Your video game hot take(s) thread
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Well ''made in Russia'' isn't exactly a mark of quality.
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Chinese ones kinda hide it also, really its kinda hard to tell outright where a game was made unless its part of some sale with games from a certain region.
I dunno, no way to tell. But if I had to guess: France.
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I didn't like the game much. I am glad there are fans, and the developers gave a nice shout out to Streets of Rage 4 launching back in 2020.
Holy shit, that's funny. LolI didn't like the game much. I am glad there are fans, and the developers gave a nice shout out to Streets of Rage 4 launching back in 2020.
I've always hated the spritework of the Ace Attorney Trilogy pack. They just looked so muddy and unappealing. The excellent spritework in the Investigation showing how much better it could have been just makes me dislike it all the more.
Wonder if Ubisoft stopped Prince of Persia and Splinter Cell games due to background pressure from US government foreign policy whisperers, the former cos Persia is Iran and Iran is and has been their long-term number 1 target for taking over middle-east resource extraction for at least half a century and have been always very sensitive about propaganda, both producing but also stamping out growing positive representation that gets too, well, catches their attention.
Glimpse into Persian historical contributions US systemically ignores
www.worldhistory.org
The latter, while yes part of America's lifelong trusted flufferboy 'Tom Clancy' brand, was still nonetheless a lil too cosy delving into narrative international spy double-backstabbing democracy-destabilising fuckery instead of keeping it close and tight-knit at home murdering public workers, or on made-up islands or countries easier to bully and distance from if they try whinging about it.
The easiest, common sense retort is it's basic profit, they weren't money makers. Would've agreed in the past for sure, yet most Ubi's games of last few years invariably failed on release only pulled back into the fold of success with committed post-launch support. And we see how much money large publishers are still throwing onto the live-service bandwagon bonfire to this day in spite of high-profile failure upon failure upon embarrassment of failures with even foolproof beloved IPs. Money isn't as important as the will and whims of the CEO/Investor class.Who are far too regularly bumping shoulders with politicians and their foreign-policy obsessed courtesans. Merely witness the patriotic majesty of COD: a recruitment pamphlet barely capable of disguising the military's final edit privilege it holds over any media wanting to portray them. Microsoft also shown it's government wank hand by clamping down on Palestinian users of its services whether they're American citizens or not. It's the way of the world.
Glimpse into Persian historical contributions US systemically ignores
Inventions & Innovations of Ancient Persia
Ancient Persian culture contributed many of the aspects of the modern world which people take for granted as having always existed. The designation “Persia” comes from the Greeks – primarily from the...
www.worldhistory.org
The latter, while yes part of America's lifelong trusted flufferboy 'Tom Clancy' brand, was still nonetheless a lil too cosy delving into narrative international spy double-backstabbing democracy-destabilising fuckery instead of keeping it close and tight-knit at home murdering public workers, or on made-up islands or countries easier to bully and distance from if they try whinging about it.
The easiest, common sense retort is it's basic profit, they weren't money makers. Would've agreed in the past for sure, yet most Ubi's games of last few years invariably failed on release only pulled back into the fold of success with committed post-launch support. And we see how much money large publishers are still throwing onto the live-service bandwagon bonfire to this day in spite of high-profile failure upon failure upon embarrassment of failures with even foolproof beloved IPs. Money isn't as important as the will and whims of the CEO/Investor class.Who are far too regularly bumping shoulders with politicians and their foreign-policy obsessed courtesans. Merely witness the patriotic majesty of COD: a recruitment pamphlet barely capable of disguising the military's final edit privilege it holds over any media wanting to portray them. Microsoft also shown it's government wank hand by clamping down on Palestinian users of its services whether they're American citizens or not. It's the way of the world.
It just occurred to me that Naughty Dog's output mirrors perfectly the history of trends re: The Protagonist, at least since the 90s.
1. The Funny/Cute Mascot (Crash Bandicoot)
Collect all the fruit!
2. The Edgy Teen Mascot (Jak and Daxter)
Collect all the fruit (you have a gun)!
3. The White Dude (Uncharted)
Hollywood ca. 2007-2016
4. The Hairy Dad (The Last of Us)
The devs grew up.
5. The Minority (The Last of Us Part II)
The devs grew up (and they're sorry).
1. The Funny/Cute Mascot (Crash Bandicoot)
Collect all the fruit!
2. The Edgy Teen Mascot (Jak and Daxter)
Collect all the fruit (you have a gun)!
3. The White Dude (Uncharted)
Hollywood ca. 2007-2016
4. The Hairy Dad (The Last of Us)
The devs grew up.
5. The Minority (The Last of Us Part II)
The devs grew up (and they're sorry).