The number 1 pandemic in the USA in the past couple of years = mental health issues.

18 minutes ago, Enrico_sw said:

 

have you played Days Gone? 

It has a cult following

40 minutes ago, Cult Icon said:

have you played Days Gone? 

 

It has a cult following

I've seen videos of this game, but never played it.

Sydney says the developers of the game consider that journalists downplayed their game, because their hero was a straight white men who stared at his girlfriend's ass. It's already funny, but I think the funniest part is that they might be right

(5 years ago, I never would've thought these kinds of discussions would exist, but they're everywhere now )

I've been curious about Days Gone, looks cool. Though from what I have seen, the gameplay appears a bit repetitive.

Funny you mention butt shots (apparently) as a point of criticism.

One of the things I hated about the remaster of Mass Effects original trilogy (haven't played it myself but read about it) is that they felt pressured to change the camera POV to edit out some Miranda butt shots from Mass Effect 2.

Now these moments are probably super-cheesy but I think leaving them out of the remaster is disrespectful to the original game and the original game's creators.

If you want to render homage to a beloved game series, leave it untouched (apart from updating it for modern hardware obviously).

On 12/12/2022 at 11:51 PM, Enrico_sw said:

 

 

 

 

Musk is a clown, I did not take him very seriously even before he took over Twitter but he has really revealed himself to be a manchild since the Twitter purchase.

2 hours ago, SympathysSilhouette said:

I've been curious about Days Gone, looks cool. Though from what I have seen, the gameplay appears a bit repetitive.

A big part of the Cult following is about trying to get the sequel made.  The story for Days Gone also ends in a cliffhanger.

The development team was denied a sequel, mainly due to delays in production.  

The game's story is inspired by Sons of Anarchy, the Walking Dead, and Last of Us.

2 hours ago, SympathysSilhouette said:

 

Musk is a clown, I did not take him very seriously even before he took over Twitter but he has really revealed himself to be a manchild since the Twitter purchase.

It's always rather jarring that so many people in high places reveal themselves to be jackasses on social media.  

Gaming is an industry where consumers are free-thinkers and don't easily get bullied by scammers (like EA or Bethesda).

So, it's vital for (unprincipled) companies to instil Wokeness in the industry. Big corporation use Woke as a scamming tool. It helps them to get free press and bully consumers when they don't buy their product (Oh, you don't like my movie? That's cause you're a sexist, racist transphobic. Consume, bigot!!)

But I think gamers have lots of antibodies against the Woke virus!

Here's the scene of Days gone.

OMG, a straight white male stares at a woman's ass. Bigot!!!!!

8 hours ago, Cult Icon said:

 

It's always rather jarring that so many people in high places reveal themselves to be jackasses on social media.  

Musk is immature, sure.

But if he manages to find a vaccine against the Woke virus, then he's a hero

This is what they thought was necessary to cut out of Mass Effect 2 for the Legendary Edition remaster.

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There's A Petition To Launch A Vulva-Shaped Spaceship Because Why Not?

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/vulva-shaped-spaceship-campaign-petition_uk_6218d2bce4b0ef74d72ec361

Feminists are the world champion in the idiocracy race

Interesting. It definitely has a part in the Western malaise.

I know "toxic feminism" is always cited as a cause for this, and it probably is, but the bigger underlying causes are the technological transformations in the past century: easy access to energy, resources and contraception.

2 minutes ago, Enrico_sw said:

Interesting. It definitely has a part in the Western malaise.

 

I know "toxic feminism" is always cited as a cause for this, and it probably is, but the bigger underlying causes are the technological transformations in the past century: easy access to energy, resources and contraception.

Three of the countries with the worst fertility rates are Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan (east asia, 1st world).  Another cause could be overwork, spending all the time on education and career.  Also being agnostic/atheist.

The Eastern European fertility problem definitely has poverty as part of the reason (Ukraine is one of the worst, Russia is bad too).

5 minutes ago, Cult Icon said:

 

Three of the countries with the worst fertility rates are Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan (east asia, 1st world).  Another cause could be overwork, spending all the time on education and career.  Also being agnostic/atheist.

 

The Eastern European fertility problem definitely has poverty as part of the reason (Ukraine is one of the worst, Russia is bad too).

I believe you're right for these countries. Each areas has different reasons.

However, in Africa and the Middle East, fertility is huge.

12 minutes ago, Enrico_sw said:

 

I believe you're right for these countries. Each areas has different reasons.

 

However, in Africa and the Middle East, fertility is huge.

 

Yeah, Africa has the most extreme fertility.  Probably due to lack of protection and the BBC lol.

Middle East seems to be due to religion?