Journal of Other Forum Analysis (Volume II, Issue 2)

[benji]

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Gasp:

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[Taco Bell Tower]

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Gasp:

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THEY SAID THE SECRET WORD TO JEFF MARVEL

[D3RANG3D]

Imagine getting btfo'd by your own catchphrase... 

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Ugly dude is just giving a shot out to other uggos...game recognize game...why are you as a feminist body shaming him jeff!?

[Uncle]

looked up eurogamer review of that horse game...so, from the game's own storefront highlights:

Heed the farmer's warnings or face consequences (?)

implies you can dutifully do your job on the farm or seek to free these poor enslaved horse people, right

except:

And the decision to include simple choices - implying meaningful narrative malleability where there is none - is questionable, occasionally creating awkward moral inconsistencies and distracting contradictions that threaten to muddy the message a little.

you actually have no choice, it's a walking simulator

Sometimes with these kinds of tightly regimented narrative experiences you find yourself asking, what does this story gain from being a game? And if there's an answer here, it's perhaps the sense of reluctant complicity and powerlessness that Horses engenders, of ineffectual resistance gradually giving way to something more hopeful. It's a rallying cry against hypocrisy, institutional or otherwise, and one that feels particularly potent right now, as puritanism and anti-intellectualism continue to exert themselves - and those deemed 'different' are increasingly painted as a threat to society. Horses' approach, its delight in the grotesque, won't be palatable for everyone - but if it takes a clandestine toolshed blowjob, complete with plastic horsehead wobble, to seed its battle cry for revolution, to make its audience sit up and pay attention, then so be it.

they scored this game higher than metroid prime 4

because it's "important in this present time due to Trump or something"

the game where you subject yourself to a horse blowjob

[Boredfrom]

they scored this game higher than metroid prime 4

[Boredfrom]

Honestly, Metroid Prime 4 will do better than the combined efforts of that studio regardless of quality and the artsy game fate is, most of the time, being forgotten after a month of release. Dunno why we should be alarmed or going “the game critics”

particularly potent right now, as puritanism and anti-intellectualism continue to exert themselves

But, obviously, Eurogamer and game journalism are also part of the problem. 

[benji]

Some dude is getting dogpiled by the AntSteamWoke Squad because he dared to imply that Valve lack of forum moderation is not a big issue:

https://www.resetera.com/threads/gi-biz-and-vgim-valve-accused-of-pulling-lgbtq-game-from-steam-only-in-russia-at-request-of-russian-government.1367941/page-5#post-148351150

I don't know about one piranha. But if someone told me that 0.3% of the lakes entire mass volume consisted of piranhas, I would probably think twice before going for a swim.

Ok, we get it, you're one of those types who takes more issue with people speaking out against the racism than the presence of the racism itself. In this case because it makes Steam look bad.

How about at least five times the amount of racism in the lake?

[Alpacx]

Honestly, Metroid Prime 4 will do better than the combined efforts of that studio regardless of quality and the artsy game fate is, most of the time, being forgotten after a month of release. Dunno why we should be alarmed or going “the game critics”

particularly potent right now, as puritanism and anti-intellectualism continue to exert themselves

But, obviously, Eurogamer and game journalism are also part of the problem. 

Love to see culture writers fart smell themselves into irrelevance.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/horses-game-also-banned-on-epic-game-store-but-out-now-on-gog-and-itch-io-for-5.1370908/page-3#post-148395124

People instantly equating nudity to sex is just absolutely childish thinking.

It really is, and we weren't doing that a few decades ago. Crazy how successful the puritanical movement has been in reinforcing this

[benji]

It's true, complete non-event:

[benji]

Another nice tidbit regarding Ethan is that he basically admitted recently to believe into race science claiming that if you're born of "dumb parents" you'll likely be dumb yourself because apparently a Rabbi told him some bullshit about ancient Jewish history.

Any attempt at pretending he is not a Jewish supremacist zionist scumbag is laughable.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/idubbbz-has-posted-a-new-content-cop-on-ethan-klein-h3h3-productions-discourse-online-is-about-as-measured-and-reasonable-as-i-expected.1166349/post-144450162

That "Jewish supremacist" has entered the vernacular and no one even raises an eyebrow is crazy

Shouldn't Jewish supremacy be completely fine under their power+privilege framework?  

Also, that's not "race science", it's well known genetic and environmental odds. Are they going to argue against the basis for public education?

[Uncle]

Honestly, Metroid Prime 4 will do better than the combined efforts of that studio regardless of quality and the artsy game fate is, most of the time, being forgotten after a month of release. Dunno why we should be alarmed or going “the game critics”

particularly potent right now, as puritanism and anti-intellectualism continue to exert themselves

But, obviously, Eurogamer and game journalism are also part of the problem. 

Love to see culture writers fart smell themselves into irrelevance.

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[benji]

Sometimes with these kinds of tightly regimented narrative experiences you find yourself asking, what does this story gain from being a game? And if there's an answer here, it's perhaps the sense of reluctant complicity and powerlessness that Horses engenders, of ineffectual resistance gradually giving way to something more hopeful. It's a rallying cry against hypocrisy, institutional or otherwise, and one that feels particularly potent right now, as puritanism and anti-intellectualism continue to exert themselves - and those deemed 'different' are increasingly painted as a threat to society. Horses' approach, its delight in the grotesque, won't be palatable for everyone - but if it takes a clandestine toolshed blowjob, complete with plastic horsehead wobble, to seed its battle cry for revolution, to make its audience sit up and pay attention, then so be it.

But can't you just quit playing?

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/us-politics-2025-ot2-the-2025-elections-the-government-shutdown-and-the-redistricting-reckoning.1320466/page-101#post-148395151

Aftyn Behn is like the whitest name you can think of though

What about Lauren Anderson?

[HeavenIsAPlaceOnEarth]

I think Dr Poop's circumstance goes to show that no matter how hard you work or how many privileges are afforded to you in this white power patriarchy hellscape, being a complete drama queen lunatic on a self-selected cocktail of heavy psych drugs will always be a barrier to stable employment

Being a massive cunt doesn't help either.

[Boredfrom]

Honestly, Metroid Prime 4 will do better than the combined efforts of that studio regardless of quality and the artsy game fate is, most of the time, being forgotten after a month of release. Dunno why we should be alarmed or going “the game critics”




But, obviously, Eurogamer and game journalism are also part of the problem. 

Love to see culture writers fart smell themselves into irrelevance.

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WlW? 

[benji]

AI COULD NEVERRRRRRRRRR

[HeavenIsAPlaceOnEarth]

because it's "important in this present time due to Trump or something"

Just like it was important to insist that Veilguard was the bestest Bioware RPG and bestest Dragon Age ever!

[Boredfrom]

It's true, complete non-event:

I mean, I remember how people outside the US mocked the over reaction of seeing a tit in the Super Bowl.

The US used to make weird sexual stuff too…  

[HeavenIsAPlaceOnEarth]

To be fair though, it's not like Eurogamer can just write multiple articles about "one of the world's best indie studios" and not give their horse blowjob game a high score.

[filler]

AI COULD NEVERRRRRRRRRR



theme song for indian street food and reading reee posts

[Boredfrom]

Horse cunnilingus.

[Uncle]

someone's streaming horse game on twitch, this game is a gigantic scam that they're trying to legitimize by playing up how banned it is, it's like sub-gary's mod fucking around with static 3D models, other characters like the famer just do a static t pose, it's using a default out of the box first person walking around engine, there's almost no sound

I can't believe they're saying their company is sunk if it doesn't do well, a moron could make this in less than a month with zero budget

did this "artist" scam the small company out of a bunch of money, saying he needed it to create his masterpiece of a game? there's nothing here

[Boredfrom]

Yeah, it looks like shit. 

The concept art made me think it was going to be like 2D adventure game with the art style of that  Radiohead music video.

[Boredfrom]

Hot take: Horses should be allowed to be sold even if is a piece of shit edgy artsy slop and Eurogamer has the right to like it better than Metroid Prime 4 because no one cares about their opinion and MP4 will outlive this game, for better or worse.

Also, the best Horse game is Uma Musume, anyway.

[Jansen]

Oh absolutely. I live next door to a well-paying grocery store and if I don't have any leads coming in by next week, I'm going to start working there to bide the time and keep the lights on. I would Uber Eats drive, as I used to do that in my PhD as well, but my car's now too old to qualify for that I think (has to be at least 10 years old or less I believe? Mine's a '14). I've never been "above" or against those jobs--I'm totally happy as a clam working an "unprofessional" job to make ends meet, so long as I don't get abused or yelled at (a real fear of mine, as someone who has been abused as a neurodivergent person in the workplace), but I can cross that bridge if it happens when I get there. Right now I just need dollars. I used to work at Crate & Barrel actually while also Uber Eats driving AND doing my PhD research at one point--I might go hit them up again and see if they'll take me (I have an eye for design and decor, and they noticed this in-store one day and offered me a job on the spot).



And yes, I do have expensive tech now, stuff I got with my ex but he just dumped me with the stuff and the debt for it and it's a long story....but, most of it I actually used throughout my PhD given I needed to run computational simulations, but at this point I could "fire sale" quite a bit of things, its just I'd have to sell it at such a huge loss to people that want to pay almost nothing for "hand-me-down" items through Facebook Marketplace, I don't know if I could recoup what I need in the time I need. But there are some easy sales I can make, like my PS5 (I never use it with my PC the way it is), and some sound system speakers. Indeed, tech depreciates quickly, so many things like my PS5 I'm not attached to because I can always buy one again when I have real income if there's room for it in my life.



The good news is: as of yesterday, some leads have actually started to materialize (thank you to the poster who DM'd me) and maybe headed in the right direction. Yesterday was pivotal in alleviating some of my depression, since some hope started to appear for a job soon. I hope things can improve in the next week or so.

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[Orange Juice Box]

Sometimes with these kinds of tightly regimented narrative experiences you find yourself asking, what does this story gain from being a game? And if there's an answer here, it's perhaps the sense of reluctant complicity and powerlessness that Horses engenders, of ineffectual resistance gradually giving way to something more hopeful. It's a rallying cry against hypocrisy, institutional or otherwise, and one that feels particularly potent right now, as puritanism and anti-intellectualism continue to exert themselves - and those deemed 'different' are increasingly painted as a threat to society. Horses' approach, its delight in the grotesque, won't be palatable for everyone - but if it takes a clandestine toolshed blowjob, complete with plastic horsehead wobble, to seed its battle cry for revolution, to make its audience sit up and pay attention, then so be it.

they scored this game higher than metroid prime 4

because it's "important in this present time due to Trump or something"

the game where you subject yourself to a horse blowjob

It's just another Sub-Sim.  But instead of something normal like Misstress stomping your nads in heels, now you are a horse human.  Robert Mapplethorpe this is not.

[Uncle]

I saw basically the whole horse game on twitch

is it something that just comes with age that all media becomes rote and predictable, or are people getting worse at being creative and actually saying something interesting?

it's so fucking boring

gee, I wonder if weird pseudo sexual religious stuff will be implied

gee, I wonder whether or not these people in horse masks will secretly try to get the player to free them

gee, I wonder whether there will be a scene where the player themselves is strapped down and getting turned into one of the horse people

  

[Averon]

Nothing finally getting lit up on ERA for his "I have a PhD!!" shtick 

It wasn't the e-begging, the annoying appeals to authority because he has a PhD, or the poor life choices he documented and talked about. It was AI that finally broke the camel's back.
 
And of course the coward avoided all the comments telling him to stfu about the PhD.

[benji]

People are finally waking up to the truth:

 Yts have no culture, no natural ability to create wealth, no edible food, are unattractive, etc. Sorry yts, time to go back where you belong: the island of Patmos.

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Since people are trying to claim this is AI even though this guy has tweeted this same stuff millions of times for years.  


One hour plus long video he shot vertically on his phone.