Lurker > Kircheis

My first time playing Spyro was with Reignited Trilogy. So you could say that I'm in a really good position to say that it's not just nostalgia, these games actually are good. The first 3 games, anyway. From what I've heard it's one of those franchises where it gets worse and worse the longer it runs.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

B
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

viewmaster_pi posted...

Kircheis posted...

and they always have this dopey smile on their face.

well that's just laziness tbh

You're not wrong lol. I just like to overthink little details like that. His constant dopey smile combined with all their other quirks gives me this delightful little headcanon that they're the Pokemon equivalent to Liu Shan from Dynasty Warriors, and that headcanon makes me smile.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

It was such a small detail that told you so much about that player character. That and the fact you can make them pirouette for literally no reason, and they always have this dopey smile on their face. Sun and Moon protagonist didn't give a single fuck, yo.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Not "actual" anime, but check out the Castlevania adaptation on Netflix. It's got some cool fight scenes, a good amount of gore, and a sad scene near the end of season 2 that I really don't want to spoil. Gives me chills, man, literal chills.

If you end up liking Castlevania, you should also check out Seis Manos by the same animation studio. Basically it's a Mexican Wuxia with supernatural elements and drug cartels.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Reignited Trilogy was my first time actually playing these games and not just being a dumb kid with mashed potatoes for a brain who'll play with literally anything. Yes they're all worth playing. Probably a controversial opinion, but the first game was my favorite because it just focused a Spyro's gameplay while the 3rd game was my least favorite because of all the extra characters and mini games. Still a good game though.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Calwings posted...

Plus it actually tied into the story of that game with the second half of the game focusing on the second generation of characters.

This is why Kagaalsodiditbest. If a game's gonna include gen 2 units, don't make most of them completely optional. Playing Awakening for the first time and I'm basically just sticking with my already good gen 1 units because I can't be bothered to grind the gen 2 units.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Calwings posted...

In some of the earlier games, there was a support system where you could build supports between pairs of characters by having them fight together, which would grant them stat boosts and unlock support conversations. However, in those earlier games, very few of these supports actually led to romantic pairings or paired endings, and they were mostly side stories to learn more about those characters. It wasn't until Awakening when they expanded the support system, gave the player an avatar character and allowed the option to marry a recruitable character, then both Fates and Three Houses would follow suit. These three are the only ones that could be called "dating sims" in the Fire Emblem franchise.

Kagadiditfirst, kind of. Genealogy was basically a eugenics simulator before the 3DS games made that popular.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

In Three Houses' case, basically the same way Persona manages it, in the sense that you're given downtime between battles to socialize with your party members.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

I liked the story of the 1st game more than the 2nd, but I liked the 2nd game's gameplay more than the 1st game's. Which is kind of a shame because I thought the 2nd game was about to actually go somewhere interesting when it implied that your party isn't the only version of that party going around destroying alternate universes, but then that entire plot point just kinda petered out like a fart in the wind and the plot got bad again.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Beveren_Rabbit posted...

that are read using a text-to-speech program.

Me: *strangled throat noises*

At least put in the effort to properly narrate. I can count "text-to-speech" channels I actually like on 1 finger, and that's mostly a shitpost channel.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Shablagoo posted...

Kircheis posted...

Shablagoo posted...

Shablagoo posted...

6 hands? Does that refer to the martial arts or is it some sort of occult phrase?

Far as I can tell it's just a reference to the 3 protagonists and they all possess both of their hands, so 2 hands x 3 protagonists = 6 hands. Doesn't have any other specific reference that I can think of otherwise. Maybe it just sounds catchy or something idfk.

lmao

Tbh I'm not really all that fussed about the details because all you really need to know is that it's a Mexican Wuxia with supernatural elements animated by the studio behind Castlevania and if that doesn't sound awesome then I don't wanna know you tbh.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Shablagoo posted...

Shablagoo posted...

6 hands? Does that refer to the martial arts or is it some sort of occult phrase?

Far as I can tell it's just a reference to the 3 protagonists and they all possess both of their hands, so 2 hands x 3 protagonists = 6 hands. Doesn't have any other specific reference that I can think of otherwise. Maybe it just sounds catchy or something idfk.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Demon Slayer
Dr. Stone
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Bumping again for afternoon CE.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

CyricZ posted...

Is it anything like Manos: The Hands of Fate?

It's basically a Mexican supernatural martial arts series.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Watched all 8 episodes back to back and it was pretty much everything I hoped it would be. Hope it gets a season 2.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

The intro to Devil May Cry 3 where we get our first good look at wacky woohoo pizza man Dante will always be my jam.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

My Roommate is a Cat
Demon Slayer
Fire Force
Dr. Stone
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

If this is a low-key recommend manga topic Imma throw my hat in the ring with Silver Spoon by Hiromu Arakawa. It's a coming of age story (drawing from Arakawa's real life experience of growing up on a farm) about a boy from a suburban city attending an agriculture school despite not knowing a damn thing about farm life. One of the funniest slice of life series I've read.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

inloveanddeath0 posted...

Is that the one with the sad ending

Trick question they all are. Well, actually. Rescue Team's ending is a bit weird to me.

The Hero wanting to go back to the PMD world kinda takes me out of the self-insert mindset considering most of the townspeople tried to kill him and I'd be noping the fuck outta the PMD world at that point, but you do you Rescue Team Hero. >_>
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Never meant to imply it's bad or anything. Just feels really...basic? and definitely a bit repetitive at times. Especially in the DS games and Gates, where you kinda just brute force everything. Which is kinda why Super was my favorite game to actually play, because it taught you early on to rely on items more often than brute strength, which made it that much more cathartic whenever you did get to play around with OP characters. Really hammered home the point that you're just a couple of dumb kids who are in a little over their heads and have to rely on their wits and stronger companions to squeak by. ...At least until those anime af transformation sequences where you're suddenly evolved and overpowered, but I prefer to forget those segments. >_>

Really though, I'd just be happy if the next game (if it ever gets made) focuses on an ensemble cast like Gates did.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Eevee-Trainer posted...

Kircheis posted...

Gates to Infinity has some of my favorite character writing though.

I feel I'm a black sheep for loving Gates tbh. I really loved the overall story.

Yeah, content-wise it's pretty underwhelming and all. Overall Sky is the better game. But still... I don't think the stories ever hit me as hard as Gates.

*fist bump*

Playing it again for the first time in a while and I kinda forgot how instantly likable some of the characters are. Dunsparce knows he's weak, but he's always trying to be stronger; Emolga's a bit of a hothead, but he genuinely cares about his friends, and he even has a bit of a mischievous side later with the frism prank; Virizion is this aloof loner who doesn't believe in friendship, but she's still a good enough person when it counts that it makes you want to know what her deal is; and Scraggy is surprisingly hilarious as this "reformed" bad guy who really doesn't want to be there and is only kept in line because he doesn't want to get his ass kicked by Quagsire again. And that's just scratching the surface, there basically isn't a single character in this game that I actively dislike, and it breaks my heart that it's still mostly considered "the bad game" because of gameplay quirks when that's never been PMD's strong suit to begin with.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Sky definitely has the best overall story in this franchise. Gates to Infinity has some of my favorite character writing though. Gurdurr not being able to work due to a crippling back injury and giving up on an honest life because someone tore down a house he built purely out of spite is just too fucking real for this series, man.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

That sounds awesome and I'm probably gonna watch it soon, thanks for the post.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

My next guess would be Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, but that's probably not it either lol.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Sly Cooper? I remember that series ending on a bit of a wet fart, not sure if I'd rank 4 over 1 though.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Marvel's Spider-Man
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Devil May Cry 5
Mark of the Ninja
Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Stories: The Path of Destinies
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Guacamelee!
Mark of the Ninja
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Y'all spelled Legend of the Galactic Heroes wrong.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Not AAA games by any means, but check out Guacamelee! and Mark of the Ninja. Two of my favorite games of all time tbh.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Properly threw up for the first time in years today after my wisdom teeth removal. Felt a bit nauseous when I woke up but was assured that I was on anti-nausea stuff. Just one sip of a milkshake later and my stomach was all "oh hell no I don't want this shit". Moral of the story is don't trust tooth surgeons.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Series may be a convoluted mess now, but this song still makes me feel things.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

SailorGoon posted...

Kircheis posted...

Dante from the Devil May Cry series.

Vergil from the Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 series

Nero from the Dead Weight series.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Dante from the Devil May Cry series.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Dynasty Warriors
Eternal Sonata
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon
Guacamelee!
No More Heroes
Metal Gear Rising
Devil May Cry 5
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

I don't mind hard games, but it has to be a wacky woohoo power fantasy like Devil May Cry (on Dante Must Die mode), Metal Gear Rising, basically games of that nature. Also you have to be able to pause. If a game can't be hard while also respecting my real life obligations then that game can go fuck itself tbh.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

NeonOctopus posted...

What's so bad about season 2?

I don't really hate it per se, but the season 2 antagonist just wasn't as charismatic and memorable to me, and a popular character fucks off at the end of season 1 and it just doesn't feel the same without them. Haven't watched in a while though so I'd have to rewatch to refresh my memory on both seasons.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

NeonOctopus posted...

What's it about?

Basically it's anime Minority Report. Dystopian future, crime prediction, that kind of thing. That basic ass description doesn't really do it justice, but the first season is a 10/10 anime for me.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

I want to post that one video of someone "singing" Sephiroth's theme in a school talent show while wearing an Organization XIII coat but I can't actually find it on my own. Probably a good thing tbh.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Marvel's Spider-Man
Devil May Cry 5
Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Stories: The Path of Destinies
Guacamelee!
Mark of the Ninja
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Pangoro and it's not even close. Gotta love that Banchou aesthetic.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Galaxy Quest

I can watch this movie multiple times and each viewing is just as funny as the last.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Legend of the Galactic Heroes
My Roommate is a Cat
Fire Force
Dr. Stone
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Aggretsuko
Psycho-Pass
Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto
Samurai Flamenco
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
Black Lagoon
Silver Spoon
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

smoke_break posted...

Kircheis posted...

Legend of the Galactic Heroes

He's not ready for this. It will make him hate other anime.

Well you're not wrong tbh. I straight up couldn't watch anime for a while after this and I only recently got back into it.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

cjs28 posted...

Oh right, I did watch the Persona 4 Anime. The social stuff was fun but the fighting and dungeons were trash >_>

Won't disagree with you there lol. Every time I see a Persona 4 fight scene I just think to myself that I should really start watching JoJo by now. Definitely doing dub for parts 1 and 2, just can't decide if I wanna watch part 3 dubbed as well or switch to sub for Old Joseph's hilarious Engrish. It's a real dilemma for me!
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

You should watch the Persona 4 anime after you're done with 5. The adaptation went completely off the rails with the MC's personality in the best possible way.

Other recommendations:

Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Cromartie High School
My Roommate is a Cat
Ghost Stories (Dub)
Fire Force
Dr. Stone
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Aggretsuko
Baccano!
Durarara!!
Psycho-Pass
Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto
Samurai Flamenco
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
Black Lagoon
Silver Spoon
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

All I know about it is there's a villain with a uh...weird superpower that frankly, I find kind of hilarious. Spoilers maybe?

https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Pleasure
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

If you need good slice of life stuff then my top 3 recommendations are:

Silver Spoon

It's centered around a boy from a city deciding to enroll in an agricultural high school to get away from his highly critical father and because he thinks it'll be easy; most of the humor comes from Hachiken embarrassing himself because he doesn't know shit about agriculture. Draws on Hiromu Arakawa's (author of Fullmetal Alchemist) real life experience of growing up on a dairy farm.

Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto

It's about an impossibly cool guy named Sakamoto, and how the people around him grow to be better people due to his influence. Gets surprisingly real at the end. I recommend watching the anime instead though, I just feel it's better experienced in motion.

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

Ridiculously OP protagonist with reality warping psychic powers tries to live a normal life and stay under the radar. Nobody ever just leaves him alone though, and he frequently has to use his psychic powers to resolve some wacky dilemma. Like with Sakamoto, I recommend watching the anime instead, but this time because the music enhances the experience. I'm basically guaranteed to get a good chuckle whenever Shun Kaidou's theme starts playing.
---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin - Hope Never Dies



Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Steel Samurai Theme



Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem - Tearing Shadows



Dark Emperor Hardin



Puppets Don't Cry



Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Dialga's Fight to the Finish



Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors - Morphogenetic Sorrow


---

http://error1355.com/ce/Kircheis.html