Games and Graphs

@Retsyll @DanielVavra @gaymingmag No. It might have sold even better thanks to the controversy. Majority of people who buy games and have opinions, whether you and I like it or not, are on the other side of the controversy. No game flops due to having nude women. A lot of games flop due to perceived wokeness.

@gamesandgraphs @DanielVavra @gaymingmag Funny. Would Stellar Blade sell better without its controversy or does it magically get a pass? So much whining over sth that's purely optional and avoidable.

TRIGGER WARNING! :) Among all the various awards and nominations we’ve received, we’ve also just been nominated for the @gaymingmag GAYMING AWARDS! I’m really proud of that, because I absolutely stand by the fact that the way we did it is exactly how something like this should be done. Non-coercively, naturally, and educationally (because we show how things really were in the Middle Ages without idealizing them)—and without shoving it down anyone’s throat or trying to re-educate them like so many titles that are rigtfully called "woke" these days. We made the gay community happy and gave them the CHOICE to be themselves, just like we did for others in other choices and quests, and anyone who isn’t interested probably didn’t even notice. Except, of course, for very small and very loud minority. It was my idea, my decision and my responsibility and I had to convince others to do it. I believe, that absolute majority of people get it just as it was intended and the sales and user reviews prove it. None of that means, that I personally don’t find the abundance of forced “woke” nonsense in the entertainment industry annoying at the same time :) Thank you all!

@WildSentences Biology and survival instinct. Nothing more.

@lisaawrites 1- They are never sure if their success is due to their looks or other achievements. 2- In the west, higher education institutions fill students’ minds with crap about social issues. They become confused about life.

Why do very attractive women struggle with low self-esteem? Especially the ones who are very educated.

@TakeThatNurses What if it’s seared before being ground?

For anyone who doesn’t know why this is bad, bacteria mostly live on the surface of a cut of meat, not within the muscle. A whole cut can be rare inside because the surface has been safely seared. When meat is ground, all the surface bacteria are mixed in throughout

@HansMokeNiemann There isn’t decay? lol what kind of ranking sytem has no decay?

For those without context, the supposed #1 player would be considered inactive in any other sport and wouldn’t be able to maintain his ranking. Tennis is the perfect example. Rating/rankings should reward ACTIVITY!

The UK government says I don’t need a visa as a European resident if I have a same day connection flight. @easyJet thinks they know better and don’t allow me on the plane. Incompetency at its finest.

@_CyanideKisses_ @JoshStrifeHayes I would say most young people leaned left before the left left them behind. That’s the nature of progressivism, I guess. If you stay still it keeps moving away from you.

@gamesandgraphs @JoshStrifeHayes I don't even think gamers lean right. It just might appear that way when you have a loud minority screaming "woke" every chance they get and another loud minority slinging slurs in lobbies for attention. Most gamers are likely non-political and even oblivious to the discourse.

Dangerous question time ⚠️ Do you find 'gaming' culture, in general, leans more to the right or left wing, ideologically. Not, which way do YOU lean, but based on your time in the hobby, which side do you seem to encounter more often.

@RaminNasibov Oldboy

Can someone recommend a movie that will emotionally destroy me?

This is the best weight sled known to man. It replaces friction with adjustable magnetic resistance. - It's Silent - Has near infinite resistance (harder you push, the harder it resists) - Easy to set up - Neighbors no longer hate you, but still think you look weird.

@Avaki6 Yes, but: Make the player earn the last bonefire before the boss rather than just running to it. Like having to clear the area or something. No runback for subsequent tries if you earned it the first time.

People who think boss runbacks in soulslikes or metroidvanias are good game design

@AMAZlNGNATURE Orca pods follow specific diets and humans aren’t abundant enough in their environment to be in the menu. Nothing super complicated.

One of the biggest mysteries to me is how Orcas, the ocean’s most efficient predators, have never attacked humans in the wild… almost like they know something we don’t.

Why doesn’t any mega rich person try to create their own small country? What does it take to build an island nation from scratch?

Yes. And I see and agree with that. But some statistics are being used to gaslight us into thinking things are better than they are. So additional context is helpful. This particular chart uses “number of people” as a label, even though it’s not the number of people. So it should be called out because it’s bad faith.

@gamesandgraphs @elonmusk That’s not the point I was making but ok. More people die in car crashes now than they did 100 years ago but cars are much safer now. Same amount of people are poor in totality yet wayyyy more people are better off.

Yes

@FishEnthusiastt @elonmusk I stated a mathematical fact. In 1820 there were ~1 billion in extreme poverty. Today there are ~1 billion in extreme poverty. The absolute amount of suffering hasn’t changed. This isn’t a comment. This is a fact. Don’t let percentages fool you into thinking all is good.

@gamesandgraphs @elonmusk Bet you don’t understand per capita either tard

@sircalebhammer It is not slavery. It is serfdom.

My favorite form of slavery, where you get to save $600,000!

@Grummz Especially with the introduction of realistic lighting systems, first person becomes even more immersive. Realistic lighting in third person feels off. Like when the camera is in direct light but the character is in shadow, it just doesn’t meet expectations.

Update gameplay trailer: Alkahest is a indie/AA open world RPG in first person. I think 1st person can make a comeback. It's really a very immersive camera mode that has been shunned too much in favor or 3rd.

I like how in strongmen competitions people who rush to help in case of an injury are also huge themselves. It’s almost like a cartoon world of giants.