#ITmade

[grumpy-bat-central]

So like. It's ridiculous and bad that Luigi Mangione's name is being filtered on platforms as ~bad words~ and we should absolutely raise a racket to make that not be a thing.

But for the platforms that have already done that I firmly believe we should Benedict Cumberbatch him.

Just start using a million versions that are just barely close enough that everyone will know who we're talking about. Make them funny so that it becomes a meme. FLOOD those platforms with that shit.

[impatient-traveler]

The Aera problem

Thought I'd write up a post about this, mainly because I want to put this information out there but I don't want it to be in a reply where it'd come off like I'm descending on any specific person.

To clarify ahead of time: You're perfectly free to accept whatever parts of official XV-related content you want! You can enjoy them and be excited about them and I'm happy for you. I just also think there's a lot of context that some people might be missing on this that they might want to know.

So, Terada. For those who don't know, Terada took over game director duties as Tabata was forced to focus on the next project (Agni/Forspoken, at the time it was still closer to Agni). That was about when EpP was being developed, though that was mid transition and not fully him. Which is why you start to notice contradictions around that point.

Terada is a fucking sexist, there's no putting it mildly. He's done such delightful things as: arrive at a fan gathering, notice it was mostly women, and open his panel with "wow that's a lot of females". Another time he talked about how it's guys that play video games, don't you know? Women don't do that. And said that there's no point in the game having more costume options for the characters because "nobody wants to dress up men".

He's also a liar, loves to take credit for other people's accomplishments, and everything he makes is just really badly written, but those are kind of tangential to what I'm trying to say here.

The main issue is that then, after no previous mention of Ardyn ever having had a love interest or family, we suddenly are told "actually, ALL of his motivation was about a dead woman". We had been already given plenty of reasons for the way he was: He'd been in the process of healing the Scourge, he was accused and "ostracized and daemonized" in his own words. We know he was imprisoned for some time, (again: I am treating pre-Terada stuff as canon here, so it wasn't necessarily all the time up to when he entered the Niflheim political scene) and we know he's unable to die! That's plenty!! That's a great reason to be upset!!!

And suddenly Aera gets introduced and none of what I just said is given *any* more attention. In fact it's actively stated (by him being perfectly docile at the start of EpA) that none of that mattered! He's fine! Totally not broken by betrayal and imprisonment!! Instead we're given a new character that has no reason to be there and no agency at all. She's just an accessory for Ardyn to be sad about.

Time to bring up another anectode about Terada. They did a livestream when the EpA anime dropped. They did a Q&A there. It wasn't live questions. These had been gathered, vetted, and pre-approved. He had EVERY OPPORTUNITY to prepare for it. He gets asked something along the lines (paraphrasing but I remember it very well): "I'm very interested in Aera! What can you tell us about her? What is she like?" What followed was a solid minute of the guy going "uhhh... ummm... well... uuuhhhhh.... she likes.... uhhh.... tea.... and uhhh... a-archaeology?" You know, like she has a shot in the anime where she's drinking tea, and another where her and Ardyn are in some old ruins for 5 seconds.

Alright, long enough post already. One last thing is many of you might point out that there's little difference betweeen Aera and Luna. And that's a valid point, but I have to disagree. Luna has many problems as a character, I won't deny that. She's criminally underutilized. But she has infinitely more agency than Aera, she's at least mentioned/acknowledged infinitely more, and the game actually properly explores and develops Noctis's OTHER reasons for doing what he's doing, so she's not solely a convenient piece of motivation for him.

[aurorangen]

Bowling but they're just watching Vince fall

He made a strike and did a dance 😂

[cherubytes]

one must imagine sisyphus getting his ass kicked by a robot 1/3rd his size

[gaycavendish]

from the mind of my best friend

[jwowwsboobs]

now that its september i say summer is over & not like us was the song of the 2024 summer n saying it was anything else is just straight up fucking wrong honestly

[cotardazai]

aaahhh no no no cant ask dumb questions cant say dumb things cant act small >_<

[perceremade]

[grumpy-bat-central]

Figured you guys would enjoy this artistic representation of the first gyp I killed in OBT2.

[impatient-traveler]

My favorite part was when he said

and then suffered all over the place

[walkyjake]

itwwas within this moment that none of them sound like they have the voices theyre supposed to have at all

[hiruinonai]

𝐁𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄  //  𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.  

;  a brutally cold chill,  the shadows of dusk settling in,  a roaring river,  snow crunching under boots, a gentle breeze whispering,  the thundering of rocks falling,  the feeling of unease before a storm, the warmth of the summer sun,  drenched roads reflecting moving lights,  the crash of ocean waves, the solitude of a forest clearing,  the feeling of grass on bare feet,  a blizzard so dense one may get lost,  a clear & starry sky,  the joy of splashing in puddles,  fog rolling in unexpectedly,  the crack of distant thunder,  a distant howl that makes hair stand on end,  the blistering heat of a desert,  unending prairies of waving grass,  listening for the sound of crickets beginning to sing,  sand getting between the toes,  a gentle dusting of snow,  climbed trees and scuffed knees,  a bog lurking in a shadowed wood,  a downpour that traps you inside,  skipping pebbles on a still surface,  looking for shapes in the shifting clouds,  a sandstorm stinging skin,  the cracking twigs from an unseen animal, lightning so bright it lights up the sky,  a rainbow peeking out from behind rain clouds,  rolling hills that are perfect for rolling down, tiny plants stubbornly growing in pavement cracks.

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[adobe-outdesign]

when pokemon scarlet and violet were out i remember the very first mod for itmade was to mute ed sheeran in the credits lol

modern problems require modern solutions

[serfuzzypushover]

saw this and itmade me think of you

im so happy ppl knoww me for normal things

[akutasoda]

HELLO!! :P Can I request Akutagawa,Dazai,Chuuya,and Kunikida with a Gender Neutral Scene S/O / Reader :P ? (Also please make it romantic if you can :D)

stylish overload

synopsis - what's their opinion on their lover's scene style?

includes - dazai, kunikida, chuuya, akutagawa

warnings - gn!reader, scene reader, fluff, wc - 322

a/n: Hello!! :D this reminded me of a fanart i saw ages ago that was of 15 dazai and chuuya in scene, also sorry it was sort of short :(

osamu dazai ★↷

absolutely adored your style, even before you two started dating, admiring how confidently you wore it. he absolutely loved how bright and colourful it was especially all the little details, so much so that he would start unconsciously fiddling with some should he be sat next to you. should you let him, he wouldn't mind trying a few of your clothes himself. and if you dyed your hair often he wouldn't mind helping out.

doppo kunikida ★↷

he wasn't too quick in having an opinion of it. he came to like it more when he started dating you but originally he did find it a bit too outgoing for his liking. but he would never tell someone not to dress that way as ifit made you confident then that's all that mattered. you two would definitely look like an odd couple standing side by side but he grew too love that about the relationship.

chuuya nakahara ★↷

he is quite into fashion so would be very open to learning about your style. often asking you questions about it and also happily indulging you in new pieces should you ask him. he did also come to adore it, mainly because it made you feel so confident and comfortable and he loved seeing you at your best. another too help dye your hair should you allow (and maybe his if he really wanted to try)

ryunosuke akutagawa ★↷

lets be honest, he probably considered a style like style - a more emo version but still. so seeing you wear it he did secretly love it. he would never say such out loud but you could tell, maybe it was from him randomly gifting you random itesm to match your style - you would learn this was a way to show his love. but he admired how confident you were wearing it with little care as itmade you you. it made you comfortable and in his opinion it suited you.

[another-delta-lover]

Undertale so cool chat I lob undertalr its myfav game❤️ ever

Itmade me gay