Dwarvenhobble
@dwarvenhobble.bsky.social
I currently blog about games and other media on https://entertainmentnasty.blogspot.com/
I was once cited by Jason Schrier for a Kotaku article trying to save Christmas for some indie devs no really.....https://tinyurl.com/54xuejut
I was once cited by Jason Schrier for a Kotaku article trying to save Christmas for some indie devs no really.....https://tinyurl.com/54xuejut
I think I'm up to 19 times now. I actually have reached the point I can't watch it much more. I found it so good and watched it to the point where I'm going "I can't watch it again I need to find and try more stuff" and am actively avoiding it.
December 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I think I'm up to 19 times now. I actually have reached the point I can't watch it much more. I found it so good and watched it to the point where I'm going "I can't watch it again I need to find and try more stuff" and am actively avoiding it.
No it's because for a while you holier than thau Players™ were happily defending anything bringing up politics even if unrelated / disconnected as totally valid e.g. I think it was Polygon or Kotaku opining Trump's being president in their PS5 review.
Also welcome to gaming tourist.
Also welcome to gaming tourist.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
No it's because for a while you holier than thau Players™ were happily defending anything bringing up politics even if unrelated / disconnected as totally valid e.g. I think it was Polygon or Kotaku opining Trump's being president in their PS5 review.
Also welcome to gaming tourist.
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Ah a little Karma.
Oh and Hi, I'm the guy who on twitter talked about "Not Tonight" and either you or your business partner appeared and said you looked forward to the day me and people like me were dead.
Turns out, there's far, far worse than me out there very much still alive.
Oh and Hi, I'm the guy who on twitter talked about "Not Tonight" and either you or your business partner appeared and said you looked forward to the day me and people like me were dead.
Turns out, there's far, far worse than me out there very much still alive.
December 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Ah a little Karma.
Oh and Hi, I'm the guy who on twitter talked about "Not Tonight" and either you or your business partner appeared and said you looked forward to the day me and people like me were dead.
Turns out, there's far, far worse than me out there very much still alive.
Oh and Hi, I'm the guy who on twitter talked about "Not Tonight" and either you or your business partner appeared and said you looked forward to the day me and people like me were dead.
Turns out, there's far, far worse than me out there very much still alive.
Thing being Netflix is actually worse because Disney and Amazon do pay royalties, they're not great royalties but they do pay them so if say they get a show like Squid Game that just becomes a massive unexpected hit them the people who made it do get some reward while Netflix not so much.
December 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Thing being Netflix is actually worse because Disney and Amazon do pay royalties, they're not great royalties but they do pay them so if say they get a show like Squid Game that just becomes a massive unexpected hit them the people who made it do get some reward while Netflix not so much.
...Plays with rave reviews started failing as the public started to distrust and ignore critics. Theatres struggled as plays with rave reviews were failing and without audiences so were they. The industry was left devastated, jobs lost, theatres closed. Until some people put on crowd pleasers again
December 7, 2025 at 4:08 AM
...Plays with rave reviews started failing as the public started to distrust and ignore critics. Theatres struggled as plays with rave reviews were failing and without audiences so were they. The industry was left devastated, jobs lost, theatres closed. Until some people put on crowd pleasers again
..... This all oddly came to a head in the era of Brecht and his plays as his topical often quite politically themes plays were met with rave critic responses, while other plays were panned and so many people copied his style too. Except the public wanted some escape from current affairs stuff....
December 7, 2025 at 4:08 AM
..... This all oddly came to a head in the era of Brecht and his plays as his topical often quite politically themes plays were met with rave critic responses, while other plays were panned and so many people copied his style too. Except the public wanted some escape from current affairs stuff....
....... yes really the argument was due to critics bias and thinking they were doing good and getting ideas their job should be more important than it is they were recommending or panning plays based on how much they liked the politics or how current and relevant the themes were not execution....
December 7, 2025 at 4:08 AM
....... yes really the argument was due to critics bias and thinking they were doing good and getting ideas their job should be more important than it is they were recommending or panning plays based on how much they liked the politics or how current and relevant the themes were not execution....
... they insert it into reviews to try and get people to read it and pretend people came for it. It's been a thing and was even mentioned in the essays on the nature of criticism by and I forget which either Dickens or Wilde who complained critics were damaging theatre by politicising things........
December 7, 2025 at 4:08 AM
... they insert it into reviews to try and get people to read it and pretend people came for it. It's been a thing and was even mentioned in the essays on the nature of criticism by and I forget which either Dickens or Wilde who complained critics were damaging theatre by politicising things........
Ok here's an idea I've said before many times. Separate reviews (customer focuses is it good) from critiques (Deeper themes analysis and does the person approve of the themes). But that won't happen because a number of people know people don't care for their socio-political ramblings which is why...
December 7, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Ok here's an idea I've said before many times. Separate reviews (customer focuses is it good) from critiques (Deeper themes analysis and does the person approve of the themes). But that won't happen because a number of people know people don't care for their socio-political ramblings which is why...
The issue becomes when critics become blocks because it does impact the bigger picture. As a film example, there was online fan backlash to The Last Jedi, many of the same people were then saying Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle was good. Some critics who liked TLJ slammed Jumanji WTTJ as petty revenge
December 7, 2025 at 3:45 AM
The issue becomes when critics become blocks because it does impact the bigger picture. As a film example, there was online fan backlash to The Last Jedi, many of the same people were then saying Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle was good. Some critics who liked TLJ slammed Jumanji WTTJ as petty revenge
They're a lot more regular than you'd actually think. Enough that people saw it becoming a problem and the argument about subjectivity began which becomes silly because it means counting Jack Thompsons opinion on Mortal Kombat as valid as some-one who has played like 75% of all fighting games made
December 7, 2025 at 3:42 AM
They're a lot more regular than you'd actually think. Enough that people saw it becoming a problem and the argument about subjectivity began which becomes silly because it means counting Jack Thompsons opinion on Mortal Kombat as valid as some-one who has played like 75% of all fighting games made
I do.
I also get that if they're presenting it as an objective fact not a subjective position it doesn't help their claim of being allowed subjectivity because to take that stance they have to be willing to acknowledge a "you" problem vs a "game" problem.
I also get that if they're presenting it as an objective fact not a subjective position it doesn't help their claim of being allowed subjectivity because to take that stance they have to be willing to acknowledge a "you" problem vs a "game" problem.
December 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I do.
I also get that if they're presenting it as an objective fact not a subjective position it doesn't help their claim of being allowed subjectivity because to take that stance they have to be willing to acknowledge a "you" problem vs a "game" problem.
I also get that if they're presenting it as an objective fact not a subjective position it doesn't help their claim of being allowed subjectivity because to take that stance they have to be willing to acknowledge a "you" problem vs a "game" problem.
There was the review of the PS5 by some outlet that spend about half the review complaining that Trump was president.
December 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
There was the review of the PS5 by some outlet that spend about half the review complaining that Trump was president.
The issue people have is the pretend objectivism presented by reviewers being subjective and not proverbially checking their baggage. There's a difference between "The game is misogynistic" and "I'm personally not a fan of women in a state of partial undress used for the purpose of titillation"
December 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The issue people have is the pretend objectivism presented by reviewers being subjective and not proverbially checking their baggage. There's a difference between "The game is misogynistic" and "I'm personally not a fan of women in a state of partial undress used for the purpose of titillation"
Ok so there was actually that reviewer that reviewed football manager and complained about all the spreadsheets and stuff because it wasn't like Fifa / PES before lol.
There's also getting mad at a game for stupid reason as a fake example getting mad at Brutal Legend for lack of eco transport.
There's also getting mad at a game for stupid reason as a fake example getting mad at Brutal Legend for lack of eco transport.
December 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Ok so there was actually that reviewer that reviewed football manager and complained about all the spreadsheets and stuff because it wasn't like Fifa / PES before lol.
There's also getting mad at a game for stupid reason as a fake example getting mad at Brutal Legend for lack of eco transport.
There's also getting mad at a game for stupid reason as a fake example getting mad at Brutal Legend for lack of eco transport.
Ok are we talking the original original with Jabba being a dude in a big coat or the 2nd original where they replaced him with the slug creature effects though?
December 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Ok are we talking the original original with Jabba being a dude in a big coat or the 2nd original where they replaced him with the slug creature effects though?
Objectivism is like the concept of Zen. Something to be strived for even if it can never be fully achieved. Giving in and pretending full subjectivity is fine is to say a persons low scoring review of a cook book is worthwhile and valid when their complaint was it didn't tell them about werewolves.
December 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Objectivism is like the concept of Zen. Something to be strived for even if it can never be fully achieved. Giving in and pretending full subjectivity is fine is to say a persons low scoring review of a cook book is worthwhile and valid when their complaint was it didn't tell them about werewolves.
You know, in the case of Netflix, I actually agree. Other companies, no because they actually pay watch based royalties so people do earn money from your watch. Netflix doesn't they already paid a set amount for the series and that's it no royalties per view.
December 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
You know, in the case of Netflix, I actually agree. Other companies, no because they actually pay watch based royalties so people do earn money from your watch. Netflix doesn't they already paid a set amount for the series and that's it no royalties per view.
I'm interested to see what will happen to film releases, will they even be sold on other services or will everyone need to subscribe to Netflix to ever see a WB film again outside of the cinema?
December 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I'm interested to see what will happen to film releases, will they even be sold on other services or will everyone need to subscribe to Netflix to ever see a WB film again outside of the cinema?
Or Ubisoft obfuscated how well it actually did such that it's a failure.
November 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Or Ubisoft obfuscated how well it actually did such that it's a failure.