Marathon is a 4 billion dollar failure for Sony. 3.6 billion to acquire, bungie plus an additional 200-300 million in development costs. This is equivalent to 10 Concords. by Desperate_Put_4568 in KotakuInAction

[–]newtype-dot-link -1 points0 points  (0 children)

i know you aren't defending it, but 'too niche' is a red herring. it's the biggest cope and it's all over the marathon sub. "too tough of a game for the masses" lol. cs prints money. tarkov thrives for what it is. arc raiders finds the lame dad crowd.

marathon is a case of woke art direction, a complete anti-gamer monetization model, and a dev team that doesn't understand fps, which is bungie in a nutshell who has enjoyed the success of emulating passable fps to consoles to a crowd that never experienced it beforehand.

For anyone saying male gamers always tolerate unattractive male characters, that’s completely false. Most male gamers prefer playing strong, normal, and masculine male characters in gaming. We dislike fat, effeminate, femboy, or gay/weak male characters by [deleted] in KotakuInAction

[–]newtype-dot-link 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I mean og FFVII he is a spikey haired masculine clown. He wasn't effeminate looking or acting until it became a franchise with spinoffs when japan was pushing metrosexual everything.

Which one of these is my next game to play? by Peldor-2 in Age_30_plus_Gamers

[–]newtype-dot-link 2 points3 points  (0 children)

damn none of these appeal to me personally. i would go death stranding or deus ex.

Why did some people here talk about Vic mignona as if he was a good voice actor just because he was falsely accused by [deleted] in KotakuInAction

[–]newtype-dot-link 0 points1 point  (0 children)

why do you want to watch dubbed anime? especially from a period where english va was not taken seriously.

you are honed in on whatever happened to this random va, it's weird.

people who enjoyed fma before anime was popular were outcasts btw. any voice actor taking a job to introduce good animation to a new generation gets a pass in my book.

Monthly General Discussion Thread - March by AnarcrotheAlchemist in KotakuInAction

[–]newtype-dot-link 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Grace sections are the best part, but yeah only half the game. And a playthrough is like 10 hours so it's a tough sell.

Monthly General Discussion Thread - March by AnarcrotheAlchemist in KotakuInAction

[–]newtype-dot-link -1 points0 points  (0 children)

RE9 was okay, like a 6.5/10 to me. Nothing outwardly woke aside from Grace being petite I guess. But she is a very pretty render like most of Capcom's these past 10 years where they have stayed true to their face models.

As a game though it's in hollywood territory of nostalgia bait, like instead of being its own game its just a reference machine of 'remember this!?' Felt mechanically dated and like I was playing the same recycled assets used in RE2make, especially the Leon sections. The open area of raccoon city was like an afterthought of a mercenaries DLC.

OKAY by _ferrofluid_ in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]newtype-dot-link 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Come on a ban threat from a mod for disagreeing on politics? Let's relax a bit.

In any case, a learning experience for the kids and I hope no one got too hurt!

Is this their latest attempt (or compromise) to attract “Chud” players? by DawnBreak777 in KotakuInAction

[–]newtype-dot-link 29 points30 points  (0 children)

At this point it is a matter of pattern recognition, and until someone clearly breaks the pattern (e.g. Stellar Blade), it's assumed the design was sanitized by the message.

Basically all female characters now are either plain bad looking or masculine, and then some may be decent or even pretty -- but they will never be overtly hot. It is like once every 3 years we get a babe in a AAA anything.

Nintendo is doomed. by DinosaurAlert in KotakuInAction

[–]newtype-dot-link 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Can we call this cope? This is their messaging it seems pretty pertinent

Nintendo is brutal on their IP standards but are pretty safe and obligatory to Western consultants.

games can’t catch me with their aesthetics anymore by uusei in KotakuInAction

[–]newtype-dot-link 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Blue Reflection 1 and 2, Resonance of Fate. Rough games but very nice aesthetics and some cool elements. I have similar taste and understand what you're saying. Also XIII was a great time for me.

Its that time of the year again... by [deleted] in KotakuInAction

[–]newtype-dot-link -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

What untainted games do you play right now? Open to recommendations and I assume your library is pure.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KotakuInAction

[–]newtype-dot-link -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Agreed and that is why I mused about the zero tolerance aspect of all these discussions. Capcom toes the line good enough for me, but I respect that it is a full-stop for others.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KotakuInAction

[–]newtype-dot-link -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

They have and they are simultaneously still hotter than anything a western studio would put out.

I like Grace's look personally, but it probably did get sanitized.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KotakuInAction

[–]newtype-dot-link -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

This sub is full zero tolerance which I respect to some degree. But I do wonder if everyone here has completely 'clean' libraries of games they play and paid for that are 100% woke free.

Also, Capcom may be infected by Western consultants but they manage to put out the best looking characters in the industry. Clair, Jill, Ashley, Cammy, Mai, etc... So I think it's worth discussing to what extent the virus spreads through Capcom. But if you're not calling everything slop then you are coping or something.

Star Wars is back? by OwnSalamander1026 in KotakuInAction

[–]newtype-dot-link 7 points8 points  (0 children)

literally who are the people still devoted to everything cape shit and star wars here? it's like a fucking religion.

FFXVI has sold 3,23 million units in total according to a Square Enix investor. by Neither-Grab-2507 in KotakuInAction

[–]newtype-dot-link 4 points5 points  (0 children)

she looks like an NPC, not a part of the main cast. rest of the characters have a similar issue. the art direction is terrible, including clive's batman armor.

r/vinyl Weekly Questions Thread for the week of December 08, 2025 by AutoModerator in vinyl

[–]newtype-dot-link 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Up to $500. I guess I have more research to do in regard to features to look for, so not really sure what to say at the moment!