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Am I saying that Anita makes no valid points, or highlights no legitimate causes for concern? Not at all, there are a few games that go too far, and there are many ways we could improve things. But despite these valid targets dotted sporadically around, a lot of her criticisms betray a lack of understanding of the language of video games, the technicalities of game development clear to anyone with an intimate knowledge of gaming, or the constraints of development teams, or of course thousands of years of cultural inertia that betray deeper issues in society at large that its overly simplistic or downright unfair to criticise games for. And as linked above, other times she is flat-out dishonest and manipulative and that I’m afraid brings her entire argument to its knees. People who are right do not need to use tactics like this to make an argument, and I find it somewhat surprising and a little sad when heroes such as Tim Schafer, who I could only assume have much more understanding of game development than I do, seemingly not recognise any of these issues with her arguments and recommend and legitimise her videos without even a ‘but’.
Try pulling his switcheroo trick on this one totally out of context paragraph, except instead of changing Jack Thompson to Anita Sarkisian, try changing Anita Sarkisian to Old Man Murray. And I guess videos to website. You can even leave the pronouns alone and it's like he's calling them faggots too.
It's no secret that games writers hold gamers in contempt. Even gamers hold gamers in contempt. Why do you think we put so much Mountain Dew in our bodies? It shouldn't take you as many words to communicate this as it does for Tim Rogers to describe the Kit Kat he brought home from TGS. (It was ORANGE CHOCOLATE.) |
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RPS Morons by Mysterio 01/05/2013, 9:32pm PST
It's pretty shitty for a shmup NT by Mischief Maker 01/05/2013, 10:52pm PST
On John Carmack by Souffle of Pain 11/22/2013, 2:21pm PST
They find the dumbest writers in the world by Souffle of Pain 12/15/2013, 9:49am PST
Oh yeah, the RPS comments for it by Souffle of Pain 12/15/2013, 9:56am PST
All MMO characters look like shit at distance, it's necessary. by Worm 12/15/2013, 11:36am PST
I thought the same thing about the combat, but recent vids were better than I ex NT by Entropy Stew 12/15/2013, 5:43pm PST
I have no idea what was said in the original article because even reading about by MMOs is a fucking waste of time. 12/15/2013, 8:09pm PST
Dolly dress up is as always, completely ignored since most people don't care. by Worm 12/16/2013, 6:16am PST
Okay, I laughed at this one by WITTGENSTEIN 01/26/2014, 7:53am PST
Just saw this by laudablepuss 07/08/2014, 2:01pm PDT
RPS now linking to Film Critic Hulk articles. by Seriously. 07/06/2014, 2:55pm PDT
Re: RPS Morons by Mysterio 07/07/2014, 9:18pm PDT
What is the difference between a checkpoint and an autosave? NT by Jerry Whorebach 07/08/2014, 11:48am PDT
Autosaves are time/turn-based, checkpoints are achievement/story-based. NT by Moonrogue 07/08/2014, 11:51am PDT
Is that just a 4X thing? Because most genres use the terms interchangeably. by Jerry Whorebach 07/08/2014, 12:06pm PDT
Re: Is that just a 4X thing? Because most genres use the terms interchangeably. by Moonrogue 07/08/2014, 12:18pm PDT
Re: Is that just a 4X thing? Because most genres use the terms interchangeably. by Jerry Whorebach 07/08/2014, 12:31pm PDT
Alright, how about this: by Moonrogue 07/08/2014, 12:40pm PDT
+"is" NT by Moonrogue 07/08/2014, 12:41pm PDT
Re: Alright, how about this: by Jerry Whorebach 07/08/2014, 12:55pm PDT
I mean Super Mario World is probably the best example. by Worm 07/08/2014, 12:27pm PDT
An optional save honestly sounds more like a manual than an "auto" save to me. NT by Maybe semi-auto? 07/08/2014, 12:34pm PDT
Whatever remove the prompt and it's an autosave, different from a checkpoint. by Worm 07/08/2014, 12:47pm PDT
The fact we have three different definitions in this thread alone says something NT by about just how obvious it is. 07/08/2014, 12:58pm PDT
Well sure if you ask what is a checkpoint in Baldur's Gate 2 it gets complex. by Worm 07/08/2014, 2:06pm PDT
This distinction seems more than a little arbitrary, especially if both types of by save write to the same save file. 07/08/2014, 2:36pm PDT
Wrong. WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG. WRONG! by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/08/2014, 5:13pm PDT
I think the fact that it's a well-defined point along a 1-d continuum is more im NT by portant than the transient natureES 07/08/2014, 5:27pm PDT
checkpoints don't save state by N 08/20/2014, 8:48pm PDT
Doritospope and the retarded antics of Roberta Williams, Sierra, etc were by no better 07/08/2014, 12:58pm PDT
Zoe Quinn banged Nathan Grayson in exchange for positive coverage of her game by Mysterio 08/17/2014, 3:30pm PDT
It's like the best of 'gaming culture' are the shittiest parts of punk rock by Worm 08/17/2014, 5:52pm PDT
Turns out people who use mental illness as an exuse are self centered by shocked 08/17/2014, 6:50pm PDT
Does Kotaku and RPS write about this? It would get them page views... by NA 08/17/2014, 7:00pm PDT
Re: Does Kotaku and RPS write about this? It would get them page views... by kate leth 08/20/2014, 2:50am PDT
It's why this site needs to exist. by Brandon Flick 08/20/2014, 6:16am PDT
For the record, this dude comes across like dogshit. by Fullofkittens 08/17/2014, 7:11pm PDT
and when you sleep with dogshit, the dogshit also seeps into you? NT by Worm 08/17/2014, 7:20pm PDT
Thanks Worm, for THAT mental picture. NT by Fullofkittens 08/17/2014, 7:25pm PDT
The guy writing it up is an asshole, yeah NT by Mysterio 08/17/2014, 7:33pm PDT
There are worse things in life than being stapled to a sex addict by Mysterio 08/18/2014, 2:03pm PDT
If some chick wrote all this about Itagaki, I'd probably laugh my ass off. by (And you would too.) 08/17/2014, 11:13pm PDT
Also is the positive review part just implied? or did I miss it in the logs? by Worm 08/18/2014, 6:14am PDT
Holy shit, I'm typing in madlibs style. *decided she *his way NT by Worm 08/18/2014, 6:37am PDT
He doesn't mention the review, just that Kotaku is shitty by Lurker 15954 08/18/2014, 10:54am PDT
I don't think he ever reviewed her game by skip 08/18/2014, 4:23pm PDT
The best part is Nathan Grayson proudly holding his hands in the air over this. by Worm 08/20/2014, 9:48am PDT
Grayson tweeting about Ferguson non-stop is real fucking rich by Mysterio 08/18/2014, 11:29pm PDT
Re: Grayson tweeting about Ferguson non-stop is real fucking rich by kate leth 08/20/2014, 2:49am PDT
I'd say it's an indictment of OKCupid by Mysterio 08/19/2014, 2:49am PDT
Factualwiley masterpost. by kate leth 08/19/2014, 11:02pm PDT
My asshole friends at the dorm by A FRIEND 08/20/2014, 9:18pm PDT
Re: My asshole friends at the dorm by Roop 08/24/2014, 9:10am PDT
Re: My asshole friends at the dorm by A FRIEND 08/24/2014, 10:44am PDT
Re: My asshole friends at the dorm by Roop 08/25/2014, 7:53pm PDT
Re: My asshole friends at the dorm by A FRIEND 08/25/2014, 8:00pm PDT
Re: My asshole friends at the dorm by Roop 08/25/2014, 8:20pm PDT
I THINK he's upset because by college graduate 08/25/2014, 10:09pm PDT
Yea he was really weeping some big blubbery tears there by you histronic faggot. 08/26/2014, 9:30am PDT
Woah I can finally hide games!? What great news. NT by Worm 08/24/2014, 10:49am PDT
Alright I guess I'll try to throw out a somewhat coherent timeline. by Worm 08/21/2014, 2:38pm PDT
Oh Vegas was 3/30 not 3/22 NT by Worm 08/21/2014, 8:13pm PDT
Muddled, confusing, not even close to coherent, deeply ironic. by kate leth 08/23/2014, 5:40am PDT
Speaking of retarded shit no one takes seriously, you guys got sourced in by Worm 08/23/2014, 6:36am PDT
That was hilarious. That Zoe bitch is utterly insane by Eurotrash 08/24/2014, 12:16am PDT
Vivian by NA 08/23/2014, 3:05pm PDT
I voted for Afterlife Empire at the TFYC site. NT by skip 08/23/2014, 4:01pm PDT
The future of crowdfunding by fabio 08/24/2014, 1:25am PDT
Concise summary of the whole controversy by Subscribe and like 08/24/2014, 9:24am PDT
Nice one NT by Eurotrash 08/24/2014, 9:46am PDT
This is why you are going to choke on kotaku shit games NT by like so many cocks forever 08/24/2014, 10:41am PDT
Someone might make a dull game. Who gives a crap I got Witcher 3 by Subscribe and like 08/24/2014, 3:27pm PDT
She did get a charity black balled because she disagreed with some stupid rule. by Worm 08/24/2014, 3:53pm PDT
You gave him a far better reply than he deserved. Good on ya Worm. NT by CISpig Lollerson 08/24/2014, 4:32pm PDT
I think a lot of the anger is a result of journos driving focus on one-hit devs. by serial malcontent 08/24/2014, 11:02pm PDT
Yes, she's a bad person. But the reaction is disproportional. NT by Subscribe and like 08/25/2014, 12:21pm PDT
Meaning: if the villain of the story were a guy then we wouldn't see a thousand by Subscribe and like 08/25/2014, 12:34pm PDT
No one cares about her vag. Her gender is irrelevant. by I'll pass 08/25/2014, 2:09pm PDT
Proportional responses will get us nowhere in gaming, nowhere in life. by Worm 08/25/2014, 6:03pm PDT
that's fine for the great unwashed but let's make something clear by I don't want my name on this post 08/25/2014, 10:19pm PDT
I just like shit storms and how that topic line sounded. by Worm 08/25/2014, 10:45pm PDT
okay wrom I overnighted you a decoder ring by I don't want my name on this post 08/26/2014, 9:18am PDT
Hey Arbit NT by sup 08/25/2014, 9:22am PDT
It's nice to know someone is thinking of me by Arbit 08/25/2014, 5:13pm PDT
Everyone is so retarded this might be the first domino on the way to world peace by Worm 08/25/2014, 5:26pm PDT
Re: It's nice to know someone is thinking of me by Priv status: Checked 08/25/2014, 5:34pm PDT
Holy shit not steam!! by Jerry Whorebach 08/25/2014, 6:07pm PDT
Speaking of non-games on Steam. I want to buy you Clannad and see you get every NT by achievement. Worm 08/25/2014, 6:13pm PDT
Do you have Steam yet, JERRY? by No reason... heh heh heh 08/25/2014, 6:43pm PDT
Our shitty hobby is being compromised, I panicked. NT by Priv status: Checked 08/25/2014, 7:00pm PDT
Holy fuck another stream of rhetorical questions by Arbit 08/25/2014, 7:08pm PDT
Re: Holy fuck another stream of rhetorical questions by Shitlord Lollerson 08/25/2014, 7:29pm PDT
Re: Holy fuck another stream of rhetorical questions by Ice Cream Jonsey 08/26/2014, 6:46am PDT
Then fuck these shits even harder. by Mysterio 08/26/2014, 9:01am PDT
It's far to kind. by Disdainful Lollerson 08/26/2014, 2:40pm PDT
Wow, easily refuted. I'm surprised someone posted that. by Mysterio 08/25/2014, 10:21am PDT
You think this is about her being a woman? NT by Seriously? 08/25/2014, 11:51am PDT
90% of it. If she were a dude people would barely give a shit. NT by Subscribe and like 08/25/2014, 12:12pm PDT
A guy fucking women? It'd be the same fucking thing, and the same defense by Worm 08/25/2014, 12:44pm PDT
That's incredible. Is that real? Wow. She doesn't come off good there. NT by A FRIEND 08/25/2014, 6:18pm PDT
Thank god nothing of value will ever come from me and my stupid opinions :( NT by Vested Id 08/25/2014, 12:45pm PDT
I didn't write the post you're responding to by Vested Id 08/25/2014, 2:40pm PDT
Type Vahn16 into a Twitter search. He's getting plenty. NT by Mysterio 08/25/2014, 1:28pm PDT
Give this a read if you get a chance. by Disdainful Lollerson 08/28/2014, 8:42pm PDT
His mistake is conflating the very real problem of shitty games with the made-up by problem of social injustice. 08/29/2014, 1:18am PDT
Re: His mistake is conflating the very real problem of shitty games with by Disdainful Lollerson 08/29/2014, 11:34am PDT
cool story, bro NT by serial malcontent 08/29/2014, 11:45am PDT
Well then here is more of it by Disdainful Lollerson 08/29/2014, 12:03pm PDT
All art games are trash and that's all these people want to make. by Worm 08/29/2014, 2:29pm PDT
Stopped reading when he began pulling #s out of air. A number that can't be "exp NT by ressed legibly in a Calculator" Wow 08/29/2014, 5:34pm PDT
I give you much respect for getting that far. It rambles like a motherfucker aft by Disdainful Lollerson 08/29/2014, 5:40pm PDT
I don't know that his points are that interesting by skip 08/29/2014, 8:09pm PDT
Re: I don't know that his points are that interesting by Shitlord Lollerson 08/29/2014, 9:58pm PDT
Re: I don't know that his points are that interesting by skip 08/30/2014, 12:40pm PDT
It's probably more that it's just fucking easy to do it anonymously. by Worm 08/30/2014, 1:02pm PDT
More evidence of Kotaku being shit. Of course, Kuchera is also garbage by skip 08/26/2014, 6:00pm PDT
They released statements promising to be better. Will likely still suck. by skip 08/27/2014, 4:54pm PDT
Hahahahahahaha, god, this whole shitshow... by The Zoe Quinn Follies 08/24/2014, 9:47pm PDT
Re: Hahahahahahaha, god, this whole shitshow... by Shitlord Lollerson 08/24/2014, 10:52pm PDT
Fucking Richard Stanton, I swear to God by WITTGENSTEIN 08/25/2014, 7:55am PDT
The interaction I had with him on twitter was okay, he then ruined it with this by Worm 08/25/2014, 10:40am PDT
"I jumped over the line without even waving to the line" by laudablepuss 08/25/2014, 10:50am PDT
This whole thing is like a gender-switched version of the Mel Gibson tapes NT by Mischief Maker 08/25/2014, 4:21pm PDT
Sofia Vergara by pinback 08/30/2014, 11:19am PDT
Re: Sofia Vergara by Mysterio 08/30/2014, 12:23pm PDT
Aside from having an anecdote about Quinn being a cunt how does JonTron fit into NT by all of this? 08/29/2014, 7:48pm PDT
He's the Hannibal boogy man for internet SJWs next to fedoras NT by social justice whore-ier 08/30/2014, 1:09am PDT
I can't fit into very many things actually (did someone say Five Guys Burger and NT by JonTron 08/30/2014, 2:23am PDT
I'm trying to be a better person, but by Souffle of Pain 01/22/2015, 8:31am PST
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