Hi, so I would appreciate it if you went and followed my account over on the other place instead. If you like who I am or what I do, head over.
I’m more active and friendly there anyways haha
Video games are art, and should be judged, critiqued, and understood not as product, not as "content", not for their "gameplay loop" or any other reductive capitalist quality, but as works of art that live and breathe and impart meaning to those of us who engage with it
Vibes are valid in the sense that they are impressions which are legitimate and exist, and discerning where those vibes come from is one of the hardest things about artistic analysis and criticsm
Just a reminder: this “fuck localizers” issue is not a valid or genuine argumentative topic, it’s just conservatives being pissy that games don’t cater to their needs to offend minorities.
See: Kotaro Uchikoshi’s reputation for supporting LGBT folks and how mad people get
Movies are allowed to make you feel discomfort, to feel scared or confused, paintings can have abstract meaning or little meaning at all.
But video games aren't permitted that.
"Gameplay is all that matters" and anything that isn't convenient and easy is "bad design"
we're cancelling each other over Megami Tensei takes today. post your cancellable SMT take.
I'll start.
"The Spinoffs of Megami Tensei, do an overall better job at developing their casts than Mainline, most of the time."
I so badly wish Masamune Shirow had stayed as an artist for Fire Emblem, this artwork is absolutely gorgeous.
I kind of want to know how he would have done as the artist for 3H, his works capture the intended majesty and elegance of nobility stunningly well
“P3 protag cannot acknowledge or initiate a romantic relationship with the one individual that understands what he is and what he is going through” is actually peak writing and if this game had other gay romances it wouldn’t come off as phobic