#having A Lot Of Thoughts Abt This Post But Im Gonna Have To Type Them Out Later Im In Dnd Right Now

#having a lot of thoughts abt this post but im gonna have to type them out later im in dnd right now

op here, v curious to read those thoughts :)

No Man’s Sky

or: You Can’t Save The World, And That’s Fine

i fucking love this game. i love how unique its story and theme is relative to almost all other major games. its fundamental purpose is to gently instill in the player the impermanence and insignificance of everything.

let’s talk about the ATLAS.

[SPOILERS AHEAD]

it is so easy to misconstrue the ATLAS as malevolent. after all, its Sentinels are hostile to those who transgress upon the sanctity and purity of creation - by necessity, the player. but later we learn that this is a self defense mechanism. the universe is the ATLAS, and the ATLAS is dying. and like any of us would be… the ATLAS is terrified. its internal hostility is a desperate bid to save itself from being terminated. to fix itself.

so what is the player meant to do?

you cannot fight the ATLAS. nobody can. the ATLAS is literally God in every theological sense. you can’t fight AI-God – just ask TELAMON, they tried. the ATLAS cannot be harmed by any action of the player.

but there is also nothing you can do to help the ATLAS. not even all the Travellers in the game can fix the ATLAS; its composition is far beyond your comprehension. the ATLAS cannot be saved by any action of the player.

the moral of the Atlas Path is acceptance: of mortality, of impermanence, of insignificance. everything ends, and that’s okay. enjoy it while it lasts. you cannot save the universe, but you can experience it for as long as you live.

most other games carry the central theme of “you can save the world!” and yet, NMS presents you with a universe where the reply to that typical attitude is an unequivocal “no, you can’t.”

it’s not your burden. it’s not your duty. it’s not your purpose. you can’t save the world. all you can do is enjoy it while it lasts, and understand that this is enough.

motherfucker that thing has no neuro to diverge

reposting a favorite reddit moment of mine since god knows if ill ever see it again

@wildegeist

I've been working on this project for a while and I think it's time to show them off. These are propaganda/health and safety reminder posters for the Office for the Preservation of Normalcy, an organization that deals with the supernatural in a canon I'm working on. I have some lore I'm working on, but these posters will be the main thing that exists for now. The "sample" watermark is because I would like to sell higher-quality printouts and files in the future.

At this stage I'm looking for feedback. How do they look visually? Could a tagline be punchier? Please please let me know what you think.

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“[x product] is all natural, it doesn’t have any chemicals in it, therefore it’s better for you” i am going to hit you with my car everything has chemicals dipshit it came free with your fucking periodic table

my family and I are out having breakfast and the instant All Star started playing over the diner speakers out of nowhere my brother and I locked eyes in a shared moment of... I don't know. Primal fear?