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Do you own any pets?

Ego-Man25 Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#40651: Apr 14th 2025 at 3:04:42 PM

Schooling in its entirety is behind me... but, also, for the local school area, Spring Break ended, yeah.


You, Troper, over there! What is your favorite Sonic character?

Self-professed Wild Card who thinks cynicism isn't so bad.
Bluethorn CHOMPION from Partash Since: Jan, 2018 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
CHOMPION
#40652: Apr 14th 2025 at 3:15:02 PM

I'd say probably Sonic himself. I like his chill and confident personality, and his theme songs are usually the best in the games. Of course, I also like Tails, Vector, Amy, and many others.


Which part of TV Tropes do you spend more time on: the wiki or the forums?

Tbh I never really hated his minigames in the original, but they did make them better in the remake.
TroperNo9001 Dragon in Waiting from the Dollhouse (Wise, aged troper) Relationship Status: I turn to stone when you are gone
Dragon in Waiting
#40653: Apr 14th 2025 at 11:16:02 PM

I think it's 70-30 in favor of forums.

If you could eat only one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Still waiting for someone to break him free...
AdventurousYak9234 A silly sausage from Great White North Since: Feb, 2023
A silly sausage
#40654: Apr 15th 2025 at 3:27:34 AM

Pizza, my favorite.

What rank are you among your siblings? Are you the oldest child, middle child, youngest, or are you an only child?

"COCONUTS HAVE WATER IN THEM!"
TroperNo9001 Dragon in Waiting from the Dollhouse (Wise, aged troper) Relationship Status: I turn to stone when you are gone
Dragon in Waiting
#40655: Apr 15th 2025 at 3:29:02 AM

Youngest among three sisters.

How often do you take snacks?

[down] Sorry, I forgot in a hot minute because I was excited to answer this one.

Edited by TroperNo9001 on Apr 15th 2025 at 7:02:31 PM

Still waiting for someone to break him free...
Ego-Man25 Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#40656: Apr 15th 2025 at 4:01:02 AM

[up] Hey, so… it's kinda frowned upon to sandwich post. If it's a dead forum thread, maybe… but this is Ask the next poster a question. Someone else was innevitably going to answer.

At any rate, I always run it with people before I grab any snacks… though usually I just buy my own.


Do you sometimes find yourself spending a lot of time, scrolling through YouTube for different videos?

Self-professed Wild Card who thinks cynicism isn't so bad.
J99908 It’s your BATH time! from A bathtub Since: Jun, 2023 Relationship Status: It's not my fault I'm not popular!
It’s your BATH time!
#40657: Apr 15th 2025 at 4:01:47 AM

Kinda. I don’t watch as much as I used to.

Have you ever been in a lake/beach house?

It builds character.
petersohn from Earth, Solar System (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Hiding
#40658: Apr 15th 2025 at 4:14:53 AM

No.


Do you have many followed pages? Approximately how much?

To be clear, I'm referring to this one.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2025_04_15_at_131410.png

Fjón þvæ ég af mér fjanda minna rán og reiði ríkra manna.
KingofNightmares Since: Aug, 2016 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#40659: Apr 15th 2025 at 4:44:28 AM

I have three pages followed, and to be honest, I do not remember following any of them.


What game do you think has the most fun customization features?

"It was the best of times, it was the BLURST of times?"
Bluethorn CHOMPION from Partash Since: Jan, 2018 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
CHOMPION
#40660: Apr 30th 2025 at 5:23:40 AM

Probably the Animal Crossing series. With the hundreds of different pieces of clothing and accessories that there are, it's fun to see how many weird or random combinations you can do for your character's appearance.


What work do you think gets a lot of undeserved hate?

Tbh I never really hated his minigames in the original, but they did make them better in the remake.
ArmoredFury Kirby's Dream Land (1992) from a land embraced by the sea, loved by the heavens (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
Kirby's Dream Land (1992)
#40661: Apr 30th 2025 at 5:52:52 AM

Gacha games are often dismissed as greedy cashgrabs devoid of any meaningful content. The first part I agree with, but the second part is plain untrue. These devs have long figured out that the best way to entice players to spend money for a collection of .png and .wav files is to make them as attractive as possible. Having talented artists to illustrate them and casting big-name voice actors in the roles are obvious, but a lesser-appreciated part is that these games tend to have really good writing. People don't just get invested in gacha characters just because they have big tits or really hot voice; they empathize with their personalities, views, relationships, and struggles! Some of the biggest players in the space like Fate/Grand Order thrives because of the quality of stories they put out!

To reiterate, I'm not condoning the gacha elements. People hating them is very much deserved. The vast majority of gacha players would rather not gamble for content! It's just that there's plenty to love and appreciate despite these games having one of the shittiest monetization schemes thought of by capitalism. You can enjoy the characters, music, and story without playing these games; it's how I recommend newcomers to Girls' Frontline, in fact.


How did you get into your hobbies?

Edited by ArmoredFury on Apr 30th 2025 at 7:58:29 PM

Nothing seems to have changed. But perhaps one day it will.
Ego-Man25 Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#40662: Apr 30th 2025 at 4:24:56 PM

In a word: Middle School. Eighth Grade. The project was writing an essay on what would happen if you wound up going to space one day... or for a few days... but I kidna went the next step and... apparently had the idea to actually write a story, with myself, and a different character (i.e. the other astronaut)... and I wrote myself going insane in there... and I did so well on that assignment, not only did the 100% get earned there... some of the teachers were genuinely starting to think that I might have been onto something with writing... and that's kinda been a trade I've pursued ever since.


If you could listen to a rock band right now, which one would it be?

Self-professed Wild Card who thinks cynicism isn't so bad.
Superjohn Muscle witch from Tokyo Empire Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Muscle witch
#40663: Apr 30th 2025 at 4:35:40 PM

Black Sabbath.

What's your opinion on the pop culture of the 2000s?

"Give our Captain back, you jerks!"
J99908 It’s your BATH time! from A bathtub Since: Jun, 2023 Relationship Status: It's not my fault I'm not popular!
It’s your BATH time!
#40664: Apr 30th 2025 at 5:21:41 PM

It’s alright. Has its gems, has its flops, like every century.

Got a niche topic you’re learning about?

It builds character.
LucasdaKool Cellbit, a Notpron lover from the world of Puzzle Game Since: Sep, 2022
Cellbit, a Notpron lover
#40665: May 2nd 2025 at 7:18:25 AM

Sadly, but none. I don't really have any particular topics I would like to research about, I just randomly learn about random things of various different topics everyday. This isn't really niche, though if anything count, probably about TV Tropes, the tropes, the Tropers and everything related.

What's your opinion on this Achievement List? What task/challenge... can I add to the list?

[down] Interesting.

Edited by LucasdaKool on May 2nd 2025 at 11:02:54 PM

https://enigmatics.org/puzzles/
aNinjaWithAIDS The Spirit Mage with Inifnite Power from The Kingdom of Eltona Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: Cast away
The Spirit Mage with Inifnite Power
#40666: May 2nd 2025 at 7:51:24 AM

All I'm going to suggest an achievement to add.

Suggest an image for a trope which then passes a crowner on the Image Pickin' thread.

I have done this myself for The Xenophile trope.


What is your favorite instance of Developer's Foresight?

Heal the Cutie, then point the Laser-Guided Karma and Disaster Dominoes towards the Asshole Victim that had wronged her. I love this plot line!
petersohn from Earth, Solar System (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Hiding
#40667: May 2nd 2025 at 8:04:02 AM

The former Trope Namer, NetHack, has some memorable examples. My favorite is this. Is there any reason to throw an object upwards? No. You can do it anyway. When you do, it will fall on your head and damage you. If you die, your tombstone will read "killed by elementary physics".


What's the farthest you've ever travelled from your home?

Fjón þvæ ég af mér fjanda minna rán og reiði ríkra manna.
DecafGrub47393 Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is an open door
#40668: May 2nd 2025 at 8:11:22 AM

Colorado

Do you prefer SNES or Genesis?

Edited by DecafGrub47393 on May 2nd 2025 at 11:11:36 AM

Here's looking at you, kid.
Bluethorn CHOMPION from Partash Since: Jan, 2018 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
CHOMPION
#40669: May 2nd 2025 at 8:41:01 AM

Easily the SNES. It has some of my favorite games of all time.

Is there a work that you like, but still think is overrated?

Tbh I never really hated his minigames in the original, but they did make them better in the remake.
Ego-Man25 Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#40670: May 2nd 2025 at 9:30:25 AM

My god, a nuanced question about this subject matter at last? It's a MIRACLE!!

So I'm gonna do an answer I know will get weird looks my way... but The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. This is a game I like. This is a game I really like. This is a game that offered a bit of a nice shake-up, with a wee bit more leeway... but like in that way that The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds offered more leeway. But you would have fans swearing up and down that BotW is the way of the future, is here to stay, is the way, the truth, and the life for all future Zelda games to go down, as evidenced by the existence of its sequel, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, a game where people have come to me in some of these Forum Games threads, taking the time out of their day to ask me why the heck it is that I don't have any desire to play that sequel... but the fact of the matter is that BotW is a shake-up, but not the shake-up for me. I'm ready for Zelda games to move onto the next different direction, like Wind Waker was for Ocarina of Time, like Twilight Princess was for Wind Waker, like Skyward Sword was for Twilight Princess, and like BotW was for Skyward Sword. It's a good game, but the continuity it spawned outstayed its welcome.


On this topic, is there a game in a series that you're a fan of, where you'd be okay with never thinking about again?

Self-professed Wild Card who thinks cynicism isn't so bad.
Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#40671: May 2nd 2025 at 9:42:29 AM

Oh brother. Danganronpa is a very satisfying series and I generally have no regrets with any of the main three. Ultra Despair Girls though? Edgy try hard nonsense.

What is a genre that you enjoy but only in certain mediums?

The legend has returned.
petersohn from Earth, Solar System (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Hiding
#40672: May 3rd 2025 at 1:44:21 PM

No specific genres in my mind, but there are tropes in interactive media that translate well to non-interactive media. There is a good reason why Video Game Movies Suck. Espacially movies about video games that don't have a plot to begin with. Also, RPG Mechanics 'Verse is difficult to do well if you want to add a real plot, given that said mechanics are built on Rule of Fun that just don't work well without the game elements.


What's a genre that you didn't like in the past bug got to like later?

I had this with The Western.

Fjón þvæ ég af mér fjanda minna rán og reiði ríkra manna.
DecafGrub47393 Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is an open door
#40673: May 3rd 2025 at 3:41:24 PM

The Western for me as well, and it's thanks to the Dollars Trilogy.

What is your favorite SNES game?

Here's looking at you, kid.
KingofNightmares Since: Aug, 2016 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#40674: May 3rd 2025 at 3:55:39 PM

Super Metroid, or EarthBound (1994). Technically the only SNES games I've really played, but I do genuinely love both games.


What's a movie you cried or almost cried at, but isn't a staple of "saddest movies" lists?

"It was the best of times, it was the BLURST of times?"
Angry_Clown (Troper Journeyman) Relationship Status: All is for my lord
#40675: May 3rd 2025 at 4:03:45 PM

I think The Breakfast Club is usually slotted more into the "80's teen movies" category than in the "sad movies" one, but still, it left me feeling very sad once I finished it, probably sadder than intended.


If you could time-travel, when would you like to go?

Just a simple man, making my way through the Tropes.

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