I have read this page a few times, and have even started using this language feature in my project, but I still don't really get the concept.

Like, why should we actually use it? Right now, this looks like syntax sugar to me.

It doesn't help that my brain sees this as a quirky assignment...

I appreciate if anybody can simplify this concept to me.

Thank you in advance 🙏

P.S. My experience with Gleam has been awesome so far. If its ecosystem could be a bit more mature, it would easily be my favourite programming language.

P.P.S. If it helps (with drawing parallels), I am most familiar with Python, followed by Javascript and Java, and have touched C, Dart, Kotlin and Rust some time back.

 

Plenty of videos of the immersives on Youtube; I referred to this playlist.


Disclaimer:

This tier list is my own subjective take. In terms of personal preferences / bias, I tend to value camera work and soundtrack more than other aspects.


Thoughts:

In general

Nothing belongs in S-tier IMO. The S-tier should be reserved for something that stood out, something that truly exceeds expectations. Prime examples from A-series would be Mewtwo and Palkia IMO. I don't find any B-series immersive to be on the same level.

On a more meta level, it feels like the B-series immersives just don't hit the same high as the A-series ones.

Card-specific

Mega Lucario is the worst immersive for me. All it did was have the camera pan around and zoom out from Mega Lucario, then bring in a cut-out of Mega Charizard. So lame, so underwhelming. As a bonus, the still image is a way too zoomed-in close-up of Mega Lucario's face.

Mega Charizard Y is the runner-up for worst immersive. Just like with Mega Lucario, all the camera did was pan around, giving us close-ups of the Charmander evolution line. At least the still image looks cool.

Based on my preferences, you'd think I would rank Mega Gardevoir significantly lower. All it does is zoom out a few times! But something about the zoom-out-and-pause timing fits, plus the soundtrack slaps. I ended up enjoying this one more than I thought I would.


But these are just my opinion.

What are your thoughts on the B-series immersives? How would you rank them? Do you have a clear favourite (or clear dislike)?

B-series immersives tier list
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