#WHAT is the correct tag for this game

[nipuni]

Emmrich Volkarin 💀

[zaahvi]

GLORY TO THE RISEN GODS

[keferon]

I’m productive for no reason at all. Especially not because I just discovered that I will be able to see Earthspark Prowl episode in less than two weeks. Nope ahahah I’m just being a normal human being over here whaddayamean

[cobaltfluff]

persona boyfriends being cringe (2/3)

[pestopastaenjoyer]

“Advance takes place before both adventure games!!1!!11” my brother in Christ. If this was supposedly set before sa2 then why would Sonic stay Super in space by himself for DAYS & come back w a solemn expression before smiling at the player to congratulate them for beating the game

[thorough-witness-enjoyer]

For a game with central themes such as „every being should have a right to self-determination and autonomy“, „inclusionary communities forms bonds strong enough to protect themselves from forces that seek to prey on it“, „free will, though scary and potentially leading to harmful actions, is something worth defending for every being“, and „the cruelty the universe can spawn can be overcome with the will to continue on and do better for your people“, I find it so disappointing we‘ve had little lore that give psions the spotlight, let alone a narrative that focuses on their struggle to build back their culture and lives after who-knows-how-many-years of servitude.

I feel like the psions are the most underdeveloped in-game species, and when we do get development for them, it’s always in the context of them serving the cabal empire or the Conclave taking on antagonistic roles to sabotage the efforts of the Vanguard. I love the development of the eliksni and how in recent years, the game has really been pushing stories that humanize them, validates their struggles, and gives them hope for the future of their species, I just wish psions got the same courtesy.

Yes, they were freed under Caiatl‘s rule, but that wasn‘t given much narrative emphasis as they either continued to act for the empire or joined the Conclave, neither of which gave them a stronger presence in the story or a character that joins our cast of allies .

What was their servitude like? How much cruelty and discrimination did they face? Were there revolutions and movements for better legal protections? What parts of their culture, besides religion, did they bring with them when they were taken by the empire? Is there still anti-psion sentiments present in Uluran culture? What was their home planet like and do elder psions remember it like Riis-born eliksni remember Riis?

The psions have been influenced by Nezarec/the Witness, have been a part of the cabal empire and it’s turmoils for an extended period of time, posses incredible intelligence and psionic powers (that may have connections to the darkness), have a religious schism that was affected by Nezarec’s disappearance and the empire preventing open practices of their beliefs, and yet they are always treated as an afterthought (usually antagonistic), a one-off character in lore, or given a subservient role.

Psions are so cool and deserve the universe, yet we are given crumbs when we could have meals that accentuate the messages Destiny is trying to craft, such as respecting the right of others to have beliefs and perceptions of their own. Psions feel less like people and more like characters playing side roles to progress smaller story beats. It’s so infuriating and I don’t know if Bungie is just too timid to tackle a story involving slavery, there wasn’t enough time to develop them, or Bungie never intended for them to be more than what they currently are. I have hope we will get something soon though!!!

Acasia I haven’t forgotten about you and I never will!!

[alongtherubyford]

in my perfect asoiaf world rhaegar and elia are madly in love behind closed doors.

a sweet man that’s melancholic around the people he’s not comfortable with and a great man with those he is. he dotes on rhaenys, gifts her the toys she asks for and handcrafts toys for her kitten. he hold aegon at night, admiring his baby boy as his son grips his finger with baby strength.

elia is the one rhaegar answers to. he asks her for her input, and every time he listens, something prospers. she holds the future of the kingdoms in her hands, her love willing to do whatever she wants. she’s kind enough to keep that power within the walls of the red keep. rhaegar knows he would do anything she asked of him. he would go to war for her.

[1000-gay-sons]

i like to think their second year was full of this kind of thing

[kdelarenta]

potential tw: slut-shaming, catcalling, misogyny, parental abuse

me when i try to break the cycle but the cycle breaks me 🙂💔🥀

name: claire coleman

li: alaric

story: debt of deception by @debtofdeception-if

[zaahvi]

rewatching those last 30 seconds of the gameplay for the millionth time and i've noticed something about ghil that i haven't seen pointed out yet:

check out that mass of (flesh? tentacles? idk) at the bottom - in the first pic you can clearly see a hand there! and in the second- a bit harder to see because of the lighting- the entire arm and shoulder, and what looks like the rest of a torso? guys???? who the fuck is that, does she just have another body, or did she merge with someone, who? why? was it before or after the evanuris got locked away? is it another one of them? someone else? i think i need to lie down

[sidesteppostinghours]

pulps law is that whenever i get insane enough about something, i will inevitably attempt to make a persona 5 au, regardless of whether or not i am successful at it.

[utilitycaster]

[kodirox]

There's a gaping hole in the pulsing flesh. Drop down?

[squuote]

would it be too far of a reach to say something along the lines of like, tsp is about consequence of choices (even if those actions are predetermined, you are still choosing to go through with those choices to see it to the end) while tspud is about how choices have consequences but it's the only way new doors will open. or something. does that make sense.

[james-stark-the-writer]

just finished Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, and it is a game written by cowards for cowards.

the final twist genuinely ruins the game. it's so stupid as a narrative decision. i hate it so much. it almost makes me understand what the people yelling about The Last Jedi being too subservient to its themes were yelling about (OBVIOUSLY not the ones that were being bigoted and loud and wrong about it, but just the ones who had actual issues with its narrative directions/execution). genuinely, the twist takes what could have been an extremely solid 8.5, maybe a 9/10 game down to a 4/10 game with nothing of interest to say deluding itself into thinking it's saying anything of worth by thoughtlessly repeating patterns as if that's supposed to generate meaning without any real effort of actually committing to that meaning, or seeing the world as anything beyond its basic binary worldview of Good and Bad.

putting that twist in fundamentally cuts the legs out from any actual, interesting and substantive critique it could have leveled at the legal system and our feelings about people on trial and their perceived guilt or innocence, and it just ends up reinforcing it as a power of good that Will Ultimately Prevail In The Search For Truth, as if that is even remotely a thing any legal system is concerned with, especially the one in the game that mostly just stumbles into The Right Choices because it's a game controlled by the player. it's frankly ideologically incoherent to the point of saying nothing because its critique is unfocused and toothless. best it can muster is "maybe some people are corrupt and lying, but if You take Advantage of The System, you can beat them" as if malicious compliance is supposed to change the system. fuck off.

ran out of tags but. i'm serious about this lol, i really hate it as a narrative and ideological choice. the game threatens to say something bold and interesting and then just pulls the rug out from underneath you. it sucks. it's very much like 12 Angry Men in that way, i think, except at least that movie Knows what it's saying and that its basic premise is its ideological downfall, this just doesn't really feel like it says anything much interesting or coherent, ultimately, because the criticism either drowns in the length and comedic nature of it, or just ultimately isn't focused and pointed and nuanced enough to actually say something meaningful. like ik someone's gonna do a "kid's game" thing but hello, kid's shit has always been nuanced and just bc it's "for kids" doesn't mean it has to abide by some binary ass morality that flattens all its interesting critique, especially when you're constantly led, structurally, to the more interesting and nuanced narrative choice only to have a twist completely ruin it and making it all feel like a waste of your time. plenty of things are nuanced and interesting and "for kids" without deflating their themes and messages by writing a stupid twist that undercuts the interesting parts of its arguments.

[chevvy-ryder]

OC INTERVIEW

got tagged by @therealnightcity. 🤍

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Decided to give Thyjs a go as well! And let him answer. I'll try to keep it short as in general Thyjs talks least of all (there are excuses though).

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///_NAME?

"De Wit. Thyjs. It's pronounced like 'nice'."

///_NICKNAME?

"'Storm', sir!"

///_GENDER?

"'Cis male' ik denk – dat is how you call it, right?"

///_STAR_SIGN?

"Cancer."

///_HEIGHT?

"1,85m."

///_ORIENTATION?

"I fell in love with Ryder, who is a man."

///_FAVORITE_FRUIT?

"Granaatappels¹ and grapes. Especially the first. Ate them often during my service in Afghanistan." — ¹pommegranates

///_FAVORITE_SEASON?

"Spring. There is nothing more beautiful than tulpenvelden² as far as the eye can see. And I love papavervelden³ as much!" — ²tulip fields ³poppy fields

///_FAVORITE_FLOWER?

"All flowers are pretty. The ones I named before, yellow flag iris, all kinds of lilies, beautiful anemoon⁴, crocus, and the little sneeuwklokje – u call it snowdrop. I also love hortensia, bolderik⁵, entire composietenfamilie like madeliefje and margerite⁶, but also centaurie and klokje⁷. There is more but I stop now — oh, nog een! Ry told me to tell his favoirte flower as he always forgets the name: korenbloem⁸. Very pretty purple flower!"

— ⁴anemone ⁵agrostemma githago ⁶asteraceae, like daisies and margerites ⁷centaurea and campanula ⁸Centaurea cyanus

///_FAVORITE_SCENT?

"From the natuur: the smell of a storm coming. And Ry— hij ruikt zoo heerlijk⁹! He uses a strong fragrance. That mixed with his scent, I have to admit, I'm addicted!"

— ⁹he smells so good.

//_COFFEE_OR_TEA?

"Coffee over tea. But both is alright!"

///_AVERAGE_HOURS_OF_SLEEP?

"Six to seven hours. Average sleep time."

///_DOG_OR_CAT_PERSON?

"Dogs. I can't cope with cats. Need loyal animals."

///_DREAM_TRIP?

"I have seen many parts of this world. Everywhere can be a 'dream' when you are with the ones you love. But ik mis Nederland. Want to go back one day when enough time has passed."

///_FAVORITE_FICTIONAL_CHARACTER?

"I have none. But I will say my dad. He was my hero and will always be. God zegene hem¹⁰."

— ¹⁰God bless him.

///_NUMBER_OF_BLANKET_YOU_SLEEP_WITH?

"Ry and I sleep with one blanket. Sometimes it gets lost."

///_RANDOM_FACT?

"I'm kind of a human defibrillator. I can manage to bring someone back who just died by using my electricity. It's a low chance, though."

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tagging those I know have more than one blorbo (bc so many did this already):

@morganlefaye79, @wraithsoutlaws, @gloryride, @sammysilverdyne, @a-pirate, @mhbcaps and @dustymagpie

as always not a must and idk if u been tagged already or not, but feel free to do anytime, especially if you got more blorbos than one!