@enderknux-idv

1 year ago

I may make a separate video eventually to say this, but this is garnering attention again, so I want to make it clear: though I stand firm by my picks in this video being the best decisions for the cast we were given, I do now believe that Kunikida will be Novelist, Painter will be Ranpo, and Prisoner will be Dazai in the actual crossover. I think it's a perfectly fine alternative, but it still sort of disappoints me, since I like it less due to the abilities matching much less (or not at all, in some cases), even if it still works visually. (Specifically because it's clearly purely for marketing and abilities are an afterthought, since to me, it's clear Ranpo is only Painter so his outfit is easy to recolor since Dazai stole his more fitting place as Prisoner, since he's more marketable than Novelist. It's not that Prisoner doesn't also fit Dazai, I just think he'd be much better as Ranpo, is all. Dazai can fit multiple characters, whereas Ranpo really only makes sense as Prisoner, imo). All this to say, I don't want people to get excited for the picks in this video, only for them to be different in the actual crossover, so know my stance on the final roles has changed, even if I stand by my initial video as the better choices. Also, yes, I've heard the rumors about Merc Dazai and Prisoner Atsushi, and I don't believe them one bit, I firmly think that they are flipped. If I'm incorrect on this, I think Netease has severely misjudged the characters and what roles they should have. TLDR, Ranpo doesn't fit as Painter, but they are likely slapping it onto him because of easy modeling, and that frustrates me as a fan, but otherwise, the changes I suspect are pretty much logical/fine by me (especially visually), even if I think ability wise they fit less.

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