Cis woman; she/her pronouns. Pansexual/panromantic. Polyamorous in theory, but not really in practice. Thicc af. Atheist. Left-handed. Unapologetically pro-black/BLM. Leftist (btw, liberals aren't leftists). Disabled.

If I added you, it's because you wrote a review I liked or because we share interest in the same genres of games or because you're queer af.

My PSN ID is Duszynski .

My Switch Friend Code is 7160-6404-5728 .

My Blog: Ceaseless Duality Thoughts [roseyrose88.wixsite.com] (to cover reviews I wasn't able to post on Steam) Last updated 11/11/2023

Games I've borrowed via Family Sharing (and don't show up on my games list on Steam): Civilization VI, Hades, Disco Elysium
Games played on PS4: Persona 5 Royal, The Outer Worlds, Horizon Zero Dawn
Games played on Switch: Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Pokémon Sword, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, New Pokémon Snap, Pokémon Shining Pearl, Pokémon Violet, Cozy Grove, Pretty Princess Magical Garden Island*, SoS: Pioneers of Olive Town*, Rune Factory 4 Special*, Xenoblade Chronicles*

Regarding Genres:
Stuff I love: JRPGs, party-based RPGs, strategy RPGs
Stuff I really like: visual novels, simulation
Stuff I like: strategy, adventure (point-and-click or otherwise), some Western RPGs, roguelike/lite (depends though)
Stuff I'm okay with: platformers, racing, hack-and-slash, puzzle, fighting
Stuff I dislike: stealth, survival, horror, super action-y*, tower defense, MOBAs, MMORPGs
Stuff I hate: first-person shooters, sports

*I have below average reflexes. Games that require the player to think really fast and process a lot of things happening at once are much too overwhelming for me.

General Questions

Q: What does your username mean?
A: The personal struggle of hating people and wanting to help people at the same time. That's duality. The fact that I can go back and forth with those feelings forever and ever is what makes it ceaseless.

Q: Is it okay to add you to my friends list?
A: Sure. However, I always scrutinize people's profiles to get an idea of who they are or why they might've added me. Obviously, private profiles are automatically denied. People who seemingly have absolutely nothing in common with me will get denied as well. But otherwise, I'm fine with accepting friends requests.

Q: Why aren't your screenshots "public" anymore?
A: Starting May 8, 2021, I decided to make screenshots FRIENDS ONLY, as too many annoying, obnoxious randos keep commenting on my stuff.

Q: Why don't you allow comments on your reviews?
A: Trolls. Not worth my time.

Q: Is it okay to chat with you?
A: Yes. I'm "invisible" on chat most of the time, but you can always leave a message and I'll reply to it as soon as I see it. However, do not expect me to talk to you everyday or often.

Q: Why are you "invisible" on chat all the time?
A: I'm not a chatty person. I'm extremely introverted and don't have a lot of social energy. I communicate more through the activity feed.

Q: What's your avatar?
A: My avatar is a fanart of Frisk and Chara from Undertale. It is NOT mine. As far as I can tell, this is the original artist for the work on DeviantArt [www.deviantart.com].

Q: Why haven't you played (insert popular franchise here) on Steam?
A: I've played a lot of games on different platforms. The Final Fantasy games. Chrono Trigger & Chrono Cross. Several "Tales" games. You get the idea. The PS2 was very active, once upon a time.

Q: What's your favorite JRPG?
A: I don't have just one. Here's a list: Lost Odyssey, Shadow Hearts series (including Koudelka), Xenosaga series, Baten Kaitos, and Suikoden series.

Q: Sub or dub?
A: English dub. You know what's funny? People complain about English voice actors when it's a Japanese game, but never complain about the *same people* when it's an American game. Hmm, hmm.

Questions About My Reviews

Q: Why do you often complain about lack of racial diversity?
A: I mean ... why don't you? Why doesn't everyone? It's clearly a social problem that largely goes unaddressed. If you go through everything I've ever reviewed, an obscene portion of games lack diversity. I won't stop complaining about it until that changes. The world already revolves around white people in reality; our media shouldn't contribute to this. The worst case scenario is that a dev is racist and intentionally excluded non-white people or in the best case scenario, the dev is apathetic to the social problem. Either way, it reflects poorly on any dev that couldn't bother to be inclusive. Only having white people in a story is low-key white supremacy, because that dev envisions white people as the default of humanity.

Q: Do you have something against hentai or ecchi?
A: It's complicated. In general? No. I like anime tiddies just the same as anyone else who experiences sexual attraction. However, if a hentai game is problematic, I feel it doesn't really belong on Steam. A gaming platform shouldn't be supporting the notion that rape is okay, for instance. As for my personal tastes, well, I tend not to play hentai games because my imagination is so much better than anything they have to offer. ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

Q: Why do you censor the word "rape"?
A: I didn't. Steam used to. If I just wrote it out, it would look like this: ♥♥♥♥. So, some older reviews will have this. I don't feel like scanning them all just to edit them.

Q: Do or did you write curator reviews for Otome Lovers?
A: I used to, but no longer do. Any review that has the curator's "stamp" on it can be used for the group; I don't care if they use it nor do I feel like going through my reviews to remove them.

Baldur's Gate 3 Playthroughs

1) Romina | human | guild artisan | druid - Circle of the Moon | neutral/good | romances Karlach | Romance ending: Karlach is convinced to go to Avernus with protagonist to find a possible cure for her chest engine | Game ending: Netherbrain ordered to self-destruct by Emperor

2) Asha | half-wood elf | charlatan | bard - College of Swords | true neutral | romances Astarion | Romance ending: Astarion becomes Vampire Ascendant and an emotionally abusive partner | Game ending: Rules as the Absolute with The Emperor, as the protagonist feels it's a better place than under Astarion's rule

3) Valtoria | drow | haunted one | sorcerer - Wild Magic | Dark Urge Redemption | romances Astarion | Romance ending: Astarion is convinced that he doesn't need to become Vampire Ascendant, kills Cazador, frees all the vampire spawn, and leads them in the Underdark with the protagonist | Game ending: Neitherbrain ordered to self-destruct by Emperor

4) Sadru | githyanki | sage | monk - Way of the Open Hand | neutral/good | romances Lae'zel | Romance ending: Lae'zel and the protagonist join the fight against Vlaakith in the Astral Plane, while Lae'zel also hatches the procured githyanki egg and plans to raise him to be free of Vlaakith's tyranny | Game ending: Frees Orpheus, protagonist volunteers to become illithid, and the Netherbrain is ordered to self-destruct by protagonist

5) Malfrida | half-orc | haunted one | sorcerer - Storm Sorcery | Dark Urge | no romance, but f*cks anyone that'll have her, including Minthara, Astarion, Lae'zel, and the brothel drow twins | Game ending: seizes the Netherbrain for Bhaal and kills everyone

6) Nalyvia | tiefling (Mephistopheles) | acolyte | paladin - Oath of the Ancients | neutral/good | romances Wyll | Romance ending: Wyll becomes Duke Ravengard and the protagonist his consort and they oversee the reconstruction of Baldur's Gate, allowing all refugees | Game ending: Karlach becomes illithid for Orpheus and orders the Netherbrain to self-destruct

7) Mirna | wood elf | acolyte | cleric of Selûne - Domain of Nature | neutral/good | romances Shadowheart | Romance ending: Shadowheart saves her parents, then the protagonist and her live together in the little cottage with a bunch of pets | Game ending: Gale sacrifices himself with the orb, obliterating the Netherbrain

8) Enodia | shield dwarf | sage | wizard - School of Evocation | neutral/good | romances Gale | Romance ending: Gale gives the crown to Mystra like a good boy and the protagonist agrees to marry him, living in Baldur's Gate rather than returning to Waterdeep | Game ending: Orpheus becomes illithid and orders the Netherbrain to self-destruct, then the protagonist grants him a mercy kill as he can't stand being a mind flayer, resulting in Lae'zel becoming "The Comet" for her people

9) Etherra | deep gnome | urchin | ranger - Gloom Stalker | chaotic/good | romances Halsin, but also f*cks Mizora | in progress