Semjaza
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- Comment on Metaphor: ReFantazio's success is further proof that politics are good in videogames, actually—no matter what reactionaries tell you 1 week ago:
We acknowledge that the game is a work of fiction. Historical fiction, but fiction none-the-less.
If every fifth character is also black, I think there is a point that can be made about verisimilitude and taking liberties; but since we know he really existed and that there has been debate on what he did, having a work of fiction that portrays him as a samurai under Nobunga doesn’t seem unreasonable.
To compare, we know that Leonardo Di Vinci didn’t hand out guns to people or build functional flying machines - but we know he designed all sorts of stuff ahead of its time, so it kinda fits in a fictional story with him in.
But only one of those seems to draw huge amounts of complaints online… And it’s actually the less historically accurate one.
- Comment on Veilguard Isn’t the First Dragon Age Game to Face ‘Woke’ Criticism 1 week ago:
That’s a potentially interesting definition.
Dream Daddy, the daddy dating sim isn’t a woke game in this context because the conceit of it being an LGBT friendly town with a bunch of single gay dads makes it all make sense.
But a game set in 1300s Japan with a lesbian white protagonist would be woke because that seems incongruous?
- Comment on Veilguard Isn’t the First Dragon Age Game to Face ‘Woke’ Criticism 1 week ago:
But Dragon Age was never good, either.
The first one was mediocre at best with some good ideas, and it was all downhill from there.
- Comment on Lifestyles of the Bronze Age Famous 2 weeks ago:
Actually, octopi is the “erroneous” one. Although it is a very common mistake so might make the shift to recognised before too much longer.
Everyone still understands it, so it doesn’t matter.
- Comment on Robert Downey Jr Speaks Out About Elon Musk "Cosplay" Of Tony Stark-The Tech Billionaire 2 weeks ago:
The writer here, rereporting another interview seems fairly Musk tolerant.
RDJ probably is too. But at least he’s calling him on a few things.
- Comment on Penguins 🐧 2 weeks ago:
By most accounts they were large and slow, but also curious me friendly birds that would waddle over to check what sailors were doing.
- Comment on Nostalgia and remake culture 2 weeks ago:
Fair enough.
Be the change you want to see and all that.I personally love the mad spelling, but I can understand that other folks don’t.
- Comment on Nostalgia and remake culture 2 weeks ago:
They’re old English letters used for writing the two different “th” sounds English has, which are fairly rare phonemes.
- Comment on Nostalgia and remake culture 2 weeks ago:
It’s certainly simpler, I’ll give you that.
It takes too much mental energy to read that document.Can I ask why at all?
- Comment on Colours of Blood 2 weeks ago:
Thanks for the callout and link! 🙏🏽
Nature is fascinating.
- Comment on Colours of Blood 2 weeks ago:
Many of the comments being “penis worms!”, but no one is asking about that Red blood is only in the “majority of vertebrates” leaves me wondering which vertebrates have what other colour(s) of blood.
- Comment on Nostalgia and remake culture 2 weeks ago:
There is a baseline of quality that is hard for a plucky individual to match outside of mono-medium media.
While it is possible for good video games to be produced by a single indivudal or very small team, it is a lot of work on their part and hard to do if worried about paying for food, rent, etc.
Filmic media (is there a good noun that joins movies and fiction TV shows as a unified object?), a solid level of difficulty above that.
- Comment on Nostalgia and remake culture 2 weeks ago:
Or maybe in a post-modern world we use (mostly empty) signifiers to give ourselves meaning and show allegiance to a subculture. Its why we pepper our speech with allusions and cultural in-jokes - but where in the past they were tied to more concrete ideology, now they are simply signs that one has consumed the same media as someone. And the existing signifiers have more cultural clout than new ones, except to signify an interest in non-mainstream cultural products. For the self has become simply a vessel for consumption. There is nothing beyond the consumption of product. Especially as public allegiance to a non-neoliberal ideology is seen as uncivil. Unsurprisingly more peaceful Left-wing ideologies less civil and more incorrect that violent far Right ones, because the Left will always be more critical of consumption as the purpose of life.
Despite being wrong, Fukuyama’s inflammatory title has polluted the mind of the Anglophone and European cultural zone.
- Comment on Nostalgia and remake culture 2 weeks ago:
Do you plan to do all digraphs, or just th?
Will you split out the different vowel phonemes to their IPA?
I’m just intrigued by the thought process behind your choice of typed characters.
- Comment on PC Gamer: The top 100 PC games 4 weeks ago:
That’s fair.
I’m a massive nerd for level design, and in my mind massive sprawling (especially proceedurally generated) maps/levels are a scourge on modern gaming.
I don’t think it’s hugely controversial, but I view E1M1 as possibly one of the best levels ever designed. But then again I also view Doom as more like a dungeon crawler RPG that just happens to be first person and real time, so who knows?
I think I also tend to be more into simpler games than ones with too many bolted on systems, which might also be why I tend to favour older ones (or indie ones).
Maybe that’s the point? Newer Doom games aren’t especially top tier FPSs, and you can find better examples of them (Bioshock (not so modern anymore), the alien-dinosaur-robot spaceship thing, and probably others). So they don’t make the list, and then Doom holds the classic place and genre defining status. (Hexen and Strife were never gonna make the list).
I agree that Super Mario Bros could do with a new lick of paint (and think Nintendo has given it more than a few of them) to bring it up to par. Doom, I’m less sure needs updated graphics, but I don’t think it’d hurt if it kept everything else the same.
(Favourite Doom levels are probably E1M8, E2M9, and some D2 and TNT and Plutonia levels I can’t call to mind off the top of my head.)
I’ve come to the conclusion I’m incredibly biased on this matter and also that you’re entitled to your own opinion, and appreciate that you’ve responded kindly and patiently.
- Comment on PC Gamer: The top 100 PC games 4 weeks ago:
You sound unsure.
What are your specific feelings on Knee Deep in the Dead level design? Do you enjoy inventory management?
What’re your views on original Super Mario?
- Comment on PC Gamer: The top 100 PC games 4 weeks ago:
In which aspects?
I think the level design holds up incredibly well, and in fact is an example of what to do. It’s also not overencumbered by modern bloat.
Have you played it?
- Comment on PC Gamer: The top 100 PC games 4 weeks ago:
Quick question: have you played original Doom?
- Comment on Game Freak has been allegedly hacked, with source codes for Pokemon games reportedly leaked 4 weeks ago:
I kinda agree, but B2/W2 was actually peak Pokémon. You should give those games a go, it’s samey but polished to rubbish-bag shiny perfection.
- Comment on Why Google Search is Falling Apart. - YouTube 4 weeks ago:
Mostly agree… Not sure why you think it’s limited to Western countries though unless you’re including India and China as well as Japan as Western.
And since it’s a feature of Capitalism, I don’t imagine the rest of the world is immune to it.
- Comment on my boss: "no you are in stem now" 4 weeks ago:
I think the footnotes enhanced my love of that book.
And I alway think kindly of Pterry’s nested footnotes.
- Comment on my boss: "no you are in stem now" 4 weeks ago:
And still footnotes >>>>>>> […] >>> endnotes.
- Comment on Not an Ant 🐜 5 weeks ago:
Damn, don’t let whoever replied see any of these other ant emojis or their peace of mind will be gone for good.
- Comment on Why No One Will Get Fired Over ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ 5 weeks ago:
Clone High, Buffy, and Mega64’s musical episodes were all great top tier masterclasses.
I’m sure there are more I’m missing.
And Flight of the Conchords is a contender for best TV show of all time, IMHO.
- Comment on Why No One Will Get Fired Over ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ 5 weeks ago:
It’s a conceit of the genre, it gets a pass.
Trying to explain why people are breaking into song doesn’t ground it any more, and trying to make it “realistic” singing such as part of a stage show or rehearsals just weakens the strengths of the genre.
- Comment on yogurt 5 weeks ago:
Thants.
- Comment on Ackchuallly 1 month ago:
In Latin, sure. But the word “datum” isn’t a part of English, so we have instead the uncountable noun “data” which is derived from the Latin.
- Comment on Ackchuallly 1 month ago:
Maybe I’m whooshed, but you understand the concept of uncountable nouns, right?
- Comment on Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Dev Says Big Budget Games Are Failing in Part Because Teams Are Over-Scoping Their Projects 1 month ago:
For me it took away the joy of the puzzles and building on a theme that the older Zeldas did.
I’ve not played TotK so maybe it brings back more of the dungeon feel from the older ones that I enjoyed, but I don’t have huge amounts of time for gaming these days.
- Comment on Day -11 of posting a screenshot from a game I've been playing until I also forget to post screenshots 1 month ago:
The sheer joy of MGS2 the first time. The mix of shock and shlock at Ocelot’s possession by Liquid’s arm. Being totally stumped by “Fission Mailed” the first time it came up. Getting annoyed at the swimming section with Emma.
With MGS3, slowly realising the wide ranging freedom in how one interacted with the game world. Watching my brother get slaughtered by crocodiles. The bizzareness of the pain and his bees.
They’re both well made engrossing games with a serious point but don’t let that get in the way of fun experiences.