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biotech student 🧬

[homer @homerlectual]

i wasn’t aware of how difficult it is for one to get their hands on a physical metroid dread copy, i found mine so easy i feel

[GamesLover with a Preference @lofi_lover0930]

"Single player games are for lose-

[homer @homerlectual]

@ndrewgarfldacc spidey wallpapers for the win!

[Marshall Lee 🦇 @rahqstar]

Target does something racist ever year then they apologize like “oops sorry niggers”

[morg @mookTHEmonster]

Yall have GOT to start eating. Your breath is rancid bc you’ve skipped breakfast and lunch. You smell empty

[MADkurious Gamer @MADkurious]

I've lost count of the times I've played The Last of Us Part II, and I found something that's changed me...

-Many gamers don't like TLOU2 because they think Ellie should've killed Abby.
-Many fans say Ellie had to leave the farm because she wouldn't have survived her grief.

Both are valid feelings, but neither aligns with the greater theme of the story:

The theme of meaning.

The last cutscene of the game has Ellie saying, "I was meant to die in that hospital. My life would have mattered. And you took that from me. I don't know if I can ever forgive you...but I'd like to try."

Ellie, like most of us, is searching for meaning in actions, in purpose, in something greater than herself. She says this directly in Part 1 when when Joel asks if she'd rather go back to Jackson where they might find peace rather than going to the hospital with whatever risk might await them. Ellie doesn't want peace. She wants her actions to matter, and says, "After everything we've been through, after everything I've done. It can't be for nothing."

She searches for this meaning in:
-Her immunity being hope in the darkness
-Her immunity becoming a vaccine to help others
-Her life being a sacrifice to save others
-Her usefulness to Jackson as a fighter
-Her revenge for the murder of her father figure
-Her usefulness as a loving parent and spouse
-Her revenge for her uncle figure's loss and her PTSD

Both those who think Ellie should've killed Abby and those who think Ellie couldn't find peace on the farm are not only taking away Ellie's autonomy along with the free will of any of us in deep emotional turmoil, but also miss the lesson of meaning...

Not a single one of the goals Ellie had, the purposes she attributed her life to, were ever going to fix her.

Not a single external factor, situation, action, or choice could bring Ellie peace.

Her peace had to come from the meaning she could only find in what she already had.

Whether she stayed on the farm, killed Abby, spared Abby, none of that mattered to her meaning and peace. That's why the writers didn't choose to have Ellie kill Abby because it would serve the wrong message. That's why they didn't leave her in a peaceful external life on the farm to show "she'd finally found it."

Ellie was never going to find meaning by DOING anything. By any goal.

She could only find meaning starting in forgiveness.
Of Joel.
Of Abby.
Of Herself.

And then continuing by finding it in each moment, in what is, rather than living in the future, focused on what she wants to accomplish.

Meaning can't be found in the external because that's too limiting for something so important. No matter how powerful or beautiful the external is, the internal is even moreso.

That's why Ellie wasn't given success in revenge or romance. TLOU2 isn't a story of success. It's a story of meaning.

As someone who inextricably ties outcomes to my own meaning, this resonated in a nearly painful way. It's something I've been searching for in all of my many playthroughs, and finally found. I hope sharing this resonates with some of you, as well.

[balta 🔻 @BGarcN2]

a little over a month later and i haven't been able to put it down! its just such an awesome console that made me really reconnect with everything i love about games and how FUN they can be. also, it made me go back to buying physical for the first time in years!

[homer @homerlectual]

actually becoming friends w/ the person but learn they put no actual effort into being one

[Lemon 🍋 @femlocklemluvr]

Wanting to be friends with someone but not knowing how to ask

[Tselane @JustTselane]

Sometimes “locking in” looks like sitting in the sun and remembering that your life is also meant to be lived, not just optimized, monetized, and turned into proof that you’re worthy.

[femiiiiii. @femiiiszn]

i hate being asked why i'm not talking. i literally just don't have anything to say, please leave me alone.

[DeadHead 😈 @latinodead]

Might be one of their best runs.

[DeeGee @DeeGeeGames2009]

People don’t realize how much this could change the gaming market.

When physical games disappear, it doesn’t just affect collectors. It affects the entire ecosystem around gaming.

Retro game stores? Many of them survive because people still buy, sell, and trade physical games. As physical media declines, some of those stores will have a much harder time staying open.

Collector’s Editions? If everything becomes digital, what’s the incentive? Are people really going to spend $200+ for a few digital cosmetics and a downloadable license? A huge part of what made those editions special was owning something tangible.

And don’t think retro prices won’t be affected. As fewer physical games are produced, the older ones become even more desirable. Supply goes down, demand goes up, and prices climb even higher.

This isn’t just about preferring discs over downloads. It’s about ownership, preservation, accessibility, local game stores, collectors, and the future of gaming as a whole.

There’s so much more at stake than people realize, and I don’t think the long term impact is good. #supportphysicalmedia

[Ib1smal @ib1smal]

Sidons theme is probably top 5 if not top 3 themes in botw https://t.co/8Q0mlqR8Nl

[𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙙aᥫ @desi0re]

i love how our generation really starting to make the choice to feed our inner children no matter what the world brings our way

[homer @homerlectual]

@Okeeeeletsgo woah why is this the first time i’m seeing your acc in months dude??

[SK⚡️ @raptalksk]

very cozy albums if you ask me

[homer @homerlectual]

@Okeeeeletsgo she was.. the bowl?

[Kia 🩷 @xevekiah]

someone posted, “what’s an area you lack in friendship?” and someone replied , “if you voluntarily don’t tell me your business, i won’t ask. that doesn’t mean i don’t care about you. i avoid nosiness in case you aren’t comfortable talking about it

[homer @homerlectual]

it’s either text & feel like an inconvenience or don’t text & strain connection

[Batman Arkham Videos @ArkhamVideos]

Batman: Arkham City came out 14 years ago today! Still an incredible game that raised the bar for the Arkham series.