#game blather

[azzandra]

I had to give up playing mobile games because of the psychological toll of all those torture porn game ads.

[retrogamingblog2]

[imadhatt3r]

You know what? That one line from that Phantom Liberty ending where V can call Johnny a "big ol' softie"? They're right. They're absolutely right.

Johnny is a softie. He goofs off on multiple occasions in V's field of view despite knowing that nobody can see him, probably to his own and V's amusement. He screams on the rollercoaster and grins like crazy at V. He adores Nibbles. He wanted to check on Kerry when he heard that he was suicidal. He finally took Rogue on that car cinema date and can flirt with her in a goofy way straight out of his favorite "Bushido" movies. He has fun on the reunion concert and gives Kerry his DeLuze Orphean as a goodbye gift. He narrates that one quest like a noir narrator just to mess with V. He understands Barry's grief over his tortoise. He's respectful when watching Joshua's crucifiction. He's nice to Spider Murphy and calls her "Spider". He sheepishly apologizes to Alt in "The Sun" ending. He puffs up his chest when Denny says she misses him. He's fuming over the kids in "Talent Academy" being treated like products, probably because it reminds him of how he was treated in the military. He feels for Solomon Reed because he sees himself in him. He feels for Songbird because her circumstances remind him of V's.

And speaking of, he really loves V. He just loves them so much; He's always on watch for any danger and does his best to give them advice. He promises that he will do everything he can to cure them. He will encourage them to take a break if they're feeling sick. He will attempt the most dangerous stunts to get them to Mikoshi. He promises V to let them wipe him from the Relic and he keeps that promise. He will realize that they're his only loved one left and will ask for the last chance, and when he gets it he does everything he can to make them proud and happy. He accepts their decision no matter what it is, because it's their body and life. His worst fear is getting to live again, but without his friend/partner/soulmate/beloved (depending on interpretation) with him. He's proud to be able to call himself V's friend. He's proud of them. He's sad that he won't be able to see how V will change. He choses to stay calm and positive before he will be innevitably killed so that his beloved V will live to keep them calm and comfort them.

That whole hardass, asshole act? It's a ruse, it's a front, it's a persona he had to put on due to bad childhood, PTSD from being drafted as a teenager, seeing other teenagers die horribly around him, losing his limb and being branded with the Arasaka logo he did his best to scratch out and being tossed into a rockstar life of drinking, drugs and fans when he was likely not much older.

He might fight it, but he will never be the detached, emotionless action hero he wants to be, because that's not at all who he is! I think that his slight grin when V says it is one of relief, that he was able to show his most vulnerable, tender and gentle side to the one person he holds dear and not be punished for it, playfully teased but with clear sympathy on V's part. After decades of struggle with who he is being so different from who he wants to be, he can finally be seen for who he is, and who he would be if his life went oh so differently.

[zagz]

[niidsch]

Animal Crossing: Wild World (おいでよ どうぶつの森) ✰ 2005

[malinkymax]

me when Blathers takes my donation and tells me to enjoy the rest of my visit:

[one-time-i-dreamt]

I caught a golden shark dragon looking thing in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. I went to show it to Blathers, but instead Tom Nook was standing outside next to a sign that simply said "Ohio." I then started yelling at Tom Nook because I don't even live in Ohio, but he insisted and said, "You must."

[huidol]

compilation of erika laughing about the sam dolls bc its my favorite part of the episode

[in-kyblogs]

*hears him say electronic mailbox* Babygirl your speech patterns are so outdated do you wanna make out

[blue-solstice]

Human!Blathers🦖🐟🐞🖼️

[azzandra]

Stardew Valley youtubers have such gremlin energy. They know this wholesome, relaxing farming game by heart, and they use that knowledge to invent convoluted and stressful new ways of playing it.

[retrogamingblog2]

[kuhulua]

This is such solid advice 🤭💁🏻‍♀️🙌🏻

[masterqwertster]

When FCG goes murder-bot mode, they say the mean thoughts they would normally never voice, or even give much of a second thought to.

So I find it interesting that FCG told Fearne "You don't deserve this. You don't fuckin' deserve it. You should have given it to Ashton."

FCG did not need to offer an alternative for who gets the Spark to explain why he thought she didn't deserve it. Telling Fearne she's not worthy, that he doesn't support her choice, can be hurtful enough on it's own. Or he could have said she doesn't deserve it because she already turned it down before.

Instead, FCG specifically states their opinion that Ashton should still get the Spark. Ashton, who wanted the Spark enough to try when Fearne wouldn't and no one else was volunteering anyone but Fearne, who already had such a rough time surviving his attempt to absorb the Spark only to get rejected, who is their best friend and worried them so much with that previous attempt.

It's just very interesting because that means that either FCG was spreading more mean by saying "Give it to the person it will (most likely) kill, again, that you (and I) really like and care about." OR some part of FCG wanted Ashton to try again and (hopefully) succeed where they had failed before by keeping the Spark down this time.

I dunno, just having Thoughts about FCG being kind-of supportive of Ashton while in Murder Mode.

[partlysmith]

there are plenty of legit reasons to criticize palworld and its devs, but accusing them of plagiarism is kind of a reach imo

especially when hundreds of indie games are praised for "it's [genre] mixed with [other genre]"

[m00nb04rd5]

Blathers (Animal Crossing)