Oh man that last bit. There's a subset who haaaaaaaates that this hobby has gotten popular and mainstream.
The amount of people I'm able to talk to about various video games today.... I WISH I had this many back when I was in high school.
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Oh man that last bit. There's a subset who haaaaaaaates that this hobby has gotten popular and mainstream.
The amount of people I'm able to talk to about various video games today.... I WISH I had this many back when I was in high school.
It's always difficult for me to take complaints about Jim being negative too seriously when so much of the positivity around games is part of the evangelist marketing scheme. If nothing else, they're a counterweight to that
Reminds me of all the speculation surrounding the Switch's capabilities before its release. No rational discourse was possible unless you were on the side of those claiming it would be nothing less than a portable Xbox One power-wise. If you tried to caution people to expect something more along the lines of a portable Wii U, you got shit on and told you knew nothing. And then the Switch released...
Jim's providing a vital service.
If anything, the world needs more Jims rightfully calling shit out... not just for gaming but for everything. Perhaps then Sterling could devote more time and effort into propping up the actual shit that provides them with enjoyment (not that people watch the videos where they do just that).
Did everyone on the Internet suddenly learn the word "discourse" lately? I swear I've seen it written down more in the last week than I have my entire life, even outside of Cyberpunk stuff.
Jim's output is great as it is, but... we desperately need more Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy content.
I think this is the best video Jim has put out in years. There is so much hard truth in it. The right people won't watch or listen, of course, but every bitter sentence is true.
Yeah. I don't always love Jim's videos, but damn if we don't need them to exist in a world of influencers and bullshit marketing.
Finally got around to watching the video. Going to have to echo my agreement and I wasn't aware a Jimquisition thread was started and then locked. I guess it got called in a bad ruling since the video is heavily taking the piss out of Cyberpunk and it's fans, since it's the current topic.
But there was heavy emphasis on GTAV that I all but forgot about. Didn't realize a woman was harassed for a 9/10 just because she mentioned misogyny in one paragraph. Gawdamn.
I finally have context for the 8.8 Twilight Princess thing. I remember Jim's own BotW harassment AND that real odd fake Mario score.
Just examples all around about how this is cyclical and Gamers continue to prove to be trash.
You know, I can't actually find the video with the announcement right now. But they've had "They/Them. NB Pansexual Gendertrash." on their Twitter bio for a minute, and they referenced being non-binary in a Patreon post from last month.
Jim also mentioned being transitioning in the same tweets that they came out as NB if I remember correctly, so them taking estrogens isn't exactly a surprise.
But yes, in case anyone is still wondering:
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Anyway, this video made me realize how fucked the discourse over gaming is really. The comment about (paraphrasing) "It's cool to shit on minorities and marginalized people but you can't make the GAMERS inconvenienced!" And we all know what they mean by "the gamers."
Also a so called Cyberpunk game whose Twitter account repeatedly bowed down to a billionaire.
That's the perfect word (irony) for that situation. And we are in 2020 (ref the TTRPG). Synchronicity.
I don't know why that would change anything. Have you ever listened to a football fan talk before? You can't even make reasoned criticism on their team as a fan without someone going "you're not a real fan".
It's actually a low key way of saying they're taking hormones already (which is confirmed via further Twitter interactions I've seen) and also taking hormones to hack your body is way more punk than the actual game
Lots of people get emotionally attached to sports, politics, religion, etc.
I think it's just human nature to want to be part of a group with similar tastes and desires. However it is extremely toxic if unchecked.
Jim's video on video game discourse is so 1000% on point. I've been screaming many of the same sentiments regarding nearly all of these things surrounding the Cyberpunk review process, so it's great to have a much more eloquent summary of why the discourse is fucked from someone who has actually lived the experience. Everyone interested in games media should watch this.
A Song Of Cyberpunk (The Jimquisition)
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Jim's right, it's got to be super cathartic for everyone who has been criticizing CDPR all these years to see this blow back on them.
Very true. I mean, once it finally settles down I'm going to be furious at how it was fucking bugs of all things that caused their downfall. Just pure "we got Capone on tax evasion" vibes. But whatever, the fuckers deserve it. They've been courting the capital-G Gamer crowd for years and stoking all their worst instincts. Now all of that is being turned back on them. Poetic fucking justice.
Yeah it's they/them, at least they've been clear about this as much in their Twitch streams recently.
So many livestreams I want to watch come up when I'm either at work or a when I am going to bed. It sucks.
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Top Ten Sh*ttiest Games Of 2020 (The Jimquisition)
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Trying to think what would be on the best of 2020 list, Hades or Demon's Souls remake likely the overall best, remember them calling FF7R subversive genius.
Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity Trigger, Ghost of Tsushima, Streets of Rage 4 and Resident Evil 3 Remake I remember they all liked. Think they liked Doom Eternal? Justin loved Paper Mario. Would Terminator Resistance qualify for the list?
Are their games they did on their streaming they liked they didn't do for their YT channel?
Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity Trigger, Ghost of Tsushima, Streets of Rage 4 and Resident Evil 3 Remake I remember they all liked. Think they liked Doom Eternal? Justin loved Paper Mario. Would Terminator Resistance qualify for the list?
Are their games they did on their streaming they liked they didn't do for their YT channel?
Hurrah! It is time for The Jimquisition Game of the Year Awards! It is videogames!
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A Completely Normal One (The Jimquisition)
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What a fucking year, even tho it has only been a week.
And thank god for Jim, using his platform properly
And thank god for Jim, using his platform properly
Justin McDaniel is the only one that I'm aware of. He's also fairly forward facing in his workings with Jim.
https://twitter.com/JUSTINtime4aLAF
cool just curious, looking at sucesful patreons and at what levels people can become more "businesses"
Just A Pog In The Machine (The Jimquisition)
Just A Pog In The Machine (The Jimquisition)
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