Go to http://www.squarespace.com/izzzyzzz to get a free trial and 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain !! Cozy games are not ‘real games’- at least according to a surprisingly large contingent of gamers. Today, I want to examine the cozy game genre and how it has been impacted and shaped by misogyny. From the early history of the genre, to its devoted fanbase, to an exploration of the criticisms levelled against it, let’s examine this genre and why it is so often pushed to the side. A huge thank you to Belle, Gabby DaRienzo and everyone else who contributed their thoughts snd experiences! Edited by https://www.instagram.com/elowenscott/ and myself ❤︎❤︎ SOCIAL MEDIA ❤︎❤︎ Patreon - / izzzyzzz Merch - https://www.izzzyzzz.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/izzzyzzz/?h... Email [business inquiries only] - [email protected] ❤︎❤︎ DISCLAIMER ❤︎❤︎ All credit goes to the musicians and composers! This video is not meant to target or harass any person. This video does not condone or encourage anyone to harass or contact any person or persons discussed in this video. This video is purely for entertainment and informational purposes.
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Anyone who claims "Stardew Valley doesn't take skill" is wrong bc I feel like everyone I know runs that shit like it's the Navy
i would like to argue that tomodachi life LTD is not a cozy game because every time a mii asks me to put a vending machine in the middle of their garden i feel my blood pressure acutely raise
This reminded me that I have a "girl games" folder on my phone that just has flying gorilla
To sickos like me, All Games are Cozy Games
“Stardew valley doesn’t take skill.” I laugh, logging onto my save and immediately dying in the skull caverns
mfs will make fun of a girl playing stardew valley up until the point where she pulls out the excel spreadsheet that optimizes the farm.
aint nothing cozy about stardew, that clock marching ever forward fills me with an unshakeable dread.
Lowk anyone who says “cozy games aren’t real games” just hate peace lol
“cHeEr/DaNcE(/etc) iSn’T a SpOrt” part 2: electric boogaloo
the most sold game in the world, minecraft, is arguably a cozy game. sure it can be enjoyed in many ways, but whats more cozy than building anything you like?
seems like critics are missing the point of cozy games. the entire point of them is to be relaxing, casual and don't require much skill. anyone's supposed to be able to jump into them
Women not wanting to be called slurs and harassed on multiplayer games and finding something else to play isn’t “nature”. It’s incels harassing and bullying women out of their spaces while also making fun of women for not being able to “handle” the intensity of “real gaming”
Certain gamers when you tell them you want your escapism game to be low stakes and stress free (They exclusively play FPS games):
I gotta say, people are too harsh on Tom Nook. Sure, he asks you to pay back your loan, but he doesn't charge interest and doesn't have any deadlines. Don't wanna pay it back at all? Fine, don't, he doesn't care. If you do pay it back, he'll give you a new loan with the same terms: just pay it back whenever you get around to it. He's a cool dude, we'd be better off if all lenders were like him.
One thing I hate is the shit I get from both sides. I’m a girl, and I actively enjoy some games that are more “masculine” along with some more cozy games. If I talk about cozy games I’m suddenly ‘not a real gamer’ but if I talk about more masculine games then suddenly I’m ’looking for male validation’ mf I don’t want validation from anyone LET ME SPEAK ABOUT MY INTERESTS IN PEACE
It's also really crazy that even if it IS a stereotypical "real game", the second somebody plays it in a more 'girly' way they're also not a real gamer. Like when people use colorblind mode to change the enemy's health bar from red to pink and people take problem with it, or people freaking out in Marvel Rivals lobbies if they see their support has a flower crosshair even if their support is still playing really well, if not better than them. It really goes to show it's not even necessarily a difficulty thing to a lot of men, just the fact that it's a primarily women or feminine audience who enjoys the game or how they're playing the game.
It's not a cozy game but men also get super weird about women who are into Pokemon. Like one time I went to game stop to buy some pokemon cards for my brother's birthday, I wasn't super into the tcg at the time so I asked the cashier if he had any recommendations. I mentioned that I was into Pokemon, just not the tcg, and he very sarcastically asked me "oh do you play Pokemon go?" And I said "no, my first game was actually Leaf Green on a gameboy micro" and he got really quiet and wouldn't really talk to me after that. Pokemon is like the most popular franchise of course some women are going to be into it and play games other than Pokemon go
They should make a cozy game where you're a demon in hell and instead of trying to maximize happiness, you maximize agony and pain. The game should act like what you're doing is normal
Men when you tell them you don't want to spend 6 hours straight playing league and getting called slurs you didn't even know existed: You're not a real gamer
i appreciate that you put Tom Nook in the thumbnail, implying that he is 1. a woman or 2. a misogonyst