I think Jim played his foppish narcissistic character for so long, that he just couldn't take it off anymore. It probably was just an exaggerated version of himself at the start, but he leaned into it.

Jim Sterling is the Dylan Mulvaney of gaming.

He simply went nuts

Jim’s the kind of person that would pick on a 13 year old for beating Tetris. Yeah they are that kind of person. They are part of the gaming community but at every turn they would rather attack games rather than look for positives.

Jim went from being the "haha funny fat game man with the arrogant narcissist persona" to "deranged creature with severe narcissism and half a dozen other mental derangements" That is to say, it was never a persona. It just took some time for people to realize it.

what can you say about Jim Sterrling that doesn't start with "'can't believe i used to watch-"

Jim Sterling was great. Stephanie Sterling is an Uber-Karen.

It's ok Jim. Not every game is made for you. You have hundreds of walking sims to pick from.

I was the 3rd best kingdom bash player in the world for like a year it was the highlight of my life

When I was 75th best pac-man player on Xbox live, I was very pleased with myself.

I beat metal gear rising in revengeance mode before 2023 ended. Yes, im proud it.

Jims more interested in wrestling than games these days its all in the tone games have become a job to him

Jim Stearling is not just a lolcow, but the kind of lolcow that attracts other lolcows around him like satellites. See Jahans, one of the biggest Jim fanboys ever.

he gone.

I stopped watching Jim years ago when he went on his "everything bad = because capitalism" bullshit

Jim has shown that he is a true gaming ‘journalist’ as he is crap at video games.

If I ever made a game, my first act upon adding difficulties would be the do the opposit eof hte "do you want to play on easy" thing. Like if someone playing on Easy or Hard manages to beat a boss in my game with no or barely any damage taken, I'd implement a message saying "You're doing really well, you're ready for a harder difficulty."

J.S. Has completely changed, from an icon in the gaming industry to a weird activist who only cares about his personal ideology.

how tf did jim loop around to making fun of people for being invested in games ? i'm genuinely curious what he thinks of the news reporter that scoffed at the kid that beat tetris, does he realise he does the same thing ?

I have never really been proud of being a gamer, it seems odd to be proud of one's taste in recreation. But honestly, the way gamers school the endless parade of whackjobs, censors and politicos (Sterling *least* among them) that come after them for *literally minding our own business* has instilled a little pride in our not-so-little subculture.

There's a difference between being proud of a gaming accomplishment and being an asshole who thinks anyone who didn't accomplish it the way you did is wrong or didn't do it "the right way"

LOL Jim Sterling hasn't played a video game since 2013.

jims a bit of a silly boglin arent they

you just need to look at it to understand it isn't all there with the brain.

What does he have against Final Fantasy IX?

It’s not a matter of never having pride as a gamer, having an easy option doesn’t preclude people from playing on difficult. People should play games the way that’s most fun for them, which is not always taking on the hardest difficulty.

Proud to be a gamer, yeah. Look at Lil' Majin's EVO run. He played entered the tournament to show his girlfriend how EVO was and ended up fighting the top pro players from around the world and was the only American to represent top 8 and managed to get 3rd place against people that all got 1st place at recent tournaments

I'm the weirdo who plays videogames on all the difficulties.

Isn't playing on normal the developers recommended way to play and experience their game? Easy options should be just that, an option. It shouldn't be thrusted upon you after a few deaths. It's all part of the experience. Easy modes are good for younger gamers or those who are new to gaming. Having said that easy modes for intentionally hard games requiring a lot of skill to master can interfere with the vision of the game creators intended vision. Imagine how much would have to change in the base games of the Souls series for them to have easy options. The whole game from top to bottom would be ruined. They would no longer have the feel of a souls game. They'd be more like Platinum hack n slashers. I like Platinum games, hell Nier Automata is in my top 10 of all time but they aren't souls games and never will be.

Jim Sterling is such a sensationalist. Once defended the Souls community now attacks it. Losing subs isn’t because they’re trans, it’s because the videos suck and ppl are calling them out of their bullshit. Also Souls games do have an easy option. Over levelling, respec class, boss cheese ect. Generally there’s always some round about way to beat a challenge easily.

i...i..i used to sub to him once opon a time

It's weird that people like Jim Sterling are at the concept that gaming is worth taking pride in. At their best, video games have the capacity to stand toe-to-toe with any form of art humans have invented. Even outside of that line of thinking, in a world with many people sitting on their hands doing nothing, gaming is no less something to be proud of than any other dedicated hobby.

Deport jim sterling

As someone who really has disliked the path Sterling has taken in the past few years, I feel this nitpicking is more a hateborner for Yoshi P and the team for FF16 not being inclusive enough in their views, (Inspite of the fact there are non-white characters, there is at least one gay character, ect) and want to bash them. Do note, while FF16 don't have an easy mode, there are items in game to make the game much easier with easier block/dodge bonuses, easy combos, and better AI help from Torgal (Dog that helps out over the course of the story). I know this rant from Jim is about Accessibility for the most part. Accessibility does not equal an "easy mode", which is something people just don't want to hear. Like Souls game, like them or hate them, are about overcoming the tough encounters you will come up to. Games shouldn't be for everyone, and niches are a thing. Hell just look to the complains to the helicopter from AC6 opening stage. Anyone new to the Armored Core games and it was a nightmare, mean while most old timers just one shot that mission and moved on. Balteus only made it worse, meanwhile people like me wore just trading out part and trying different thing to see what could get us past that boss, people who refused to try something other then what they already wore using basically had Balteus cockblocking them from the rest of the even crazier bosses.

A great videos on the decline of Jim's show was the Mad at the Internet stream on Jim's under 900k special

No pride for gamers, no pride for the body he was born with 👌

You shouldn't feel "insulted" for not being good at a game lol just stop being insecure and get gud. 5:15 Who gets to decide which identities are harmful? Is it based on inarticulate allusions to "muh history" and sins of the father bs?

Is there something wrong with being proud to be a gamer? Yes. It's pathetic. Imagine being proud to be a stamp collector. Get a personality lol

While I’m not a fan of Jane Sterling, I do feel that you’ve taken a lot of what she says out of context. It’s fine, I just wanted you to know that she clearly states why she has those positions and who she’s aiming the criticism at.

I feel like the only way you can have the arguments you do about the clip in question is if you arnt paying attention. regardless of whether you agree with the points being made or not and whether I believe them or not you are literally doing the thing being pointed out. the topic was accessibility features and menus and backlash for including them. then gamer pride and FORCED interaction is brought up as arguments against having accessibility options as a whole. the argument being mocked is literally " shouldn't exist because my gamer pride gets hurt if im forced to interact with it" sterling agrees with that argument when its FORCED as they clearly show but to wright the whole idea off as bad when the topic is about literal accessories that you can equipt that do stuff and no menu pops up and goes "heu you look like your bad. wanna auto equip these accessories". its like saying "legos are universally bad because one time I stepped on one and my pride was hurt" you can agree or disagree with that point being made and thats absolutely fine. im not sure I agree with sterling's overarching point of the video either, but you kinda just latched onto a strawman not being argued here based on either prior experience or bias rather than what was actually being said. or maybe you were just half paying attention while playing the game.

Gatekeeping your hobby form tourists and activists, who only want to take it over and change everything about it for their ideology, is an absolute moral good.

Funny he mocks others for being proud of being gamers, when Jim and people like him keep telling everyone how proud they are of their sexuality. Anyway, Jim has completely lost his mind for years now and his view count only gets to 90k-100k despite having 750k subs (which keeps decreasing 🤣). He ruined his own reputation and he's no longer a reliable source... Just another Kotaku "journalist."

Bro why are you saying they Jim sterling is a dude just say him

It's fine to be happy that you did something in a game...but I think you're willfully missing the point they're making. Stephanie's point is that it too often turns into an "I'm more gamer than you" and "If you don't play like me then I'm better" and "If you add accessibility options to games, then you're ruining games so get out of my games", etc. etc. Nowhere do they say anything about removing harder difficulties...and usually the gamer identity is bound up in excluding women and minorities, which is another reason Stephanie takes issue with it.

He went woke and massively political and completely mental. It won't end well, what a sad fall. I used to really enjoy watching him and he used to be hilarious

Jim is proud of his pronoun.

You realize that no one cares right? Souls fans are always the most uptight people, I play rouguelikes, I enjoy games with "difficulty" but the souls like genre is just boring, its not that its "hard" but rather that it is intentionally trying to have bad QoL. It genuinely just does not feel fun to play souls-like games, I played and beat DS3, I played and quit elden ring, these games are just not fun for most gamers, AND THATS OKAY! However trying to gaslight the majority of gamers into believe they lack "skill" for not enjoying a game is disgusting, and shows the mentality of soulslike fans. Look at the speedrun community, those people can use up to weeks straight of their life playing a video game to achieve a fictional goal, it makes them happy, AND they brag about it. So why do people never attack the speedrun community? Because the speedrun community doesn't CARE if anyone dislikes how they play games, it doesn't CARE if anyone considers it a waste of time, they just keep enjoying their lives. Meanwhile the Soulslike community is one of the most toxic gaming communities, if you don't play the game their way, you are bad. If you don't finish the game, you are bad. If you don't enjoy their game, you are bad. It goes beyond just being upset, these people literally harass people online, it is actual mental illness. The roguelike community is so much better, look at Hades, or Cult of the lamb, its so much more welcoming and enjoyable to play these games and share experiences with others. Even Noita or Binding of Isaac, these games have accessibility when it comes to difficulty options, AND as mod support to tailor to specific needs.

The problem is that FFXVI forces you to pick between accessibility options by making them items. True accessibility is a fully customisable experience. Just because he's irrationally proud of being good at games doesn't mean he should force everyone else to play his way. There's a difference between being proud of your accomplishments and letting it get so irrational that you think everyone else should play your way.

Wtf, come on... I'm not a fan of Jim, but his point was that other peoples ability to enjoy games, should not be hindered by your "pride as a gamer". Sorry but this is a shit take and purposeful misinterpretation.

why are you guys so threatened by the mere notion of an optional easy mode you would never touch yourselves lol

So im not really seeing the issue with Jim's video? It sounds like youre offended about him making jokes about "gamer pride."? If thats the case and youre offended then its probably warranted to make fun of. Anyone who gets annoyed at someone making jokes like that is extremely thin skinned. Its video games. Who cares if someone uses other options in a game? If you know youre good at games then why does it affect you so much when someone makes fun of your gamer pride? Makes no sense.

i’m surprised the dude decided to switch sides and try to pretend to be the other gender.

Being proud of accomplishments, even in video games, is good. Being proud of simply BEING a "Gamer" is some cringey Berdly shit. Steph was talking about the latter.

I can't stand Sterling, and they are a hypocrite, but this is a purposefully misinterpreted bad take. You know damn well what they meant by "pride". Arrogance and gatekeeping pride. Not personal pride.