So im guessing the downplay that people go with is "The games not canon"?
Basically yes.
I thought IF was revealed to be just a dream near the end?
It was... sorta. It was a result of a delusion Junketsu put Satsuki through before the start of the series... the thing though is that events through the game canonically happened to Ryuko around Episode 4 and explains the "nightmares" she has.
So the Events really happened, the way it happened made it come off as a "dream"
Post in thread 'To Aru vs Nasuverse' https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/to-aru-vs-nasuverse.294512/post-84490839
WHAT IS THIS GUY EVEN TALKING ABOUT?
I think it's more because Astaro fucking sucks at explaining shit(Almost as bad as Rev) and that's why that User is completely confused and stating that. And to be more fair, Astaro seriously tried to compare Othinus being able to destroy and remake one universe countless times to the Magic Gods being Infinitely Powerful and thus Othinus must be Infinitely Powerful... just to a lesser degree:
Real simple. Magic Gods destroy the universe moving a limb at their full power unless they divide their powers infinitely. We see Othinus casually destroying and remaking the universe many times in NT9 and their all stronger than her.
Remember, we precisely banned the Magic Gods for exactly this reason.
@Xhominid The Fool Gremmy never affected a person without already making physical contact with them, correct?
And doesn't he also need to convince them for the changes to stick? On top of concentrating on the effect, iirc.
Gremmy is a bitch to understand because to be fair, he actually doesn't NEED to touch you for certain effects to happen but because he works best at actual visualization, he needs to touch you to get the maximum effect of his imagination working(i.e. he touched Yachiru to make sure her bones would become as brittle as cookies or to make sure Love and Kensei was dead).
And no, Gremmy doesn't need to convince them for the changes to stick, if he loses focus, the change just fades. That's how Yachiru didn't have brittle bones anymore.