The Ben 10 Affleck-Out: I feel like fame is wasted on me.

[Spose']

That's about half of it.

Possibly a bit more.

The rest is mostly digging up familial closet skeletons.

I was expecting her to of murdered her whole family or something...

[Warrior]

What game you all talkin about?

[Raype]

I was expecting her to of murdered her whole family or something...

Nah, that'd be interesting.

Instead it has to be ''Gosh golly gee I thought I liked boys but now I can't stop thinking about this girl who kissed me. Time to become a stereotypical 90's lesbian with my stereotypical 90's butch lesbian lover! If only my parents understood our love!''

Because that makes people feel things and such.

And is somehow relatable.

Which I guess I don't get as someone who doesn't base my entire existence around one aspect of what I am.

Eh, I'm not the target audience for this so I'm probably not the person to go to.

Just like how OH BOY ANOTHER MOVIE ABOUT HOW HORRIBLE SLAVERY IS will inevitably be my go-to statement for the next few months movie wise.

Because I feel these things missed the plane, the boat, and a couple buses in being topical and relevant.

[Spose']

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I can't get past the huge plot hole of. "I just walked right off the bus to basic training, let's meet up and move to some odd ball town and make a life together". I'm 90% sure that is breaking some law considering you sign a contract before you go to basics...

[Raype]

Or maybe I'm some sort of horrible aged dinosaur.

I mean, I like it better and feel that a game is better served when you make a great game that also happens to have a gay character or two. RPGs have had rather inclusive policies towards sexual orientation et al for quite a while here. Having some character be gay and that being something that happens or is explored is fine and all.

But it's kind of weak as a premise for a game and I'm not really sure that it's overly deserving of all the narrative praise. The characters are about as poorly written and campy as anything anyone else is doing. It just happens to be okay because a few people on the staff have dealt with the pain of being closeted and now feel the urge to drone on and on about the horrors of it all without trying to add much meat to the goings on.

And I realize gaming is going through the whole ''trying to be super inclusive'' thing right now, but trying to be 'inclusive' doesn't have to mean ''pandering to a market''. And lumping praise upon something that's ultimately just a bunch of livejournal postings about how parents just don't understand might not be the best route to go down. It's just dredging up some hurt feelings and trying to call it deep and emotional. I'd feel more involved if I were experiencing the hate or if the characters came off a bit less like whining charicatures from a bygone era.

Amnesia: Dyke Descent just kinda feels like a step back is what I'm saying.

[Raype]

I can't get past the huge plot hole of. "I just walked right off the bus to basic training, let's meet up and move to some odd ball town and make a life together". I'm 90% sure that is breaking some law considering you sign a contract before you go to basics...

Hey, it's not like there's a whole set of laws in place to deal with deserters. I mean, that'd just be silly. But in any case, she's female so she'd probably get a slap on the wrist. Not like the military wants to look like it's harsh on the womenfolk. That'd be wrong.

It's cool if you imagine it as a prequel to a Thelma and Louise remake though.

[Spose']

I really felt like the story was sloppy slapped together.

[Raype]

I don't know if I'd call it "sloppy" but it just doesn't feel that "good".

I mean, you go on the internet and the reviews are all about how "deeply moving" the story is and how the ending "moved me to tears" and such.

I just don't really follow. These people must be in constant sobbing fits due to feeling things. They've got the emotional sensitivity of a bipolar schizophrenic pregnant woman who is somehow also on her period.

I bet they bawl their eyes out of fucking insurance commercials and shit.

I mean, my gawd.

[Raype]

*sniff*

Someone cutting onions?

There's...something in my eye.

[Raype]

I suppose it's also a little problematic on other levels. For instance the whole "let's run away from home instead of trying to do something" idea is...bad.

Let's face it, she's fallen for the first chick who put out. And they've run off with no careers, education, or finances.

In a matter of months they'll be sucking dicks to put food in their stomachs.

Nevermind what that does to healthy relationships, let alone the kind of youthful "I'M IN LOVE" bullshit this probably is.

Furthermore, I propose an addendum to something like the Bechdel Test. Basically my idea is that if you can't describe a character or the plot without referencing sexual orientation it's using "LOOK, GAYS!" as a crutch to get attention in the same way chainmail bikinis do.

[Raype]

Which is just code for me banging my head against things and trying to realize "guys, you're not making things any better. You're just doing the same shit but in reverse".

In protest of the lack of female protagonists, I've decided to put a female protagonist in my game.

"so, what does she do"

She's a woman. She has breasts. She's not like other women though. She does stuff and doesn't conform to your standards. Did I mention she's a woman?

In protest of the lack of homosexual relationships explored in gaming I'm making a game about a homosexual relationship.

"so, what else is going on here"

Oh you know, lots of stuff with the family. But that's just filler. The real heart is about two girls in love who are constantly fighting the world around them.

"And their love is shown...?"

IT JUST IS OKAY. THEY HAVE SIMILAR INTERESTS SO THEY'RE A COUPLE. THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.

[Raype]

Yeah, I find myself annoying too. That's why you fuckers should post so I can shut the fuck up already instead of talking in circles.

Award bait, etc.

Like my new game.

It's about a strong independent lesbian trans woman and her trials and tribulations being a furry hipster in 1980's small town America.

I call it "it's hip to be squirrel".

[Warrior]

Ray, Talking to the voices inside your head again?

[Raype]

More or less.

I'm just glad I stopped writing articles.

I could go on for thousands of words.

And that's just stupid.

[Sheik]

Just beat Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance.
Fun!
But now the ending opened up more questions. Fucking Square always know how to rope a sequel into your games.