I think what is another important part of what is at the root of Asuka's whole paradox, can be read from the two different pleas she delivers to her mother, namely: Okay, I'll die with you, Mom. So, please don't quit being my mom! Okay, Mom?! And: Mom! Mom! Please don't kill me! No! I'm not your dol...

The premise of slapping a human diagnosis on someone who is at least somewhat beyond human is questionable.

I know what you mean. I can relate to the feeling that the Rebuild series has just been keeping its wheels spinning and that the characters haven't really gone anywhere nor changed significantly, despite Rebuild overtly changing things when it comes to visuals and setting. I think there should be a ...

Personally, I'm kind of looking forward to what Netflix's spin on a re-dub might be. While I prefer subs, I don't actively dislike the old dub (nowadays, at least), but it does have a lot of problems and a re-dubbing of the series is something I have been hoping for ever since the release of the big...

I think a consideration that is also worth brining up in this thread, is that Gendo and Yui by all appearances both had the same core motivation of ultimately wanting what is best for Shinji, and were willing to hurt him in the process, but rationalizing this with the idea that it would eventually b...

I'd say that regardless of everything else, her apparent decision to throw Asuka under the bus in EoE, by all appearances for the purpose of breaking Shinji further mentally, does undeniably paint her in a bit of a ruthless light.

I would say that Gendo's immense sense of self-loathing also counts against him being a sociopath. Sociopaths believe that they are entitled to others' affection. It is pretty much the entirely opposite with Gendo; he strongly believes that he is inherently too worthless and terrible of a person to ...

Well, to cite a classic (and a great moment from Mr. Plinkett's "The Force Awakens" review): Asuka might be a "bad egg" but "blaming the kids is a lie and a shame. You know exactly who's to blame..."

I would like to think that Lilith walked around at first and in doing so s/he influenced ancient mythology as in it there are many references to Star people in some mythologies that would be very fitting to Lilith in that she'd be part of the mythology but humanity not really realizing it. http://w...

The manga implies Yui can move he just has to call up on her so Shinji could have done the same in EOE. I know, but the manga is not really the same as the anime though, as the character and circumstances are quite different. I could go on a long diatribe about it, but I think that is way outside t...

as well as his inability to help her during her last stand against the MPEs.? I have got to ask, because I see this one pop up quite a bit. What exactly could Shinji have done in this situation? Yui held all the cards at this point and she deliberately waited to until Asuka was really most sincerel...

Let's not forget Gendo turning into a JRPG villain being an almost completely different character by the end.

Getting quite a bit further into the game and my problems with the dialogue system remains. You rarely ever get the option to just say "No" to quests, and the SARCASTIC option is so vague that it might as well be a straight up coin toss every time it pops up. Also reintroducing percentage ...

I must admit I'm not too impressed with the voiced main character either. It is like they have just enough personality of their own to make it hard for me to project a character unto them, but at the same time that personality is bland enough to not be particularly interesting or memorable. How ...

Okay, so far I'm digging most of the game, but I really loathe the dialogue system, even more than I feared I would. It comes across like a blend between an artifactual attempt at aping Mass Effect and a general dumbing down. Worst of all, it just feels so very un-Fallout like. The choices are e...

I know, but I shouldn't have to cheat/glitch my way through part of the game to skip it and when I did that I ended up messing up a quest because I met the giver too early. I'd say that using the two Stealth Boys you can find in the starting area to bypass the Deathclaws doesn't really ...

I have seen some negative opinions about Alphys on the SomethingAwful forum thread. But, well, she is a bit goony, and, as the old saying goes, there is nothing goons dislikes more than other goons.

See, this is what I meant by the game having a sense of design. It does have a clear 'intro' section where they nudge you hard to take the long way around the mountains, and in so doing to meet the various factions at work and pick up a couple of companions. By the time you actually get to ...

Contrast with Oblivion (This was especially a problem here) and Skyrim where they all can move around and be threatened by whole host of baddies. Chances are they're going to end up dead, and you the player gets cut out of content because a random occurrence within the game. Can't i...

Morrowind allowed you to kill any NPC you wanted. You just got screwed out of any quests they were involved in. That was kind of my point. None of Bethesda's games with Emil Pagliarulo's involvement have allowed the player to do anything similar, instead going for the cheap method of render...