#obscurity

[prokopetz]

I mean this with as little judgment as possible, but I think some of y'all have a warped notion of what "obscure" looks like when it comes to video games. I routinely get comments on my game rec posts to the effect of "wow, I can't believe @prokopetz knows about my obscure fave", and when I look up the game in question on Steam to make sure I'm not missing something here, it's like

Y'all, these are not "obscure" numbers. These are "very slightly off the mainstream" numbers. If you're going to call anything on Steam obscure (and that's a stretch right from the jump), at least let it be something that's been on the platform for a decade and still hasn't racked up enough user reviews to generate a rating!

[ashtraycool]

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[photography by me]

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

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[philosophybits]

Sometimes it is good to be obscure, so as not to be vulgar. But how will others understand what they are hearing if we ourselves have no clear idea what we are saying?

Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom

[time-eatingnoodle]

Linktober-Aoextober Day 12: Obscurity

"The encroaching darkness became thicker with every blink, with every breath he took… Was Shiemi truly down this path?"

[thirdity]

The great work must inevitably be obscure, except to the very few, to those who like the author himself are initiated into the mysteries. Communication then is secondary: it is perpetuation which is important. For this only one good reader is necessary.

Henry Miller, The Wisdom of the Heart

[usurpress]