much of the "this isn't who we are"/"these are just kids in mom's basement" stuff that many game industry folks said in 2014 and 2015 always rang hollow to me. once it became clear that management could wield angry right wing gamers to discipline against unruly workers, they were never gonna go away

Episode 5, Floor 2 (designed by John Romero) has a similar "trap" at the beginning that's even more dramatic/difficult but it does give you bonus items if you pass through. but there's no real reason to do it unless you're going for 100%

i think the key is an intentional misdirect because of the general design of the level and there are a lot of other weird things like that in other levels. i think it's meant as a trap that they (well, Tom Hall specifically) give the option to not have to go through to beat the level.

i have absolutely zero doubt in my mind that Kamala would be throwing the trans population under the bus, in continuation of and in probable escalation from Biden if she were elected. absolutely no doubt.

nothing made me feel more depressed about her as an candidate than her speech where she said that. well, that and her also saying "nothing will fundamentally change". but no, those aren't at fault. it's her half-assedly promising to allow trans prisoners to get healthcare in 2019 that's at fault.

i have to be honest though that i have not followed wolf3d mods for a long time so i don't really know what the ones people like or i'd like that aren't 20+ years old lol

you can play my old one if you want lol wl6.fandom.com/wiki/Chemica...

i remember liking Conflict in the Fatherland and Schabbs 2000 back in the day. Spear Resurrection and End of Destiny are two popular ones. Chokage is a class old one if you like wackiness

i find Wolfenstein 3D fascinating for many reasons, but one of the big ones is there are so many one-off ideas for levels that don't really repeat and you have no real reason to expect they're coming. the level where 95% of it is hidden behind an optional secret (E2M7) is another big one

the famous "fake" key is heavily guarded and prominently placed close to a locked door, but the "real" key is hidden off to the side. the level also has a really massive battle that contains no keys, and a secret exit in an optional area at the end that requires no extra keys to access.

everyone else said this i'm sure but the answer is no, we didn't. lol.

something you think is going to be a genuine moment of alienation and might lead to the seeds of whatever is next on the far right and a lot of these people are just so bought in that they refuse to be alienated. they're forced to go along on whatever weird ride this is taking them on

it's one thing to be a big politician, it's another to have people project into your every action confidently like they know you personally. it's not even really about politics at that point. that's Kurt Cobain (or dare I say Trump) levels

i wouldn't want to wake up where you are right now

stick around and you can experience more pure unrefined liz ryerson takes for the true liz heads like this one

i know ryan grim does some useful reporting i guess but like some people are just clearly not cut out for having opinions about politics. the 2010's online left hasn't exactly had the best track record in terms of some of the characters it's elevated either lmao