You know, when people said that the game/story favours Violet over Louis, I was a bit on the fence about whether or not that was true. I didn’t feel true to a certain degree, though at the same time there was a few things that felt a bit off.

…But after finding out about what happens to Louis if you didn’t save him verses what happened to Violet if you didn’t save her, I’m starting to think that maybe the bias against Louis is real after all. 

It wouldn’t be the first time something like this has happened in a Telltale game, so I wouldn’t be surprised it’s true. 

labyrinthphanlivingafacade:

a-rinna:

saw a comment someone made on a post saying “it’s not possible to read dark fiction and not have that affect your morals, you can’t train your brain NOT to normalize those things!” and i completely agree

as a life-long crime fiction and horror fan, i am an immoral monster. i’ve watched all 456 episodes of law and order and committed a murder after each one. i ate my neighbors after watching hannibal. i started a meth lab after breaking bad. i ruined my high school prom because i watched carrie the night before. in middle school i read stephen king’s it, went down to the sewers with some friends and

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Wendy why would you hide this masterpiece in the tags

hardcoregamer:
“  Ex-Blizzard Employee Claims That He Left Because of ‘Racial Discrimination, Abuse’ Julian Murillo-Cuellar posted an in-depth statement on TwitLonger‏ (via Twitter), explaining how he suffered from suicidal thoughts and that his...

hardcoregamer:

Ex-Blizzard Employee Claims That He Left Because of ‘Racial Discrimination, Abuse’

Julian Murillo-Cuellar posted an in-depth statement on TwitLonger‏ (via Twitter), explaining how he suffered from suicidal thoughts and that his health “would never recover during my time at Blizzard.”

Editor’s note: the statement includes comments that some people might find distressing, so reader discretion is advised.

https://www.hardcoregamer.com/2019/01/09/ex-blizzard-employee-claims-that-he-left-because-of-racial-discrimination-abuse/322008/

This post if very long, but I just wanted to highlight this part:

I write this today because the Soldier 76 announcement and subsequent tweets I did triggered me. The reason why it triggered me wasn’t the message, but who it was coming from: Blizzard Entertainment. The idea of inclusion, of representation, and “every voice matters” and “think globally” never meant that for me and other people of color I have spoken to. Because up until recently—in the last 2 years—has the community had some representation and initiatives. But are we really represented? 

My Mrs. dealt with her own discrimination—that’s her story—and other current and former alumni have confessed similar or worse treatment and nothing being done. 

This is my closure. Most people didn’t know why I departed Blizzard Entertainment, but I couldn’t stand idly while others didn’t have the slightest clue why my vitriol towards a company I truly loved and that I poured everything to only be shown the backdoor. I had filed the federal complaint, this is public knowledge, and nobody can tell me I cannot share what happened to me personally! 

siryouarebeingmocked:

thefeelofavideogame:

carnival-phantasm:

carnival-phantasm:

“I refuse to enjoy this piece of media or joke that is completely harmless in any context because it’s also popular in a community I disapprove”

No offense, but how do so many of you manage to live like this?

*finds out Kirby games are popular in /v/*

“I’m sorry, Mr. Miyamoto,” I say, with tears in my eyes, as I set fire to my Kirby amiibo, “Kirby is 4chan culture now…”

I can’t enjoy something unless I know that people I don’t know and will never meet don’t approve of it

When your idea of Guilt by Association is so strong, you’ll actually hurt yourself over it.