#sometimes i like stuff

[galactickohipot]

I finally finished the Elden Ring DLC yesterday, and it was really good! It really reminded me of the Bloodborne DLC in terms of scale and lore implications.

When I beat the last boss, the silence and the melancholy reminded me why I play those games. I read a few messages from other players, and left mine too. It was contemplative, sad and delightful... as always, thank you Fromsoft!

Messmer's fight, the build up, the small arc during the fight and the lore afterwards were really amazing! The discovery of the Shaman Village was a pure moment of wonder as well. It made me think about the other version of Firelink Shrine you find in DS3, and how i felt i had found something very significant to the story. This studio is so good at evoking those feelings and creating these situations.

I don't understand why people are disappointed, honestly. It recontextualizes a lot of the base game, the environnements are great and the dungeons are really well designed. The new weapons and spells are neat.

Sure, I guess it could always have been better... I'm not super fond of the boss design in Elden Ring still, I get bored so fast when I have to dodge attacks for 30sec before having a small attack window. It probably comes from the fact characters can get busted super easily with the open world format, so it's just a balancing issue. The last boss, yes... was a bit much, but it was never as frustrating as Sister Friede for me, at least. You can still use summons to make it easier anyways.

To be fair, I think I'm not really into open worlds that much, even with Fromsoft doing so well with this one.

I'm not always ultra positive when I beat Fromsoft games. It's always after a moment of reflection that the experiences I had with it takes root and I'm able to appreciate it for what it was. These are very contemplative games after all.

Concerning the lore:

Was the Grace the golden negative space between the gates of divinity all along???? I had this feeling when watching the trailer, but it seems the shapes do really match after all. I really like the symbolic hehe

I was also so scared Miquella would be revealed to be Evil All Along too. Of course, there was no need to be afraid, FS is usually pretty good at character writing and nuance.

Like Ranni, he used his family's skin to further his plan, in the end. Radahn, Godwyn and Mohg happened to be victims in their machinations. Miq really just thought consent was an option tho haha.

If anything, I think I like Radahn's character even more with this DLC!

[unsung-idiot]

some quick drawings of little Soos I made a while ago

[straightlightyagami]

u ever see someone with extremely fucked up views (or actions) and think wowww if a couple of things in my life went the tiniest bit differently that would have been me

[adjit]

I think we need to get more comfortable with the idea that sometimes shitty, racist, homophobic, bigoted people are still incredibly talented.

I feel like every time I see a post addressing someone’s shitty behavior the post also takes the time to mention that they’re not even good at [x] anyway. And that’s just not always true? Equating being good at a skill as being morally good is just not necessary. Someone can be a fantastic writer, can have a beautiful singing voice, can create breathtaking artwork, and still be a horrible person.

I know part of this is probably just the instinct to dislike everything about a person when you dislike them, but I also think this mindset leads to people defending creatives way past where they should, because if bad people create bad art, then if this person creates art that I like and resonates with me, then they can’t be a bad person!

And you know. That’s just not true. Those two things are simply completely unconnected and I think it’d be healthier if we all started disconnecting them in our heads.

[lady-of-the-spirit]

"Canon divergence" but it's giving characters the close friendships I think they would have had if canon had expanded a little more.

[mamawasatesttube]

BTW... PSA.... even if we arent mutuals if youre in my notes regularly theres a Very high chance i am still fond of you. yes im vaguing someones tags on the compliment the person u rbed this from post. but like. positive vaguing? THE POINT IS im weird abt following ppl but IM STILL SENDING U FOND VIBES...

[hmura-hmara]

Something about Luke being the spitting image of his father

[makowcy]

12yo me would've loved these wolves

[swordsonnet]

i'm sorry but i don't think we should call this the "autism website" when there's still posts with tons of notes mocking people who:

struggle with social skills / have anxiety around social settings

are unemployed / unable to work certain jobs

have intense or "age-inappropriate" interests

haven't had certain life experiences that are deemed universal/essential

struggle with personal hygiene

don't have any friends or dating experience

don't go outside much or at all

take things literally / don't get sarcasm/jokes

have unusual ways of speaking

generally aren't "normal"

[daftpatience]

haruhi is forever in my heart a sort of boy thingy

[inkskinned]

we were sitting on the floor and i was cutting out tiny pictures to make a collage for a friend's birthday. you were on your phone and you laughed about something, and i was still in love with you then, so i asked what had you giggling.

"sorry. i was just..." you took a moment and went back to texting. "i was telling someone about how you're afraid of the dark."

i'm afraid of the dark because something bad happened. "oh." i felt a little slinky of shame crawl down my throat.

you glanced up, and maybe it showed on my face, because you rolled your eyes and held the phone to the side casually so i could see the group chat. "what? was it a secret?"

i looked down to the scissors in my hand. "i just..." no, it's not a secret. it just felt like something private, something serious. saying why would you tell someone that just feels like an accusation. it's unfair. i honestly am not even ashamed of it, it's just a fact about my person that i don't usually share.

what a strange experience. is this a human thing or a generational thing? for our grandparents: did they need to worry about how quickly someone can just... share your personal information? again, i didn't even really have a true objection. what could i say? i want any person in my life to feel they can be honest with their friends. it's not like i said don't tell anyone this.

i cut out another letter to complete the rainbow happy birthday, started hunting for the exclamation mark. i heard you sigh dramatically.

"don't make a big deal about this," you said.

this entire conversation was a pattern for us, and this was when we got to my least favorite part of the pattern. i would get my feelings hurt in some oblique not-technically-terrible way, and then it would be making a big deal about something. you'd get frustrated for me for being soft, but i was born soft. you knew i was soft when you pierced me. it's one of the things that made controlling me so easy.

"i'm not," i felt my voice crack. the question came without my wanting. "why are you guys talking about me?" and why are you saying that thing? why not like - i'm telling them how you're generous and kind and pretty.

you let out this low, tragic groan. "oh my god." you tossed the phone away from your body. "there, see? i just won't talk to them if you don't like it."

the rest of the hour went the way it always went, between us: i said i don't actually mind if you talk to your friends but -, you found a way to call my minor expression of discomfort "being dramatic." you got upset that i had been offended. i ended up apologizing, even though i hadn't actually done anything.

afterwards, you picked up the phone again. after texting for a little bit, you snorted. "okay," you said, "but it is kind of funny you're afraid of the dark. i mean, when you think about it."

[ale-arro]

been going a little bit insane about this sentence from Ace by Angela Chen for the past week

[dandeleon]

stan teaches stan jr. a very important life lesson

[shimmershy]

[em-bandaid-boy]

Hiiii thanks for 500 followerrrs!!! Idk why so many of you are here but thaanks 💖

(Seriously tho thank you its pretty cool) anyways I drew more murderous robots lol

[artist-rat]

more gif inspired kitty hugs 💌