A Japanese girl playing League of Legends on Twitch produced one of the most viral clips the community has ever seen
her name is Ruu. she's a vtuber. and her "NAISU GEMU" clip took over every platform
TikTok. Twitter. YouTube. everywhere. millions of views.
the entire western League community falling in love with a Japanese streamer who barely speaks English
and that's what's beautiful about it
she didn't go viral because of some insane mechanical outplay.
she didn't go viral because of high elo gameplay or a controversial take
she went viral because of pure genuine emotion for the game
it's raw. it's unfiltered.
it's exactly how every single one of us feels playing this game but we're too busy trying to be cool about it
the Japanese League community is different. they don't fake it. they don't put on a persona.
they just play the game with their whole heart.
And I respect that.
Ruu reminded the entire western community why we fell in love with this game in the first place
not the LP. not the rank. not the clout
the feeling of a NAISU GEMU
we forgot about that. she brought it back
Study the Saskio way
Clair Expedition 33 Director Guillaume Broche wants a remaster of Lost Odyssey so more people play it. It was the last game to make him cry.
"For me, Lost Odyssey was the last grand turn-based RPG adventure with realistic graphics," he tells me, reminiscing about the game. "Its themes were very heavy and very well handled - it's the last game that made me cry"
"It became a cult classic because few people played it, as it was available only on Xbox 360 while its core audience was probably more used to PlayStation consoles"
"But that core audience who did play it loved it. The critical reception at the time was very unfair in my opinion, as the game was criticized for being 'old school' at a time where it felt like every game that was not an open world was viewed as 'old school' by the western press."
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HOLY SHIT THIS IS FUCKING PEAK
I know this anime on the surface can really look like gooner bait, but there's a great body/sexuality positivity message here.
The unabashed nudity reinforces the message of not being ashamed of your body or who you are.