AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I also love that these people think translators and localized just send games with translations out into the world and the poor renowned creators and multimillion dollar organizations just cant do anything about it. Meanwhile it probably went through 5 hands in Japan to verify brand integrity. 0362 36
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Are the weak little easily influenced babies who cant be held accountable for their actions or are they all based chads who shouldnt be held accountable for their actions? Id argue a secret third thing where theyre sentient human beings like the rest of us who should be criticized like any artist is 1373 37
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Its the typical fascist paradox where if the creator intentionally makes fun of gay people they're based and you cant censor them because its their culture, if a nuanced queer character is presented its wokery and western influence and not natural to Japanese culture. 1562 56
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 05/10/2026My favorite part of this is people pretending gay and trans people just don't exist in Japan and any gay people in Japanese media that arent a joke are the result of western influence. 1932 93
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Its nothing if not incredibly sincere, earnest and uncynical and I love that about it 010 1
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 22/09/2026That said we are going on our first disney cruise with our one year old nephew and this made me look forward to it. 011 1
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Workers on these ships and the locals at the destination deserve so much more. They are always the best part of our experiences and they are brutally unrecognized or treated cruelly by people who take them for granted. 130 3
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Even as someone who enjoys cruises (I even got married on one) I thank you for making me stop and think about the costs of it all and being willing to try to see what we enjoy about them even if sometimes they are a mess. 120 2
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Also when asked if its ethical for him to be a therapist when he has such hatred towards pretty much every minority group, queer people and women who arent his equally shitty wife, he said it doesn't impact his judgements in therapeutic situationsstatic.klipy.comJan Brady's Sarcastic 'Sure, Jan' MomentALT: Jan Brady's Sarcastic 'Sure, Jan' Moment 011 1
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Just kidding Im kinda getting into it but Realm Reborn is simply unforgivable until you reach the Empire section 000 0
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Me as FFX fan trying to understand why people like XIV we much as they do lol 100 1
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 07/09/2026To be clear, I usually like Polygon, but it feels like they hired a random Scott Jennings gamer for balance or something 000 0
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 07/09/2026This entire article reads like gamergater slop to the point where I was almost surprised he didnt disqualify Mina because it was too woke or something lol 110 1
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Im sorry but this is a skill issue. So many amazing games have released this year 44740 474
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 03/09/2026He also puts some of them in completely empty solitary confinement cells without so much as toy to occupy them lol If were looking for bare minimum evil threshold, hes hit it 020 2
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This is coming from someone playing these games for the first time who is only up to MG2 Solid Snake in terms of playing the full series and played Metal gear solid once forever ago 000 0
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 03/09/2026At the very least he lets a bunch of war orphans wander around in a dangerous quicksand filled swamp, sewers and a dangerous military base where live fire is happening all the time in Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake. Claiming the child endangerer is good actually is wild 220 2
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 02/09/2026She's just kinda boring and not who we signed up to see in a 13 sequel 010 1
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Also sorry to all the Serah fans out there but elevating her from elevated McGuffin, motivation for Snow in the OG to main character in the sequels is...baffling. Its like making a side game about Rachel, Locke's dead lover from FF6 110 1
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I feel like they abandon the themes of 13 to just be like lol random in the sequels and again to push lightning when a lot of her appeal is how she fits into the group dynamic eventually 110 1
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I kind of have the opposite opinion about this. I really love the OG but fell of the sequel hard. All the things that do click once you get into 13, some of the set pieces, Vanille and Fang's relationship, the culmination of the Hope/Snow plot line even though it starts really annoyingly 120 2
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Its the relationships between you and even amongst characters that really make this game for me. They're so well written ane earnest 000 0
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I love how the people who accuse other people of being NPCs all have a collection of like 3 memes that they spam on repeat 031 3
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Whats really funny about this is that he is probably of the gamergaters the only one Id believe is a true believer and his loyalty to the cause resulted in him being turned into a lolcow by his own community and largely ignored. He put a rake on the floor and kept stepping on it and blaming women. 000 0
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I love how every "Society is failing/ rejecting cis straight men" article could also be rephrase to be "Straight Cis Men have erected a mental/emotional rake maze to prevent them from ever doing anything fun or good for them. More on how this is someone elses problem at 11" 010 1
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Its like they cant even picture the idea of having kids and wanting to play something they can watch or play with you or even just sharing the couch with your partner and playing/watching something that doesnt potentially make your other half uncomfortable. Domesticity is a foreign land to them 030 3
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Everytime I hear these complaints brought up I now think of November Kelly on Trashfuture ranting about a guy who was dismissive of capped bus fares because he doesn't ride the bus. Same issue. These weirdos dont understand that they live in a society and that the world doesn't end with them. 170 7
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 30/07/2026God forbid game companies make games that teenagers wouldn't be embarrassed to play in front of their parents on the family TV 1100 10
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Its absence in Pocahontas is extremely noticeable when you know where to look because its used a leitmotif in most of the scoring not saying it would've fixed a mixed and problematic movie but it makes the musical theater nerd in me cringe and feel sad nonetheless 000 0
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 18/07/2026I want to like the trailers for their new game Ill especially as a horror fan there are some unique and gruesome designs but the premise just seems like oops all body horror so its gonna be one Im gonna wait for reviews on 110 1
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 18/07/2026I love the art style and the atmosphere but I just couldnt push through 100 1
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 18/07/2026It was the weird sexual vending machines combined with the main character just being a smug prick that made me go nah Im good 100 1
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Currently two of the highest grossing longest running shows on Broadway have people from various cultures, races, sexualities and gender identity playing English Queens and founding fathers. Stanley Tucci aka Mister Italy is playing a Greek man in Oedipus. Where is your rage Zack? 020 2
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I think whats so irritating to me about this and something that gives away the grift is that theater does this all the time and none of these clowns say boo because they know their audience doesn't care about theater. Beside the obvious bigotry, the pandering is just so lazy 130 3
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Also the first two parts of the FF7 remake trilogy 000 0
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Uwe accidentally created the greatest satire of capitalists ane white supremacists by trying to make a very serious movie lol 030 3
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Its apparently completely incoherent too. Armie Hammers character is an undocumented immigrant hunting undocumented immigrants. Also hes a landlord who gets distracted during sex with a prostitute by mold on the wall. 120 2
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Sonic the Hedgehog: Gotta Go Fast A Lolicon probably: Sonic wants you dead. He wants to run you down like they did to that guy's girlfriend in the boys 010 1
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Sigh...who are they mad at this time? A trans person, a POC or a woman? And are they real or in a video game. Bonus points if they accurately called this crowd pedos. Theyre so predictable. 130 3
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 17/06/2026This the former crypto grifter who says she wants to repeal the 19th and says fat people are amoral? Because if so, yes, she is beyond desperate for attention and showing only red flags to the point that she shares texts from her own family pointing this out. Don't be like this. Ever. 010 1
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 17/06/2026While youre looking at indies you should look at witchfire which is an early access single player extraction shooter. Think Dark Souls Mixed with marathon and set during the witch trials 010 1
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Now now to be fair its not just men, its also pick me women who want to repeal the 19th but still want to be able to complain endlessly about other women on the internet 1471 47
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Savathun is one of the best villians the series has had 020 2
AJ Stromberg @ajs8812.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Probably because he claims to hate certain games but then will pay for early access 100% them, grift for about a month or so more and then pretend like he always thought it was good if public opinion says it was good 000 0