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Elijah Beahm, But Spooky @unabridgedgamer.bsky.social · 4h

Oof, that's rough buddy

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Elijah Beahm, But Spooky @unabridgedgamer.bsky.social · 4h

By merit of just not being well executed: Blood Knights. Oh my word, that was such a silly game.

By merit of I just have far too many issues with despite the experience technically being a functional product: Bioshock Infinite: Burial At Sea Parts 1 & 2. Ugh.

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Elijah Beahm, But Spooky @unabridgedgamer.bsky.social · 5h

Hi! I'm Elijah, I professionally overthink things in fun ways and write about them!

Currently published in non-fiction, but looking to expand into fiction as well. Also have experience editing and creative consulting.

#PortfolioDay

My book, Make Us Whole: The History of Dead Space, published by Lost in Cult!

My page on Unwinnable, with the three latest columns I've written for Unwinnable Monthly

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Sebastián Píriz @sebastianpiriz.bsky.social · 8h

I'm Sebastián, I like to draw comics and covers, but I really suck at writing about me.

#PortfolioDay

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Elijah Beahm, But Spooky @unabridgedgamer.bsky.social · 7h

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

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✯ An Anxious Inkwell ✯ @aorticinkwell.bsky.social · 7h

I’m hoping to reach the goal on Ko-fi as I’m still on the job hunt (crossing my fingers it’ll be over soon) and have no other means of earning funds. :’3

If I get the job, I might not have time for a long while to do commissions so last chance I guess. 🥹

✯ An Anxious Inkwell ✯ @aorticinkwell.bsky.social · 21d

I’ve set up a goal on Ko-fi for food and necessities while I’m job hunting. My disability case in in the appeals process so I won’t hear back from that for months. Comms and donations are what I rely on atm. Anything is appreciated! Thank you! 💖

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Tim Hengeveld @hedgefield.bsky.social · 10h

Hey, it’s back! A formative stealth game, missing from storefronts for too long. And a great Steam Deck game. I’ve made a custom controller configuration for it since it has no controller support out of the box, can be found under community layouts.

Liam @ GamingOnLinux @gamingonlinux.com · 19h

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow gets a Steam release
#SplinterCell #PandoraTomorrow #Ubisoft #PCGaming

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow gets a Steam release

Quite a surprise to see, Ubisoft have revived Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow with a Steam release now available.

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Adam Lance Garcia @adamlancegarcia.bsky.social · 10h

Drew's work, even on the silliest of the EU novels, lives rent-free in my mind.

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Elijah Beahm, But Spooky @unabridgedgamer.bsky.social · 10h

I loved this one when I reviewed it on Quest 3!

Charlie @ CrooksPeak @crookspeak.bsky.social · 10h

By Grit Alone is in Steam Next Fest, getting ready for it's full PCVR launch soon. Go try it out!

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Elijah Beahm, But Spooky @unabridgedgamer.bsky.social · 20h

Yeah, wasn't the script outline leak that supposedly what led to Mass Effect 3's ending dropping the whole dark matter/biotics explanation.

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Elijah Beahm, But Spooky @unabridgedgamer.bsky.social · 21h

Congrats! If I could feasibly some day have the Star Wars Trilogy arcade cabinet at home, I would totally want it too.

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Elijah Beahm, But Spooky @unabridgedgamer.bsky.social · 22h

Somehow, Pandora Tomorrow returned

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 1d

We'd love to have more pitches for our Exploits mag! All sections are open for pitches. $25 for a ~500-word meta essay and $10 for a ~375-word section essay. More info here: unwinnable.com/submissions/

The Unwinnable Submission Guide - Unwinnable

You have stories to tell. We want to hear them. We are always searching for new voices to add to the conversation at Unwinnable and we firmly believe that personal experience is the foundation of a gr...

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Elijah Beahm, But Spooky @unabridgedgamer.bsky.social · 1d

The best alternative medium to adapt books into is videogames.

Why do we keep trying to compress them into 90 minute movies? A 10-12 hour book can easily make a 6-10 hour game in the right hands.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Elijah Beahm, But Spooky @unabridgedgamer.bsky.social · 1d

Only if Darth Clark also cameos in Dimension 20

Elijah Beahm, But Spooky @unabridgedgamer.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, reading/listening to a lot of classics really makes you realize what "timeless" actually means, because it's not simply "Well I liked it a lot." It's a special blend you can almost never predict. Lightning in a bottle. Tangible magic.

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Lady Data🌙 | Goth Donut Games @gothdonutgames.bsky.social · 1d

My Castlevania-like "Lady Dracula" is participating!
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Elijah Beahm, But Spooky @unabridgedgamer.bsky.social · 1d

It's never been a better time to look into older/used games/consoles and lower-spec PCs. There's a goldmine of worthwhile titles worth your time from yesteryear.

The PS3 alone has more unique exclusives than the PS4 or PS5.

VGC @videogameschronicle.com · 1d

Both PS6 and the next Xbox are planned for a 2027 release, according to separate reports.

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PS6 and next Xbox console are both aiming for 2027 release, separate reports claim | VGC

Both companies are reportedly planning to release their next-gen consoles within two years…

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Elijah Beahm, But Spooky @unabridgedgamer.bsky.social · 1d

Happy birthday!

Elijah Beahm, But Spooky @unabridgedgamer.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, that's when you can feel human element underneath.

Like, the aiming in Wolfenstein: TNO. It's basically the same aiming as in Bodycount, which was quite divisive, but it works in Wolfenstein. The level design especially leans (pun intended) into the player being able to lean around.

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Elijah Beahm, But Spooky @unabridgedgamer.bsky.social · 2d

That said, I do agree that with 6, it's a much harder prospect. Dead Space 3 was more "we need this to sell well" ironing down much of what gave the first two their grit. It's a mere subtraction. Add those back in, it works!

By contrast, 6... there's a whole lot more going on.

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Elijah Beahm, But Spooky @unabridgedgamer.bsky.social · 2d

Oh with DS3, it's more feasible than you'd think. There were several cut ideas that would improve the balancing and atmosphere substantially. And a cut story beat that would've made Norton's heel turn much more natural.

And I say that as someone who enjoys 3, even if it does leave one wanting.

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Elijah Beahm, But Spooky @unabridgedgamer.bsky.social · 2d

That would be sensible, but Capcom's still got some reckless energy up their sleeve. Making 9 hinge around the daughter of a side-character of a spin-off game kind of has me bracing for them to do anything, at this point.

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Elijah Beahm, But Spooky @unabridgedgamer.bsky.social · 2d

It's very weird to consider that we likely will see 5 and even 6 remade. At a certain point though, they're gonna run out of mainline games to remake.

And yet, they'll still not remake Code Veronica.

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