Katana314
@Katana314@lemmy.world
- Comment on Honestly 10 hours ago:
Honestly I can kinda respect advertising that goes for a slow play and isn’t overtly in your face.
- Comment on What game sequel ruined a beloved franchise or character for you? 1 day ago:
The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero.
In a lot of respects it’s a good game, its fans even love it as a part of this big ongoing series. But it repeated a few tropes and trends that really started to get to me; wherein so many villains are introduced in a Dragonball style of escalating power rather than character definition.
The first two games introduced one supremely powerful hero, but invented mature and elaborate reasons as to why he couldn’t save the world alone - why . Then, later games try to impress you by showing villains that could easily beat this hero; without character definition to make such claims worth it.
They also really sold into the anime gender tropes - where every woman makes shy/teasing comments about the male lead, most girls are lesbian only for the sake of sexual harassment rather than true connection, etc.
- Comment on Cutting sucks 1 day ago:
The dual-use of the English “spice” (ground minerals used to improve flavor) and “spice” (substances that cause food to taste hot and intense) leads to many unfortunate losses of potential flavor.
- Comment on GOG’s Freedom To Buy Campaign Gives Away Controversial Games For Free To Protest Censorship 3 days ago:
I think it’s de-emphasized because part of the GOG appeal is that you don’t need a launcher and can grab direct DRM free installers. The launcher just exists for convenience.
- Comment on Mastercard release a statement about game stores, payment processors and adult content 4 days ago:
Thing is…I think both claims are correct.
Mastercard and Visa are not the only middle-men; the only “payment processors” involved in making sales.
Next time you check out at a cafe, look at the branding of the tablet/software the cashier is using. Chances are, it wasn’t developed by the cafe owners, or by MC/Visa. That’s a payment processor. There’s some big ones out there that can be hard to avoid.
- Comment on Palestinians say settlers' arson attack kills man in West Bank 5 days ago:
Words words words
“Israeli Invader Murders West Bank Villagers Through Arson Attack”
That’s better. Tired of calling them “Settlers”.
Also, who writes “Bullet causes death of man after officer fires it” instead of “officer shoots, kills, man”? Same with smoke - it was the weapon of choice.
- Comment on Why did thousands of adult titles just disappear from the biggest PC gaming marketplaces? 1 week ago:
Counterpoint: The really good journalism sites won’t report an issue the moment a rumor comes up. It often turns out a good amount of the rumor is overstating or misrepresenting the issue. They can lose a LOT of credibility if even one statement is wrong. So, they take time to research every fact before putting out a report.
Gaming news sites often have slow days, so they’ll take the risk. But several have already had to retract statements on the recent censorship for getting things completely wrong. Example: Many people thought Mouthwashing was just removed from Itch. In actuality, it had been removed long ago for a misstep where they had linked to their Steam page.
- Comment on [Megathread] Payments Processors & Collective Shout VS NSFW games 1 week ago:
I don’t think that’s really the distinction in adult businesses - entertainment companies often use those same dark patterns around trials/subscriptions. Maybe some adult businesses do too, but that’s not unique.
My understanding is that the higher rate is related more to the product and customer behavior, rather than the seller’s behavior. By some trend, customers are more likely to refund a hentai tentacle game than a regular platformer.
- Comment on [Megathread] Payments Processors & Collective Shout VS NSFW games 1 week ago:
Not an authoritative source, but a Redditor claimed that the term “payment processors” is being misconstrued in a way that could misdirect blame. Visa and Mastercard have given some people responses claiming they take no position on adult content, and it’s possible they’re telling the truth.
Basically, payment processors by this guy’s definition are lesser known companies that handle other middle level processing; like Stripe, PayPal, or Heartland, as well as many others you’ve never heard of. And, what makes the debate difficult with them is that they’ve always viewed adult content as a “risky” subject - due to higher frequency of support cases, chargebacks, general frustration, etc. As such, some processor that sell their service to adult businesses may charge higher rates - rates that stores like Steam or Itch are probably less willing to pay for 90% of their library.
Take that summary with a grain of salt as it’s only based on rumors and indirect industry knowledge. Not an indication people shouldn’t complain, since Visa/MC could still choose to take a stance and investigate wrongdoing, and might not be totally honest; but it’s possible the full blame will go to other specific businesses.
- Comment on Mastercard and Visa face backlash after hundreds of adult games removed from online stores Steam and Itch.io 1 week ago:
Kind of like how we love watching old Tom and Jerry cartoons, but would generally prefer to lightly forget how those cartoons contained frequent racist caricatures towards indians, island natives, black people, etc.
- Comment on Petition to tell MasterCard, Visa, and activist groups to stop censoring legal fictional content 1 week ago:
Something I’d like in a perfect world is legislation to fight back against general “contact unavailability” of large companies.
I generally recognize that there are lots of people that call for simple stuff that they could’ve checked online. That said, there has to be a legislative median that ensures people with serious concerns can follow some path to contact some sentient person. Heck, even just to serve them lawsuit papers.
- Comment on The Age-Checked Internet Has Arrived 1 week ago:
i am sorry, our Nigerian kebab food truck does not deliver to united of kingdom
- Comment on Australian anti-porn group claims responsibility for Steam's new censorship rules in victory against 'porn sick brain rotted pedo gamer fetishists', and things only get weirder from there 1 week ago:
tbf, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild enforces those principles too.
- Comment on A Hellraiser video game. What do you all think? 1 week ago:
Haven’t there been many Cthulu Mythos games? I’m sure they’re able to find veins of storytelling that have some big reveals, but don’t necessarily conclude with successfully defeating the Cenobites.
There could also be secondary antagonists tangentially related to them, right? I thought the antagonist for most of the first Hellraiser was some other kind of disciple that got cast out.
- Comment on mentoring 1 week ago:
I mean, just to put in basic terms, would you agree most young men should aim to be kingpin of their own casino, and have women falling over themselves to lick their jeans? And that anything less than that is a failure?
I’d imagine you don’t. And by that, you’re rejecting their goals. If your politics offers to people “Here’s how everyone can make a livable wage”, you’re pushing a much “meeker” goal on them than their ego is shooting for.
- Comment on [VIDEO] Japan Sanctions Visa after the Censorship of Anime and Manga 1 week ago:
I only linked to the YouTuber summary because the article was in Japanese. Certainly it’s the better source if you can read it.
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- Comment on Rumor: Star Wars Outlaws Sequel Canceled By Ubisoft 1 week ago:
I still want to borrow this game from my library to see how it is.
It’s probably bad, but it also has a list of things that can color some people’s opinions before they’ve played it.
- Female, non-gorgeous lead
- Star Wars related
- Made by Ubisoft
- Comment on Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader dev Owlcat comes out swinging in support of Stop Killing Games: 'Every player deserves lasting access to what they’ve paid for' 1 week ago:
accidentally drops rare copy of indie game into a sewer grate
aw, fuck. I can’t believe I’ve done this.
- Comment on Ubisoft's annual report dictates that the consumers are the problem 1 week ago:
I mean, I just take it in the tone of voice people use to congratulate communities for positive community impact.
“Look at how clean this river is now! So many members of the community showed up to contribute, and I’m proud of you all! You did this!”
- Comment on First they came for steam, then they came for itch.io . 1 week ago:
Imagine mail-order catalogs of hentai games on CD-ROM, or even cheap flash drives, in 2025.
- Comment on Itch.io is delisting NSFW games due to pressure from payment processors 1 week ago:
The thing is, I actually appreciate the idea of “de-objectifying” people in terms of fictional design; but I want that to be encouraged as part of the creative expression. A sexy female character with an identity and story behind her is a lot more fun to me than one just created to have big boobs. Heck, those same design principles can help design sexy men that appeal to female/gay groups.
But needless to say, forcing those views as part of these acts isn’t helping anyone. It’s just exerting forceful control, and we know how well that works for art.
- Comment on Itch.io is delisting NSFW games due to pressure from payment processors 1 week ago:
Plus, I thought NSFW works were a large market driver. Back in the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray war, they said the winner would be determined by the porn producers.
- Comment on First they came for steam, then they came for itch.io . 1 week ago:
Hopefully you’re referring to Visa/Paypal, not Itch.
One place that comes to mind is Verotel. I barely know them, but supposedly one of their star attributes is their use for adult businesses. Likely someone else knows them better.
- Comment on Stop Killing Games is facing a complaint in the EU that uses nonsense logic to accuse the movement's founder of failing to disclose financial contributions he never made: 'It's not paranoia if they re 1 week ago:
There’s even an argument that SKG is a good financial motive for studios. Consumer electronics/entertainment spending is down, and it’s not hard to connect the idea that people are less enthused about video games when they aren’t sure they get to keep them. Which are you more likely to buy: Snake oil from a merchant on a turbo-driven truck ready to leave town? Or multiple panel-certified medicine from an extremely tightly-regulated industry.
- Comment on Itch.io is delisting NSFW games due to pressure from payment processors 1 week ago:
A) Honest mistake. I appreciated people pointing out the country of origin.
B) While the specifics of my comment were off the mark, even with this group being Australian, this group affects world commerce, and American politics has strong influence on that world in turn. Just like how president of the USA would have a big effect on the levels of violence and cruelty in Gaza. Visa is an American corporation, and they’re clearly quite on board with this censorship influence. - Comment on Itch.io is delisting NSFW games due to pressure from payment processors 1 week ago:
Okay, Jack Thompson
- Comment on Itch.io is delisting NSFW games due to pressure from payment processors 1 week ago:
If GTA V is allowed, I’m pretty certain most of what we’ve seen from NSFW games is as well. Regardless, a payment company should not be acting as judge for such things, just as media companies should not act as judge on copyright infringement on YouTube.
- Comment on I'm doing my part 1 week ago:
Sadly, sarcasm doesn’t translate well in text - and Trump voters have been guilty of saying the most unhinged shit out loud.
- Comment on PS5 update introduces Power Saver option with a trade-off | Polygon 1 week ago:
That seems like a great idea. Now that so many games are much less demanding on your gaming machine than others (playing a Phoenix Wright game, or Stardew Valley, or Minecraft), holding back a bit of power makes a lot of sense. If implemented right, I imagine you wouldn’t see any effect from this on most games.