Dr Ben Sayle (100/100)
bensayle.bsky.social
Dr Ben Sayle (100/100)
@bensayle.bsky.social
Writer. PhD in International History. Other interests include TV, film, gaming, and literature. Playing Hundred Line (not spoiler free, endings 100/100).
Shion: I want to spend my last days beside you all.

Takumi: Great! Maybe Tsubasa could figure out a way for you to search for Boxes with us. :D

Shion: Oh. You're really still doing that. ...Actually, you know what? I should probably just focus on the missiles. Bye forever!
December 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
If we only count on-screen work, Roku did a worse job but, according to the new series' premise, Korra's run ended on humanity almost getting wiped out so she wins the fool's gold medal.
November 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
You could say The Searchers ends on the idea that he doesn't belong, but they leave room for a conventionally happy ending interpretation as much as a melancholic.

Liberty Valance is probably the only one that firmly commits to twisting (softly) the usual John Wayne persona.
November 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I just remember feeling like I completely misunderstood DR2 because I thought the point was the characters were all prime cult material.

The last trial really felt like "yes, bad things were done to you. No excuse for what you chose to do & you can & need to own up to it so you can move forward."
November 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
It's the only DR game by Kodaka I haven't done yet. DR3 burnt me on Hope's Peak & I'm not used to/bad at shooters.

Didn't realise the story goes that hardcore though. And I liked the double-act of Komaru & Toko in the anime so maybe I'll try it after I get around to Shuten Order/finishing Metaphor.
November 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Feel Fury does a better job merging its sentimentality and cynicism the way Saving Private Ryan tries to.

Someone else already said it too, but "shoot that guy" is so great.
November 24, 2025 at 11:11 AM
As Pratchett admits himself, it's a historical fantasy where he can have all his most idealised versions of his favourites from the Victorian era pal around while also advertising Henry Mayhew's book on the London poor.
November 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I heard there was a new season. Usually wait until they're all out before binging.

Guessing it wasn't good? I remember the last season straining to include the podcast.
November 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Got the opposite thing where I'll try to talk about stuff, see no response, and decide to go back to barely posting.

Though it means I avoid getting into the discourse so maybe I've actually been lucky all this time.
November 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM