And all will turn to silver glass

Content: things that I like, no rhyme or reason, no specific fandom, 5% personal, 5% troll 🤷‍♀️

[soularia]

I passed my exams 😭

If there's anything that those 2 years taught me is that the french system is a complete scam and the stereotype that the french are pretentious is 100% true (sorry not sorry).

I mean...french ✨𝓂𝒶𝓉𝒽é𝓂𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓆𝓊𝑒𝓈✨is really something. Never in my life did I do maths with wall of text. Still getting flashbacks of that matrix question with the restaurant manager, the actual maths is 4 lines of work, but the question spends 3 paragraphs setting up M.

and the goddawful cocktail of management, law and economics crammed into one subject for the ✨esthétique interdisciplinare✨... really?

Also two guys sitting on either side of me, invading my personal space while I'm trying to figure out why the modified trigger is not working. Then debating with the jury that the trigger is actually fine and the bug is actually in the controller layer. All this while actively dissociating.

Also written exams were like one day after the other, at 4pm and 4 hours long. My thumb was numb for weeks after, it still doesn't feel 100% right even now.

Total mindfuck. Girl seriously bye. Glad, it's over, let's not do it again.

[soularia]

IF YOU WERE WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED TO REINER AFTER THE 8 EXTRA PAGES

HE GOT ISEKAI'D

He was just a typical 21-year-old continental Eldian veteran struggling with PTSD, when he got hit by Armored Train-kun and ended up as a side character in a romance novel he was reading.

[soularia]

Orion retreating to the study every time Sirius and Walburga argue/fight:

I feel like I have to @ @mariekavanagh (sorry)

#also regulus retreating to the kitchens when Sirius and Walburga argue/fight

[soularia]

The real LTD

[ihavelosttheabilitytoucan]

[soularia]

Modding Skyrim is a fucking rabbit-hole man. It should be a full-time job.

A year ago, I said I wanted to play/mod it again but I was scared of neck seams, but I think neck seams are going to be the least of my problems

[soularia]

loser

oh noes, I've been called a loser by a coward who can't even come off anon, whatever shall I do?

cope and seethe 😘

[soularia]

there’s a reason your bye o ware post has zero notes

LOL

Notes or not, you clearly felt compelled enough to send a message. Would you like some more copium with your butthurt?

You:

tHeRe’s a rEaSoN YoUr bYe o wArE PoSt hAs zErO NoTeS

[soularia]

Been keeping an eye on Dragon Age for some time now, watching the IP circling the drain.

I'm at a point where I don't even want to play for lore and story because I know it'll suck. The quality of the writing kept dropping, and the lore's been so sanitized and retconned that I probably will not recognize The Dragon Age Setting anymore.

DA daddy Gaider's gone (also lol meltdown), Laidlaw's gone, Kristjanson's gone, Kirby (DA mommy and Varric's writer)'s been fired. I don't trust this "new" team.

I hope this will be the last Dragon Age game and I'm going to do what I did for Harry Potter when JKR was putting out cringe lore tweets and all the BS that followed: I'm going to pretend it doesn't exist.

BYE-o-ware 👋

[soularia]

A native Chinese speaker translated the "controversial" post and painstakingly explained the context.

Hopefully the last post on this. It's also starting to look like the recruitment posters were also misrepresented.

Why I believe Game Science is wrongfully accused of being sexist: Part I (by VitricaEdge) TLDR: The weibo post made by Yang Qi is mistranslated in such a way that it completely distorted his original meaning. He never said anything like “we do not need female gamers”, rather he was condemning a toxic practice by some of the game studios at that time, which were making games catering to “stereotypical female gamers”, and in turn advertise their game as being “full of girl gamers” to attract male gamers looking to date.

Read the rest here

Imagine your worldview being so narrow, it exposes your ignorance.

This remains relevant: a game made by Chinese people (for Chinese people) and based on one of the four most important works of classical Chinese literature. It's fine and dandy if the West wants to rewrite their history and butcher their classics but they don't get to dictate how China represents itself or its culture (regardless of CCP shenanigans. Funny how the CCP and wokes have so much in common).

Between what happened with AssCreed shadows and this, I don't think DEI cares about Asians and respecting Asian cultures that much. We're just props and useful idiots for these type of people.

Since August, there's been a plethora of bad releases, ruined IPs and there's more to come. Ugh…don't get me started about Dragon Age, this one will be for later.

Tagging @richardsondavis for his reference.

Back to monke now.

[soularia]

>Starts game >Shen Erlang: taste my axe

[soularia]

P.S If the games journos really wanted to talk about valid politics-related issues with Black Myth Wukong

They would've brought up concerns about the CCP's possible involvement with the game instead of mUh iNcLusIvItY aNd DiVeRsItY. They're so ignorant and culturally illiterate it hurts. They probably don't know what the CCP is.

I mentioned before that this could be attempt to fill up the vacuum left by AAA studios to get soft power. Nothing is a coincidence with the CCP. It also didn't occur to them that Game Science gave out those rules so the CCP doesn't ride their ass. At the same time, there's such a lack of good games…nearly every beloved IP is circling the drain (Dragon Age) and every studio is morally and creatively bankrupt. Talk about being stuck between a rock and a hard place.

And if the pearl-clutching shengmu screaming about sexism were truly sincere in their beliefs, they'll turn their attention to real gender issues in China. I'm talking about gender imbalance, sex-selective abortion, kidnapping and trafficking of women and girls. But being outraged over inappropriate and offensive weibo is muuuch easier 🤷‍♀️

[soularia]

I come back from a long busy period ready to enjoy some games, instead I get hit with more woke flavor du jour (the attempt co-opting of Southeast asian culture by woke idiots).

Sweet Baby Inc. tried to extort 7Mil USD from GameSci and got told to fuck off, lol. Now they're mad and their journalist friends are piling on the game and team. Look, the fact is: we DO NOT like wasting money. The older generation has this perfected to an art form. Why should GameSci pay protection money not be called racist, when they can keep it? Sure, they'll be called racists by the bitter white-left journalists with student loan debt who couldn't write for TIME magazine and are now reduced to writing about games, but they'll be 7mil richer.

I don't get it thought, what is this lack of ✨dIvErSiTy✨ and iNcLuSiOn when the main character is a fucking monkey, the NPCs/characters are chinese, and it's based on classical chinese literature? Aren't chinese "people of color" or did the Woke skin color palette get updated recently? What is it that bothers Sweet Baby exactly? The lack of melanin in the skin of Southeast Asians?

These ongoing dramas with Japan and China has only confirmed one thing for me: that all you assholes on reddit, twitter and tumblr who yell about diversity, racism, sexism, and all the -isms in the world, are hypocrites. You're all cunts that use that bullshit as a mask, or you suffer from white guilt and allowed yourselves to become useful idiots. It's all well and good, you're free to do so but keep it to yourselves and don't try to push it on others that have nothing to do with this crap.

At least GameSci is not putting up with this.

PfttttHAHAHAHAHAHA!! 🤣👏🤣👏🤣👏👍🔥🔥🔥

"I present Ted with the opportunity" You prEsEnT him with the opPoRtUnItY? Take your head out of your ass, you arrogant prick. It's a game demo and not a struggle session.

The real reason why these green tea bitches are mad

Stop applying your beliefs on everything. Also take some mandarin classes and learn to understand colloquialisms because you sound like a retard right now. This tweet has been disproven btw.

I really want Black Myth to do well. It's the first time a chinese studio is attempting an AAA-tier game and it's really exciting. It could also could be an attempt to fill in the vacuum that's been left by shitty game companies in the west to get soft power with cultural exports…that's scary and I don't want that to happen 😱

I can 100% guarantee thought that if GameSci puts a Yasuke in Black Myth, shit's going to be reaaaaal bad for them. It will piss off Chinese internet. This will lead to the devs getting reported to the government who will tear them new assholes and then some crazy person will try to assassinate the devs for disrespect or something. Things tend to escalate very quickly over there.

[richardsondavis-deactivated2026]

In regards to the diversity and inclusion part, what Screen Rant said and I quote:

While my analysis and review of Black Myth: Wukong remain focused on gameplay, it's important to mention the controversies surrounding the game's studio and the reports of misogyny and sexism from developers. Playing as a female gamer allowed me to notice issues surrounding inclusion and representation. As far as Chapters 1 and 2, while characters are clearly fictitious and fantastical creatures, there were no female or feminine NPCs, enemies, or bosses present. The only exception, if you can call it 'female', is a boss named Mother of Stones in Chapter 2, which is nothing more than a still, glowing rock with no abilities, being guarded by other enemies. The lack of diversity and inclusivity resonates with the misogynistic comments reported to have been made by developers, which expressed disdain for women playing their games. Although Black Myth: Wukong does have truly enjoyable moments, the underlying feeling that women aren't welcome in this world felt present throughout my gameplay experience. It's worth noting the game is based on the novel, Journey To The West, which does consist of a few important female characters. To not include any women or to only include a few in an adaptation meant for a modern audience is quite disconcerting.

[soularia]

Typical baizuo rubbish with an agenda.

First: the Chinese don't need white-left clowns talking down to them, dictating to them what to put or not to put in their games.

Second: This writer's head is so far up her own ass and this makes her look even more bigoted. She also took some of the comments out of context which makes her look clueless and stupid. The sexism comments have been disproven.

"The novel has female characters but they I didn't see any during the demo, so it must means that they're sexists" pft I can see the bad faith a mile away.

[soularia]

[soularia]

I come back from a long busy period ready to enjoy some games, instead I get hit with more woke flavor du jour (the attempt co-opting of Southeast asian culture by woke idiots).

Sweet Baby Inc. tried to extort 7Mil USD from GameSci and got told to fuck off, lol. Now they're mad and their journalist friends are piling on the game and team. Look, the fact is: we DO NOT like wasting money. The older generation has this perfected to an art form. Why should GameSci pay protection money not be called racist, when they can keep it? Sure, they'll be called racists by the bitter white-left journalists with student loan debt who couldn't write for TIME magazine and are now reduced to writing about games, but they'll be 7mil richer.

I don't get it thought, what is this lack of ✨dIvErSiTy✨ and iNcLuSiOn when the main character is a fucking monkey, the NPCs/characters are chinese, and it's based on classical chinese literature? Aren't chinese "people of color" or did the Woke skin color palette get updated recently? What is it that bothers Sweet Baby exactly? The lack of melanin in the skin of Southeast Asians?

These ongoing dramas with Japan and China has only confirmed one thing for me: that all you assholes on reddit, twitter and tumblr who yell about diversity, racism, sexism, and all the -isms in the world, are hypocrites. You're all cunts that use that bullshit as a mask, or you suffer from white guilt and allowed yourselves to become useful idiots. It's all well and good, you're free to do so but keep it to yourselves and don't try to push it on others that have nothing to do with this crap.

At least GameSci is not putting up with this.

PfttttHAHAHAHAHAHA!! 🤣👏🤣👏🤣👏👍🔥🔥🔥

"I present Ted with the opportunity" You prEsEnT him with the opPoRtUnItY? Take your head out of your ass, you arrogant prick. It's a game demo and not a struggle session.

The real reason why these green tea bitches are mad

Stop applying your beliefs on everything. Also take some mandarin classes and learn to understand colloquialisms because you sound like a retard right now. This tweet has been disproven btw.

I really want Black Myth to do well. It's the first time a chinese studio is attempting an AAA-tier game and it's really exciting. It could also could be an attempt to fill in the vacuum that's been left by shitty game companies in the west to get soft power with cultural exports…that's scary and I don't want that to happen 😱

I can 100% guarantee thought that if GameSci puts a Yasuke in Black Myth, shit's going to be reaaaaal bad for them. It will piss off Chinese internet. This will lead to the devs getting reported to the government who will tear them new assholes and then some crazy person will try to assassinate the devs for disrespect or something. Things tend to escalate very quickly over there.

[soularia]

I suppose that AC Shadows is a good example of careful what you wish for

I bet those who kept asking "Japan when?" are regretting it now.

All this is pretty disgusting, let me tell you. I'm not even Japanese and I feel offended. Funnier still is the dev team at ubisoft is entirely made up of white women, much ✨dIvErSiTy✨. So it's basically a bunch of karens talking down to the japanese telling them to shut up because they know better. Typical.

On a positive note even the chinese and koreans are defending Japan now lol. Give the Ubi karens a nobel peace prize for uniting historical adversaries.

Exactly. So much for rEpReSeNtAtIoN

Agreed, stop historical revisionism

"Assassin's Creed: Shadows is full of western ignorance and arrogance" yes

"The non-apology by Ubisoft: Oh idk stop criticizing, the game will be released as it is."

This one sends me 😂😂 lmao

"why not create a game based on the Three Kingdoms where Zhang Fei is black, Guan Yu is indian, Liu Bei is bi, Sun Shangxiang is a lesbian and Lu Bu is blonde and white. The entire Three Kingdoms game is filled with left-wing political correctness."

MiHoYo needs to make this parody game "Romance of the Bai Zuo" 😂

Agreed, the only thing to do is put this failing franchise out of its misery.

You want to know who else was a samurai? Abraham Lincoln.

In all seriousness, you're all free to do all the idpol bullshit you want but keep it in your fucking countries and don't use east Asian culture as a vehicle. People need to fucking realize that Idpol is a western/european thing only.

[mrslyncx]

I saw a comment recently about how Greagoir deliberately selected Cullen to kill a Warden Amell because he knew Cullen was infatuated and honestly that's really been on my mind as one of the most awful things you can do to someone and how in character it is for Greagoir and the Templar Order in general. How cruel and deliberately dehumanising to mould folk into the perfect Templar. I've been thinking about this a lot. There are layers and nuance to DAO and Cullen I'm still uncovering over a decade later.....

[soularia]

Naaah. I think the reason that Greggles had was more personal. Remember the Greagoir x Wynne drama which left Greagoir pissed off and bitter when he found out that Wynne hid his son from him? Imagine what went through his mind when he saw Cullen and Amell.

In his own paternalistic way, Greagoir believed that he knows what's best for Cullen and took it upon himself to guide or protect him from making similar mistakes. Rather than just a test of loyalty, the task of striking down Amell was to be a lesson in the painful reality of the Templar's life.