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Ryan @ryanosaurz.bsky.social · 10d

I was a translator on FFT - The Ivalice Chronicles!
Worked on the new/previously unreleased material. ‘Twas a sincere joy.

Square Enix @square-enix-games.com · 11d

Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles is out today!

Learn all about the game and read new messages from Director Kazutoyo Maehiro and Co-Director Ayako Yokoyama: sqex.link/FFTIClb

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Ryan @ryanosaurz.bsky.social · 15d

Oh, okay😌

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Ryan @ryanosaurz.bsky.social · Apr 29

Oh no. Clair Obscur is great and I can’t put it down. But WTF? Why does every track have to be a banger??? It’s unholy.

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Ryan @ryanosaurz.bsky.social · Feb 15

Oh god, seriously? My apologies. There is just something about the deliveries that trips me up. As you say, it has to be direction…or something? I’m sure there isn’t any one specific reason, but…

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Chris @chrispaget1.bsky.social · Jan 30

Resident Evil logic

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Ryan @ryanosaurz.bsky.social · Jan 31

For a game that’s all about “unaliving” thousands of soldiers in 10 minute bursts, Dynasty Warriors Origins is boring as hell. Gameplay is fab, but my god, these story segments… Po-faced people flapping their gums as they stand perfectly still in beige rooms does not make for an engaging story…

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Ryan @ryanosaurz.bsky.social · Jan 4

Now we are fucking talking!

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Ryan @ryanosaurz.bsky.social · Jan 4

Oh, it’s 11AM at the airport? Better order a margarita.

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Bill Prady @billprady.com · Jan 1

Because it's come up recently, a reminder that the Y2K bug wasn't overhyped. It was a huge problem and an huge number of people worked fast and hard and fixed it. Like the ozone hole.

It's not a lesson in overhype. It's a lesson in humankind's ability to cooperatively solve problems.

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Dave McMahon @daveemcee.bsky.social · Dec 30

Nosferatu (2024)

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Ryan @ryanosaurz.bsky.social · Dec 10

Maybe I’m too picky (plus I’m coming straight from a PS5Pro, so…), but you can tell the game is fighting against the limitations of the hardware. It runs well, but it’s graphically not as impressive as it wants to be, which is a damn shame. The system is certainly cheaper than a kitted out PC, tho!

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Ryan @ryanosaurz.bsky.social · Dec 7

Finally read Notes on an Execution, and this quote is still ringing in my skull: “This was getting to her: Men like him, who believed their very existences afforded them lawlessness. Men who had been handed the world, trashed it, and still demanded more.”

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Ryan @ryanosaurz.bsky.social · Nov 27

Barring FFVII REBIRTH (for obvious reasons), the DQ3 remake is hands down my favorite RPG of the year. I cannot wait for the 1 & 2 remake. I suppose I’ll have to tide myself over with another round of DQ11!

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Ryan @ryanosaurz.bsky.social · Nov 19

I’ve been a DQ dabbler for most of my life, but this DQ3 remake threatens to make me an obsessive. I want more more more.

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Ryan @ryanosaurz.bsky.social · Nov 19

“What can I do for you? I can hear you!!!!”

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Ryan @ryanosaurz.bsky.social · Nov 19

Vote! (And make sure it’s for FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH)
thegameawards.com/nominees/gam...

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Ryan @ryanosaurz.bsky.social · Nov 5

Fiction really does have the power to change your life, if not the world at large. God bless the pieces of media that have given us hope for a better future, whether they be video games, movies, books, or TV!

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Ryan @ryanosaurz.bsky.social · Nov 5

At 100 hours, that’s a wrap on Metaphor. I thoroughly enjoyed it, much more than any Persona or MegaTen (both of which I’ve either struggled to get through/given up on entirely), and while the story-telling felt kinda “huh?” to me, the ultimate message was so powerful and so resonant.

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Ryan @ryanosaurz.bsky.social · Oct 23

Right??? It’s so baffling to me. And honestly, it wouldn’t even look that good for a Switch game? What the hell happened…?

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Roosa Jokiaho @rjokami.bsky.social · Oct 21

日本でのゲーム開発者向けのスターターパックを用意しました！🎮

リストに入りたい（もしくは出たい）場合、
私に声をかけてくださいねー！✨
go.bsky.app/GjiMJSE

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Jenn Odd @jentranslations.bsky.social · Oct 22

AI (LLMs) is TERRIBLE at translation. It should never be used for client/audience facing work, especially entertainment translation like manga and games.

And I'm tired of misinformed people trying to cut corners with it instead.
#l10n #translation #localization

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Ryan @ryanosaurz.bsky.social · Oct 23

Really, really enjoying Metaphor, but—and I just have to get this off my chest—goddamn is this game ugly. Its style and art direction largely hide the yucky bits, but this would make a first-Gen PS3 game blush…

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Ryan @ryanosaurz.bsky.social · Oct 11

Been a very hard day, so treated myself to a PS5 Pro (and also because I have more money than sense)

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Ryan @ryanosaurz.bsky.social · Aug 17

Skinamarink fucked me up. That was way too intense for a chill night in.

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Ryan @ryanosaurz.bsky.social · Jul 1

Dumb opinion, but Shadow of the Erdtree was too short. I just want more Elden Ring, like an insane amount of it. I want an endless supply. I want to explore, die, and triumph in FromSoft’s entropy until my brain leaks out my ears. I fucking love this game. Please don’t let it end.

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