Azraelle posted:

Please link

lovely Wizard posted:

I thought an organized conspiracy was retarded and that they were just sort of circling the wagons to protect their friends, but then in about a day's worth of time they all write pretty much the same article.

This is sort of weird.

EasternBronze posted:

Holy poo poo I literally got a similar call from a friend of mine like an hour ago.

He has an XBOX and has only ever played the HALO games and KOTOR.

DoctorStrangelove posted:

Either way you look at it it's kinda stupid to be sniper in the loving Hindu Kush and be dressed like that.



Having said that, Metal Gear Solid 2 is the most feminist game ever.

Forums Barber posted:

blown the gently caress out. "Hey, it's dad, sorry my kid flamed you, he's not allowed to use twitter anymore."

QUEEN CAUCUS posted:

ngl, I think Quiet's design looks pretty dumb. A bikini top, holey fishnet stockings and a thong I guess.
Those straps are gonna chaaaaafe.

still don't get how mute characters=raped

Peter Bazooka posted:

Even the guy who runs the escapist is getting sick of his writers bullshit.

Alexzandvar posted:

There could be a million different reasons Quiet is dressed the way she is, It's deeply ironic that Anita assumed it was a sexual thing rather than a practical thing.

EasternBronze posted:

What if she chose to wear that, isn't attacking her for that slut-shaming?

Alexzandvar posted:

There could be a million different reasons Quiet is dressed the way she is, It's deeply ironic that Anita assumed it was a sexual thing rather than a practical thing.

Falsum posted:

Well let's be honest it really does look sexual.

Falsum posted:

Well let's be honest it really does look sexual.

With that said lol at looking for realism in loving Metal Gear Solid

quote:

There's a battle going on. An Internet War. Over the past two weeks it's spilled out all across the web, to the point where it's hard to go online without feeling part of the impact.

On one side of this battle there are The Gamers--a group of self-proclaimed hardcore video game fans who have made a crusade out of defending their hobby.

On the other side there are The Social Justice Warriors--the people who fight for, well, social justice.

The Social Justice Warriors are upset because The Gamers are all fedora-wearing misogynistic manbabies who harass women and send death threats to critics.

The Gamers are upset because The Social Justice Warriors are an oppressively radical group that censors debate and wants to kill video games (or replace them all with Gone Home).

A couple of days ago, the Internet War really escalated. A number of high-profile media sites declared their allegiance; "'Gamers' are over," proclaimed Leigh Alexander at Gamasutra, and some other sites followed.

Now, any rational human being with a sense of empathy and a desire for equality might think, "Well of course we should fight for social justice. Sexism is a serious problem in the video game industry. That needs to change." It's true: anyone who doesn't think video game culture needs to be more inclusive is stuck in a world that will not exist for much longer. Games are getting more diverse, progressive values are growing more popular, and big publishers like Ubisoft will no longer be able to get away with flimsy excuses like "women are too expensive to animate."

But anyone who dismisses the concerns brought up by The Gamers because they are The Gamers--because so many of their points are buried in sloppy, misleading imgur compilations and nasty YouTube videos--is also doing a disservice to video game culture. There are ethical concerns being ignored or dismissed because they are smothered by misogynistic rhetoric. There are some reasonable points among the grime. Some of those points--that games reporters loathe their audience; that games reporters are too close to the people they cover; that games reporters are too unwilling to see multiple angles of an issue--are valid, critical, and worth plenty of scrutiny.

OK, now here's the big secret: the Internet War doesn't actually exist. The Social Justice Warriors, The Gamers... they're all just caricatures. Most of the people who believe in social justice are not frothing radicals, and most of the people who consider themselves "gamers" are just normal people who really like video games. By viewing all this drama as a big two-sided conflict between stereotypes, we're missing out on a major opportunity to improve things. Too many in the press believe in this idea of "us vs. them"--us being "developers and press," them being "gamers"--which is exactly what leads to this idea of Video Game Journalism as one big bubble where the press serve themselves and their buddies instead of normal people who play video games. If we want better journalism in gaming--and who doesn't want better journalism in gaming?--that's gotta change. We need to listen. gently caress the Internet War. Let's all just do our jobs better.

Justin Tyme posted:

everyone is gonna just wear gray jumpsuits with shaved heads or something

rudatron posted:

they still are circling the wagons, but thats the problem

if they'd let zoe out to dry then this wouldn't have happened

burritolingus posted:

poptart_fairy posted:

this girl's eyes follow me around the room

Justin Tyme posted:

lack of clothing is rape because nudity is artificial

Alexzandvar posted:

I to find it shocking some woman enjoy looking attractive. Lightning is a sexist character despite being the most powerful woman ever who killed a god, because she is hot.

poptart_fairy posted:

this girl's eyes follow me around the room

Justin Tyme posted:

what is fark's status?

Alexzandvar posted:

I to find it shocking some woman enjoy looking attractive. Bayonetta is a sexist character despite being the most powerful woman ever who killed a god, because she is hot.

Justin Tyme posted:

did someone say internet war? firing up my ddos scripts now, when are we striking ebaumsworld? what is fark's status?

QUEEN CAUCUS posted:

ngl, I think Quiet's design looks pretty dumb. A bikini top, holey fishnet stockings and a thong I guess.
Those straps are gonna chaaaaafe.

still don't get how mute characters=raped

The Brown Menace posted:

lovely Wizard posted:

I thought an organized conspiracy was retarded and that they were just sort of circling the wagons to protect their friends, but then in about a day's worth of time they all write pretty much the same article.

This is sort of weird.