The question of the Overfiend

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What I wanted to say, I guess, is that it's really difficult - after some point (as to begin with) - to work on something like this with Audacity. I mean ... it feels like a potential downgrade from in about any other tool you could use for this kind of stuff. It probably does some things better - but, uhm. One thing that bothers me is that the whole thing stops working the moment I connect a Bluetooth device to my computer (Audio). So, not having any other good quality headphones - means that basically I'm just guessing how it might come out. And exporting to MP3, copying it to USB to then listen to it on my phone ... that's like another pain in the ass; If I had to do it like ... all the time. So I use it ... when I'm "done" - and do then try to do fine-tuning is like ... nope!

So, working with Audacity does seem to be a skill or art on its own. And not a useful one at that. Except for the meta-skill of ... trying to not bitch about the tools you have; And focus on what's doable instead. And that requires focus. Concentration on the vision, to not get distracted and having a little bit of spare patience to deal with the various inconveniences.

Where, to be frank, the issue I'm having isn't primarily about my Bluetooth problem. I mean, as a good-thing-bad-thing about it, Audacity imports any audio that's used - so, a project can be ported regardless of whether or not the used audio-files are even on the computer. Downside is that project files can easily get really large. That also comes with the downside that tuning individual segments is basically impossible, with the upside that copying and pasting audio-snippets from the important stuff is really simple. The interface is however really clunky and the tools are ... hmm ... well, basic would already be an overstatement.


But yes, it all could be boiled down to "Skill Issues". But even more so, a lot of time "Skill Issues" are also 'Character issues'.
Like ... recently I read a post on reddit that asked what type of Elden Ring fan, to not be judgmental but still, pisses you off the most. I didn't have an immediate answer - but overall it's people who bitch and moan about the game. From people that try to present logical arguments for why this and that is bad, to people who proudly proclaim that the story should have been this or that. And as with some previous thing I wrote about, it isn't the issue with people having those opinions - and I'm not trying to discredit those either - but what I feel "is done" to the atmosphere, we might say.
It's probably the same reason why any fan of anything would at some point tell you not to engage with the fandom online. Because ... if you appreciate something that kind of shit is probably going to get you a bad mood.

I mean, for once "the fandom online" is really just this weird amalgamation of random opinions - with some voices being a bit louder than others. I mean, the Street Fighter sub for instance ... is like 90% Zangief "Memes" ... it feels ... while actually playing the game is a lot less Zangief for sure! Which I suppose puts THAT into visual context.

And yea ... I mean, the thing of how hard people are exalting soulsborne games ... I don't know. I suppose I've bought into that form of cultural meme-ing; And so I suppose I have to be true to the Character. I however meant to write about that at some other point.
The thing is that a few things that people praise these games for are absolutely squandered by this bitching about. Like so the question of whether or not, and if then how hard or whatever, Elden Ring is a Masterpiece. I mean, I think it's one. And, Masterpieces don't need anyone's approval to be what they are. Especially when we're like talking about a game like this ... if this isn't one, what is?
Uncharted?
Well, whatever tickles your fancy I guess. I mean, I think, for once, that the Soulsborne games are that kind of game that everyone "outside" just looks down upon ... like, "Oh no, another person who thinks Elden Ring is the best game ever made!" - but then when people give it a serious try ... and they start to get it ... it's ... a thing ... that is known to happen.
But then, the further back we go - the more layers this thing seems to have. Or get. I mean, Elden Ring is ... different. It's by many accounts easier than the other games. Even if ... after extensively playing Elden Ring, one might feel differently. I mean, I've played Demon's Souls - and I get why the game could be considered difficult - like, there are no Checkpoints outside of the Level's start and Boss Arenas - but the Bosses are so utterly basic compared to Elden Ring bosses it's ... kind of silly. And I guess it makes sense - that ... in Elden Ring you have Sites of Grace right in front of the Boss Arena - because, if you had to play through an entire level just to get another shot at one of those Bosses ... that'd be rough! And perhaps they realized that people would just start to get good at running past everything anyway.

The thing for me is that I feel those games on a Level ... seemingly deeper than 'logic' could adequately capture. And from my observation of people trying to explain the games ... that's not just me!
It so is clear to me that these games, while they do follow a somewhat generic formula that has been improved upon and copied a few times over - are more than just the sum of their pieces. And to ... try and quantify the quality of them ... is like a disservice.

But so, the matter of people who ... are in one way or another repelled by the games content is like intrinsically woven into them. The case of going hollow, for instance. The story of the Crestfallen Knight. With PvP that's ... just the other side of it that people can get on board with. But ... the thing is that the encounter with Consort Radahn seems to just have ... messed with a lot of people in this way. Like ... Smash Bros. Home Run.
I mean ... real talk: I don't care. And I guess for being yet another "Git Gud"/"Skill Issue" voice ... that's enough. And yet it feels like I "ought to" care. Like, it should be near and dear to my heart - to the point where I make it part of my divine duty in service to humanity, culture, the arts and the proliferation of clarity - that people accept that no criticism of these games shall be regarded valid.

But at this point we could also talk about Cake. I mean, I personally don't get how people could think, or feel, that Schwarzwaelder Kirschtorte isn't the best cake there is. Ever. And it's unfathomable to me how ... Cheesecake is more popular than that. I can't comprehend it, like ... objectively. The thing even has a cherry on top. It is THE thing with the cherry on top. Meanwhile people be eating Strawberry Cake like it's the second coming of Christ. But ... hello! The thing falls apart just by looking at it! I there might as well just eat Strawberries raw. OK, that's a bit unfair. I also enjoy Cheesecake and Strawberry cake, but ... more in an "I tolerate their existence" "I guess I can entertain the idea that this is acceptable" kind of way.

But I also dread the experience of what passes as SKT (BFCC? a.k.a. Black Forrest Cherry Cake) anywhere outside of Swabia. I mean, I've seen pictures of what the thing looks like somewhere in asia ... and the pictures ... they were harrowing!

Part 2

Anyway, it's even hard to say what exactly the Cherry on top is. Is it the Cherry on top? Or is it the dashing of liquor? Could it be the ungodly amount of Cream that makes up the thing, or is it that soft layer of chocolate bisquit? Or is the sprinkling of Chocolate Flakes on top? Hard to say. It's like ... a cherry on top of a cherry on top of a cherry on top of a cherry on top.
I could then go and entertain the idea of criticism. But why? To me it's still like God sent forth an angel to inspire a person to "Ignis" this thing forth into existence. And on that day the world has become a better place!

I mean, it's ... kind of a sad experience when you don't only have to justify the things you like, but you also have to defend them; Like you're put on trial as though you commited a crime. I'm sure ... yes yes, bla bla ... there are things ... that people like ... that can get them to stand trial for doing them ... . So yea, I guess ... enjoying SKT is comparable to murder I suppose.

And yea, it does feel like a bit of a culture-war thing. But ... at this point I feel like I've ranted for long enough - and given that there isn't really a point to this ... I guess I'll call it a day now.