After a weekend of self-care and proper adulting, I think I'm ready for another small night of #Kissmatewatches! We'll finish off the two Hercs I wasn't able to get to last time and see how they fare!
#Kissmatewatches Hercules Episode 5: Ares
Ares forms a gang of boys to terrorize the area. Hercules manages to kill the avatar of Ares and tell the boys to go home and think about what they've done.
#Kissmatewatches The best part of this episode is Atalanta played by bodybuilder Cory Everson. She's a blacksmith who wears bikini mail in a village full of women. Her personality is strong and cocky mixed with determination. She's the best side character in this series so far!
#Kissmatewatches Herc is such a sweet himbo. Every time he sees Atalanta, he gets all bashful. He doesn't know whether he's attracted or impressed!
#Kissmatewatches Hercules Episode Six: As Darkness Falls
A centaur steals away a bride from her wedding. Hercules, blinded by a poison, saves her using his wits and fighting skills. It has two myths rolled into it! And the episode sucks for it!
#Kissmatewatches [CW: rape] The myths both involve rape (bride and Herc's wife). The casting choices make both rapists centaurs depicted by a Maori actor! It's super awkward. There's another rapey centaur that gets killed, and the third "good" one who defects is the whitest!
#Kissmatewatches [CW: rape] Then, as the women are safe and the centaur is dead, they all reflect how he wasn't really that bad! He just loved her oh so much that he HAD to kidnap and attempt to rape her!
I saw red. Ares possessed me, or something, because I saw red and violence.
#Kissmatewatches [CW: ableism] Herc is blinded due to poison. He talks of quitting his heroic job as he couldn't possibly continue if this was permanent. His hearing is played up as suddenly his best sense, although it never was before.
The only good thing is it's not focused on.
#Kissmatewatches Honestly, this is the episode worth passing over. The effects don't hold up. The story isn't that good or focused. The side characters are okay at best. Terrible handling of sensitive topics. Anything worth seeing here could be seen in another episode easily.
#Kissmatewatches On that note, I think I'll call it a night. Next time, we'll do much more!
I have beaten Boyfriend Dungeon. I beat the final boss with all 7 weapons, meaning 7 fights. The endings are the same, no matter who you wield or who you love most, and you get nothing for the effort.
My final words for this game?
Unfinished, unpolished, possibly unfixable.
Spoilers in the following thread.
Sunder is in ALL the advertising. He's the angsty "Fix Me" Bad Boy. Everyone is going to pick him, yeah?
His story is the WORST one. Sunder breaks up with you because, and I quote, "You deserve better".
There is NO WAY to stop his decision. You have no say in it. It is BULLSHIT.
I can't stop thinking about Boyfriend Dungeon, and not in a good way. I've read how terrible the representation of ace/aro people gets as the story goes along. Here are my thoughts.
In a thread.
This game is written for alloromantic people. It's as simple as that. I guess the thought was we don't play dating sims, so why cater to us? Except we do. We play whatever games we want, and it doesn't matter why.
So when we ask for representation, we don't want just a little "be whatever you want" sticker and characters that tell us we're lying when we say we're also ace/aro. We're asking for something like a Friend option where we don't have to romantically date anyone,--
So I picked up Boyfriend Dungeon for the Switch because I'm a sucker for dungeon crawls AND otomes. Sounds perfect so far! It was $21 after tax, so a little steep, but that's Switch games nowadays, unfortunately.
At the start, it asks if you want texts from someone named Mom, 3 picks of pronouns (he, she, they) that can be changed at the apt, and a trigger warning.
"This game may include references to unwanted advances, stalking, and other forms of emotional manipulation. Play with care."
This is trying really hard to be inclusive and careful while still telling a story. There's not a ton of customization options, but I figure that's okay. A game can only go so far in the beginning after all.
Sunday is here! We've had some ill health in the household, so I figure the best time to lay about with a horror movie is now!
On this #Kissmatewatches, we're continuing the Hellraiser series with Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) dir by Tony Randel.
Something I didn't mention last time is the DVD we got had no captions. We were let down, but we did the best we could.
HB: HR2 also doesn't have captions. Different DVD, not in a set.
I am peeved- PEEVED, SIR, that I do not have my written accessibilities!
Today is a wonderful day for a #Kissmatewatches! So grab a chair, pull out your puzzle boxes, and let's put together "Hellraiser" (1987) dir by Clive Barker.
I'm excited! Are you excited? I'm SO excited!
I know it was based on a book, this is the origin of Pinhead, and there's a Faustian deal that's made by a man who seeks pleasures inside of pain.
(But does this earn him a place at Pride?)
#Kissmatewatches We start with some wonderfully spooky music and credits. Must be an 80s film.
I used to work at a museum. We'd stand for hours with few breaks while being told to keep the breaks we do have shorter and fewer. After 7 years, my knees are starting to give out. There's hardly any cartilage left in the joint.
For 7 years (both full and part time), I would stand for 7 hours each day. That's not counting when I got home.
I only had medical insurance during 1-2 years of that time. I was trying to hold a job, live in a 1 Bed 1 Bath apartment with only one other person, and pay off my car.
I only had that one roommate help with finances. Parents have always told me that I COULD lean on them for help, but it was an emotional trap, so no I couldn't ask them for help. (They'd make me pay it back in full.)