Not sure if it counts as a patient game, but I’ve just started Persona 3 Reload (the original game came out in 2006 and I never played it, so maybe that’s acceptable?)

I love how stylish everything is - the music, UI and animations. So pretty. The story has quite a different vibe from the other persona games I’ve played too.

Nice one, thank you!

I was using a different furry reverse image search before - I’ll try those ones too in future :3

He’s a lucky fox! :3

Heh, the irony of furries (an already pretty weird group) trying to exclude others for being weird x3

I avoid Twitter as much as I can (Bluesky seems alright, less toxic) and I’m yet to touch tiktok. Probably for the best.

What sort of opinions have you seen about how the fandom ‘should’ be run?

Oh they don’t cure anything. They just had a huge research budget and had to spend it to make sure they stay eligible for funding. May as well have some fun with it!

It’s super effective!

Yes you’re right - and I reckon it’s safer to mark posts like this NSFW. Even for a ‘safe’ piece of furry art, if it has a clear paw focus that can raise questions if anyone else were to see it!

Heh, if you find any properly yiffy stuff I’d love to see it - please post! ;3

I guess two characters worshipping each other’s paws is a bit more yiffy? Or is nudity a key part?

I only recently got round to playing the original (incredible game), so the timing couldn’t be better!

This looks neat! I love the setting and all the little details in the ship. Hopefully we’ll hear more soon.

That’s true, but there was also a lot of backtracking in MGS1.

I did like the cold, metallic atmosphere of MGS1 with beautiful dithered textures. Likewise, the cell-shaded, organic design of the Big Shell is so nice. Each Metal Gear game seems to have such a unique style.

I think MGS1 is an excellent game, but in my opinion the subsequent games improved on the formula massively. MGS2 had a very similar vibe, and yes whilst I’d agree that some of the bosses can be frustrating, it felt like they were trying to do weird and interesting things (like defusing bombs whilst fighting fatman, and taking out a huge number of metal gears in a single fight). MGS3 just feels like the complete package to me: the best bosses in the series, an incredible soundtrack and a mostly standalone, well written story.

One thing I missed in MGS3 was sneaking around in tight interior spaces. The tanker sequence in MGS2 is a highlight of the series for me - going unnoticed in this heavily guarded ship with the rain streaming down the windows with that jazzy soundtrack playing.

I’m struggling to think of many games that capture the vibe of MGS1. The early Resident Evil games perhaps spring to mind - trying to survive alone with limited ammo and a conspiratorial backstory.

Well now I want to try Kofola!

How exactly are they evolving if you kill them? Surely the ones you don’t kill evolve 🤔

Veloren and Children of Light sound fun!

This is really well written! So you reckon part of the reason for the fandom’s growth is the loneliness epidemic, which encourages more people to join such communities online? I think the furry fandom is a great remedy for loneliness to be honest - getting weird, queer people together to have fun without judgement.

Side note: I think you missed one of the largest factors contributing to a loneliness epidemic: lockdown. I feel like this normalised the want to stay indoors, away from other people. And encouraged us online (more so than before) which kickstarted that cycle of people digging themselves ever deeper into these incel and conspiratorial echo chambers, where they begin to despise everyone outside of their circle.

It is certainly a treat to get such an insight into these complex ideas!

Yeah can’t argue with free! I’m also not much of a racing fan myself so this has low priority however xD

Interesting… I’m a bit confused as to what this is. Like a mini Gran Turismo game with a small selection of cars and tracks, and it teaches you how to play racing games?