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Really, that's me with pretty much everything, whether it be TV, video games or comics.

I can't recall television examples, but on the video game side of things, I had that experience with Bug Fables, mostly because even though the creators more or less said that they're interested in a sequel, who knows how long that will be before that comes out.

Something similar happened to Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door, because knowing the direction Nintendo's taking the series, I felt kind of sad knowing that I was nearing its end. I did enjoy Origami King well enough, but still, it was a sad feeling.

well i just found out sonic spinball is a game that exists, so i guess this is the world we live in now

I'm doing well.

Just trying to figure out how Darkrai's legs work...

you worked at DISNEY? I was about to congratulate you on the job, but now I think otherwise. 

@iambitter21

Oh boy. Where do I begin.

First off... Do not judge me for whatever choices I make in life. By saying you don't want to congratulate me, you're saying I made a poor choice. I know what I am doing, and I'm gonna say this right now:

If I have to give up going to the parks for free for the sake of my mental health so be it. 

Second of all, Disney is NOT a good place to work. Do NOT let your love for it cloud your judgement, like so many others. As I said in the previous status update, there are Disney fans hoping to get the same magic the guests do, only to come out stressed messes 

I can list so many things bad with working with this company you have no idea.

-For one, the traffic flow makes it a very bad to work during this current pandemic.

-They are handling the pandemic very poorly. My dad also works at disney and the managers knowingly let someone with Covid-19 work alongside him and didn't tell anyone until the person was hospitalized.

-There is so much toxicity there, you have no idea. A majority of the cast members are unhappy. All I ever heard in the breakroom was how bad it was to work there.

-Managers are on your ass 24/7. They will keep an eye on every little thing you do, and if you mess up you get a talking to, either a warning or a reprimand. There's little room for error, and some people have had panic attacks from the stress that was put on them. Myself included.

-And even then, it always seemed like managers had no control over their cast members. I've seen them getting into yelling matches with one another, just escalating the situation further and causing more stress all around.

-As I said in my comment, higher ups favor people who treat guests well, no matter how badly they treat their fellow co-workers or managers. Like I said, there were a few people I worked with who straight up bullied people into getting what they wanted and the higher ups wouldn't do anything about it because of how well they treated the guests.

-It's just a toxic environment overall. I went into the job dreading getting in trouble by managers, dreading to have to work with awful disgusting people, and going back home dreading it all over again.

This new job I got at the supermarket, everyone is kind with one another, the managers praise me for the hard work I do, and I don't feel like I'm constantly being judged. It should also be noted that this supermarket is in the top ten best places to work for in many business journals, whereas Disney is nowhere near the top in those lists... I can tell this is a much healthier environment to be in than Disney.

So again, do not judge me because I quit a job that seems like a dream for many... because in reality, it was a goddamn nightmare. My dad and my sister are the same. They love Disney but even they agree that the way the company handles things is a frickin' joke.

I meant that I was gonna be happy for you, but saw that you weren't happy at your job, so I didn't. I didn't mean to be rude I'm sorry.

anyways, sad to see a company treat you so poorly.

Oh, is that what you meant? Ah, I gotcha, sorry for the essay then and getting a little snippy at you then. But what I said is still true, Disney is not a good job to be at, and I'd highly advise others against applying if they expect a similar magical experience guests do. I still enjoy going to the parks, but my dad and my sister, who work in the actual parks, (I worked at one of the resorts) are now very drained and only go to them on rare occasions. 

This current job I'm much more happier at was what I was trying to say in the update. The supermarket complimented me on my hard work and even recognized me, whereas I'd work my butt off at Disney and I'd still get criticized for things I missed. 

Who'd have thought a supermarket would have a more wholesome environment than a company who prides themselves on being wholesome?

CAPPY CAN MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

That's nothing. According to a NSFW book by Stormy Daniel's...

Koopalings, stand back and stand by.

Mario donned the red cap long before Trump made it a slogan cap. 

Besides Mario’s cap is vastly different in design. 

video games are getting so political smh

@Shadow Chaos Control ok

@KHCast Did you mean to say ok in DK’s voice, because that’s what Iheard. 

It's a cute, effective and overall interesting story. But there's a very limited selection of good Mario stories, especially if you just look at the main series games. It's a pretty low bar to find the best.

Rosalina has in many ways overshadowed Princess Peach. I enjoyed Rosalina’s story in Galaxy too. I currently have her Aurora and Witch variants in Mario Kart Tour. I need to unlock Rosalina from Galaxy.  

I really don't like coming off like a contrarian every time I talk to you, but I think I'm among the few that doesn't think Crash 4 works (this is speaking from someone who has found some enjoyment out of even some of the most hated Crash games). It's a tedium of busywork and input overflow. It reminds me of my issues with Unleashed and later parts of SA2 trying to drive in too many abilities and button commands that clutter the control and don't let you get 'in the zone' enough times, sometimes there is a point streamlining the whole thing is more fun. It's also why the Wisp gameplay wears thin quick too, especially in cases like pre-patch Lost Worlds where they don't map it out well.

One thing I like about early Sonic after all is the breezier gameplay, easy to pick up and play, even if it is challenging at times, it tends not to interfere with the simplicity of it all.

You need to keep in mind that Crash 4 is a sequel to Crash 3 primarily, so it needed to do SOMETHING to differentiate itself from that game. Wrath of Cortex played too similarly to Crash 3, and was considered vastly worse for it. 

On that end, I honestly liked how Crash 4 did things; it added enough new things to keep the game fresh, but still kept the game familiar to people who played prior Crash games. 

Wrath of Cortex is the exact reason you can't just rehash the same gameplay and expect it to go well, diminishing returns. You need to change it up once in a while. Now whether those changes are good or not is up to the individual, but I really didn't have an issue with Crash 4 and I'm sure many people didn't either. 

And even if I did have a major problem with the game, I'm sure as hell more tolerant of them than I am with the many problems that plague Sonic games whenever they attempt this. 

Yeah but there's a point you still need to let the core game breathe within all those new ideas. Some of them sound good on paper (like the new characters and mask abilities) but the way they are implemented is just tediously unversatile and unforgiving. It doesn't feel like the gameplay has been expanded, more put on a very tight regiment through them where you play these perfectly OR ELSE, the same complaint that came with Warped and WOC's vehicle gimmicks.

Hell Crash 4 just feels like a mass flanderization of everything the developers THINK makes the series work, gameplay, puzzle excess, story, characters, difficulty, everything feels dumbed down to one tedious note that never changes from the very start. Even the Radical games, for all of their atrocious liberties, had some better ideas of how to expand Crash and give it new life. It looks even worse in Toys For Bob's case because they at least had a better base idea but used it all in the most unentertaining way possible.

I'm just glad that holding onto something & grinding are separate in most Sonic games, because trying to get the timing down to switch rails while also going up or above the rail to destroy boxes in Crash 4 is brutal...

@E-122-Psi I don't know what else to say lol. I loved Crash 4, and many others did too.  I never felt any of the things that you are feeling and even the people I spoke to about the game claimed that there's very little actually wrong with the game. So I honestly have no idea what is it that you want.

When something is too samey, you accuse of it being stale. When something changes too much, you accuse it of changing too much. 

It honestly feels like you can't be satisfied with something unless it goes against what the majority likes or it's catered to your specific tastes. I'm not trying to be hostile here, but thats honestly what it feels like when I read some of your stuff. I wanna believe you when you say you aren't being a contrarian, but that's what it honestly feels like when I speak with you. 

This! 

I see...

When she's able to pull out an oversized heavy mallet on command, you damn bet she's keeping it secret

Is the Classic Design with most colors?

Absolutely beautiful.

G'morning 

Good morning!

KH needs a reboot. The story is a terrible, incomprehensible mess. I wish it'd go the FF route and restart every game.

Good night.

All you can do is hope my friend

in the meantime, i dub thee AWildWestSteamEngineNumber1WashedUpGamer

Name taken. ☺

Teach me your ways sensei.

Now that is dedication to the cause

Discord is good and where a lot of people hang out in their own groups; plus a lot of people are consistently active on there as well

I usually use Twitter but I only can recommend it if you know anyone on there. I usually use it to follow the stuff I like but I've met quite a lot of people including a few celebrities by chance. And there can be some bad eggs on there so be careful.

And yeah there is Discord but you have to look for communities and all that. Its not too hard but it can take a while for that.

You wrecked with Terry tonight

Let me say this as someone who more or less moved away from being a Sonic fan. Do what you need to do.

I've been here for more than a decade and I know it can be a very toxic environment. I've seen arguments happen over the silliest like Sonic's eyes for example. Not every fanbase is perfect yes but Sonic is the one that draws the most clout, both in and out of it.

Why am I still around? Well I guess the community since I can only interact with a few friends I've met on here. Also being PRESIDENT OF SSMB and all that but I do feel like I can't be here forever myself. I've been here for so long and I've moved on from Sonic. Yeah I do get excited when Sonic happens but I don't consider it be my passion or anything. I've met a lot of people through everything else I've been following and its been great.

Again I don't blame you for leaving. If you feel like this isn't the place for you just pack your bags and leave. I just hope you find what you're looking for in the big beyond. I'm sure you'll find a new hope to hang onto eventually.

Crow couldn't have said it better.

I have felt a bit distant with the community being overall too negative, I know your feel. It gets hard to talk about Sonic nowadays.

But it's the people who have stuck by me who keep me around. However, I don't blame you if you pack your bags. Just stay safe.