History Tropers / Altris

I'm more active on the forum side of things, but I also work on pages of works I like, crosswicking included; I also try to do small maintenance things, like alphabetizing examples, once in a blue moon.

Currently playing through VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade. Planning to start either VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade or VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics after.

I'm more active on the forum side of things, but I also work on pages of works I like, crosswicking included; I also try to do small maintenance things, like alphabetizing examples, once in a blue moon.

Just around. Like VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade more than I should (Canas my beloved). Other things too.

Hello! Not sure why you're reading this, but I assume you've interacted with me on this site at least once. In that case, I'll just let you have a look at some of this. ''Currently in progress.''

[[folder:Works I Enjoy]]
* VideoGame/LiveALive - A real pioneer in the genre, with an interesting battle system and excellent plot. The pop-culture references are subtle enough to not detract from your enjoyment, and the characters are excellent - even the ones that don't talk! There are some irritating sections, but still overall a great experience that I would highly recommend, especially since a Nintendo Switch remake is out.

* {{Theatre/Assassins}} - Mesmerizingly weird. You get sucked into the rabbit hole of KFC and the work conditions of a bottle factory until it slaps you in the face and tells you to wake up, but it's not rude or anything. The camp helps. It is very BlackComedy and is definitely not for everyone, but I had fun with it.

* {{Series/Community}} - Has an extremely oddball and surreal sense of humor, which I love. Some of the plotlines fall flat when examined too closely and RuleOfFunny is put aside, but overall an excellent show that is surprisingly poignant and deep when it wants to be. (Except Season 4. But that was because of a gas leak.)

* VideoGame/OctopathTraveler - Gotta do that postgame and some endgame quests, but all the characters are excellent and their separate plots are really solid. Gameplay is solid and the visuals are beautiful.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKuNKUeR8AE&list=PLNFK4Zbrx7ZERM3BGSCSfQzu-L9rWEfuE&index=5&ab_channel=RecD This video]], based off VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin. It's weirdly sweet, given how things end up for Senpai in the original game.

* ''The Night Country'' by Stewart O'Nan. A stream-of-consciousness novel, including but not limited to PosthumousNarration, OhAndXDies, and more! How could I not like it?

* {{WesternAnimation/Arcane}}. The logical conclusion of the above. It develops Piltover and Zaun very well, as well as the various characters and plotlines. Can't wait for Season 2!

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* VideoGame/FinalFantasyX - debatably my first Final Fantasy game (didn't finish VI and have yet to). Love it, haven't finished it yet. I really like everyone in the main cast so far. Even Wakka.

* VideoGame/LiveALive - A real pioneer in the genre, with an interesting battle system and excellent plot. The pop-culture references are subtle enough to not detract from your enjoyment, and the characters are excellent - even the ones that don't talk! There are some irritating sections, but still overall a great experience that I would highly recommend, especially since a Nintendo Switch remake is coming out soon.

* VideoGame/GenshinImpact - Good timesink, interesting, and beautiful graphics-wise. The gacha is annoying, but you really don't need to worry about it if you're not a completionist and just looking to have a good time.

* {{VideoGame/Omori}}. An interesting exploration of mental health, friendships, and just how much people can change. It's a bit too jump-scarey and gory for my taste, but I still like it.

* VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends. Okay, it's mainly for the lore, but ''dang'' is it good lore. Plus I don't play ranked.

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[[folder:Works I Do Not Enjoy]]

* Series/FateTheWinxSaga - apparently there was/is a cartoon that this is adapting. I did not know that before I watched this, and it honestly wouldn't have impacted my feelings about it. I'm not into all the romance drama and most of the main characters are annoying at best. The effects are decent until the end of the first season, though.

* Film/ManOfSteel - Superman being raised by parents who didn't want him to reveal his powers was interesting in theory. In practice, it's a confusing, visually uninteresting mess with inconsistent characterization, and the bits we saw where Superman was being ''a good Superman'' just made me disappointed that the rest of the movie wasn't like that.

* Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice - Really, just more of the above. Dull color palette, boring characters that tried so hard to be gritty and dark it came out the other end as {{Narm}}, and an utterly inconsequential ending. Yawn.

* {{VideoGame/Overwatch}} - I tried very hard to like this game, but the unfun meta and the glacial pace of the lore, not to mention the current state of Activision, drove me away. Not coming back for the sequel.

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[[folder:Tropes I enjoy]]

* ThePowerOfFriendship and ThePowerOfLove ''when executed well'' - if the work has convinced me that the friendship/love exists in sufficient amounts among the main cast, it's very touching regardless of how much of an AssPull it may be. If that friendship and love isn't shown to be there, well, I'm inclined to be less forgiving.

* FriendlyGhost, UnfinishedBusiness, GhostlyGoals - yes, I really like VideoGame/FinalFantasyX, why do you ask? :p Somewhat more seriously, I find the afterlife a fascinating subject.

* ''Intentional'' MoodWhiplash ''when done well'' - in these cases, the audience can be jolted out of their comfort zones and forced to address an issue considerably funnier or more serious than what they were experience previously.

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[[folder:Characters I like]]

* Eliwood, VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade. I like me a good traditional ThePowerOfFriendship lord, what else is there to say?

* Canas, VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade. Cute, nerdy, [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs cutely nerdy]], provides one of the most interesting perspectives on DarkIsNotEvil I've seen. Also his relationship with Nino is sweet.

* Grynewaht, VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV. This is a weird one, but I like the arc he traces - consistently defeated by the Warrior of Light and eventually desperate and mad enough to undergo Hypertuning, which drives him completely insane and to an extent causes him to be suicidal - "we go together" being one of his few non-HulkSpeak lines, anyone?

* Haurchefant, VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV. TheParagon in all the best ways. A knight lives to serve - to aid those in need.

* Eliwood, VideoGame/TheBlazingBlade. I like me a good traditional ThePowerOfFriendship lord, what else is there to say?

* Canas, VideoGame/TheBlazingBlade. Cute, nerdy, [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs cutely nerdy]], provides one of the most interesting perspectives on DarkIsNotEvil I've seen. Also his relationship with Nino is sweet.

* VideoGame/LiveALive - A real pioneer in the genre, with an interesting battle system and excellent plot. The pop-culture references are subtle enough to not detract from your enjoyment, and the characters are excellent - even the ones that don't talk! There are some irritating sections, but still overall a great experience that I would highly recommend... [[NoExportForYou if you live in Japan]]. There is a fan translation, though.

Hello! Not sure why you're reading this, but I assume you've interacted with me on this site at least once. In that case, I'll just let you have a look at some of this.

* {{VideoGame/Overwatch}}. I tried very hard to like this game, but the unfun meta and the glacial pace of the lore, not to mention the current state of Activision, drove me away. Not coming back for the sequel.

* VideoGame/FinalFantasyX - debatably my first Final Fantasy game (didn't finish VI and have yet to). Love it, haven't finished it yet. I really like everyone in the main cast so far, except Wakka, who just gets on my nerves and is generally a grating presence.

* VideoGame/OctopathTraveler - Not finished, but all the characters are excellent and their separate plots are really solid. Gameplay is solid and the visuals are beautiful.

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Profile pic is from [[https://www.deviantart.com/litkung/art/Brave-Frontier-Zellha-Sketch-482889020 litkung]].

''The Night Country'' by Stewart O'Nan. A stream-of-consciousness novel, including but not limited to PosthumousNarration, OhAndXDies, and more! How could I not like it?

About me personally? I'd call myself decidedly a romantic, focused on the beauty of the cherry blossoms and such. They/them, please. Inordinately fond of works that feature ghosts, especially [[FriendlyGhost friendly ones]]. Maybe that's how Fate got me.

* Series/FateTheWinxSaga - apparently there was/is a cartoon that this is adapting. I did not know that before I watched this, and it honestly wouldn't have impacted my feelings about it. I'm not into all the romance drama and most of the main characters are annoying at best. The effects are decent until the end of the first season, though. Haven't watched the second season, don't plan to.

About me personally? I'd call myself decidedly a romantic, focused on the beauty of the cherry blossoms and such. They/them, please. Inordinately fond of works that feature ghosts, especially [[FriendlyGhosts friendly ones]]. Maybe that's how Fate got me.

* VideoGame/OctopathTraveler - Not finished, but all the characters are excellent. Gameplay is solid and the visuals are beautiful.

About me personally? I'd call myself decidedly a romantic, focused on the beauty of the cherry blossoms and such. I'd also flatter myself that I'm generally non-confrontational, as well, though when I get upset I really get upset. They/them, please.

Just another soul in the vast sea of life.

* VideoGame/FinalFantasyX - debatably my first Final Fantasy game. Love it, haven't finished it yet. I really like everyone in the main cast so far, except Wakka, who just gets on my nerves and is generally a grating presence.

* VisualNovel/YourTurnToDie - Haven't actually played it, because I feel like exploding from stress just watching a playthrough and I don't want to know what would happen from actually playing the game. It's interesting and a slow burn of horror, even if it tries too hard to be scary sometimes and some of the plot developments ask you to suspend your disbelief too much. [[ItMakesSenseInContext The homework scene]] is one of my favorite scenes.

* {{Series/Community}} - Has an extremely oddball and surreal sense of humor, which I love. Some of the plotlines fall flat when examined too closely and RuleOfFunny is put aside, but overall an excellent show that is surprisingly poignant and deep when it wants to be.

* {{Theatre/Assassins}} - Mesmerizingly weird. You get sucked into the rabbit hole of KFC and Pan-American Expositions until it slaps you in the face and tells you to wake up, but it's not rude or anything. The camp helps. It is very BlackComedy and is definitely not for everyone, but I had fun with it.

* VisualNovel/YourTurnToDie - Haven't actually played it, because I feel like exploding from stress just watching a playthrough and I don't want to know what would happen from actually playing the game. It's interesting and a slow burn of horror, even if it tries too hard to be scary sometimes and some of the plot developments ask you to suspend your disbelief too much. [[ItMakesSenseInContext The scene where the typical anime protagonist boy asks the actual protagonist if he can copy her homework]] is one of my favorite scenes.

Profile image is from [[https://www.deviantart.com/litkung/art/Brave-Frontier-Zellha-Sketch-482889020 litkung]].

[[folder:Things I Enjoy]]
* VideoGame/FinalFantasyX

* VideoGame/LiveALive

* Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale

* Series/TheHauntingOfHillHouse

* {{Theatre/Assassins}}

* Film/TheBreakfastClub

* VideoGame/PokemonPlatinum

* {{WebAnimation/RWBY}}

* VideoGame/GenshinImpact

* Film/TheOldGuard

[[folder:Things I Do Not Enjoy]]

* Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice

* Series/FateTheWinxSaga

* {{WebAnimation/RWBY}}

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Howdy, everybody! I'm Altris, from [REDACTED], [REDACTED].

[[folder:Favorite Things (in no particular order)]]

[[folder:Favorite Specific Games (in no particular order)]]

* VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI

* VideoGame/PokemonPlatinum

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[[folder:Other things I like]]

* Film/WestSideStory

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About Me:

* My taste in music leans towards [=OSTs=], with some contemporary and pop mixed in.

* When it comes to videogames, I strongly prefer linear and story-heavy games over open-world ones.

Howdy, everybody! I'm Altris, from [REDACTED], [REDACTED]. I like Franchise/FinalFantasy and Franchise/FireEmblem. I have been trying to get into the Fate series but ...eh, too complicated for my tiny brain. Same with Kingdom Hearts.

* VideoGame/FinalFantasyRecordKeeper

* VideoGame/FinalFantasyBraveExvius

* VideoGame/FireEmblemNewMysteryOfTheEmblem

* VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening

* VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes

* VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate

* VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield

* VideoGame/PokemonXandY

* VideoGame/PokemonOmegaRubyAndAlphaSapphire

* VideoGame/PokemonGO

* VideoGame/FateGrandOrder

* VideoGame/DragaliaLost

* Series/TheBoys2019

* {{WebAnimation/RWBY}}

* When it comes to videogames, I strongly prefer linear and story-heavy games over open-world ones.

* I procrastinate a lot. Like "writing the paper the morning before class" a lot.

* My favorite tropes are ReformedButNotTamed, ThePowerOfLove, PowerfulAndHelpless, and OurGhostsAreDifferent.

* My PetPeeveTrope is WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway, any DoubleStandard trope, and RomanticPlotTumor.

Howdy, everybody! I'm Altris, from [REDACTED], [REDACTED]. I like Franchise/FinalFantasy, Franchise/FireEmblem, and the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. I have been trying to get into the Fate series but ...eh, too complicated for my tiny brain. Same with Kingdom Hearts.

Personality-wise, I'm the kid in the corner of the library at lunchtime hunched over reading a book. Diagnosed with {{UsefulNotes/Autism}} so that's a big part of my life, but I'm working on improving my interactions with other people.

* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse

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Howdy, everybody! I'm Altris, from [REDACTED], [REDACTED]. I like Franchise/FinalFantasy, Franchise/FireEmblem, and the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. I have been trying to get into the Fate series but ...ehh, too complicated for my tiny brain. Same with Kingdom Hearts.

My absolute favorite tropes are OurGhostsAreDifferent, ThePowerOfLove, and SelfServingMemory.

My least favorite tropes are DeusAngstMachina, DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale, and BelligerentSexualTension.

* Film/RosencrantzAndGuildensternAreDead

This takes up too much of my time.