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@paulwall.bsky.social

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Lawyer, writer, cute dad. ✍🏽 @RPGamer, @RPGSite, & BossFights newsletter (bossfights.substack.com)

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Paul @paulwall.bsky.social · 13d

Took a brief break in September with all the hectic back to school and work antics. Sorry to both of my readers!

Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers are huge in my house this year - and thirty years ago. My latest:

Teenagers with Attitude

Five-year-old me would've loved playing with my kids

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Paul @paulwall.bsky.social · 12h

All time fav and so gorgeous

Paul @paulwall.bsky.social · 19h

When you are gorgeously namedropped in someone else’s blog

Westen- BigNerdGaming @bignerdgaming.bsky.social · 1d

Abandoning games is not something I do lightly anymore. But there was a time (before I started game hopping more), when I would do it way more often.

Here are 10 that I want to go back to pretty soon. A lot of heavy hitters on here. You WILL be offended.

bignerdgaming.com/2025/10/14/m...

My Top 10 Games I Abandoned And Need To Play Again

Yes, video games are expensive these days. But I think we still underestimate just how much value a video game can have in terms of the amount of time they can entertain you compared to the amount …

bignerdgaming.com

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Westen- BigNerdGaming @bignerdgaming.bsky.social · 22h

@paulwall.bsky.social is so elite its insane.

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Paul @paulwall.bsky.social · 23h

Amen

Häschen Schwartz 🐰👑 VTUBER @schwartzsama.bsky.social · 1d

If you ever think my utter contempt towards gacha is overblown remember that 15 years ago this would've been a delightfully mid PSP game with fun extra costumes for your favorite characters and now it's designed to get teenagers addicted to the slot machine in their phone.

RPG Site @rpgsite.net · 1d

Square Enix has revealed Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy, the newest entry in the Dissidia series, for 2026 release on iOS and Android: www.rpgsite.net/news/18701-d...

Paul @paulwall.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao so many screens dude. Is one of them just a screensaver

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Paul @paulwall.bsky.social · 1d

My MIL just walked through the door being like “I’m wearing red for Charlie Kirk day” and then proceeding to tell us who he was as if we don’t remember last month

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Paul @paulwall.bsky.social · 1d

Oh yeah it’s like I enjoyed 1,2, and 4. The last few are like hilariously bad

Paul @paulwall.bsky.social · 1d

Yes. IIRC another stunt person died on a more recent collab between Jovovich and her husband

Paul @paulwall.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks! This worked.

Paul @paulwall.bsky.social · 2d

I did the extended support option for now. Maybe in a year I’ll want to buy another home PC. It has been a lovely little ASUS I got from Micro Center before the world went to hell lol

Paul @paulwall.bsky.social · 2d

Love Halloween and the scary movies that come with it. Here’s a favorite of mine from last year, giving honor and respect to the resident evil films

Down the Rabbit Hole

The Resident Evil films bear little resemblance to the video games. Who cares?

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Paul @paulwall.bsky.social · 2d

How can I find this extension. I just don’t really need a new PC IMO. Maybe next year can upgrade to another master race PC

Paul @paulwall.bsky.social · 2d

Can someone tell me the importance of windows 10 support ending. Like my master race gaming PC from 2014 can’t upgrade to 11 for some reason. Do I need to set it on fire now

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Paul @paulwall.bsky.social · 3d

I hate when they insist on opening gifts at a kids birthday party

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Paul @paulwall.bsky.social · 5d

I’ve already asked ChatGPT to draft it!

Paul @paulwall.bsky.social · 5d

Need to play this

Dungeonbuster @dungeonbuster.bsky.social · 5d

Escape from Hell (1990) was an RPG for MS-DOS PCs by Electronic Arts. Coming home to his girlfriend, Richard tells her that he wasn't able to find his friend, Alan, but found a note that he reads which sends her, and then later on, him, to Hell. Oh dear. (an infernal thread)

Paul @paulwall.bsky.social · 5d

Listicle slop is truly the worst. Next to article headings that are like “this obscure SRPG from PSX you’ve never heard of was just remastered. Here’s a list of evil stages from it”

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Paul @paulwall.bsky.social · 5d

Wife outta town you know what that means

Going to order violently nasty takeout* and play video games for a few hours tonight lmao

*Chilis

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Paul @paulwall.bsky.social · 5d

Forgot about that special it factor Final Fantasy Tactics has in that it can really piss me off sometimes

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Paul @paulwall.bsky.social · 6d

But why

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 6d

Final Fantasy VII / VIII / IX Switch physicals are releasing in North America on Dec 9th

Square Enix pages (may not be live yet)

VII/VIII Twin Pack buff.ly/xozXAFM
IX buff.ly/cvTLAe2

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Paul @paulwall.bsky.social · 6d

As long as she wasn’t playing Metroid, you’re golden

Paul @paulwall.bsky.social · 6d

Detroit is a great city in the best state of the union. Am I right; @bignerdgaming.bsky.social ???

Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · 6d

Detroit is home to people who value history and know what it means to build America. Real people give voice to what Hudson's Detroit means to them.

phoebewallhoward.substack.com/p/hudsons-de...

@crainsdetroit.bsky.social @freep.com @detroitnews.com @mlive.com @diadetroit.bsky.social

Hudson's Detroit: 'I feel like I'm in NY'

A new 12-story glass building resurrects memories of life we lived and the legacy of a man few know as a key player in the auto industry

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Paul @paulwall.bsky.social · 6d

My kid is 3 and in a like early soccer learners class. The idiot coach bribes them with like 2-3 snacks per 40 minute class which is already annoying. He just handed her a pouch of fruit snacks and then expected her - a 3 year old with no impulse control by gods own design - to save them for later?

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Paul @paulwall.bsky.social · 6d

Bro just crank out a diet cola and prepare to stay up until 2am

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Paul @paulwall.bsky.social · 6d

Watch me out myself as a Clive lover and absolute freak of a Final Fantasy fan courtesy of @bignerdgaming.bsky.social

Westen- BigNerdGaming @bignerdgaming.bsky.social · 7d

Episode 2 of the Big Nerd Gaming Podcast is here! With @paulwall.bsky.social! It's very fun!

-Various FF spoilers
-Quick thoughts on Trails in the Sky, Silksong, and Hades 2.
-Our top 5 FF games. Plus a dishonorable mention.

Sorry in advance for how awful my list is

youtu.be/6QGU-YP_EkY?...

Episode 2: Our Top 5 Final Fantasy Games- The Big Nerd Gaming Podcast

YouTube video by BigNerdGaming

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