Ahh, console video games (or vidcons as I call them). the ultimate medium of expression, able to convey any emotion ranging from hatred to love, loyalty to fear, all in front of our eyes. Ah, and with lovingly crafted art, music, and the ability to control the action, vidcons are the ultimate combination of the high arts. While I tend to play the stoic, I will be the first to admit that vidcons haven driven me to cry, to scream and shout, to feel actual hate; such is the power of this force beyond our wildest reckoning. And here I am, before you, to temp your tongues with the taint of such a tantalizing topic.
And the Japanese, the true geniuses behind the world of video games. Pah, I throw my scorn upon such incompetents of the West who would mock the true art of the Japanese with 'games' such as Baldur's Gate and Madden. Perhaps it is that the West is not as intelligent as the East, but this is a matter for another day. Japan has given us such masterpieces as the Final Fantasy series, Star Ocean, Wild Arms, and of course, Arc the Lad. Yes, some of the finest vidcons in the world were created by Japanese. I come to you today to ask you in all earnesty, what is your favorite vidcon? I will reveal mine after the grand debate has illustriously begun, but not before the first poster falls victim to my plot of discussion.
In other words, this is a thread on an imaginary forum our avatars frequent. The topic can fluctuate, and its mostly just general discussion.
Godzilla
Har har har
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You sure you want to angst about your family to a Sturmvoraus? Are you really sure about that?
I can hear him typing from the next room; I'm sure he's writing the Great Wall of Text.
That's it? That's all he did to you? Hell, that sounds much better than what I had with my dad! At least your "father" cared enough to actually bother treating you like a weapon! Whadda you know, the poor excuse for a father that I had was also a mad scientist; emphasis on the "mad" part here. He spent his whole life trying to bring back the demon-wench he flirted with - AKA the fucking OTHER!!!! - as part of his stupid knight LARP. It even got to the point of killing my actual sister! I'm not joking when I say that being taken as a political hostage by the Baron was unironically a massive improvement in my quality of living as a kid. My mother, by the way, had basically zero presence in my life. Literally the closest thing I ever had to a parental figure was Von Pinn, a Construst that the Baron employed as a nursemaid. A Construct was the only adult that ever bothered—
Business Youkai of the Mountain
My my, and here I thought father was a wretch. Still don't regret being rid of him though.
Oh hey big sis!
Godzilla
Albedo
What. And I thought Xingqiu had it bad.
Edited by KitkatKK2 on Nov 7th 2022 at 5:25:34 AM
“You carry the aura of the stars, interesting...”
oh hey it's that guy from the thing!
What's a dad?
He can, however, feel sad, like when his wife left him.
Tama May Cry 1: Toony Angelos
Disposable? You mean wike...?
Dia... don't say that babey girl, it's nothing like that lol.
It means ones used and then they get rid of them Milktchi.
Isn't that "object" she's thinking of pretty much how they were describing the situation?
Edited by MkayRose on Nov 7th 2022 at 9:20:52 AM
Meet the Tamas!◊ Can't let any of those suckers live!
Albedo
We're arguing about terrible father figures? Ghetsis locked me from the outside world and showed me exclusively abused Pokemon in order to brainwash me into believing that all Pokemon training was terrible. Also, he wanted to take over the world, and was not opposed to murder to get it. And I agreed with him, at the time.
“You carry the aura of the stars, interesting...”
oh hey it's that guy from the thing!
What's a father figure, even? Is that what 12 would be if Four divided them by him?
Edited by nonalienpersonyep on Nov 7th 2022 at 7:31:10 AM
He can, however, feel sad, like when his wife left him.
Har har har
. . . You win.
Now, had I not been interrupted mid-post, I was going to talk about how - despite all my bad experiences with family - I still know for sure that there are plenty of decent people with the Spark who don't deserve to be lumped into the same category as either of our parents. For every evil maniac like my dad or yours, I have met countless more kindhearted Sparks that work to undo what people like them do.
Actually, has anyone here ever had a good parent growing up? It seems like we all had messed up childhoods, and I find that hard to believe.
(No, Wulfenbach, your dad doesn't count.)
Fairy-type Iris
My brother Piers has been more of a father figure for my entire life so far, and I think I'm very lucky to have him. He's very caring, and I'm sure I wouldn't be in the place I am now if it weren't for him.
Sometimes when injustices go unpunished and things just look kind of bleak, at least we all have each other.
"Looks like my type specialization changed. What do you guys think about my fairy wings?" - Iris
Business Youkai of the Mountain
Miss Shinki is Alice's mom and pretty nice.
Godzilla
Mother was pretty nice! Too bad they had to take her away… - Minerva
SKREEEEEEEONK!
Tama May Cry 1: Toony Angelos
Aww, that sounds so sad... *sniff*
I can imagine how hurt that feels.
Godzilla
I know, I haven’t seen her since. - Minerva
SKREEEEEEEONK!
Parents...what are parents? A mom? A dad?
Edited by CardboardBot on Nov 7th 2022 at 4:58:17 PM
Godzilla
Yes. Do you have those? - Minerva
SKREEEEEEEONK!
I think I think I had a mom? She helped me but was a bit mean. Well, one time we were out hunting and then all of a sudden she runs away and then I tried to to catch up but then I never saw her again
oh hey it's that guy from the thing!
I don't know what those are either.
He can, however, feel sad, like when his wife left him.
Godzilla
Mine never ran away. - Minerva
Fairy-type Iris
So I'm thinking about planning a future career as a progressive politician, hoping to make positive changes for the environment and infrastructure. What do you guys think?
"Looks like my type specialization changed. What do you guys think about my fairy wings?" - Iris
Peach's "not amused" state
Conker T. Squirrel logged in
It's cool. Just please don't waste all of your country's money on drugs and whores. That's what i did after i became king, and now my entire kingdom is in debt.
Edited by Coock-atoo on Nov 9th 2022 at 9:03:10 PM
The Pink Puffball
: Maybe if I and Alcremie ran our own kingdom, it's landscape will be creamy and candy-like, plus it will have big pieces of candy everywhere so I and her could taste all the sweets there!
: Maybe it could also have big, big cakes also scattered everywhere, And everything in our kingdom is made out of sweet candy, even our castle!
Business Youkai of the Mountain
Hmm, that makes me hungry for sweets.
The V2 fellow is awfully petty on one particular issue (mad scientists), and Wulfenbach here - wrongly - thought you were from the same world as V2.
Please visit the "AITA" forum game