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[TheMightyP]

Honestly this ** is probably the worst thing to happen to gaming as a subculture. I was curious about Stellar Blade ever back when they showed off Project Eve in a State of Play and it took over half a year to learn what the game is actually like on youtube instead of dumb "This is gonna end woke video games" nonsense, you legit cannot try and get some impressions and thoughts on video games these days without having to scroll past dozens of grifter bull** which all say the same thing and plagiarize each other

Nerd Culture as a whole has been cooked since Gamergate.

I don't feel like diving into that but since then it feels like there's been a huge shift in terms of the culture regardless of where you align politcally/ideologically.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Nerd Culture as a whole has been cooked since Gamergate.

I don't feel like diving into that but since then it feels like there's been a huge shift in terms of the culture regardless of where you align politcally/ideologically.

A friend of mine loves western RPGs and was absolutely frothing at the mouth when on the phone a few months back because he was so mad people were calling the new Dragon Age bad for absolutely meaningless **** when in his eyes, there's actual problems with the game and a reviewer he likes went "Actually, the game is great because it made chuds mad". Dude was begging for nuanced opinions and only found that from I wanna say Skill Up or something? Idk, it's a mess

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

You dont wanna start hating everything tho because you just become a ****ing hater and no one likes haters that hate just to hate. ie: Resetera

 

[Noipoi]

Nerd Culture as a whole has been cooked since Gamergate.

I don't feel like diving into that but since then it feels like there's been a huge shift in terms of the culture regardless of where you align politcally/ideologically.

I miss when the peak of online gamer culture was NES nostalgia, AVGN, and The Cake is a Lie.

No culture wars. Simpler times.

 

[Pink Yoshi]

You Pokemon fans remember this guy?

I remember...I remember far too well.

 

[TheMightyP]

A friend of mine loves western RPGs and was absolutely frothing at the mouth when on the phone a few months back because he was so mad people were calling the new Dragon Age bad for absolutely meaningless **** when in his eyes, there's actual problems with the game and a reviewer he likes went "Actually, the game is great because it made chuds mad". Dude was begging for nuanced opinions and only found that from I wanna say Skill Up or something? Idk, it's a mess

Why review objectively when buzzwords gets the clicks?

 

[Z25]

The game is shutting down and only now they decided to fix Morty’s terrible moveset?

Notice anything different about Morty's attacks?
I did too 😉

Lowered hitpause, quicker combo branches, aerial movement improvements, new combo starters, on cooldown attacks, wavelands active on frame 3 instead of 7, new camera improvements.

Oh and its not just for Morty
Be… https://t.co/IAR120KbYA

— AJAX (@AJAX_HQ) February 3, 2025

 

[Wademan94]

Welp, now that MvS has ditched the Wicked Witch, guess I’m gonna have to put Elphaba somewhere in my Universus roster, though I’m not sure who to have her replace yet

1. B.A. Baracus (The A-Team)
2. Rocky and Bullwinkle
3. Doc Brown (Back to the Future)
4. Marty McFly (Back to the Future)
5. Wolf (The Bad Guys)
6. Starbuck (Battlestar Galactica (2004))
7. Jason Bourne
8. Rosa Diaz (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
9. Bruce Nolan (Bruce Almighty)
10. Captain Underpants
11. Chucky (Child's Play)
12. Columbo
13. Conan (Conan the Barbarian)
14. Riddick (The Chronicles of Riddick)
15. Gru (Despicable Me)
16. The Grinch (Dr. Seuss)
17. E.T. (E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial)
18. Dom Toretto (Fast & Furious)
19. Deckard Shaw (Fast & Furious)
20. Felix the Cat
21. Michael Myers (Halloween)
22. Happy Gilmore
23. Hiccup & Toothless (How to Train Your Dragon)
24. Rexy (Jurassic Park)
25. Michael Knight (Knight Rider)
26. Po (Kung Fu Panda)
27. Tigress (Kung Fu Panda)
28. Lord Shen (Kung Fu Panda)
29. Rico (Madagascar)
30. He-Man (Masters of the Universe)
31. Skeletor (Masters of the Universe)
32. M3GAN
33. Megamind
34. Dwight Schrute (The Office)
35. Ron Swanson (Parks and Recreation)
36. Richie Rich
37. Scott Pilgrim
38. She-Ra (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)
39. Shrek
40. **** in Boots (Shrek)
41. Fairy Godmother (Shrek)
42. Johnny (Sing)
43. Simon Pegg (stance as Shaun Riley/Nicholas Angel/Gary King) (Three Flavors Cornetto Trilogy)
44. Nick Frost (stance as Ed, Danny Butterman/Andy Knightly) (Three Flavors Cornetto Trilogy)
45. Dracula (Universal Monsters)
46. The Wolfman (Universal Monsters)
47. Mummy (Universal Monsters)
48. Roz (The Wild Robot)
49. Woody (Woody Woodpecker)
50. Xena (Xena: Warrior Princess)

 

[Z25]

Welp, now that MvS has ditched the Wicked Witch, guess I’m gonna have to put Elphaba somewhere in my Universus roster, though I’m not sure who to have her replace yet

As fun as she is, the fairy godmother could probably be replaced.

 

[Wademan94]

As fun as she is, the fairy godmother could probably be replaced.

I suppose, though I feel like they would have fun rival interactions in a classic/arcade mode