Clickhole finally weighs in on whether anime is for jerks or not.
Colour me not at all surprised to see that Patrick dropped a snarky "lol, anime fucking sucks" parody quiz into a list of articles about people trying to promote inclusivity and diversity in and around video games. I know, it's a parody site, but I'm struggling to come up with a take-away from that zero-effort series of cheap-shots that isn't "you're stupid/gross if you like this."
Based on the the content of that quiz, I have to assume that the implied answer to Patrick's rhetorical question is "yes, anime is for jerks." Thanks for letting us know how far your inclusivity extends.
What's all the more frustrating/ironic is that the Giant Bomb forum community was recently host to a productive, no-moderation-required, 124-post-long discussion (started by me, though I'd have enjoyed it regardless) about enjoying the diversity and creativity of anime despite the hostile and unfair stereotypes -- particularly those stereotypes perpetuated by high-profile members of the games press. I'm not saying it deserves to be here, but I think there's infinitely more to be learned from a bunch of people earnestly describing their relationship with an ostracized form of media (which, yes, has subsets that are easy to criticize) than from someone on sitting on the sidelines yelling "hah, look at those fucking nerds!"
I actually quit using anime avatars because I felt it was getting me judged for my opinion before I even said it, and more than once I was "called out" on having an anime avatar. I usually just stick to retro game avatars or don't even bother setting an avatar. One less thing for people to judge me on.
There is a whole bunch of confidential agreements and financial information inside the hacked files. This hack is not just about Phil Fish. It also is about his company and everyone he worked with on Fez.
I feel like Phil Fish is a smart enough guy to not fake a hack containing tons of confidential information. We are talking major lawsuits and possible jail time if he did.
I just can not see this being anything but a real hack.
I love reading articles like the Richard Moss one about emulation. With game sites always being focused on the newest games and systems, it is nice to see writing about the people working at the edges of legality to make sure the games of years past are kept alive.
I'd care about giantbomb a lot less if a bunch of freelancers I didn't care about started writing reviews I didn't want to read.
My hope is that they don't use the freelance budget for reviews but instead use it to pay people to write long-form articles about games/game related topics. You know maybe have a former dev write a series about making games, or some big Sega 32x fan write a big article about the 32x.
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