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It could also be setting them up specifically as a foil to M&M, e.g. a Good Ending where Stolas & Blitzo reconcile but stay just FWBs, and Stolas gets to continue living a happy fulfilling life even without monogamy But maybe I am too optimistic

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 5h

I really like it, but it does seem oddly dissonant with the narrative Stolas' break with Blitzo is framed as a failure due to his shame and guilt, so it's set-up like Angel Dust in Poison where the gratuitous sex is self-destructive, but this portrayal with Stolas is clearly shown as healthy

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 5h

First thing that comes to mind is: A Short Hike Highly accessible, broad appeal, easy but not effortless to complete, a good primer on 3D movement generally

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 8h

That's breathtaking, thank you

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 18h

I'm happy for him getting to have a good time finally

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

He has shadow-hopped into my heart

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

It's like having 64 quests at once

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

You couldn't write better satire if you tried "With the fascist party poised to use violence to overthrow democracy, Democrats are taking the unprecedented step of sending some folks to go watch"

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Not even the grave can spare us the indignity

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Because it's grasping at straws You've seen somebody make an internet video about fictional characters they think are hot and from that you've determined that the person disgustingly mistreats actual women in real life

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

You're the one who asked if it was misogynistic while apparently having already made up your mind about it Who are you protecting by being outraged at a youtube video? Are you sure you're not taking a righteous stand against this because it's the only "moral" fight that costs you nothing?

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

ARE they being reduced to just their looks? All you told us is that they're being "ranked" Is the person ranking them acting like they're objects with no character to speak of? The corollary is that it is possible to rank them respectfully. But seriously... they're video game characters

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Ranking them by what... Attractiveness? Strength in the meta? I hardly think that telling people about your superficial preferences is misogyny... And if it is, we should much prefer that they do it about VIDEO GAME CHARACTERS rather than actual people... Characters are designed to appeal

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

He's so pretty, it's stunning

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Not-coincidentally why they decided to name him MAL, I'm sure They took the abrasive, reactionary MC and literally named him the Latin prefix "Bad"

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

It looks like they're more interested in debriefing

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The concept of an office cubicle glory-hole is so funny because it outwardly abandons the idea of anonymity that glory-holes exist for At which point the act of using it is reduced to "regular blowjob but with a wall thrown in there just for fun"

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

They seem to complain more because you've been lurking on their forums Go to another MMO's forum and you'll see a lot less complaining about WoW and a lot more complaining about that MMO

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The problem with using this dichotomy as a moral compass is that there are often very rational and compelling answers to both questions

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Omg, I spent like 20 years trying to re-discover the song Redial after I had only the haziest memory of it from when I was too little to really play Hero I never knew Nic Cage is just like me fr

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

That's another great reason to do it

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Omg, I was using mobile data It's like this was made for me 🥰

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

>Plays game called eternal darkness >Mad when it lasts a long time Hmm

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Are you a fan of Lugaru by chance

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

OR....... maybe... ...... being out in the world having a great time with your friends puts you in an awful shameful state. where you don't think about hole

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Come play TES3MP Morrowind online with us on the roleplaying server Ashes of the Sharmat It's got Tamriel Rebuilt and some very impressive custom mods

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

You gonna eat that or can I have it

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Basically 1 step away from asking AI to fuck his wife for him

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I'm too busy due to capitalism 😔

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This will be the third Hypnagogia I've played, and they're all the same one I think! I've loved the two renditions I played before, but I confess it's a little confusing!

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I think there should be a Quest 64 Guy but for Blast Corps But I can't do it because the only N64 games I could emphatically tell people about for years on end are Bomberman: 2nd Attack and Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense ... It was a good time for 2nd games I guess

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Can't wait to see Wob, Walamar, and Wal-Two

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I aspire to creating a universally acclaimed generational beloved game so that I can substantiate my sneering elitism

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Findings will be published in 9 months

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Now you're just being intellectually dishonest A "teaser" is called a teaser because it teases the existence of something more

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This is a fault of the publisher and advertising. If you don't want your game to be viewed as an incomplete scrap of something larger, don't literally call it that

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The depth of Ace Combat games is carried heavily by its soundtrack and supplementary materials It's like, listening to "Unsung War" and seeing its art, you can't help but know there is a deep well of narrative inspiration that may or may not be portrayed textually

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A really popular one (for good reason) is "Another Medium", and one thing I love is that the hyper-faithful fan prequel Undertale Yellow includes a companion piece -- "Medium"

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Can you elaborate on what is meant by "consumables are (or are not) inherently flawed as a platonic ideal"?

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"For the fun, wacky twist in this game, we're thinking about actually having it take place at the place the game is about"

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I prefer when games innately prohibit save-scumming In general, I think games controlling their save-points is desirable because it allows the game to maintain greater control over the flow of its overall gameplay loop. Like how there are lots of good reasons that books are separated into chapters

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

OK but what about when you really like JUST ONE PART of an otherwise totally unremarkable song so you can't even play the whole thing on loop 😭 ... ... Anyway here's SPECIFICALLY 2:45 THROUGH 3:30 of a song from one of the DLCs for Rimworld www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2s1...

youtube.com

Rimworld Royalty OST #7 Fealty - Alistair Lindsay

YouTube video by Maarten

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It would take more than that to get me to pollute my PC with the Epic Games store

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I wrote a short essay once touching on how Ace Combat is mecha It literally is, it's "artifice as the body, war as self-actualization, right is might," literally every theme lines up exactly 1:1

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's called Having That Dog In You & sorry but it's really just everybody else getting skill-issue'd because they can't keep up

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Saying "the optimal move is to not play" is a total mischaracterization, though. That's only the optimal move if you've already internalized its lesson. It's a vehicle for moving from one viewpoint to another; the metanarrative twist is only lost on the people it's not meant for in the first place

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What are some examples of what you're talking about because I don't think I've ever seen a GM do this

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Bauser @bauser2332.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Unfortunately they probably know that most capital-G Gamers (derogatory) don't actually care about that at all

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