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[Rufus]

https://twitter.com/maxwelltani/status/1189938933305659392

I was gonna say "Welp, that's that then", but:

https://twitter.com/barry/status/1189942493355347973

And, confusingly:

https://twitter.com/barry/status/1189943303724322819

https://twitter.com/GormanJP/status/1189945604635611137

[james]

Hey guys you wanna play a Mario game but without Mario and instead with his fuckup brother?

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[thisismyusername]

Would be like buying a fucking aquaman game

Hey now, I'd buy an Aquaman game if it was a Jason Mamoa version. (That had his blamespace I'M SO RANDOM XD personality and not the movie one)

[clothedmacuser]

Che is an asshole and deserves criticism but Caitlin Jenner refers to her younger self as Bruce.

User Banned (2 weeks): Justifying transphobia

No.

Jenner was NEVER a "fella". She was always a woman. Deadnaming a trans person is extremely disrespectful.

edit: Not going to lie. After having seen this particular troll around numerous sensitive subjects, always poking at the periphery, it's good to see them be given a time-out.

Yeah, I'm pretty sick of some not-so-subtle transphobes on this site constantly cissplaining to us trans folx that we're wrong about our own community and understanding of what it means to be trans. Like, they can fuck right off with that.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/micheal-che-uses-trans-women-existing-as-a-punchline-dead-names-jenner-and-calls-her-fella-on-snl.150419/post-26011086


 They never actually refute his assertion.   




The best thing Blame Space did was pretend to be dead for 4-5 months so he didn't have to talk to Resetera.  And then when he came back he was celebrated but nobody questioned if maybe he left on sabbatical because they were all dour, humorless, automatons.

[marrec]

blamespace I love you don't let TIMU and shosta harmless flirting make you feel anything less than amazing

[FStop7]

And, game reviewers typically have zero idea how to judge whether a story is good or not. They simply lack the literary and cinematic education in order to properly judge story properly. They typically have zero understanding of themes, subtext, cinematography, or what in general makes minute-to-minute writing good. Thus, I can't really ever take their word seriously whenever they discuss story and have to just judge it for myself.

is it possible for a forum post to have body odor?

[marrec]

THEY WROTE THAT IN REFERENCE TO A KOJIMA GAME

 

"game reviewers are too stupid to understand the THEMES of a kojima game" is quite the fucking insult

[ZombieSupaStar]

So death stranding sucks?

Anyone have good bookmarks of the RE meltdowns?

[clothedmacuser]

And, game reviewers typically have zero idea how to judge whether a story is good or not. They simply lack the literary and cinematic education in order to properly judge story properly. They typically have zero understanding of themes, subtext, cinematography, or what in general makes minute-to-minute writing good. Thus, I can't really ever take their word seriously whenever they discuss story and have to just judge it for myself.

is it possible for a forum post to have body odor?

Is this "vilifying game journalists/media?"

[marrec]

So death stranding sucks?

Anyone have good bookmarks of the RE meltdowns?

It's not QUITE the abject failure of a game that would cause a total meltdown, but there are certainly a few stages of grief going on in the review thread.

I only have access via mobile or I would link you.

[ShutUp]

Death Stranding has long cutscenes. MGS 4 Kojima has returned! 

Also it’s sad an 84 Metacritic score is considered bad on ERA is really sad. Never thought with how weird this looked that it would be some masterpiece loved by all. We are getting Kojima given a blank check by Sony and it shall be glorious!

[FStop7]

So death stranding sucks?

Anyone have good bookmarks of the RE meltdowns?

It’s getting a lot of reviews with 9/10 scores, yet the actual written portions of a lot of those reviews read like it should be a 5 or a 6.

Kojima got mad on Twitter that IGN gave it a 6.8.

Seems like a total shitshow.

[clothedmacuser]

And, game reviewers typically have zero idea how to judge whether a story is good or not. They simply lack the literary and cinematic education in order to properly judge story properly. They typically have zero understanding of themes, subtext, cinematography, or what in general makes minute-to-minute writing good. Thus, I can't really ever take their word seriously whenever they discuss story and have to just judge it for myself.

is it possible for a forum post to have body odor?

You fuck, you post this and don't even mention it's from BossAttack, let alone a link.  https://www.resetera.com/threads/death-stranding-review-thread-see-staff-post-for-discussion-guidelines.150539/post-26012085

 


If Era has any "fun," in the tank he deserves to be quoted on that until he Self-Requests a Perm Ban.

[james]

So death stranding sucks?

Anyone have good bookmarks of the RE meltdowns?

There was a rick roll around page 25 that went pretty well

[benjipwns]

shosta's fav

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

Some of those reviews really do have an Emperors New Clothes sense to them with their "Sure, its a monotonous unfun fucking grind to play, but Dem Graffics! And Dat Message! about Social Media is more relevant now than ever, suck a dick Roger Ebert, this is our Citizen Kane, and I totally get it"

[ZombieSupaStar]

Wonder what kind of jank it is? I loved jank like Deadly Premonitions (Also a Twin Peaks fan). But that was the kind of jank where you could see what they were trying to do but just didn’t have the technical skills / budget.

[clothedmacuser]

America: When witches are providing better healthcare than the government.

This is a slayven level comment. But Slayven doesn't advocate for injustice immoral acts as long as it's for the "right reasons."


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[benjipwns]

I actually think you're super close to the truth. And everything you described culminated in me cancelling my subscription to them.
The thing with Giant Bomb is that I don't think they gave DS really a chance. Since the beginning they've been goofing and laughing about it. So them now ripping into it comes to no suprise at all. Dan is definitely no Kojima fan. He likes Metal Gear. And him hoping DS would be like MGS was a dud from the beginning.
And it's not like DS is the first game they acted like this over. It's a continuous cycle with them. If you told me everyone on their teams disliked videogames in general I would instantly believe that.

That's one thing I see in a lot of DS reviews so far. Publications that are often down on games for being to "similar" to others in the genre, now get something that is very unlike anything out there. And they still hate on it. And saying that the story doesn't go anywhere, when the story is actually one of the main things being praised in most other ones?

Okay.

[EightBitNate]

https://twitter.com/davekeeh/status/1187100559540707330

https://twitter.com/are_strings/status/1187112354166784002


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Notice the second tweet is deleted but the text still remains

[ZombieSupaStar]

Riotous: Ok now there is no possible way that Alucard or BlueManifest can somehow spin googles pr about stadia being good for games preservation, as being even better than having access to the local files. Right?    Right?!?

[ZombieSupaStar]

Isn’t France actually ruling that software is a product, not a license? That probably makes Silicon Valley shit a loot box lol. And that dude can say whatever he wants because when it comes down to it on pc, you’re  just a *insert game .exe cracked* search away from keeping your “license” in perpetuity anyways.


I haven’t watched the video but apparently their mods response isn’t good either. But why would it be? I’m sure a lot of big publishers rather you keep paying mtxs for their shit rather than installing mods done by fans that extend your one time purchase to 100s of hours of enjoyment for ......free. 

[Vertigo]

You're supposed to plan ahead and be strategic. Eg mount your cargo across the entirety of your body and not just your back so you're better balanced, invest in vehicles etc so your journey is quicker. And then there's fast travel available to you too.

 

The spinning I'm seeing is amazing, all the usual suspects.

That 6.8 from IGN is the death dagger.

The emperor has no clothes.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

If we’re condemning the other side for their lack of morals, you think the answer is for us to be less moral?

The moral condemnation is not on the basis of not following decorum.

The moral condemnation is on the fact that the GOP is trying to subjugate minorities while enriching themselves through warped domestic tax policies and direct foreign collusion. If they were doing this by following the rules and customs of American governance, they would still be evil.

Subsequently, if Democrats have to break the rules to start ensuring that minorities stand a chance at a better quality of life, they are still more moral than the GOP. The fact that we continue to put our stock in good decorum and not good ideas is literally killing folks, and it's maddening.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: if it came down to a clear-cut choice for Democrats where they had to proverbially kick the GOP in the teeth to achieve police reform, or be guaranteed to fail with a "proper vote," they would screw over black and brown folks. Guarantee it.

[D3RANG3D]

 

[Nuitangg]

Nib95 and LoudNinja must be working overtime.

[benjipwns]

underrated part of that Death Stranding review thread, any posts where the poster refers to him as Kojima-san

[Risible]

Michelangelo > Leonardo > Raphael > Donatello

I'm not nerdy enough to know which is which but I am a tiddy conniseur, and the one on the left got dem pancake tiddies.

[benjipwns]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/why-women-criticise-sexualised-character-designs-ot2-i-have-no-pants-and-i-must-scream-read-op.65064/post-26005936

Not gonna lie, I'd be interested to know what reviewers make of Kojima's treatment of female characters in Death Stranding. Took a quick look over the review thread but didn't see anything specific. I hope this isn't another case where Kojima's misogyny will get swept under the rug in favour of jacking it to his "genius".

That's exactly what will happen, outside of a few more socially aware outlets. Game reviewers don't care or aren't even equipped to comment on such matters.

Pretty much. It gets swept under the rug in most game reviews.

I recall Detroit Become Human basically go by without much issue in reviews.

Does Kojima have a wife/girlfriend btw?

Really? With the way Otacon has mostly been treated in the series, it's always reaked of toxic masculinity.

Well now I know what the prevailing counter argument is gonna be.

"Both genders are sexualized in DS."

Is anyone else exhausted of this attitude of "(insert creator) is a brilliant, GENIUS auter of their medium" while simultaneously ignoring the rampant misogyny in the creator's works, which prevails not just with Hideo Kojima, but with so many male content creators across most art forms? It gets so tiring seeing the sexism not only ignored, but the person behind the sexism being treated as a genius as well.

Oh it’s so annoying. Sexism is seen as some niggly little thing that’s kinda an issue but you can mostly ignore but pretty much any other issue in Gaming is blown out of proportion and treated like a life and death thing. It happens again and again. It’s so frustrating.

It's definitely annoying. Especially when MGS3, the one with a great woman character (The Boss), was going to be way waaaaaay worse if it wasn't for editors reeling him in. And even that game has Eva's unnecessary open jacket to show off her bra. People tend to put directors on pedestals who can do know wrong. It's exhausting to deal with such fans.

Right? The video game community will have a collective fit over the smallest things, yet literal sexism and violence towards women is often just treated as a quirky minor thing and not a legitimate major issue with the creator's work and viewpoints. The complete lack of criticism or even acknowledgement toward that is so unfortunate.

For sure. It's not like people can't still enjoy something even if the creator has a few problematic viewpoints that are translated into their work; I'm not here to be the fun police, after all. I just wish people could acknowledge those problematic elements instead of simply praising the creator as some sort of God-like mastermind auteur who could do no wrong. It's ridiculous and way too common.

actually, forget this Kojima shit, we have PLATY happening:

Ring Fit enemy Dragaux is now the lowest bar for male character objectification

Not enough people upset about this tbh

[ZombieSupaStar]

What video are you talking about?

They've said recently they are looking to support mods.  I imagine that would be more "Fallout 4 mods on Xbox/Playstation" than "run exe's in the background that modify game behavior" mods but they really can't realistically offer anything else.

The one in this thread that was posted:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/stadia-good-for-game-preservation-segment-from-tested-interview.150624

Yeah I expect Bethesda curated type stuff, or maybe steamworkshop support AT best from a 1 click streaming ecosystem. Now something like shadow seems to offer basically a win10 desktop and install what you want*, (aside from obvious viruses/botnets/things to break out of the sandbox). I’m guessing on shadow you could run something like Dwarf Fortress, or gzdoom with brutal doom and your “purchased license” to use the doom.wad file.

[Boredfrom]

That 6.8 from IGN is the death dagger.

 

[Nuitangg]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/death-stranding-review-thread-see-staff-post-for-discussion-guidelines.150539/post-26018089
 

[Vertigo]

Word of the day on Reeeee

Divisive

[nachobro]

portnoy stays winning

[clothedmacuser]

If we’re condemning the other side for their lack of morals, you think the answer is for us to be less moral?

The moral condemnation is not on the basis of not following decorum.

The moral condemnation is on the fact that the GOP is trying to subjugate minorities while enriching themselves through warped domestic tax policies and direct foreign collusion. If they were doing this by following the rules and customs of American governance, they would still be evil.

Subsequently, if Democrats have to break the rules to start ensuring that minorities stand a chance at a better quality of life, they are still more moral than the GOP. The fact that we continue to put our stock in good decorum and not good ideas is literally killing folks, and it's maddening.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: if it came down to a clear-cut choice for Democrats where they had to proverbially kick the GOP in the teeth to achieve police reform, or be guaranteed to fail with a "proper vote," they would screw over black and brown folks. Guarantee it.

LOL, why is Nepenthe a mod?

[james]

https://twitter.com/Deadspin/status/1190243682429153282

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[tiesto]

"I've said it before and I'll say it again" is my personal trigger phrase.

"I've said it before and I'll say it again,
daaaaance, while the record spins!"

[Momo]

anything good happen while i was gone?

[Rufus]

Death Stranding is almost out and it blows.

[FStop7]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/death-stranding-review-thread-see-staff-post-for-discussion-guidelines.150539/page-120#post-26018273

Did you not have to read The Diary of Anne Frank in school? Not exactly an enjoyable book but it is worth reading. So it is possible for someone to want to consume content that is not enjoyable to widen their world view. I’m not saying that this is worth it because I haven’t played it but it’s within the realm of possibility for video games to get there

 

[EightBitNate]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/death-stranding-review-thread-see-staff-post-for-discussion-guidelines.150539/page-120#post-26018273

Did you not have to read The Diary of Anne Frank in school? Not exactly an enjoyable book but it is worth reading. So it is possible for someone to want to consume content that is not enjoyable to widen their world view. I’m not saying that this is worth it because I haven’t played it but it’s within the realm of possibility for video games to get there

 

Holy shit

[Cauliflower Of Love]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/death-stranding-review-thread-see-staff-post-for-discussion-guidelines.150539/page-120#post-26018273

Did you not have to read The Diary of Anne Frank in school? Not exactly an enjoyable book but it is worth reading. So it is possible for someone to want to consume content that is not enjoyable to widen their world view. I’m not saying that this is worth it because I haven’t played it but it’s within the realm of possibility for video games to get there

 

Does this make kojima the schindler of 2019?

[Momo]

Why is kojima boigaloo supposedly bad? If people are complaining about the story I'm going to laugh at them. Story in a kojima game not even once

[Rufus]

Why is kojima boigaloo supposedly bad? If people are complaining about the story I'm going to laugh at them. Story in a kojima game not even once

Oh, it's tedious/boring to play, too.

[Momo]

Well, time for some salt mining then

[nachobro]

all those deadspin writers really making the kotaku cucks looks like a bunch of pussies

[marrec]

I love how Blizzard apologizes for the Diablo 3 color pallet and then shows Diablo 4 looking like muted gray piss as if that's somehow what everyone wants and for some reason THAT IS WHAT EVERYONE WANTS lord save me from gamers pls

[headwalk]

it's what i want you massive flannel. can't stand the diabetic palette that blizzard kicked off with WoW and which has since conquered the earth in a reign of infantile bulbous cartoony hideousness.

diablo 2 still looks metal as fuck.

[marrec]

 

booooo

[Nintex]

More metal, less baby 

[nachobro]

imagine being mad at colors

[headwalk]

booooo

i'm sure you can find something more to your aesthetic tastes by downloading basically anything from the app store.

[marrec]

booooo

i'm sure you can find something more to your aesthetic tastes by downloading basically anything from the app store.

My aesthetic tastes being "anything that has more than one color"

[EightBitNate]

I love how Blizzard apologizes for the Diablo 3 color pallet and then shows Diablo 4 looking like muted gray piss as if that's somehow what everyone wants and for some reason THAT IS WHAT EVERYONE WANTS lord save me from gamers pls

I think it looks nice

Reminds me of pre-rendered graphics from the 90s

[paprikastaude]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/diablo-iv-announced.150657/page-5#post-26023264

Worthless, free Hong Kong.

I can wait for garbage. Free Hong Kong.

It doesnt even matter, its garbage by association. Free Hong Kong.

resetti has made me become an activist and I didn't even have to leave my basement

[Nintex]

Obama: "That's not activism"

[Cauliflower Of Love]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/diablo-iv-announced.150657/page-5#post-26023264

Worthless, free Hong Kong.

I can wait for garbage. Free Hong Kong.

It doesnt even matter, its garbage by association. Free Hong Kong.

resetti has made me become an activist and I didn't even have to leave my basement

User Banned (2 Days): Trolling, series of low-effort posts.

Obama: "That's not activism"

Obama a new mod on era.

[Joe Molotov]

User Banned (2 Days): Trolling, series of low-effort posts.

Free Hong Kong.

[paprikastaude]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/diablo-iv-announced.150657/page-5#post-26023264

Worthless, free Hong Kong.

I can wait for garbage. Free Hong Kong.

It doesnt even matter, its garbage by association. Free Hong Kong.

resetti has made me become an activist and I didn't even have to leave my basement

User Banned (2 Days): Trolling, series of low-effort posts.

Obama: "That's not activism"

Obama a new mod on era.

I bet the guy now really feels like he's fighting the power 

[marrec]

User Banned (2 Days): Trolling, series of low-effort posts.

Liberate Quacktion, the struggle of our lifetime.