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

[Besticus Maximus]

new dogma just dropped

A cis person of the same gender is never worse than it being the gender they aren't.

[Potato]

You guys need to stop playing story driven Sony games.

[Boredfrom]

You guys clearly don't understand the calculus of game dev.

Do you know how many millions they save on environmental asset costs? Also what is the alternative…NOT have a painting in that staircase?!


Also /s…

Lazy devs rhetoric? 

[Boredfrom]

Just like Squid Games casting a guy as a trans woman.

[BananaBlast]

How many fucking transgender male actors are out there? Like 10?  

Wonder if any of them can give an example of an actor that would be good for the role instead of instantly splerging out? I'd ask in the thread but I'm sure that mere question would be bannable.

Nah, they'd have to google it. I feel like they're obsessed enough to nitpick about this nonsense, but also don't actually care any further than being upset and outraged.

[Jansen]

Y'all ain't keeping up with the crimson desert drama?  AI slop and graphics on base consoles that would make Jesus weep

[Jansen]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/hugh-jackman-is-in-a-weird-cult-that-likes-to-abuse-women-children-video.1469134/

Nothing like a good old-fashioned witch Hunt

[Boredfrom]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/hugh-jackman-is-in-a-weird-cult-that-likes-to-abuse-women-children-video.1469134/

Nothing like a good old-fashioned witch Hunt

Video from Rebecca Watson.

[DavidCroquet]

i like how in the post they don’t even name the group.

“Did you know this famous actor is associated with badness? Check out this 6 hour youtube expose!”

[Uncle]

Im so pissed off about this. I've been enjoying the game. I know I have terrible opinions (loved callisto protocol) but this game is exactly the kind of janky systems fest I'm into, but i draw a hard line at gen AI, and ive put over 10 hours into this since launch now. I want to scream.

“There is no relation between untreated autism and trans people.”

Such a minor and mostly inconsequential part of the janky game.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ai-art-found-in-crimson-desert.1469002/page-3#post-152839525

in other similar news, animal crossing for gamecube was just finally decompiled and ported to PC, able to run natively and allowing much easier support for mods and optimizations, in the vein of similar projects over the years like the Mario 64 decomp etc

...and the guy who did it used AI to help him do it

...and everyone on bluesky is seething mad about it and refusing to play it

   

   

here's the thing...a decompilation is a ton of complicated, annoying work...and it's also largely rote mechanical work without much creative process involved, you already know the endgame before you start: a game that functions identically to its original version

if you succeed in doing that, what possible difference could there be in a human made decomp and an AI-assisted one? both would be identical

[jooseloose]

Im so pissed off about this. I've been enjoying the game. I know I have terrible opinions (loved callisto protocol) but this game is exactly the kind of janky systems fest I'm into, but i draw a hard line at gen AI, and ive put over 10 hours into this since launch now. I want to scream.

“There is no relation between untreated autism and trans people.”

Such a minor and mostly inconsequential part of the janky game.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ai-art-found-in-crimson-desert.1469002/page-3#post-152839525

in other similar news, animal crossing for gamecube was just finally decompiled and ported to PC, able to run natively and allowing much easier support for mods and optimizations, in the vein of similar projects over the years like the Mario 64 decomp etc

...and the guy who did it used AI to help him do it

...and everyone on bluesky is seething mad about it and refusing to play it





here's the thing...a decompilation is a ton of complicated, annoying work...and it's also largely rote mechanical work without much creative process involved, you already know the endgame before you start: a game that functions identically to its original version

if you succeed in doing that, what possible difference could there be in a human made decomp and an AI-assisted one? both would be identical

Such a bunch of performative wankers.

[LoverOfCycles]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/steam-spring-sale-2026-hidden-gems-thread.1468384/#post-152828704

Please forgive me if I am totally fucked up on this, but the name of this thing is very Israeli coded...

Cool forum.

[Jansen]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/steam-spring-sale-2026-hidden-gems-thread.1468384/#post-152828704

Please forgive me if I am totally fucked up on this, but the name of this thing is very Israeli coded...

Cool forum.

User banned (3 months): antisemitic dog whistle, prior ban for xenophobia

At that point why not just permaban them.

[benji]

link

The Trump thread will be something else...

Pretty sure the mod team is just gonna take that day off, and just leave a message on the top of the site that says "Look, just...try not to get us sued or have the FBI come knocking, ok?"

What in the world do you think your users could post in that situation that would get you sued or the FBI knocking?

edit: Also, this is only believable if they shut down the entire forum but the thread about Trump dying and they'd still have to moderate that because posters would be posturing, chastising and fighting with each other in no time. There's no status to be gained from a fun thread of people celebrating and enjoying themselves.

[Boredfrom]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/steam-spring-sale-2026-hidden-gems-thread.1468384/#post-152828704

Please forgive me if I am totally fucked up on this, but the name of this thing is very Israeli coded...

Cool forum.

I...hadn't realized. :(

[Greatness Gone]

Y'all ain't keeping up with the crimson desert drama?  AI slop and graphics on base consoles that would make Jesus weep

it's unfortunate that this game has so many issues between the AI assets, "story", controls and tutorialization because it's one of the most oddly compelling games I've played in a long time. not to sound like too much of a shill, but this is the exact kind of "weird and unconventional" AAA experience gaymers ask for all the time to break up the monotony of cinematic vidya. some of the ree comments I saw about this being worse than a ubisoft game are insane

also, if you hated dragon's dogma 2 but enjoyed 1 like me I'd greatly recommend this

[benji]

All that's left will be the unclecrime tribunals.

what did I do

It's not my job to educate you and inform you of the charges against you.

[HaughtyFrank]

new dogma just dropped

A cis person of the same gender is never worse than it being the gender they aren't.

In reality what pisses them off is that they know deep down that this actress is as much of a boy as Lev is a boy and this is a reminder of that. The only difference between the two is that one says "I identify as a boy". Well now this actress will also say "I identify as a boy" with the only difference that she stops doing it once someone yells cut. Physically they're the same

[HaughtyFrank]

in other similar news, animal crossing for gamecube was just finally decompiled and ported to PC, able to run natively and allowing much easier support for mods and optimizations, in the vein of similar projects over the years like the Mario 64 decomp etc

...and the guy who did it used AI to help him do it

...and everyone on bluesky is seething mad about it and refusing to play it





here's the thing...a decompilation is a ton of complicated, annoying work...and it's also largely rote mechanical work without much creative process involved, you already know the endgame before you start: a game that functions identically to its original version

if you succeed in doing that, what possible difference could there be in a human made decomp and an AI-assisted one? both would be identical

I have my own hangups about AI, especially when it gets into the creative field, but being mad at someone using AI for decompiling something sounds pretty close to being mad that someone used a calculator instead of doing it on paper.

[Lonewulfeus]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/‘the-last-of-us’-adds-michelle-mao-as-yara-kyriana-kratter-as-lev-for-season-3-of-hbo-series.1469122/#post-152843524

Yeah it creates the impression that trans people are just dressing up as the opposite gender rather than actually being their gender.

The vast vast vast majority of them are.  For every Hunter Schafer you have literally 100000 hons (and also Ben franklins) just playing dress up and performing misogynistic stereotypes of women.

[benji]

Will a Trump thread be even much different? That's what after all annoys me with these guys. Chuck Norris became a conservative weirdo but the last time I've seen him talk on TV was back during Obama's first election. Guy was barely on anyone's political radar and nows he's dead and yet they celebrate that he's burning in hell. Just doesn't seem proportional

The point is to demonstrate how good of people they are to others in the group. Ignoring that some 86 year old guy died doesn't help you pursue ingroup status, raging about him and showing how much you hate him lets you feel like you're showing loyalty to the group. The cruelty performance is the whole point of the Five Minute Hate.

[HaughtyFrank]

No hate to the actor, maybe she has more going on than is known or she's comfortable making public. Casting for this role was always gonna be tricky.

One of the reasons for that is that in the years since 2020 when TLOU2 came out, the US and UK have rolled back trans rights substantially and especially in regards to access to healthcare for trans youth. It's shocking how far backwards it's gotten. Trans representation in tv and film has also regressed.

Even as far back as Ian being casted he wasn't allowed to be openly trans. Few teenagers have that opportunity and it's gotten so much worse in the decade since he got the role.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/%E2%80%98the-last-of-us%E2%80%99-adds-michelle-mao-as-yara-kyriana-kratter-as-lev-for-season-3-of-hbo-series.1469122/post-152848294

Uh... pretty sure you can just be trans all you want. The only things that are in dispute is how much the state or medicine has to affirm you in that belief but there's literally nothing stopping you from declaring yourself openly trans.

[Superstar]

Again something I'm far removed from this as I have no intention of buying the game. Crimson Desert seems like a game legacy gaming media were going to hate on for some particular reason but I cant figure out the reason why.

[Besticus Maximus]

Again something I'm far removed from this as I have no intention of buying the game. Crimson Desert seems like a game legacy gaming media were going to hate on for some particular reason but I cant figure out the reason why.

It just never looked particularly interesting to me, despite having nice graphics. DokeV had my attention at reveal, maybe they'll do better with that kind of thing.

[simiansmarts]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/‘the-last-of-us’-adds-michelle-mao-as-yara-kyriana-kratter-as-lev-for-season-3-of-hbo-series.1469122/#post-152843524

Yeah it creates the impression that trans people are just dressing up as the opposite gender rather than actually being their gender.

The vast vast vast majority of them are.  For every Hunter Schafer you have literally 100000 hons (and also Ben franklins) just playing dress up and performing misogynistic stereotypes of women.

Sweaty nerds with porn addictions don't get to claim their representation is being denied often, let them have this.

[Boredfrom]

Again something I'm far removed from this as I have no intention of buying the game. Crimson Desert seems like a game legacy gaming media were going to hate on for some particular reason but I cant figure out the reason why.

Ironically, seems that legacy media was the one giving it the benefit of doubt.

[HaughtyFrank]

Again something I'm far removed from this as I have no intention of buying the game. Crimson Desert seems like a game legacy gaming media were going to hate on for some particular reason but I cant figure out the reason why.

Jason Schreier's quote struck me as a bit weird.

I've only played a few hours of the much-hyped Crimson Desert, so weight my opinion accordingly, but those few hours were so boring and soulless that I absolutely did not want to play anymore. Feels like a game designed for people who just want to Consume Content.

https://bsky.app/profile/jasonschreier.bsky.social/post/3mhej2qzta22p

Not because that opinion is necessarily wrong, but I wonder why he'd say that about this game but not AC Shadows or Star Wars Outlaws or whatever other soulless giant open world game you can think of

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/remember-chuck-norris.1469305/

My sister (24) just sent me a text saying "Yo, wtf is Chuck Norris?" and it kinda threw me back into the early eras of the internet, where EVERYBODY knew who he was.

I don't even know much about the man, but I know about the memes.

Anyway, I told her he's part of internet culture from the yesteryears, and she needs to stop talking to whatever uncle who referenced that man. 😂

So era, when was the last time yall thought about ol Chuck Norris, Martial Legend?

Edit:

Edit: Pfft. Apparently he died yesterday! Man. I gotta read the news more.

No wonder she brought him up!

But...the point still stands! Prior to his passing, when was the last time yall referenced the man?

[simiansmarts]

Again something I'm far removed from this as I have no intention of buying the game. Crimson Desert seems like a game legacy gaming media were going to hate on for some particular reason but I cant figure out the reason why.

It just never looked particularly interesting to me, despite having nice graphics. DokeV had my attention at reveal, maybe they'll do better with that kind of thing.

Big Sid the Science Kid fan right here

[Greatness Gone]

Again something I'm far removed from this as I have no intention of buying the game. Crimson Desert seems like a game legacy gaming media were going to hate on for some particular reason but I cant figure out the reason why.

Not really addressing gaming media specifically, but I empathize with this comment aside from the CCU whining. 

https://www.resetera.com/threads/crimson-desert-review-thread.1466764/page-61

it never surprises me the vitriol this place has for hyped games.  Like, this is sitting at pretty much an 8/10.  IGN gives it a 6/10 with 100 hours and people call it shit, Forbes gives it a 9.5/10 and people never mention the review again.  There are more high scoring reviews than low scoring reviews, yet the threads are filled with people just saying it's a failure.

I think there is sever confirmation bias BOTH WAYS that apply across this forum, and review and CCU threads could do with tighter moderation all around imo.

It's funny, we have countless threads here lamenting the state of the games industry, yet this game, that lots of people think got unfair or unearned amount of hype, has an 80%~ish, 8/10(!), mostly positive on steam, and threads for crimson desert are filled with people shitting all over the game.  Are there bugs? Yeah quite a few.  But the hyperbole over it being shit is just ridiculous. 

Constant posts asking while people are defending a game, while other people gleefully post memes and shitpost about how they knew a game was going to suck.  Do any of you that do this actually have fun playing games anymore?

And this isn't singular to this game either.  It happen all the time here for a variety of games that are hyped up and turn out good, not great, not shit, just good.  Too much weight is put on CCU numbers and review scores that just feed into what people want to hear.  Like, why on earth would anyone  care how many people are playing a single player game on steam?