“Sanewashing” is one of those terms that I’m glad isn’t super popular yet When the general population finds out about that one, it’s gonna get spammed and misused into the ground

Great video about R&B’s impact in Japan

Something I had to learn (still learning) the hard way post-deconstruction: making friends is a skill. You don't really get this if you're raised in an environment where relationships are more or less a passive buff for just showing face consistently.

I DEFINITELY had to post this Virtua Fighter clip. Feel like I’m hitting another breakthrough in the game lately.

When people say that negative content does better than positive content. It’s true to a certain extent. But also sometimes yall don’t be making the positive content as provocative as the negative stuff

Once you notice how often people make claims without any willingness to give examples of what they’re talking about, you can’t unsee it

My new handheld mode game for the season

Lol But yeah, saying they weren’t intended for just about any game worth a damn is just so hilariously false that I can’t imagine digging your heels in on that point. Yeah man Psikyo, Raizing, Cave were making and balancing entire second loops on tight deadlines for several games just because.

The different angles that people use to downplay 1CCs are so funny “They’re just a sign of time investment that’s all” 1) Everyone takes a different amount of time to get one. So this isn’t true lol. 2) You mean practice, they are a sign of how much someone practiced.

I have read somewhere a lot of people confuse their dopamine rush of buying things with their hype of playing a new game I'm sure that's how a lot of people are going to be going through this september they'll be happy they own them and then experience maybe a third of those games ever

There’s a not so small amount of people that feel like buying things is gaming.

You wanna know how to rhyme you better learn how to add it’s mathematics..

I’m grateful that Leona got such a huge buff in the new KOFXV patch And yet I’m still disappointed that they refuse to update this game’s UI lol. Feels so dry and lifeless when you boot this game up man.

Somebody teabagged me in Virtua Fighter, I beat them and teabagged back out of spite But then in the next match I lost. It's not until I let go of that low vibrational energy that I started winning again. Lesson learned.

On a subconscious level, I feel like I haven’t returned to Virtual On in my adulthood because I only want to play it on Twin Sticks My soul knows it’s the right thing to do.

I feel like I could teach a class on how to not be a prisoner of the moment

This is why I avoid “The corporations I support are better than the corporations you support” rhetoric by the way They are all waiting on the right moment to embarrass you if you do. Keep it transactional and keep it pushing.

Just bringing this back.

Splatoon is where Nintendo goes to get all their modern gaming guilty pleasures out of their system

This season of Love Island is a case study on why its important to be honest with people early, even if they will be unfairly upset with you about it If you wait too long to be who you really are. The backlash is way worse.

“There should’ve been thousands of people listening to us here!” says the breast implant surgeon speaking at state fair celebrating 250 years of America.

My SuperStation One finally arrived!

He might be the smartest politician alive with how he handles his media presence ngl

A Japanese guy winning Invincible Vs at Evo with secret tech is already funny but finding out it's the same dude who hid tech and won BBTAG at Evo is even awesomer. He also changes his tag for every game. Fucked up and evil guy lol

Won’t lie. 2XKO’s character designs are really good

As an addendum, it's also a hobby many are aging *into*. As gaming has permeated more of the cultural landscape and people have been more openminded and seen what games have to offer, a lot of adults who seldom played games in their early and teen years have gotten into it more and more recently.

When I say Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde is a classic album, I mean I think it should be a “stereotypical” inclusion on top 10 hip-hop album lists Like a Midnight Marauders or an Aquemini. I sincerely feel like it is on that level.

Half the battle of being a creative is giving your life a stable enough routine long enough for you to get in the “rhythm” of finishing things And that doesn’t necessarily you have to get super rich. Your life just needs to not be volatile lol

I’ve been forcing myself to be more firm when it comes to expressing my thoughts these days Because I find that my desire to actually learn and understand has made me second guess the fact that I DO know what the hell I’m talking about a lot of the time lol

I'm near the end of the first season of Avatar: The Last Airbender and one thing I will say is the fight choreography is actually really good Reminds me of OG Dragon Ball sometimes

I like how Virtua Fighter Crossroads has opted to NOT have a lot of hit spark effects Mainly because for years people kept saying that the series "needs" it to make the game look more exciting. Now we see that's not the case lol

This.

not to say "don't think critically" obviously but like, ACTUALLY think critically at your own pace instead of rushing to be the first to get your thoughts out into the void. imagine ogre but if he read book again

The inability to acknowledge that multiple things can be true at the same time I think is like a top 3 sign of low intelligence

I started watching the After Sun episodes of Love Island this season and they are legit analyzing this show like sports commentators lmao

alternate timeline where most popular fighters are arena fighters and the traditional fighting games are now only made by indie diehards

When you look at the state of most arcade genres. It’s actually a miracle that fighting games have remained protected in the way that they have.

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Signed onto that class-action. www.loevy.com/class-action...

Corporations being amoral will never become a truly popular take I guess. Doesn’t appeal to emotions enough.

Just saw somebody ask their followers if they should stop playing a game series because the company didn’t send them a code and they sent other content creators a code who don’t play the series as much That is a level of content-brained that I hope I will never reach

It's a sobering thought right? This helps me recontexualize a lot of things tbh. Rarely anything was a "fumble".. moreso the me back then was unable to handle it

Looking back on opportunities I felt like I missed when I was younger And now that I’m older, I’m realizing that I would’ve wasted 95% of those chances. I was not prepared.

I need a new Doechii album

Kinda poetic how the first week of June had people hyping up a bunch of commercials as the “Best week in gaming” And now in the final week of June we’re getting whatever the fuck these past few days have been

A bunch of big examples of how AI is making our lives worse A few small examples of how it can solve problems that never needed solving in the first place

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That damn Disc Dog song from Rhythm Heaven Groove been stuck in my head since yesterday

The mistakes, frustrations, breakthroughs, and mindset shifts. I think that kind of content can do a lot to break down the "I'm not good enough for this game" barrier, especially for genres like fighting games, shooters, and RTSs.

I've always felt there's an untapped niche in documenting the process of learning a game and getting better at it. A sort of hybrid between a vlog and a guide - less focused on judging the game and more on showing what improvement actually feels like.