eric van allen
@seamoosi.bsky.social
Video Editor @ Game Informer | 1/4 of Axe of the Blood God, 1/2 of Normandy FM | he/him | leading Devil Survivor aficionado | [email protected]
man it would be rad if there was an (official) way to play Lost Odyssey on PC / Steam Deck
November 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
man it would be rad if there was an (official) way to play Lost Odyssey on PC / Steam Deck
from the pod: "are warriors / berserkers girlypop?"
evidence submitted:
evidence submitted:
November 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
from the pod: "are warriors / berserkers girlypop?"
evidence submitted:
evidence submitted:
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Not to spoil the ending too much, but “a bedtime story for the broken” is such a *bar* that I need a cigarette. kotaku.com/dragon-quest...
Dragon Quest I&II HD-2D Remake Changed How I Look At The Series
This remake is a new RPG purposefully masquerading as a pair of 40-year-old games
kotaku.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Not to spoil the ending too much, but “a bedtime story for the broken” is such a *bar* that I need a cigarette. kotaku.com/dragon-quest...
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Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake is not Dragon Quest I or Dragon Quest II, but it is a a classic song of hope for our modern, hopeless times. In one of my deepest dives yet, I unpack how these games have changed, and how the meaning of Dragon Quest has evolved for me through these remakes. #blutoid
Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Has Forever Changed How I Look At The Legendary RPG Series:
Dragon Quest I&II HD-2D Remake Changed How I Look At The Series
This remake is a new RPG purposefully masquerading as a pair of 40-year-old games
kotaku.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake is not Dragon Quest I or Dragon Quest II, but it is a a classic song of hope for our modern, hopeless times. In one of my deepest dives yet, I unpack how these games have changed, and how the meaning of Dragon Quest has evolved for me through these remakes. #blutoid
absolute cookery from Tim here. putting this in a tab to read through later, but i spied the last graf and it's some good stuff. hell yes.
Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake is not Dragon Quest I or Dragon Quest II, but it is a a classic song of hope for our modern, hopeless times. In one of my deepest dives yet, I unpack how these games have changed, and how the meaning of Dragon Quest has evolved for me through these remakes. #blutoid
Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Has Forever Changed How I Look At The Legendary RPG Series:
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
absolute cookery from Tim here. putting this in a tab to read through later, but i spied the last graf and it's some good stuff. hell yes.
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DONALD TRUMP FIVE MINUTES AFTER MEETING ME: And, you know, the Game Awards, they gave Best Music to God of War instead of Xenoblade 3, and it was very unfair
November 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
DONALD TRUMP FIVE MINUTES AFTER MEETING ME: And, you know, the Game Awards, they gave Best Music to God of War instead of Xenoblade 3, and it was very unfair
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Marcus and Charles are LIVE tackling the final scenario of Resident Evil Outbreak once again! Will this attempt go better, now that they know they can be swallowed whole by terrifying frogmen? Tune in to find out! gameinformer.com/super-replay...
November 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Marcus and Charles are LIVE tackling the final scenario of Resident Evil Outbreak once again! Will this attempt go better, now that they know they can be swallowed whole by terrifying frogmen? Tune in to find out! gameinformer.com/super-replay...
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After seven years (and an hour’s worth of technical challenges), we are about to kick off the first drum marathon I’ve done in like seven years! 12 hours of drums! For Extra Life! Get in here! Twitch.tv/nextlander
November 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
After seven years (and an hour’s worth of technical challenges), we are about to kick off the first drum marathon I’ve done in like seven years! 12 hours of drums! For Extra Life! Get in here! Twitch.tv/nextlander
happy to sit down and talk about why Tactics is still the best, was a great discussion. check it out!
We are joined by @seamoosi.bsky.social to discuss their time with Final Fantasy Tactics & SRPGs in general. What makes an RPG a Tactical RPG? Does Final Fantasy Tactics still have a place in modern gaming? When is it a good idea to throw rocks at your friends?
funandgames.libsyn.com/episode-202-...
funandgames.libsyn.com/episode-202-...
November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
happy to sit down and talk about why Tactics is still the best, was a great discussion. check it out!
it's BEEF WEEK on Axe of the Blood God, as we're doing a new Class Conscious on Warriors, Berserkers, Barbarians, and all the beefiest buffsters you can think of!
and we need a guest!
do you love gettin' rowdy? do you love the beefy bunch? would you fall to 1 hp to do 9999 damage? be our guest!
and we need a guest!
do you love gettin' rowdy? do you love the beefy bunch? would you fall to 1 hp to do 9999 damage? be our guest!
a picture of a demon with the word holy on the bottom
ALT: a picture of a demon with the word holy on the bottom
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
it's BEEF WEEK on Axe of the Blood God, as we're doing a new Class Conscious on Warriors, Berserkers, Barbarians, and all the beefiest buffsters you can think of!
and we need a guest!
do you love gettin' rowdy? do you love the beefy bunch? would you fall to 1 hp to do 9999 damage? be our guest!
and we need a guest!
do you love gettin' rowdy? do you love the beefy bunch? would you fall to 1 hp to do 9999 damage? be our guest!
oh no this is entirely too much of my kinda jam
We don't know. What we do know is the wiring diagram works. We built it, virtually, in @godotengine.org. We fed it scans of the books we found.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
TR-49 on Steam
Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Heaven’s Vault, Overboard! and A Highland Song.
store.steampowered.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
oh no this is entirely too much of my kinda jam
new toy showed up today
November 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
new toy showed up today
maybe it's because of the following list i've curated here, but i haven't seen any of the Clair Obscur discourse people have been posting about, only the responses to it.
but i've little doubt that it, like many Personas or FFs before it, is absolutely someone's intro to RPGs doing RPG things.
but i've little doubt that it, like many Personas or FFs before it, is absolutely someone's intro to RPGs doing RPG things.
November 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
maybe it's because of the following list i've curated here, but i haven't seen any of the Clair Obscur discourse people have been posting about, only the responses to it.
but i've little doubt that it, like many Personas or FFs before it, is absolutely someone's intro to RPGs doing RPG things.
but i've little doubt that it, like many Personas or FFs before it, is absolutely someone's intro to RPGs doing RPG things.
question: is sun up or away?
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
question: is sun up or away?
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Following his blog post about the removal of certain add-ons in World of Warcraft: Midnight, we followed up with Blizzard's Ion Hazzikostas to have him answer a few follow-up questions and to address player feedback about the upcoming changes.
WATCH: youtu.be/fELjCCqsO3g
WATCH: youtu.be/fELjCCqsO3g
November 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Following his blog post about the removal of certain add-ons in World of Warcraft: Midnight, we followed up with Blizzard's Ion Hazzikostas to have him answer a few follow-up questions and to address player feedback about the upcoming changes.
WATCH: youtu.be/fELjCCqsO3g
WATCH: youtu.be/fELjCCqsO3g
first gumbo of the season is underway
November 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
first gumbo of the season is underway
we let @victorehunter.bsky.social take the reins on this one and wound up diving *deep* into concepts of social play, randomization, tarot, and trying to construe order from chaos (and vice versa). really fun episode!
In what I'm retroactively calling "Part 1" we discuss the origins of cards themselves, the roleplay that comes from improvising with the hand you're dealt, and why we love Card-Based Deck-Building RPGs!
You can't hold'em OR fold'em; because they're digital!
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You can't hold'em OR fold'em; because they're digital!
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Card-Based RPGs - PART 1: History and Appeal | Axe of the Blood God
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November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
we let @victorehunter.bsky.social take the reins on this one and wound up diving *deep* into concepts of social play, randomization, tarot, and trying to construe order from chaos (and vice versa). really fun episode!
sending this to everyone i know as proof that the Pop-Tarts Bowl rules
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
sending this to everyone i know as proof that the Pop-Tarts Bowl rules
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Demonschool drops this week so what better way to celebrate than a delicious cocktail to pair with your demon hunting journey.
@necrosoftgames.com @ysbryd.net
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@necrosoftgames.com @ysbryd.net
passthecontroller.io/2025/11/18/d...
Demonschool Inspired Cocktail Recipe | Demon Ritual
A drink on your lips for the apocalypse.
passthecontroller.io
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Demonschool drops this week so what better way to celebrate than a delicious cocktail to pair with your demon hunting journey.
@necrosoftgames.com @ysbryd.net
passthecontroller.io/2025/11/18/d...
@necrosoftgames.com @ysbryd.net
passthecontroller.io/2025/11/18/d...
shoutouts to the song that's been stuck in my head ever since i heard it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=De0F...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=De0F...
The Third Sanctuary - Time Signature Visualizer (Deltarune Ch.4)
YouTube video by 17a
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
shoutouts to the song that's been stuck in my head ever since i heard it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=De0F...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=De0F...
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if there were any justice in this world deltarune would be up for best score on the merits of Third Sanctuary alone
November 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
if there were any justice in this world deltarune would be up for best score on the merits of Third Sanctuary alone
guess what! Game Informer is coming to newsstands! starting next month, you'll be able to find the magazine in major retailers across the US.
Coming this December: Game Informer will be available in major retailers – including @barnesandnoble.com, GameStop, WH Smith, Books-A-Million and more – in the US and internationally. Learn more: gameinformer.com/letter-from-...
November 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
guess what! Game Informer is coming to newsstands! starting next month, you'll be able to find the magazine in major retailers across the US.
i am currently fueled by an empty stomach and one standard chemex's worth of coffee but cool announcement imminent
November 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
i am currently fueled by an empty stomach and one standard chemex's worth of coffee but cool announcement imminent
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yeah so here’s the news
Okay, yeah: Endless Mode is now The A.V. Club Games. We speedran this thing. Same editors, same writers, same content, just a different but familiar site. www.avclub.com/new-games-se...
The A.V. Club Games announces a new era
The A.V. Club's games section gets a major boost as Paste's and Endless Mode's games coverage joins the site.
www.avclub.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
yeah so here’s the news