#this game has a lot of potential

[kris-mage-fics]

So there are some things that have been bothering me about Andromeda Six. For a quite a while I told myself I was overreacting, but the more I think about it the more convinced I'm not.

A lot of those things others have brought up before, and I think they have done a really good job of articulating those issues, so I'm not going to touch on them. (Like how heteronormative the game is.)

What I want to talk about is Bash's story line. Now I'm aware he used to have a drug addiction plot, I wasn't around when that was still a thing. From what I've gathered it took quite a while for that to be changed. While his new story line isn't racist, which is an improvement, I have a lot of issues with it. (My thoughts are under the cut since it's significant spoilers for Episodes 6 and 7.) This will be long! Also, I'm going to be mentioning ableism and chronic pain.

As we know, Bash took the events at the end of Episode 5 pretty hard. He decides that the way he can protect the people he cares about is to get more bionics. Sure, it may not be the best idea to make that choice in such an emotional state, but otherwise there is nothing wrong with it.

Now the game forces the Traveler to be fully against this idea. No option to say "hey, maybe revisit this idea when you aren't so upset to make sure it's what you really want to do." Which would be a totally reasonable response. The reasons we are given for the Traveler to be against it is because A) he can't physically feel anything and B) it will take away who he is and his humanity.

The idea that you can't feel anything with the bionics is fucking wild to me. Like you have such advanced medical tech, yet can't integrate the bionics into the existing nervous system?! How does the bionic work if it's isn't at least partly integrated? How do you know the right amount of pressure to use when lifting a glass verses using bolt cutters? It makes no fucking sense to me that you can't feel anything!

But the big issue here is the idea that it will take away part of who Bash is as a person and his humanity. Which is such a bullshit take! Yes I know other sci-fi and cyberpunk stories have this too, I always think it's terrible. (Originally in cyberpunk the issue with cybernetics wasn't 'loosing your humanity', it was 'having things that are owned by corporations implanted in us is a terrible idea'. In other words, it's a critique of unrestrained capitalism. By showing how allowing companies access to our physical bodies and control over medical issues gives them an absurd amount of power and will result in a lot of cruelty and inequality. Which is actually a really good take and something we should be wary of!)

Who we are as people can't be taken away because a limb is taken away or a cybernetic implant is added. This is an incredibly ableist idea. Are amputees less human or less themselves because of being an amputee? Fuck no! Are people who use prosthetics less themselves or less human? Again, fuck no! Yes, it takes time to adapt to changes in your body, but that doesn't make you less human or completely change who you are as a person. (Maybe comparing cybernetics/bionics to prosthetics isn't fair, but it's the closest we have. And in Bash's case, his bionics were essentially prosthetics at first.)

I don't use prosthetics and I'm not an amputee. I don't use mobility aids even though there are times I really should (now is not the time to go into why). But I have quite a few invisible physical disabilities, and live with a lot of pain 24/7. If I had the chance to exchange my body for a cybernetic one and didn't have to deal with the pain and other shit my body puts me through, I would in a heartbeat! Sure it would take a while to get used to the difference. But I wouldn't stop being human, or lose myself. Actually, I'd be happier because I wouldn't be in a lot of pain every second of my life! (This doesn't mean my current life isn't worth living. Just that it's hard and I'd be happier if it were easier.)

So in conclusion, this is an ableist story line and, in my opinion, part of it doesn't even make sense. The fact that the Traveler is forced to think this way drives me nuts! Also, did anyone else think it was kinda messed up that the Traveler talks to KY-L3 about it and he agrees with their take and agrees to talk to Bash? I feel like that oversteps some boundaries. Edit: I also found this excellent post by Cyrus the Cyborg about how frustrating it is for xem as an amputee to see this trope in cyberpunk and sci fi media.

#I really like Bash and to see him put through this bs story line annoys me so much! #this game has a lot of potential #I like most of the characters and it seems there is interesting worldbuilding but we don't really get to see much in the game #yes I'm main tagging this because I want people to see this #I think this is something that should be talked about #andromeda six #andromeda 6 #a6 #wow did I go off or what? #also a lot of parentheses were used #could this use another editing/proofreading pass? probably but I'm tired of looking at it so apologies if this is a mess

[whenthewallfell]

it's been like four months since i last tried drawing anything so here's a sneak peek at something i'm working on (because i don't have enough wips as it is)

#the hunger games #everlark #was thinking about da:i style tarots and wanted to give them a go #curious to see if anyone can guess the scene/card #peeta's face has changed yet again bc i can't settle on a design for him #really hoping i finish this one #it's got a lot of potential #wip #mcbaart

[spibder]

erm help wanted 2 . it's so hard being a monty fan since the first sb teasers where is he

#montgomery gator #fnaf #five nights at freddys #five nights at freddys security breach #security breach #monty fnaf #very good game but ill never understand why they keep shafting monty when he has a lot of potential as a character #give him a chance !!!

[threephantomrey]

thinking about Melinoë again and how im excited to get to know about her personality and her past when Hades II drops

#hades game #hades 2 #melinoë #from what i’ve seen so far she has a lot of potential

[broken-heart-raven-queen]

I get so mad when people say they hate Aaron and make him look like he was evil.

I'm sorry but there's no way in the world that the things he said to Neil (to protect Andrew in his own weird way and to anger him bcs he himself was angry) were so bad that thry overshadow that HE KILLED A FUCKING CHILD PREDATOR. He bashed Drake's brains for messing with his brother and assured that no more kids were in danger around him. That makes him a hero.

And yeah, he is a grey character contextualized in the early 2000's ofc he said some fucked up shit and wasn't nice to the new (meddeling) kid. But all the Foxes had their moments and don't get even one fraction of his backlash.

#aftg #all for the game #aftg brainrot #nora sakavic #andrew minyard #neil josten #aaron minyard #poor aaron #I like aaron a lot #he has so much potential #he is grey and he is okay #he also has trauma

[wayfarerxiii]

I can't wait to play Pinnochio's Existential Crisis: The Game

#lies of p #pinnochio #please god this game has potential to be so interesting thematically #like a lot of sci fi revolving around humans vs machines and what it means to be #and i love the set dressing #a lot of the environment and smaller enemy designs remind me a lot of bioshock #can you tell im not comfy with drawing mechanisms? #i wasn't sure if i should do butterflies inside or mechanicals or both so uhhh #might redo this one later but for now here it is #fanart #my art #mine

[razberrypuck]

WHY are all the factions on the island so interested in qcharlie all of the sudden btw. like why are they looking at the world's most pathetic specimen of a man and thinking "ah yes. I Must manipulate him into doing my bidding. surely he can endure more psychological torture. this is the most logical course of action."

#they realize the slime guy can do slime things and are just like oh! how can we Use this #without recognizing that his luck is about on-par with quackitys #ik i keep bringing this up but also. it is A Little Silly #qcharlie has a lot of potential in the way of rp. not in video game skills jdjfkdjfjej #qsmp #qsmp charlie #qsmp slimecicle #qsmp charlie slimecicle

[rylxdreams]

Elise

#sonic #sonic the hedgehog #princess elise the third #sonic 06 #sth #sonic fanart #sth fanart #rylxdraws #my art #old artwork from 2021 #art repost #digital art #i just think she deserves better as character #she has a lot of missed potential #like the game she's in KJHKDFJG

[flaskoflethe]

This is, I think, the most hilarious part of playing games in a group mainly composed of trans women. Being in an operation, everyone being serious. TeamSpeak is mostly quiet, minimal radio chatter... And then the clock hits say 10 EST, and probably 75% of the group goes afk for a minute. Because their alarms went off. Because it was hormone time. Really hope the person running the opfor doesn't capitalize on everyone's distraction, it'd be an easy wipe!

#Nothing wrong with it but it was a really funny thing to feel kinship over? #Like “ha you do that too!” (Because of most people with smartphones who take medication at specific times probably do!) #Gaming with a group is fun #Anyway ARMA's way more fun with people #It's campaigns are... Not great? #Like they're there and fine to learn the basics of the game with i guess #But the sheer autism potential... It's impressive and a lot better than I expected

[slavonicrhapsody]

Hello ! I’ve seen a post mentioning the demigods of the Mausoleum as well as the ones killed by Vyke, and while as the person say that this does have potential for oc writers, I can’t help but wonder who they might be related to. (Like seriously I can’t stop wondering the relation between 9 dead demigods and the demigods we know about as well as the Elden Lords and Marika). So I became so desperate that I finally dare to ask other people their thoughts about it (my family doesn’t even know a little bit of Elden Ring Lore or just forget about it).

Hello! OK this topic has actually stumped me for so long, so I finally got around to looking into the wandering mausoleums and wow is it weird and complicated. 

Lets get the basic facts out of the way… Basically, the wandering mausoleums house the bodies of “the soulless demigods:” 

“The mausoleum prowls. Cradling the soulless demigod. O Marika, Queen Eternal. He is your unwanted child.” (Spirit NPC)

“The sun in eclipse is said to be the symbol of the Wandering Mausoleum where the soulless demigods slumber.” (Eclipse Crest Heater Shield)

The mausoleums’ bells are said to ring "in constant mourning for the soulless demigods.” (Mausoleum Surcoat)

The mausoleums (well, most of them... stay tuned) are defended by Mausoleum Knights, undead warriors who “willingly beheaded themselves so that they may serve their masters in death.” (Mausoleum Knight enemy description) The mausoleum knight Lhutel the Headless earned herself the honor of Erdtree burial for this sacrifice. These knights carry shields bearing the symbol of the Eclipse:

“The eclipsed sun, drained of color, is the protective star of soulless demigods. It aids the mausoleum knights by keeping Destined Death at bay.” (Eclipse Crest Greatshield)

We also know that Castle Sol and Miquella are connected to all of this, because the inhabitants of Castle Sol seem to worship the eclipse… there are two spirit NPCs in the area who say these things:

“Ohh, great sun! Frigid sun of Sol! Surrender yourself to the eclipse! Grant life to the soulless bones!”

“Lord Miquella, forgive me. The sun has not been swallowed. Our prayers were lacking. Your comrade remains soulless... I will never set my eyes upon it now... Your divine Haligtree…”

There is some kind of operation to “give life” back to the soulless demigods of the walking mausoleums centered at Castle Sol. 

So who are these dead guys??? It does seem that they were killed on the Night of the Black Knives… Godwyn the Golden’s murder was said to be “the first recorded Death of a demigod in all history” (via Rogier), so we can assume that these guys were also killed by Destined Death, wielded by the Black Knife assassins. I think they are considered “soulless” because, since they were killed by Destined Death, they died in both body and soul… Ranni set up her ritual splitting the cursemark of death so that she would die only in body and keep her soul, and Godwyn would die only in soul and his body stayed alive, to everyone’s horror… so a killing with no special ritual would just kill both aspects of a person, and prevent them from experiencing the “proper” death of returning to the Erdtree: 

“A proper death means returning to the Erdtree. Have patience. Until the time comes...and the roots call to you.” (Spirit NPC)

So I guess the goal of the eclipse ritual is to retrieve these demigods’ lost souls, including Godwyn’s. 

As for the soulless demigods’ identities, a spirit NPC does explicitly state that a demigod within a mausoleum is Marika’s child. There is indeed plenty of room within the Golden Lineage family tree for there to be a bunch of currently unknown family members, because Godrick is said to be the last of the Golden Lineage and a distant relation of Queen Marika… so that’s potentially a ton of previous generations of demigods that are just not named! These demigods could easily have been killed in order to hurt Marika and the Golden Order in Ranni’s dire plot, with Godwyn being the most devastating loss and the target of her specific ritual. 

I should also mention that there are two unique wandering mausoleums in Liurnia, around the Uhl Palace Ruins, that do not have a bell, are not protected by mausoleum knights, and can only duplicate remembrances of NON-shardbearing bosses. @katyahina pointed this out in this fantastic post, and I wouldn’t have even thought about these mausoleums if I hadn’t read it!! I’m currently unsure if these two soulless demigods had unique identities; however, really interestingly, unlike every other demigod corpse, the corpses in these two bell-less mausoleums are charred black:

(Normal mausoleum)

(Bell-less mausoleum)

So I’m inclined to think that something weird happened TO these two demigods that didn’t happen to anyone else that caused them to behave as less powerful versions, rather than them having unique identities from the other demigods to begin with… but that's just my take. What could have happened to them??? And why are they confined to this one “Mausoleum Compound” area, that’s among the Uhl Palace Ruins, where there are also Ancestor followers??? Literally I thought about this so hard I gave myself a headache. Anyway give katyahina's post a read for some fun ideas about their identities. Whoever they are, I think whatever happened to them means that they’re beyond saving; even the eclipse ritual can’t help them.

Also I could not ever begin to guess what’s going on with the demigods supposedly killed by Vyke in order for him to have gotten great runes and it honestly makes absolutely no sense to me. sorry but if I try to think about this anymore I fear my head will explode

#elden ring #elden ring lore #asks #you’re right that there is definitely a lot of oc potential here #if anyone has theories about what happened to the charred demigods in the bell-less mausoleums LET ME KNOW because i’m exhausted #also sorry for the shitty youtube screenshots my sister has the gaming pc and she’s in another country

[thesweetnessofspring]

I've been wondering why Cinna doesn't show up in more THG fics... obviously not fics that take place in Panem when it wouldn’t make sense for him to be there, but he's absent from a lot of AUs and while Finnick gets a lot of "he's alive :)" in fics, Cinna doesn't. But I think along with Peeta, Gale, Finnick, and Madge, Cinna is among the closest friends Katniss has. And canonically in the book, he's around the same age as Finnick yet he's not hanging around in college AUs or anything.

I miss him, tbh. I want to read more fics with him in it, because he meant so much to Katniss.

#the hunger games #cinna #thg cinna #not sure if it's because of lenny kravitz being way older than cinna was supposed to be #or that he's a bit more questionable making katniss a symbol without her permission #but katniss was so close to him and i think he has a lot of potential #catch me including him in my fics more now #i mostly read everlark fics so idk if he's around more in other types of fic #but everlark fics should be an ideal place for him to be

[northern-passage]

i haven't shared a lot of tnp lately because i have been working on a different project, but i do plan to update tnp sometime this year. i know people aren't fond of less frequent updates, and "one update a year" is not exactly what i would like either, but tnp is massive at this point and i'd be lying if i tried to pretend like i could get out monthly/frequent updates. the branching is complex & it's not easy for me to put out smaller bits of content, because my branching just doesn't work that way, and i prefer to do big, chunky updates for all of you to really have something to sink your teeth into. if i could do giant full chapter updates, i would, but then we'd really be sitting around twiddling our thumbs for a while...

i never planned for tnp to take this long or even for it to be this large, but it is what it is! as they say, the time will pass anyway

#and sometimes i just want to write something else #which is what i've been doing for the last month now #i havent shared that either because it's something i may potentially... try to do something Official with #and i also might try and do something for neo twiny jam. havent decided yet still kicking ideas around #but yeah :-) and i'm always thankful to all of you for your patience and support over such long periods of time #tnp is something that i always plan to come back to #yes the game is going to take a while. i'm one person with a lot of problems LOL #but i'm grateful to everyone who has read it and enjoyed it #for what it is now even incomplete. and i hope you will come back to read the fully story one day too #personal

[lmaowh-at]

The Path to the Golden Gate

#yakuza #yakuza kiwami #akira nishikiyama #kazuma kiryu #kiryu kazuma #yakuza fanart #this game has so many shit writing choices and such a lackluster villain and nishikis and kiryus conflict is underdeveloped #and you can only fully feel it if you play 0 beforehand because it barely confronts all the buildup it made #and nishiki only seems to care about yumi at the end and they dont even TALK #but i had to make this because i thought this conflict is really cool and had a lot of potential #i hope the guy who designed their tattoos dies it was so hard and took me way too much time #🧩

[apotelesmaa]

Norma is objectively one of the funniest psychonauts characters though. she immediately assumes this 10 year old is the mole taking down the psychonauts from the inside and decides the best way to gather information is to stalk his dad. Ruins ford and raz’s plan to defeat maligula by being a snitch. Helped save the day by fixing the problem she caused. Is now in hell because she was wrong and all the other kids make her fortnite dance and shout go snitch girl go. Her sister got all the cool genes and now she’s stuck being an insufferable nerd. Probably says “well actually” at least ten times a day. Beefing with a 10 year old. Let’s give it up for pathetic & annoying female characters (fond).

#psychonauts #i don’t even think her thinking raz was the mole was unreasonable tbh #like obviously the adults are like this 10 year old isn’t the snitch #but she’s close enough to his age to not see that as an excuse and also I feel like that just made her feel like she was #the only one who could do anything about it. #by virtue of being the main character raz was involved in a lot of shit that made him seem suspicious #like I do enjoy her a lot even if I don’t necessarily agree with a lot of the fanon interpretations of her character #& I would love to see her and raz be worsties one day #because yes raz is only ten but he absolutely contributes to their beef on purpose #it’s like one of those things where u can’t snitch on him for being an ass because he’s ten and you’re a teenager #& people are like ohh norma come on he’s just 10 stop beefing with a child that’s stupid #and behind their back raz is making faces at her #i think they have great potential for antagonistic sibling energy once they get to know each other #raz behaves normally around the rest of the jr agents specifically to gaslight norma into thinking she’s an idiot for beefing with a child. #lili & lizzie would also absolutely help with this #god esp because raz has endeared himself so much to all of the big name agents AND Truman zanotto #i need 2 play psychonauts 2 again I’m so normal about this game

[snivel1]

I'M IN TEARS I AM INCONSOLABLE TEARS AND MUCUS FLOWING DOWN MY FACE WHAT DO YOU MEAN THIS IS THE END FOR THEM I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THIS😭😭😭😭

#lovebrush chronicles #lovebrush cael #lovebrush mc #yes i know it's not REALLY an end and all but it could well potentially be a canon end for the main story #lovebrush chronicles spoilers #yeah cael did. a lot of shit. but can't i just wish a peace of mind and happiness for him😔😔 i mean he does deserve to suffer a lil bit <3 #and he did <3 i still think it's not enough and i still think he deserves a lil bit of peace in the end🙏 #it's complicated😔✊️✊️ my guardian that i want to bite and kill and pat his hair and let him experience true happiness <3 #snively ramblings #god this game holds me captive with its stories i NEED TO STUDY😭😭😭 #i'm sooomewhat dissapointed with clarence's rushed story and ending but i guess it was nice <3 #the other characters are good too!! but cael specifically makes me want to eat glass😭😭😭😭 my problematic malewife <3 #i also like how easy this game is for f2p players!! it's really really friendly and i managed to clear the main story in like two months #WHICH IS RARE NOWADAYS IN THESE KINDS OF GAMES #and the story has unique quality!!! the mc is vey charming smart and funny and the li's are pretty unique <33 #i like this game <33 waiting for more cael info and content with bated breath *I'm literally shaking foaming at my mouth*

[anarchopuppy]

Did nobody play Cadence of Hyrule??? I can't even find a decent walkthrough or wiki for it, and I can't remember the last time I had that problem with any game, including niche indies

This game is incredible y'all. No game I've played has felt more like the best parts of pre-3D Zelda, including games intentionally meant to and even the Link's Awakening remake. And it manages to do that while being procedurally generated, too. I've been having a gay old time with it

I get the impression that a lot of people bought Cadence of Hyrule and either didn't try it or didn't get very far, then forgot about it. I and a few of my friends did at least, I don't remember if another bigger game came out right after or what. Anyway, if that's you, give it a try, it's fun. And finish Tears of the Kingdom too, the last boss alone is worth it

#pops talks zelda #this isn't sponsored or anything obviously #just a psa since i'm having fun and want y'all to have fun too especially if you already paid for it #i really hope it gets a sequel somehow #there's a lot of potential left to explore in a zelda game like this #especially the dungeons - there's almost no verticality to them like there is in LttP #just stairs like in Z1 #having dynamic procedural interactions between floors with tiles falling out and stuff would be incredible #also more elaborate and multi-room puzzles - and give each dungeon more of a unique puzzle style/mechanic #there's some of that but not enough #making keys scarcer and dungeon-specific like LttP would also help make the spaces feel more interesting #i'm glad that at least one game in the time since Z1 has tried the 'keys as a global resource' design again #i think it was interesting and worth it - but for procedural generation i think it undercuts the design #makes the world feel kinda like a continuous blob rather than distinct dungeons and overworld #which isn't as fun #sorry for rambling i'm crossfaded lol <3 #WAIT i'm not done i know no one's reading this anymore but i don't care #i also love that there are distinct multi-screen areas like towns and lake hylia and death mountain and just random stretches of grass #but those areas don't really have a lot of variation between playthroughs if any #have random sections/areas within the multi-screen zones! #have different variations of the same zone of different sizes to swap out between seeds! #have towns and zones and even dungeons that only appear on some playthroughs #there are more than enough locations to reference just in BotW alone! #oh man cadence of hyrule 2 botw edition kinda like what they did with hyrule warriors would be so sick #spike chunsoft hire me i'm single ;)