I don’t know if “accident” is the right word. It was certainly a deliberate act by the intolerant, childish, low-IQ artist responsible.

Good on Ubi for removing it :) I know it was included on accident but I’m still happy it was removed and appreciate how they handled it. 

It feels super weird to me for people who are not the artist (or even like close personal friends of the artist) feel like they have a perspective on authorial intent that is more authoritative than anybody else’s.

You got it. Person A derives personal worth from completing difficult games, and when Person B completes that game on an easier difficulty, or with a cheat code, or for any possible reason, Person A feels that their accomplishments are devalued.

The Souls games were meant to be cheesed and I’ll hear no more on the subject

It’s because these guys keep trying to find new and backbreaking ways to gatekeep against perceived “fake” gamers.

It’s because gaming has become overrun with “Stop Having Fun” guys.

It’s pretty weird how attitudes towards “cheating” in video games have evolved over the years. I remember when I was a kid, the primary value of things like “video game magazines” was that they had the cheats in them. I knew one kid who was was briefly the coolest kid in school since he was the first in his peer…

PC gamers are complaining about a game being “exclusive” to double-clicking a different icon on their desktop. Meanwhile console players have been dealing with this kind of actual exclusivity bullshit for decades now (and recently with Destiny 2, PC players are getting in on the fun!). Not saying that this has never…

It’s a six month deal. Seriously if you’re disdain for loading a different program besides Steam is more intense than your love for the game you for some reason can’t play then I don’t know what to tell you. Like, I get it. We all have our hills we die on. But like, I just don’t get it. At all. You do you though. 

Here’s where it gets tricky: There won’t be any English words on the machine, so you’re left to base your decision solely off photos.

The combat can be fun, the economic/crafting system I personally liked, as well.

You still dont get it, wow...

Yeah, that’s what happens when you’re wrong

Add an easy mode and he won’t have to settle for watching someone else have fun, friendo. And the good news is that you don’t lose anything in the process either.

That *is* harsh though because you’re all but asking players with disabilities to go elsewhere. In this example, an easy mode or even a series of toggles that allow players to customize game experiences is about allowing them to participate in that experience. It’s inclusive, and not in the dime-store way that word is…

I think the culture wars and this whole being offended thing is very surface level stuff. I doubt that it has enough impact on either side to contribute to depression. As a person of color growing up in the south, I’ve experienced racism in many different ways. Some of these had a very real impact on my life, and…

Wait. You mean if I just stay ignorant I won’t become depressed?

“People do, what people do.”