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Dear reader: when you aim at the devil, make sure you don’t miss.

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I??? Met @leannafirestone ???? Hello????

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@kunimicats He does!! At least from what I remember

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@VivichanIF You can’t create an analogy with movies and video games because a video game has two major components to fully understand it (visual story and gameplay) while a movie only has one (visuals) it just won’t work

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@chapologist @_mangrub @TsukiiSparda —someone who has NOT seen the audiobook vs physical book discourse that appears every so often

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@starchaser1879 @kattzii_art @SNK_LRD Liking something is literally the definition of being a fan you just want to ascribe higher value to the term fan

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@BaskEddBall @TsukiiSparda Op was making a stupid analogy in bad faith

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@BaskEddBall @TsukiiSparda Also for a lot of people (including me) the story and characters and lore are the most important parts!! I don’t really enjoy turn based games, but I play the persona series because I like the story.

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@coloredseung I mean lowkey my grandparents own multiple properties and my family is still poor because my grandparents don’t do shit to help…obviously her situation is way different considering both her parents also have high paying jobs lol

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@_mangrub @TsukiiSparda A summary imparts the bare basics of the game and story line, the play through actually…you know…PLAYS THROUGH THEM

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@_mangrub @TsukiiSparda It can TOUCH on them. A playthrough actually SHOWS YOU THEM.

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@BaskEddBall @TsukiiSparda Yeah but I can have a more in depth convo with someone who watched a playthrough than a summary

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@SunnyComb000 @TsukiiSparda Just like I trust someone who played the game to understand the gameplay

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@SunnyComb000 @TsukiiSparda It is an extremely vital component, and some games are just about the gameplay, however you cannot have a story game without story, which is also a very vital component. I trust someone who watched a playthrough to understand the story.

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@SunnyComb000 @TsukiiSparda Right so literally what does that have to do with my point

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@_mangrub @TsukiiSparda Also the story and characters are like 90% of the game for me, I don’t need to press buttons to determine if I like the story.

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@_mangrub @TsukiiSparda You don’t have a full idea but you have a BETTER idea

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@_mangrub @TsukiiSparda If a playthrough is a second hand experience, then a summary is a third hand experience because you are just reading someone tell you about a game. You aren’t engaging with ANYTHING close to the source material. You are reading someone tell you about a game.

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@_mangrub @TsukiiSparda A summary cannot impart on you the complex characterization and arcs and mindsets characters have because THAT IS NOT ITS PURPOSE!!!! A playthrough CAN, because the whole point of it is going through the ENTIRE game because SOMEONE IS ACTUALLY PLAYING IT!!

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@_mangrub @TsukiiSparda A playthrough, especially a silent playthrough goes through the full game therefore you have a better idea about the pacing and can have a better conversation about it than someone who just read “the beginning can be pretty slow but it picks up near the end”