well, I say a hacked account and publishing of private data is something one can legitimately be upset.
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STEAM | August II 2014 - Kept you waiting, huh?
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I didn't notice that Depression Quest was out-- took hearing mention of the Zoe/Fish thing, then googling to figure out what the Zoe/Fish thing even was (
)-- but it's probably the best depression-themed game I've played recently.
It's one of those games with a ton of negative reviews that all have a ton of likes, like Gone Home or, as of last night, Fez.
I liked it. It's basically a choose your own adventure, but all the good choices are unavailable-- some by default, some as a result of your other choices. Choices mostly matter here, and there seems to be a pretty good range between trying to get your act together and just letting things fall apart.
It doesn't have achievements, which makes sense, or cards, but if it did I'd probably have crafted it.
mostly reprehensible asshattery
It's one of those games with a ton of negative reviews that all have a ton of likes, like Gone Home or, as of last night, Fez.
I liked it. It's basically a choose your own adventure, but all the good choices are unavailable-- some by default, some as a result of your other choices. Choices mostly matter here, and there seems to be a pretty good range between trying to get your act together and just letting things fall apart.
It doesn't have achievements, which makes sense, or cards, but if it did I'd probably have crafted it.
Stumpokapow
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Some notable <$75k raised Steam projects:
Sequence Apr 10
Cthulhu Saves the World Feb 11
Kentucky Route Zero Feb 11
Octodad: Dadliest Catch Aug 11
Lifeless Planet Oct 11
Cognition Dec 11
Organ Trail Jan 12
Chuck's Challenge 3D Apr 12
Valdis Story: Abyssal City Apr 12
Edge of Space Jun 12
Volgarr the Viking Aug 12
Knock-Knock Sep 12
Tiny Barbarian DX Dec 12
Full Bore Jan 13
Freedom Planet Feb 13
Risk of Rain May 13
Paranautical Activity Sep 13
Mysterious Cities of Gold Sep 13
Magicite Nov 13
Elliot Quest Dec 13
Starwhal: Just the Tip Dec 13
Tabletop Simulator Mar 14
I made a fuller list of all <$75k games that got a Steam release or are otherwise pretty notable, it's on the second sheet at the bottom here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lFW2sjShHriYRsyuVZx4Se8Qxjw38VJk4g-7cls8cpg/
Sequence Apr 10
Cthulhu Saves the World Feb 11
Kentucky Route Zero Feb 11
Octodad: Dadliest Catch Aug 11
Lifeless Planet Oct 11
Cognition Dec 11
Organ Trail Jan 12
Chuck's Challenge 3D Apr 12
Valdis Story: Abyssal City Apr 12
Edge of Space Jun 12
Volgarr the Viking Aug 12
Knock-Knock Sep 12
Tiny Barbarian DX Dec 12
Full Bore Jan 13
Freedom Planet Feb 13
Risk of Rain May 13
Paranautical Activity Sep 13
Mysterious Cities of Gold Sep 13
Magicite Nov 13
Elliot Quest Dec 13
Starwhal: Just the Tip Dec 13
Tabletop Simulator Mar 14
I made a fuller list of all <$75k games that got a Steam release or are otherwise pretty notable, it's on the second sheet at the bottom here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lFW2sjShHriYRsyuVZx4Se8Qxjw38VJk4g-7cls8cpg/
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
... that really isn't the gist of the story at all. The person who did it identified themselves as being from 4chan (although this doesn't mean that they are), and Fish didn't comment on the identity of the perpetrator at all.
DillonMabry
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When Polytron got hacked, there was a message put up, and it was signed /V/, so 4chan was seemingly behind it.
Of course, it could be a false flag, who knows.
corrosivefrost
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I was secretly hoping I misread Polytron and it was really Polygon that got hacked.
Ahh the false flag. I see. Is there a reason why he was targeted? I read something about a controversy with Fez 2. Seem kinda random to hack this guy.
Yeah I thought I read Polygon the first time around too and smiled a bit..
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
The stated reason is that he stuck up for a female indie dev Zoe Quinn who has been the center of some controversy over the last week.
In short: Phil Fish is a dick on twitter. He just insults everyone and their mothers and act very hurt when people bite back.
Supposedly this is related to the fact that he publicly defended Zoe Quinn during that whole debacle.
Well, I'm generally always a fan of schadenfreude when it comes to Polygon, but the amount of damage seemingly caused by this hack... I wouldn't wish that on anyone.
Regardless of whether it gets its own thread, this is fantastic work. Bravo.
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It was more a single enthusiast lifelong pet project than a funded company though.
That's the general reason to dislike Fish.
This time specifically it's because he stuck up for Zoe Quinn, who was being harassed.
I don't know if that's why he was hacked, but all the talk (e.g. someone with a username "F
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Didn't know that happened. The giant hack thread probably should have the OP updated.
Also I'm not sure I believe him..
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Yeah it's on the full list, I just abridged stuff a bit when I posted here.
Something about her cheating on with ex with 5 different guys right? While that is wrong for another whole reason. Attacking Fish because of that seems a little wrong.
Okay this might be a legitimate excuse.
It would have been so bad that Polygon might have to sell their website? hmmmmm.
DillonMabry
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There's no legitimate excuse for hacking and doxing somebody, no matter how much of a dick they are.
I don't know. I pretty much have a hatred for the Westboro Baptist Church. I probably wouldn't mind seeing their website get hacked.
Some people deserve zero sympathy.
DillonMabry
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Hacked? Sure.
Doxed? No.
It was fairly amusing, and most of the time justified. But for the last few weeks, he's been out of line and a little too vicious.
Same here.
He often has a good reason for being a dick, granted from his point of view. He really strongly stands for what he believes is right, like with Ferguson.General_Frags
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Phil Fish has only made one game Fez right? I'd have more respect for him if he made more games and contributed more to the indie gaming community rather be hipster all the time and say stuff like Steam and consoles are evil and he loses money on them compared to selling them from directly on his on site.
Atraveller
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Or better, Stormfront.
Yeah, it sucks when people are allowed to freely express unpopular opinions without fear of disproportionate reprisal.
Nabs
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That game was too slow and boring for me.
If it was just the website, sure. But this was personal. Banking information, social security numbers, and not just Phil, his co-workers as well.
They will probably spend thousands of dollars fighting identity theft, and their credit rating will probably never recover. This will haunt them for years.
And it sucks when people just wanna have a peaceful funeral. If the WBC wanna express their opinions. They can do it where someone actually welcome it.
Disclaimers: I'm not saying Fish is as bad as WBC. I was just saying. Someone hated him enough to do it. So if it was me. My most hated enemy would be the WBC.
Also. I did not know what Doxxing was until this point. It sounds bad. Hacking would be humiliating enough.
I'm not going to argue pro-WBC.
I'm only arguing anti-the sentiment that some voices deserve to be silenced.
You can't even conflate Fish and WBC.
WBC is in the business of bullying minorities.
Fish was hacked seemingly for telling people who bully minorities to stuff it.
They should switch places for awhile. Have Phil Fish write news stories about gaming while the Polygon guys produce a game. It'd be interesting to see the results of that experiment.
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
The WBC actively harrases people. You can choose to follow Phil Fish or ignore him.
Apples and oranges.
Apples and oranges.
ANuclearError
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Yay, completed the Missing Link DLC in Human Revolution: Director's Cut in a Factory Zero runthrough. I quite liked the DLC overall, it's integration within the whole game is a bit jarring nonetheless, but I quite liked it overall.
ndawgdrake
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About to sink my teeth into that new Humble Bundle tonight. How is Van Helsing?
FiveElementNinja
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Stupid question time: If I delete local content on a game that does not have cloud saves, will it delete my local saves with it or leave them intact in the directory? I need to free up some hard drive space. I know I can manually back up my saves, but I'm specifically curious about this question.
ndawgdrake
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I think it depends on the game. You could instead just delete the game folder in the SteamApps directory. Then it wouldn't be an official uninstall and you should have the saves, if they are stored somewhere else besides that folder.
ANuclearError
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Garcia
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Dunno but god damn if that KOF XIII for $6 ain't the deal of the year.
Polytron and Polygon are completely different. One is the company of an aggressive attention-whoring troll who hasn't been relevant for at least a year. The other is Polytron.
corrosivefrost
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Was the one ever TRULY relevant? Or were you saying that just because you wanted the joke to work.
It'll leave it intact. Things like config files and saves stay put, and often aren't in the game's directory for this reason.
FiveElementNinja
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Surprisingly fun little Diablo-clone. Not the greatest game ever, but solid gameplay, good level/monster/quest design, and a lot of that nebulous stuff they call "character".
Stumpokapow
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Not sure how that happened. It's missing from my original list from earlier in the year that I posted here around beginning of July.
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