Jim Sterling / James "Stephanie" Sterling / James Stanton/Sexton & in memoriam TotalBiscuit (John Bain) - One Gaming Lolcow Thread

[Cuscuta]

Which is dumb, because Notch sold off all rights to it Microsoft 5 years ago. He got 2 billion from it, and sure as fuck doesn't need any more cash from trannys.

Just to be clear for anyone who didn't bother watching his Shittiest Games list video, he never actually used this argument against the game, Didn't mention Notch at all. I wouldn't be surprised if him (and the people like him) have a passive dislike/distaste of anything Minecraft branded due to the (tenuous) connection with Notch and therefor "transphobia" but I wouldn't necessarily bet on that being the reason he put it on this list. It seems much more like a personal petty dislike of the game's simplicity therefore he things it's OBJECTIVELY BAD

minecraft dungeons, because theyres nothing wrong with it. It's not in depth, but that's because it's for younger kids. His reasoning of "well 4 year olds use phones so easy games shouldn't exist" is beyond broken logic.

It's worth noting that people like Jim always clamor for easier and more simplistic modes in games known for being hard. It's actually something that I don't really disagree with, as long as a game's vision for gameplay isn't compromised to make difficulty levels, or if the harder difficulty levels themselves aren't dumbed down, I can only see additional options being added as an extra feature, a bonus. Games are meant to be enjoyed so if more options allow more people to enjoy them? Cool. He's also said (about Dark Souls I believe it was) that he doesn't really think developers are OBLIGATED to add difficult levels, (more that he things it would be nice if they did). So if it's a legitimate choice to make games more difficult... or to make games that have many difficulty settings... why isn't it a legitimate choice to make a game which is easy and simplistic? Minecraft Dungeons is really an absurd pick for a "worst games" list, it may not be super remarkable or deep, but it's also completely inoffensive.

I used to watch these as well, looking forward to them at the end of the year. In years past, even if I disagreed with them or thought "oh that's a bullshit choice for a "worst games" list" to some of his picks, the videos were still entertaining. Even with what bias he had, he was never this sanctimonious on judging games for their percieved cultural value and contrived interpretations of what social message the game is conveying to those who play it. This year pretty much marked the point of no return for Jim into the depths of petty culture-war bullshit. Give it another year or two and he won't even dare bring up legitimate issues like crunch or predatory monetization for fear that that would take time away from centering his new trans identity or decrying the latest game to be cancelled for some nonsensical "-phobia" reason

 

[King Ghidorah]

I used to watch these as well, looking forward to them at the end of the year. In years past, even if I disagreed with them or thought "oh that's a bullshit choice for a "worst games" list" to some of his picks, the videos were still entertaining. Even with what bias he had, he was never this sanctimonious on judging games for their percieved cultural value and contrived interpretations of what social message the game is conveying to those who play it. This year pretty much marked the point of no return for Jim into the depths of petty culture-war bullshit. Give it another year or two and he won't even dare bring up legitimate issues like crunch or predatory monetization for fear that that would take time away from centering his new trans identity or decrying the latest game to be cancelled for some nonsensical "-phobia" reason

It's the fate of all egotistical content creators who think their small insignificant fanbase on the internet makes them a cultural touchstone who is above the peasants they dain to grace with their presence and that they would be grateful to be self righteously lectured on the correct opinions to have on any given topic. I've been workshopping a name for this affliction there are a few candidates in my mind "The breadtube effect" "the channel awesome effect" maybe even the "moviebob effect"

 

[DNA_JACKED]

I have to ask what attitudes towards reviews since no negative reviews have been blocked or mocked (rabid fanboys not counting), while the console ports are mostly for last Gen ones which don't excuse CDPR for not being honest about it. As for crunch time, this has been a dead horse that Jim has been beating for fuck knows how long and like every faggots game journo loves sperging about. Hell, these fuckers actually got paid for their crunchtime AND still getting their promised bonus despite the game not getting good scores from Metacritic, but let's all cry about crunchtime.

Their attitude was "dont let them see the game". CDPR knew the current gen ports were atrocious, and as such reviewers were sent the PC version to review. The console version was unlocked an hour before release, obviously not enough time to write a review, and given the day 1 patch most wouldnt be able to even open the game. Incidentally, you can refund a pre order from sony or MS as long as the download for the game hasnt started yet. CDPR unlocked the console review version right as the downloads started. At that point their 10+ million consoles sales were locked, no more refunds for you!

It was a scummy tactic used to ensure they didnt lose any customers to the far harsher reviews that would have come with the console versions. The PS4 version is terrible, but the xbox one version is completely unplayable. The plan worked, right up until sony delisted the game and MS started processing refunds. CDPR has been backpedaling promising "fixes" ever since, and talking up refunds to save face.

As for the crunch time, the truth is likely in the middle. Yes they got paid, yes they got their bonuses. That does not mean the workplace didnt turn toxic during this time. Remember, CDPR drove away the entire original polish dev team, and the new team behind CP2077 is not beholden to Polish worker laws. Clearly there was more then a "little crunch" going on.

Once again, people willfully ignore good criticism because it comes from an lolcow.
What a waste.

Jim is a laughable SJW manbaby, but many people forget it isnt the SJWs that got him popular. He was willing to attack the industry for its shady practices. He was one of many that took the industry tot task over lootboxes, overt monetization, and predatory game systems designed to get you to spend money on microtransactions in full priced games. Many ask why he bitches so much over garbage on steam, but forget that when Sterling originally bitched, steam didnt have the modern recommended system. It was based solely on clicks, and the garbage from the likes of digital homicide took up the home page for most people. The response from people like jim convinced valve to fix that with the current system, which works much better. He beat that dead horse, but at one point it was legit criticism. Same with greenlight, he beat it, but greenlight had multiple flaws that trash devs took advantage of to shovel asset flips onto the store while legit good games got buried.

And while Jim goes uber autistic over crunch time, it doesnt change the fact that crunch time is absolutely abused in the industry, made possible by a constant stream of new naive workers to replace them.

 

[The tired cat]

Their attitude was "dont let them see the game". CDPR knew the current gen ports were atrocious, and as such reviewers were sent the PC version to review. The console version was unlocked an hour before release, obviously not enough time to write a review, and given the day 1 patch most wouldnt be able to even open the game. Incidentally, you can refund a pre order from sony or MS as long as the download for the game hasnt started yet. CDPR unlocked the console review version right as the downloads started. At that point their 10+ million consoles sales were locked, no more refunds for you!

It was a scummy tactic used to ensure they didnt lose any customers to the far harsher reviews that would have come with the console versions. The PS4 version is terrible, but the xbox one version is completely unplayable. The plan worked, right up until sony delisted the game and MS started processing refunds. CDPR has been backpedaling promising "fixes" ever since, and talking up refunds to save face.

As for the crunch time, the truth is likely in the middle. Yes they got paid, yes they got their bonuses. That does not mean the workplace didnt turn toxic during this time. Remember, CDPR drove away the entire original polish dev team, and the new team behind CP2077 is not beholden to Polish worker laws. Clearly there was more then a "little crunch" going on.

Oh, that stuff. Okay, that I can agree on though from what I saw it seems only the Vanilla PS4 version is terrible, apparently, the PS4 Pro version runs fine which doesn't surprise me. Plus, from what I recall they said how only the PS4 pro, PS5, and XBOne Series X will get the patches. The vanilla PS4 isn't getting it.

I'm not gonna pretend that CDPR are saints or whatever, but for me, it's hard to care about this crunch time shit because: A. Everyone bitches about crunchtime like the biggest faggot (usually it's faggots like Jim who NEVER worked an actual job in his life) or how it's the end of the world or some shit, it happens in every working system ever and it sucks, but the fact when it happens in gave development these fuckers scream their pants off about it acting like shit be fucked; B. In the end, these guys still got paid and probably paid a good sum of money, I'd understand more if they got dicked over it and were left with nothing. Then that would be something to be pissed about.

 

[DNA_JACKED]

Oh, that stuff. Okay, that I can agree on though from what I saw it seems only the Vanilla PS4 version is terrible, apparently, the PS4 Pro version runs fine which doesn't surprise me. Plus, from what I recall they said how only the PS4 pro, PS5, and XBOne Series X will get the patches. The vanilla PS4 isn't getting it.

Now, see, THAT shit's just fucked.

I'm not gonna pretend that CDPR are saints or whatever, but for me, it's hard to care about this crunch time shit because: A. Everyone bitches about crunchtime like the biggest faggot (usually it's faggots like Jim who NEVER worked an actual job in his life) or how it's the end of the world or some shit, it happens in every working system ever and it sucks, but the fact when it happens in gave development these fuckers scream their pants off about it acting like shit be fucked; B. In the end, these guys still got paid and probably paid a good sum of money, I'd understand more if they got dicked over it and were left with nothing. Then that would be something to be pissed about.

I agree he is autistic about crunch. My point is pushed more toward the original team as opposed to the more recent accusations. I dont think CP2077's crunch was near industry level bad. OTOH, perhaps the game needed more crunch to fix the litany of bugs.

 

[The tired cat]

I agree he is autistic about crunch. My point is pushed more toward the original team as opposed to the more recent accusations. I dont think CP2077's crunch was near industry level bad. OTOH, perhaps the game needed more crunch to fix the litany of bugs.

Oh, the point about the original team I agree. That shit was fucked up and wrong, not helped that even with crunch W3 had like 5K bugs on release and was practically unplayable, but the fact people scree about CP77 as the worst offender with some even comparing it to when Hitler was featured on Time Magazine (no, I didn't make this up, someone wrote this shit).

 

[Rabid Wombat]

Wow... Jim is going to levels of emasculation, not thought possible.

Nor content with being a self avowed and proud cuckold, he is now chemically castrating himself, by going full troon.

I can't wait for him to join the 41% club in a moment of clarity.

 

[Dumpster dived waifu]

>No Warcraft 3 Reforged

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Lol Jimbo,passing over a shitshow that ruined an entire gaming scene to sperg instead about Deadly Premonition 2 "Transphobia" and a shitty Tom Clancy's mobile game it's something I was expecting by a faux radical like You

In Jim's defense here, I didn't even remember that came out at all, let alone this year, until you just mentioned it.

 

[Parklife]

My favourite bit is when he admits to having never played Cyberpunk and rants about meta issues instead, despite the game being a gold mine for games criticism.

The old Jim would call the current Jim a nigger for that, so lets cast our minds back and listen to some old based Jim Sterling talk about how racist jokes aren't racist.

 

[ScatmansWorld]

My favourite bit is when he admits to having never played Cyberpunk and rants about meta issues instead, despite the game being a gold mine for games criticism.

The old Jim would call the current Jim a nigger for that, so lets cast our minds back and listen to some old based Jim Sterling talk about how racist jokes aren't racist.


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God damn I didn't know Jim used to be so sensible. Now it's kind of pathetic seeing what they've become.

 

[Cuscuta]

My favourite bit is when he admits to having never played Cyberpunk and rants about meta issues instead, despite the game being a gold mine for games criticism.

The old Jim would call the current Jim a nigger for that, so lets cast our minds back and listen to some old based Jim Sterling talk about how racist jokes aren't racist.


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Holy shit that's hilarious, and spot on. See, old Jim in that clip GETS IT. He knows that race jokes are just that... jokes, and doesn't care about pussies on the internet getting offended by them Where did this man go so wrong to end up where he is today, all in with the language policing woke-scold crowd?

 

[Seora]

Holy shit that's hilarious, and spot on. See, old Jim in that clip GETS IT. He knows that race jokes are just that... jokes, and doesn't care about pussies on the internet getting offended by them Where did this man go so wrong to end up where he is today, all in with the language policing woke-scold crowd?

He got real horny and the only person willing to take him was a fat tumblrette with a son.

 

[Parklife]

God damn I didn't know Jim used to be so sensible. Now it's kind of pathetic seeing what they've become.

Totally agree besides the "correct" use of pronouns

Holy shit that's hilarious, and spot on. See, old Jim in that clip GETS IT. He knows that race jokes are just that... jokes, and doesn't care about pussies on the internet getting offended by them Where did this man go so wrong to end up where he is today, all in with the language policing woke-scold crowd?

His first big mistake was leaving Destructoid and throwing in with The Escapist. He was moralfagging before that but at least he still had a sense of humor.

 

[Da Grim Reaper]

2020 will never cease to amaze me, Holy fucking shit.
What's next, Boogie2988 reveals himself to be a Mossad agent?

 

[Bec]

My favourite bit is when he admits to having never played Cyberpunk and rants about meta issues instead, despite the game being a gold mine for games criticism.

The old Jim would call the current Jim a nigger for that, so lets cast our minds back and listen to some old based Jim Sterling talk about how racist jokes aren't racist.


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"The thing about racists is their not funny and they don't get jokes" .
You can tell this is an older clip.

 

[Coccxys]

Jim fell into the problem many a creator did back in the day. They saw the shrill woke brigade creeping in and decided to throw their lot in with them, they didn't belive that shit it was all marketing but they had to be very careful about toeing the line. The problem is after they had made woke take #52 and relieved that sweet social media dopamine they had effectively brainwashed themselves. Now they're addicts chasing their latest woke high but like any adict they have to go harder and harder to feel that same hit, tweeting "gamers bad" won't get them that hit anymore so onto the troon out saga. Once the hit from the trooning wanes and there is no where else to go that's when the 50% are made.

Remember the Jim video where he made an "objective review" to prove that people didn't really want objective reviews (while silmutaniously missing the point of what people meant and what objective means), that was the beginning of the end of Jim in my mind.

 

[Haramburger]

Now Jim is trooning his Boglin's. Internet points for anyone that can identify the pills.

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UNDER-FUCKING-RATED POST
Not only was his joking tone about taking hormones not a joke, he's broadcasting his prescription and dosage via disgusting 80's puppet toys. This is a thread to watch now!

The blue pill is Estradiol, there aren't any identifying markings on the brown pill to make that one possible to track down.

https://www.drugs.com/imprints/b-886-1-1097.html

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I think it's Mirtazapine
"Mirtazapine is used to treat major depressive disorder in adults"

 

[ScatmansWorld]

Remember the Jim video where he made an "objective review" to prove that people didn't really want objective reviews (while silmutaniously missing the point of what people meant and what objective means), that was the beginning of the end of Jim in my mind.

You mean this?

 

[Parklife]

Remember the Jim video where he made an "objective review" to prove that people didn't really want objective reviews (while silmutaniously missing the point of what people meant and what objective means), that was the beginning of the end of Jim in my mind.

You mean this?

God I forgot about this.

Yeah this was around the time he started getting flack for just saying the same shit constantly and bandwagoning. If you've got to conflate criticism of AN opinion with ALL opinions to try to shut down commenters you've already given up on your audience. That's probably when he decided to start going after the troons because they don't have a grasp on reality either.

 

[Seora]

2020 will never cease to amaze me, Holy fucking shit.
What's next, Boogie2988 reveals himself to be a Mossad agent?

RIP Boogie2988 by the way.
best gunslinger in the west

God I forgot about this.

Yeah this was around the time he started getting flack for just saying the same shit constantly and bandwagoning. If you've got to conflate criticism of AN opinion with ALL opinions to try to shut down commenters you've already given up on your audience. That's probably when he decided to start going after the troons because they don't have a grasp on reality either.

I’ve noticed a pattern with Jim. When he feels cornered by viable criticism he’ll double down, mock it and use a self reference while either completely missing the point deliberately and trying to disable it or having a lack of self-awareness (which I don't believe, he is doing this intentionally and driving away traffic). It's escalated to the point where any fire from his woke target audience results to pandering (because he wants to emulate that lifestyle) like the change of the nazi palette which is all gayed up like the colors in a preteen girl’s bedroom.