Dely Apple posted:

http://tindeck.com/listen/bkyh

lovely Wizard posted:

Bloody Hedgehog posted:

Bloody Hedgehog posted:

All this exposure has given Zoe the power to work on greater projects. Her next game is with a big-time publisher:

lovely Wizard posted:

Dely Apple posted:

http://tindeck.com/listen/bkyh

Bloody Hedgehog posted:

All this exposure has given Zoe the power to work on greater projects. Her next game is with a big-time publisher:

facialimpediment posted:

Speaking of people getting money to do nothing:

http://www.patreon.com/thesarkeesianeffect

$1.1k a month to yell about how Social Justice Warriors are the worst thing ever. But don't worry guys, totally not an MRA thing.

Oh and one of the people is "a self-identified Left Libertarian". So that's fun.

lovely Wizard posted:

Imagine someone in college/high school says they want to make video games, but they don't have any applicable skills towards making said games, like a passion for programming or actual game design outside of "here's my idea for a game its mario but with a twist!!!"

They become games journalists. Then five to ten years later they realize that while actual game makers can say they are software developers or PR or something, they have to say "we report on kids toys". So this goes, until they once again they have a realization - if they push the art school type poo poo like depression quest or gone home, they can have a job worth bragging about. Instead of kids toys, they can say it's a transcendent art form.

Now imagine the longer this goes on, the longer they look like douchebags who were wrong at every point in their lives in making the decision to become games journalists, from skills at their already considered low job to ethical standards of sleeping with game devs while in arguably a position of power. This makes their lives feel like a joke, and its delicious, like a succulent orange.

Dely Apple posted:

http://tindeck.com/listen/bkyh

facialimpediment posted:

Speaking of people getting money to do nothing:

http://www.patreon.com/thesarkeesianeffect

$1.1k a month to yell about how Social Justice Warriors are the worst thing ever. But don't worry guys, totally not an MRA thing.

Oh and one of the people is "a self-identified Left Libertarian". So that's fun.

lovely Wizard posted:

Imagine someone in college/high school says they want to make video games, but they don't have any applicable skills towards making said games, like a passion for programming or actual game design outside of "here's my idea for a game its mario but with a twist!!!"

They become games journalists. Then five to ten years later they realize that while actual game makers can say they are software developers or PR or something, they have to say "we report on kids toys". So this goes, until they once again they have a realization - if they push the art school type poo poo like depression quest or gone home, they can have a job worth bragging about. Instead of kids toys, they can say it's a transcendent art form.

Now imagine the longer this goes on, the longer they look like douchebags who were wrong at every point in their lives in making the decision to become games journalists, from skills at their already considered low job to ethical standards of sleeping with game devs while in arguably a position of power. This makes their lives feel like a joke, and its delicious, like a succulent orange.

The Dennis System posted:

so that they can try to feel like they aren't wasting their lives basically being PR for companies that make shooter.

chaosbreather posted:

holy poo poo two loving people to code a twine game? twine is like, a text file with basically no programming required, as in literally designed for non-programmers. skill-wise its about as complex as posting on a forum.

i can't imagine anyone who claims to be a game designer having so little passion for their work that they could even put the time in to read the five pages requires to learn to use a tool like that

facialimpediment posted:

Speaking of people getting money to do nothing:

http://www.patreon.com/thesarkeesianeffect

$1.1k a month to yell about how Social Justice Warriors are the worst thing ever. But don't worry guys, totally not an MRA thing.

Oh and one of the people is "a self-identified Left Libertarian". So that's fun.

jaegerx posted:

When are the penny arcade guys going to weigh in and really piss off the SJW.

jaegerx posted:

When are the penny arcade guys going to weigh in and really piss off the SJW.

facialimpediment posted:

Speaking of people getting money to do nothing:

http://www.patreon.com/thesarkeesianeffect

$1.1k a month to yell about how Social Justice Warriors are the worst thing ever. But don't worry guys, totally not an MRA thing.

Oh and one of the people is "a self-identified Left Libertarian". So that's fun.

Bloody Hedgehog posted:

Dely Apple posted:

http://tindeck.com/listen/bkyh

Dely Apple posted:

http://tindeck.com/listen/bkyh

Forums Barber posted:

I remember in the Giant Bomb thread, when they ran articles about her putting that stupid RFID chip in her hand, they defended her hardcore, like "body mods are cool" and "she's not crazy, obviously she had someone with experience do this for her."

then she puts up youtube videos and she's just jamming a big-rear end needle in her hand at her computer desk. sure, purple hair, likes jamming stuff in her body (i know, too easy), compulsive liar, married to get citizenship, lets multiple dudes at once think she's monogamous with her, maybe only one or two of these things by themselves don't indicate a horrible person, but she totally fills the bingo card. if she was just some random tumblrite and not "a game developer" the only attention she'd ever get was mockery.

Paladinus posted:

Just went and read a wiki article on Zoe to confirm she never made anything except Depression Quest.

Forums Barber posted:

I remember in the Giant Bomb thread, when they ran articles about her putting that stupid RFID chip in her hand, they defended her hardcore, like "body mods are cool" and "she's not crazy, obviously she had someone with experience do this for her."

then she puts up youtube videos and she's just jamming a big-rear end needle in her hand at her computer desk. sure, purple hair, likes jamming stuff in her body (i know, too easy), compulsive liar, married to get citizenship, lets multiple dudes at once think she's monogamous with them and don't need protection, lying about getting std tests, maybe only one or two of these things by themselves don't indicate a horrible person, but she totally fills the bingo card. if she was just some random tumblrite and not "a game developer" the only attention she'd ever get was mockery.

toggle posted:

why does this piglet have a wiki article?

Jastiger posted:

Not enough new photos of attractive woman_01 Zoe Quinn, unsubscribed from thread.

Also disappointed in no goon Patreaon to get moneys.

WilltheMagicAsian posted:

these forums are just a giant Patreon for Lowtax

quote:

Depression Quest is a 2013 interactive fiction dealing with the subject of depression.[1] It was developed by Zoe Quinn with the Twine engine, and was released on Steam in August 2014.[2][3] The game attempts to bridge the gap in understanding between sufferers and non-sufferers of depression. Non-sufferers are shown the burden of living with the affliction, and sufferers are shown that depression is not something that has to be suffered alone.[4]

The game was released shortly after the death of American actor Robin Williams. Following his suicide, Quinn considered not releasing it, but eventually decided to release it for free.[2] Quinn, however, decided not to promote the game "until a respectful time later".[2]

Gameplay
Depression Quest is an interactive fiction written in the style of a Choose Your Own Adventure book.[5] The story is conveyed primarily through the medium of text, occasionally interspersed with still images,[1] and accompanied by atmospheric music.[6] Players assume the role of a depression sufferer, and the story centers around their daily life, their relationships, their work, and possible treatment options.[1] Players are periodically faced with choices that alter the course of the story. To make a choice, the player must click on the corresponding hyperlink.[5] However, choices are often greyed out and cannot be clicked on, a mechanism that Depression Quest uses to portray the character's mental state and the fact that logical decisions may not be available to them.[6]

Reception
The game received high marks from Giant Bomb and Rock Paper Shotgun, who both praised it for its writing. The latter described it as a "game as communication, comfort and tool of understanding."[7][8] Depression Quest was one of many games IndieCade included at their 2013 festival as part of their "Night Games" selections.[9]

beep by grandpa posted:

I just went to google so loving hard because I wanted this to be true but in my heart I believed it wasn't and lmfaoooo

https://twitter.com/reverendanthony/status/465308791165030402

what a loving loser holy poo poo.

holy poo poo.

jackyl posted:

who is this guy besides a loser?