#cuz it is capcom after all

[babymorte]

hears to manifesting Leon with a beard over the next few days, if not at the state of play then summer games fest lol. I have a feeling we're gonna see some heavy hitters this week. Im hoping for some more KH4 news

YES!!! im hoping for SOMETHING resi but at the same time everyone is throwing DG's name around cuz i guess he said there was gonna be talks about the next three years having resi releases but i dont believe a thing that man says so im definitely hopeful but extremely cautious.

they did say recently that they were still working on kh4 but didnt have any new info for it so i dont know if we'll see that even though i think we deserve just a lil something. i was honestly happy with the state of play yesterday too. plus with gta6 having an official release time next year everyone is throwing out september release dates when they previously werent trying to release anything around the potential gta release so im hoping we get some bangers too. if capcom doesnt have its own showcase during summer of games and we dont get anything from with summer games fest or the xbox showcase i dont think we're gonna be getting anything 😭

[guiltylovestar]

so fucking excited to see them interact omg

[demelly]

Curious If you could choose one event in the whole resident evil timeline to erase what would it be?

(personality I would pick Lisa Trevor and her family being involved that girl deserves a good end)

i havent really played any other resident evil games besides re7+8 (ive played re4 remake and the first half of re2 remake but thats it) so im sorry if my answer is not what your looking for LOOOL

BUT if i had to erase something from the re timetime it would be that stupid choice between zoe or mia that ethan had to make, i think that chose was really stupid and unnecessary.

they literally had to make ethan act out of character to make the zoe option work dawg, "mias no good to anyone right now" brother u kept going after her even tho she stabbed u through the hand and chainsawed it off😭😭😭😭 its just very ooc for ethan to ever say that and it bothers me so bad. I love zoe with all my heart but this option makes no sense, and they all get a happy ending when you pick mia anyway so idk why some ppl complain that zoe deserved to be picked😭😭😭 UR GOAT CRUMBLES TO DUST WHEN U PICK HER 😭

and the choice in itself rubs me the wrong way cuz it feels like capcom being like "which hotty do you prefer" AM I CRAZY IT RLLY FEELS LIKE THAT. rather then it being an actual logical choice in whcih ethan would ALWAYS pick mia everytime 😭😭 i just hate it so bad😭

[mekatrio]

cuz at first ajaa wasnt even meant to exist it was just meant to be the trilogy and thats it, then while theyre porting it over to the nintendo ds capcom gives them the green light to go nuts with a bonus pseudo-dlc case and By God Do They, making the longest case yet of RFTA with fully animated 3d cutscenes + an incredibly convoluted plot that makes the most out of aa1's 3 day trial system + fully modelled 3d rotational evidence, hitting heavy themes of police corruption and evidence forgery and whatnot like they went INSANE, cuz this was supposed to be IT. this was supposed to be ace attorneys big finale and farewell but SIKE oh my god the actual Ministry Of Justice has knocked on capcoms door and told them hey can you make some propaganda for us. so now the aa team has to make propaganda for them. right after burning themselves the fuck out from creating rfta. all that time spent on rfta which couldve been development time for ajaa.... too late. cant be taken back. apollo justice is designed in less than a week and theyre marketing this game while the team is still making it, takumi crazed madman that he is decides to not rely on old characters which while that is an artistic slay, sets up the stage for a marketing failure, and a new artistic team of infinite ambition goes nuts with creating derangedly detailed animations

⬆️ like oh my god are you insane. thank you so much BUT ARE YOU INSANE? all while still making 3d renders of evidence and random 3d animations and it looks so awesome BUT THERES NOT ENOUGH TIME, 3 wonderful cases are made but 4-4 falls on its face. 6 hours long instead of the usual 10 and only one cross-examination in the final trial and 2 whole main characters with no backstory like its bad. its going to be bad. but its too late. the most incomplete ace attorney game has to be rushed out of the gates and the sales are made But The Reception Is Bad. Real Bad. 2000s hater gamer crowds were the first of its kind, being massively fuelled by the internet, haters back then could sink their teeth deep into a company, which is what got nintendo scrambling away from their wind waker art direction to appease the gamers w twilight princess. so similarly when the hate for ajaa came on, cuz whattt phoenix disbarred and no 😤 old characters 😤😤, capcom scrambled to appease the masses. but oh oh whats this? takumi says 'yeahhhh Nah' and says he wants to make a game about his dog. OK. cant persuade him away from that. might as well let some new blood handle the franchise in takumi's place then, but for The Love Of God do not make an ajaa followup. the gamers will kill us. and so the aai duology was born....... cool........ first one's reception was so bad that localization plans were dropped entirely for the sequel. wow. takumi is fresh off from ghost trick but fucking what, 5 years has passed now, and the new hot console is the nintendo THREE ds. 3ds. wowwww. fucking... PROFESSOR LAYTON kidnaps takumi to make plvpwaa and ajaa continues to be left in the dust. fucking nobody wants him. poor orphaned kitten left in the street. all while the trilogy gets 9584948 million adaptations. and yamazaki twiddles his thumbs thinking abt making aai3 but after thinking it over hes like yeah ill try making aa5. capcom lets him and.......... its over........ they tell him sure go for it But Do Not Follow Up On Apollo Everyone Hates Him please make phoenix the protag. a recipe for disaster. and a disaster aa5 is. juggling THREE protags a complete mess and they do a popularity poll and wow would u look at who came first, fucking APOLLO. JUSTICEEEEEEE. its almost like.... gamers opinions..... are not valuable in the long run.. and popular opinion has never signified artistic understanding.... aa6 comes chugging along and yamazaki addicted to racism cranks out something even worse. both aa56 makes the sales it needs but mindless fanservice can only get u so far... its been nearly 10 years since the ajaa 'trilogy' titles released and the general consensus is that Aaja Was Good and aa56 Not So Much but what can you do now? heres the apollo justice trilogy please buy it and deeply lower ur expectations for coherent and cohesive narratives which have basis in reality thank u. bc u will not be finding that here. ajaa never stood a chance.. they werent doomed by the narrative. its worse. they were doomed by STUPID FUCKING GAMERS AND STUPID EXECUTIVE DECISIONS 😭😭😭

[yinyuedijun]

ok so I finished watching episode 1. I can't do the other episodes tonight cuz I'm on the verge of dying SFLSHKFHSKDSJ but I'm so pleasantly surprised. I didn't expect them to start adapting from the pre-dmc3 manga (a part of the series canon that is often overlooked but I personally loved). they did it SUPER well. very cool to see them creating an integrated story with manga characters like white rabbit and enzo and characters across all the games (LUCIA CAMEO!!) - it's like seeing someone finally fix the broken asf devil may cry story canon LOL

they are NAILING the vibe. so many of the moments in episode 1 felt like a moment out of dmc3 in the best way possible. also I was very worried they'd get dante wrong because capcom themselves have gotten dante wrong in the past (don't talk to me about the reboot). but he was so perfect. moments of insanely cool aura from a cringe boyfailure with a beautiful face. this is the dante I know and love and obsessively selfshipped with as a teenager.

I will stop yapping now AKFHSKDNSJ SORRY I just feel so giddy. I didn't wanna get my hopes up for this series because (and I say this in the most loving way possible as a fan of the series), dmc has never translated particularly well to storytelling formats other than video games. the manga wouldn't have been enjoyable for anyone other than fans of the game, the original anime from the 2000s was not enjoyable even for most fans LOL, so I was somewhat worried about this adaptation. but they're nailing it omg. I'm not sorry for the person I'm about to become after I finish the series 😭😭😭

[krisnixprisonwedding]

Saw ur tags abt endgame krisnix and I'm 👀 curious. Cuz personally I'm a huge fan of their divorced vibes n the way they Cant work out, so I'm So curious as to what endgame krisnix would look like to you

hello and thanks for your ask! before i answer it, i am going to lay down three (3) disclaimers that might end up being longer than my answer itself.

1. i exist in the shipping multiverse, where any number of ships could work out or not work out in my mind depending on the conditions. i have very few "endgame" ships (fradrian and gumworth pan out in most of my universes), and the rest of the ships i like live in some schrödinger's state of existence for me.

2. i love to play with possibilities. exploring possibilities is the real fun of fandom for me - that's what makes fandoms transformative! the ace attorney canon is also so goofy and impossible that i love to think of what conditions could make a ship happen while still technically not contradicting canon.

3. i am, above all else, a playful contrarian. i started this blog because i'd have several people tell me that only one ship, a certain very popular one, had any chance of being "endgame." to which my lightly salty response was to make a blog called "krisnix prison wedding."

now that we've got those out of the way, here are my thoughts on endgame krisnix:

how it happens

- all of my long game kristoph ships take advantage of the fact that kristoph is never mentioned again after aa4. they threw him in the basement so i'm dragging him right back out again while capcom doesn't even notice 😂

- all of my long game kristoph ships take advantage of the fact that miles edgeworth has canonically pulled the strings of the justice system before in the service of people he knows and cares about. i'd argue that if klavier went to his boss and begged him not to have the state execute his only apparent living relative, edgey would find a way to commute his sentence. (bonus points if phoenix and edgey are in a relationship, and phoenix also begs edgeworth for clemency despite what kristoph has done)

why it happens

- you bring up a good point about kristoph and phoenix having divorced energy. think how much more potential for married-divorced energy there is if after all the insanity of the 7YG and aa4, kristoph and phoenix are still addicted to each other and, more importantly, still attracted to each other.

- midnightbrightside once tweeted something to the effect that kristoph and phoenix knew each other on both an intimate and mundane level over 7 years, and so they actually probably know more about each other than phoenix and edgeworth do bc of the amount of time they spent together. there is a force of habit but also a comfort and familiarity of having someone be present and stable in your life for that long. phoenix is a chronic attachment issues girlie and while i know he wanted to see kristoph punished for his actions, i'd be surprised if he wanted him out of his life permanently. kristoph would DEFINITELY take much longer to come around after his pride was shattered, but phoenix is patient and kristoph can't fully resist someone who gives him attention

what it looks like (partially a joke, but i'm not saying which parts)

- prison date visits with phoenix's sweetheart, much to the chagrin of literally every other AA character. apollo punches phoenix's lights out when he finds out that phoenix is back together with the guy who phoenix manipulated him into imprisoning

- kristoph showing progress in court-ordered therapy by gritting his teeth and saying to phoenix, "it is hard for me to admit when i feel vulnerable." he looks furious, but one of the black psyche locks breaks and that's good enough for phoenix

- house arrest anklet is the perfect accessory for date night!

- later, when the wounds have healed, they can laugh and banter about it! it makes everyone uncomfortable at parties when they tease each other about all the heinous and unethical shit they pulled to take each other down!

a final, more heartfelt note

idk, i like to think of how characters can grow and transform! kristoph is so interesting and tragic to me because he doesn't seem to know how to experience intimacy outside of his weird games. he wants to be close to people, but he doesn't know how and his paranoia won't allow him to. phoenix seems to struggle with the same thing minus the control and manipulation issues. i like to think about what post aa4 growth and closure would look like for them in a series that refuses to give it to us.

thanks again for the ask!

[broken-shotgun]

Making out with your old boss turned nemesis is totally normal right.... right? 😳😳

Idk what kind of AU or timeline this is but uuuh Wesker in a waistcoat is something I just needed to draw alright 😆

[Pls click for better quality!]

Despite these two being one of my very first ships, I've never drawn them and that's a crime honestly lol I'm gonna blame it on the fact that I stopped reading chrisker fics after a while cuz there were just so many like dub/non-con and tentacle stuff and all that and that's not really something for me so I stopped and only recently got back into it and I'm glad I did! Feels like there's more S.T.A.R.S. era fics now and not so many dubcon stuff, so I'm happy about that 😄😄 and also if there's any chrisker fans out there who hasn't read "A God needs worship" by OneShotRevolt pls do yourself a favor and read this masterpiece!! It's got like everything I've ever wanted from a chrisker fic, like they're first meeting, their lives throughout the S.T.A.R.S. era, and Chris being so madly in love and Wesker falling in love and being midly annoyed by it lol but god he loves his pointman and I love this fic so much there are so many scenes I wanna draw and pls go read it 🥰😍🥰😍🥰

ANYWAY long live chrisker and Capcom better crank up the powerful homoeroticism even more in the inevitable RE5 remake 🔫🙂

[kora-kat]

Capcom need to drop the Phoenix Wright backstry cuz there is no way that man had a normal upbringing.

This man was friends with a kid for a few months and held onto that for his whole life. He sent Miles letters for years and dedicated a song on the radio to him. Then, he changed career paths just to see the guy once. This is not a normal thing to do.

It not just Miles! Phoenix has a pattern of behavior where he meets someone for a short period of time and becomes very attached - whether it be platonic or romantic.

He ate a necklace possibly poisoned to keep Deliha put of jail. He was willing to risk it all for Maya shortly after meeting her and will continue to defend her anytime she is in trouble. He went toe to toe with the corrupt chief of police for Ema. He adopts Trucy only a few days after meeting her.

Of course, him being selfless is not a bad thing, but you can't deny that this is not the actions of a man with a normal upbringing.

[rena657]

"Vergil wants to kill Dante"

Let me try to explain on a deeper level. Think of it like in BLEACH fandom. Kubology is a fan-made word within the BLEACH fandom where is a study to explain the works of BLEACH written by Tite Kubo on a deeper analysis level.

if you have never seen Crow's explanation that Vergil loves his brother. Pls read it. I literally agreed with her explanation

Before I explain, let me already tell you that I believe Vergil's plan in DMC3 was to combine Force Edge and Perfect Amulet to Devil Sword Sparda, jump on a cliff and challenge Mundus with DSS on his hand..

The one thing I pointed, it is how in Vergil's PoV. He sees Dante as the one who started it first. "Don't blame me, blame Dante", "Blame Dante cuz he started it first". "It's all Dante's fault"

They always blame each other, since they were kids. You have to understand is that, there is a different perspective story between Dante and Vergil. The whole point is to show why Eva said.. "Dante, don't provoke fights. You too, Vergil. You're older/big brother after all". Until V/ergil realize in DMC5, when he thinks about it in Dante's perspective. Is the reason why Vergil asked the question of a what if scenario in switching places.

I completely forgotten who started to fight in Mission 20 in gameplay sense 😅

I always didn't think much the Dante vs Vergil in M20. Due to because, as a player you can start the fight in aggressive way or let Vergil do it to initiate the fight. So there's the thin line of Story vs Gameplay already. Asking what is Canon?

In Cutscenes, it makes sense. Vergil started it, but he also the one who voluntarily end the fight.

Let's recap Mission 20 again

As I said in a previous post, Vergil researched before, and know about Devil Sword Sparda. He knows what will happen once he combined both the Force Edge and the amulets, but whether Dante knows this or not. The fact that Dante doesn't want to give his amulet to Vergil says a lot. Since Dante thinks Vergil is "overly obsessed with idea of power." That is what Before the Nightmare said.

"You're wasting time" Why wasting time? That doesn't make sense, until after the cutscene that you learned there is a time limit. In gameplay, it is not shown like in DMC1 or any Capcom games there is a countdown. But, you can beat this fight in under 4 mins. While, in cutscenes you just learned that Vergil said that the portal is closing.

The Trinity of Fates, pointed out Carl Jung's archetypes specifically Shadow is where we subconsciously repressed in our unconscious mind the ideal version of what we're aiming for. "No matter how kind or sympathetic to other people our character grows to be, the cold-hearted, cruel, and selfish parts will never disappear. They will live on quietly in our unconscious."

The book want us to think that both Dante and Vergil exist as both the "other's Shadow" and "other's Light". "There are two shadows growing from the feet of the "Sons of Sparda," one is the "soul," Dante, and the other is the "power," Vergil."

I think what they mean is that Dante inherited what Sparda wanted for the twins to help the human world as half-humans, and never forget their humanity, while for Vergil he inherited that Sparda wanted to never forget they are also half-demons, who inherited his power.

Next cutscene after defeating Vergil and the crux of the post

"The portal to the Human World is closing, Dante... because the amulets have been separated." This is where the hidden countdown timer the fact Vergil knows that they are wasting time

But...

"Let's finish this Vergil. I have to stop you, even if that means killing you." As Crow said in her post, everything what Vergil said falls in deaf ears. For me... that's more antagonistic, more aggressive, and instigate Vergil to continue the fight. Like, I get that you're a protagonist and main character but really?!

I want to point out the next scene. A shot per shot

If you notice the 3rd picture.. You can see Dante already first swung his sword. Notice that Vergil just lifted right? He lifts it, never slice/slash Dante. This is because, he can't do it. Dante is still his twin younger brother. He is his family, the only family that still living. He love his brother too much. (well.. he doesn't know Nero, his son is alive and even has a son in the first place.)

"No one can have this, Dante. It's mine. It belongs to a Son of Sparda" Vergil is giving hints already to Dante. Now, he has acquired Force Edge. The true purpose of uniting the sword and the amulets

"Leave me and go. If you don't want to be trapped in the Demon World. I'm staying, this place was our father's home" I will let the book explain

The devs wants to show that in gameplay sense, he is the villain the one who wanted to kill Dante, but in story/lore canon sense that Vergil is an anti-hero, who doesn't want to kill Dante. It doesn't make sense right? Because there are people still today believe that Vergil wants to kill Dante.

"Did Vergil wants to kill Dante?" Of course not. In Visions of V manga, he just wanted to play again. To have fun, when they were still kids. That was discussed between kid Vergil and V in Vergil's inner world.

V: I believe that, if Dante were given the choice. He'd choose to be your twin again Kid Vergil: …Why? V: Because, you can fight. Kid Vergil: … V: Dante's coming Kid Vergil: Dante… He still wants to fight? V: Naturally, It's always been that way, right? Do you hate fighting with your little brother? Kid Vergil: ………I like it, actually. V: Then, go and fight. Give your foolhardy little brother a good beating. You'll show him who's the strongest, isn't that right?

In their story, they defended Vergil like he wasn't seen as an antagonist for Dante in DMC3

"In particular, Dante thought back to one specific occurrence - one where a particularly nasty demon obsessed man had decided to raise a tower - a tunnel that connected directly to the demon world. That man, who wanted demonic power to turn himself into a god, eventually managed to break the seal. Thankfully, the whole structure was still only man-made - the seal was broken, but it didn’t end in catastrophe, because it was only left open for a short time before Dante managed to put a stop to his plans." (Deadly Fortune vol 2 pp 33-34)

Dante blame Arkham only, not Vergil.. Arkham

But now is the question... who wanted to kill the other twin?

The answer is Dante... Dante wants to kill Vergil

Is fucked up tbh.. If you think about it. Dante always think that Vergil is an obsessive twin brother who wants more power. Even when Dante tells Vergil that their mom died in DMC3 manga, Vergil knows that. His older brother is not an idiot. The whole series has a thing for miscommunication, and it started with this as far as we know.

But alas.. Dante only blames himself, I get it why. If I don't think regards to Vergil's PoV. Dante blames himself that he is the reason why Vergil became Nelo and killed him once. It is fucked that the story wanted to show overall that he thought his brother was killed in the incident by demons alongside their mom -> he killed "Vergil" in DMC1 novel -> let the wounded and exhausted Vergil fall to the cliff -> became Nelo Angelo by Mundus -> killed him permanently -> depression for how many years -> never told your nephew you killed his father

And all of a sudden, this emo poetry nerd talks to you that your brother is alive and well. Of course, Dante is mad. It was never shown in DMC5 game itself, but in Visions of V manga

V: Vergil (Now… How will you react now that you’ve heard the name, Dante?) Dante:  People who come asking for demon extermination… Most of them tend to either lie or exaggerate. I’m not that petty to get mad about it every single time. Lie if you want to. I’ll kill that demon regardless. But… You’ve got to pick better names for stories you come up with, you know? Griffon: Hey, isn’t this bad!? You hear me!? Hey, V! V: (Aah, What a relief. Dante, you… Haven’t changed at all since back then. You’re still the same as when you defeated me) It’s fine, if you doubt me Dante: …Redgrave? So it’s in Redgrave? V: It seems you are starting to trust my words… Pay attention to the news. It shouldn’t take long for it all to begin. Look forward to it. It’s strong as you wish Dante: …Vergil… Griffon: Hey, so did it go well? V: Yeah, he’s starting to believe, he won’t back out now. Griffon: Man, this was easier than expected. Had me scared that one time, though!

In order to stop Vergil, and his obsession, Dante has to kill his twin whether he like it or not. It's fucked up, but that's the only way. Dante has no other choice to prove his point. There is no one who will stop him. Their mother is not here to stop them from fighting or in this case killing each other, and scolded them what their faults are.

Until Nero shows up in DMC5, to stop them from fighting. My boy Nero loves his family

[aerithistired]

Why Aeon is resident evils weakest ship (It's NOT cuz they're toxic for eachother DUN DUN DUN)

HII this was copy pasted from a reply to another discussion, but I'm posting it cuz I want to post my opinions <3I never understood why the fandom is so crazy over aeon when they have the most weakest writing in a ship I've ever seen but to each their own I guess.I'd love to hear your thoughts and expand on my argument more!

I dont ship anyone with Leon in general which is INCLUDING Ada. For me it doesn't have anything to do with the facts of the story, because its all perfectly sensible on paper ( also because it is clear they're the endgame couple and are each other's love interests), but mostly with the way the couple was written- and *especially* Ada.

I'm not too familiar with the old RE games but from what ive heard and seen- Ada was supposed to be a black cat/cat woman/ femme fatale character and have a Batman- catwoman relationship with Leon. Personally, im not a huge fan of the dynamic, but other wise i can still see it as a solid dynamic for a ship.

On the other hand, i feel like the remakes and especially the RE2R doesnt know what they want their relationship to exactly be because from what i have noticed, they've significantly reduced the Catwoman- batman dynamic from the og games (Lily Gao, the RE4R VA herself said she wanted to tone down the seducctive femme fatale persona In ada in response to backlash).

I feel like re2r tried to make their relationship feel like an angsty and serious slow burn but considering their limited screen time and development together, didn't execute well.

In the beginning of the game (RE2R) Ada is quite serious about her work and partnership with Leon and is very strict about not getting close with him- on her part that is(i believe leon leaned more towards trying to get to know her).

Chemistry wise, i dont see much happening between them up until the part Leon takes a bullet for her and she treats him and when he does the same for her afterwards. I really liked the "dont push it rookie" line she gives him after he offers to carry her(?), It was more warm in comparison to their relationship before, and i wish they delved Into that with more scenes like that before the kiss (basically build up their relationship with emphasis on ada).

Also i feel its important to note that the scenewhen Leon takes a bullet for Ada had SUCH GOOD POTENTIAL to open into her character and how she felt about Leon at that moment because its a clear turning point in their relationship but AGAIN we get nothing and Leon is literally asleep.

!!And please don't start the 'hidden subtle details of the scene' argument with me cuz those scenes cuz despite the small details, is still not enough to establish a good relationship development growth- and especially since we barely get any monologue from Ada's side on how she feels about leon.!!

If there were clear cut scenes of them developing in trust and proper teamwork AND OPENING UP OF CHARACTER DEPTHS (and getting past the one sided attempt at friendliness from Leon) EARLIER ON IN THE GAME this wouldve made the betrayal much more heartbreaking too.

I think those segments would've been an excellent START for DEVELOPING their relationship and getting closer as a team.

☆Most well written and beloved ships have enough screen time with them showing development of their relationship- esp in slow burns. This applies to video games as well.☆

However, the pair mmediately kiss (AFTER LIKE ONE SCENE OF THEM SLIGHTLY DEVELOPING), And that was when the ship lost me. It WAS too sudden from a writing point of view and had so very little build up about their trust and caring for each other.

I'm not saying you can't fall for someone in a short time, but the issue rather was how there was LITTLE chemistry portrayed with them UP TO that moment. YOU SHOULD GIVE ME SOMETHING WORTHY TO SHIP THEM, CAPCOM.

More scenes like the one i mentioned before (with more emphasis on Ada opening up, The hints of her teasing him, etc) would've been great.

i understand that the game is not a romance but if you are trying to pull a slow burn-esque type ship off, you should commit to it, either that, or make it a fast one with chemistry right off the bat (like flirting and banter) cuz THIS was just very messy.

And that was ALL we got of their relationship for the first game. CAPCOM could've made great use of them in the other RE games (re4r and re6) but the couple ended up on more of the yearning and longing for side than actually developing together on screen, which sucks. (which is also like kind of annoying cuz we didnt see much of how they felt for the other throughout the game UNTIL THE NEAR END OF THEIR FIRST GAME- Which also had very little on screen moments of development. SO THEY HAVE A LIFE LASTING IMPACT ON EACH OTHER?? MAKE IT MAKE SENSE!!!)

LIKE I GET THE POTENTIAL ON PAPER BUT IT WAS NOT IT IM SORRY.

And for the argument that Ada is *supposed* to be the mysterious character- i get that its a part of her appeal- but i find myself craving for her story to be shown in game than searching for crumbles of it from other RE material.

A well written character needs depth. And Ada HAS depth, its just shown subtle to an UNNECESSARY extent in the case that capcom tried to 'show and not tell' but it just doesn't execute well in terms of writing a romance where both characters need to grow and develop for a potential relationship or a ship.

(LOVED SEPERATE WAYS BY THE WAY). I ALSO DONT LIKE SHES IN EVERY GAME LEON IS- which just mostly reinforces she is his lover than a very vital part of the RE universe in GENERAL (which is why im so sad she wasnt in village) I really wish they put more focus on HER story.

And as for Cleon and other leon x ships- I don't know about them, since they barely interact throughout the RE universe. but i feel like if they did work together, potential for great chemistry could've been built for the pairing too. Shrugs

Again, i think Aeon had great potential but it went down the drain because of inconsistent characterization of her within the fandom, the game itself and the way it was written.

Everything Is there on paper. 'But she bandaged his arm. She helped him so many times when she didn't need to. She loves him and he loves her.'

OKAY, I'm READING what I'm supposed to feel about the ship, but it's not hitting. Why? Cuz it's badly written.

Im a bit annoyed when people try to argue that this ship is good in terms of writing cuz its NOT!!!! I dont really care if people ship them cuz they're attractive and the appeal is there *sort of*.

But if you're trying to argue on a story and writing basis, it's one of the worst ships I've seen in ANY media forms lol, you can't make a case for this ship and win im sorryヽ( `皿´ )ﾉ

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I'm terrified of writing my opinions on ships on here so I'd like to emphasize this is just a silly fictional game and I've been meaning to write my opinions on it for a while. all in good fun! sorry for potential bad grammar english isnt my first language :DD

[trans-luis-serra-navarro]

OK GOOOOOOOO READ THIS POST FIRST I WAS TRYING TO REBLOG IT BUT TUMBLR WOULDNY LET ME ADD ANY MORE PHOTOS OR TAG ANYMORE PEOPLE CUZ IM USING THIS POST AS A JUMPING OFF POINT!!!!!!! GO FOLLOW @theprestigegirly AND @cloverisnonexistantbro !!!!!!!!!

I had @void-detective ask me a few days ago if the ornaments on Luis’ jacket had any particular meaning and as with everything I fell down,,,,,, one hell of a rabbit hole HDNWHWNEHDNX

So, first off; I couldn’t find any super definitive answer to what was on his jacket but I have some pretty good theories!!!!!!!

@vespereargentum and their friend on Twitter helped point out to me that the floral designs are really reminiscent of old Spanish Renaissance furniture and like yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean look at it!!!!!!!!

These photos aren’t very good but you get the gist!!!!!!!

Why would Capcom put visual designs from FURNIATURE onto clothing I have no clue, but considering the fact that almost every single detail of Luis’ character down to the damn rings are extremely purposeful I’m sure we could pick up some pieces!!!!!

It also kinda makes sense, like,,, character wise too y’know- Valdelobos was a glorified Catholic cult and obviously they kept a very old-fashioned mindset so visuals-wise it makes sense!!!!!

@ 11cool also pointed out that his jacket has a lot of similar motifs to Matadors and Traje De Luces which they have their own post you can check out if you wanna!!!!!!!! Ofc there brings up the whole issue of y’know, Bad spanish stereotypes and bullfighting etc etc but this whole post is just throwing stuff at the wall in complete honesty!!!!!

And like the og post and @cloverisnonexistantbro said there’s a not for none Chance that the designers were trying to play into abstract windmill motifs would would be super cool!!!!!

@theprestigegirly and @kaychen666 were also kind enough to point out that the flowers on his jacket kinda look like poppies!!!!!!

And I think most people already know that poppies are a pretty common symbol for death (especially after war which I’ll touch on in a second) which. Y’know. Would be just SUCH A FUN AND SILLY DETAIL if true HAHDHENDHSJ

And like the og already has put so eloquently there are just,,,,,, S O many lil design elements of Luis’ that are so perfectly purposeful,,,;,,,… down to the fact that Luis has a gun from WWI (Realistically probably passed down from hsi grandfather, who would have probably had to have lived through Spanish civil wars (yayyyyy we love generational trauma yippeee another thing to add onto Luis amirite /lh)) and down to the fricken rings he wears and what fingers he wears them on!!!!!! (One of the rings for instance is of the Virgin Mary and it’s supposedly said that wearing a ring on the fingers Luis does symbolises leadership and compassion etc etc etc Yknow ring logic HDBEHEBXHX)

So like idk!!!!!!!! If anyone who actually has knowledge of Spanish culture wants to chip in PLEASE PLEASE DO!!!!!!! I’m the whitest Mf on planet earth there’s only so much justice I can give Luis BSNDHENDJSNSJ

Tl;dr: until Capcom or somebody whose more of a professional in this field outright explains what little design details like that mean for certain I’m just throwing stuff at the wall and letting people see it HDHEHEJEID

[crusherthedoctor]

"Mario never undergone a drastic redesign for plots"

I mean...the proportional change between the SNES era and N64 era for Mario is massive, and design again changed a lot for Early GC era. And less said of the 1981-85 designs the better

Or hell, Bomberman doing whatever the fuck until Super Bomberman 4

https://twitter.com/a_kinopio/status/1243785430299865088?s=20

Sonic also very much HAD gradual design changes between 1991-7...it's just that the general public didn't give a shit. We go from this tubbiness

To long legs and hair mcbrow here. Hoshino did Sonic CD and R 2D art, and the diff between that and here is still indicating an overall evolution. Only Amy and Eggman drastically changed, which for the former I'm glad. Better than being a literal girl Sonic clone. The rest are just continuing a trend then adding iris color

But really I feel Sonic Team did the redesigns to welcome a new era, given how Japan unironically forgot about Sonic. It's jarring- if you ignore 6-7 years of the franchise, but also distinctively full of much needed energy given the crap 1995-7 period.

Similarly I feel we're missing cultural context; both the US and Japan had a problem with associating design with specific tone, so you ended up with typecasted designs. Sonic despite having attitude and games like 3K WAS associated to being a cutesy generic mascot inferior to Hello Kitty in Japan, which is not a good thing. Almost all noncanon manga further just divorced itself from actual game tone to be a parody or cutesy manga, which both Naka and Oshima didn't like, same for early Sega Harmony Calendar art.

The US market had a forced redesign that lasted till 1994 that while ass, unfortunately just lended to the idea of not accepting a design as is, regardless of tone. So Sonic Team gave in to that for Adventure, which a competition was held in 1997 to see how it was recieved. Uekawa won ironically cuz he had the safest design, but took elements of Okano's art later to add flair and zaniness as it'd defeat the point otherwise

I feel Capcom had a similar problem with Megaman: they didn't feel comfortable with solely using the same design for bigger stories, so they opted for the more adult X spinoffs, and then similarly did the same for Legends and Battle Network (ironically I feel this backfired). Even Ruby Spears attempted to be faithful for their show pilot, but test audiences didn't like it, so we got a mediocre jocked up muscle Mega Man. While in Japan the anime OVAs were very cutesy and basic, despite games being more action oriented

It's hard to say if this issue disappeared now, and I feel it's revisionism to say "oh, if the redesigns didn't happen, no one would be mad" cuz the truth is...Sonic would die if he didn't change harder

I feel both ignoring every middle design and just lumping Sonic as "Classic" "Modern" is a very stupid thing as both are fucking subjective and tempermental terms. Adventure isn't "modern", and anything with sentimental value and nostalgia is "classic". Heroes is fucking over 20 years old, and can be considered one to some, as unpopular of an opinion that is. Sonic Team didn't have eras awkwardly like that in the 10th Anniversary book, and even said "Sonic will continue changing", but after 10 more years of the fandom, original creatives outside Iizuka leaving, and game reviewers destroying nuance and history, they forcibly had to split him like so for Generations. I see the same fan mentality outside Sonic for Golden Age era cartoons, it's maddening. Just look at Looney Tunes fans on how they treat Daffy, it's the same shit

Sorry for ranting, but I hate when history and evolution are ignored just to make strawmanned points when it boils down to "wishful revisionism under MY misnostalgia/control". I saw someone make an SA1 mod to make stages "More classic" with checker spam when not only is that term bullshit, Sega and Okano literally showed us concept art of Adventure stages before the char designs tweaks, and it's the exact same texture and bg prop set as final. That is maddening

I'm tired of it

At the risk of being blunt, I'm aware of all that. I assure you that I could never forget American the Assface and Ivo No-Eyes no matter how much I'd prefer to.

As for Mario, his earliest designs had the excuse of it not being fully set in stone yet, and with the N64 era onward, they generally only involved slight proportion changes or subtle details in the clothing and what have you... much like Sonic in the years between 91 and 97, American Assface and other questionable SoA decisions notwithstanding. The point is, Mario wasn't redesigned for the explicit purpose of seeming like a more mature bing bing wahoo man. :P Neither was Kirby, who I used for reference due to his reputation of fighting eldritch abominations and occasional dark subtext despite resembling a pink blob with stubs for arms.

Finally, I can't speak for how others choose to use the terms, but I use Classic and Modern for simple convenience. I agree that there should never have been an official line in the sand between the two, at least outside of Generations' context, but this is what the franchise has taught us to do at this point. That's the ugly truth, I'm afraid. As is the ugly truth that the vocal, dramatic shift to the Adventure designs and style - regardless of intent, regardless of justification, regardless of the gradual alterations and differences between artists in the years beforehand, regardless of every angle of relevant context - still brought on one of the single most notorious divides in a fandom full of them, up there with the debut of SatAM. We can debate all day as to whether it was fair or not, but the divide happened all the same.

I'm not a Classic-only purist. SA1 is one of my favourite games in the series, and I love various other Modern titles. And to stress once more, I like the Modern character designs and have no personal beef with them whatsoever. But I can't ignore these things in an age where Adventure era rose-tinted goggles are at an all time high, and while it's true that not everything is straightforward, that goes both ways in cases like this.

[sapphire-weapon]

I've been watching a lot of people argue over whether aeon is canon or not and I've noticed a lot of aeon stans using that one argument that a dev team said Leon and Ada love each other in that one interview.

But then I see a lot of people say that interview was badly translated which confuses me? How do they know it's badly translated and why is there not a better translated video of the interview then (if there is I wasn't able to find it)? How can it be badly translated if it's from the official RE channel (at least from what I remember).

Can someone send me a link or explain it to me cuz I tried to find a higher quality video of that interview but couldn't

i've never seen the official translation -- and, to be honest, i didn't even know there was an official translation. the video that i saw was the JP devs speaking in JP with JP subtitles. there was an option on youtube for english closed captions, but that's not an official translation. that's just the english CC that youtube provided. if there's an official translation with english subtitles embedded into the video that capcom provided (and it has to be from capcom, not a fan translation), i'd be curious to see it.

i sent the video that i saw -- the one that was purely in JP -- to people i know who speak JP, and they came back at me with a translation.

so i hope that no one is trying to use me as a source for saying that that interview was poorly translated, because i've never compared the translation that my friends gave me to any other.

i've seen people misinterpret what was said, but that doesn't mean that any one translation is wrong or bad. it's just a bad interpretation on the part of the fans.

like, for example, take this sentence:

The patient had severe leg cramps after running for four years.

it's easy to misinterpret this as saying "the patient was running for four years (continuously)" -- but the reality is probably "the patient was running in professional settings over the course of four years."

that's really the problem that i've seen when this interview gets discussed. it's not a matter of translation, it's a matter of interpretation. and, in cases like this, it's important to look at the context in which the sentence is said in order to gain clarity as to what's actually happened.

for that specific interview, the devs were talking about leon and ada having fallen in love in OG RE2, and then they went on to mock how ridiculous it was. they made fun of leon for it specifically, and then they went on to say that they hoped they made the relationship between leon and ada more believable this time around (not confirming a love forming between them in RE2make at all, but also not denying a love forming between them, either).

aeons like to remove the statement from context and just say that the devs said leon and ada fell in love in RE2, and that's that.

i mean i could be wrong, but.

[an1muuarts]

rewriting the games after the og trilogy cuz they fumbled so hard

its under the cut since its long

addressing stuff they can improve on:

for apollo: his plot threads regarding his parents in aa4 wasnt resolved or even mentioned in aa5 and aa6. in fact, they just added more lore to apollo just cuz and further complicate his backstory. also, it wasnt clear on what his standing is in the justice system. phoenix believes in his clients until the bitter end (and later realized that he needs to pursue the truth). we don't even know what motto or ideology that kristoph uses as a mentor to apollo regarding this. there are so much things you can do for a guy named "justice" lmao

for athena: she wasnt even the main character of her own game. while apollo gets another backstory, she keeps being in the sidelines, only to star in third cases of both 3d games. also her ptsd isnt handled all that well, and her reputation as a "prodigy" isnt handled all that well either. it seemed that her ptsd is just a reason for the two to swoop in and save her like a damsel in distress.

for the themes and concepts:

why isnt the jurist system implemented yet? even if tgaa is released after dual destinies, they can make do with just images or static 3d models and some text. bc in aj:aa, the jurists arent even present at the courtroom, theyre just seeing everything via video camera. with the jurist system, athena can use her psych skills more. (and in hindsight it seemed that phoenix created the mason system just to get back at kristoph lmao)

apollo and his relationship with the gavin brothers. i think they shouldve expanded on their relationship with kristoph, and then have him arrested for the murder

they shouldve done more when klavier looks a lot like kristoph. such as apollo seeing kristoph in him and vice versa...klavier losing his individuality bc of kristoph...

they shouldve expanded on why klavier became a prosecutor, and why kristoph became a defense attorney

apollo and athena shouldve had something that they represent in being a lawyer in the justice system. like if phoenix represents belief in the clients, then apollo can represent the professionalism in being a defense lawyer, and athena can represent the ethical considerations in being a lawyer. and they can pursue truth and justice together

where the fuck does thalassa's and apollo's bracelets come from? and why trucy doesn't have it too? i dont think it was addressed in neither dual destinies nor spirit of justice.

i think the reason why kristoph isnt that memorable of an antag, even though he's very smart and calculating, is because we see little effect on the other characters. the reason why manfred vk works so well is that he affects the major character of the series. meanwhile we only get to know drew and vera misham from case 4-5. i think apollo and klavier are great candidates to become victims of kristoph, in a way, on top of shaking the foundation of the justice system

im aware that there are pacing issues and capcom trying to make everyone happy by having phoenix being active in a court in canon, while characterizing/finishing loose plot threads for apollo

so, this is my suggestion on how to pace apollo's and athena's character arcs:

game 1: apollo's arc game 2: ending apollo's arc; beginning of athena's arc game 3: ending athena's arc; conclusion to the themes in both apollo's and athena's arcs

i'll just rewrite aj:aa for now, i'll put a link once im finished

[illmetkismet]

Hiiiii ~

If it's alright to ask, what's your opinion and thoughts about Leon's relationship with Luis and Ashley? :)

I'm asking cuz i love how remake improved then vastly and now they've become such loved characters. Even if we might never see them again 😭

Hiiiii Anon, thanks for dropping in! You're not gonna get a nuanced answer from me: I love the RE4 remake passionately and unconditionally. What they're done with it, particularly with the writing and voice acting, blew my mind. I love how Leon slowly comes to care about both Ashley and Luis, how we see these little moments where he lets himself be tender with them (Luis' whole death scene, Leon and Ashley's talk after she stabs him where he comforts her, the way he rushes to hold her hand as she screams in pain during the plaga removal).

I love how they carefully tied the characters with the themes of the game: hope in the face of horror, what it means to grow and change, and most importantly, I think, that we have to look out for each other.

I'm thinking about Luis' note on how he ultimately betrays Saddler because he can't stomach how he treats the people of Valdelobos, all the co-op segments in the game where you can't progress unless you work together with Ashley, even the after-credits bit where Ada realizes what Wesker is planning and refuses to be a part of it.

And Leon..... The difference in him from the start of the game to the end! He arrives in Valdelobos at the end of his rope: he's traumatized, he's alone, he's desperate for something different than the ongoing pain and loss he's been going through since Raccoon City, and.... He gets just that....! Look at him at the start of the game vs. the end:

He saves Ashley, things are different this time, and like he says after the plagas removal procedure, the two of them are alive thanks to Luis. Leon let himself trust, to get attached, and the narrative rewards him for it.

They did such an incredible job with this game and with these characters. They feel real, their relationships feel real. Running into Ada and working with Luis and fighting to get Ashley back doesn't feel like you're just racing to some arbitrary quest marker, it feels like you're progressing a story, and that's a rare thing in a video game, much less a resi game.

Anyway, thanks for letting me gush about them!!! My one and only complaint is that I WANTED LUIS TO LIVE, oh god how I wanted him to live. Right up to the end of Separate Ways I was hoping they'd say 'sike you thought he died??'.... I mean, I get it, he has the tragic redemption arc, but in my head he's alive and well.

Aside from that, perfect game, no notes, love every single character and their relationships. Capcom did an incredible job remaking this, which gives me hope for future remakes and installments. In particular, I know ppl hate on RE6, but I think there's actually a lot there to work with, and if they can do with it what they've done with 4 it could turn out incredible. I'm filled with hope!!

[wisecrackingeric-2]

Ooouygghhhhh Leon essss Kennedy I love you sooo much,,,,., Capcom stop being such cowards and S H O W us Leon dealing with his survivors guilt/ trauma. The sentiment goes for literally any re character but I’m especially thinking abt Leon rn,,,,,,,

Like ofc we all know the meme of Leon being like “raccoon city………….. a day I’ll never forget” and Vendetta did a pretty good job of showing us how bad his alcoholism can get but GOD I W I S H we got to see how Leon dealt with so many of his loved ones dying behind closed doors!!!!!! I wish Capcom would visualise him being affected by his trauma more than just him mentioning raccoon city every now and then!! And AGAIN this goes for literally every re character but I was specifically thinking abt Leon (and MORE specifically how he reacted after Luis’ death cuz that’s my favourite blorbo from my shows ever) today LEON S KENNEDY INWANNA GIVE YOU A HUG ILYSM