best moments in gaming journalism
- journalist gets real yakuza members to play yakuza 3 and asks for their opinions on its authenticity
- that’s it
highlights:
- “What’s with all the fucking gaijin in this area?” “Dude, don’t say that, use gaikokujin, it’s nicer.” “Oh, shit, right. What’s with all the fucking gaikokujin in this area?”
- “The breaded pork cutlet bento box is like mega power. More than ramen. That’s accurate.”
- all of them start dragging kiryu for his shitty cheap shirt for five minutes
- “Shooting people sends a message.” “So does shooting anything.”
- (after being told that massage parlors, mahjong, and hostess clubs were cut from the US version) “I feel sorry for the people who bought the American version. SEGA USA sucks.”
S: I don’t know any ex-yakuza running orphanages.
K: There was one a few years ago. A good guy.
M: You sure it wasn’t just a tax shelter?
K: Sure it was a tax shelter but he ran it like a legitimate thing. You know.
“Author’s note: A heated discussion takes place as to whether the game is stereotyping the yakuza, which is resolved when Midoriyama, a now-retired former mid-level faction boss, points out that the stereotypes about the yakuza are more or less correct, with the exception of their alleged prowess in martial arts.“
i’ve seen these quotes a hundred times but never the full article — 200k notes and i’ve never seen someone mention the guy saying “they should let kiryu smoke meth”
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the sign looks like it’s walking towards me i feel threatened
Like this?
actually what the christ
Don’t worry! Once it catches you it won’t have to be blank anymore
Don’t worry! Once it
catches you it won’t have to
be blank anymore
Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.
sometimes when the clouds are low and the night sky just barely spots through them i feel like i really understand the universe.
i see the space between the clouds and the stars and for a moment, just a moment, i fully comprehend the enormity of our galaxy.
and then that moment is gone, and once again i am just a boy looking at the stars.
I know everyone says it’s best to just stick to “said” as a dialogue tag bc it disappears and that’s true and I mostly do but I want to take a moment for my all-time favorite dialogue tag, “lied.” Absolutely nothing hits like “‘I’m here to help,’ he lied.” NOTHING.
ABSOLUTELY one of my favourites.
My favourite Da Vinky twins trans ally moments:
- When they said their pronouns are they/them because there’s 2 of them
- “It doesn’t matter what your pronouns are, because at the end of the day, it’s night”
The thing with amateur local theater is it is almost always bad BUT keeping it alive is the most important thing
The joys of artistic expression cannot be limited to talented people everybody needs it to survive
This is such a hilarious take we should give untalented people who make bad art money you know just because guys
Exactly. Glad you understand 💗
I feel like some people have fundamentally misunderstood the point of funding the arts. It's not about receiving quality art products, it's about giving people an opportunity to engage in the act of creation. Because, you know, we're human beings and art is fundamental to us.
It's a) extremely classist an b) detrimental to art and society as a whole to try and confine it to people who are already good at it. Let people do things they're bad at. Let people engage with art in a way they find fun and fulfilling, even if you don't like what they make. Give people a safe space to be artists. And yeah, let folks put on crummy theatre. You don't have to buy a ticket, but you should absolutely respect their right to sell them.
The idea even falls apart on it’s own merits. If you don’t make art accessible to people who suck at it, you won’t actually get a lot of people who are good at it. People who are good at something almost always used to be people who sucked at it. You can’t fill a theater with people who are amazing actors without having put in tons of effort to hone and improve their craft.
Not that this should be even an argument you have to make since art is not about product quality.
But it should be noted how this attitude reenforces that idea that either you are a good artist by default and without any work, or you suck and won’t get good.
Listen to me. Listen to me. Listen to me. Listen to me.
I know there is a lot of discourse (tm) around this right now but listen to me
sometimes you do just have to lie to children.
If, when my toddler is, you know, toddling around saying “mama? Big ball?”
If I were lean down and say “unfortunately the big beach ball for some reason fills you with such an unadulterated rage that is beyond human comprehension that you scream until you pass out, so mama had to remove the beach ball from the premises until you can better regulate your emotions” she would simply stare at me like I had 3 heads full of equal betrayal.
So, for now, instead “big ball went night night!”
Please understand when I say “removed the ball from the premises” I mean I popped it in a fit of exhausted confusion. I murdered the beach ball.
See I’ve lied to you all too and it was better this way.
you can’t just leave this in the tags etc.
You can’t be funnier then me on my own posts, I’m in tears from laughter
🤭🤭🤭
No but it really can be this simple sometimes.
The “enrichment in the enclosure” meme has a lot of truth to it. We need to shake things up a bit to keep happy. It doesn’t have to be big, but if you ever feel stagnant or a little bluh try going on a walk on a route you haven’t been in or something. It really does help.
reblogging with @arczeroes‘ tags because they blew my mind a little and I think you should read them
god i love queen
i just yelled oh my fucking god
The best part is I saw the first one and went “OMG that dog looks like Brian May!” I can think of a picture for each of them that looks exactly like these!
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