#hold companies accountable

[fivepebble]

not sure who this is. been calling him "byce"

[waywardly-we-go]

I was doing a thing where I tried every single branch in a good amount of Cyberpunk 2077's dialogue ages ago, and I just have to say it left me surprisingly impressed.

It is largely linear, but not nearly to the degree that I had first thought.

There aren't massive branching dialogue trees, but there are just quiet little diversions that happen so smoothly you don't even necessarily realize you made a branching choice...unless you get in there with time to kill and 6+ reloads. Taking a blue choice or acting in a timed dialogue, for example, can appear to have little consequence at first but has actually quietly shifted you onto one track instead of another.

The effect, I realized, is that as you play it feels like the choices you made are the only ones possible.

First of all, how fucking brilliant. Second of all, it's so thankless - if I hadn't gone back with this silly little project in mind I would have continued on my way thinking it was as simple as it first appears. It reminds me of the first person pov, both in how unpopular it was and how it clearly, carefully supports a beautifully immersive experience. The difference, I guess, is that first person pov smacks you in the face and makes you admit it's brilliant, while dialogue flies under the radar.

Ultimately, I still can't get over how intentional they were with this game, and how willing they were to take risks - and I hope to god that mindset didn't get crushed by the initial reception.

[church-of-the-madgod]

Ad Infinitum

[ilkkawhat]

you’ve heard of secondhand embarrassment now get ready for secondhand heartbreak!!

[bandzboy]

idk if anyone has been keeping up with the #blockout2024 movement where people are blocking celebrities or influencers that have talked about the genocide and people have been making their lists of who to block on social media and today bisan posted about it on her story it was lists and bts was right there (blackpink too) but i am mentioning bts because some armys took it upon themselves to harass her on instagram and dm her about it like... these people's arrogance is crazy. this woman is going through a genocide right now, she has been displaced multiple times and is asking you to take action for palestine and you go out of your way to harass her because she put your oppas on that list and she is valid for it! bts and blackpink, being the biggest kpop boy group and girl group respectfully, should be saying something like OF COURSE THEY ARE GONNA BE THERE and tbh every kpop group should be on these people's lists because they can go on with their lives like nothing is happening and i'm sorry if this offends you personally but if it does offend you, you have a problem you need to fix like??

[eggonthemoon]

Oh? What’s this?

Guess we’ll find out if I finish it

[church-of-the-madgod]

I just checked mine. It's a different dosage, but this is still worriesome. especially since my bottle is kind of old and doesn't expire until 11/2025. So, if you're on this stuff, you might want to check with your doctor or pharmacy to see if you can track down the info regarding bottles you've finished in the past.

The original post I saw seems no longer rebloggable, but here. Current as of October 18, 2024.

[rosieofcorona]

it might be time to quit my job fr

[lullabynorth]

He is everything to me....

[j-esbian]

more frequently than i expect, i will meet a grown ass adult who does not know how to properly recycle

[moerusai]

I've taken a nap. I've calmed down so here goes.

She has video proof of their intimate relationship, photos of the injuries she sustained from his abuse, bank statements to prove that he financially manipulated her, chat records and more. Her past behaviors in no way discredit her experience as an abuse survivor.

I have my gripes with Daemi, but Poi has a lot of courage to speak out like this. She deserves her justice.

If BOC continues to throw their support behind a pathetic excuse of a man who has a documented history of being homophobic, abusive and misogynistic, then they deserve to follow him into the shithole he's dug himself into.

[goingknowherewastaken]

Me, throughout this entire process of trying to either reunite the owner with this cat or adopt it myself:

[ennuijpg]

ooo mean so so much to me guys <33 like not to get emotional over a kpop group but like,,,,,,in addition to like,,,,their entire body of work from the past two years, everything they’ve done on this tour has also been so <33 the way they’re so happy to be getting all the flags from fans and wave them around and wrap themselves in them and so enthusiastically helped with a queer proposal, like time and time again they’ve shown unwavering support for the lgbt community and this tour is rly just reaffirming how much they rly mean it, anyways here’s them at the end of tonight’s concert <3

[theinnermeyoullneverknow]

I fucking hate "wealth management" companies.

[bandzboy]

kpop stan twt will blame the fandom for not voting or streaming and how the comebacks may be flopping (to some people's standards anyways) when the blame will always and i mean ALWAYS have to fall on the company because THAT'S THEIR JOB their job is to promote their artists and if these companies want to reach a certain goal with a group THEY HAVE TO PUT IN THE WORK fans can only do so much but you can't rely on a fanbase for everything like cmon now

[krawdad]

Oh fuck me that weird feeling is me missing the stage