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I'm not arguing with anyone on Twitter.

That was an, uh, emotional reaction sort of sentence. I don't know if I've ever felt that anyone was actually looking down on me, personally, but certainly, even before this GamerGate business, there's generally a lot of "It's so weird and gross to call yourself a gamer. Nobody does that for movies or books!" That sort of thing. It always makes me go *Waluigi-Wah!* but I generally try not to make a big deal of it, at least.

I don't care if you don't want to do it. I'm not going to let people like these gaters ruin my word. But my point was that while I understand where he's coming from when he gets upset about people quote-unquote attacking gamers, that is no excuse to align yourself with those who are attacking women who would otherwise be gamers (or not, should they choose not to call themselves such). The last thing I want to do is get into another argument on these forums where people look down on me for choosing to call myself a gamer.

Ughhh have you ever actually listened to the words coming out of her mouth, or do you just hear "sexism" and "[insert game title here]" and assume the worst? She never said games are making people sexist. She never said everything in games is sexist. In fact, she explicitly says those things are NOT true. Games aren't making people sexist. Rather, these problems she points out reinforce the prevailing sexism that is everywhere in society, not just games. If you aren't sexist at all, then these games won't make you sexist. But if you already believe that women are naturally damsel-like, then fuck yeah playing nothing but games where women are damsels is going to continue to reinforce that stereotype. THAT is her message. She also explicitly says that, even though she can recognize the issues in these games, she still likes some of them anyway. That's allowed! Are you going to tell me you've never disliked, I don't know, a turret sequence in a video game, but still loved the rest of the game despite that? It's the same fucking thing, except this is more important, because it's not a quibble with a mechanic, it's a quibble with a problem endemic to society. You need to take some time and realize that having problems with one element of a piece of entertainment or art or whatever you prefer to call it is not a condemnation of the entire product or medium. You beg us to separate the artist from the work, so that we'll buy your game? Maybe you should consider doing the same thing when it comes to Anita. It's okay to have problems with a few specific examples. I do! But to condemn everything she says based on that? You're wrong! Sorry! She's not "cherry-picking" exampels. She's pointing out a few problems that are common. If she gets a few specific examples wrong - and these next three words are important - in your opinion, who cares? It doesn't mean her message is inherently broken. It just means that you disagree with some examples. And you know what? Fine. You think she's really bad at what she's doing. So go find some better examples. You know you can. You already mentioned a few in your first paragraph. Do a better job than her of pointing out the sexism in games if you really, truly think she's a problem. Show her up. But don't shoot her down, because her message is a good one. That's cool that you think sexism doesn't exist in France, but clearly women disagree. A simple Google search for "sexism france" returns a number of interesting results that counter your idea that it doesn't exist there. It's not just about masculine behavior. That said, let's briefly pretend you're correct, and sexism is completely absent in France. Why does that matter? It obviously, definitely exists elsewhere, or this shit with GamerGate wouldn't be happening. You say you "don't buy the patriarchy stuff". That's cool, that's your privilege, because you are part of it. By denying it, you are literally exercising your power to ignore the things women say when they talk about the patriarchy. Here's a hard truth that it took me a long time to accept: Your opinion doesn't matter. I know it's harsh and it's hard to believe, but it's true. If women consistently complain about sexism in the industry (and in other industries and in every day life), you don't get to tell them it's not a real problem. You CAN, of course, and right now you ARE, but your opinion holds no weight compared to theirs. Women are the ones experiencing these things. Not you. And, yes, of course, sexism can and does definitely exist against men sometimes. But don't even fucking pretend we're on even terms here. We're not. Those articles wouldn't exist if self-proclaimed gamers like yourself didn't harass women for themselves trying to be a part of the games industry. Sure, you'll say you don't support harassment, but go back and read those screenshots of your Twitter conversations. You're one step away from telling feminists that their opinions don't fucking matter. You basically do it several times, but not in such plain language. Now consider the part of the group you've aligned yourself with. The GamerGate movement was FOUNDED ENTIRELY ON THE PRINCIPLE OF ATTACKING ONE SPECIFIC WOMAN. This is an undeniable FACT. This is HISTORY. You can't be a "moderate" if you consider yourself a gater because by including yourself with that group, you are implicitly supporting the actions of those who continue to harass women on a daily basis. To cap this off: I call myself a gamer and I do so very vehemently and passionately. Games are core to my identity. I would not be who I am without games. Maybe that makes some people look down on me, but I don't fucking give a shit. I would not be who I am today without games. I live and breathe them. I make them for a living. I play them in my free time. I am a gamer. That doesn't mean I have to fucking get up in arms when a bunch of whiny man-children harass a woman so much that it drives another woman to write an article about the typical environment surrounding games and how it needs to die. Get over yourself. You're more than a gamer. You're a human being. Have some empathy.

Luckily I'm already in Holiday Mode.

Can't do nothin' 'bout the saves, but you can get all your purchases back if you buy a new system. You have to give them a copy of the police report, though. Well, I think they "refund" all the money you spent, or at least that's how they handled my stolen 3DS. I complained about the same thing at the time I had to deal with that and someone I know was all "They wouldn't give you a new car if that got stolen, so why should they let you get your games back," and I just wow. Anyway. Your friend isn't COMPLETELY out of options!!! RIGHT?!!!

There's no Wario Land 4 in that photo, which is weird, because it is literally and objectively the most superiorest of all GBA games.

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You can lock the target in a position so you don't have to dodge stuff nearly as much.

"Mark of the Gunplunky" definitely sounds like a game I'd play the hell out of, regardless of if it was good or not.

So far it's doing Tokyo Ghoul better than Tokyo Ghoul. It's not very interesting but it's fun to watch and that's all that really matters with this kind of anime.

...hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Zelda is the litmus test for me. Those tutorials have been getting worse and worse and worse. Not played LBW, but it's supposed to be much better, right?!

Dota dang. I'd honestly rather have no tutorial ever than the typical Nintendo over-tutorialization and ever-present-handholdiness experience. They've been getting better about that but maaaaaan.

I honestly don't remember having any problems at all - which of course my memory is PERFECT!! eh he heheh - so if I did, they didn't affect me in as big a way as they did you to stick with me with such passion. But then I've always been better(?) at everyone else than waggle? Some people hate specific things and they just don't bother me in the slightest. I don't get it. Why do you all suck at video games?????

I accidentally bought two of the Humble Bundles it was a part of. O: It's yours!

Trash-talking 8chan, whose founder is a disabled individual whose name I can't remember. There was that "debate" a while back with Brianna and said founder on... some program on the television networks. After it was over, there was a looooooot of "ABLEIST SCUM" thrown Brianna's way, even though she obviously never said or implied anything derogatory. And the guy was a massive fuckhead the whole time. Personally, it feels like the sort of thing they'd set up that isn't necessarily true but they use it as return fire when people attack them. Not to say there's no possibility of it being true, but... I have very little faith in any facts regarding 8chan being in good faith. For obvious reasons.

Zack & Wiki was really good too! Wow, I'd forgotten all about that game. It was such a great early title and it sold like shit. ):

You're not the only one. No better way to get me screamin' than to accuse me of lying in a conversation [that I'm taking seriously].

It's nice of you to include me even though I turned down last night's invitation (because TF2 bumper cars I'm sorry). But yes. Use #idlethumbs on quakenet that's where all the cool people hang out and talk about playing games together. ;_;

I always liked "vidcons" even though it doesn't actually mean anything... meaningful. First I heard it was in Charles Barkley's Shut Up & Jam Gaiden, but I don't think that's where it originated. They frequently refer to their games as vidcons in their Kickstarter posts for the sequel. EDIT: Hahaha on the TVTropes page for that game, there's this gem: Nice nice.

I have at least four thumb drives intricately wrapped around my body in chains attached to my wallet so I can't lose things.

All of their videos are awesome! D:

No More Heroes' waggle was extremely goddamn satisfying, even though it was a very basic "swing in the indicated direction" exaggerated not-quite-QTE deal. I loved it. Skyward Sword's waggle took a while to get into but once I learned to not be bad (IT'S POSSIBLE DESPITE ALL THE BUTTS OUT THERE WHO INSIST IT'S NOT) it's actually really good and fun to get into the more intense battles. Kororinpa's waggle is the most obvious; tilt the remote to tilt the world and roll a marble around. And ahhh it was such a good game. Also it had fuzzy animal marbles that made adorable squeaking sounds as you rolled them around. Yes please.

Wow you're old!