Random Thoughts.....What Are You Thinking?

People buy Japanese games because they have a very distinct style and culture that people have learned to appreciate, when you buy a game you think is Japanese and it ends up not being so it's false advertising.

Silent Hill is a very well know Japanese series and potential customers would just take for granted that any new game would be made there, and Silent Hill F goes out of its way to bathe in Japanese culture to an overwhelming degree to lean into that belief. When it's not made in Japan at all.

Silent Hill F was 100% made by a development team from Hong Kong, and most of its developers are from China. It's little different than Wukong, and I liked Wukong but I liked it because it was honest about what it was and wasn't a Japanese skinsuit.

Nobody Japanese even worked on it Silent Hill F. These games that were not made in Japan have distinct messaging in them that are not what you expect from Japanese developers, that are influenced from where they came from (Not Japan)

Silent Hill F is crap, it's not a Silent Hill game at all other than some mist. The messaging in it is also obnoxious.

The reason Konami did it, is cause they were cheaper and they are cheaper because Japan has stronger labor laws. So if you support what they are doing in fooling western and Japanese audiences with chinese slop, you hate Japanese workers.

Why do you hate Japanese workers Afania?

Actually literally just a copy paste of a bad *** exchange from The Silmarillion.

My review of Superman 2025:

Was alright. Seems to not know what it wants to be, fleeting from action movie to comedy and back again.

Does the same thing Marvel does with having random characters give exposition on a main character that is neither believable, nor accurate.

The Jimmy in the story is supposed to be some hunk and ladies man, with a couple randos saying "He's so handsome" within earshot. Problem is the actor they hired doesn't fit the bill.

I'd believe it about Clark Kent, not him.

Meanwhile Clark's acting is good, and so is Lois's. But the movie itself feels and looks more like a Supergirl TV episode than a Superman high-budget film. The CGI is.. plastic looking. The baddie is.. spewing spit everywhere evil, with not much motivation or depth behind it.

I liked the previous one better even with the CGI moustache-removal. Was grittier, better acted, and a better story.

It has its moments but glad I didn't put down whatever a cinema ticket would cost to see it.

Best thing about it was the dog.

This is where you are wrong.

Neobard's HQ is set in Hong Kong because it's easier for them to get international business from that location, but it's just a business address. Majority of the SHf developers are from Taiwan.

Also just a little history here: During WWII Taiwan was a Japanese territory. People of Taiwan actually fought the US/China alliance as Japanese citizens, and died for Japan on the battlefield.

Even today Japanese culture influence in Taiwan is huge. Almost everyone from 2 generations ago spoke fluent Japanese, some even has Japanese name. You see Japanese architecture like Tatami or Torii in Taiwan frequently. All of those shows strong cultural and history connections between them.

In fact, most "real" Chinese often call people living in Taiwan "descendants of Japanese" precisely because strong Japanese culture influence in Taiwan.

Saying that developers aren't influenced by Japanese culture at all, is definitely false. People in Taiwan is, IMO, one of the most Japanese-like non-Japanese demographic in the world. Saying all those Japanese stuff in games are just fake skins is just silly.


This is also wrong. The writer/composer/producer/Creature designer are Japanese. You don't even do research before making this ridiculous statement.

Maybe next time try to care about the topic that you want to discuss a little more before you made silly statements.



Japan doesn't have stronger labor laws than Taiwan, nor they have that much higher salary. Stop spreading misinformation.

I hope this isn't too political.

‘Emergency’ World Naked Bike Ride planned in Portland

But even if it is the funny should override it.

There is a yearly naked bike riding parade in Seattle, Portland is ripping us off! those posers need to get their own psychotic ideas.

The bike ride happens as part of the Fremont Solstice Parade, you know for anyone who is interested in that kind of thing.

:) my husband's step-dad has the best story of moving to Seattle and driving his kids around only to pull up to an intersection blocked by a sea of naked people on bikes going by.

An argumentative personality seems to be something drawn to this thread. Sometimes it makes one worry that a basic social need for affirmation is not being met in the day to day lives of our fellow posters

That or everyone here loves trolling and ***posting.

But that can't be true, no wei.

I don't care about needing affirmation, I only care about correcting misinformation. Personally I think misinformation is harmful to the society.

If people can double check their sources before posting misinformation then it would be better for everyone.

Yeah stop being wrong man. Use ChatGPT to help if you are not sure.

I asked AI if SHf is made in China and it said no. Just saying....

Ask AI "what it's like to have friends" and see what it says.

Dodik, please just let me die on the battlefield. It has been my life long dream to fight and die on the battlefield in glory.

Always have to remember that RA doesn't actually play the games he is trying to trash. All of his made up information is just that, made up.

do I have to point out that needing to be on the "right" side is affirmation of belief by definition?

Nor they care about anything China nor Japan.

This isn't about myself wanting to be right, but a whole demographic being misrepresented by some random dude from the UK, who doesn't care about other people's history nor culture.

Like I said, fighting and dying on a battlefield is glory.

And who made Afania the curator of what is and isnt misinformation??

You can literally google who is the writer/producer/creature designer/composer of SHf and confirm what RA said that Japanese wasn't involved was indeed misinformation.

You don't have to trust me but Google is your friend, or AI.

If you rearrange the letters of the name, it spells
A AI Fan

(I know it should be "an", just roll with it)

google, AI will never be your friend. we have plenty of examples already just in this little corner of the net where AI is flat out wrong, often, and willing to lie to you. it may exhibit qualities of a person you would like to be a friend, but will absolutely never be one themselves.

Ok, Im at home.

Work is finished this week.

Now starts the weekend.

So you guys stop bullshitting on internet and start doing something productive in your lives.

He said ask AI lmao

Which is more lmao?

1. Rady being wrong.
2. Rady being wrong but AI answered correctly.

At least grab your bike and do the nudist bike riding with Ms Chatty.

I personally think you shouldnt expose your buttocks that easily, but well...

You do you