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atelier @arainydancer.bsky.social · 14d

I don't know. Maybe it's a little unfair for me to say that about "escapist media" as we call video games now. But that means I hold a whole lot more respect for narrative games that do approach real topics with humanity than caricature.

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atelier @arainydancer.bsky.social · 14d

The real life issues that do get discussed is usually very tame and often distilled into a non-sensical fantastical setting, completely unrecognizable from the message it's trying to tell. Why is alcoholism an issue for mythological gods as if it's set within a modern suburban household?

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atelier @arainydancer.bsky.social · 14d

You get really weird moments where the worst grifter you know would play an RPG and end up saying "yes, racism is bad and we must treat each other equally" ONLY in the context of that game, and a week later he'd talk about how Palestinians are less than human.

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atelier @arainydancer.bsky.social · 14d

I don't think I've ever talked about this specifically but I've got quite the disdain for narrative video games that relies on metaphors and allegories to discuss "real life issues." I don't exactly know why it's only video games that kneecap themselves from telling stories about it specifically.

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atelier @arainydancer.bsky.social · 14d

I had my hands on my head the whole time. It was some of the most insane stuff I have ever seen in any video game... holy fuck

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atelier @arainydancer.bsky.social · 14d

they put something in Silent Hill f that freaks me the fuck out the longer I play it. This is the best horror *anything* I've ever experienced in a very long time. No punches are pulled, no metaphors or allegories. Ryukishi07, I kneel...

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atelier @arainydancer.bsky.social · 14d

#nolove12

In the midst of the 21st century, the world is finally abandoned by their gods, and the old mixes in with the new. The global flow of information stops, and every region now exists within their own firewalls.

The earth tries to wash away what can’t be swept away with typhoons and floods. Cities sink, the ground quakes, and volcanoes erupt. A distant memory of chaos and unrest.

This story is set within Metro Victoria, where the people are now sparse and apathetic, governed by an “invisible authority” that only operates and functions under gratification.

This story is about the people living outside the databases, their identities and records lost to the sea.

This is a story where they have to accept that they have nothing but themselves.

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atelier @arainydancer.bsky.social · 18d

She can do anything

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TabiVT @tabivt.bsky.social · 18d

Pokemon Trainer Atelier wants to battle! #100daychallenge 5/100

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atelier @arainydancer.bsky.social · 19d

"you look like an NPC trainer from a pokemon game"

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atelier @arainydancer.bsky.social · 24d

Having too much fun forming their expressions

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atelier @arainydancer.bsky.social · Sep 7

Made her too tall by accident

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atelier @arainydancer.bsky.social · Sep 5

song: Hooverphonic - Wardrope

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atelier @arainydancer.bsky.social · Sep 5

#nolove12

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atelier @arainydancer.bsky.social · Sep 3

In the story, whenever she is faced with a problem she's always at a disadvantage initially. Then she tries out tactics and methods on the fly to figure out how to get out of the predicament. The two love interests witness this and appropriately falls for her. lol

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atelier @arainydancer.bsky.social · Sep 3

This game does a perfect balance in making her competent and capable but also still vulnerable and down to earth. She's not badass because she's awesome and big, but because she takes risks and is just really good at troubleshooting when it comes down to it.

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atelier @arainydancer.bsky.social · Sep 3

I can't stop thinking about her. She's seriously one of the best VN protagonists I've ever played. She's cool and stoic, but also full of empathy and affectionate to those who need it. She's a problem solver and risk-taker. By the end of the game 2 characters fall for her, it's not hard to think why