Nah - look at the list again. It’s highly national and highly “brand” focused. It’s very notable how Sega, despite being a big part of the scene for a period of years really isn’t a player here. I mean NO Sonic the Hedgehog? Not even a 99? Really? More than 5 Mario games including Dr. Mario, more than 5 Dragon Quests,…

I mean aren’t its positives the same way though?

He’s saying 5 years after 5 years which is 10 years. BoTW is fine, but it was a cultural moment, and like all cultural moments it will fade... eventually.

I think the biggest question with Genshin is given the crackdown on gacha internationally over time - is there going to be a modification if the game is going to continue into the future.

Ungreying you.

I also think people confuse fragility with having a rational disagreement.

Depends on the are of the country and the context.  By in large, no.  In specific contexts, yes.

I think the problem is both cracker and mayo are meant as such by a no longer ironic portion of people.

And in your explanation, you’ve rationalized desperate treatment “for reason x”. The accuracy of that claim matters less than the “desperate treatment” for which most people actually experience their lives.

The problem is, a human being is not in the best position to establish their relative position in punching up or punching down. Bias is going to play a big factor there.

Since I’m never getting out of the gray’s on this site - it’s worth pointing out:

You can’t really judge an Anime without acknowledging the culture that surrounds it.

I’m honestly curious how the business model will change.

I mean, most successful twitch channels have an element of “specific audience / first entrant in with critical mass”. Think Alex Jones when it’s not like he’s the only “crazy” out there.

Ahh yes, the Tucker Carlson path to success.

That’s fair. I think my problem with the stick/carrot aspect of it is I just don’t have the time. And so while the early game was enjoyable to me, I wish there was a way to put it back into “delightful cruise” that isn’t powering through a section of the game I don’t really have time nor (to be honest) the desire to…

I think the problem itself is the Gacha mechanic. And I agree with those downthread that its sort of a, “if you don’t like it, move on situation.”

You’ll run into walls.

Adventure Rank 12 is still pretty forgiving. Once you start getting into the upper 20's and the World Rank changes you can end up in some really nasty (To do X, Do Y. - To Do Y Do Z. - To Do Z, Do X) just because of the way the levels work.

Granted, if you’re a twitchy teenager that doesn’t mind…

That’s true, but that’s the problem when “the company” owns your character. These aren’t games you can take home and just crack on your own time. Any ongoing time spent is an agreement between you and a 3rd party.

On my copy Cyberpunk (to pick a Kotaku bashing favorite), whatever I do is pretty much up to me.  But that…

Statistics would say that it’s probable quite a few stayed in box since collecting for better or worse has been around since Atari.