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I hope Mega64 does an update lol.
I'm probably late on this because I been working all day haha, but 🙏
I really needed this today. Thank you!
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I hope Mega64 does an update lol.
I'm probably late on this because I been working all day haha, but 🙏
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I hope Mega64 does an update lol.
I'm probably late on this because I been working all day haha, but 🙏
This has got to be my favorite quote so far from the petition.
The sheer lack of self-awareness and irony.
"At least until they get ported to PC"
What a sacrifice. Sony appreciates your future purchase.
I usually lurk this thread because I feel like I have nothing good to add to the conversation, but this thread's discourse about SB has been my oasis. Thank you all.
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I hope Mega64 does an update lol.
I'm probably late on this because I been working all day haha, but 🙏
That last line... I actually felt my stomach tighten a little with cringe lolThis has got to be my favorite quote so far from the petition.
The sheer lack of self-awareness and irony.
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I hope Mega64 does an update lol.
I'm probably late on this because I been working all day haha, but 🙏
If this is in reply to me saying the dude with wife dolls might be mentally ill, I apologize.It's sad when people top fiction, it was a SpongeBob joke that Plankton married his computer Karen because he was such a loser (and even then, Karen actually had a personality and ended up being a regular character).
Also damn this thread has moved fast since I got sick.
What exactly is this Vagina bones people in this thread and others have been talking about?
Also a quick reminder not to to use casual ableism on chuds or imply their chud and bigoted behaviour is based on mental health issues or being on the Autistic spectrum. It negatively stereotypes people and enforces false stereotypes, incredibly hurtful for many people with health issues or Autism who are often victims of these chuds and something we simply shouldn't be doing.
It's funny. I remember with Subverse they mocked game journalists who even the mildest of problems with StudioFows more..... choice movies. Meanwhile, they flew into a blind rage that the NTR might not be optional. Their complete inability to be self-aware is terrifying.Ah the dreaded "Netorare" which is the #1 hated thing for chuds when it comes to erotic/pornographic games as well.
I appreciate you noticing it :) There's good things out there too.Three rad cartoons *and* Sayonara Wild Hearts profile pic? Hell yeah.
Yea there's prolly gonna be one that'll top this one by the end of the dayAt this point we need multiple concurrent OTs to house all these titles.
I lurked this thread for over two years before even making an account. It's nice to just have a place where you don't have to worry about getting an insane level of pushback for mildly disagreeing on something.Join in! I'm not speaking as an authority, but as someone that felt similarly - I lurked for awhile before I decided to just join the convo and it's helped to be able to discuss things that bothered and/or concerned me in a more direct manner in a space where I know I don't have to worry about retaliation. I hope you feel more inclined to post too in the future.
Yea there's prolly gonna be one that'll top this one by the end of the day
I appreciate you noticing it :) There's good things out there too.
I think I bought Troubleshooter on sale at some point but never got around to trying it. Does it do anything unique compared to x-com?
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I hope Mega64 does an update lol.
I'm probably late on this because I been working all day haha, but 🙏
I got it because of the XCOM comparisons here, but they aren't really similar at all.I think I bought Troubleshooter on sale at some point but never got around to trying it. Does it do anything unique compared to x-com?
So thankyou for the podcast recommendation lol. Extremely cathartic listen.It was pretty refreshing listening to the last Abject Suffering episode. It wasn't even about Stellar Blade, but they spent half the episode shitting on these idiots.
Why would you do this to yourself? LolStellar Blade arrived from Gamefly last night. Will descend into hell later today.
GameFly. Obiwan.gifStellar Blade arrived from Gamefly last night. Will descend into hell later today.
Kind of curious to see what y'all think about Jeff Gerstmann's answer to a viewer email talking about Stellar Blade:
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On one hand he rightfully calls out the "censorship!" chuds, but he also leans heavily on the, "plenty of women have said they like that kind of game so clearly it's not that big of a deal" reasoning. A lot of his response boils down to, "It's whatever, cheesy sexualized games will always exist and it's not harming anyone so...whatever."
Part of the initial question asks if these types of games hamper public perception of gaming compared to, say, movies and other media. Jeff brings "sexploitation" movies up a bit into his answer and, again, falls on the, "they existed then, they still exist now, and nobody seems to care so...whatever."
I feel like an important point of comparison there is that movies may use fictional characters like games, but the on-screen actors are very real people and the "behind the scenes" environment on B- and C-movies has drastically changed so the films are—most of the time—less gross when taken as a whole.
I dunno, I didn't really expect a different response from Jeff (I don't think he has bad political thoughts, but he's always seemed kind of apathetic towards certain social issues) but at the same time I hate hearing someone with a relatively big platform use talking points that are mostly used to shut down any arguments against sexualisation in games.
On one hand he rightfully calls out the "censorship!" chuds, but he also leans heavily on the, "plenty of women have said they like that kind of game so clearly it's not that big of a deal" reasoning. A lot of his response boils down to, "It's whatever, cheesy sexualized games will always exist and it's not harming anyone so...whatever."
Kind of curious to see what y'all think about Jeff Gerstmann's answer to a viewer email talking about Stellar Blade:
View: https://youtu.be/rJ--kHdXHZk?si=Vlw9Ozbneo9-aQu3&t=6528
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and it's not harming anyone so...whatever."
I think on the one hand I do kind of agree, the game is very clear about what it is, and I think its existence as a game is fine. I feel like everyone buying the game knows what they are getting, and I think a lot worse are games that are going for a serious and grounded tone and then just have hyper sexualized characters for no reason at all. I feel like this is one of those games, where in an ideal world if you didn't feel like it was for you, you could easily just ignore it, and focus on other games.
This game makes that hard to do though because you have a group championing the game as some kind of push back against elements in mainstream gaming they don't like. That isn't really the games fault for simply existing, but it is now an element directly tied into the discussion surrounding it (and Sony as well as they published it). And I think that discussion, and allowing these people to build a platform on this, could conceivably do harm.
Kind of curious to see what y'all think about Jeff Gerstmann's answer to a viewer email talking about Stellar Blade:
View: https://youtu.be/rJ--kHdXHZk?si=Vlw9Ozbneo9-aQu3&t=6528
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On one hand he rightfully calls out the "censorship!" chuds, but he also leans heavily on the, "plenty of women have said they like that kind of game so clearly it's not that big of a deal" reasoning. A lot of his response boils down to, "It's whatever, cheesy sexualized games will always exist and it's not harming anyone so...whatever."
Part of the initial question asks if these types of games hamper public perception of gaming compared to, say, movies and other media. Jeff brings "sexploitation" movies up a bit into his answer and, again, falls on the, "they existed then, they still exist now, and nobody seems to care so...whatever."
I feel like an important point of comparison there is that movies may use fictional characters like games, but the on-screen actors are very real people and the "behind the scenes" environment on B- and C-movies has drastically changed so the films are—most of the time—less gross when taken as a whole.
I dunno, I didn't really expect a different response from Jeff (I don't think he has bad political thoughts, but he's always seemed kind of apathetic towards certain social issues) but at the same time I hate hearing someone with a relatively big platform use talking points that are mostly used to shut down any arguments against sexualisation in games.
Oh it isn't hurting anyone Jeff? So like the women fired for speaking up on it?
Giant Bomb itself is kind of harder listen to me these days since they have leaned into "horny culture" stuff even if they are more willing to put shitheads of blast and actually say something. Even unrelated to Stellar Blade, any time an attractive character is mentioned or referenced there will be some dumb comment. Can't detach how much of my dislike of that is just my dislike of horny culture. Very few of my gaming podcasts aren't letting me down recently though. Guess Nextlander will just be oblivious since they follow stuff from a distance and I'm sure Remake will be fine.
So yeah, I was a bit disappointed in his coverage of it but also I'd rather nothing be said if you aren't going to actually focus on the issues/look deeply into the thing. Him answering that question later with the "plenty of women have said they like that kind of game so clearly it's not that big of a deal" kind of response made it worse than just leaving it at saying nothing. Even if there are some issues with it I don't think the biggest problem is there being a sexy/attractive character but how the game frames her, example being that video posted a few pages ago. That pared with how little relevance any of it has to the actual character. Acting like it's people fighting over if sexy character designs should be allowed is the kind of brain dead shit that leads to "so sex in this game is okay but Stellar Blade isn't" bullshit I keep getting served on social media stuff.
What a bunch of pathetic men.If you haven't seen the videos on this page then grab some popcorn
I hope so! Right now there's little reason to expect it when it comes to her actual character, but I'd love to be wrong. I like Eve well enough already, her quirks can be endearing even if they lack any material foundation. It's just the story and writing don't do anything to actually build and support that. Perhaps in the back half of the narrative, but I'm not in any rush to get there at the expense of the elements I do enjoy.
Kind of curious to see what y'all think about Jeff Gerstmann's answer to a viewer email talking about Stellar Blade:
View: https://youtu.be/rJ--kHdXHZk?si=Vlw9Ozbneo9-aQu3&t=6528
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On one hand he rightfully calls out the "censorship!" chuds, but he also leans heavily on the, "plenty of women have said they like that kind of game so clearly it's not that big of a deal" reasoning. A lot of his response boils down to, "It's whatever, cheesy sexualized games will always exist and it's not harming anyone so...whatever."
Part of the initial question asks if these types of games hamper public perception of gaming compared to, say, movies and other media. Jeff brings "sexploitation" movies up a bit into his answer and, again, falls on the, "they existed then, they still exist now, and nobody seems to care so...whatever."
I feel like an important point of comparison there is that movies may use fictional characters like games, but the on-screen actors are very real people and the "behind the scenes" environment on B- and C-movies has drastically changed so the films are—most of the time—less gross when taken as a whole.
I dunno, I didn't really expect a different response from Jeff (I don't think he has bad political thoughts, but he's always seemed kind of apathetic towards certain social issues) but at the same time I hate hearing someone with a relatively big platform use talking points that are mostly used to shut down any arguments against sexualisation in games.
I haven't listened since Jeff left, but are they really going all in on "boys club" shit?
I support the idea of, just don't even try to put your take in once you're done with any "initial thoughts" on the game if it's clear you don't want to look at the actual discussions. Which, look, I get it. Dude has kids and is doing all his media stuff solo and I'm sure doesn't have the time (nor interest) to dive into it like we do. Give us your thoughts on the game like he did earlier on, then maybe don't handpick the viewer email asking that question if your opinion is so, "whatever" about it.
Ya know, it's pretty weird that the only stylish action games I can think of that feature women as the main characters also all feature heavy sexualization. I wonder why that is? Maybe it's just how small that genre seems to be and the obvious influences all featuring it. I mean, I don't mind that Bayonetta is like that, but it's kind of grating when they all are!
Kind of curious to see what y'all think about Jeff Gerstmann's answer to a viewer email talking about Stellar Blade:
View: https://youtu.be/rJ--kHdXHZk?si=Vlw9Ozbneo9-aQu3&t=6528
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On one hand he rightfully calls out the "censorship!" chuds, but he also leans heavily on the, "plenty of women have said they like that kind of game so clearly it's not that big of a deal" reasoning. A lot of his response boils down to, "It's whatever, cheesy sexualized games will always exist and it's not harming anyone so...whatever."
Part of the initial question asks if these types of games hamper public perception of gaming compared to, say, movies and other media. Jeff brings "sexploitation" movies up a bit into his answer and, again, falls on the, "they existed then, they still exist now, and nobody seems to care so...whatever."
I feel like an important point of comparison there is that movies may use fictional characters like games, but the on-screen actors are very real people and the "behind the scenes" environment on B- and C-movies has drastically changed so the films are—most of the time—less gross when taken as a whole.
I dunno, I didn't really expect a different response from Jeff (I don't think he has bad political thoughts, but he's always seemed kind of apathetic towards certain social issues) but at the same time I hate hearing someone with a relatively big platform use talking points that are mostly used to shut down any arguments against sexualisation in games.
Ya know, it's pretty weird that the only stylish action games I can think of that feature women as the main characters also all feature heavy sexualization. I wonder why that is? Maybe it's just how small that genre seems to be and the obvious influences all featuring it. I mean, I don't mind that Bayonetta is like that, but it's kind of grating when they all are!