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the problem is that we’ve allowed this to happen. all mobile games function this way, the “rug” can be pulled at any time. all that money you spent on gacha pulls, was it worth it?
the problem goes back innocuously to MMO subscriptions, i think. which had a valid reason for existing, but an MMO can be “rug pulled” at any time as well, thankfully most of the greats have stayed up (wow, ffxi, eq) but ONE DAY they will be gone forever, relegated to private servers only.
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[oncomputer.games](https://oncomputer.games/)
hope this is not breaking any rules; my friend and i run a website in which we write "creative writing" essays on video games we play. we make no money on this and never plan to, it's purely passion projects, but we do put a lot of work into them. the most recent essay is comparing Metal Gear for MSX to the OJ Simpson Trial, but we also have a number of essays on:
- Dragon Quest Monsters I (explores vegan concepts)
- Final Fantasy Legend (origin of the SaGa series)
- Final Fantasy Legend II (traditional analysis)
- Final Fantasy Legend III (explores time travel)
- Final Fantasy XII (traditional analysis)
- Final Fantasy XVI (analysis + comparison to movie The Seventh Seal)
- Infinite Space ("being in love with an idea)
- Landstalker ("mood time and place" + analysis)
- Metal Gear (comparision to OJ Simpson Trial)
- Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside (biographical essay)
- Popful Mail (traditional analysis)
- Romancing SaGa (critique on the "games collector" and "retro gaming" communities, + analysis of the game)
- Shiren the Wanderer 5 (History of the Japanese Tanuki + comparison to the game)
- Tactics Ogre (essay on the themes of the game)
- Xenosaga (philosophical essay with a lot of footnotes, Infinite Jest?)
- Xenosaga II (philosophy + analysis of the game)
- Xenosaga III (personal stories, philosophy, analysis of the game)
we also aim to create "podcast" type videos on each essay, we have done seven so far: https://youtube.com/@oncomputergames?si=5c__UWP-vCU_Bqwd
this reeks like Keanu’s unwashed hair; an exec’s “great idea: what if we put the famous dude in our game, AGAIN?” because we are so thoroughly unconfident in our game’s gameplay that flavor of the month/year/decade will surely make up for it.