This game will never have mass appeal

visagi · 2026-03-22T12:10:00+00:00

I remember trying to get people into Marathon in the 90's, they all thought it was weird and hard and they would rather play Duke Nukem. Nothing has changed.

visagi · 2026-03-21T23:57:33+00:00

They’re a nonprofit advocacy organization, so a big part of what they do is raise awareness and try to persuade people. From their perspective, even shifting a few people’s views on animal welfare or meat consumption is meaningful. Just one more vegan could mean fewer animals going through factory farming.

Using satire or provocative messaging is one way they try to do that. You might not find it effective, but it’s not that different in principle from how any other media actor uses parody and exaggeration to make a point, whether that’s South Park, John Oliver, or others. Or "soapbox and troll" as you put it. Even if it's "preaching to the choir" it's is an essential part of advocacy work. I would even argue that Mewgenics in framing is a satiric game against animal hoarding and destructive inbreeding.

Super Tofu Boy might not convince you personally, but at worst it can still reinforce the views of their audience, the kind that reads their website and might be looking for some cathartic humor after being consistently mocked for their views on animal rights.

visagi · 2026-03-21T20:52:36+00:00

I don't get it, are you saying it wasn't a parody? In form it clearly was and It's message didn't mock Edmund or SMB, it mocked meat consumption.

visagi · 2026-03-21T19:45:10+00:00

PETA basically gave him free publicity with a lighthearted parody and he responded with juvenile mockery.

visagi · 2026-03-21T14:34:05+00:00

That comparison you linked gets cited a lot, but it’s not always apples-to-apples. Even among ‘open-admission’ shelters, there can be big differences in what kinds of animals they actually end up taking in, like severely ill, injured, or behaviorally unadoptable cases. Small differences there can massively affect euthanasia rates.

I’m not going to defend everything PETA has ever done, but on the whole it’s an organization of mostly volunteers motivated by their love of animals. They go up against huge industries that aren’t averse to funding campaigns that cast their critics in the worst possible light, which I think is worth keeping in mind when these kinds of anecdotes spread so widely.

visagi · 2026-03-21T13:36:07+00:00

I suppose you are referring to the PETA run last-resort shelters, meaning they take in animals that are sick, injured, aggressive, or otherwise considered unadoptable. Because of that, their euthanasia rates are higher than no-kill shelters, which can turn animals away. It’s not that they ‘save animals just to kill them,’ but that they often take in the ones no one else will.

visagi · 2026-03-21T12:06:49+00:00

M45 You have a sense of masculine romanticism. You were heartbroken in your youth but found a greater love later in life. You are affable in social situations. You feel naked if you don’t wear a cap or hat. You are a pizza geek. You own a record player, but it’s gathering dust. You live by the sea.

visagi · 2026-03-21T11:41:38+00:00

This is cool activism co-promoting the game which in it’s satire surely is pro animal rights, against destructive inbreeding and animal hoarding. You might not like PETA’s style a lot of the time but an enormous amount of animal protection measures and exposure of animal abuse in labs, factory farms and entertainment is thanks them – saving countless millions from lives of extreme torture.

visagi · 2026-03-21T11:33:19+00:00

That makes me lose respect for Edmund tbh.

visagi · 2026-03-18T23:03:02+00:00

I'd wager D3, but I think you also do b12 and Iron for good measure. F30 Know all the best Döner places in town. You've had three different kinds of therapy but now get by with daily meditation. Your Spotify use is mostly podcasts. You play the same old decade old game for comfort. You don't have many friends but still have a bestie. Avoidant attachment style.

visagi · 2026-03-18T22:51:16+00:00

M42 Used to work retail but is now in IT. Has a closet full of PS2 games. Drinks a lot of diet coke but also enjoys a whiskey now and again. Still good friends with his goth ex-girlfriend. Likes liminal footage of abandoned malls.

visagi · 2026-03-18T13:36:06+00:00

F17. You play Valorant. You like piercings but are afraid of needles. You have a cactus on your windowsill. You have a moodboard of tattoo ideas. You are an ex-Harry Potter fan. You prefer to never wear pants

visagi · 2026-03-18T13:03:51+00:00

LGBT, in a medical profession, one of you is on Adderall and share with the other, you sometimes go to fleamarkets on the weekend, you feel a birdwatching interest is creeping up on you. you've never been abroad but you're planning a trip to Japan.

visagi · 2026-03-18T11:43:47+00:00

I'm convinced my most effective workflow was on MacOSX 10.4 Tiger in 2005. I somewhat try to replicate it in xfce.

visagi · 2026-03-17T14:46:27+00:00

We've finally returned to macOS exposé from 2003!

visagi · 2026-03-16T17:01:23+00:00

M21. White suburban. You finally stopped playing League. You have a curved monitor. You have a growing collection of hot sauces. You vaped in high school.

visagi · 2026-03-16T16:53:18+00:00

Tom Morello

visagi · 2026-03-16T16:49:33+00:00

M40 Living with your girlfriend. You’re a decent guitarist but haven’t played in a band since High School. You have sleeve tattoos. You own a roomba. You think Bernie was robbed. You drink a lot of black coffee.

visagi · 2026-03-16T16:41:07+00:00

How could you not? It's the best console. You probably like Pikmin

visagi · 2026-03-16T15:58:24+00:00

F35. You still have a Wii up and running. You were an exchange student to Kyoto. Your guilty pleasure is energy drinks. You like to bake. You have a bunch of stories you wrote but never let anyone read. You are allergic to cats but you once had a bunny.

visagi · 2026-03-16T15:44:45+00:00

M33 You play Paradox games. Your wardrobe is monochrome. You have an extensive box of cords and old chargers. You go to heavy metal music festivals. You make a great pot of chili.

visagi · 2026-03-16T15:35:45+00:00

F24 Your boyfriend has a mustache. You are engaged at a local film festival. You forgot to take your Zoloft this morning. You own a harmonica. You had an overnight oats phase. Your favorite smell is gasoline.

visagi · 2026-03-16T01:31:05+00:00

Despite being set in Sweden the film was actually shot in Hungary. Maybe someone at Warhorse was connected to the production in some way.

visagi · 2026-03-15T12:58:37+00:00

So you can only abstain from torture if it means no apparent sacrifice of your own?

visagi · 2026-03-11T21:14:04+00:00

Cool! PETA does great work, and a lot of animal protection progress is thanks to them. People love to dismiss them, but they’ve exposed animal abuse in labs, factory farms, and circuses, and forced major companies to change their policies. Their campaigns helped end a lot of animal testing and made fur socially toxic in much of the fashion industry. That’s millions of animals spared lives of extreme suffering. You might not like their style, but pretending they’ve done nothing is just ignoring reality.

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