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This is AC Origins I played tonight. This picture says a lot. You have an assassin in armor a foot away from a vulnerable flamingo. And it sits there in the water knowing it can spread its wings any moment. And to get this close I have never experienced in wildlife in any game. His hands are raised like it's gonna strangle it. The assassin is dangerous, but he is curious and so is the flamingo. When humans interact with wildlife. What happens next is up to the human. Since I'm controlling Bayek, I respect its life. I left in black and white because color is even more dramatic. You saw it here first in case someone wants to claim it. I took a hundred pictures in this moment. I love this stuff. They created it. I caught it.
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$4.99 it's available GOTY edition. Think I'll get it; anyone else play it?
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP1018-CUSA01939_00-SHADOWMORDORGOTY
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22 minutes ago, killamch89 said:
Is anyone surprised? The gaming industry itself doesn't even care about unionizing their workforce, workers have to work very excessive hours and tolerate all manners of abuse. That's why I've always maintained that working in the gaming industry would be traumatizing for most people and I stick by that sentiment.
Aww good point of not caring about unionizing their workforce. That's the key I think and usually companies that are against unionizing favor poorer work conditions. Walmart and Amazon are two big examples of anti-unionization and abuse of employees. I think it's time gaming companies start talking about this because too much bad shit is going on.
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This really is a disappointment. You just never know what goes on behind the products that you like. I fully respect the team and they deserve better leadership than what they have. I’ll take the Chlamydia because I’m not gonna stop playing AC games. But if their leadership isn’t going to make serious changes, that will ultimately affect the team and their product just as stated in the video. I wouldn’t think it’s grounds for a boycott unless they were donating their money to a bad cause. I fully support their team and as employees, they need to support their coworkers and stage a strike or talk about it with reporters or an outside ethics source. Cause it seems their HR and leadership aren’t doing enough even after their past attempt for change because the problems continue. And that in itself is proof enough of a toxic workplace. Only if employees come out in public and talk about these things, then the leadership will get the spotlight and hopefully resign.
We should never just look the other way, and those that are always in a state of denial lets these things persist. And denial is just another name for ‘cancel culture’ conspiracy. All allegations should be investigated. And just as the guilty need accountability, so do falsifiers (Karens).
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Since this post started, I've gone ahead and started a new play through for X and I don't remember being given the choice. I looked it up and I think that's only available in international versions of the game. Why it's not in the U.S. version, who knows. Maybe Europeans are just smarter and need more challenge than us dumb N. Americans.
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I've been playing Outlast 1 and enjoying it. Sometimes I can smell the blood right through the tv screen. I also have Outlast 2 I'm gonna play after. And after that I'm gonna play Evil Within 2.
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This is a really great topic and thanks for sharing that article!!! I don't even know where to begin, cause in my gaming experience, taking photos is a big part of it. Especially AC Odyssey, where I first experimented with its photo mode. That is a very beautiful game. The article made good points how some photographers may even prefer this method. One problem I see happening as Resident Evil has done is that the game developers will add copyright stamp on every pic taken.
I agree that we should respect the developers because they created the world, but the world is in a continuous real life imagined cycle with movement. And to capture something so specific in all that, to me should be respected as a photographic art. Very often I find myself setting up a shot the way I want it. It used to be a stop and click, stop and click. But with all the features coming out in the photo modes, now I use props and try to get the right reflection of the sun, and add leaves or butterflies like Ghost of Tsushima photo mode has. I wonder how that debate will play out on whether a copyright will be upheld or not. The lines get blurry even further if a photo was taken without much effort, just a random shot of the beach. Would that still be personal art, or the game's? I think if anything, the developers can get a cut off of any recognition or profit for using their photo tool, rather than from the scenery itself. I really don't know.
I personally see video games itself as an art. Especially after playing the Layers of Fear series. Those games have changed the way I see video games now. Everything about it is art. And that game with especially its sequel would create even further controversy because each scene in the game is already a captured moment. It is already set up portraying an image it wants you to see and feel. It would be hard to create anything really specific in that game that isn't already there. But then again, games like that probably shouldn't offer a photo mode.
Play your favorite game and do some photography, what's not to love? For me, my pics are a sort of journal in my adventure that I'll look back on sometime and remember the experiences playing those games. I have taken some pretty cool pics, but I'm a bit inspired to try and get some really amazing ones now.
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17 minutes ago, The Blackangel said:
I talked to an interpreter who specializes in reincarnation dreams. She straight up told me that it wasn’t a dream, but a memory.
If you ever speak a language you don't know in your dream or real life then that could be xenoglossy. It might be related to reincarnation or some other phenomena.
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34 minutes ago, The Blackangel said:
He can only make using the sites either mandatory or illegal within the state lines of Florida. He has no authority over the rest of the country or world. Typical nazi tactic though.
Yeah, but when one of their minions proposes or passes a bill like this, the rest of republicans across the country follow in step. Soon our red and blue states will be living under an entirely different constitution.
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Florida republican governor just signed a bill that bans social media companies from deplatforming or banning political candidates. So we are now going into a free speech and social media crisis. It paves the way to have no accountability for politicians that incite violence. Is this the start of state run internet? I believe it's unconstitutional and should be sued.
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Whenever I get home from somewhere, forget the hands, I feel like I have to wash my soul. I have to wipe that dirty glare off me. I have to clean their stench off of me. I have to wipe their evil residue off my boots before going inside. Sanitize me under the sun and let the wind beat me. Shake the zombie virus off of me. Every time I step outside, they are there stumbling around and gazing at me with hungry eyes. They want to feed off of my life source. I keep this stone with me, to block whatever demon lurks behind those hateful eyes. They walk together in unity, never a stare at another, but forever a predatory stare at me. The hate, the hunger, the need to feed off of me. I try to step quietly and live my life among these monsters. Get what I need and come back home. Don't linger or they will surround me and feed. Every now and then I see one of my kind. And we acknowledge each other's precious life force. We can't gather too close or our energy will stir the monsters. They will sense it, get excited from our energy. They will make noises and twitch sporadically in pangs of hunger. Me and the other live soul watches each other's back as we work our way back to our vehicles, and nod one last time as we go back to our homes. Our home in the middle of this apocalypse.
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For me it just depends on the company. I'm an introvert naturally, but in good company I'm an extrovert. But since I feel like an alien most of the time around people, most of the time I'm an introvert. But if I go to a festival or something where all kinds of interesting people come together, then I'm an extrovert. I'm very sensitive to the 'weather' of crowds. I can feel it when there is good energy and bad energy. Also, I tend to feel comfortable in high energy areas which tend to be the lower income communities with bustling crowds. But if I go to a wealthy suburb, the energy is way different as people are more hard nosed and glare a lot. They aren't free of character. So I shut down in an angry little bubble.
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Now that I know who Bloober Team is, that would be pretty awesome! Silent Hill is due for a game, but it could be something different they are working on. And they better make it available on all consoles. Not like The Medium crap only for PC. That was a F U to fans.
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I'm waiting for the price to go down. But I loved the game on ps2. I wish they did a 1 & 2 remake bundle. I never did play the 2nd one.
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I can sympathize with the concern women may have as being seen as objects, but to use the excuse about censoring sexuality to protect children is hypocritical. That basically says that skin is bad and killing is just fine. If you add more clothing, then you must subtract the violence. There are ratings in games for a reason and it is up to the parent to teach their children and decide what is appropriate for their own. Otherwise, what is the point of ratings. If you want to make a kid's game and show skin, then accept the fact that the game will get an adult rating. In return, the stores and the parents are responsible who buys adult rated games. They do that at the movie theatre. What the hell is the difference.
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The issue for me really isn’t a white male protagonist, it is the ‘generic boring white male protagonist.’ Or the ‘young Clint Eastwood type.’ It has really run its course and people are just tired of it. The protagonist in Metal Gear Solid or AC Valhalla simply utilizes the white male the right way. It isn’t a forced cliche type of a societal white male dominant 50’s era perfect well rounded boy that everyone loves. In MGS and AC Valhalla, they have character. Not some whitewash facade forced down our throats. It is highly repetitive and I am not alone being completely irritated by the facade of the perfect white male while other people types are always the villain, monster, side kick, or fodder. I wholeheartedly agree that its shit seeing the same thing over and over again. They have the right to do what they want and we have the right to backlash. We are tired of it. And it is not just a gander to a specific crowd why they want a ‘young Clint Eastwood type.’ In cultural psychology, it is known as another attempt to heroize one type and demonize another. And this has gone on for too long consciously and subconsciously in entertainment.
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Amazon as we know is way bigger, and who is trying to get into the gaming environment pays zero taxes.
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Wow that's pretty cool. Wish I can buy one as a collectible but it's all sold out. And it's not something that can be sold on eBay.
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Ummm, any comments? It actually looks like I can get into it. Would it be worth the few dollars though? I see only one play through from this.
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I currently have 6 AC games downloaded on my system and play them all on a regular basis. I don't feel pressured to buy anything, but they do offer cool gear that I want which is very expensive. I can't justify the prices when I can buy a whole new game instead. They do offer free gear in the game as you do quests and over time usually weekly you can earn enough credits to get a free piece. I love that they offer that. The store price, please, crank it down a little. But I hope Ubisoft isn't thinking of going multiplayer or pay in any way to play Assassin's Creed games in the future. They have a great thing going that they shouldn't ruin. I won't pay for any bullshit like that.
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