#i disliked them most of the game

[yumenari]

Guys did you know today is the birthday of the loml (and their snake familiar)

[stupidrant]

Since we’re on the topic of video games, im tired of these fucking remakes. Ive said it before but i’ll say it again each time. These companies dont wanna invest in an actually good remaster or port and would rather waste their time with these remakes bcuz “ooh look how shiny and better the graphics look!!1!1!1” often times it has an empty feeling because everything has to be ultra realism super 6000. Its gotten so bad that now regular gamers are starting to gaslight you into playing or enjoying them. So much has been lost artistically, (like the cool UI designs) that it’s now considered “juvenile” and that i need to “grow up” and “accept it” 😂

[take-care-of-it]

Seeing some Mouthwashing critiques that mention that Anya is the only woman in the story being like “that’s bad.” Head in hands. Yeah. That’s. That’s the point?

[arcadekitten]

Because I’m a really normal person I decided to make a list of (almost)all my characters that have appeared in games and what their Loves(Primary Interest), Likes(Secondary Interest), and Dislikes would be if they were MySims characters.

Some disclaimers:

Some MySims games have different names for the various interests–this list is based off the original MySims and its 6 interests.��

One of the interests in the original MySims is classified as “Tasty”. Please note that if a character has “Tasty” in their dislikes, it should not be taken as an indicator of a character having a negative relationship with food. A character disliking tasty does not mean the character would hold negative opinions over your relationship with food, either, regardless of what that relationship may be. Rather, it would probably be more about characters perhaps being bad at cooking, disagreeing with most characters who DO like tasty, not having a very varied taste palette, being a picky eater, or other things along those lines. Maybe this disclaimer appears silly to some but I always want to encourage others to have a positive and healthy relationship to food. And like me, my characters also want you to eat well. 

Characters are more or less separated into the games they appear in (with some exceptions, like for repeating characters) but individual games will not be labeled. 

Full list under the cut as it is rather long! 

Mary: Loves Spooky, likes Cute, dislikes Fun

Reggie: Loves Studious, likes Spooky, dislikes Tasty

Vasilis: Loves Geeky, likes Spooky, dislikes Studious

Crowven: Loves Fun, likes Spooky, dislikes Cute

Twyla: Loves Studious, likes Spooky, dislikes Fun

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Ovidius: Loves Cute, likes Studious, dislikes Fun

Zapara: Loves Fun, likes Spooky, dislikes Cute

Theo: Loves Fun, likes Spooky, dislikes Studious

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Embry: Loves Cute, likes Geeky, dislikes Spooky

Dr. D. Light: Loves Cute, likes Fun, dislikes Spooky

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Ryo: Loves Fun, likes Spooky, dislikes Studious

Rune: Loves Studious, likes Spooky, dislikes Geeky

Ingram: Loves Studious, likes Fun, dislikes Spooky

Venna: Loves Spooky, likes Tasty, dislikes Geeky

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Necrotary: Loves Spooky, likes Cute, dislikes Geeky

Sunny: Loves Cute, likes Spooky, dislikes Studious

Mafuma: Loves Cute, likes Tasty, dislikes Spooky

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(Headmistress) Aesirel: Loves Studious, likes Fun, dislikes Spooky

Netina: Loves Cute, likes Fun, dislikes Spooky

Mitzi: Loves Fun, likes Cute, dislikes Geeky

Ollie: Loves Spooky, likes Geeky, dislikes Fun

Gunter: Loves Cute, likes Fun, dislikes Spooky

Moth Prince: Loves Spooky, likes Studious, dislikes Fun

Acanthibar: Loves Fun, likes Cute, dislikes Studious

Bubblegum: Loves Cute, likes Fun, dislikes Tasty

Jik-Jak: Loves Cute, likes Tasty, dislikes Geeky

Nova: Loves Tasty, likes Fun, dislikes Geeky

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Angel: Loves Spooky, likes Geeky, dislikes Fun

Drekaride: Loves Cute, likes Studious, dislikes Fun

Minspella: Loves Cute, likes likes Studious, dislikes Geeky

Emerald: Loves Geeky, likes Studious, dislikes Tasty

Griindel: Loves Studious, likes Spooky, dislikes Fun

Gus: Loves Tasty, likes Fun, dislikes Studious

Hyllindrix: Loves Fun, likes Spooky, dislikes Cute

Ioro: Loves Cute, likes Fun, dislikes Studious

Mallory: Loves Cute, likes Geeky, dislikes Tasty

Nurse: Loves Cute, likes Spooky, dislikes Studious

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Capella: Loves Fun, likes Studious, dislikes Tasty

Pogo Gogo: Loves Spooky, likes Fun, dislikes Studious

Yoyo: Loves Studious, likes Fun, dislikes Spooky

Savannah: Loves Fun, likes Cute, dislikes Spooky

Clyde: Loves Fun, likes Cute, dislikes Spooky

Esmond: Loves Fun, likes Cute, dislikes Geeky

Vis: Loves Fun, likes Studious, dislikes Spooky

Nana: Loves Fun, likes Cute, dislikes Studious

Darwin: Loves Fun, likes Studious, dislikes Spooky

Furnando: Loves Fun, likes Spooky, dislikes Geeky Raphael: Loves Studious, likes Spooky, dislikes Fun

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Stella: Loves Cute, likes Fun, dislikes Spooky

Lambchop: Loves Spooky, likes Tasty, dislikes Cute

Ruuuby: Loves Tasty, likes Cute, dislikes Spooky

Acorn: Loves Fun, likes Tasty, dislikes Spooky

Raj: Loves Studious, likes Cute, dislikes Spooky

Buck: Loves Fun, likes Cute, dislikes Spooky

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Fia: Loves Tasty, likes Cute, dislikes Studious

Bianca: Loves Cute, likes Tasty, dislikes Spooky

Jaxter: Loves Studious, likes Geeky, dislikes Spooky

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Allie: Loves Fun, likes Geeky, dislikes Tasty

Clawdi: Loves Geeky, likes Cute, dislikes Spooky

Enide: Loves Tasty, likes Studious, dislikes Fun

Tabby: Loves Fun, likes Spooky, dislikes Studious

[coconutcows]

Regardless of your thoughts, feelings, or opinions, Curly very much is also a victim of Jimmy’s.

Curly is a victim of Jimmy’s.

Curly being a victim of Jimmy does not however make Anya any less of a victim. They were both different types of Victims, Anya being sexually assaulted and having her sense of safety, personhood, and autonomy violated. Curly was manipulated and belittled by Jimmy pre crash several times, Jimmy also completely twisted what Curly said a few times to warp it to his own perception. They did not have a healthy friendship.

Everyone on the Tulpar was a victim of Jimmy’s by the end.

- Curly in an unhealthy and unbalanced friendship

- Daisuke a victim of Jimmy’s Manipulation

- Swansea became a murder victim

- and of course Anya was a victim of rape and misogyny

But again, other characters being victimized by Jimmy do not detract from what happened to Anya or her Victimhood

[sonknuxadow]

[fragmentedblade]

The "Dan Heng is Dan Feng" dogmatics annoy me a lot. It entirely brushes off one of the most interesting and prevalent questions posed by the game, incarnated by several characters and stories that give the question different hues with different potential answers, and a constant also in HI3, like a thread waving the two games together

[alpinelogy]

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[moeblob]

I’d just like to say thank you for drawing Gavin and Chris being friends. Definitely an underrated pair and I’m so happy that art of them exists. Makes my day to see them honestly.

Also, please make more because this fandom definitely needs it 💕

OH HELL YEAH that's some of my favorite stuff to draw for DBH tbh! There is something so charming about unhinged coworker dynamics... I say this as someone who has been the unhinged coworker and someone who has heard unhinged coworkers.

Thank you so much though! I'm glad you've enjoyed what I have so far! I will say that while I didn't have the energy to draw it yesterday for Halloween, the idea that I had was them just alternating who got to wear the Ghostface mask. (I have never seen any of the Scream movies but I do know that there's not a Singular Ghostface, but multiple people)

Like someone would walk past Gavin's desk and he's just on his phone not looking up while Chris is making a work call - wearing the mask. Then five minutes later Chris tosses it over saying he needs some air and Gavin wears it. But the fact it was Halloween nobody really clocks the swap at first just "wow I am REALLY tired I thought it was the other one wearing it. I must really need coffee" and then half an hour passes and they've swapped who's wearing it again.

[zeroducks-2]

I've just finished Gotham Knights and I get that people aren't happy with the fucked ass haircuts but like, I do believe this is the most progressive and well written Jason Todd we've ever gotten in recent times. Even in recent comics. Like damn, bro goes to therapy, picked up his interests and hobbies again (e.g. the cooking and the reading and the shit talking) from his "Robin makes me Magic" days. Like yeah, he's still edgy, but he was murdered by a fucking Clown, he's allowed to be edgy. We got a Jason Todd that isn't diluted to "the angry black sheep character" archetype. He's healing, working on himself, his relationship with his family, and he's fighting his way (brutal and all strength and tact) to do what he stands for and what he believes is right. And his heart is just so big and full of compassion, but it doesnt blind him and make him wishful or naive. He's so well balanced in Gotham Knights. I hope this version of his character is written in future comics. I'm sick of DC writers making him this angry anti-hero who's only reasoning and purpose in life is to get back at Batman for failing him and so many others. Jason is allowed to be more than his trauma. Thank you Gotham Knights for seeing that.

I'm glad you enjoyed the game anon. I personally am not a fan, not because of Jason but because of the game itself. The dialogues felt stale, more reminiscent of tumblr "incorrect Batfam quotes" than the source material, and the NPCs felt dull compared to how full of life they were in the Arkham series (so much so I would hide in random spots just to hear them talking about the current game events, especially in AK). The most unforgivable bit to me was Tim not having ever fought the rogues because he's "young" - I've never seen anything more insulting and infantilizing for a character which already heavily suffers for being treated as the useless one, never allowed to participate in the game changing dynamics or to have meaningful arcs, and is relegated to being the cute little bisexual twink.

That being said it's a matter of taste, and Gotham Knights is surely a good game for those who prefer a wholesome loving family approach to these characters. Jason working on himself and going to therapy and having a good relationship with his "family" is surely what lots of people (especially in here) want to see. Me, I don't think any amount of therapy would help since therapy is based on shared human experiences and repetition of patterns, and Jason died and dug himself out of his own grave. That's not a trauma any therapist would have the means to help with. They indeed "diluted" the event in the game, changed the fact that Jason dug himself out of his own grave and was functionally braindead and homeless for two years, and made it so UTRH never happened in order for therapy to make any sense, because there is no reconciliation possible with a parent that slit your neck to save the person who broke all your bones with a crowbar and then murdered you.

It's kinda like when Wally went to therapy (canonically) after Barry's death. The therapist was a good one and he tried! But ultimately he didn't manage to make a real difference because Wally is the Flash, a super-powered creature with time bending powers who does things on the scale of absurdity, and who also happens to have had an extremely traumatic childhood and to have just lost the only person who ever loved him unconditionally. His problems have roots in reality but are out of the scope of any therapy method currently known to man.

And Jason is more than his trauma, but pretending his trauma doesn't inform his actions and can be solved with him "working on himself" is not an approach I hope they take in comics. I'd rather they went back to Jason doing things his way and protecting the people of Gotham in the only manner he finds helpful, because he experienced on his own skin (twice!) that Batman's methods don't work. I'd rather they allowed him to stop clashing with Bruce as main theme of his stories, and have his own plotlines in which he's in between a vigilante and a mafia lord (which they were doing with Dick by the way, before chickening out and have Slade bomb Bludhaven) with Bruce only as a cameo sometimes.

We have a high number of morally irrepressible characters who always do the right thing more or less. I'd like Jason to be something different, something darker, because there is a dramatic lack of grey characters and anti-heroes which were sanded down to either 100% bad guys or 100% good guys. I hate that, why can't we have nuanced choices and people struggling with the darkness they carry, why does everyone need to be a perfect "unproblematic" paragon of goodness who would never do anything wrong. We have A LOT of characters like that and I love them, I really do! But if everyone and their families are like that then it's really frickin boring!

Plus, I'd like the characters to actually struggle with their past traumas in a meaningful way, otherwise why even giving them those traumas to begin with. Give me Tim still grappling with how he couldn't save his father, give me Dick haunted by all the times he slipped and let go of the no killing rule in a way or another, give me Jason haunted by the tragedy of being abandoned by every person who was supposed to protect him and working from there to being the protector of everyone else.

That's what I hope DC would pick up and write about. I was never much for fluff and wholesome things unless it's in small amounts, I always preferred strife and complexity. But hey, I'm glad you enjoyed the game, at least one of us did!

[swoko]

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike - Fight for the Future • Opening • Capcom (1999/2000).

[cephalofrog]

noah caldwell-gervais is the only motherfucker to have ever been correct about dark souls and elden rings' difficulty. no one else understands

[blue-eli]

Ink October day twenty-nine: Wilder

To bewilder; to perplex.

Comparative form of wild: more wild.

[mourn-and-watch]

idk guys but claiming that da2 is a fan favourite is like saying that anders has no haters. i mean yeah tumblr likes them but unfortunately it doesn't enlighten the masses outside of it

[delightfuldevin]

Been seein some rather cold takes about Daisy lately…

I’ve seen some people say that she has no personality outside of fanon, but that’s just not true. There is a very very common misconception among the fandom (at least that I’ve noticed) that if a character doesn’t appear in a “mainline” game, then they have no personality. But I’d argue that the spinoffs actually offer waaaaay more in terms of looking into character personalities. And no, I’m not talking about the RPGs ala M&L and Paper Mario as those are obviously full of personality (and Daisy isn’t in those). I’m talking about the Party, Kart, Tennis, and other sports games.

Yes, Daisy hasn’t appeared in any mainline game since her debut, but she’s been in nearly every sports game and her traits, stats, abilities, victory/loss animations, and various other tiny details add up to her personality. The fact that she’s nearly always yelling or just speaking really loud in general (noticeably more than any other character), the fact that she constantly feels a need to say her name and make herself known, how she loves flowers and considers even a small patch of flowers worth protecting, how she’s easily bored by tasks that don’t excite her and isn’t so reliable for them. She tends to jump around a lot, and spin and dance around when she’s excited! She’s apparently a rather fast runner and that is considered her specialty! These are all traits that are displayed in the spinoffs, and there’s probably soooo many more that I just can’t remember right now.

Now, I do think her tomboyish nature is probably fanon, as I don’t really remember seeing anything to show that she acts that way in the games. I think people probably think she’s tomboyish due to how loud and energetic she is. But hey, there’s plenty of fanon for just about any character from any fandom out there. And what’s so wrong with that? Isn’t the whole point of making fanworks to expand on the framework already provided by canon? If we want to stick to what’s actually “canon” then nearly everything the fandom has created would have to be tossed, because there really isn’t much to work with. Fanworks and fandoms thrive on what fans can create based on the canon work, not just sticking to it perfectly.

It’s fine if you think the “fanon” Daisy outshines the “canon” Daisy and you dislike that. But to say that she has no personality aside from fanon interpretations just tells me that you have a very narrow idea of what counts as “canon” in an already rather simplistic world. The Mario games are very simple and straightforward without much consistent lore that actually makes sense cohesively, but the characters are what keep everything tied together despite that. The characters are nearly always consistent, and that includes Daisy. Even when the setting is completely different and some random new villain shows up with some random new power source to steal or species to torment, our same well-known lovable characters will be the center of the story and that’s what makes it fun!

[landgraabbed]

i love you giant dungeon crawls in rpgs that take hours on end to complete