The YouTube Fair Use Protection Program (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2024-10-17 | The YouTube Fair Use Protection Program (The Jimquisition)
The One Where Microsoft Admits Game Studios Are F*cked (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2024-05-20 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttps://bsky.app/profile/commandersterling.bsky.socialhttp://www.thejimporium.comIn trying to justify closing down various Bethesda studios, including Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks, Microsoft has basically admitted game developers are doomed. When a publisher defines success not by actual success, but by whatever criteria they need to justify their mercenary costcutting, you have truly rigged the game so the studios can never win. #HiFiRush #Microsoft #Bethesda #Layoffs #Money #Greed #JimSterling #Jimquisition #StephanieSterling #Games #Gaming #Videogames
Please, No More Licensed Asymmetrical Horror Games (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2024-05-13 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttps://bsky.app/profile/commandersterling.bsky.socialhttp://www.thejimporium.comFriday the 13th, Predator, Puppet Master, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and bloody Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Alongside Dead by Daylight, the saturation of asymmetrical multiplayer based on horror icons is boring the heck out of me. #fridaythe13ththegame #puppetmaster #Deadbydaylight #ChildsPlay #KillerKlownsFromOuterSpace #JimSterling #StephanieSterling #Games #Gaming
A Video Reminder For Those About To Be Scammed By A Digital Deluxe Edition (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2024-05-06 | Digital Deluxe Editions? What a con! Stephanie Sterling? What a mark! We all need reminders sometimes that a scam is a scam, no matter how alluring an exclusive outfit they try to swindle you with. This video lays out exactly why you shouldn't be suckered in.
Shady Sands (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2024-04-29 | Next live appearance May 5th in Huddersfield: tidalwrestling2023.bigcartel.com/product/revenge-of-the-parishTake me home, Shady Sands! Let's talk about the Fallout TV show, the conflict between storytelling and lore, and of course... Shady Sands. #Fallout #Fallout4 #Bethesda #RPG #JimSterling #StephanieSterling #Games #Gaming #Videogames
Online Games Clearly Need Offline Contingencies (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2024-04-22 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttp://www.twitch.tv/jimsterlinghttp://www.thejimporium.comHelldivers 2, Sker Ritual, and (hilariously) Suicide Squad, have all been borderline (or totally) unplayable at crucial moments thanks to their online failings. The Outlast Trials could've stood to do better, too. It's clear online-focused games are struggling to maintain themselves lately, and the fact they have NOTHING to offer players beyond their broken features is a real problem. #SkerRitual #Helldivers2 #SuicideSquad #Jimquisition #Games #Online #Multiplayer #StephanieSterling #JimSterling #Gaming #Sony
Why Proposing Tip Jars For Mainstream Videogames Is Either Stupid Or Malicious (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2024-04-15 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttps://bsky.app/profile/commandersterling.bsky.socialhttp://www.thejimporium.comFormer Blizzard president Mike Ybarra thinks big budget games should offer players the ability to add a tip on top of already spending $70. For a number of reasons it's dumb to add tipping to big corporate games, but when it's been suggested by a literal corporate leader, the whole proposal seems more sinister than stupid.
Life Is Strange And The REAL Virtue Signalling (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2024-04-08 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttps://bsky.app/profile/commandersterling.bsky.socialhttp://www.thejimporium.comLife Is Strange has been called an "SJW game" by chuds around the world, but maybe they'll start appreciating it now developer Deck Nine has come under fire for an IGN Report detailing abuse, bigotry, and harassment. Either way, as the company hides behind diversity to dodge the allegations, we can take a look at what real virtue signalling looks like! Full IGN story here: ign.com/articles/how-hidden-nazi-symbols-were-the-tip-of-a-toxic-iceberg-at-life-is-strange-developer-deck-nine#LifeIsStrange #DeckNine #squareenix #IGN #Harassment #Controversy #VirtueSignaling
A Dogmatic Response To Designed Inconvenience (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2024-04-01 | Dragon's Dogma, Rise of Ronin, backtracking, microtransactions, controversial tweets, and comparisons to Symphony of the Night. This video has it all!
Dragons Dogsh*t (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2024-03-25 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttps://bsky.app/profile/commandersterling.bsky.socialhttp://www.thejimporium.comIt couldn't be about any other subject this week. Capcom has taken the absolute urine with Dragon's Dogma 2, its 21 in-app purchases including such egregious paywalled features as fast travel. Given how the game hasn't changed since 2012, this is damn disgraceful.And it's what Capcom's been getting away with for a long time. #DragonsDogma #DragonsDogma2 #Microtransactions #Capcom #DLC #Money #StephanieSterling #JimSterling #Jimquisition #Videogames #Gaming #Games
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth And The Rehabilitation Of Cait Sith (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2024-03-18 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttps://bsky.app/profile/commandersterling.bsky.socialhttp://www.thejimporium.comFinal Fantasy VII Rebirth is one of the most remarkable videogames of all time, for better or worse. An absolute trip in every sense of the word, it's fascinating and baffling and funny and strange, and its rehabilitation of one of Final Fantasy VII's more maligned characters really says it all. #FinalFantasy #FinalFantasy7rebirth #SquareEnix #FinalFantasy7 #CaitSith #JimSterling #Jimquisition #StephanieSterling #Videogames #Games #RPG #PS5
Why Its Morally Okay To Steal A.I. Artwork (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2024-03-11 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttps://bsky.app/profile/commandersterling.bsky.socialhttp://www.thejimporium.com A.I. advocates love to pretend they're real artists, and claims of plagiarism are little more than appropriative attempts to steal a sense of validity. Let's look at how these hacks justify themselves and see how little techbros understand the concept of hard work. #AI #Art #Memes #Twitter #JimSterling #StephanieSterling #Jimquisition #Games #Gaming #Artist
Live Services Are Being Sent To Die (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2024-03-04 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttps://bsky.app/profile/commandersterling.bsky.socialhttp://www.thejimporium.comAs Crash Team Rumble shuts its doors and another "live service" shrivels to death in less than a year, one has to wonder how deliberate the number of sudden shutdowns are. One thing is for sure - no matter how many of them are guaranteed to fail, publishers keep launching the bloody things. #SquareEnix #CrashBandicoot #LiveService #Jimquisition #JimSterling #Games #StephanieSterling #Gaming #Microtransactions #FinalFantasy #CrashTeamRumble #MOBA
Why Crazy Taxi Needs To Shut Up And Pacific Drive (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2024-02-26 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttps://bsky.app/profile/commandersterling.bsky.socialhttp://www.thejimporium.comThere is a new Crazy Taxi, and Sega promises it will be "AAA" as if that's some sort of selling point. They should be comparing its scope and quality to a game like Pacific Drive, because real ambition will beat "AAA" ambition every time. #CrazyTaxi #PacificDrive #Sega #Driving #JimSterling #StephanieSterling #Games #Gaming #Videogames #AAA #SuicideSquad #Ubisoft #SkullAndBones
Konamis Silent Hill 2 Bloober Reel (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2024-02-19 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttps://bsky.app/profile/commandersterling.bsky.socialhttp://www.thejimporium.comThe F*ck Konami News just hasn't stopped rolling, as the publisher fails impressively once again. Perhaps. This seems to be a joint effort, as Bloober Team's Silent Hill 2 remake got an ill-advised "combat" trailer, and fingers are being pointed over how bad it looks. FUN!
Quadrubisofts Quadruple-A Quadswallop (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2024-02-12 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttps://bsky.app/profile/commandersterling.bsky.socialhttp://www.thejimporium.comUbisoft thinks its new pirate game, yet another open world "live service" - deserves to charge $70 because it's a "Quadruple-A" game. I mean, for crying out loud! Let's absolutely have fun tearing this nonsense down!
Silent Hill: The Sh*t Message (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2024-02-05 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttps://bsky.app/profile/commandersterling.bsky.socialhttp://www.thejimporium.comSilent Hill: The Short Message is a really rubbish bit of trauma tourism that feels like a bad Bloober game despite not being a Bloober game. It's another bit of miserable nonsense squirted out by a Konami that doesn't give a stuff. Let's hate it together!#SilentHill #FucKonami #PT #Konami #Kojima #SilentHill2 #JimSterling #Jimquisition #StephanieSterling
Announcellation: Entertainment Media Is Losing Its Mind (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2024-01-29 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttps://bsky.app/profile/commandersterling.bsky.socialhttp://www.thejimporium.comLove Live! School Idol Festival 2 Miracle Live had its release date and its cancellation announced in the same statement, marking a new level of absurdity in gaming. The media landscape is in freefall and, funny as this is, it's really quite concerning.
Ubisoft Says Get Comfortable With Not Owning Your Games (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2024-01-22 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttps://bsky.app/profile/commandersterling.bsky.socialhttp://www.thejimporium.comUbisoft, one of the most garbage trash things ever, thinks we should "get comfortable" with not owning games as it tries to push subscriptions onto us. Trouble is, we've seen where not owning our other media has gotten us - a horrible and confusing digital dystopia.
The A.I. Tech Fad Is Just Compulsively Shady (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2024-01-15 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttps://bsky.app/profile/commandersterling.bsky.socialhttp://www.thejimporium.comThe shameless race to the bottom with so-called Artificial Intelligence is only just getting started, and I have to thank to the fad's biggest advocates for being so inherently shady that arguing against them is practically Easy Mode. Let's talk about shady behavior, SAG-AFTRA, Mario, and why A.I. continues to be trouble. #AI #artificialintelligence #Media #Mario #Tech #Techbros #Jimquisition #JimSterling #StephanieSterling #Games #Gaming #Videogames
The Annual Square Enix Letter From Hell (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2024-01-08 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttps://bsky.app/profile/commandersterling.bsky.socialhttp://www.thejimporium.com2024 is now grimly underway, and we have our traditional annual statement/threat from Square Enix, promising yet more terrible futures that we do not want. Let's mock and hate Square Enix's horrid plans to exploit A.I. and other tech fads while asking why they're not creaming their jeans about NFTs anymore!#SquareEnix #AI #Blockchain #Tech #Money #FinalFantasy #JimSterling #Jimquisition #StephanieSterling #JamesStephanieSterling #Games #Game #Gaming #Videogames #Controversy
Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer Deep Dive Analysis Reaction Video For GTAVI! (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2024-01-01 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttps://bsky.app/profile/commandersterling.bsky.socialhttp://www.thejimporium.comGrand Theft Auto VI is the most exciting Grand Theft Auto VI since Grand Theft Auto VI! Join us for a very special video in which we break down, analyze, react, and desperately mine as much content as we can from Grand Theft Auto VI, the hot new game from Grand Theft Auto VI!
Top Ten Sh*ttiest Games Of 2023 (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-12-25 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttp://www.thejimporium.com2023 is almost over, and it has been an absolute triumph of a year for terrible videogames. From Gollum to Redfall, so many slices of software slimed their way onto shelves. From Kong to The Walking Dead, so much has been the absolute worst. Let's meet Skeletor once again and do this salty thing. #gollum #worstgames #starfield #redfall #silenthill #straysouls #jimsterling #jimquisition #stephaniesterling #games #gaming #gamemill #kong #walkingdead
The Jimquisition Game Of The Year Awards 2023 Jim Sterling 2023-12-18 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttps://bsky.app/profile/commandersterling.bsky.socialhttp://www.thejimporium.comIt's that joyous time again! The only awards that matter until next week, The Jimquisition Awards, have returned to give us 2023's best games, as judged by Stephanie Sterling, and her opinion is all that matters. #GameOfTheYear #BaldursGate3 #Theatrhythm #Karmazoo #JimSterling #jimquisition #StephanieSterling #Games #Gaming #videogames
The Game Awards Will Never Do Better (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-12-11 | SPECTRUM WRESTLING, DECEMBER 17th IN BLACKPOOL: buytickets.at/pcwAnother year, another broadcast of The Game Advertisements. The cycle continues. Things don't change. A Hideo Kojima game. #TheGameAwards #Controversy #Politics #Jimquisition #JimSterling #StephanieSterling #Games #Gaming #Videogames
Digital Ownership, Or How A Bunch Of PlayStation Content Got Stolen (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-12-04 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttps://bsky.app/profile/commandersterling.bsky.socialhttp://www.thejimporium.comDigital media is fragile - perhaps the most fragile media format we have, considering how tightly controlled and whimsically removed it is thanks to corporate interests. As PlayStation users just got told they're losing tons of Discovery content they paid for, we have to examine the utter scam of digital ownership. Note: just been told some footage illustrating Batgirl was from a fake trailer made by Corridor Digital (Zilla was tired, I didn’t think about it). Full trailer here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wH8OTbb5wPM#PlayStation #Piracy #Disney #HBO #WarnerBros #TV #Movies #Games #Jimquisition #JimSterling #StephanieSterling #Gaming #Videogames
PAYTALITY: Ten Dollars For A Twenty-Second Cutscene (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-11-27 | Vote for Commander Sterling in the Queer Wrestling Awards: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeo8m98lL--Kx3erDMZTysWz6uyRiQHYyHLd7Y1zdUVEI6hcQ/viewformA bruised and battered Stephanie had to throw this week's original script in the bin, so enjoy this bit of complaining about the notorious Ten Dollar Fatality that Mortal Kombat 1 tried to swindle everybody with. #MortalKombat1 #WarnerBros #MortalKombat #FightingGames #Microtransactions #JimSterling #Jimquisition #StephanieSterling #Games #Gaming #Videogames
Maybe The Wizard Game Just Wasnt Very Good (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-11-20 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttps://bsky.app/profile/commandersterling.bsky.socialhttp://www.thejimporium.com(Subtitles will be late because Laura is sick. Please wish her well!)Hogwarts: Legacy received no nominations at The Game Advertisements and the terminally foolish are crying foul. It's not a conspiracy, though. It's not an award show going "woke" and it ain't about the transphobia of Rowling. It's just that The Wizard Game isn't very good. #HogwartsLegacy #TheGameAwards #Controversy #JimSterling #StephanieSterling #Jimquisition #Games #Gaming #Videogames
Apology Graphics, Rise Of Kong, And Regulating Bad Games (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-11-13 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttps://bsky.app/profile/commandersterling.bsky.socialhttp://www.thejimporium.comSkull Island: Rise of Kong has quickly become a legend of bad videogame lore. Astoundingly unfinished garbage, it's giving even that dreadful Gollum game a run for its money. In a year of abysmal videogames, many of which inspired Solemn JPEG apology graphics, let's start wondering if game quality needs some sort of standard enforcement. #RiseOfKong #SkullIsland #Redfall #StraySouls #BadGames #GameMill #JimSterling #Jimquisition #StephanieSterling #Games #Gaming #Videogames
Silent Hill: Ascension Is F*cking Disgusting (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-11-06 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttps://bsky.app/profile/commandersterling.bsky.socialhttp://www.thejimporium.comKonami is Konami, and Konami is the worst. Once again plundering a beloved franchise in the grossest way possible, the company has inflicted Silent Hill: Ascension onto the world - a monetized cutscene that takes microtransactions to a new and sickening low. It's really, really bad. #Silent Hill #Konami #Microtransactions #MobileGame #Jimquisition #JimSterling #StephanieSterling #Games #Gaming #Videogames #Horror
Stray Souls: A Bad Game Made By Bad People (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-10-30 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttps://bsky.app/profile/commandersterling.bsky.socialhttp://www.thejimporium.comStray Souls is an absolutely terrible horror game. With its baffling bugs, nonsensical writing, A.I. art, suppression of criticism, and hateful director, it truly is one of the worst games of the year. Oh what spooky Halloween fun!#StraySouls #Horror #AI #Horror #Twitter #Controversy #Halloween #JimSterling #Jimquisition #StephanieSterling #JamesStephanieSterling #Games #Gaming #Videogames
Creative Abandoned: Why Sonic Has So Many Bad Games (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-10-23 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttp://www.twitch.tv/jimsterlinghttp://www.thejimporium.comSonic the Hedgehog is notorious for having a library of absolutely terrible games. The worst part is, whenever they run the risk of having something good on their hands, they throw it in the trash! That's what we're talking about today - why Sonic has so many bad games, and why Sega needs to stop going back to the drawing board. #Sonic #Sega #SonicSuperstars #SonicFrontiers #SonicLostWorld #SonicTheHedgehog #90s #Platformer #JimSterling #Jimquisition #StephanieSterling #JamesStephanieSterling #Games #Gaming #Videogames
Microsoft Bought Activision And Thats Terrible (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-10-16 | Kidd Bandit vs. Commander Sterling full match: youtube.com/watch?v=L_bxhupoCIcThe saga is over and the misery begins! Microsoft just bought Activision in the biggest buyout in game industry history. I am disgusted. Let's discuss why it's horrid! #Microsoft #Activision #Buyout #Money #Capitalism #Layoffs #Tech #JimSterling #Jimquisition #JamesStephanieSterling #StephanieSterling #Wrestling #Games #Gaming #Videogames
The Game Industry Hides How Bad The Really Bad Layoffs Are (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-10-09 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttp://www.twitch.tv/jimsterlinghttp://www.thejimporium.comThe game industry layoffs are really bad, but according to testimony gathered for The Jimquisition, it's far worse than they look. It's all thanks for the nasty tactics companies employ to obscure layoffs behind other forms of job termination. #GameIndustry #Epic #Bethesda #CDProjektred #Layoffs #Money #JimSterling #Jimquisition #Games #JamesStephanieSterling #StephanieSterling #Gaming #Videogames
Fiscal Responsibility, Or A Study In Game Publisher Stupidity (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-10-02 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttp://www.twitch.tv/jimsterlinghttp://www.thejimporium.comEpic Games laid off over 800 people because management decided to gamble on Metaverse Magic Beans. Capcom's boss thinks game prices are too low. What do these two things have in common? They're examples of how industry leaders are irresponsible with their money and pass the consequences onto anybody but themselves. Also, a special friend returns to The Jimquisition... (Video's official full title is: Fiscal Responsibility, Or How Game Publishers Keep Painting Themselves Into A Monetary Corner Before Punishing Everybody Else For Their Short-Sighted F**king Stupidity)#Epic #Layoffs #Capcom #Money #Monetization #NFTs #Metaverse #Politics #Microsoft #Bethesda #Activision #Jimquisition #JimSterling #JamesStephanieSterling #StephanieSterling #Games #Gaming #Videogames
Paying To Play Early: Gamings Sad New Scam (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-09-25 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttp://www.twitch.tv/jimsterlinghttp://www.thejimporium.comVideogames are increasingly trying to get you to preorder or purchase expensive deluxe editions in exchange for "early access" to a game several days before its official launch date. This latest trend is a sure sign that, as publishers desperately try to keep squeezing blood from the same shriveled stone, they're running out of aggressive monetization schemes.#Starfield #EarlyAccess #GamePass #LiesOfP #Monetization #Preorders #EA #Jimquisition #JimSterling #StephanieSterling #JamesStephanieSterling #Games #Gaming #Videogames #PC #Xbox #PS5
Unity? More Like Pootitty! (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-09-18 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttp://www.twitch.tv/jimsterlinghttp://www.thejimporium.comUnity's "Runtime Fee," a rather grotesque scheme where it plans to charge fees for game installations, has been met with a rather predictable backlash. Let's join in! #Unity #Controversy #GameDev #Software #Money #Greed #PC #Xbox #PS5 #Switch #JohnRiccitiello #JimSterling #JamesStephanieSterling #StephanieSterling #Games #Gaming #Videogames
How To Refund Starfield Because The Pronouns Upset You (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-09-11 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttp://www.twitch.tv/jimsterlinghttp://www.thejimporium.comWoke SJW Liberal Wokeism Woke Woke Woke! A rational and logical look at the horror that is pronouns in a videogame's drop-down menu! Music at 7:35 The Stupendium (They/Them)The Data Stream | Cyberpunk 2077 Song feat. Cami-Catyoutube.com/watch?v=bem_d49NBLc&ab_channel=TheStupendium#Starfield #Woke #Bethesda #Pronouns #Politics #Gamers #Satire #Trans #JimSterling #jimquisition #StephanieSterling #Games #Gaming
Starfield: Proving That Encumbrance Is A Bad Mechanic (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-09-04 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttp://www.twitch.tv/jimsterlinghttp://www.thejimporium.comStarfield is a Bethesda game, and despite what the reviews claim, it is NOT polished. While we make fun of how buggy it is, we also discuss encumbrance as a game mechanic... because it's terrible. #Starfield #Bethesda #Games #Glitches #Gaming #JimSterling #jimquisition #StephanieSterling #JamesStephanieSterling #Trans #PC #Xbox #Broken
No Sex Please, Were Straight (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-08-28 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttp://www.twitch.tv/jimsterlinghttp://www.thejimporium.comBridget is trans, Baldur's Gate 3 is gay, and you can't mod marginalized people out of existence. You're gonna have to get used to it, or suck it. There will be no reasonable debate.
To Save Scum Or Not To Save Scum (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-08-21 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttp://www.twitch.tv/jimsterlinghttps://bsky.app/profile/commandersterling.bsky.socialIs "save scumming" the best way to play an RPG? Is it a valuable and valid tool, or a dishonorable insult to a videogame's intended experience? Baldur's Gate 3, Disco Elysium, Bras, and Boglins may have the answer...#BaldursGate3 #DiscoElysium #RPG #SaveScum #Videogames #PC #JimSterling #Jimquisition #JamesStephanieSterling #Games #Gaming
We Need To Talk About Baldurs Gate 3 Being The New Industry Standard (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-08-14 | http://bsky.app/profile/commandersterling.bsky.socialhttp://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttp://www.thejimporium.comLarian Studios absolutely scored gold with Baldur's Gate 3. An incredible game, its qualities are nigh untouchable... and that's the thorny issue. It's being called the new industry standard, but there's some debate over whether such a standard is even attainable by most developers. Let's talk about how amazing Baldur's Gate 3 is, and the contentiousness around its potential status as the bar to meet for game development. #BaldursGate3 #LarianStudios #DungeonsAndDragon #DandD #RPG #PC #Development #Controversy #Jimquisition #JimSterling #JamesStephanieSterling #Videogames #Games #Gaming
Sony Took Down A Shameless Rip-Off Of The Last Of Us On The Switch? (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-08-07 | The Last Hope: Dead Zone Survival, that terrible asset flip masquerading as plagiarism of The Last of Us, has been removed from the Nintendo Switch eShop amid copyright claims from Sony. Firstly, LOL! Secondly, grrrrrr! So, there's a reason I'm kind of annoyed at it, and it's that an accusation of copyright infringement is almost a compliment to a game this lazy and deceptive. Let's talk about why. #TheLastOfUs #TheLastHope #Switch #Sony #PlayStation #AssetFlip #Shovelware #eShop #TheJimquisition #JimSterling #JamesStephanieSterling #Videogames #Games #Gaming
The Golden Girl Pulls And Licks The Dog - Buttpire Buttvivors (Squirty Play) Jim Sterling 2023-08-06 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttp://www.twitch.tv/jimsterlinghttp://www.thejimporium.comIt's a bit like Vampire Survivors, except pathetically saucy and not very good! #VampireSurvivor #HallsOfTorment #PC #Steam #SquirtyPlay #AssetFlip #JimSterling #JamesStephanieSterling #Gameplay #Games #Gaming
Nintendo eSlop: The Switchs Shovelware Problem (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-07-31 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttp://www.twitch.tv/jimsterlinghttp://www.thejimporium.comNintendo has a real problem with asset flips and shovelware on the Switch's eShop. From the scourge of AAA Clock to the horrifically bad output of Pix Arts, there's a lot of slime to cut through if you want to browse, and Nintendo's doing less than nothing about it. So much for the seal of approval! #NintendoSwitch #AssetFlip #PixArts #Shovelware #Nintendo #eShop #Switch #Videogames #JimSterling #Jimquisition #CommanderSterling #JamesStephanieSterling #Gaming #Games #Money #Scam
Pr*stitute Simulator 2 - Wanna Do It By The Burning Wreckage? (Squirty Play) Jim Sterling 2023-07-26 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttp://www.twitch.tv/jimsterlinghttp://www.thejimporium.comThis anime girl has to make money any way she can while fending off thieves, flammable people, and killer crows. This alleged "simulator" brings to life a truly horrific world. #Steam #SteamDirect #Indie #SquirtyPlay #Horror #JimSterling #JamesStephanieSterling #Games #Gaming #Videogames
Exoprimal: A Great Game Pretending To Be Mediocre Garbage (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-07-24 | Exoprimal has been written off by many as another "live service" humper of bandwagons, an also-ran that exists to make a quick buck. It's hard to blame them, because that is exactly the kind of trash Exoprimal pretends to be. It's actually a rather brilliant bit of fun, and more unique than it appears. Capcom's dinosaur shooter is, however, indicative of a problem we're facing in mainstream gaming - the homogenization of structuring and marketing that makes games look identical even if they aren't. #Exoprimal #Capcom #Overwatch #LiveService #Fortnite #DLC #Shooter #Dinosaurs #JimSterling #Jimquisition #JamesStephanieSterling #Games #Game #Gaming #Videogames
The Most Important Starfield Video Ever (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-07-17 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttp://www.twitch.tv/jimsterlinghttp://www.thejimporium.comIt's just a simple video about a videogame, like any other videogame video. Totally not about Zenimax and Bethesda being horrible to an employee. Not at all. #Starfield #Bethesda #Zenimax #Trans #Transition #Controversy #Games #Gaming #Videogames #JimSterling #JamesStephanieSterling #Jimquisition
Niantics Antics (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-07-10 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttp://www.twitch.tv/jimsterlinghttp://www.thejimporium.comNiantic, the fiendish peddlers of Pokémon GO, had some huge layoffs recently. They also have a bunch of failed ideas, a game they've exploited into the dirt, and a real contempt for disabled players. #PokemonGO #Niantic #Pokemon #Mobile #Layoffs #JimSterling #JamesStephanieSterling #Jimquisition #Games #Gaming #Videogames
It Gets Good After 30 Hours (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-07-03 | With special guest, The Stupendium! (YouTube.com/TheStupendium)An Evening with Commander Sterling: skiddle.com/whats-on/Manchester/HEAD/An-Evening-with-Commander-Stephanie-Sterling/36355242Is a game worth playing if it doesn't get good until you've played thirty hours of it? Inspired by Final Fantasy discourse, I tackle this thorny issue with the grace and balance you've come to expect! #FinalFantasy #NierAutomata #SpecOps #FinalFantasyXVI #FinalFantasyXIII #TheStupendium #TheJimquisition #JimSterling #JamesStephanieSterling #Games #Gaming #videogames
Final Fantasy XVIs Magical Misery Tour (The Jimquisition) Jim Sterling 2023-06-26 | http://www.patreon.com/jimquisitionhttp://www.twitch.tv/jimsterlinghttp://www.thejimporium.comFinal Fantasy XVI is miserable. Everybody is a vicious hateful scumbag, everything is governed by a vicious hateful system, and the international pasttime is vicious hatred. Apparently we're supposed to wanna save this world. #FinalFantasy #FinalFantasyXVI #SquareEnix #Writing #RPG #Jimquisition #JimSterling #JamesStephanieSterling #Games #Gaming #Videogames
