Also, just mentioning that Microsoft are still a BDS boycott primary target, so even if you don't care about a mega-budget AAA game cheaping out and using generic AI-generated art, you should care because the publisher *called the FBI* to investigate their own staff for anti-genocidal sentiments.

Here’s a block list:

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it presents itself. It never feels embarrassed by what it is, and that’s absolutely necessary to keeping your audience invested, because if you’re embarrassed by what you’ve created, then how do you think your audience feels?

I didn’t even really dislike Thunderbolts, but my initial impression is pretty damning: “it’s alright for a superhero film, but I’d rather be watching just about anything else.”

Superman (for all its faults) completely avoids this issue, and I really think it’s down to the confidence with which

I mean, just look at Thunderbolts — a movie that is purportedly about “big” emotions, but can’t even make it through a single scene (let alone its most emotional moments) without cracking a joke at its own expense. It’s like the film is embarrassed by its own existence, and I can only agree.

Haha! Yeah… I’m excited to get to the later games ‘cause I really do like the boss fights, but the lack of a skip (especially on a first play through) really hurts it. Well, that, and my own lack of skill!

Alt. text for image: Zero faces off against the final boss of Mega Man Zero 1.

But there’s only so many times you can skip through the same maniacal ravings before it starts to get a little grating.

Like: Don’t get me wrong. While the storytelling is pretty rudimentary, the narrative of #MMZ is really appealing and brings with it a slew of well-defined, beautifully illustrated (if archetypal) characters.