539hz
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listening to a guy advocate against books, games, etc. trapping us in completionist purgatory but he goes too hard and lands on "never challenge your tastes, drop everything that isn't immediate gratification"
December 1, 2025 at 12:32 AM
listening to a guy advocate against books, games, etc. trapping us in completionist purgatory but he goes too hard and lands on "never challenge your tastes, drop everything that isn't immediate gratification"
I have been listening to gobs of videos titled "Tears of the Kingdom Destroyed Open World Games" and without fail the central thesis is "i just really liked breath of the wild's story, man"
November 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I have been listening to gobs of videos titled "Tears of the Kingdom Destroyed Open World Games" and without fail the central thesis is "i just really liked breath of the wild's story, man"
the smiling friends anime convention slob conversation is framed as "it's transphobic" vs "umakshuly weebs are gross" but no one on the show fucks with weeb stuff so it's lame either way
November 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
the smiling friends anime convention slob conversation is framed as "it's transphobic" vs "umakshuly weebs are gross" but no one on the show fucks with weeb stuff so it's lame either way
japanese games will pull ideas from dragon quest because dq is the air we breathe, and nintendo americans will claim games are pulling ideas from zelda that were decade-old ideas from dragon quest (or earlier rpgs!)
November 22, 2025 at 5:46 AM
japanese games will pull ideas from dragon quest because dq is the air we breathe, and nintendo americans will claim games are pulling ideas from zelda that were decade-old ideas from dragon quest (or earlier rpgs!)
i want to make a website but i will feel bad about devoting time to it.
November 22, 2025 at 5:40 AM
i want to make a website but i will feel bad about devoting time to it.
I hope Stranger Than Heaven takes off for RGG.
November 20, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I hope Stranger Than Heaven takes off for RGG.
I see the new Zelda movie pictures and feel nothing. No hate. No despair. No joy. No need to think about it. Zelda used to be a big part of my life.
November 18, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I see the new Zelda movie pictures and feel nothing. No hate. No despair. No joy. No need to think about it. Zelda used to be a big part of my life.
unlike all of the other people complaining on the Internet, my complaining is pure-hearted. the other complainers are system-gaming frauds. they aren't operating on my level. their complaints are not noble like mine.
November 18, 2025 at 6:47 AM
unlike all of the other people complaining on the Internet, my complaining is pure-hearted. the other complainers are system-gaming frauds. they aren't operating on my level. their complaints are not noble like mine.
we simply have to acknowledge that dark souls is not a soulslike but simply the world's first jrpg2
jrpg isn't a real genre. its a useful shorthand and comparative term (i.e. if you like tales games you'll probably like falcom games) but when more academically discussing things like whether the genre has "evolved" enough or not it becomes tautologically useless
November 18, 2025 at 6:14 AM
we simply have to acknowledge that dark souls is not a soulslike but simply the world's first jrpg2
my personal take on Higurashi is that every chapter is actually true (everyone was out to get keiichi, the sonozaki's are bastards, etc.) with the one caveat that Oiishi is always right in every world but the narrator doesn't realize it.
HIGURASHI 8: MATSURIBAYASHI (2006)
flawed but R07's plot weaving is superhuman. his critique on christianity, that god would even have to sacrifice his son, is my realization of his theme of allowing outsider views to challenge our stuck cultures. takano's backstory stinks. au au au. oiishi=👑
7/10
flawed but R07's plot weaving is superhuman. his critique on christianity, that god would even have to sacrifice his son, is my realization of his theme of allowing outsider views to challenge our stuck cultures. takano's backstory stinks. au au au. oiishi=👑
7/10
November 18, 2025 at 6:03 AM
my personal take on Higurashi is that every chapter is actually true (everyone was out to get keiichi, the sonozaki's are bastards, etc.) with the one caveat that Oiishi is always right in every world but the narrator doesn't realize it.
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After War Gundam X (1996)
Episode 21 - It's Something My Late Wife Used To Say
17:38.250
Episode 21 - It's Something My Late Wife Used To Say
17:38.250
November 18, 2025 at 5:30 AM
After War Gundam X (1996)
Episode 21 - It's Something My Late Wife Used To Say
17:38.250
Episode 21 - It's Something My Late Wife Used To Say
17:38.250
Gotta hand it to Ryukishi07 with Ciconia. It feels like he grappled with comments that his themes were too idealistic, thought hard about the necessity of military powers for maintaining peace, then became so disgusted with the state of the world that he couldn't bear to think about it anymore.
November 18, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Gotta hand it to Ryukishi07 with Ciconia. It feels like he grappled with comments that his themes were too idealistic, thought hard about the necessity of military powers for maintaining peace, then became so disgusted with the state of the world that he couldn't bear to think about it anymore.
my friends and family will like me again if I can finish this VN but it never ends
November 14, 2025 at 4:38 AM
my friends and family will like me again if I can finish this VN but it never ends
Chapter 5 of Higurashi Eight returns to R07's strengths before getting intermissions of "sympathy for th bioweapon."
November 13, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Chapter 5 of Higurashi Eight returns to R07's strengths before getting intermissions of "sympathy for th bioweapon."
yeast of theseus
discovered today that the main mother yeast my mum uses for her breads is older than i am, which is stunning to think about. i have eaten older entities than myself. disconcerting way to start the day
November 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
yeast of theseus
I think Higurashi 8 (2006) is wanting me to empathize with a eugenics supporter which could make Higurashi a spiritual sequel to Gundam SEED (2002).
November 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I think Higurashi 8 (2006) is wanting me to empathize with a eugenics supporter which could make Higurashi a spiritual sequel to Gundam SEED (2002).
I've seen a lot of people claim Higurashi is a Christian text, but the theme of Higurashi is that good people can be corrupted. Christianity's bedrock is the concept of original sin, so the two don't mix.
November 8, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I've seen a lot of people claim Higurashi is a Christian text, but the theme of Higurashi is that good people can be corrupted. Christianity's bedrock is the concept of original sin, so the two don't mix.
the trick is to have cool boxart and promotional images of a guy on a motorcycle as the zeitgeist image
“0% woke shit”
a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time
a black man with a physical disability leads an environmental terrorist cell trying to save the planet from mega-billionaires and you play as a cross dressing twink femdomed by two different women ending and the final boss against the gayest angel of all time
November 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
the trick is to have cool boxart and promotional images of a guy on a motorcycle as the zeitgeist image
My thoughts 2/3 through were:
The central conflict being "all the bad guys are best friends who have no disagreements but don't want to upset each other" may sound boring, but that's only because it is. A corny screed about peaceful protests that rings flat in 2025. Au au au.
The central conflict being "all the bad guys are best friends who have no disagreements but don't want to upset each other" may sound boring, but that's only because it is. A corny screed about peaceful protests that rings flat in 2025. Au au au.
HIGURASHI 7: MINAGOROSHI (2005)
I'm all for stories of hope, and I'm really proud that Ryukishi turned these ideas into something bold with Umineko, but this a taxing read that is bloated by the author's fear of a single detail not being understood to a shimmer.
3/10
I'm all for stories of hope, and I'm really proud that Ryukishi turned these ideas into something bold with Umineko, but this a taxing read that is bloated by the author's fear of a single detail not being understood to a shimmer.
3/10
November 6, 2025 at 6:11 AM
My thoughts 2/3 through were:
The central conflict being "all the bad guys are best friends who have no disagreements but don't want to upset each other" may sound boring, but that's only because it is. A corny screed about peaceful protests that rings flat in 2025. Au au au.
The central conflict being "all the bad guys are best friends who have no disagreements but don't want to upset each other" may sound boring, but that's only because it is. A corny screed about peaceful protests that rings flat in 2025. Au au au.
There's a video making the rounds called "Wikipedia is awful for learning math" where the guy smugly misreads the first sentence of an article 10 seconds in
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
There's a video making the rounds called "Wikipedia is awful for learning math" where the guy smugly misreads the first sentence of an article 10 seconds in
I cannot overstate how much I hate the change from arc 3's theme of "sometimes the system is set against you, neither the police nor gang violence nor vigilantes can stop this abuse" to "both the police and organized crime rings will divert gobs of money and resources to a little girl for no gain"
HIGURASHI 6: TSUMIHOROBOSHI
Setting aside "the Yakuza Who Don't Do Anything are cool and good" bit, the theme of carrying burdens and sins and the purpose of confession, forgiveness, and love is great. Incredible highs, but at this point I've lost interest in the broader story.
6/10
Setting aside "the Yakuza Who Don't Do Anything are cool and good" bit, the theme of carrying burdens and sins and the purpose of confession, forgiveness, and love is great. Incredible highs, but at this point I've lost interest in the broader story.
6/10
November 2, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I cannot overstate how much I hate the change from arc 3's theme of "sometimes the system is set against you, neither the police nor gang violence nor vigilantes can stop this abuse" to "both the police and organized crime rings will divert gobs of money and resources to a little girl for no gain"
Higurashi commits what is known in my heart as the Forbidden Kingdom Heartsaroo: the act of making a huge deal out of something that turns out to be a lie or irrelevant at the nearest convenience.
October 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Higurashi commits what is known in my heart as the Forbidden Kingdom Heartsaroo: the act of making a huge deal out of something that turns out to be a lie or irrelevant at the nearest convenience.
I've been bummed out by the switch struggling to keep a steady 25 fps since 2018, so it's a little annoying to see Nintendo Fan channels talk about "games actually run ok now" is the secret selling point of the switch.
October 28, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I've been bummed out by the switch struggling to keep a steady 25 fps since 2018, so it's a little annoying to see Nintendo Fan channels talk about "games actually run ok now" is the secret selling point of the switch.