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RyougaSaotome

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He/Him. Professional Japanese to English translator of games, books, and other stuff. I localize the stuff you play and read. Former connoisseur of Kusoge. Movie buff. Ex-teacher. Elliot G. https://dokidokikusoge.wordpress.com/

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RyougaSaotome @ryougasaotome.bsky.social · 7h

to be fair that would be very in-character for me considering how frequently Final Destination comes after me

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Kris Taquka'angcuk Knigge @krisknigge.bsky.social · 7h

I first saw this post as part of a different thread and I was like “damn, some of the biggest traumas in Elliot’s life have banger soundtracks.”

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RyougaSaotome @ryougasaotome.bsky.social · 7h

Octopath 2 legit has maybe one of the best game soundtracks ever made!

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RyougaSaotome @ryougasaotome.bsky.social · 7h

I hope Speedball doesn't secretly suck major ass behind the scenes cuz I'm a big fan

RyougaSaotome @ryougasaotome.bsky.social · 7h

First use of Silver Will and the moment you knew they were cooking when they were able to get such a cool action scene out of the little chibi sprites.

They did that whole sequence justice.

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RyougaSaotome @ryougasaotome.bsky.social · 7h

LOL

RyougaSaotome @ryougasaotome.bsky.social · 8h

It didn't dawn on me when I first played it well over a decade ago, but 1st really is about the legacy a father can have (when they're good people who don't suck ass), and climbing out from under their shadow.

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RyougaSaotome @ryougasaotome.bsky.social · 8h

it's so good.

RyougaSaotome @ryougasaotome.bsky.social · 8h

We need to talk about one of the greatest line reads in the history of video games.

DIE THE DEATH

SENTENCE TO DEATH

GREAT EQUALIZER IS THE DEATH

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RyougaSaotome @ryougasaotome.bsky.social · 9h

Ibushi...

RyougaSaotome @ryougasaotome.bsky.social · 10h

fucking head which was fucking nuts. Adrenaline is a crazy thing because after I closed and locked the gate and got inside the house, every part of my body started to hurt from throwing myself at the fucking ground lmao.

fun fact. getting shot at indirectly? fucking SUUUUUUUUUCKS

RyougaSaotome @ryougasaotome.bsky.social · 10h

For the uninitiated, three or four years back I was taking the trash out outside when suddenly I heard a car speeding and then a bunch of gun shots.

Dropped the trash down the stairs and sprinted up and did a fucking real ass dive roll into the backyard. Could hear actual bullets whizzing by my-

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RyougaSaotome @ryougasaotome.bsky.social · 10h

love to hear gun shots outside for the first time in ages

probably not since i got caught in a drive by shooting a few years back.

not today, gun devil. not today.

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Marie @mmariesr.bsky.social · Jul 31

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RyougaSaotome @ryougasaotome.bsky.social · 11h

really gotta start counterweight now that i'm caught up with the latest season.

been needing to do this for years because robots

gryme @gryme.bsky.social · 12h

aria #counterweight

RyougaSaotome @ryougasaotome.bsky.social · 11h

I was so happy when she was like "Oh I read this between streams and it's actually a real ass interesting novel???"

RyougaSaotome @ryougasaotome.bsky.social · 13h

Yeah.

Beyond the Xbox Ally X being a no-go for BDS reasons, I'm just so shocked that it's the same memory, screen, controls by and large, but with the Z2E which is barely better than the Z1E at higher wattage.

I'll just grab an Ayn Thor at this point. www.ayntec.com/products/ayn...

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RyougaSaotome @ryougasaotome.bsky.social · 13h

All of the big elements of the series without even knowing or being told to do so. It just naturally makes you want to know more about the world and the characters.

She's even been reading the books and newspapers inbetween streams.

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RyougaSaotome @ryougasaotome.bsky.social · 13h

Watching Nui play through Trails 1st (her first Trails game) and seeing how she has naturally slid into talking to 90% of the NPCs and doing all the side quests without having the chat tell her what to do (because she cusses out the backseat drivers lmao).

It's so fun seeing someone engage with-

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RyougaSaotome @ryougasaotome.bsky.social · 13h

A generational leap even with the chip underneath the hood isn't that much better.

So theoretically the Legion Go 2 is kind of what I've wanted for ages.

Except...almost 1,400. Like, come on, man. lmao

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RyougaSaotome @ryougasaotome.bsky.social · 13h

The Legion Go 2 honestly makes me really angry because, as someone with an Ally X that can basically play 99% of shit, the one thing I really wish was better was the screen size/OLED over LCD.

Years of doing this handheld PC thing have made me realize that an amazing screen often feels like-

RyougaSaotome @ryougasaotome.bsky.social · 13h

i feel like shit so that means i can spend stupid money right

like, that gives me permission to buy all the volumes of dungeon meshi in jp right

right

...right

RyougaSaotome @ryougasaotome.bsky.social · 13h

It really brings into focus how Nintendo is a games hardware maker and these PC companies are not, really.

And only tangentially related, but stuff like how Outlaws runs on Switch 2 vs how it runs on any of the PC handhelds is like, damn.

Nintendo sure knows how to make a console. lmao

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RyougaSaotome @ryougasaotome.bsky.social · 13h

update, still do not feel great, but the food stayed down.