#game blather

[azzandra]

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

[azzandra]

I have a theory that the reason AAA devs are spooked and don't want for Baldur's Gate 3 to be the standard is because if it becomes the standard, they would be expected to produce the same quantity and quality for a game but with none of the advantages Larian had.

Larian is a studio of long-standing, who produces several successful games, and they had experienced and passionate employees and leadership who cared about this project.

AAA studios, with their habit of firing whole teams after shipping a game and mandating crunch until they crush devs' spirits, not to mention their tendency towards squelching creative freedom and forcing their devs to churn out only the most marketable version of any idea, would be terrible about producing similar games. They'd crack the whip harder, burn through employees faster, and crush their workforce even more than they already do in the pursuit of reaching the standard of Baldur's Gate 3.

Triple A game devs really out there showing their asses, huh?

"BaLdUr'S gAtE 3 sHoUlDn'T bE tHe StAnDaRd"

And why the hell not? Why shouldn't players expect more than half-finished, bug-filled games with tons of microtransactions? Why should they settle for playing regurgitated copies of whatever games have been popular for the past ten years when they could be playing games that the devs were actually passionate about making?

When you have access to a bigger budget and more resources than Larian did when they made BG3, what's your excuse for shipping a broken, half-assed mess of a game?

[retrogamingblog2]

[communistkenobi]

on a less off-the-cuff note I feel like horror is a good genre to use for critical interventions on the “cozy farming sim” style of game. like there is a baseline settler colonialism & christianity baked into a lot of the mechanics/conventions in farming sims (player character being offered a vast ‘empty’ plot of ‘undeveloped’ land, digging up “ancient artefacts” to donate to a museum, an emphasis on getting away from the city to return to more traditional/small town living, marriage and children as the natural end state of the game, etc) that are genuinely horrifying when you think about them lol. a game highlighting the horror of those conventions would be really fun to play I think

[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."

[shaydh]

People on here be like "You can't call that toxic yaoi it's not yaoi it's a power imbalance!!" yeah...that's why its toxic

[kaesaaurelia]

started out trying to explain to a friend why I think they would like Pearl in the Life Series, ended up maybe saying a little too much about myself.

[azzandra]

The first reviews for Dragon Age The Veilguard came in and they're painting a grim picture. Methinks they fired all the game writers a bit too early on this one.

[huidol]

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

[retrogamingblog2]

Animal Crossing Fossil Keycaps made by KapBum

[in-kyblogs]

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

[blue-solstice]

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