Essence_of_Meh
@Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world
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- Comment on [NEWS] Mangadex hit by massive DMCA takedown, 700+ series gone 1 day ago:
I mean, it’s not like MD team stood up to DMCA claims before. They were always willing to oblige whenever a license holder requested them to remove series they’re responsible for or post the links to official releases.
This one is simply the biggest one yet.
- Comment on Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week? 1 day ago:
I’ve started playing Final Fantasy XIV again. I was planning to do some fashion fun but then I remembered that as a free player my options are a bit limited (though not non-existent). Because of that I mostly focus on finishing the base story and grinding tailoring instead.
Not sure what I’ll do when I’m done with that but I’m having fun with that I have for now.
- Comment on [NEWS] Mangadex hit by massive DMCA takedown, 700+ series gone 1 day ago:
Being available is one thing but quality is also important. I started rereading an older series recently and had to switch to the official source for a few chapters - the image quality difference between MD and the official source was horrendous (with the latter being worse obviously).
If you’re a publisher then at least provide people with some decent reading experience instead of forcing better alternatives out. Corpos never learn…
- Comment on [NEWS] Mangadex hit by massive DMCA takedown, 700+ series gone 1 day ago:
Rip. I skimmed through the list and some of the titles weren’t updated in months on MD. Too bad about all the others though.
- Comment on After saying negative reviews 'might just cause our death' and 'we've got a few months left in the oven', No Rest for the Wicked CEO claims he never said they were in 'immediate financial danger' 1 day ago:
Does it though? I feel like there’s a difference between chatting with your mates and posting stuff aimed at your customers - especially things that might drive them to take actions that will affect your bottom line.
- After saying negative reviews 'might just cause our death' and 'we've got a few months left in the oven', No Rest for the Wicked CEO claims he never said they were in 'immediate financial danger'www.pcgamer.com ↗Submitted 2 days ago to games@lemmy.world | 12 comments
- Comment on Manga Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2025, Week 20] 2 days ago:
Oooooh, nice nice. I mostly read manga ones so far so none of these are something I’ve seen before. On the list they go!
Looks like I won’t be bored for a while.
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- Comment on Manga Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2025, Week 20] 4 days ago:
I’m always open for new recommendations, just saying.
Yup, constellations are great - I love the trope of gods becoming complete goobers when bored.
- Comment on Ori Studio Head Says Review Bombing Might Force Studio Closure, Then Takes It All Back 4 days ago:
You already played the games, you enjoy them - it is what it is. There’s no point in beating yourself over (not) doing something without knowledge about the circumstances. No one is omnipotent and can avoid supporting every single shitty person out there. Just have fun with what you like and don’t support the guy in the future, that’s the best one can do in such situation in my opinion.
- Comment on Ori Studio Head Says Review Bombing Might Force Studio Closure, Then Takes It All Back 4 days ago:
I want to say we all found out he was a piece of shit in the lead up to Ori 2?
Eh, not necessarily? I’m sure there are plenty of people who just play the games and aren’t in the know of any drama going on behind the scenes. Heck, I’m pretty tuned in into what’s going on in the industry and while I remember hearing some of this stuff back in the day most of it faded away since I wasn’t particularly interested in the series.
I think it’s better to remind folks about these situations than assume everyone is familiar with what’s going on.
- Comment on Ori Studio Head Says Review Bombing Might Force Studio Closure, Then Takes It All Back 4 days ago:
He had more of similar comments throughout the years so… yeah. He’s also known for poor management and causing toxic work environment to the point Microsoft decided to cut ties with the studio.
Just in case someone thought these are just some out of context or one-time “jokes”/missteps. - Comment on Manga Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2025, Week 20] 4 days ago:
Last week I mentioned wanting to go back to an old manhwa I haven’t read in years. While this is still the plan, I decided to check out another series by the author of Beware the Villainess! - S-Class Hunter Doesn’t Want to Be a Villainous Princess (yes, villainess themed stories are my guilty pleasure, how did you know?).
The basic premise is kinda similar, though a little expanded - MC gets thrown into a grim dark fantasy novel where she has to defeat a big bad to return to her old life. After 500 years and multiple resets/deaths she finally manages do to so, only to be sent to a romance novel instead “due to a bug”. Also, she hates the romance genre.
This series is fine, not as interesting as the previous one for me but still has plenty of decent moments. There are some story beats similar to the previous work, lots of humour, plenty of beautiful outfits and good looking characters - enough meat to not make me put it down immediately.
It leans a bit more into the power fantasy and meta elements (it’s a romance novel but it has game features like skills, stats and system menus) which I don’t particularly care for. Oh, she also has godlike “familiars” from her previous world which serve as a nice comedic foil to her thought process a lot of the time (especially whenever she’s done with constantly reinforced genre tropes).All in all it’s a decent time and I’ll probably finish the whole thing. Not a terrible detour before I jump into the other planned series, I guess.
On another note, going through these stories made me realise one thing - WHERE THE HECK ARE VISUAL NOVELS WITH SIMILAR PREMISE?!
Where are my head strong, genre savvy, heroines with hustle mindset and willingness to bend the stories to their will? It’s otome, isn’t it? There have to be some there.
Time for some research.
- Comment on Kowloon Generic Romance - Episode 6 discussion 6 days ago:
I forgot how much of a lore dump the Miyuki - Yulong conversation is though, after checking the original chapters, I think the manga version just flows a bit better than what we got here (especially since there it’s a continuation of a longer discussion started at the doctor’s office). It felt a bit… forced/less natural in this version.
I guess we couldn’t really expect to escape a purely exposition focused episode considering the remaining runtime. At least it provided people with lots of info to mull over.
- Comment on [Discussion] This Healer is Annoying / Kono Healer, Mendokusai - Ch. 69 6 days ago:
To be fair, he asked for it. And even after Karla so graciously tried to be friendly(ish)!
- Comment on DOOM: The Dark Ages | Review Thread 6 days ago:
I’m glad he found an extremely rare example of a game that doesn’t offend his delicate sensibilities, I guess? I’m sure it’s not easy being a REAL MEN’s MAN these days.
- Comment on DOOM: The Dark Ages | Review Thread 1 week ago:
Sounds like another success for id. I’m curious how players (as in general public) who liked 2016 but didn’t vibe with Eternal feel about it in a few months to a year. I’ll guess I’ll keep an eye out on those discussions.
There’s truly nothing else like it on the market right now, especially in today’s overly sanitized, pussy ass snowflake-infested gaming landscape.
Bruh…
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- Comment on [Discussion] The Useless Idol and Her Only Fan in the World / Damedol to Sekai ni Hitori Dake no Fan - Ch. 41 1 week ago:
The question now is what’s going to do more damage to Kimiya: deadly Japanese cold or Urumin’s care?
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- Comment on Manga Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2025, Week 19] 1 week ago:
Ah, good to know. I wanted to give some additional context just in case. Manga is indeed a better experience in my opinion so I hope you have fun with that one.
- Comment on Manga Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2025, Week 19] 1 week ago:
Just to clarify, I’m not saying the anime is bad - it does as much as it can with the limited time it has (12 episodes planned if I recall correctly). It’s just that there are 11 volumes (or 95 chapters) of the source materials and the story isn’t even finished there. There’s just no way to fit everything into the show.
What it does show is done pretty well and that’s what I was the most worried about before it started.If you want to read the manga then by all means do so - it’s great and the missing content does flesh out the characters and world a decent amount. If you do like the show however and are just worried about missing context or important info then I think you should be fine sticking with the anime (maybe jumping into manga afterwards if you feel thirsty for more).
Neither is a bad choice based on what I’ve watched so far.
- Comment on Manga Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2025, Week 19] 1 week ago:
Well, I finally took some time to catch up on various series. Most of them were or still are posted here (both by me and others) but there’s also one I haven’t really mention here before. No links this time since most of the titles aren’t available on Mangadex anymore and I’m not exactly in the know on which sites are trustworthy enough to post here.
Anyway, here’s the list:
- A Story About Smoking At The Back Of The Supermarket
Things seem to be moving towards the big reveal which I’m both waiting for and dread (just in case it’ll lead to an end). Either way, I still love this one - more with every chapter in fact. - Fool Night
I think I finally got used to the expanded world/cast and direction of the story. I wasn’t really sold on this before and I still have some doubts whether it’ll stay interesting or ends up jumping the shark but so far I see no reason to stop reading. I do think the spy-thriller it’s doing now is a bit less interesting for me however it’s not a huge deal as of yet. - Kowloon Generic Romance
I was a few chapters behind with this one but the anime adaptation finally gave me the push to catch up (not that I needed convincing, just kept forgetting due to other thing happening around me). We’re slowly getting more and more into the mystery here which I can’t wait for, at the same time however I’m a bit sad the anime is the way it is as anime-only people lose on many fun character moments. Oh well, at least it got a decent adaptation in the first place unlike some stories… - War’s Unwomanly Face
This is a great read for anyone interested in war (specifically WWII) beyond the usual drama and heroics. It approaches these somewhat overplayed topics from a more humane and emotional perspective than usual, to the point it’s one of my favourite pieces of media about this period. Granted, I’m not extremely well versed in the historical literature on this topic nor is it the only story to talk about it this way but still. - The Saga of Tanya the Evil
contrary to the title above, this one is just a pure action and power fantasy. I might love the humane and emotional approach but the adventures of the child war criminal are too entertaining to stop reading. - Beware the Villainess!
I haven’t posted about this one before as I had a long break from the series after Mangadex entries skipped a dozen or so chapters which prevented me from catching up. Well, I finally did and it was just as fun as I remember it being.
For those wondering, this is a pretty basic premise story - college student gets isekai’d into the role of a villainess of a romance novel she used to read. Using her knowledge of the plot (and being way more headstrong and stubborn than the original) she turns the story on its head in some unexpected and fun ways. The charm comes out in the execution.
It has fantastic humour, a lot of great reaction faces and plays with art style so often it keeps the whole thing from feeling stale (even though it uses the “generic manhwa visuals” for the most part).
Finally there are the outfits. Man, I love all the clothes used in the story but I have to give a special mention to MC’s wardrobe - she has SO MANY beautiful outfits it’s simply a joy to watch. Heck, I love MC’s design in general but that’s another matter. All in all, each chapter is a feast for my eyes.
I’m not the most experienced web toon reader so I’m sure there are better series out there but this one has been a pretty great read for me. It also made me want to go back to another manhwa I haven’t touched in years so I might do just that in the near future (I feel like I could use a change of pace from manga for a bit).
Man, after a few dry weeks I finally got to do some proper reading. It’s nice to be back. Sorry for the wall of text though - I wasn’t really sure how to format things this time nor had the time to play around with it. I might tidy up later, when I have some time.
- A Story About Smoking At The Back Of The Supermarket
- Comment on [DISC] The Moon on a Rainy Night - Chapter 36 1 week ago:
Just a few hours ago I was wondering when will the next chapter drop, glad it’s not dead. Thanks!
Now if only other titles reacted to my wishes this way…
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- Comment on Kowloon Generic Romance - Episode 5 discussion 1 week ago:
Huh, I completely forgot about flying cars. Guess it’s time for a proper reread.
It looks like we’re barrelling to catch up with the source material, as expected. I’m really curious how the show ends and what people not familiar with manga think about the story when that happens.
