insane how youtube gives you options to set your preferred languages, but only in what languages you want to hear. there's no option to just turn off all AI autodubs by default, at least not one i can see.

i'd try to get the attention of someone at Nozomi Entertainment to just turn it off, but apparently Nozomi is owned by Crunchyroll now, and i'm scared that if someone there remembers they own Utena then they'll take the whole thing away

super cool how Crunchyroll is becoming a monopoly btw

hearing the muffled instrumentals into a soulless AI voice reading out a bad translation of the lyrics is one of the worst aesthetic experiences i've ever had

it's so pointless by literally every metric because THE DUB IS AVAILABLE FREE ON YOUTUBE TOO

I love whenever Ross goes on a tangent about how a game's setting would realistically function, because it's never some video essay thesis he starts the game trying to prove, it's just his brain automatically going there and forcing him to talk about it

I don’t think the vast majority of writers see themselves as writing in code, privately trying to convey one idea but doing so through sneaky and underhanded tactics. The readily apparent, surface level impression you get from work is often the most important one

Don't just show up for me — Skye is one of my favorite video essayists, and there'll be lots of interesting guests throughout the stream. And please support Trans Lifeline if you are able. Their cause is more vital than ever right now.

happy birthday, to one who has always inspired me to try new things and learn new skills, instead of sticking to what i'm comfortable with.

This isn't relevant in any way; my brain just did word association with God of War. But this is a good video:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwBe...

Haven't played it either but Kratos has a good design! The bald head, the pale skin, the contrast of that with the thick beard. The thick red tattoos. The wide build that gives him a slightly more memorable shape (without having to do cartoonish anatomy or anything). He has bright and dark sections!

Well, whatever it is, it doesn't make me curious enough to want to play her games lmao.

Okay logging out of this site again to be productive.

I feel Aloy's design is somewhat corporate, and yet I think discounting things as corporate is a cop-out. Not every corporation makes decisions for the same reason. And I don't think lacking memorable traits is even a good path to mass appeal. So why was she designed like this?

I don't really care about Overwatch at all, and honestly I find Blizzard's character designs to be very corporate and soulless. But honestly? They're effective. When I see an OW character, I can't help but grasp their general vibe is. And then I have a form of attachment, even if I don't want it.