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camden @camdenmcdo.bsky.social · 5h

i will do anything for haruka’s dream i am just now discovering she has

camden @camdenmcdo.bsky.social · 5h

there’s not one criterion release starring nicole kidman where she isn’t named, and also her face is on, if not most of the cover. its really funny

camden @camdenmcdo.bsky.social · 5h

only part i don’t like is how akiyama is included in the narrative but also this song whips so who-cares youtu.be/GEOCY0hDZUw?...

End of Rematch - Ryu Ga Gotoku 5/Yakuza 5

YouTube video by Like a Extender

camden @camdenmcdo.bsky.social · 5h

i thought changing pirates in hawaii’s title to pirate yakuza in hawaii kind of an immediate indication what they’re doing

camden @camdenmcdo.bsky.social · 5h

my adoration for yakuza 5 is a mystery because it frontloads the shit i don’t like in rgg’s narratives and i’m still like “yeah but it’s awesome though”

camden @camdenmcdo.bsky.social · 5h

if leon kennedy or ada wong let me hit it most definitely resident evil, NOT the cg movies though i would not survive that bullshit

Viewtiful O. @viewtifulo.com · 7h

5. What video game world would you want to live in?

camden @camdenmcdo.bsky.social · 5h

also i think 8’s finale is bad comparatively to 4 and 5’s off the rails endings because the rest of 8 is like, what i was expecting from a post-0/7 writing team where they mostly clocked in what works and what doesn’t

camden @camdenmcdo.bsky.social · 6h

i’m one of these guys i get it

camden @camdenmcdo.bsky.social · 6h

also calling it “Yakuza Kiwami 3” instead of “Like a Dragon Kiwami 3” really reaffirms they gave up on any semblance of global brand integrity in trade for regional search engine optimization, even after three games that only had Like a Dragon in the title

camden @camdenmcdo.bsky.social · 6h

ITS CRAZY i don’t understand why they implemented a fun (albeit very abusable) juggling system they stopped trying to make it something that functions almost at all

camden @camdenmcdo.bsky.social · 6h

like even after LAD8 had just an astoundingly messy final quarter and finale after 7’s being relatively tight all around thoughtful experience i’ll probably still eye up 9 before release but anything with Yakuza in the title i am just going to write off as snake oil

camden @camdenmcdo.bsky.social · 6h

oh yeah i think i’m still a pretty Day 1 RGG guy outside of yakuza but its an incredibly feel bad statement to make considering RGG is what got me invested in RGG

camden @camdenmcdo.bsky.social · 6h

i would absolutely be more generous to PY for being a dorky “here’s some bullshit” game but it was the second action game in row doing core combat design changes and i was like “well lets see how this shakes it up for the series” and the outcome was just bad both times

camden @camdenmcdo.bsky.social · 6h

pirate yakuza and tmwehn might be the most rgg has gouged the fanbase for cash i do not understand why either of those got away with the price tag when the kiwami games were 30/40 at launch

camden @camdenmcdo.bsky.social · 6h

anticipating the announcement for me was the last straw in whether or not i let myself decide if i buy another yakuza game period without a friend i trust telling me to try it.

they made like, every wrong move possible besides whatever the Mine stuff is, but i am not paying 60 bucks for that

camden @camdenmcdo.bsky.social · 6h

a better idea. also, for some reason we are discussing a mobile (gacha?) game as an actual functional successor to games that were built to be engaged with in a non-daily play-to-progress setup and that’s it?

camden @camdenmcdo.bsky.social · 6h

just personal taste and really only masks the problem that they are, for some inexplicable reason, building off the dissidia game that people absolutely loathed for core fundamental gameplay reasons inherent to its battle setup and for some reason thats fine because nomura couldn’t come up with-

camden @camdenmcdo.bsky.social · 6h

like hey dude i don’t really care for aesthetic changes to final fantasy characters, i think the the pre-ff7 characters look like huge dorks with modern clothes because of their personalities being not contemporary or body builds that are too outlandish for modern street clothing, but that’s-

camden @camdenmcdo.bsky.social · 6h

people have a really magical understanding of game development decisions that somehow explains away fan dissatisfaction with developer quotes about how “no its fine actually they didn’t have any new ideas with this”

camden @camdenmcdo.bsky.social · 6h

camden @camdenmcdo.bsky.social · 7h

why must you thrust this upon us again

camden @camdenmcdo.bsky.social · 9h

probably resident evil 6, all the times i did that

lex luddy (ichiban appreciator) @lexluddy.xyz · 22h

What's the worst game you finished/rolled credits on?

(games media folks, it can't be something you were assigned to review; this has to be something you subjected yourself to of your own free will)

Reposted by camden

Jeff Gerstmann @jeffgerstmann.com · 16h

It is very good that Discord seemingly built their initial game list from games/apps that show up in their activity feed and somehow pulled the box art for Dolphin for the 2600 when everyone is actually running Dolphin the Emulator. I hope they never change it.

Firethorn @firethorn.bsky.social · 16h

They got everything I like, so...

Reposted by camden

Micah @rincewind.run · 19h

“you can’t make fun of this” - famously an edict that the military obeys unquestioningly and would never disobey out of earshot of an officer

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 20h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

camden @camdenmcdo.bsky.social · 1d

just don’t ruin it again by making it three on three for no reason