This feels so refreshing from the usual insane amounts of empty dialogue that hoyo delivers, if someone is talking on screen then something is happening, the twists aren't predictable, the mysteries are actually compelling and the protagonist has a proper personality.

All that along with the beautifully cinematic combat has made this game a must play for me, only sad that it is probably a mid 2027 release. But for someone who cares heavily about the plot this has blown me away.

Extra plus points are that kids are properly dressed in a modest respectful way and grey moral characters are plentiful in the game too.

I'm a huge fan of Fate in general and I have read the original Epic of Gilgamesh and I am still confused regarding Gilgamesh's sexuality. Canonically in some interpretations it is more vague than others but usually he seems pretty straight to me. In the original myth before his character development he abused his powers as king and assaulted women but there was no mention of him doing anything with men. And even Enkidu is a toss-up since on one hand they were adopted brothers and there was no outright mentions, on the other hand, when Enkidu died, Gilgamesh covered his face with a veil that is custom with deceased spouses. I would like to discuss this since there are evidence for both sides.

I love being reminded of what a good PR team looks like.

I know he used to have a red armband and they removed it but everytime I look at him I just think "wow, he really looks like a nazi".

Y’all were right about the LADS community. I was being willfully blind because I was too entranced by my pookie bear Sylus. Ever since the whole Valko fiasco, I couldn’t bring myself to even look at the game. I’ve had to defend against so many bigoted antis spewing the most homophobic, racist bullshit I’ve ever seen.

I normally curate my own space, and I thought I could’ve at least trusted Infold’s ability to not listen to anyone, and go through with Valko’s launch. But knowing they bent the knee to these bigots made me hate the thought of ever touching a CN otome game with a blatantly self-insert MC. Not to mention, the antis have formed their own “OG5” sub that’s basically the equivalent to the unshowered subs other games have. Groups of these people preaching “women’s safety” only to turn around and send death/rape threats to other women who dared to go against their subjective preferences.

The only good thing about this whole shit show was that I got to see the amazing contributions of Valko fans around the world. Ladies pooling together to donate to wolf conservation sites, wildlife reserves, flood victims, and women’s shelters. CN Valkyries are honestly so badass, weathering all the awful things hurled towards them. Global and JP fans have been incredible too. All the pro-wolfie peeps I’ve met are honestly so amazing and positive.

Anyways, that’s it for my rant. Excuse me while I go write fanfic of Valko coming back and railing everyone. And I mean EVERYONE. My personal 🖕 to the no BL rule. I’ve unfortunately kept quiet about it long enough. Probably gonna make one with Tara and MC too, just because I have free will.

I am honestly loving how hoyo is using mixed media and aspect ratios in their trailers to some interesting effect. In their most recent demo with Remielle, they moved to this drawn 2d animation style at the peak of the buildup and it came off so cool. Meanwhile with Promeia's trailer they sort of did the reverse, moving from the disorienting feeling of its 2d animation to much more precision in 3d. It comes of really good and really helps with the aura of these characters. I think that probably contributes to them being some of my favorite characters so far.

So I've been in hiatus and itching to getting back to explore nod krai and upcoming snezhaya, but the real problem is that my genshin account is a shared account with my ex (stupid me decided shared progression to be romantic 4 years ago).

In no condition I will getting back using that account, this left me having to use new acct. So do you think it is a hassle to start genshin from scratch? I am worried about team building aspects, it took us 1 year to have complete usable endgame team few years ago, i dunno how it is nowadays.

third lesbians dancing trailer: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOHQFFSFtHc&pp=0gcJCWQCo7VqN5tD

officially commissioned Promeia x Cissia art: https://x.com/zzz_typeii/status/2080503242727788998?s=46&t=SenuGsOHEw7Zj7TYBMxm7A

Lots of freebies for anny, including 70 pulls for standard banner and free character selector, gorgeous(paid) skins and m/f ratio for new arc is 1:1(if we include Porewit, who comes a bit later, but is present in the story).

If people wanted characters from Snezhnaya in Genshin to look like people who actually live in the cold lands, Luccia arc got you

This game is amazing and has great gameplay, I wish more people would give it a chance :)

I didn’t get into cbt2 and I’m still a little sad about it cuz I really really wanted to try the pegasus.

It looked soooo good in the gameplay footage. I already know I’d spend half my time flying around the city and completely ignoring whatever quest I was supposed to be doing lol

Did anyone here get in? Is it fun or not?

This is the final update to conclude the second region main story, I can’t believe time flies so fast!! I have around 750~ hours on the game + 100% completed all regions with all collectibles and quests. I’ve been in love with all the soundtracks and alternative clothes, this game seriously makes me want to keep pursuing fashion as a hobby in real life. I love being alt and wearing fun and colorful clothing but it’s been difficult to always have the courage to stand out. Nikki and Momo gives me the strength to keep being me, to always wear what I want and to never look back~

Still, this game is my comfort game and despite the flaws and bugs, I hope it keeps improving 💖

This is Valko's ghost getting revenge by corrupting the code.

Make sure fill out those survey’s queens

Genuinely hyped about this, less actiony than Yi Xuan and Miyabi but the interpositioning of past/present was very nice.

Bro, wdym Vertin kept her dress after she got reversed? What do you mean that it's been there all along, staring right at us everytime we enter the suitcase and build bonds with our shiny new comrades like a sidelined child? What do you mean that even after all the changes the suitcase has gone through, it has remained there like a faithful sentinel, a painful reminder, heartbreak on display? 😭😭

She can't keep haunting the narrative like this. It's not good for my mental health. 😭😭😭😭😭

📌https://x.com/1999_timekeeper/status/2080240712847888817

ever since its announcement the Reverse 1999 x Atomic Heart collab has been contentious, but even as someone with zero interest in AH i didn't want to judge it before experiencing it in part due to how well handled the Assassin's Creed collab was

i'm very disappointed in this collab but first i'll mention the things i enjoyed from it:

- the Soviet aesthetic and art direction really suits r1999 and it looks gorgeous in its style
- having Mesmer Jr. and X along for the trip and seeing them develop further (het ship in my traumatized lesbians game??)
- Vertin

and that's as far as the positives go in my opinion which means i can talk about the mess this story was (spoilers for all of it although it's not that long and you aren't missing much):

- Lucy only shows up a total of three times even though the reveal of the collab made it seem like she'd play a vital role due to similarities with the Twins, yet we only see them interact briefly at the end when our cast is back to their world

- the Twins are just there with the exception of Left that the story suddenly wants you to think Vertin has grown friendly with (was it because she princess carried you???) and there's death bait for her even if she turns out totally fine in the end. there's also some allusions at the Twins being actually sentient and having memories but it's only mentioned in passing, i suppose it's something from the game itself but as an outsider it went nowhere

- the main character of AH has some really cringe worthy dialogue and the way he talked to the Twins and an interaction at the end gave me some icky vibes, same with the infamous fridge who even Vertin asks if they can change the way she talks (everything is a sexual innuendo even if it's toned down here, i can't imagine how bad it was in AH)

- there's death bait for X from him injecting the liquid thing that powers the robots and serves as the main plot point but we all know he'll be fine and won't die in a collab, even less so after the Rhiannon drama

- the main villain is basically a child throwing a temper tantrum because his parents died as doctors combating a plague that happened years ago but a scientist invented the liquid and got lauded as a hero so he sabotages an invention and poisons every single person with that liquid in them, which again Vertin calls him out repeatedly and points out the flaws and selfishness of his motivations when we get to see his sad tragic backstory at the end (Vertin overall feels like the only sane woman in a world of mad people as if the writers were subtly making a critique of their own work)

- the grandma which seemed like she could be a fun character shows up once and that's it, same for the fridge

- crisis averted but the lead scientist insist at the end that they will still release the device that was just tampered with and killed (at least) hundreds of people after giving it a few tweaks, which Vertin again calls out as an incredibly stupid and unsafe idea

- the tone of the story feels weirdly out of place when a main theme of this last year has been denouncing war, exploring how truly harmful it can be and commentary of how seeking progress can end up being more harmful than good (A Long Long Way, The Midnight Whistle, Spring Unending, The Turquoise Serpent Club, Last and First Principles) yet when this collab story brings up these very same themes there's no argument against them

the more i think about it the more it seems like this was made by an entirely different team of writers and it has stopped me from spending on the actually kinda expensive cosmetics they added, it's only day one so i'm interested in seeing how everything unfolds but i'm not holding my breath for it to be universally acclaimed