@Eocene84 In order: no it isn't, no it won't, and no it doesn't.

Its evils are the result of its users. Rich mega-corpos already did evil things without AI, because they abuse anything and everything. In China, AI is broadly popular because it's used as people-first infrastructure. Does that "make you sick" too?

Its environmental impact is overstated. Do you use any website on the internet, including this one? Congratulations, you're contributing to the environmental footprint of data centers. Especially if you use something like, say, YouTube. Do websites "make you sick" too?

AI isn't theft for reasons already stated, including the video I posted which debunks that silly argument rather thoroughly.

@Zebetite A silly quote, and similar things were said about films by theater advocates, TV by radio advocates, and basically every time something new changes how art can be made.

Very good video on the topic that debunks common arguments:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XegV-KnmxqU

@Bot_Bot_69 Not dignifying that.

Unfortunate. May he rest in peace. :'(

AI fearmongering is stupid.

That said, the real criticism here should be about the laziness, not the AI bogeyman.

My out there hope: Atari has acquired the rights to Secret of Evermore, is rereleasing an enhanced port of it that also includes the original, and is working on a sequel.

What it probably is: Jaguar Mini.

@DestructoDisk I thought there was when I made that comment but looking into it further I think you're right. There's some implied links (e.g., the optional boss in Illusion of Gaia that's from Soul Blazer, the evil Gaia, etc.), but nothing concrete.

@JJtheTexan Agreed.

Looks like fun.

Won't be for everyone, but the people all mad at its existence have no joy in their hearts anyway, so let 'em seethe.

@MontyCircus Yes, as we all know, reviews are an indicator of quality. You sure made a valid point there.

@Sadeness Granstream Saga (not Grandstream) wasn't part of the same continuity, though despite the poor Western reviews, I played it to death and loved it. Underrated PS1 gem.

Oh wow. ... Though I think I'd rather have a re-release of Illusion of Gaia, with the true final boss enabled.

@lordlad Agreed.

I saw a video playthrough. It's... cute. But like most Mega Man fangames it doesn't touch the real deal.

No, it wouldn't. Only if they went the FF7 Remake route. And while I enjoyed FF7R, I don't want that for 6.

Here's what I want out of an FF6 Remake:

I don't want an FF6 Remake. I want a sequel. And I want it to have Terra as the protagonist, feature much of the same cast, and a story involving the mysterious return of magic, encroaching parallel dimensions, time shenanigans, and all sorts of crazy nonsense.

While I've no issue with real time takes on FF like FF16 (and think everyone who hates on FF16 for not being "traditional" or whatever is a clown), I'd prefer this FF6-2 to be an ATB game, side view battles, with models that have cel shading and ArcSys-esque rendering to invoke an animated look.

@Agent_P Yes it is

I still unironically love this show, and especially the Legend of Zelda component. It gets a bum rap from people who are incapable of joy.

@GordonBennet Your feckless retort aside, they are, in fact, bunk.

If AI is "theft" then so is any inspiration and iteration. Very good video on the topic that debunks common arguments:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XegV-KnmxqU

Speaking of debunking, the "AI is destroying the environment" claim is bogus:
https://andymasley.substack.com/p/the-ai-water-issue-is-fake

And opposing data centers means opposing the very internet, including this site you're reading, right now. https://petercoffin.substack.com/p/data-center-derangement-syndrome

@CookieByte Hell yeah.

AI fearmongering is silly and the "ethical issues" are bunk.

What matters is if the final result is good.

Me personally, I didn't care for MK Wii. Now if Double Dash gets a recomp, I'm down.

@dodgykebaab I like watching speedruns, even some GDQ ones sometimes. But finding the ones that aren't being run by and/or commented over by someone insufferable is becoming increasingly rare.

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@gmar Some companies care more about optics than anything else. See: GDQ.

Performative, virtue signaling nonsense from GDQ. Expected but still disappointing.

After what Naughty Dog became, it's a good thing they don't still have Crash Bandicoot.

@CookieByte I did win this board game recently about resource gathering corporations on a doomed planet. I forget the name.

That aside, yeah. All art is iterative. AI speeds up the process. People blame it for the ills of corporations like the ones in said board game.

@BionicDodo He's been doing it for a long time now.

@bring_on_branstons As someone who has a job AI was supposed to eliminate, lol. All AI has done is been a great tool to aid in my work, though it isn't quite there yet.

And the issue with "eliminating jobs" is because we live under an oppressive system of class society and capitalism, where instead of celebrating mundane tasks being automated, we fear it because we've accepted this garbage reality where it's okay for people to be homeless and destitute.

If governments took care of people and invested in infrastructure, instead of feeding the ultra-rich and their sick whims, not one person with an IQ over 50 would care about AI "eliminating jobs."

In countries where people are prioritized over profit, AI is popular because it's used to help people. That's what all these fearmongering articles refuse to acknowledge.

AI fearmongering is stupid and everyone mad at this needs a shower harder than anyone in history ever needed a shower. AI is a tool, is not theft, and is not the problem with society in the West. A video debunking the myths surrounding it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XegV-KnmxqU - easy enough to find others.

It's a good game... when played as Tails or Knuckles. Who are built for it.

As Sonic or Amy, it's miserable.

And no, it ain't just about holding right.

@Damo "Sorry, you can't ignore members of staff"

@Damo We've done this song and dance before, and it ended with me explaining myself thoroughly, and you refusing to concede despite backing yourself up with nothing.

It's why it sucks that I can't just put you on Ignore; you have a clear agenda, and you'll bend what should be things to celebrate, like these awesome guides, to your ugly mandate.

@Damo It has verifiably done none of those things. You're thinking of class society and late-stage capitalism.

But even if everything you just said was true (and again, it's not), you still took something beautiful (Summers' work) and turned it into something ugly.

Ironically, that's precisely what you think AI does.

@mariteaux You are 100% in the right.

Take something cool like Summers' awesome game guides, make it an editorial that pushes AI fearmongering.

Good way to cheapen the thing you're trying to hype, I suppose.

Gonna keep an eye on this, for... reasons...

@DestructoDisk Well said.

@Atariboy Valid point considering the puritan signaling they did over no longer covering ModRetro. Why aren't they also doing a song and dance (with comments turned off) over how SNK will no longer get covered?

Turbo Tunnel ain't anywhere near the hardest thing in this very hard game.

@Razieluigi Nope, it's a valid comparison. Collecting available information to compile into a new whole is what art is: editing. You draw from and are inspired by what came before, and put your spin. Nothing is (un)original. AI just speeds that up.

That doesn't mean you can't put out AI slop, just like how you can put out lazy advertising without AI. If that's your complaint, say so: "SNK's ad feels lazy." Turning it into an anti-AI engagement piece accomplishes nothing and serves noone.

@Quick_Man No.

@Sn0w See above.

@Darknyht If AI is "theft" then so is any inspiration and iteration. Very good video on the topic that debunks common arguments:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XegV-KnmxqU

The issues with wealth disparity are real, but it isn't because of AI.

A Wizardry-esque game (might've been Wizardry proper) on a school's Apple ][e was my introduction to RPGs, so games like this his a nostalgic note with me.

A pointless backlash to a harmless ad, but gotta keep up the AI fearmongering for the engagement.

As long as they remove the battery first, who cares. It's their console to do with as they please.

@Eocene84 Capitalism created abundance, and was an absolutely necessary step in the growth of humanity. We need to move on from it, yes, but the issue is not "capitalism always bad."

@Por-E-Gone The concerns are illegitimate, and the theatrics around this accomplish nothing and serve noone.

Cool, more blaming automation for the folly of class society.

Gotta keep that fearmongering going!

I still believe.