Short hairsuts layered stack angle

I don't have everything, but I got most of the things from the Dokdo Line + one thing from the Birch Line.
Skin Type: Combination, but easily oily with certain products Environment: Hot, humid
CLEANSING OIL: Dokdo Cleansing Oil - Oh my word. So, 3 nights of using this stuff, and my pores look smaller. I thought I was using it wrong because I wasn't seeing the gritty pieces that people were showing on social media with cleansing oils, but sure enough, my pores look cleaner and smaller after just 3 nights! I was worried it was going to break me out but it didn't. It emulsifies well and it cleans off well with rinsing, even before using a cleanser (which I still recommend). It's supposed to be fragrance-free, but it does contail essential oils, so it does have that essential oil smell to it. It didn't bother me at all, but I wanted to put it out there in case someone is sensitive to it. ✅
CLEANSER: Birch Cleanser - I got this cleanser before I purchased the Dokdo stuff. I'm still using this one. I love how it makes my face feel clean, yet doesn't make it tight or dry. I was actually worried at first whether I was using it correctly because I'm so used to the dry, tight, feeling with cleansers. This is true even after double cleansing with a cleansing oil. My skin still feels supple and moisturized. It is a so it doesn't foam too much like I was expecting Overall, it's a great cleanser. ✅
Dodo Cleanser - I've only tried I've only tried it once because I also have the Birch Cleanser, which I am currently using. However, I do love the overall feel. It makes my face feel squeaky clean, but not tight and dry like most cleansers. It feels supple and moisturized right after, which is also how the Birch Cleanser felt. The only difference is this is more creamy and foams better, whereas the Birch Cleanser is gel and doesn't foam as much. ✅
TONER: Dokdo Toner - Yeahhh... LOVE this toner! I can see why it's supposed to be award winning in Korea. It's like water, and super easy to put on. It is a bit sticky once you put it on (but only for a few seconds to about a minute). If you bear with it for that short of time, your skinjust soaks it up without any sticky residue! It's so lightweight and it's supposed to be a gentle exfoliator. I hate feeling tacky, sticky, or oily and this definitely does not feel like that. It actually feels very refreshing! I love it! ✅
AMPOULE: Dokdo Ampoule - So, I am not a big fan of this. Everthing I mentioned I love about the Dokdo toner...this is the opposite. It's a watery consistency and it applies well...BUT, it is sticky and tacky, and after a few minutes, my entire face is already oily. Unlike the toner, the stickiness never goes away. I put it on one night and woke up with my face oily with little tiny pimples. So, would not at all repurchase this. ❌
MOISTURIZER: Dokdo Lotion - I thought that the ampoule was bad, this one was even worse! It seems lightweight, but it's even tackier and stickier, and trying to sleep with this on at night is a nightmare. My face doesn't feel clean. It is oily a few minutes after applying and ever oilier the next day. It also horrible to layer under my sunscreen. Imagine going out in humid, hot, summer weather and feeling tacky and sticky from your moisturizer. ❌
That said, I know that I'm supposed to wear a moisturizer, but l'm hesistant to try another serum or moisturizer from Round Lab because I really can't handle that sticky feeling. I did get the Dokdo Sleeping Pack, so I'll give that a try. I also got the Neutrogena Hydroboost Water Gel. I know they have a new formulation but I remember the older version feeling lightweight and not making me feel oily.
PURCHASED, YET TO TRY, WILL REVIEW: - Dokdo Sleeping Pack - Dokdo Water Gel Masks - Dokdo Sunscreen - Birch Moisturing Sun Stick

I'm a Selbstlader 1906 stan. I know it's basically a straight downgrade to the General Liu rifle, but I don't care. The silly toggle-lock rifle is just way too fun to stunt on people with. The past few hours I've revisited it after getting about 70 kills with it and dropping it and slapped another hundred+ kills on it. There are certainly better weapons that do similar work, such as the aforementioned Liu, the Selbstlader 1916, the Howell, and the Mondragon, but the Selb 1906 has some damn good character to it. Pair it with any of the revolvers and you've got some good close range coverage too. I recommend buckhorn sights as well, they really help with peripheral and pulling in those shots when an enemy is traveling.
Traveling with teammates turns you into the squad designated marksman, cleaning up kills from enemies that are hiding behind cover, providing accurate kills and suppression at range, and also giving your teammates revives and healing while they deal with more immediate threats while you're reloading/healing/reviving.
In solo engagements the hipfire is actually rather accurate and if you space your shots at mid to long range, your accuracy will be good enough to challenge exposed scouts and machine guns, but your DPS won't save you if you aren't ambushing or your enemy is lucky. All else fails at close range, remember your melee weapon and sidearm exist lol. After firing one or two shots, it's alright to do a manual reload, but after three or four it's best just to empty the gun (unless you're trying to be stealthy) and do a stripper clip reload. At any range unless you nail a head shot it will always three shot kill. Close range you can one head, one body, and longer ranges you'll have to hit two head shots if you want a two shot kill. With 300 RPM fire rate you can empty your magazine extremely quick, meaning at close range in a crowded room you can kill multiple enemies if you can get them to stack up correctly.
But yeah, the gun sucks, but it also like, doesn't? You kind of end up as a diet scout with still some nasty CQC in short bursts, but it's certainly not as reliable as the Federov or the Mondragon or the Howell overall.

I'm playing honor mode and working on my Wyll spec. I've seen a healthy debate on Paladin/Warlock vs Fighter Warlock multiclass. I'm thinking the argument for Warlock/Battlemaster is a good one, considering the short rest angle (recouping spells and battle master dice on short rest). I like the Darkness/Devil sight combo and plan to continue to use it. My question is, the Warlock/Battlemaster doesn't come online until Lvl 9. Does it make sense to go Warlock/Paladin for Smite and then respec before the Myrkul fight?

A while ago I made this post that I no longer believe in ( Tactics is the worst ) .
So what gives ? Basically tactics is the best at DOT builds , which is the strongest build in the game . The fact that it can stack DOT and buff them with mutations like tranquility , support or networking will melt any enemies and Spoiler Boss .
In the example of Spoiler Boss , there is high amount of off color scroll and what would be consider a mid or low main scroll for 5bc . That is because you could cheese the intended low health pool of tactics by taking and all dual scrolls off color . Doing so increases your survivability , making the run comfy and safe !
Also wanna touch on hit and run . Most players overestimate how fast enemies can get close , resulting in people taking mutations like point blank in bioms . Not every enemies in the game is a rampager , and even if enemies teleport to you , they still have a long windup before attacking . Try applying dot , hit the enemy twice , running away while using tranquility oand networking for non mobile users , and move to the next while the enemy dies off screen .
So the in short , if you stop taking pointblank in biomes , stop engaging enemies and finish your run with the in game timer in less than 30 minutes , tactics is the best to do so .

So I just got JL ytd and have been practising some time and currently managed to get around 10k base coins (with 5>4 and time boost), max 14.7k with rubies to extend time, and here are some tips that helped new improve and earn how to use him
For reference, TBH refers to Toy Box Hunter, you can watch his Jedi Luke video on YouTube for more information.
https://youtu.be/h14FxZeNYZc?feature=shared
There are a few different ways to swipe with Jedi Luke, and I’m using TBH’s way. 1. Gyro Unlike Anakin, you don’t have to shake, just tilt at an angle while keeping the phone perpendicular to the ground (important!! Or the tsums will drop very slowly). Anywhere between 30 and 60 degrees would work. 2. The swipe From bottom right to top right. Hold on bottom right for an around one second (takes practice and experimenting to get the rhythm right), then swipe to top right quickly. The line of swipe should be about along the second line of tsums. (The green line would sweep across the edge of the fan button and the pause button). Try to minimise the time that you are not in contact with the screen. 3. 6-swipe method The difference between 5 swipes and 6 swipes lies in the additional first swipe. Make the first swipe as short as possible so you have enough time to make 5 full swipes afterwards. Once the skill is activated, tilt and hold on the bottom right immediately. R2-D2 would appear and disappear from the top right corner then the light saber would fly down to Jedi Luke’s hands. Once you see the light saber appear above Jedi Luke’s head, start swiping, ideally you would release once the light sabre is in Jedi Luke’s hand. Aim for a shorter chain length, below 15. For the other 5 swipes, if done correctly should be 24-29. 4. Others If your swipe is fully charged but you still don’t clear the desired number of tsums, there are a few possible reasons: - you’re not holding for long enough before releasing - your positioning of the swipe isn’t optimal - the angle of tilt of the screen isn’t good enough/ your phone isn’t perpendicular to the ground with makes the tsums drop slowly What makes JL able to earn up to 20k coins is that its skill could be chained, and the timer does not count down during the skill. The less time you take between skills, the more coins you can get (assuming you have mastered how to use the skill), so the last tip is to always focus on clearing JL immediately after the skill ends (if you couldn’t chain the skill the second time). Do not waste time clearing the most obvious, long chains that are not JL.
Conclusion: 1. practise one single swipe and make sure you’re able to clear 24-29 tsums each time 2. Learn to get the timing right and slowly increase the number of swipes to 5 swipes 3. Practise on getting the first swipe as short as possible 4. Practise on 6 swipes

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At the Beginning
Adventure Arc - Arc 2
Wilderness Arc - Arc 3
Academy Arc - Arc 4
Nobility Arc - Arc 5
Previously on Leveling up the World...
The ground kept disintegrating in a five-mile radius. The number of point and line attacks targeting Dallion was so great that even the domain itself had trouble keeping up to protect him. Spikes would injure dozens, occasionally killing one or two in the process, but that would do little to hinder the mass of steel.
The noble with the steel tendrils slashed through the air, sending hundreds of line attacks in one blow. While each was individually weaker than those of a normal person, together they were a serious threat. It didn’t help that they indiscriminately sliced through soldiers on their way. The countess had no value of human life, least of those belonging to her.
Splitting into instances, Dallion combined a vertical line strike with a multi attack.
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ATTACK NEGATED
VALORR’s attack has been sliced in two.
Attack has no effect.
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Dozens of red rectangles blinked in and out of existence, though even they proved unable to stop everything. The solution was for Dallion to fly higher into the sky, even though that would make him a prime target. At the same time, it also gave him the possibility to perform an area attack of his own.
Taking a deep breath, he did a spiral attack aimed at the archduchess, followed immediately by a magic music attack. It would have been better if he still had rays of destruction remaining, but most of the clay cylinders had already been used up, and Dallion didn’t want to risk venturing into his realm to make more.
As expected, hundreds of soldiers leapt in front of their nobles, performing an array of defensive line attacks. None proved strong enough to stop the spiral attack, but managed to slow it down so that the only thing that reached Priscord were drops of blood.
“I’ve over ten thousand, in case you’re counting,” she said in an amused voice. “And that’s without counting the reserves. But should you somehow manage to deal with them, the emperor has entrusted me with several legions as well.”
The boast made Dallion think. There seemed to be more beneath the spite. While ten thousand awakened was a massive army, it wasn’t the largest, and it definitely wasn’t worth bragging about. With the exception of the archbishop, all conquerors had armies in the millions. Not only that, but while she claimed that the emperor had entrusted her with his legions, there didn’t seem to be any cloud forts in the air.
“Then how about I take them at once?” Dallion whispered.
A wide patch of ground beneath the archduchess and her armies suddenly fell through, creating a deep pit. The armies in full plated armor scattered, in an attempt to escape, yet less than a thousand seemed to do so. The empress, in contrast, didn’t budge. The horse she had mounted remained floating in the air, as if nothing had changed. Not only that, but magic threads had also extended, keeping the two harpsisword nobles in the air as well.
Harp, what’s that? Dallion asked.
It’s not a creature I’ve seen, the nymph replied.
Having Vihrogon here would have been better, although Dallion strongly suspected that the creature had been created, or rather modified, like the crimson furies.
Taking no chances, Dallion quickly closed up the enormous pit. Before he could manage, however, thousands of soldiers flew up, filling the air. A few hundred were squished by the earth, slamming together, though not nearly as many as Dallion had hoped.
“Living armor,” he said. How come he hadn’t noticed that before? Whatever magic there was in the armors, it had to be hidden deep inside. “They’re a bit smaller than I remember them.”
“The original creators had a lot to compensate for,” Priscord replied. “I don’t.”
A new series of attacks filled the air.
In the blink of the eye, the entire space was filled with instances. Even if the common soldiers weren’t able to split into more than twenty, that made close to a quarter million facing three hundred.
A moment of shock went through Dallion, quickly replaced by a new sensation—the thrill of battle and the desire to defeat everything thrown at him.
The archduchess had covered all the angles: echoes to grant her minions strategy, artifacts to give them flight. It was also noticeable that despite their low levels, their speed was quite close to a hundred—another magic artifact or spell that had been cast. Even so, there was one thing that the woman had forgotten: a thousand people with a thousand separate skills couldn’t compare to one who could manage a combination of all, especially within his domain.
“Countess,” Dallion shouted, deliberately aiming to irk her. Red rectangles flashed non-stop as line attacks canceled each other constantly. “You’ve never been to the Academy, have you?”
“No.” The archduchess retained her cool. “I never considered it worth anything much, even when I gained my current title.”
“Let me tell you one thing…”
Of all the remaining buildings, books and scrolls flew out of the shelves. Like swarms of insects, they amassed, flying from all directions straight towards Dallion. It would be several minutes until all of them arrived on the scene, but that wasn’t of consequence, especially for what Dallion had in mind.
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DOMAIN AWAKENING
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Reality shifted. It didn’t shift just for Dallion. In less than a second, everyone in the real world was transported into the realm of his new domain. In many regards, things were no different than they had been before. Here, just as in the real world, Dallion maintained control over the realm. There were also a number of differences as well. For starters, Dallion’s feet existed here, as did a host of area guardians.
“Goldy, get her,” Dallion ordered.
The golden colossus emerged from the ground, dashing straight for the countess. In contrast to everyone else, its strength and speed were considerably faster, not to mention it was immune to spells.
Not in the least taken aback, Priscord snapped her fingers. All the armors of her soldiers—nobles included—burst, increasing tenfold. Apparently, the living armors were also blooming items as well. Being taken into the awakened realms had boosted their size and abilities to a considerable degree. How considerable, would soon be seen.
“You disappoint me.” Archduchess Priscord yawned. “Did you think that I wouldn’t have a counter for this? You think you’ll impress me by being a domain ruler? I’ve fought in such battles decades before you showed up.”
“That’s not the reason I brought you here.” Dallion attempted to complete a guard sequence, but the attackers didn’t let him, always disrupting it halfway through. “As I was saying, the Academy is probably the one place in the world that has the largest number of physical books.”
At that single moment, a spark of concern emanated from Priscord. She had grasped what Dallion was going for, and by all accounts it was too late to do anything about it.
Scholar skills combined with music, spell craft, and attack, releasing thousands of aether quills from the hundreds of thousands books and scrolls that existed in the realm. Like deadly hail they ascended on Priscord’s army on all sides. The outermost layers of the army tried to block the quills’ advance only to be drilled full of holes, like bullets drilling through a rotten scarecrow. And best of all, Dallion didn’t have to worry about the colossus guardian, since they didn’t affect him in the least.
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TERMINAL HIT
Dealt damage is increased by 1000%
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TERMINAL HIT
Dealt damage is increased by 1000%
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TERMINAL HIT
Dealt damage is increased by 1000%
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Red rectangles filled the air like a sea of red. There were so many of them that they covered the entire sky, making it seem like a crimson sunset.
The sudden change in circumstances had forced a large part of the army to shift. Even with their boost, they still had to deal with the colossus, while also protecting Priscord from the aether quills. The momentary chaos created a single opening.
The harpsisword seemed to move on its own, slicing through two soldiers that blocked his way. The spark covered edge went through the massive armor as if it were butter, causing it to blast from the inside.
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TERMINAL HIT
Dealt damage is increased by 1000%
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TERMINAL HIT
Dealt damage is increased by 1000%
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Two red rectangles emerged, after which the soldiers vanished as they were thrust back into the real world, their awakening powers sealed. That wouldn’t get rid of the echoes inside then, but at least made Priscord vulnerable here.
Thrusting his aura sword forward, Dallion cast a series of magic circles. Aether shards began shooting out, while chains targeted the nobles protecting the archduchess. To further cut off her support, Dallion pulled up the ground surrounding her, creating high cliffs. Unlike the other terrain changes in the realm, no one would dare attack these with line attacks out of fear of harming her. At this point, only one unknown remained—the horse.
Three of the nobles flew at Dallion, attacking him with their special weapons. Their armors, too, had blossomed into more elegant versions of living armor.
Bursting into instances, Dallion evaded the tendril sword’s attacks. At the same time, Gem flew in to meet the ax of another attacker head on. A loud cling resonated, pushing the aetherfish back, though by no means diminishing its determination. Meanwhile, Lux transformed the weapon he was inhabiting from a pair of bows to a crossbow, firing bolts of light at the third noble like a machine gun.
“Good work, guys,” Dallion whispered as he flew past, continuing towards his target.
I could take care of them easily, Gleam said, itching for blood.
I need you to keep an eye on Aqui, Dallion insisted.
She’s a great dragon! Even if she’s a cow, killing her won’t be easy.
Keep an eye on Aqui, Dallion said in a firm tone that quickly ended all protests.
A short distance away, the two nobles had combined their music skills, creating a shield around Priscord. Their skills were impressive, though nowhere near anything he’d seen in the former House Elazni. It was a novel use of their powers, though. Dallion made a note to experiment using in the future.
“Move away!” He shouted, using his own music skills, combining it with magic. His own music strands tore through the defensive mesh, striking both of the nobles.
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PERMANENT EFFECT - PARALYSIS
IHIJON has been rendered incapable of movement for 20 minutes.
The status continues to be in effect in the real world.
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PERMANENT EFFECT - PARALYSIS
AVIRA has been rendered incapable of movement for 20 minutes.
The status continues to be in effect in the real world.
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That’s two down, Dallion thought, tightening his grip round the hilt of the harpsisword. Only one left.
Splitting into fifty instances, he unleashed a spiral attack right at the archduchess. His expectation was that the horse would transform into something and block the attack. No such thing happened.
Priscord herself leaped off the creature’s back. A one foot dagger appeared in her hand with which she slashed the air, performing a line attack.
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ATTACK NEGATED
Your attack has been sliced in two.
Attack has no effect.
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Huh? Dallion instantly performed a series of line attacks.
This was the first time he’d seen a spiral attack be stopped and in such an effortless way. There was no way this could be due to Priscord’s strength. Even if he wasn’t able to see her white rectangle, the woman’s traits were well beneath the hundred. If nothing else, she wasn’t an otherworlder and thus subject to limitations. It had to be some artifact she was wearing.
“Admiring my weapon?” the woman asked, as she kept on negating Dallion’s attacks. “It’s a nice trinket given to me by the emperor. One of several.”
“So, it’s your trinkets versus my trinkets?” Dallion asked, taking the opportunity for a music attack. To his surprise, the harpsiswords held by the paralyzed nobles played on their own, negating it as well.
“Yes.” The dagger glowed purple. “That’s precisely it.”

This might be on the fringe for one bag travel however--3 people, and looking for some thoughts on a pretty minimally packed trip with a 3 year old and 2 adults.
17 day trip, and then a stopover on the East coast for a week taking train from JFKCT. Mostly public transit, want to be able to walk from trains to accomodations as needed. We are taking a nonstop to London, then a flight LondonLyon a few days later. After that, trains. Will be staying some places with laundry but the 3 year old can go through a pair of shorts or two a day .
We need to bring a stroller, so I am trying to come up with a setup where one of use can tackle strollekid and the other luggage. We also have a small travel car seat we need to bring that fits in a backpack.

1. Checked Bag: Travelpro Maxlite 5: 25'' or 29" (Concern with 29" is it is giant and we go overweight) with a underseat travelpro bag carried on handle. 2 backpacks.
   
2. Two carryons to be dragged by one person. We may check one carry on if liquids. 2 small daypacks. Could add on the underseat bag since it has a luggage sleeve so doesn't feel like rolling more. Does any brand make carryons that can be stacked on each other??
   

Also, I know EU is stricter on liquids if we don't check and ideally I can pack some toddler meds(Tylenol , allergy pills and epi-pen), I might try to bring chewable pills instead.
Has anyone done a trip with a similarly aged kid? What worked best for you at that age? Would you try to cram everyones stuff in one big bag, or two smaller international carry ons? Pre kid we did Japan for 2 1/2 weeks with a small carry on each.

I have been long aware that bombarding my brain with unrealistic beauty standards through social media is a straightforward path to developing anxieties surrounding my appearance, and I conciously chose to limit such exposure, but I did not realize just how much such perfected images had seeped into my mind when it comes to… boobs. In our culture, big natural boobs are the beauty standard… as long as they look like fake boobs - round, impossibly perky, always standing up and saying „hello!”. I had unconsiously internalized this image, and as a result, felt very insecure about the way my boobs looked naturally, without any support. Logically, I knew they looked perfectly normal for their size and some hang was to be expected; but at a much more visceral, unconscious level my image of what big boobs „should” look like was more of a „two round implants bolted onto my chest at a 90 degree angle”. So when I looked into the mirror, and my actual boobs did not meet my unconscious expectations, I felt like there was something aesthetically wrong with my body. And I felt ashamed.
This feeling was only excarbeted by never getting to see boobs my size without support in real life. I’d compare my 30J chest sans bra to chests of my friends rocking much smaller sizes, and beat myself up because while their breasts did not seem to be affected by gravity, mine definitely were. Due to the lack of real life representation, I’d turn to social media, and see red carpet pictures of Christina Hendricks or Sydney Sweeney. And, again, even though I was logically aware that their gravity-defying bosoms were probably a result of many feats of modern engineering tucked away under their beautiful red carpet dresses, the reptile part of my brain would somehow go „see - this is what they look braless - this is what you should look like braless. Why don’t you look like this braless? What is wrong with you?”.
It got to the point where I felt like I had to wear a bra all the time to not demoralize people with my horrible tits. Sleeping over at a friend’s? Will wear a bra to bed so she’s not shocked by my tits. Going to my dorm’s kitchen at 2 am to make a late night stack? Will put on a bra to not offend anyone with my gravity compliant boobs. It was like I was hiding some sort of deformity.
That is, until I randomly watched „Immaculate” last night and saw Sydney Sweeney running around braless in an old fashioned nightgown and, to my shock, her boobs looked just like mine, with a natural hang and all. And my reptile brain finally went „wait… so if a movie star’s boobs look like this, maybe you are not deformed and just… normal?”. And it felt like a huge weight being lifted off my shoulders.
What I truly want to emphasize here is the difference between what your logical mind knows and what your unconscious, reptile brain believes / internalizes. Logically, I knew my boobs were perfectly normal and images I was being spoon-fed were curated and fake. That did not stop me from unconsciously internalizing those images as a standard I’d compare myself to. Despite all my awareness, my reptile brain would take over. It can be probably likened to how one can be fully aware of how the cycle of trauma works and still repeat it over and over again, or how knowledge that one’s OCD is senseless does not stop the individual from feeling the need to fulfill their compulsions.
For anyone out there struggling with their body image, what I can recommend is bombarding your mind with images of what real boobs look like, to reverse the social media induced damage. The Normal Breasts Gallery (or Sweeney in „Immaculate”) may be good places to start.

I know there's a lot of praise going on for the graphics and port, but after playing 10 hours (still in Act I), I can say that the writing so far have been nothing short of fantastic for this type of game:

1. The game really subverts the expectation of samurai culture in terms of subverting the idealization of the samurai ideals (honorable, loyal, stoic, skilled, etc.) with the true nature of the culture of the time (brutality, rigidity, stubbornness, pettiness, and backstabbing galore) and made it literally part of the game mechanics. Jin's struggle between maintaining his samurai ideals and practical war tactics (i.e. the ghost tactics) is literally night and day for the game. I found out that the weather changes depending on Jin's maintaining his samurai honor (sunny day) versus ghost tactics (storm and rainy), and it's quite profound. As a player, I really feel the pressure to try to fight as "honorably" as possible given the chance, and that is very much consistent with Jin's overarching story arc.
   
2. For the unrivaled natural beauty showed in the game, there is a very profound sadness underlying the entirety of the people across the island. It is an island where the people were being invaded, and their lives were not great to begin with. Thus, whenever I see the small things in life that can be enjoyed/reflected upon (hot springs, haiku spots, standing on a nice spot to observe nature), there is a sense of small peace/relief that I also get to experience.
   
3. The haikus and self-reflections in the hot springs are significant because it really gives us an insight of Jin's character as a person dealing with his extremely traumatic life as a samurai and folk hero. You can see his struggle for trying to do the right thing, but also weighed down by what is expected out of him being a samurai in that day.
   
4. The tragedies and sadness that the side characters had to go through (Ishikawa Sensei, Masako, Yuna, Taka, etc.) remind me that in a war, everyone suffers, and everyone has to make difficult choices that have consequences. The game also shows that for all the things samurais were known for (i.e. honor), they got royally fucked because of their own code and culture (getting wiped out by the Mongols for trying to fight honorably, students betraying teachers, families decimating one another).
   

All in all, for a western (non-Japanese) developer, Sucker Punch in my opinion nailed the realism and humanity of being a samurai during the Mongol invasion. The profound beauty of the nature of the game, the deeply philosophical and spiritual side quests, and the profound sadness of the characters living in Tsushima during that time is a complete package of what I think a great samurai story should be.
This is very much consistent with other great Samurai stories (i.e. Kurosawa movies, Rurouni Kenshin, Samurai Champloo, Lone Wolf and Cub, and even Samurai Jack), where the action, drama, and setting are always layered with profound sadness/trauma from the characters involved.

Hello! This is my first time making a post. I usually just lurk here lolol. I'm really just in the mood to chat with some other genderqueer folks. I don't really know many others irl who identify the same way I do and sometimes it can be a bit lonely.
A bit about me: I'm about to enter my last year of college in the fall, as a fine arts major! i have a given name and a chosen name that i go by (chosen name is Juni). I use they/she pronouns! I have a black cat who is my precious baby boy and my ESA!! I love to play games like Valheim, V Rising, ANY zelda but especially TOTK and BOTW, Minecraft, Animal Crossing, etc.....I'm really into reading One Piece currently as well!
My genderqueer is experience so far has been initially identifying as non-binary from 2020 until about 2022. I didn't feel like I quite related to what non-binary usually is as a label, so I had to do some reflection. I present feminine some days (longer skirts, flowy clothes, layered necklaces and earrings, makeup, etc) and I really enjoy feeling pretty (even when I present more masculine), but I feel most comfortable in what you could call uhhh the "adam sandler" fits lolol. aka a big tee and basketball shorts. That is how I prefer to present. Even my dressed up looks usually involve mens green cargo shorts and blocky tanks, or baggy jeans/jean shorts, big tees. I also do not usually wear makeup...my ""every day"" these days is just a smear of some brown eyeliner and eyeshadow w a lil glitter. The best way to verbalize my gender is..........creature thing?? I feel like I can relate to growing up a girl socially, and to the experience of womanhood now, but I simultaneously feel detached and foreign from it?? Like i'm not allowed to be there....because it's something i don't fully understand....I didn't have a normal girl experience either so maybe that is why. When I was with other girls when I was younger, it did feel like I was performing as a gender. When i started expressing myself correctly in the past few years i felt my confidence skyrocket! (aka letting my body hair grow, wearing less makeup, masculine clothes) Blah idk. being alive is strange but beautiful
Anyways that is enough about me !! :0) sorry for rambling hehe

Injex Paragliders
A double-stacked summertime flip of the classic M65 fatigue pant silhouette. The radically open-yet-opaque Injected Linen fabric makes pants practically feel like shorts it’s so breathable. Like classic fatigues it has four front pockets, but instead of cargo pockets, a flap pocket is stacked on top of a slash pocket for a roomy but clean flow.
Now available in Black