It's very funny that seemingly the only thing Retro learned from the last 10 years of indie search action games is that "what if a powerful magic society full of hubris fell to The Sickness That Makes You Evil" is an easy plot hook

I don't understand the "corrupted by Metroids" thing with the bosses in Prime 4, like, at all. It has no bearing on the story (yet), doesn't seem to add anything unique to the gameplay...why?

The problem with book people is they think novels are a storytelling medium, instead of a kind of shelf ornament, like a labubu.

When the annoying wacky sidekick remarks that Samus has a "knack for picking up strays"

I’m sure Paramount pitching a new bid for WBD the morning after 60 Minutes killed a critical story about the Trump administration is just a funny coincidence.

Prediction: within the next few years someone is going to release (or dig up an old example of) a super slow, melancholic version of White Christmas, maybe throw in some fake analog affectations, and it's gonna go triple-platinum among Gen Alpha kids on Tiktok

This shit is moving SO quick. In just one week we've already gone from initial criticism (people saying it looks bad because it's not "realistic" or its "cheap") to the backlash (people defending the aesthetic) to the backlash TO the backlash (defending it is "dudes rock"-ism)

i'm team “accuracy doesn’t really matter” but this is an over-rotation. everyone has some expectation of fidelity to imagery that roots the film in a real historical time and place, even if only in the popular imagination. it's why odysseus rides a horse instead of a motorcycle.

Beyond bored of Venom being used just to give a boost of popularity to a pre-existing character with flagging interest. It has worked exactly once (Flash) and even that quickly overstayed its welcome.

My high school did a production of this. I was mostly behind the scenes but I also played the old man who cockblocks them in high school lmao

This being number 20 is criminal. One of the most instantly infectious movies I have ever seen. Extremely eager for next holiday season so I can watch it again.