fasterblaster

Came across this analysis of Shadow of the Colossus and thought it was worth sharing. Warning if you haven't played the game it talks about the ending.

https://www.counter-currents.com/2019/08/the-hidden-meaning-of-shadow-of-the-colossus-ico/

The author uses the biblical reference of Nimrod and the tower of babel as a springboard to examine other potential clues to a religious subtext in Shadow of the Colossus, similar to some film analyses that you may be familiar with. It doesn't really deal with Ico as much, or The Last Guardian, but may offer some insight.

Mario games always start off very simple and easy and ramp up in difficulty / complexity as you go along. I guarantee if I dropped a controller in your hand right now on Champion's Road, the final level, you wouldn't be able to beat it. You would spend hours trying to beat just that one stage. I know, because I'm a seasoned Mario player and it took me several hours and several hundred attempts. It seems to me you did not give the games enough of a chance to speak intelligently about them.

@retris: yeah, that would be great. I think the third season is the best so far, maybe give it another chance? The Zombie Time gimmick brings back eliminated comedians which really helps keep things moving as the competition enters its final phase.

This is a Japanese comedy show where a group of professional comedians are invited to compete for a million yen ($10,000). Each of the ten contestants must bring 100,000 yen ($1,000) and are then stuck in a room together for six hours.

The main rule is you can't laugh... actually you can't even smile because that counts, too. If you show any sign of laughter you will get a yellow or orange card. And if you get a red card (usually on the third laugh), you're out.

The last man standing wins. In later seasons they add some new stuff like "zombie time" where comedians who have lost can come back into the room for a brief time to try to get revenge.

It can be extremely crude and weird, but it's pretty funny. Most of the comedy still works even with the language barrier, but if you don't like subtitles you probably won't like it. It also looks like Amazon has a Mexican version of the show. I'd love to see an American version with American comedians, could be really interesting!

Lawsuit.

Maybe Oure?

Tarantino defended Roman Polanski on Howard Stern's show. He basically implied the 13 year old girl wasn't raped. He's a real POS in my opinion.

He was a good actor but yeah knowing his personal proclivities really makes it impossible to support him.

@monkeyking1969: hm, yeah that might be it. The character will aim towards the crows, right?

@ntm: Okami did have a sequel... on DS!