nostr:npub1lhhynl54hhajx9fw0rvvv964672mgd90zm9266xnzg05j9p20gfqu5adds nostr:npub1ux2crkcx39gllak7tj5302uf5u4j4ger5p3eyl56dtv4qr44v97s6d5jws nostr:npub1kws53904swkcjyvg504c8zgzs6efrvrxl5svk3yjh6eu7ytzuhqq9w2lxx nostr:npub166nq477rqxxurwdmzyhzuj7w065xk40py5lc56dnq9zzqm3ynrpq42vnht nostr:npub1qq7hl5sl6z0l0ahk8f6a4uv5mkvlama7dyvucdmtwdva2zg24xnqyafedr She also didn't seem to appreciate Pandoria's speculation about her being a lesbian, but people don't wanna talk about that.

nostr:npub166nq477rqxxurwdmzyhzuj7w065xk40py5lc56dnq9zzqm3ynrpq42vnht nostr:npub1w8hfuwwhaum7k3kc3ruc5xsqrqsszmuunzyyr8t9gpn6tza68vxsmqwwdw nostr:npub1zr96hdzup9h0p5lh0urk8y79sjca48hnr7u3spfaqcytm62grytsypuu4j I don't mind that The Quartering won't say nigger, given how he's a Namefag e-celeb. I *do* mind him virtue signaling against a word that's the symbol of online free speech, whether you like it or not. He didn't have to do that, and he's a fag and an Enemy because he did.

nostr:npub1nl97dedk2anta9esnwjlv45m55v7sza25m3rcwgwlefn9ll9x2lqs7axrx nostr:npub1lw3cmn53e84sc776rmhapa24wfk3jglqtl6p3hd6dhxruxrhhtrs8nf3ne nostr:npub1w8hfuwwhaum7k3kc3ruc5xsqrqsszmuunzyyr8t9gpn6tza68vxsmqwwdw nostr:npub1w05u3hjwdyrczy9gtne5jhnkxusffapaudf0uyvqjxx42hwfjcxq89ghck Their actual age is way above 18-22 (Pyra is 500, 2B is *probably* pretty old as well, she's certainly a combat veteran who has seem some shit, and some of the other combat android are hundreds of years old), but they're definitely designed to look like they're in that age range.

nostr:npub1lhhynl54hhajx9fw0rvvv964672mgd90zm9266xnzg05j9p20gfqu5adds nostr:npub1ux2crkcx39gllak7tj5302uf5u4j4ger5p3eyl56dtv4qr44v97s6d5jws nostr:npub1kws53904swkcjyvg504c8zgzs6efrvrxl5svk3yjh6eu7ytzuhqq9w2lxx nostr:npub166nq477rqxxurwdmzyhzuj7w065xk40py5lc56dnq9zzqm3ynrpq42vnht nostr:npub1qq7hl5sl6z0l0ahk8f6a4uv5mkvlama7dyvucdmtwdva2zg24xnqyafedr Hot Spring Morag and Morag VS Fish are also classics.

nostr:npub166nq477rqxxurwdmzyhzuj7w065xk40py5lc56dnq9zzqm3ynrpq42vnht nostr:npub1qq7hl5sl6z0l0ahk8f6a4uv5mkvlama7dyvucdmtwdva2zg24xnqyafedr nostr:npub1lhhynl54hhajx9fw0rvvv964672mgd90zm9266xnzg05j9p20gfqu5adds nostr:npub1kws53904swkcjyvg504c8zgzs6efrvrxl5svk3yjh6eu7ytzuhqq9w2lxx nostr:npub1ux2crkcx39gllak7tj5302uf5u4j4ger5p3eyl56dtv4qr44v97s6d5jws I really like how Xenoblade DE lets you rewatch heart-to-hearts at your leisure, choose the various different dialogue options, and even change the outfits of the characters.

nostr:npub166nq477rqxxurwdmzyhzuj7w065xk40py5lc56dnq9zzqm3ynrpq42vnht nostr:npub1qq7hl5sl6z0l0ahk8f6a4uv5mkvlama7dyvucdmtwdva2zg24xnqyafedr nostr:npub1kws53904swkcjyvg504c8zgzs6efrvrxl5svk3yjh6eu7ytzuhqq9w2lxx nostr:npub1ux2crkcx39gllak7tj5302uf5u4j4ger5p3eyl56dtv4qr44v97s6d5jws Literally my only gripe with Xenoblade 2 character designs is that some of them might clash too much with how the party characters look, but thinking about it, all the most outlandish character designs are for Blades, and the usual rules don't apply to them anyway.

nostr:npub1lhhynl54hhajx9fw0rvvv964672mgd90zm9266xnzg05j9p20gfqu5adds nostr:npub1ux2crkcx39gllak7tj5302uf5u4j4ger5p3eyl56dtv4qr44v97s6d5jws nostr:npub1kws53904swkcjyvg504c8zgzs6efrvrxl5svk3yjh6eu7ytzuhqq9w2lxx nostr:npub166nq477rqxxurwdmzyhzuj7w065xk40py5lc56dnq9zzqm3ynrpq42vnht nostr:npub1qq7hl5sl6z0l0ahk8f6a4uv5mkvlama7dyvucdmtwdva2zg24xnqyafedr They do try to get some unique character interactions between people you wouldn't normally expect to have much to say to each other, like Lanz and Taion, and Sena with Noah. Still, there was something special about Heart to Hearts, and none of their later replacements have been able to match them.

nostr:npub1lhhynl54hhajx9fw0rvvv964672mgd90zm9266xnzg05j9p20gfqu5adds nostr:npub166nq477rqxxurwdmzyhzuj7w065xk40py5lc56dnq9zzqm3ynrpq42vnht nostr:npub1ux2crkcx39gllak7tj5302uf5u4j4ger5p3eyl56dtv4qr44v97s6d5jws nostr:npub1kws53904swkcjyvg504c8zgzs6efrvrxl5svk3yjh6eu7ytzuhqq9w2lxx nostr:npub1qq7hl5sl6z0l0ahk8f6a4uv5mkvlama7dyvucdmtwdva2zg24xnqyafedr I think the main party is very strong, not really any weak links. Them getting unique, high quality sidequests that tap into story elements from the main game is also great.

The lack of heart-to-hearts *is* a shame tho, especially since Xenoblade 2 had pretty much perfected them.

nostr:npub1zr96hdzup9h0p5lh0urk8y79sjca48hnr7u3spfaqcytm62grytsypuu4j nostr:npub166nq477rqxxurwdmzyhzuj7w065xk40py5lc56dnq9zzqm3ynrpq42vnht nostr:npub1w8hfuwwhaum7k3kc3ruc5xsqrqsszmuunzyyr8t9gpn6tza68vxsmqwwdw Is it really beyond him to say something like that tho?

nostr:npub166nq477rqxxurwdmzyhzuj7w065xk40py5lc56dnq9zzqm3ynrpq42vnht nostr:npub1w8hfuwwhaum7k3kc3ruc5xsqrqsszmuunzyyr8t9gpn6tza68vxsmqwwdw https://detroitriotcity.com/notice/AYSSHCTYsiDoM5gvWS

nostr:npub1w05u3hjwdyrczy9gtne5jhnkxusffapaudf0uyvqjxx42hwfjcxq89ghck nostr:npub1lw3cmn53e84sc776rmhapa24wfk3jglqtl6p3hd6dhxruxrhhtrs8nf3ne nostr:npub1w8hfuwwhaum7k3kc3ruc5xsqrqsszmuunzyyr8t9gpn6tza68vxsmqwwdw "2B and Pyra are Child-Coded because they're not fat roasties with tattoos and thousand-cock stares!" :soyjak_seethe:

nostr:npub1w8hfuwwhaum7k3kc3ruc5xsqrqsszmuunzyyr8t9gpn6tza68vxsmqwwdw I don't mind coomer shit, I mind UGLY coomer shit 🤮

nostr:npub1w8hfuwwhaum7k3kc3ruc5xsqrqsszmuunzyyr8t9gpn6tza68vxsmqwwdw e-celeb Grifters: "Baldur's Gate 3 is totally Based you guys!!"

nostr:npub1xxtl2lpsp3gshd8p7r4sjmmltwytran3xkhz8kwdq86s6jzcvvvqkjkmmv nostr:npub1qq7hl5sl6z0l0ahk8f6a4uv5mkvlama7dyvucdmtwdva2zg24xnqyafedr nostr:npub1kws53904swkcjyvg504c8zgzs6efrvrxl5svk3yjh6eu7ytzuhqq9w2lxx nostr:npub1ux2crkcx39gllak7tj5302uf5u4j4ger5p3eyl56dtv4qr44v97s6d5jws The extremely muddy, unclear details about the state of Alrest prior to the merger with Neo Bionis makes it hard to be sure, but just in terms of drama and storytelling, it doesn't make sense to me that they'd establish such a connection if Nia was just Mio's great aunt or something, Mother-Daughter just makes way more sense, especially since we have other children of Rex and Shulk running around.

nostr:npub1ux2crkcx39gllak7tj5302uf5u4j4ger5p3eyl56dtv4qr44v97s6d5jws nostr:npub1qq7hl5sl6z0l0ahk8f6a4uv5mkvlama7dyvucdmtwdva2zg24xnqyafedr nostr:npub1kws53904swkcjyvg504c8zgzs6efrvrxl5svk3yjh6eu7ytzuhqq9w2lxx nostr:npub1xxtl2lpsp3gshd8p7r4sjmmltwytran3xkhz8kwdq86s6jzcvvvqkjkmmv How many catgirls with flesh eater core crystals even are there?

nostr:npub1ux2crkcx39gllak7tj5302uf5u4j4ger5p3eyl56dtv4qr44v97s6d5jws nostr:npub1qq7hl5sl6z0l0ahk8f6a4uv5mkvlama7dyvucdmtwdva2zg24xnqyafedr nostr:npub1kws53904swkcjyvg504c8zgzs6efrvrxl5svk3yjh6eu7ytzuhqq9w2lxx Future Redeemed is definitely not something you should play unless you've played all 3 prior main series entries.

And it does drop WAY more explicit, and way more frequent Xenoblade 1 and 2 references than 3 ever did. I dunno the reason for the comparative lack of explicit namedrops, part of it was people like Matthew, Glimmer and Nikol having idea idea who Fiora, Pyra and Mythra are, but part of it might also be Takahashi having some hangup about namedropping characters that have no actual role in the Future Redeemed story (beyond the Aegis cores showing up at the end), maybe he figured namedropping them would give the player unrealistic expectations about them actually showing up later.

nostr:npub13xhpusxfq9frzvjh896z4ukd2s8dxthqqq5py7fgu9qrxfr8f09sqe9x2y nostr:npub1k8mmhj89jpwen0hfqpvj8vgpa63fkvqkvu2uzmqmz62jj76a2xaq2gudtv Well, that too of course, but when the war broke out, there were a great many Northerners signing up and wanting to fight. Some nasty early defeats did hurt Northern morale significantly tho.

nostr:npub1lhhynl54hhajx9fw0rvvv964672mgd90zm9266xnzg05j9p20gfqu5adds nostr:npub1ux2crkcx39gllak7tj5302uf5u4j4ger5p3eyl56dtv4qr44v97s6d5jws nostr:npub1kws53904swkcjyvg504c8zgzs6efrvrxl5svk3yjh6eu7ytzuhqq9w2lxx nostr:npub1qq7hl5sl6z0l0ahk8f6a4uv5mkvlama7dyvucdmtwdva2zg24xnqyafedr People expected Adult Rex at most to become Addam 2.0, but he proved that he truly had surpassed Mythra's original Driver.

nostr:npub13xhpusxfq9frzvjh896z4ukd2s8dxthqqq5py7fgu9qrxfr8f09sqe9x2y nostr:npub1k8mmhj89jpwen0hfqpvj8vgpa63fkvqkvu2uzmqmz62jj76a2xaq2gudtv Most Northern civil war soldiers didn't fight for niggers either, they fought for preserving the union, and only supported destroying slavery because doing so would hurt the South and its war effort.

GloboHomo has no idea just how few people would be filling to actually fight and die for their gay dystopia.

nostr:npub1ux2crkcx39gllak7tj5302uf5u4j4ger5p3eyl56dtv4qr44v97s6d5jws nostr:npub1qq7hl5sl6z0l0ahk8f6a4uv5mkvlama7dyvucdmtwdva2zg24xnqyafedr nostr:npub1kws53904swkcjyvg504c8zgzs6efrvrxl5svk3yjh6eu7ytzuhqq9w2lxx I mean, Xenoblade 3 was definitely *designed* to be a viable jumping-on point for newcomers to the series, which I don't really personally agree with (at some point you really should focus on the series veterans), so if it actually worked it'd certainly validate that approach.

I would certainly enjoy seeing how people who started out with Xenoblade 3 would react to seeing Melia and Nia in their original games.