Whoa, awesome. I had no idea this existed. Thanks for the link!

I was just thinking the same thing. I never finished FFX, although I enjoyed the time I put into it quite a bit.

The auction house breaks the endgame even further. There's a strong incentive to just buy items instead of relying on finding them because the game is balanced around the auction house. Combine this with the way the AH breaks the pleasant part of the grind loop…

So capital trumps reason and conscience? Whatever lets you sleep at night, I guess.

Goddammit, it's things like this that make me re-buy stuff I already own. Do I really need a third version of Persona 3? I DO NOW. You monster.

Hah! Poe's Law'd! My bad.

There's a big difference between calling for censorship and trying to raise awareness or conduct analysis. Why does her talking about these things scare you so much?

Precisely. Then are even free to join the debate. If they were just trying to argue that there was no systemic bias in interactive media, then I would be happy to have that discussion. I think they're wrong, but that's what words are for: when people want to exchange ideas.

Nope. I love boobs. Also I love the people those boobs are attached to. And harrassing one of those people because she wants to talk about the depiction of said boobs and their hosts makes you a horrible person. Period.

Never mind the part where Crono dies and Marle et al bring him back. That was clearly an accident.

Games I complain about? I said nothing about the games. Just entitled asshats who think it's okay to maliciously harrass a person because that person dares to discuss a topic whose legitimacy makes them feel threatened.

It's actually even worse than that. It's like those white people getting all pissed off because somebody says "Some jokes are racist."

Bigots and privileged kids are terrified of being found out. They feel like any acknowledgement of their privilege or bias, no matter how well-intentioned or mild, is a direct threat and insult.

AAA releases are incredibly homogeneous in a misguided effort to reduce risk. Even games with a relatively progressive high concept are shoehorned into highly formulaic shooters. Spec Ops: The Line had a really cool concept but when you actually play the thing it's still just Gears of War but with AWOL American…

The analogy is being used differently here though. In the examples you list, it highlights the way the objects are fetishized and used to tantalize and titillate.

He doesn't say Ryu is bad mechanically, just that he's boring. Which is true. His whole purpose is to be a snooze-fest.

Not like, My Little Pony cute. But like, throwing salt over your shoulder cute. It's attractive in a quaint way, which is one of the main definitions of cute.

Goddammit, Japanese game publishers. I want to give you my money. Why do you keep denying me opportunities to do so?

Yes.

I want my damn Reishiki. Come on Squeenix, I would even buy a UMD and set my Vita aside if I had to.