intriguing. Funnily enough, the first time I heard of it was some wins it earned from an awards panel, though I don't recall which one. In my defense, I don't think it was technically out yet at the time lol.
Totally needed that Nintendo Direct announcement, lol. Looking forward to it, but I'll be sure to come in with an open mind. As much as I would love to see a new Donkey Kong 3D platformer, I ain't expecting it since it's nothing more than a rumor.
@TheJGG I've also driven a real go-kart before, that was at my area's speedway. It was fun. That was years ago, I think I was like what, 12 at the time? Out of curiosity I looked up if it's still open, but it looks like it went out of business.
@Tyranexx I didn't play too much of the Mega Man Legends series, but I did get MML1 and 2 from the PSN store recently. I'll be sure to dive deeper into the games at some point. It's admittedly been a long time since I played MMX8, but I do remember liking it quite a bit! But yeah, X7 is awful. I mean, you can't even play as X throughout the first chunk of the game. There's also clunky controls (especially compared to the past games), levels/bosses that take an eternity to beat, trashy voice acting...need I go on?
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@MarioLover92 It was one of the best experiences of the year so far, though it's a very easy bar to clear.
It's one heck of a ride. It's easily my favourite circuit I've been to, and I've done four or five tracks. It has a combination of low, medium and high speed corners and nailing all of them is super important to getting a good time. As I said I went with my father and a friend of his and I managed to eclipse both of them. Dad's a force behind the wheel so it was nice to give him the one-over. Three tenths was the gap!
The track's upside down, but here's a description; the first corner's completely flat but you need to stick to the outside and drift to the inside for a really fast right left chicane, also flat. Brutal if you get it wrong, because the kerbs are placed so that if you go even a little bit wide, you'll get a right rattle. Then, uphill braking into a relatively tight hairpin corner that opens on exit, and flat all down to a tight-ish corner that you can gain time on if you do well. There's this... strip of marble I think (?!) that makes you lose all of your traction if you run over it. Flat all the way to this sweeping right hander, (bottom left of the image) lift off and juuuuust tap the brakes, drive through the curve and brake hard for the tight left-hander. Another place to make up quality time. You can take the next two right hand corners flat if you turn the kart aggressive enough... that's it.
Of course the slower corners were the ones that you can lose the most time in. If I put on brakes too early I'd go into a corner too slow, but if it's too late I have the risk of spinning.
I'm sorry your local place isn't available, if you have the time and funds it's absolutely worth finding one to zip around!
golden axe skeletons doing what they do best, enjoying punishment
i gotta hang this poster above my shrine of the undead soon, oh its gonna look so dead and sexy...
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As @ogo79 said, the SNS-RZ-USA is a prime giveaway that it's not a legit retail cart.
And yes, he is (usually) always right, and he is (almost) the sexiest gamer out there (not counting me) ;)
Ohh, I'm glad that console name resonates with you, too. Just one of many unintentionally funny/cute moments courtesy of my kiddos. Perhaps I should submit Swith to NoA for consideration for some NEW new Switch in the future...
I love your perception of Kate Gray reading our comments here - certainly I love the humor and personality that she puts into each of her articles.
I have to agree "Dude" can be overused. I really don't mind it when used like that nonspecific exclamation of sympathetic dismay (person A: Look at that turd on my car! It's like a fricking albatross flew over it. person B: Duuuude...!)
Maybe a majority of people don't mind being addressed as "dude," but for a lot of trans women (well, me at least) I think it's a term we'd rather not contend with.
GAMES! So very many games lately. And now the virtual E3 tradeshow is coming right up and we will be half buried in announcements for new games I will want to play but probably won't have time to.
I did comment on Blaster Master Zero - I shared that I intend to preorder the cartridge from Japan coming this summer which will collect the whole BMZ trilogy, and I did follow through and send Amazon Japan some of my hard-earned yen. I must confess that even though I loved the original Blaster Master game on the NES as a young teen, I played only a little of the trial version of BMZ and nothing at all of BMZ2. I think I would have played on if I owned the games, but I held out for a physical release, and then I held out again until the games were bundled on a single cartridge like I hoped.
I enjoy pinball in real life and deeply resent this pandemic for permanently closing our local pinball bar.
I guess it was just too good to be true. With that gone, last year I spent more on the Pinball FX video game, especially their simulations of actual machines by Williams and Bally. I sought out a rotating TV mount so that when the mood strikes I can rotate my TV from the usual landscape/yoko orientation to portrait/tate mode, which is way better for playing those video pins. I enjoy how developers give us the option to use that view in many arcade-style games lately.
Lately I've been playing Subnautica way too much - I think you and @Dr_G_Lemaitre would enjoy the science flavored elements in the game and how it lets you read up to uncover as much or as little of the story as you wish. It's been really compelling fun to discover how to craft bigger and better equipment to let me explore the deeper & scarier parts of its huge ocean.
Anyway, thanks again and wishing you a nice day!
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This is my hand drawing of my alter ego as a new owner of Yokai Watch with Komasan and Whisper as my starter Yokai.
My current hype is on Yokai Watch 3 Tempura 3DS, have finished the storyline, already accumulated more than 90+ gameplay hours. Here is the making of my drawing.
I’ll start off my seminal @Tyranexx reply post by stating that I am sorry about the atrocious timing of arguably the most exciting gaming event of the year. There’s four solutions you can try in the next eleven or so days and I shall list them now. First, is to leave the US and take a very impromptu holiday in Europe or… anywhere but Illinois. That means not only will you be temporarily relieved of your house renovation project, you’ll also be able to watch it at a better time. Second is to find Nintendo’s data servers and destroy them, forcing them to postpone their Direct. Third is to call in sick and not do anything, and miraculously turn up at 11:36am, after the Direct finishes. And last… turn off your internet until you’re done. You’ll have to plan it out very carefully to make sure you don’t get spoiled but… yeah those are all viable options.
I’d rather you called in sick however, because the timing for me is quite close. I’m scheduled to get my second dose of Pfizer on the 15th of June… but I’m not going to miss the Direct. I may miss it due to side effects, coupled with the fact that it’s at 7pm. The worst case scenario would be me missing this Direct because I’m passed out with a fever, nausea, exhaustion and heachaches. Being barred from sharing my hype is a very hefty price to pay.
Plus, there’s the Square Enix presentation, which is at 10:15pm my time. That’ll certainly make for a crammed schedule, which I’m one hundred percent unafraid of. Plus, there’s going to be more content for Life is Strange: True Colours, a game that frankly had me swooning from the day it was revealed. That, coupled with the remaster of the first game and its spinoff, makes me very ready to sink my teeth into some narrative goodness.
The PS5 was the first console I bought within three months of its release. Ironic considering the massive production and stock delays, but that’s how it was. I got the Wii U in March 2013, the 3DS XL in January 2013, the Switch in November 2017, and the PS4 in January 2017. I’ll probably play the waiting game for the next PlayStation or Nintendo console, especially if it has backwards compatibility. At the moment I only have one true PS5 exclusive game, Demon’s Souls, so if it weren’t for backwards compatibility it would be gathering dust. None of the launch games interested me, apart from probably Spider-Man: Miles Morales. I was relying more on the 2021 brace of games for PS5 goodness. I would never get games for a console I don’t own, I very much like instant gratification… for better and for worse.
I’m trying to find a way to cram Monster Hunter: Rise into my purchase queue… and more often than not there’s things that get in the way. In April I replaced my phone, and I’ve been minimising my spendings in May (except for KH1.5+2.5), and now E3’s around the corner threatening to jeopardise my plans once again. We plan to get some items delivered here so I thought; why not add a game or two, and I’ve settled on buying The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (GotY Edition), and NieR: Automata (GotYoRHa Edition), both of which cost fifteen pounds. I haven’t ordered them yet but I’ll hopefully do that before the Switch Pro is announced. Based off today that gives me plenty of time.
The US vaccine rules, and the disparity between state, regional and local levels means there’ll no doubt be efficiency to be desired. I wouldn’t be surprised considering the size of the country. When considering that it makes it easier to understand why a country like Russia is struggling so much. That country spreads across I think ten time zones. My hope is that the original lockdown here expires without extension, ending June 10th. Of course my hopes and my rationale differ, I prefer to act in the mindset that we won’t return to “normality”. It’ll make the news that we’re continuing under lockdown significantly easier to swallow.
I wrote this this morning so I may as well paste it here, in lieu of writing it again!
It's one heck of a ride. It's easily my favourite circuit I've been to, and I've done four or five tracks. It has a combination of low, medium and high speed corners and nailing all of them is super important to getting a good time.
I haven’t crashed the kart I was driving, at all, but I’ve made some admittedly embarrassing mistakes. For example when we were doing a formation lap to start a race, I jammed on the brakes too hard and spun at the final corner just before the grid. I then proceeded to do the exact same thing in the race at a different corner, and passed everyone I fell behind to finish fourth. Not the first time I spun though, I was doing it at another track with my family and some of them were annoyingly dirty. I got tipped round by one guy, and then unintentionally did the same move on another. I’ve gotten cleaner now, but it still hurts to think about it!
Racing a kart is very different from in video games and in real life, though they don’t hurt. I put a lot of hours into driving with my wheel and chair, so I was relatively prepared when I stepped in. But karts are of course lighter, zippier and can turn surprisingly well into corners. And it was quite tough on my arms, because we did this for thirty minutes nonstop. I think I downed a litre of water when I arrived home. It’s much tougher than I would have thought!
My first video game was a Mario game but I remember being truly enthralled by Zelda. Twilight Princess was also my first Zelda title and it has this magic that’s very hard to replicate. Yes, the game’s a bit derivative of Ocarina of Time with structure, story and design, but that’s a strength instead of a detriment. The HD Remaster was a bit disappointing, especially when I learned the team opted to keep the game at 30fps to preserve the feel of the game. With PlayStation there’s no reason to not do this; because most games now offer choice between resolution and performance. I’m by no means a Pokémon fan but if a very, very good game came out it could interest me. It feels like a very safe RPG though, so in terms of the RPG elements solely it’s not interesting for me. The Pokémon capture’s interesting because it reminds me of Persona fusion from… Persona. I was never a fan of that either, I’d rather just get it over with and fight.
Trials of Mana has without a doubt one of the most subpar English dubs I have ever heard in any video game. I don’t say this lightly either, I thought Rex from Xenoblade 2 was decent. Voice clips from Trials of Mana sound like the first takes, or the one thousandth take, after all the actors died of exhaustion, or suffered prolonged fits of depression. There’s no passion or energy, and when there is, it’s poorly executed. I will say that Hawkeye was pretty good, but we knew that, because the actor, Alejandro Saab (KaggyFilms) voiced Yuri in Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
I needed that though because it makes me appreciate the outstanding work put in by videogame voice actors. Games I can highlight with superb voice work are; Persona 4, Persona 5, FF15, FF7R, from what I’ve seen, NieR: Replicant, Dragon Quest XI, Xenoblade Chronicles 1, and Fire Emblem: Three Houses. P4/5’s cast have truly awe-inspiring chemistry, as do FF15, DQXI. But most of these games have a lot of dialogue so having time to love the voices is also a reason why many of these games are RPGs.
Edit: I've taken a look through and in the last three weeks if I were to publish my responses to you they'd total about forty pages of a book. Goes to show...
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