Gaming

EDIT: // RANT WARNING//

So, when I am not playing games on my computer (or painting or crocheting...) I tend to play games on my cellphone. One game I've played a lot recently is one of those rather annoying "oops, you ran out of energy again, would you like to purchase some or will you settle for a handful, for watching a stoopid video?"

And I choose the stoopid videos because I don't want to pay for something that lasts mere minutes. Or seconds.

Consequently I have been seeing loads of stoopid game commercials lately. I do tend to just do something else for a bit or close my eyes and count to 30 or something while they play but sometimes I actually watch them. And today... I've seen several for one and the same game that makes me wonder both what kind of idiots bother making the game and what kind of idiots actually play it. Then I realised that maybe players enjoy it more the stoopider it is, just because they think it's funny when it's idiotic?

Anyway it's all to do with relationships and I guess the player is supposed to be a woman (though I have seen some ads with "oh my god, my girlfriend is lesbian" - though it's more often the "oh my god my boyfriend is gay - should I stay with him anyway?" And if he IS gay - rather than bi - how is that even a question?) but to get back to the main theme it seems to be "impress the boss" in various ways. Babysit his newborn (is he on a date with the mom? Where is the mom?) and when he comes back he wants to reward you "in his room" (apparently the house isn't all his?). Bring up his child for him and he'll pay you but don't let the child grow fat because he only wants beautiful children. Lose weight for him. Dress up like your obviously lying co-workers tell you to and be embarrassed. Pretend to be his wife. Contract marriages. All the men seem to be utter jerks, why would any woman in her right mind even want to fantasize about them? And why do all the fantasies seem to include weddings and babies? It's like the whole game is made by a group of men who's never met women before and who only have century old prejudices to work from.

OK, I think I got a bit carried away there... No need to get upset.
But anyway, sometimes I think it'd be cool to work in the games industry and then... I see this.

Oh and today there was even a scene with real people acting a scene out and it became even more obvious how utterly stoopid it is and I'm not sure they're making fun of their own game or if they've completely lost touch with reality.
(recap:
*woman quits job to bring up her baby - apparently babies just pop up to single parents all the time in this game*
*former boss shows up at door and applies for job as nanny (why? No idea, maybe he's bankrupt?)*
*Boss holds baby without dropping it and woman is immediately impressed by his skills*
*Boss says "I'm not only a good nanny, I'm also a good husband. Like to try?" (It is not revealed how many wives he has who can vouch for his husbanding skills...)*
/end recap)

I know I should stop ranting but all these stupid game ads (many of which don't even show the actual game play) make my brain hurt...

I'm glad I have no experience of whatever these things are.

Meanwhile my kitty has learned how to do the kneading thing.

I still haven't put the shielded cargo holds onto my ship as it keeps ruining the mobility despite the fact that I've upgraded all the engines to compensate.
So with no shielded cargo for me the question remains... Why do I keep picking up all that contraband?
And there was loads of it lying around during that last little mission and... I just can't resist.

Now let's see if I can jump to one of the places that doesn't scan and has someone who will buy.

Yay, I can reach it.

*moments later*

The Trade Authority guy there doesn't have enough money.

Why do I keep mining in Palia when that particular skill is more than twice the next highest skill and my storage is full and I have to sell everything I gather and don't actually need it for anything? I just can't resist.

We must both resist the things we can't resist.
We should form a resistance movement.

Kitty is currently struggling to find the dog's balls.
I'm also struggling to find that particular dog again. I can't remember where he was in the map.

With my Gamepass freebie counting down I may have to Google it if I don't work it out by the end of the week.

Vive la Resistance!



oops.

I have found the dog's balls. All three of them.
And got a doggie hat as reward.

They weren't too far away from where you start the game but cos of all the one-way level-gating that blocks areas off it was trickier than expected to get back there.

 I survived for over two days 

 

... until I didn't

Only 10? Pfft.

 They take a lot of thwacking to make them deader than they already are