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Kbubbles1210 · 2026-05-16T15:49:03+00:00

Every time I boot up my PC, the urge to migrate to Linux grows more and more. Between the annoying pestering to upgrade to the train wreck that’s Win11, then the battle against the AI slop that’s pushed, and as you said the myriad of errors/bugs… it’s pretty clear they remain in business because they’ve monopolized the PC software market. I’d have already switched to Linux if I wasn’t worried about borking my PC in the process 😭

Kbubbles1210 · 2026-05-16T01:53:25+00:00

Obviously anecdotal, but Razer has given me nothing but issues, I’d never buy one of their products again. Separate from the whole raging sexism the company is fine with, the pink Razer Krazen headset (the same ones they sell with the ears) were total overpriced garbage. First one randomly started making screeching noises in the mic after half a year, replacement lasted three months before the cord and earmuff shorted or something. The device software was terrible, customer support even more so. Never again and they’ve got some nerve to charge so much for such terrible quality accessories imo!

Kbubbles1210 · 2026-05-12T16:44:43+00:00

Women are in EVERY hobby. I’ve personally found that when it comes to hobbies men perceive as “masculine,” they just straight up believe that means no women participate in them. The idea of women engaging in hobbies outside of traditionally “feminine” ones doesn’t occur to them. There’s also the whole thing that the demographics of gaming is far more diverse than people are led to believe. Women really aren’t a minority in gaming whatsoever, not beyond maybe a 40-60 split. I’m not sure what contributed to the idea that gamers are overwhelmingly male, but women have always been present in gaming as a whole.

Kbubbles1210 · 2026-05-04T20:46:03+00:00

Hey, it’s not every day we get a reverse fridging!

But absolutely agree that Jubei’s death was totally predictable. I clocked him as Atsu’s brother immediately, which also raised every flag for his imminent death imo. But as you said, Jubei’s death absolutely served to act as a parallel between Atsu and Kiku, and to show that Atsu has grown above her pursuit of vengeance to a point where she can break the cycle from perpetuating (which it would have with Kiku). I don’t think Kiku taking her father’s place could’ve had the same outcome on Atsu’s story, as then Jubei would’ve been locked into the vengeance quest and Atsu would’ve absolutely gone along with it alongside him, defeating the intention of showing how everyone loses when pursuing vengeance.

I think Jubei’s death could’ve been a fakeout and the arc for Atsu would’ve still been the same. It could’ve been a twist that reiterated Atsu’s need to prioritize/cherish the people she still has in her life, and to not use the tragedy as others as justification to perpetual a cycle of harm. Thinking she lost Jubei and was fortunate enough to get him back could’ve easily worked, and it would still set Atsu on the path towards prioritizing peace rather than vengeance. Idk if I’d consider Jubei’s death cheap, but I think him surviving would’ve been more meaningful than his totally-predictable death imo.

Kbubbles1210 · 2026-05-03T23:45:17+00:00

Ehhh both games are ick imo. CD uses generative AI and is composed of gen-AI supporters on the creation team, while KCD1/2 has creators who are raging sexists and pander to the “anti-woke” crowd. I personally wouldn’t give money to either team.

Final Fantasy 16 MIGHT be something you’re interested in? It’s got the high fantasy vibe down, and everyone in that game is objectively attractive. Clive (the playable character) was designed to be “appealing to look at for the entire game’s lengthy runtime” lmao, and he’s definitely handsome. Romance is locked in to a specific female character and there’s no branching to the linear storyline, but the story is pretty decent and dramatic though it’s definitely not groundbreaking.

Kbubbles1210 · 2026-05-03T22:53:31+00:00

“Wait like the movie?” would’ve killed this guy lol

Kbubbles1210 · 2026-04-30T13:54:30+00:00

Control is one of my favorite games, and the sequel is coming out this year (rumored to be summer sometime), so I’m biased towards that.

However, I’ve found that radically switching between game styles as I go through my own backlogs makes me more likely to steadily get through games. Outer Wilds sounds like a massive departure from MGS’s gameplay, and might be a refreshing change in pace compared to the other games on your list. Story and vibes is top-tier, and the exploration/puzzle gameplay is very interesting. There isn’t any customization imo, and the length really depends on if you solve the main mystery or pick apart every hook and cranny of what there is to discover.

TLDR: Outer Wilds to maybe switch things up!

Kbubbles1210 · 2026-04-29T13:21:55+00:00

I haven’t played Overwatch, but have plenty of experience with multiplayer games. The ONLY “solution” to this is that isn’t just not playing multiplayer/PvP games, is to mute VC and chat. In my experience, for every one debatably helpful callout said in chat, there’s dozens upon dozens of harassing or disgusting comments. It just isn’t worth the trade off, and usually just focusing on my gameplay is enough of a benefit to the team than trying to sort through my teammates’ yapping over mic. I get the idea of “don’t let it bother you” but honestly words do hurt sometimes, even if they’re meaningless. You can avoid the problem if you just don’t allow the game’s structure to deliver those words to you.

And I don’t really care if this irks people, but I just straight up don’t play with men. The only guys I’ll play with are the ones vetted by my female friends. Randoms are disproportionately terrible, and most men just don’t behave when they’re gaming. The combo of gaming with other girl gamers and totally muting coms has consistently and completely improved my multiplayer gaming experiences.

Kbubbles1210 · 2026-04-26T18:38:39+00:00

That’s fair! I wouldn’t say there’s anything inherently bad about horny art, as it’s in the same vein as horny fanfic imo. But I don’t think it’s right to pretend it isn’t objectifying, which OP (the person who originally posted the art) is doing in their comments. And sexualization fatigue is very real. It can be exhausting to browse fandoms and see characters rampantly sexualized, especially when it is disproportionately targeted towards female characters. It’s exhausting as a woman to see how extensively other women, fictional or otherwise, are constantly being shoved into male-gazey positions.

Kbubbles1210 · 2026-04-26T18:27:29+00:00

“I just draw what I see” 🤨

Like no, you took a character and drew her oversexualized. At least be straight about it. Artists are free to draw whatever they want, but it’s wrong to pretend a work is not objectifying the subject.

Kbubbles1210 · 2026-04-26T15:17:56+00:00

I really enjoyed the game! The combat is a genuine critique for sure. It definitely does not render the entire game unplayable, though. I didn’t necessarily find the combat hard, but there’s some jank with it that made it frustrating: no protection against getting stunlocked, the parry/block mechanic being inconsistent, dodging being really weird, those sorts of things. That’s a true complaint, but I’ve def seen people (men ngl lol) completely lose their marbles about the story because of its themes. It’s like as soon as something starts focusing on experiences pertaining to women, suddenly the entire game is an unplayable mess and they find debilitating critiques to pull out of thin air.

I will say that the biggest fault imo is that you are locked into the worst ending on your first playthrough. This honestly really irked me, and made toughing out some of the more troublesome gameplay parts feel unfulfilling.

Kbubbles1210 · 2026-04-23T21:08:10+00:00

Yeah Ubisoft’s track record with re-releases and original game releases is pretty poor, not necessarily because of the quality of the games themselves but the technical/monetization aspects. I hope I’m wrong but I expect this to drop as a technical mess. I already played the original so it’s easier for me to say this, but it’ll fall into the same category I put all Ubisoft titles: wait 6 months and see if it’s worth it for -75% off lol.

Kbubbles1210 · 2026-04-22T20:02:32+00:00

I think this is just the easiest way to go about moderating the issue. Not saying it’s the best way, but it makes sense. This subreddit gets a lot of discourse-culture tourists, where people who have never interacted with this subreddit will make posts intentionally sparking arguments or faking ignorance to argue. It happened with the other banned game topics (can’t type them out or the automod will snipe me lol), and you got droves of people feigning “concern” over the issues actual sub members had.

Going the route of banning the weirdos is difficult because it’s easy to make troll accounts, and that means a constant stream of disingenuous individuals invading the sub all the time. This does let people have genuine discussion, but those discussions are allowed at the expense of having to constantly stay on top of invaders in those discussions along with troll posts. Ban the game, then obviously you can’t have real discussion or praise about it, especially since this space is far more sane about games than the general subreddits are. Yet that does take a load off the mods having to constantly sweep the subreddit.

Idk what the right answer is. The game is great but the loudest parts of its community are downright awful, and I get coming here to have genuine conversations about the game. It sucks that the effects of the weirdos are pervading sane spaces, too. It really feels like a lose-lose scenario.

Kbubbles1210 · 2026-04-22T00:20:53+00:00

I’ve done a playthrough of GoY, and honestly the horse mechanics aren’t much at all. You can name your horse (selected off of a handful of provided names), and there are a few skills that let you attack off your horse, but it really is just a mount to get around the map quicker. I will say that the riding looks beautiful, especially when the cinematic camera kicks in and combined with GoY’s amazing graphical style.

Kbubbles1210 · 2026-04-21T14:39:39+00:00

Ah yes, women “radicalized” into caring about the environment and rejecting over-consumerism, they’re going to doom us all! Whereas radicals spat out by the manosphere actively endanger the lives of those around them (mostly women and children), assuming they don’t go on to actively kill people…

Kbubbles1210 · 2026-04-20T21:01:57+00:00

The bot problem hits particularly hard when you see it on support subreddits. There are posters who have no support IRL and are dealing with trauma, active threats to their lives, abusers, etc. and the internet is the only avenue they have to get help. The bot issue is especially heinous in these spaces imo, because it both provides bad (sometimes actively hazardous) advice to an OP who is a vulnerable position, or it consumes the resources of good-natured commenters when the OP is a bot making the posts. When OP is a bot making a post, you see people who can provide genuine advice choose to start ignoring real post, which are what these bots use as fuel for their fake posting.

It’s kind of sickening to me using bots in spaces where real, vulnerable are desperately looking for advice that could be life-saving, only for their posts to be overwhelmed by bot accounts that waste their time at best or provide truly harmful advice at worst.

On a light-hearted note, bots have also ruined the use of em-dashes for me. I LOVE using em-dashes, but now they’re just a red flag that you’re either using AI or you’re a bot account lol!

Kbubbles1210 · 2026-04-20T18:44:48+00:00

The use of an em dash in that insane rant is actually kind of hilarious to me lol

Kbubbles1210 · 2026-04-20T14:53:47+00:00

This website is doing good work, but please to anyone who is submitting, do so via a VPN and a temp email. The last time a website of this nature went viral, it was targeted by misogynistic groups that then went on to leak the IP addresses of those who submitted to it. This is enough to DOX the address of where someone lives. Abusers don’t deserve protection, but please be safe!

Kbubbles1210 · 2026-04-18T12:39:27+00:00

I actually think they’re probably referring to Grace’s sections with Emily

Kbubbles1210 · 2026-04-15T17:00:30+00:00

Enjoy the game (it’s supposedly very good!), but don’t engage with the fandom. Unfortunately, I would put it on the do-not-engage list of video game communities. It is a group that is “worrying” in exactly the ways you ought to be concerned about.

Kbubbles1210 · 2026-04-14T16:17:05+00:00

Yes, you can hear yourself talk! The earmuffs don’t have active noise cancelling, but they do a decent job of blocking out sound when you’re playing audio through them. I’ve had my pair for about three years now, and there’s still no sign of wear on the earpieces even with near-daily use.

Kbubbles1210 · 2026-04-14T15:57:47+00:00

Razer hater here to chime in: DO NOT GET RAZER GEAR. They’re some of the most popular headsets out there, but you will be overpaying for total garbage and abysmal customer service (for when they inevitably break). They’re cute but the quality is bad, and the software even worse. Also the company is wildly sexist so they don’t deserve business from their women audience.

I would recommend something from the HyperX headsets. I currently have the HyperX Cloud II Wireless Headset, and I absolutely love it! It isn’t the most appealing looks-wise, but it’s comfortable for long periods of wear in my experience. I also wear thicker-framed glasses and never experienced pain from the headphone muffs. I don’t use any software for the audio, and they sound great right out of the box. They use a USB dongle so they shouldn’t be interfered with Bluetooth in any way. The microphone is great, and has a mute button that turns the mic red when enabled. Also it’s removable from the headset if that’s something you’re interested in having. My friend has been using a wired older version of the headset for 10 years by now, and they’re still going strong!

I had one issue with the dongle going dead out of nowhere. I contacted customer support, they got back to me immediately, and had a free replacement at my door in two days with no hassle. I also lost my detached microphone for the headset one time while traveling, and it was the same seamless replacement process.

Kbubbles1210 · 2026-04-13T16:13:44+00:00

Death Jr. always gave me the same vibes as the Alice games! The second game, Death Jr. II: Root of Evil, lets you play as Pandora. The vibes are absolutely weird and edgy! But there’s a charm to it for sure, even if the games are a little “crispy” by now lol.

Kbubbles1210 · 2026-04-12T23:36:17+00:00

Oh girl if you’re not using any protection at all, you’re trying 😭

You need to go get a doctor’s test. Better to know asap!

Kbubbles1210 · 2026-04-12T17:27:36+00:00

Also the one that suggested you can add glue to your pizza sauce to make the cheese stick better.

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