I think if you spend the money another studio COULD fix it? But you'll still have a quality jump between the 2 episodes And chances are, episodes 3 and 4 are also going to be rough....
Like, the only shots that look decent are background shots and close ups of faces. Any walk cycle looks awful. Some are straight up bobbing the model up and down I swear. Episode 1 was too high budget, and so episode 2 has NO budget.... And just... Oof. Straight up bad.
Seemed like I kinda just needed to see it in motion, because episode 1 was definitely way creepier to me than the manga? The pacing was just a bit off tho Episode 2, oof. Looks like the series got passed around loads of outsourcing studios and WOW does it show
Like, I read this after Tumblr brought The Amigahara (sp?) Fault to everyone's attention. That shit still rattles around my brain to this day But a lot of other Junji Ito stuff just kinda rolled off me without much of a reaction. Great art, didn't really make me react in any way tho.
We have to move to renewables faster than we are, because we're already too close to catastrophic climate change. But no, shitheads like these don't care about anything but their disgusting oil money. Even if it'll bite them in the ass the day the oil runs out
We HAVE to move to renewables, for no other reason than "fossil fuels will run out". If these companies want to survive, they could bee the ones building the renewable infrastructure and charging for it? Instead theyre just going to extract as much profit as they can while the world burns
Anyway - If this guys kit sucks, or if i dont find him fun to play, im going to be SO SMAD (Sad/Mad)
/I/ may only get two days off to rest and recharge, but i can sure as hell make it a norm for 3 day weekends in my headworld. And break that norm if i want to specifically talk about labour issues ( -u-)b
Actually, I tell a lie. I did just have a spark. But I think it's too similar to a concept in a mega popular series? ... But damn I got thinking about it now and I think it could work. fuck. Let's see if cooking this for a bit might make it Distinct Enough
And with Bsky lacking many of the reputable outlets around nerd culture, it's very easy for a bad actor to step in and fill the void - before poisoning it. This one made a very obvious mistake, that makes it feel like they don't really engage in pop culture The next one might not be so obvious