#hyperfixationposting

[abuffzucchinisvariousposts]

a little about me i guess !!

tagged by @neozoid

What the hell have I even been doing recently

I've been really into Will Wood lately as far as music goes, can't recommend him enough all his stuff is so GOOD, that and video game OSTs are most of what I listen to lately lol

currently rewatching Suits and The Good Place, Suits is okay but the writing definitely falls off after Mike leaves and I felt like the formulaic nature of the episodes started to become really apparent pretty much the instant he got out of prison, you could predict essentially everything in the episode except for the clever loophole they come up with 4 minutes before the end of the episode that saves the day! Good Place is flawless though there is no show better than it

Oh I've also been relistening to the Rayman Origins soundtrack, it was a game my mom tried to get me to play and when I did I ended up really liking it! It's pretty weak nostalgia because it wasn't more than like 4 years ago that I played it, and I could totally just boot it back up again because I don't have it on the ps3 anymore but I have it on steam along with the less good (imo) sequel Rayman Legends, but https://youtu.be/yHpp0-MXINc it's so silly I love it

I play celeste game still :( one of these days i will be free

Also I'm probably getting my birth certificate in a few days!! im so excited!! Having that back is gonna be the start of a lot of dumb processes but hey maybe I'll get lucky and everything will fall into place

[waluigis-elbow]

ough

too many hyperfixations

hazbin, animal crossing, ooblets, splatoon and strdew

somone please take awaybthe autisim

[hanniblet]

Masculinity and Grief

What values are reinforced by each text? How do the two texts show how values change over time?

Hamlet and Hannibal both show similar values in how the narrative treats men when they are struggling mentally. Hamlet’s struggles with grief and depression are misconstrued as brokenheartedness or madness from several outside perspectives, cuz the values of the characters (and author?!) make them unable to understand how he could be sad.

Will's struggles with mental health are only consequential to the surrounding characters because they affect his ability to do his job. Both stories show the protag as isolated because other characters are unable to understand or be caring. It’s soo much more complex than I can even get into on tumblr, but like, all the themes of the stories connect to this. Male main characters are going through it- and everyone around them is only alarmed because it disturbs the order and our main dudes abilities to fill their roles!!

This totally goes together with my other post- when everybody else frames ur struggles as shameful, ofc ur not gonna be able to express them properly!! Like I said earlier, it is wild how even with all this time between the stories, these issues are still relevant! I think it is worth noting that the writers of both Hannibal (the show) and Shakespeare are men. (smthn smthn expression of the author's values and struggles through the text… ) ;/

[tehaspy-spec-evoposting]

*explode

Science compels us to explore the sun.

[flowergirlmiwa]

WWE 2K23 first impressions (I haven't played more than like one match but lots of GM mode)

with recent sports games like The Show 22 and NBA 2K21, you can pretty convincingly watch them as if they were real sports broadcasts. i've bought several NBA 2K games that I've never actually tried 'playing' because this concept fascinates me. 

generally this isn't my experience with wrestling games, particularly the early entries in the series which today has spawned WWE 2K. early SmackDown! and SmackDown vs. Raw games developed by Yuke's were some of the best pro wrestling games of all time. while I've always admired the fun gameplay and free season mode of Here Comes the Pain on PS2, it's not like those games are particularly enjoyable to watch CPU vs CPU. 

in SmackDown vs Raw 2006, General Manager mode was introduced, basically a light booking sim that tasked players with hiring wrestlers, booking them in rivalries, building up the popularity of them and your brand while trying to have more fans than your rival wrestling brand. while not as in depth as something like EWR, it was a fun mode that actually served as something of a precursor to later Universe modes and helped breathe some of that 'sandbox' feel back into the series after its season mode had become more scripted and rigid. after a few games, the mode was removed, coincidentally this was exactly the timeframe where wrestling games (these included) all started having a turn for the mid

wrestling games have obviously become better looking over the years, and this extends to the gameplay. over the years Yuke's and later current devs Visual Concepts brought the gameplay of the WWE series closer to real world broadcast. 

that brings us to WWE 2K23. is this game fun to play? would I rather play this than any Yuke's wrestling game released before 2007? not really. it's fine. WWE '13 played fine too. if the gameplay is fine you can turn your brain off and get through the games Showcase mode to get the unlockable legends and arenas. I haven't bothered doing that yet but it seems Fine. 

but who cares about that GM MODE IS BACK since the last game BUT STILL! i didn't get the last game (the series return after COVID and a bad last entry made it skip a year), so this is the second edition of new GM mode. as a longtime fan of the mode who basically paid for this game just for new GM mode, how is it? i think it's cool!

modern GM mode lets up to four brands face each other. this is a lot better executed than 2008's three brands because WWE 2K23 has a massive roster. that's kind of been the thing for the series for the last half decade, having massive rosters. even with four brands drafting and plenty of wrestlers held back for later free agency, they can comfortably draft and have dozens left over. 2008's GM mode (the final classic one) had a multitude of issues but the biggest one was not having a big enough roster for its mode. in 2008, one brand (ECW) was also screwed by only having access to one title belt and thus one champion to boost show ratings. every brand has access to the standard suite of titles in modern GM mode

this mode would be great fun with friends, and one of the big reasons are the power up cards you acquire during your streamlined season. on a roughly half year schedule every show you book has Triple H offering you these rewards in return for fulfilling his arbitrary demand. some of these do things like boost costs on your opponent's show and would be nice for head games and strategy. they can also give a variety of boosts to the user like boosting match quality for steel cage matches. you can buy a handful of these every week so it's one of the things you juggle and think about throughout a season

the basics of GM mode from the old days remain but just streamlined and in a fresh way. the core tenants of build rivalries and book exciting shows while keeping an eye on wrestler morale and stamina are all here, not the same as in classic GM mode, but all I think well realized. wrestlers have classes this time which adds strategy to booking; cruiserweights and giants match up well as do fighters and bruisers while technicians can get a good match out of anyone. juggling all these systems, maximizing profit and trying not to get your guys injured is the name of the game

as the season goes on, stamina becomes increasingly important and concerning. you'll need to play chess to make sure you protect people so they don't get hurt while keeping them popular and their rivalries fierce. hiring new blood and legends becomes necessary and you'll probably stock up on cards. at the end of the season this stuff all resets, causing a flow where your small cozy roster goes through the gamut and is very different by the end of the season

morale is more interesting in this than classic GM mode. every week you get messages, rival AI GMs periodically bother you or whine about you using a card, but more interestingly your wrestlers will come to you with requests, demands, or thanks. they'll be more loyal to you depending on how you treat them, and if you don't make people happy they'll be just as likely to demand $100k or they'll walk… though not everyone will actually go through with it lol. none of this is that complex in execution but it's fun and these requests and morale can be amusing and/or affect booking. 

wrapping back to my earliest point, while I don't have much interest in playing the game, the presentation has certainly become pretty good over the years. not quite as spot on as MLB The Show, but wrestlers generally look and move roughly how they ought to, and with the right AI settings they can simulate genuinely realistic wrestling matches. perhaps in ten years the games will really look like real wrestling, for now I think what this game provides is damn impressive. 

with matches being semirealistic and entertaining to watch, a mode where you spend some time figuring out where to put all the chess pieces and then sitting back and seeing how it all plays out can be deeply satisfying. I haven't even touched Universe mode in this game yet, but what I've seen so far has been pretty satisfying to me as a longtime wrestling game fan. 

with modes like this, games that simulate real world athletics, fake or otherwise, will be infinitely replayable for anyone who has a good time playing in the sandbox of the offered modes. WWE 2K23's standard creation options and downloadable suite of thousands of player creations only add to this, though the servers for those won't be around forever, the game's included roster is well sufficient. when you get into custom draft classes including custom wrestlers, things start to get a little wild, so have fun exploring

my only gripes with modern GM mode really are just a few things that aren't Even More sandbox. the four slots can use any of five brands but no brands beyond that. the given brands are logical i suppose (RAW, SD, NXT, NXT 2.0, WCW) but more would be nice including legacy options or just the ability to import custom images and names like in Universe mode. options like ECW, 205 Live and NXT UK would have made sense here. the GM selection is solid (would have liked to see William Regal here but classic Bischoff is a nice touch I usually use as GM of Raw) and I always play as Sonya Deville. being able to choose a custom wrestler as a GM is appreciated and makes up for this. the other complaints are a lack of available match types in the mode. you can literally do 8-man matches in this game but are restricted to four man matches at most in GM mode. you also can't use custom belts for this mode and stuff but it's whatever. like I said my complaints are mostly related to wishing it were even more customizable

[alien-enjoyer]

im reading venom in your blood by paranoid pug and i think i hauve covid real bad

everyone should read this

[00394]

HELLO..

[it4chicore]

[rainmarias]

rip jack you would've loved hyperfixationposting through your depression on tumblr

[jorvikzelda]

hi im chronically late to knowing anything thats going on but i just read thru ur blog again and seeing youre playing hollow knight is Everything. im so happy. favorite game of all time I HOPE U ENJOY 💛💥 -dinosaurvalley

YOOOOO FUCK YEAH i hope u enjoy my hyperfixationposting <3 also hold my hand im scared i dont know why the crossroads are infected now what did i do wrong………………..

[p1aylist]

not to hyperfixationpost but one of the guys in time of fever looked like perm baekhyun in certain angles so i was extra like yeahhh.... i understand being in love with him...

[evilform]

[alostchord]

(Sorry not sorry for both blorboposting and hyperfixationposting on main) Alright, so based off the hypothesis that Dracula takes place in 1893, and the fact that, besides Lucy, everyone in the cast is at least in their early to mid 20's...

It's not without reason to say that the majority of the cast of Dracula would have seen at least one or two of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas!

So, I have 2 questions for y'all:

1. What do y'all think our main cast would have thought of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas?

2. Which do you think would have been each character's favorite (regardless of whether they would have been able to see it or not)?

[psykicks]

Sorry not sorry to be hyperfixationposting again but you have to respect an angel who knows his limits.

[evilform]

watching you hyperfixationpost makes me happy. i hope youre living your best life :') you go and draw those portal wolves