Anything I could possibly think to say about Dolly Parton's passing will already have been said better than I could hope to put it. but she meant a lot to me, especially as a child, and it's a very sour feeling to see her go. I'm glad she got to live so long and love so many.
@marcetheswag@deertexting he also messaged me a fully uncensored video of a deer being hit by a truck in DMs when I complained about him putting videos of dead deer on my timeline.
I'm not even halfway joking and it's made being in this twitter space really upsetting
@chj3359 I'm simply trying to defend this person's right to value immersion over fun gimmicky game mechanics without it showing that they hate video games or some serious indictment on their ability to assess a games quality
@chj3359 no im sorry i think you misunderstand. the analogy isn't about the whether or not the mechanics are good or intentional (I, personally, really like them) but rather about how something sticking out as a feature of the medium can pull you out of immersion.
@BleuSpheres@Luseraphiel well tbf in one of your first replies in this thread you accused this person of having "contempt for the medium" so I feel like its fair game to call you obtuse lmao. either way this shit aint personal? people can enjoy games how they wanna
@Luseraphiel it's funny cause I don't even care that much about the immersion like you do lmao. but I still think it's stupid to say that caring about the immersive quality of a game is the "wrong way" to experience a game. this guy is just being rude for some reason
@BleuSpheres@Luseraphiel if someone said that crew being visible in a shot in a horror movie killed the suspense of that scene it would not be appropriate to say that demonstrates any kind of contempt for the medium. your approach to games isnt more correct than their's is and you're being weird about it
@BleuSpheres@Luseraphiel you have a shallow understanding of the depth of experiences video games can give if you think that it's silly for someone to say that a game was less fun -in their own opinion- because of certain features breaking the fourth wall.
@BleuSpheres@alevanderBatman@Luseraphiel you are either not listening to them purely so that you can hear yourself talk, or for some reason you don't understand the concept of "suspension of disbelief" and why people might value that for their own experience
@Luseraphiel@BleuSpheres@silva_anxo I think you're completely right and idk why this person is being so obtuse. feeling immersed in the environment and story of a game is a valid thing to value, and certain video game-y mechanics (while fun) can hurt the experience if they're at the expense of that immersion.
Martin Scorsese has joined a generative AI startup as a partner and advisor.
He adds that he has used AI during pre-production to help with storyboarding — “with this tool, I can share what I’m visualizing more clearly & efficiently to my creative team — the production designer, art designer and cinematographer.”
(Source: https://t.co/LJlx5ylxvr)
@GOATofXSlift you want less customisation options in games because you have a grudge against religion?
ppl wear religious clothing irl. just reality. why would you want to be unable to represent that? what if I want to recreate someone who wears that kind of clothing? just seems really petty
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@MinModulation it's obviously empty intellectual masturbation to think you can just pose "harmless thought experiments" and think no one is going to read it as the provocation that it is
@MinModulation what exactly do you expect to be the response to this assertion? you're not shouting into a contextless void so surely you must be aware that no one is going to read such a politically charged assertion as value-neutral.
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New teaser revealed for the new anime, ONE PIECE HEROINES!
Based on the novel series, originally featured in ONE PIECE magazine, the episode “Episode: NAMI” is being adapted into anime form.
Broadcasting in Japan on July 5, 2026, at 11:15 PM