#cruelty squad

[epicsauce]

friend said "im on some kinda wave tonight" and sent this screenshot that is obliterating my attention span

#god save her soul the boredom is ravaging tonight 😭😭😭 #00 #07 #video games #cruelty squad #insaniquarium #pvz #undertale #cookie clicker

[witchdoctordb]

#ultrakill #fear and hunger #cruelty squad #indie games

[paper-mario-wiki]

#image #Dungeon Meshi #Cruelty Squad #you should watch dungeon meshi and play cruelty squad

[an-eccentric-devil]

#cruelty squad

[starlite-walker]

#cruelty squad

[tothepointofinsanity]

Corporate angel.

Yet another elaborate shitpost.

#ttpoiart #madoka magica #puella magi madoka magica #pmmm #pmmm sayaka #sayaka miki #pre-grief syndrome #cruelty squad #tw eyestrain #silly posting

[the-alpine-glow]

wow, the is just like gorbino’s quest!

#196 #r196 #rule #/r/196 #r/196 #shitpost #shitposting #cruelty squad #greentext

[clydemendacium-ii]

#196 #r196 #r/196 #off #lsd dream emulator #yume niki #cruelty squad #milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk #hylics

[brightgoat]

(oc crossover) CRUELTY SQUAD x BROWSER HISTORY

Link, Everette, Psyche and Sisa belong to @e40536

bonus:

#eyestrain #cw eyestrain #gore #cruelty squad #browser history #oc #fanmade addison #fanmade addisons #crossover #au #ship #click #clickon #link #linken #art #arrt

[klomie]

Pain.

Pain.

#artists on tumblr #digital art #artwork #fanart #cruelty squad #art #artist #sketch

[the-warlock-syndicate]

You may not like to hear this, but Cruelty Squad is the best cyberpunk game out there. All your Cyberpunk 2077, and Stray, and Deus Ex games, plated in shiny chrome, don't grasp the core essence of cyberpunk nearly as well as Cruelty Squad, a game made of filth and disease. It's barely even cyber as well, it honestly leans into biological augments more than cybernetic ones.

But that doesn't matter. Because the absolute core of Cruelty Squad, is that the world is a sick, corrupt festering thing, twisted by greed, corruption, and unrestrained capitalism. Human life has no value, and this is explicitly seen in the narrative and in the game mechanics. And the thing that really stands out is that it deliberately tries to shock and disgust the player.

Sure, many cyberpunk games purport to engage in those themes, of greed, corruption, etc. But there is a dissonance. We are told narratively that this world is horrible, but visually, we see a cool, technologically advanced world, where people are badasses. And the problems in these settings are close enough to our own, real life problems, that a slightly enhanced dystopia might not seem so bad, when it comes with such technological advancement.

Cruelty Squad does not do that. There are no badass characters in the game, rather a series of pathetic, pitiable wretches who act in despicable ways, lacking empathy or humanity. The augments are horrific in such a way that the player does not fantasize about having them in real life. All of the textures are disgusting, and deliberately so. The sounds are abrasive and offputting. Even the UI is hideously ugly. It isn't poorly designed of course. But rather, designed in such a way that the player should never develop a hint of sympathy, longing, or good feelings for any aspects of that world. The underlying assumptions underpinning the cyberpunk genre are not to be romanticized, but rather exposed as a viscerally loathsome thing, which makes one reluctant to touch any part of a world tainted by it.

There aren't a lot of games which linger, and occupy headspace. But Cruelty Squad is one of them.

#cruelty squad #196 #rule

[alexisraine]

dj crazy times looks like if you whitewashed the cruelty squad guy

#cruelty squad #dj crazy times

[collonelatom]

Home Life

#cruelty squad #fanart #game art #lineart #black and white #ink drawing

[linkstim]

Empty Fuck stimboard for @paper-mario-wiki

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#stimboard♡ #cruelty squad

[tsub1t]

having fun with pastels

#cruelty squad #my art #sketchbook #fanart #game art

[tothepointofinsanity]

Opinion detected, agent dispatched.

#don't even ask. #i will be consistent in my colouring of sayaka this time #ttpoiart #madoka magica #puella magi madoka magica #magical girl #pmmm #pmmm sayaka #sayaka miki #pre-grief syndrome #mahou shoujo madoka magica #cruelty squad #Cruelty Squad game #silly posting #this was initially supposed to be one of those edgy mirror introspection art pieces #but then the squiggles were giving CS and i went “well why not” #sometimes not every opportunity should be taken #shout out to my two followers who know CS and Pmmm