Linden

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Podcast lover. JRPG and detective visual novel fan. Bookworm. Fishing minigame enthusiast. He/him

Trails of Cold Steel 2 screenshot. The anime cut-in for McBurn's S-craft is superimposed over the battle. He poses with one hand raised in a claw and the other in his pocket, looking down his nose over the top of his glasses at the viewer in gleeful contempt. He is a tall, thin man with a white shirt partially laced together in the front, leaving his abs visible; over it, he wears a long, crimson red coat. His medium-length hair is draped over his shoulder and onto his chest; it is an electric cyan at the top, but the bottom quarter or so is bright pink. He is very edgy.
Motoko and Batou sit in swimsuits on lounge chairs, facing away from the viewer and towards a wall of glass that stretches out beyond the screen and curves over them. Outside it is dark and raining heavily; lights from other buildings are vaguely visible through the downpour. The way the light filters through the water casts dim brightness around the two of them and several large potted ferns in the room.
Trails of Cold Steel 2 screenshot. The party attempts to buy healing items at a vending machine. With 115 mira, they can afford the 100 mira canned juice, but not the 150 mira canned coffee or 500 mira energy drink.
Trails of Cold Steel 2 screenshot. Protagonist Rean fishes off the edge of a rocky cliff into a small waterfall pool. The UI shows that he has caught an eel, which he holds up to his face to examine.
Clip from Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter remake. Olivier, a blonde young man in a white traveling coat leans over the shoulder of Estelle, a teenage girl with long brown pigtails in a red jacket. "My my. Doesn't this sound like a juicy story," he says before leaning over to her other shoulder. The camera follows him comedically. "Care to share the details with your favorite bard?" He asks. Estelle shouts "Agh, it's nothing! Forget it, okay?"
Wawa Galaxy lemonade recharger. It has a blue raspberry layer on the bottom and a pink dragonfruit layer on top, with a purple band in the middle where they have blended together.
A cocktail in a simple round tumbler with a large ball of ice, sitting on top of a black and gold copy of The King in Yellow by Robert W Chambers. Around the glass on top of the book are a toy snowy owl figurine, a lit tealight candle, and a small toy knife in reference to Harlan Guthrie's podcast Malevolent. The cocktail itself is a deep red brown color; it is made of equal parts scotch, sweet vermouth, cherry Heering, and orange juice.
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter remake gameplay. Estelle fails to cook a dish, and instead creates a "peculiar dish," which is expected because her confidence is low. Joshua then cooks the same dish and also fails despite being confident. He tries again and fails again. For the third attempt, he prepares two helpings. And gets one success and another peculiar dish.
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter remake screenshot. Olivier sits at a tavern bar with seafood soup, meat and veggies, and wine. He has turned toward the camera and offers a pensive expression as he says But errands, you said? Ah, I believe I know what you are now. He is a handsome blond young man wearing ordinary blue and white traveling clothes.
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter remake screenshot. Estelle stands in front of a rack with fishing rods on display, inside a wooden inn with red and gold carpet. A text box says There are fishing tools placed here.
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter screenshot. Estelle, Joshua, and Scherazard stand in front of two wooden benches near a green area in a stone city. Sunlight dapples the brick path, mingled with the shade of a large tree.
Tales of Xillia Remastered screenshot. The game's logo, with a teal font displaying the game's title over the silhouettes of its two protagonists framed by trees growing toward one another, is displayed with a clean white outline over a field of stars resembling the bright line of the Milky Way. The stars glow in a variety of shades of green, yellow, purple, and orange over the dark sky.
Four panels showing the Ace Attorney manga, live action movie, anime, and GBA/DS game. Across them, Phoenix Wright says "Did you hear what the witness just said? It was before midnight that he heard the gunshot! In other words, it wasn't Christmas yet! Almost Christmas means it wasn't Christmas!"
Tales of Xillia Remastered screenshot. Two people stand next to a tawny feathered dragon-like creature curled up like a cat in a town square. On the left, a blonde young woman in a pink outfit including a strawberry hair clip looks to an older man in a yellow and cream tunic on the right. He has short grey hair and wears glasses, and is looking at the wyvern with his arms crossed. Neither of their faces are visible but there is palpable anxiety.
Ace Attorney 1 screenshot. Phoenix stands at the defense bench, hands on the desk, and says "¡Si 'ya casi es Navidad,' entonces aún no es Navidad!"
Ace Attorney 1 screenshot. Phoenix stands at the defense bench, and says "¡Un metro! ¡Cien centímetros!"
Ace Attorney Trilogy options screen, showing that the text and voice languages can both be set to Latin American Spanish.
Screenshot from Once Upon a Katamari. The King of all Cosmos is lounging on several cushions while fanning himself with a bright yellow fan with the kanji "katamari" or "clump" on it in bright red. The Prince hovers in front of him as he says "They are handsome, very handsome. But... not as handsome as Us."
Screenshot from Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter remake. Nial, a scruffy-faced reporter in a purple collared shirt and suspenders, crosses his arms with a smug grin. He says, "At Liberl News, we print gossip. Not nonsense." The back of Estelle's head makes it clear he is speaking to her. They are on top of a tall tower and puffy white clouds drift by a bright blue sky beyond the railing.
A simple battle from the Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter remake. Estelle leads Joshua in attacking a large plant monster in real-time combat, and then the player switches to turn-based combat once the monster is stunned, granting the player characters the advantage.
Screenshot of the Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter remake. Protagonists Estelle and Joshua stand in a grassy area in front of an open treasure chest. There is no prompt to interact further with the chest now that it has been emptied.
Screenshot of We Love Katamari. From the point of view of the katamari, large white letters in imitation of the Hollywood sign instead spell out Oh My Wood on a rocky slope. In the distance, skyscraper-sized mushrooms stand on top of the cliff; a pterodactyl flies overhead.
Good Smile Company's Pop-up Parade figure of Nagito Komaeda from Danganronpa 2. He is a young male anime character with wild, wavy white hair. Normally, one particular section of it stands up as an ahoge or "idiot hair," but this one particular piece of the figure has broken off and nothing else. His hair now seems normal at first glance.
Screenshot from Raidou Remastered. On the world map, Raidou speaks to a character labeled excitable schoolgirl. She says "The Capital's getting way too exciting! I'm cursed to live in interesting times..." A large mech is standing menacingly on an artificial island just offshore.
Screenshot from Raidou Remastered. Raidou Kuzunoha is speaking to an ippon-datara (a cobbled-together looking, one-legged demon that is dressed in a blacksmith apron and carrying tools). The demon says "Human pancake! I want butter! I want syrup! Eeeee!"
Screenshot from Raidou Remastered. Raidou, a Taisho-era teenage boy in a school uniform including a cap and cape, stands under an overpass. In front of him is a demon in the form of a dilapidated car. The demon, Oboroguruma, says "In the name of the full moon, I will crush you!" as if it's Sailor Moon.
The laminated paper sleeve for a CD, showing two girls in sailor outfits eating cake. The one on the front (right) is Arianna, cast in blue with long purple hair. The one on the back (left) is Chloe, who has pink braided hair and red glasses. Both are on patterned backgrounds matching their color schemes.
A screenshot from Etrian Odyssey 2 HD. The party is looking down the hall of an ornate building that is made entirely of gold, except for a bright green conveyor belt on the floor. The map has several sections of the floor highlighted in yellow to indicate the path of these conveyors, plus arrows intended to be used to show shortcuts placed instead to indicate the direction they will push the party. #世界樹の迷宮
A dialogue box in front of a stone path lined with flowering cherry blossom trees. It reads, A rock lies here on the path, virtually begging to be kicked.
A screenshot from Etrian Odyssey 2 HD. Two enemies, large white heron-like birds called Snowbirds, stand before the party in a snowy environment. They lean forward and glower menacingly at the viewer with red eyes. Stone pillars stick out occasionally from the snow. The party is made up of Saphir the dark hunter and Palmetto the protector in the first row; Jade the alchemist, Bellus the medic, and Babylon the hexer in the back row. All are in decent condition.
A screenshot from the game demo. It shows a first-person perspective of an interior room. The room is grey and industrial-looking, with a plain bed, desk, loveseat, low table, locker, and shower. Besides the grey bed, all of the furniture is a dull, blood red. The protagonist, in his internal narration, is thinking "It's nicer than I thought it'd be. There I go again, being positive for all the wrong reasons." (That title seemed really long for a screen reader.)
A screenshot from Etrian Odyssey 2 HD. The party is in combat in the Autumn Thicket, during the day, against two griffons and a fang leaf. The leader of the party, a dark hunter with dark skin, white hair, and gold eyes, is selected. Several party members are at half health. The dark hunter's name is Saphir; the rest of the party consists of Palmetto the protector, Jade the alchemist, Bellus the medic, and Babylon the hexer.
A screenshot from The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 2, showing the log entry for a bipedal, T-rex like dinosaur monster. It is blue with a spiny pink fin that runs from the back of its neck down to the end of its tail, and it bears its teeth menacingly. The name of the monster is Scary Dinosaur.
A screenshot from Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Rocky cliffs overlook a beach. A document is superimposed in front of them, labeled A Lost Poem. It reads: "Slow blink, seems to say... / I'm going to eat you little fish! / Purr, soft soothing friend." It has been translated from Qunlat, the language of the fictional Qunari race. I also did not take very many screenshots of this one.
A screenshot from Metaphor: Re Fantazio. Strohl is seated in a tavern, with wooden alcohol barrels behind him. He leans forward and seems to stare down at the table as he speaks, "It's ludicrous. I'll not let him get away with this self-obsessed madness. If we're to be ruled, it shouldn't be by someone who's given up on the world." Strohl is a tall man with pale skin, blonde hair, and small black horns at his temples that curl toward his face. He wears an orange-tan overcoat and a simple white cravat.
A screenshot of Ace Attorney Investigations. Inside Edgeworth's office, a murder has been committed. On the right side of the screen, his bookshelf has several files removed and scattered on the floor, on top of which a man lies on his side with a bloody abdomen. The chess set has been overturned and a framed suit jacket has been knocked off the wall. Superimposed over the scene, a close-up of Edgeworth himself in profile. He is saying "This crime was committed in my office, so it is my responsibility to solve it," which is not at all how crimes work.
A screenshot from The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel. Instructors Sara, Thomas, and Niethardt are standing outdoors at dusk with the protagonist Rean. Sara, attempting to escape the conversation, is saying "I've actually just been hit with the overwhelming urge to drink alone in my room tonight!" with a nervous smile. Niethardt and Rean cringe, and Thomas's expression can't be seen because the camera is behind him.
A screenshot from the remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Princess Peach, in the form of overlapping paper cutouts, stands in front of the console of a supercomputer that takes up most of an industrial-looking room. She says aloud, seemingly to herself, "I cannot believe this! You cross-jerks kidnapped me before I could even begin to enjoy my vacation!"
A screenshot of Fishing Vacation from its Steam store page. The game is presented in a very limited color pallet and in 4:3 proportion, as if on an original Game Boy. A Game Boy-like frame around the game reinforces the idea. The screen depicts a small pier on a lake, with some trees on the banks to either side. A dialogue box has popped up that says "You caught a left shoe!" with an illustration of a high-top.
A screenshot from Unicorn Overlord. A watercolor-styled illustration of a tavern with medium-colored wood furniture and warm candlelight throughout, viewed from the side of the bar. A dark-haired woman with a blue headband waves as if in greeting. On the right side, a menu shows that the offerings are cheese-filled steak hache, pasta al pomodoro with eggplant, and bacon and soft-boiled egg gallette. Each food item is also lovingly illustrated. The Playstation trophy banner cuts off the bottom because this is a game where I actually took no screenshots.
A screenshot from Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Cloud Strife stands in a rocky plain, brightly lit with the wide, blue sky behind him dotted with wispy white clouds. He is looking at something off screen and has his arms crossed with a neutral expression. I took the screenshot because a small stone has glitched and is floating at about knee height next to him. This is another game I took almost no screenshots from.
A screenshot of Persona 3 Reload. A menu is open for buying items from a vending machine. The offerings are Cielo Mist, SoBay, and Mad Bull; SoBay is selected and the description claims it is a popular tea often auctioned online. The menu is constructed entirely in shades of white and blue, with a stylish silhouette of the protagonist in his pea coat and distinctive headphones, mid-stride; it is both flashy and clean. Forgive me because this is one of the games I took basically no screenshots of.
A screenshot from Ace Attorney 4. In a black-and-white picture, Phoenix Wright sits at a small table across from a man in a stage magician's outfit. Based on the items on the table, a poker game is in progress. Phoenix has his hands pressed together on the table above his displayed hand of cards, and is looking at the magician with an intense, serious expression. The magician is smiling and leans on the table with one arm as he sits sideways in his chair, apparently impressed. They are lit dramatically by an overhead light.
A screenshot from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. Edgeworth stands in the defendant's lobby, speaking to Phoenix, whose perspective we are seeing him from. He says "Well, you have always been something of an insufferable emotionalist" as he looks to one side with a neutral, if somewhat pained expression.
A slice of the cake on a paper plate. The inside is a light tan color with a thin stripe of frosting between the layers. It has a dense, tight crumb.
A two-layer cake, on a clear plate sitting on top of an electric stove. It is wearing an off-white buttercream, and almond slices decorate the top rim and the sides of the cake. The brown almond skins contrast pleasantly against the white icing.
A grey tabby cat curled up on a dark wooden chair with a white cushion. He is sleepy, with one eye closed and the other only slightly open. His legs and tail are tangled up in front of him, with paw pads visible on one foot. A tall stack of board games are visible behind him.
A screenshot of Dragon Age The Veilguard's character screen. Emmrich is shown with his DPS score as about negative one million.
A hardcover copy of the Magnus Archives roleplaying game handbook, laying on top of a light grey blanket with a geometric spiral pattern. The cover depicts a desktop in a dark room. On top of the desk are various scattered items, including file folders, a cassette recorder and tape, a mug of writing implements, and someone's empty paper coffee cup. A bright green spiderweb design frames the title and edges.
On a black bookshelf, a tall off-white boba tea with visible black pearl tapioca in the bottom and a round sticker about the size of a small adult's palm featuring several of the main characters from Metaphor Re Fantazio sit in front of a collection of horror and science fiction novels.
A screenshot from Ace Attorney Investigations Collection, from episode 3, "The Kidnapped Turnabout". The dialogue history is pulled up to show Miles Edgeworth and Kay Faraday (both off screen) discussing a piece of evidence, a silver pendant shaped like a rearing horse. Kay: You have no imagination, Mr. Edgeworth. Did you ever think that maybe people want to have their loved ones always nearby? Edgeworth: It's not as if I have a wedding band, and I have no interest in accessorizing. Kay: Sigh. I suppose. Anyway, you know what? More than wearing flashing accessories... End of description.
A screenshot from Trails of Cold Steel. The main character Rean (a teenage boy with shaggy black hair, wearing a school uniform) stands in the center of the screen. Around him is a city park, and he stands at a short railing in front of a river running through. Directly behind him a young man and a young woman sit on a wooden bench, presumably on a date. Rean is saying to himself "Oooh, this looks like a good spot," which is an indication that the game allows the player to fish at this location.
A screenshot from Trails of Cold Steel. The character Instructor Sara is in the middle of the screen with a frustrated expression on her face; she is a young woman wearing a short-length yellow dress and dark blue jacket, and has her purple hair in a loose, spiky bun on the back of her head. She is saying "Now he keeps telling me I need to hurry up and get married! Yeah, I'll marry my foot to your face, jackass..."
An off-screen picture of the game Genshin Impact. The shot is a close-up of the character Wanderer, who is saying "Hah, you expect me to take orders from some disembodied voice?" with an unimpressed expression.
A screenshot of the defendant's lobby from Ace Attorney 6. A character named Bucky Whet, a large young man who is slightly tan and has light brown hair resembling long strings of noodles piled on his head, has his back turned to the viewer and is balancing a very tall stack of lacquerware trays of soba noodles in one hand. On the back of his blue kimono, there is a large number 4 in a circle surrounded by the text "Whet Noodle". In the dialogue box, he describes himself as "Whet Noodle number 4."
A screenshot from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. A character labeled Caretaker is at the witness stand; he is an older man with longish grey hair, scruffy facial hair, a brown beanie, and a pink jacket over a tan shirt. He is saying "I was in the restaurant... where I, er... rent boats, as usual."
Side view of a sculpture, likely plaster and painted to look metallic, of a nude woman bent in half with her rear in the air. The figure is on a thick rectangular base, and her head hangs over the edge, obscuring her face. She has long hair that cascades over her head and forearms, to the bottom of the base. Not pictured, the butt has a hole intended to be used to store coins in the hollow interior of the sculpture like a piggy bank.
A screenshot from the app Podcast Addict. Title cards are arranged in rows of three: Dreamboy, EOS10, Malevolent, Marsfall, Maximum Fun Bonus Content, My Friend Chuck, Observable Radio, Sawbones, SAYER, Smart Podcast Trashy Books, Tartarus, and The Adventure Zone. At the bottom, the tops of one more row are partly visible: The International Worldwide Biscuit Review Podcast, The Magnus Archives, and The Never Rad Miscellany.
Table listing my personal ranking of fishing minigames, with separate columns for type of minigame (mostly whether the player must tilt the fishing rod directionally to better reel the fish or not) and whether the game includes multiple kinds of bait. 1. Twilight Princess (directional, multiple baits) 2. Ocarina of Time/Majora's Mask (directional, single bait) 3. Dark Cloud 2 (directional, multiple baits) 4. Persona 4 Golden (directional, multiple baits) 5. Genshin Impact (non-directional, multiple baits) 6. Nier Replicant version 1.22 (directional, multiple baits) 7. Okami (directional, single bait) 8. Link's Awakening (sidescroller/timing, single bait) 9. Trails in the Sky/Zero/Azure (timing, multiple baits) 10. Persona 4 (button mash type, single bait) 11. Nier Automata (timing, single bait) 12. Pokemon main series (timing, single bait) 13. Etrian Odyssey 5 (collection only) 14. Sonic Adventure (non-directional, single bait) 15. Nier (PS3) (type is listed as "ass", multiple baits)