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Slanderer posted:reviewers actually liked it because it defied the expectation of being spooky, when the only spooky elements in the game were a quiet and empty house, and whatever else you imagined was going to happen in it. it doesn't have that impact unless you were knowledgeable about the lead up and previews of the game (w/o and of the spoilers), which reviewers were the problem is that people generally buy a game because they hope it will meet their expectations rather than defy them, which isn't the case with reviewers. i bought the dark descent because i wanted to be frightened in a game - i wasn't hoping to discover the final gender at the bottom of the castle.
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horriblePencilist posted:If I took the story of a good book and put it in a twinge game with little interactivity is it a good game because the game is defined by the story? The story has got to involve you and make it you feel like you are in control of it. It's like movies that are all special effects and no story. You can get away with it, but the visuals have to be extremely engaging.
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Adventure Pigeon posted:the problem is that people generally buy a game because they hope it will meet their expectations rather than defy them, which isn't the case with reviewers. i bought the dark descent because i wanted to be frightened in a game - i wasn't hoping to discover the final gender at the bottom of the castle. lol the creators never claimed it was about ghosts or poo poo, people just assumed all that. they were just like "it's a game where you get home from college and no one is home" and people jumped to WOAH THIS IS A GAME ABOUT GHOSTS!!! but no it was actually a game about finding out who u really are and also about kissing ladies
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horriblePencilist posted:If I took the story of a good book and put it in a twinge game with little interactivity is it a good game because the game is defined by the story? i'm going to get thousands of patreon dollars with my short story ripoff games a The Lottery game where you throw rocks at the winner lady a Bullet in the Brain game where you make fun of a bank robber until he shoots you an Everything That Rises Must Converge game where you scowl at your mother until she has a stroke
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honestly there should probably be 1000 games about kissing ladies. not anime games tho, since that would be illegal.
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E1M1 posted:i'm going to get thousands of patreon dollars with my short story ripoff games Atlas Shrugged, which starts off as a train simulator and then ends with a lovely 4 hour cutscene
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Aug 27, 2014 18:20
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Slanderer posted:honestly there should probably be 1000 games about kissing ladies. not anime games tho, since that would be illegal. Such games would reinforce the idea that men can kiss women in any setting. The only legal moment for men to kiss women is after they have a signed and notarized document of expressed consent for said action from the woman.
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Slanderer posted:lol the creators never claimed it was about ghosts or poo poo, people just assumed all that. they were just like "it's a game where you get home from college and no one is home" and people jumped to WOAH THIS IS A GAME ABOUT GHOSTS!!! but no it was actually a game about finding out who u really are and also about kissing ladies i thought some reviewers were doing that? either way i didn't pay much attention to it..
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Aug 27, 2014 18:24
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Lobster Harmonica posted:I was gonna say I'd love an online experience where I hunt a whale with a bunch of nerds but then I realized where I am 
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Aug 27, 2014 18:25
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Slanderer posted:Atlas Shrugged, which starts off as a train simulator and then ends with a lovely 4 hour cutscene Atlas Shrugged Mod for Train Simulator 2014 where you drive around a train that gradually breaks down while various Ayn Rand speeches are shrieked at you. it will be an excellent addition to the other half billion train sim mods already on steam
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FrostedButts posted:Such games would reinforce the idea that men can kiss women in any setting. Or if you complete their personal quest
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ehhhh: http://kotaku.com/the-problem-with-the-casual-cruelty-against-women-in-vi-1626659439 She's not entirely wrong, just mostly.
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Tim Shafer is the guy that made Brutal Legend. Which is the game that made me realize I should never buy a game based on how good the demo was. It wasn't a bad game but that demo was really misleading. edit: dMastri posted:ehhhh: http://kotaku.com/the-problem-with-the-casual-cruelty-against-women-in-vi-1626659439 I can't access Kotaku. Could I get a quote or tldr?
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FrostedButts posted:Such games would reinforce the idea that men can kiss women in any setting. Jane: Oh John you are the most amazing person I've ever met in my life. John: And you Jane, are just so drat hot! Jane: But before we kiss, let's get the bar's lawyers to negotiate our night together [The year is 2030, all relationships begin with a contract negotiated by lawyers. Now bars provide lawyers on site for on the spot negotiations] Lawyer Bob: My client here is fully prepared to engage in this relationship. Lawyer Sally: My client however wants to make this clear that it's a one night deal currently, she only wants the option to extend it if she so chooses. Lawyer Bob: My client is ok with this provided he's extended the same privilege, however we would like to inform you at this point that my client is Jewish and we understand that you are Christian and different religions is listed as one of your deal breakers. What we are willing to offer is if you do decide to continue this relationship, my client is prepared to attend church with you at least twice and your client attends the Synagogue at least twice. If one of you have a religious epiphany in that time, so be it. Lawyer Sally: That is acceptable to my client. Lawyer Bob: Alright then let us sign these papers and witness them... now you kids may kids and begin your relationship, which expires in 48 hours unless it's renewed starting now.
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Slanderer posted:lol the creators never claimed it was about ghosts or poo poo, people just assumed all that. they were just like "it's a game where you get home from college and no one is home" and people jumped to WOAH THIS IS A GAME ABOUT GHOSTS!!! but no it was actually a game about finding out who u really are and also about kissing ladies Let's take away the creepy and unsettling atmosphere, coming home to your empty childhood home after being away for months, the dark and stormy night with lightning flashes illuminating a blacked out house, and the implication that family was expected to be at home but "where are they?". You get a bright sunny day, birds chirping, you know your parents are at work, you dig around in a few drawers, you find a mixtape of 90's music, your sister ran off with her lesbian lover.
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FrostedButts posted:Such games would reinforce the idea that men can kiss women in any setting. incorrect, because you see due to the toxic misogynist rape culture environment that women are raised in, it is literally impossible for any woman to give meaningful consent, furthermore
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Fatkraken posted:If you want to pretend you're doing real grown up criticism, do away with numerical scores entirely. Just like RPS, truly the last bastion of critical writing about games. lovely articles are lovely whether they have a score attached to them or not.
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Remember when Princess Peach made a cake for Mario What an ableist piece of poo poo
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Sephiroth_IRA posted:I can't access Kotaku. Could I get a quote or tldr? It's just a promo for the sarkesian video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i_RPr9DwMA&t=279s Like more of her stuff the premise holds water but she completely fucks it with terrible examples. Almost as if she doesn't play the games but just combs through footage to try to support her opinions
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Sephiroth_IRA posted:I can't access Kotaku. Could I get a quote or tldr? putting women in vidya games jsut to be murder as an indication that a character is bad is lazy and cliche, also bad because it's a real thing that happens.
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Shadoer posted:Jane: Oh John you are the most amazing person I've ever met in my life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNds34UmU0Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo4568PIRnk
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dMastri posted:ehhhh: http://kotaku.com/the-problem-with-the-casual-cruelty-against-women-in-vi-1626659439 Remember than Sarkeesian is financially invested in keeping sexism in media
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SaltLick posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNds34UmU0Q I am both amused by these videos and slightly disturbed that the idea is already floating in the world of public discourse.
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Minorkos posted:Cucked Home A man returns to his home only to find out his sister ran away with 5 game journalists.
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I have a hard time disliking moviebob. He's like a big lonely reclusive nerdy kid living out his ultimate fantasy. Which is talking about video games with himself and having dbz fights with himself. Although it's probably because I avoid his twitter feed.
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E1M1 posted:my posting follows the same arc as gone home, it's very boring and then you realize i'm gay, please steam greenlight me
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Shadoer posted:I am both amused by these videos and slightly disturbed that the idea is already floating in the world of public discourse. theyre old too
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Maybe instead of countless debate via YouTube and Twitter with two factions spitting dumb words nonstop , women should make fun/good games starring strong heroines if they don't exist. Or make depression quest. Either or.
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dMastri posted:It's just a promo for the sarkesian video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i_RPr9DwMA&t=279s The only good example was God of War 2. Because what the gently caress was that poo poo? Is there some context to it, or is it just to show that Kratos is a brooding madman?
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XK posted:Let's take away the creepy and unsettling atmosphere, coming home to your empty childhood home after being away for months, the dark and stormy night with lightning flashes illuminating a blacked out house, and the implication that family was expected to be at home but "where are they?". You get a bright sunny day, birds chirping, you know your parents are at work, you dig around in a few drawers, you find a mixtape of 90's music, your sister ran off with her lesbian lover. yeah if you change all of the details about something it becomes a different thing. weird, huh?
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Pretty soon everyone is going to be so terrified to offend, that all characters in games will be portrayed by shapeless gray blobs. Of course then people will ask "why not colored blobs hmmmmm???"macnbc posted:I think I might be the only non-blogger who thinks Kotaku's decision on Patreon is total bullshit. Lightanchor posted:
I don't think you two understand what a conflict of interest means. This isn't somehow limited to gaming "journalism". There are disallowed actions/investments/etc due to conflict of interest in pretty much every industry and at most companies as well.
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People were talking about the cards against humanity dude earlier and there is a new gawker article today. http://valleywag.gawker.com/cards-against-humanitys-accused-rapist-banned-from-tech-1627416634/+laceydonohue i mean, obviously if he raped someone he deserves everything bad that happens to him but his accuser made a blog post and then disappeared forever. he will never be a convicted rapist, he will never be an acquitted rapist. for the rest of his life he will just be the accused rapist. not sure how i feel about gawkers coverage considering kotaku thinks unsubstantiated personal poo poo shouldn't be shared
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Tim Schafer's last game is literally about patriarchy. And it's also good. That's what you get when a man makes a game. Lol.
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Vag Assault Weapon posted:In 9th grade some girl in my school sent me a poo poo load of 'professional' nudes she'd had taken by some guy in his 30's over ICQ out of nowhere, no 'hey here's a bunch of nudes of me' or anything, they were actually kinda gross so I just deleted them and forgot about it until one day after lunch my group of friends are walking out of the cafeteria and we walk past a wall that's just littered with printed out pictures of her nudes taped to the wall, just rows and rows all down the wall. I went back into the school and found her sitting at the table and told her about them and she walked out and saw them and that's when the school cop walked up too and she told him that I loving did it and the only reason I didn't get arrested is because I was with a dozen of my friends who started yelling that I was with them the whole time and we found them together. The school cop? What the gently caress is this? Where are there school cops? Jesus christ it sounds like you went to school in prison land or something.
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They were called "Senior Resource Officers" at my school but really he was just a police officer that worked at and had his own office at the school. They sprung up around the country after Columbine
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