Drea Poetic

I am an avid gamer who loves Sony and JRPGS. I also have a love of writing which has caused me to start a blog of my own ^.^

[saddy mayonnaise @saddymayo]

Designated drivers. See, we believed that we actually owed each other things so one of us would stay sober each time we went out to make sure people got home safe. It wasn’t an inconvenience.

[middleclassparty @middle_class_us]

Something is deeply wrong when the advice for not making enough money at your full-time job is get another job.

You already gave 40 hours.

Now give us Saturday. Give us Sunday.

Drive DoorDash at night. Wait tables after work.

Deliver packages at 4 AM.

Start a side hustle. Monetize your hobby.

At what point are we allowed to ask why ONE full-time job stopped being enough to fund one normal life?

The second job isn't the solution.

It's evidence the first one stopped working.

[Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo]

NEW: In response to a lawsuit over whether Sony sufficiently discloses that digitally purchased games are not technically owned, Sony's lawyers offered counterarguments

Among them: you and I can't both plausibly believe we each own the same digital game

https://t.co/r6SBYZwUfR

[Feli @pilludinho]

Y con esto me retiro.

Yo entiendo que la PS5 no pueda correr semejante bestia de juego a 60fps y no es un problema gigante. PERO ¿cuánto más tiene que “entender” el consumidor?

Vos me estás dando un juego con múltiples atrasos, sin online de salida, sin primera persona en PS5, sin los estándares técnicos de la época, sin versión de PC en salida, sin formato físico y sin ser realmente dueño del juego (vos compras una licencia para usarlo) Y ENCIMA te lo cobran 80 dólares Y ENCIMA ENCIMA, te cobran 100 DÓLARES para tener todo el contenido.

Es un juego con muchos “pero”, que te lo cobran a un precio nunca antes visto y ustedes van y se inmolan por rockstar. Me parece raro. Va a estar buenísimo igual. Pero no nos podemos dejar coger en todas.

[No room for wokeness! @Wokenessisevil]

1. GTA 6's budget is $1 billion.

2. But the game will only run at 30 FPS at launch.

3. You need to pay $100 to get all content.

4. No physical game disc. Just a digital code in a box.

If you don't ask questions and just blindly praise the game, than maybe you are a sheep.

[momo @medardra]

ever since a black woman came on here to talk about how people make memes and gifs of black people simply expressing their emotions, it really made me look at meme culture differently

[Katsuhiro Harada @Harada_TEKKEN]

For me, this is already a story from a career that spans the past 31 years.

I’m probably one of the people in the game industry who has traveled to the largest number of countries and actually met local fan communities in person. So honestly, I’ve been influenced by people and cultures from all over the world. More than race itself, I think I’ve always been influenced by “regional culture” and “organizational culture.”

One of the most fascinating moments involving your culture happened in 2019, when I revealed Leroy Smith. (The visual design wasn’t mine, but the original character concept was.)

Right after the reveal, I received this message from the American fan community:

“Can we… can we invite you to the cookout for making an awesome character like this?”

Now, as someone from my generation in Japan, I was actually considered relatively good at reading and writing English. By then I’d already been to North America over 50 times, had maintained the English I learned for university entrance exams, and had been communicating with people on Twitter in English long before translation apps became useful, let alone AI translation.

But honestly… when I saw that sentence, I had absolutely no idea what it meant.

In fact, my very first reaction was:

“Oh no… I’m finished.”

Here’s why.

Back then I was frequently arguing against articles spreading hate toward video games, and I kept seeing people replying with the word “cooked.”

As you know, “cooked” can mean you’re done, finished, or completely destroyed. I also often saw “roasted.” Because of that, I honestly assumed “cookout” was just an even stronger version of “cooked.”

So for one terrifying moment, I read it as:

“Hey… we… we… can invite you to a party where we’re going to beat you up and roast you?”

Even though I thought I knew America pretty well, I genuinely wondered if I’d somehow pressed some invisible cultural button that I wasn’t supposed to touch.

Later, I had another misunderstanding. People kept calling me:

“You are the fxxking GOAT.”

And for about two or three years I honestly thought,

“Damn… here’s another guy calling me ‘a fxxking goat… this animal bastard.’ Better ignore the bait.”

Some people even replied with 🐐 emojis, so I genuinely believed they were insulting me by calling me an animal.

Because of misunderstandings like that, I seriously thought:

“Man… getting our characters accepted by Americans is really difficult. They might actually be even more sensitive than Japanese people in many ways. We need to study their culture much more.”

Anyway, back to the cookout story.

Eventually someone explained that a “cookout” in the African American community is actually one of the highest compliments possible—basically saying:

“You’re someone we’d trust enough to invite to our close-knit family BBQ, where only real friends and loved ones are welcome.”

That explanation was a huge relief.

Then they started showing me BBQ equipment and ingredients…

…and I was absolutely shocked that everything was several times bigger than what we have in Japan.

Sure, I expected the smoker grills to be huge. But even the tongs and spatulas were enormous, and the meat looked like something I’d only ever seen as loot in an MMORPG.

Looking back now, I honestly regret not immediately flying to the U.S. and accepting an invitation to one of those community cookouts.

That really was the perfect opportunity.

Anyway… I’ve wandered way off topic.

Of course I can’t claim that I fully understand what you call Black culture. But if we’re talking about the parts that have genuinely influenced me, the cookout story is certainly one of them.

And the people in these photos have also had a significant influence on me. (I’d like to include many more, but I’ll limit it to four photos.)

[Del @TheCartelDel]

This story is hilarious. Director of Tekken fell in love with Black Culture - incorporated it into Black characters for the game - then when Black people said "You're invited to the cookout", he had never heard this term before and thought he had offended us 😭😭

[Del @TheCartelDel]

I never imagined being in my 30s and looking back on my young Pirate era the way an old mercenary remembers the glory days. Grab your eye patches brothers & sisters. They don't know how many sleeper cells they've just activated in all us.

[Drea Poetic @Drea_Poetic04]

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[GungHo @GungHo_America]

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[Drea Poetic @Drea_Poetic04]

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[Mrhappy1227 @Mrhappy1227]

It's equally sad and funny that you can spot the people who understand the difference between meeting someone in game organically versus treating the entire thing as a place to prospect for partners.

Just don't creep on strangers it's not that hard.

[Rook🏳️‍🌈 @rookuri_]

Years ago, I thought about adding endgame prog to my stream. I joined a group that was supposed to be about having fun with friends. It became one of the worst experiences I've ever had in my years as a content creator.

Want to know why women don't feel welcome? Read on...

[Rook🏳️‍🌈 @rookuri_]

Misogyny is alive & well in gaming. While it isn't only in FFXIV, it's there too as this has shown. I've been quiet about my own experiences over the years, but in solidarity, I think it's time I spoke up. 👇

[Drea Poetic @Drea_Poetic04]

@Mrhappy1227 Regiment. Jesus.

[Drea Poetic @Drea_Poetic04]

@Mrhappy1227 Wasn't Happy into the weights scene a LONG time ago? It seems like he's tapping into that and updating his regime for his current progress.

[auntygames 🍃 making Gourdlets Together! @AuntyGames]

my first game Gourdlets is OUT NOW!! ✨

Build the perfect little town and watch as the gourdlets make themselves at home. No objectives, no points, just good vibes.

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