HIs gameplay is almost always amazing his storytelling is hot fucking garbage dumpster fire

Can only speak for myself... but I was hired to work on this game last year. The outlook expressed in this article by studio management definitely reflects the general culture based on my personal experience since I started.

It’s like when “retro” style 2D games first got big a few years ago, and they were always described as “8-bit” despite having way more graphical fidelity than any 8-bit console was ever capable of.

You remember the GameBoy right? That 16-bit system with the 300 x 140 resolution? 

Being awfully generous to the Gameboy here, aren't we?

Typical disclaimer regarding anecdotes up front. I’m a new dad who would love to be doing my part, but it’s hard to ever know what my part even IS when my wife only criticizes.

I’ve seen this go the other way, you know. Wife has no job, or a freelance, non-day-to-day scheduly one like (non-journalist, obviously) writing. Husband works 50 hours a week, corporate or blue-collar.

Listen. I am a single mother who brought my baby home from the hospital and had to do EVERYTHING by myself - diapers, breastfeeding, taking out the trash, paying all the bills, grocery shopping (three days after birth, thanks) and all the laundry. And I had to borrow from the bank to fund my maternity leave, which was…

Geezus, I don’t understand why people choose to live this way. I don’t worry about if my marriage is equitable day in/day out. I focus on whether on not we have each other’s backs. I don’t expect children to change my husband’s OS.

I didn’t LOVE the game on my first play-through. But it grew on me. I like the story enough I can forgive the dull play. 

I agree with the sentiment of what you’re saying but let’s also give the principal a bit of slack. The reasons for her choice aren’t really covered in the NYT article (I see that they sought comment from her but high school principals don’t have flacks, so let's not be surprised if she didn't respond immediately).

Because whether it’s the ability to vote or access to heat and water, incarcerated people’s access to basic rights shouldn’t be up for debate.

Blackjack played under the right conditions (e.g. 2:1 vs 6:5, hand shuffled vs continuous, fewer decks, etc.) and with discipline (e.g. adhering to said “strategy”) gives the lowest house edge in the casino. The house still wins, but slower than roulette and craps.

Not really. Perfect strategy should get you to about a 99% return on your money, and it doesn’t vary all that much. It will absolutely be a losing proposition in the long run, because 99% is less than 100%, and it has to be that way for casinos to exist. But it isn’t the case where bad luck is overwhelming good…

Being able to afford a Masters is not the same as being able to get one. At least half of the cohort in my Masters program dropped out at some point. It’s not for everyone, nor does it need to be. That does not mean it’s not valuable for those who get one, and I’m sure you’ve take advantage of the knowledge from people…

Good God, no.

Thank you. The fire at Notre Dame affected me in the same profound way that the fire at the museum in Sao Paulo did, or reports that ISIS had bombed Palmyra, or when the Taliban blew up the giant buddhas. These monuments transcend the religions they were built around and are important for all of humanity. It’s ok to…

The US government doesn’t really have limited resources. We can call out the hypocrisy of Trump’s priorities, but let’s not pretend that giving a few million dollars to the French to restore a landmark has any impact on the ongoing crisis in Flint or Puerto Rico.

No one died or was injured in the Louisiana churches that burned down, I would still consider those fires a tragedy.

I appreciate pointing out the hypocrisy at play here, but this is a flavor of hot take I’m really fucking tired of. Can a tragedy just be a tragedy? Do we always have to justify our emotional responses to stuff like this by comparing it to other tragedies or excuse it by giving some explicit personal or familial…