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Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · Sep 11

How you doin'? I'm Bruno, I make bad jokes, talk about old and indie games, and my music taste is stuck in the mid-2000s. Favorites include:

🔶Playstation (PS1/PS2)
🟨Capcom
🟦SNK
🥋Fighting games
👊🏻Beat 'em Ups
🍄Platformers
🚗Racing games
🦇Castlevania
🛹THPS
🎸Alt Rock/Metal
📺Sitcoms/Comedy

#promosky

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Ace Attorney Trilogy
Alien vs. Predator
Ape Escape 3
Banjo-Kazooie
Battle Chef Brigade
Bayonetta 2
Beyond Good & Evil
Bloody Roar 2
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Burnout 3: Takedown
Burnout Paradise
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Super Castlevania IV
Celeste
Crash Bandicoot 2
Crash Team Racing
Dead Space
Death's Door
Devil May Cry 3
Devil May Cry 5
Dino Crisis
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Double Dragon Gaiden
Downhill Domination
Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
Elite Beat Agents
Fatal Frame II
Ghost Trick
God Hand
Goof Troop
Gravity Circuit
Guitar Hero II
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
Hades
Infamous
Jak II
Jak X
Katamari Damacy
The King of Fighters 2000
The King of Fighters XIII
Kingdom Hearts II
Kirby: Planet Robobot
The Last Blade 2
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Lost Kingdoms
Metal Slug X
Super Metroid
Metroid Dread
ModNation Racers
Mole Mania
MotorStorm: Apocalypse
Ninja: Shadow of Darkness
Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir
Ōkami
The Pathless
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Portal 2
Project Justice
Psychonauts
Psychonauts 2
Rabbids Go Home
Ratchet & Clank 3
Rayman Legends
Rock Band 2
Shadow of the Colossus
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Sleeping Dogs
Solar Ash
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Marvel's Spider-Man
Spiritfall
Split/Second
Spyro 2
SSX Tricky
SSX 3
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Streets of Rage 2
Streets of Rage 4
Super Mario Odyssey
Super Mario Strikers
Sword of the Sea
Tales of Vesperia
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom
TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
Tekken 3
Tekken 5
Tenchu 2
Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven
Tomb Raider
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Under the Skin
Uncharted 2
Untitled Goose Game
Vanquish
Victory Heat Rally
Yakuza 3
Yu-Gi-Oh! CMC

Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
Anri - TIMELY!!
Anthrax - Among the Living
Aurora - The Gods We Can Touch
Avenged Sevenfold - Avenged Sevenfold
Bad Religion - No Control
blink-182 - Take Off Your Pants and Jacket
Box Car Racer - Box Car Racer
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Bush - Sixteen Stone
Cibo Matto - Stereotype A
The Clash - Combat Rock
The Cure - Desintegration
A Day to Remember - Homesick
Deftones - Saturday Night Wrist
Evanescence - The Open Door
Faith No More - Angel Dust
Fiona Apple - When the Pawn...
The Flatliners - Destroy To Create
Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways
Garbage - Garbage
Godsmack - Faceless
Goldfinger - Open Your Eyes
Green Day - American Idiot
IDLES - Ultra Mono
Incubus - S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American (Deluxe Edition)
Jinjer - Wallflowers
Korn - Issues
Lamb of God - Omens
L'Arc-en-Ciel - Awake
Letters to Cleo - Aurora Gory Alice
Limp Bizkit - Significant Other
The Living End - Modern ARTillery
Metallica - And Justice For All
Metric - Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?
Muse - Origin of Symmetry
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
The Offspring - Americana
Paramore - After Laughter
Pearl Jam - Yield
Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork
Rancid - Indestructible
Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone
The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Spiritbox - Eternal Blue
The Strokes - First Impressions of Earth
System of a Down - Hypnotize
Talking Heads - Little Creatures
Tears for Fears - Elemental
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Its Blitz
Yellowcard - Lights and Sounds

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Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · 5h

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Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · 5h

I put so many releases aside to focus on this one this month, and I'm glad I did it, because man, what a game.

And to think that this month I still have both a Katamari and a Ninja Gaiden game to look forward to, Not to mention the other dozens of great releases, what a packed year!!!

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Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · 5h

I didn't know gifs had sound now, because I can hear this one loud and clear 🤣

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Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · 5h

Annihilation is the best action comedy movie (that wasn't meant to be a comedy) ever made. Watching it with friends while getting drunk is as fun as it gets.

Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · 11h

Today I finished my first Absolum run.

I'm nowhere near done with it, but at this point I'm just gonna say it: this is my game of the year, hands down. It is everything I hoped it would be and then some. And it gets even better after rolling credits for the first time. Please, play Absolum.

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Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · 16h

Have you ever played any of the Knights of Valour games? They're really neat.

There are two that run on the PGM hardware and are easy to emulate, and one that runs on Atomisware that was unofficially ported to the Dreamcast, so it is also not hard to get running, tho I haven't played that one.

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Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · 16h

Yeah, there are so many hilarious moments, some of them a tad too relevant in modern days 👀

And I mean, the major TV channel that continues to distort Ratchet's story is called "Vox." So really, they were subtle without being subtle at all with their satire 🤣

Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · 16h

That makes sense. Most of the unlockables were meant to be used on multiplayer, so it's safe to say that's the big focus of the game and something they probably don't want to bother bringing back with a potential rerelease. A shame tho, because the single-player campaign is great too.

Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · 19h

Developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony in 2005 for the PS2, this game is currently unavailable to be purchased or played on modern platforms, so you know what to do.

I love the original trilogy, and Ratchet 3 is my personal favorite, but this one is a really close second, I love it.

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Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · 19h

Game 285: Ratchet Deadlocked

Ditching platforming almost entirely in favor of its gunplay, while adding just enough 2000s edgy to the mix, Deadlocked took the franchise in a direction that many fans didn't approve of. But the combat is so fun and frantic, I can't help loving it, it's just a blast.

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Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · 1d

WON'T STOP! 😎

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Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · 1d

HELL YEAH MY DUDE!! Glad you're enjoying it. And yeah, Karl is so much fun to play as, I've been using him a lot as well, that grenade launcher sure is useful 🔥

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Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, I can imagine you need a break after getting that 100% on Hades II 😅

But when you're in the mood for a great roguelite again, you already know which one I highly recommend 👀

Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · 1d

I'm glad you asked! I think the hit game Absolum is a fun, challenging and satisfying to play game with fantastic art and a bunch of compelling characters. It is really good, believe it or not! 😌

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Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · 1d

Enjoying yet another night of peak beat 'em up action with the hit game Absolum.

I refuse to shut up about the hit game Absolum.

Hey you, need something new and exciting to play? Consider giving the hit game Absolum a try, it's really good!

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Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · 1d

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Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · 1d

DUUUDE Bulma in a mech should have happened a long time ago, since the time of the first Budokai at very least!!

Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · 1d

Majin Buu except this one just sleeps, and if you hit him he wake up and one-hit kills you 🔥

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Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · 1d

Yesss, and I'M HERE FOR THE FIGHTERZ REVIVAL!!! Maybe now we can get Chi Chi and Dabura in the roster??

... I know we won't, but I can dream. Daima Goku is still fantastic tho!

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Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · 1d

And the physical game market for indie games continues to be a disappointment. 🫠

Where I live, physical Switch games aren't very affordable, so my collection is all digital, and I paid like $9 for this one. It was worth every penny, but I get that you as a collector would want the physical version.

Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · 1d

I gave it a replay a couple of months ago and I can confirm, having just enough context makes the second time around so much more interesting. I'm sure you'll have a blast with it again!!

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Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · 1d

DAAAAAAAMN

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Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · 1d

I played it on the 3DS. That version is a little less visually impressive, but it's still one of the best 2D platformers ever made. My favorite is still Tropical Freeze, but this one comes pretty close!

I need to get that Switch version one of these days, to finally play it on a big screen.

Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · 1d

Developed by Giant Squid and published by 505 games in 2016 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One, with a Switch port releasing in 2018, this game is still available on all modern platforms via its original release.

Bruno for the PS2 🦇 @apesnake3.bsky.social · 1d

Game 284: Abzû

Abzû is a game about immersing yourself in a gorgeous ocean, filled to the brim with fantastic sights. There are goals, puzzles and a deep little story here, but really, the pinnacle of this game's enjoyment comes from swimming around and observing the beauty of the ocean.

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