#ellie’s simping again folks

[ellies-hollywood]

If there are any Old Hollywood comedians that you think I haven’t fallen for yet, then by all means please feel free to introduce me to them. Let’s speed up the inevitable!!!

[the-dark-abyss]

AND ANOTHER THING-

About Mafia 3

Some thoughts about characters and how some folks treat them:

John Donovan: Love this guy, wish I had more info about him that isn't all surface level and stuff I had to make up for a headcanon, but jeez I swear, at least on YouTube comments, it’s like people want to make him the Mafia games equivalent of Deadpool. Cause he’s “wacky” and “chaotic” and they want him to be the next games protag, once again, love this guy, but oh my god, NO! I think he works best as a side character and at most a secondary protag (like for Stones Unturned). If there was a game with him...what would it be? Just assassinate politicians in the 70′s simulator? Won’t be a Mafia game then would it unless he goes back to the Clay Family. That’s just YouTube comments I see though, but I got thoughts.

Vito Scaletta: I have to be clear, I DO LIKE Vito, but I think I liked him more in Mafia 3, very much Italian Uncle I deeply deserved in life vibes, I will admit though, even though I like him in M3, I feel like the devs leaned in on him being there as like, a selling point? While I enjoyed M2, I will admit as faves in order go, it’s Mafia 3, Mafia 1, and Mafia 2. Vito was getting dragged along for a lot of the events in M2 and boy, Joe was.... I wouldn't want him for a friend. Vito can be all messed up about what happened to Joe, but when I watched the cutscene movie for M2 I thought Joe was awful to Vito. Vito needs better friends :/ (also even tho I’m usually on team “RAIL THAT OLD MAN!” I think the Lincoln/Vito ship is odd, def not my thing and yet somehow not as offensive as the next character I’m about to bring up though.)

Giorgi Marcano: Oh boy where do I begin with him... I see...so many people sympathize with him or simp for him and it feels SO GROSS. (Imma be honest this mf is ugly he looks like a monkey with his busted hairstyle. Like if someone made a realistic Westernized Lupin the III but somehow removed all the charm from him). I feel like people seem to have forgotten he handed the Hollow over the the Dixie Mafia on a silver platter, that or they don’t care. The Hollow is the Black community in the game and the Dixie Mafia is all Southern Pride and Lynch mobs, all those Confederate flags... And I know that Giorgi KNEW THIS. I see people saying he was just doing what his dad said, and sure to an extent but it’s clear he enjoys what he does (He was so hyped to tell Sal what he did to Olivia), I will never forget what the Dixie boy’s did to Perla’s, to the young black women they forced to take drugs and exploited, the the specific targeting of the Black and Haitian communities in game, what they did to Casandra, etc. Giorgi was a spoiled violent Daddy’s boy that either was playing Lincoln, Ellis and Danny the whole time, or didn't care about them enough to even protest Sal’s orders against them. Even in his death scene, he never tried to apologize to Lincoln even if he knew the apology wouldn't have saved him. If they showed that, then sure I would at least admit he did care about Lincoln and all his friends that were killed, but no he didn't, just him and his old man. (PUTTING EEEEEVERRYYOOONE ON A LIST WHO SHIP LINCOLN/GIORGI! I CAME FROM THE FAR CRY FANDOM AND I’M SICK OF SEEING SO MUCH RACISM IN CHARACTER PORTRAYALS AND SHIPS! SICK AND TIRED!)

Game story and themes:

I will praise this game to the moon and back, despite it’s “flaws” like the glitches and game play. The glitches were not game breaking for me and I liked the game play honestly (I have ASD so that probably contributes to it). The driving is good despite me being a bad driver and I liked the how the weapons worked.

But I do have some thoughts about what I think was kinda lackluster and disappointing.

Lack of highlighting how horrible the Vietnam war was, condemning the army and the C.I.A. I know that’s so specific but you can’t have a Vietnam vet without having some kind of toll that it took on him, most of Lincoln’s trauma was mostly just centered around what happened to his family after he got back home, and some stuff in his childhood. Which is valid those things are traumatizing but idk, were the devs afraid? Also I know Donovan during the game is still technically in the C.I.A until he officially leaves in 1969, and he’s like, a big JFK stan, but like, does he know what Kennedy’s plans were for the C.I.A, is he blindly loyal? Was it game? I mean I know he does leave it but he’s been in the game for like 15 years, what’s going on? What’s all those war crimes for? Do the devs at Hangar 13 and 2K not wanna be put on some weird list? I don’t know, man.

My taste for found crime families keeps getting un-quenched: Looking back at the promo trailers showing Lincoln and all his under-bosses working together, with Donovan even tagging along, and seeing how the game actually played out... ow. The under-bosses hate each other, every convo between Lincoln and Cassandra feels like it leads to an argument, Burke was racist to Lincoln at the start, and....actually Vito seems like the most pleasant despite being a sad middle aged man so I’ve give him that. The most we get to them showing respect for each other is if you go to pick up kickback and talk more to them, then they’ll say nice things about each other.

Ex: Cassandra saying Vito isn't as bad as she thought, she thinks Burke is really fun. Vito thinking Burke is funny. And Burke having respect for what Vito's been through and weirdly enough, oddly respectful of her beliefs.

But that’s it, and they have no idea who Donovan is either even though he’s been working behind the scenes. And with how they are in game, I know they would NOT like him, I think Cassandra would hate him the most cause she gave Lincoln flak for willingly joining the army (I mean she’s right, I agree with her.).

So in that aspect I’m a little <:/ about. Not everything can be perfect.

OKAY THATS ALL FOR NOW!

[asterythm]

tagged by @unring-this-bell !! thank u for giving me a good excuse to make it Me Myself And I hours, i love u ellie mwah >;D

nickname: too many to list, but “spec”/”specs” are common for obvious reasons lskdfjsldkjf some other particularly memorable ones include “spartfart”, "bampffbey”, and “goldfish”. i wish i could give context but there really is none

zodiac: mmm not a huge astrology person but in the chinese zodiac i am, rather fittingly i think, a monkey

followers: 981 (in the time it took me to make this post i lost one lmao)

height: 168cm (5′5″)

hogwarts house: slytherpuff!! (double the houses because im ✨ q u i r k y ✨)

last thing i googled: "168cm to feet”,,,,,,

song suck in my head: “uneven odds” by sleeping at last

amnt of sleep: i actually got a solid 9 hours last night and physically i feel more tired than my regular 5-hour schedule but emotionally? ive never been prouder

lucky number: 4. yeah this is in fact traditionally associated with death in chinese culture, what about it

dream job: no thanks

wearing: (real quick, ellie if you’re reading this, your outfit SLAPS and im in so much awe of you rn) anyway loose flowy flower print pants, lacy white shirt, and a whole lotta acne bay bee !!

fave song: "atlas: two” by sleeping at last again because he’s basically the only musician i've listened to for the past several months

fave instrument: trumpet or piano are my favourite to play, but my favourite to listen to would definitely be the guzheng!! it’s so pretty y’all i don’t understand

aesthetic: oh gosh i wish i had the energy to actively “have an aesthetic” but mmmm nope. i love me some space themed stuff though holy moly 

favorite authors: please dont bully me for being a simp with this answer but i somehow haven’t read an Actual Physical Book in ages so the first folks that come to mind are jerry spinelli and also @unring-this-bell pleaSE DONT BULLY ME PLEASE DONT BULLY ME PL

fave animal noise: birdsong!! especially in the early morning, on the rare occasion i get up in time to hear it :00

random: i just finished repainting my room a really pretty navy blue!! this is literally the first time i’ve redecorated from the bright pink disney princess theme since i moved in at the tender age of One Year Old and i’d be elated except i did a really sloppy paint job and now every night i go to sleep surrounded on all sides by constant reminders of my inadequacy :))))

tagging (apparently its supposed to be 17 people but?? every single one of my mutuals is significantly cooler than me and almost every single one intimidates me beyond belief so No I Don’t Think I Will): @starryeyedhomicide @teacupfulofstarshine @thelowlysatsuma @residentanchor @bakakaz @chronophobica @just-juliarose @more-like-horgaytio @auldren @astralcities and anyone else who wants to!!

[ellies-hollywood]

I am 100% simping for the Dhmis creators and I will not apologize for it!