Guacamelee! 2 is a game about culture.
The Raiders left Oakland for an actor, came back after it didn't work out, did fuck all for a while, then left Oakland for a stripper. Both times they claimed it was about money, or better opportunities, or whatever excuse they could pull out of their ass.
This time, it's different. Oakland is like a city in shock. No one talks about it. There are two types of pain. The pain where you get angry, and the pain where so many things have been taken away you feel embarrassed for ever pretending they were yours.
Raiders fans could not have been more loyal. It's not their fault.
I helped a lady move out of her childhood home a block up from the gas station in Fruitvale. I was at work, she and another random dude that happened to be there were struggling with getting a refrigerator onto a truck. I said fuck it and took my lunch break.
Lady talked and talked and talked, I'm not a talker, so I listened best I could. The other dude tried his best but he literally spoke another language. She talked about how the town used to be, what she was gonna miss, who she was gonna miss, that kind of thing. Said she was moving in with her grandma in Paradice, or what's left of Paradice.
I felt bad when she said that, cause I made a joke about people doing that exact thing. The shitty thing about jokes is the only way to tell if they are funny is to watch the joke happen to someone and see if you feel like laughing.
The TV played the whole time we were helping out. Talking heads discussing the president's impeachment. She poked me, pointed at the TV and said, "Rich man gets slap on the wrist, keeps his job, probably gonna get promoted. Everybody actin like justice been served. Guess it has." I just stared at her in that weird way I do, like, "Do you want me to grab the TV?"
She had this box of Raiders stuff that sat there on the curb while we loaded the rest of the stuff. When we were done, she took a marker and wrote, "FREE" on the side of the box, gave us both a thank you from the soul, and dipped. Her disappearance took less than an hour. Such is life.
Anyway, Guacamelee! 2 is cool. It does everything it promises. Well worth a discount pick up. Rip Tc Rip Tb Rip Tall-T. Love is wise, hatred is foolish. Get out there and do great things. We believe in you. Also Jerbz.
The Protoculture Mixtape : Issue : People : Volition
