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just thinking about the hexarchate books again, as one does
February 11, 2026 at 6:48 PM
just thinking about the hexarchate books again, as one does
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Happy New Year all! 🎉
The next Perpetua episode will be released this Thursday. 🔁
The next Perpetua episode will be released this Thursday. 🔁
January 5, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Happy New Year all! 🎉
The next Perpetua episode will be released this Thursday. 🔁
The next Perpetua episode will be released this Thursday. 🔁
Even the people who think it's the second coming out sometime still think the level design is awful
December 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Even the people who think it's the second coming out sometime still think the level design is awful
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Took some time to unpack a few thoughts on Expedition 33.
Watching what I thought was a "pretty good" game get transformed into A Cultural Object has been disheartening.
So I have some thoughts on glitz, glamour, and respectability...
transgamerthoughts.com/post/8027631...
Watching what I thought was a "pretty good" game get transformed into A Cultural Object has been disheartening.
So I have some thoughts on glitz, glamour, and respectability...
transgamerthoughts.com/post/8027631...
The Attempt To Escape From Pain Creates More Pain
Lord forgive me, I'm blogging. I can't help it! Many years ago, I got some advice from a writer who I deeply respect, James Howell, and he told me that criticism needs to proceed confidently. Don't...
transgamerthoughts.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Took some time to unpack a few thoughts on Expedition 33.
Watching what I thought was a "pretty good" game get transformed into A Cultural Object has been disheartening.
So I have some thoughts on glitz, glamour, and respectability...
transgamerthoughts.com/post/8027631...
Watching what I thought was a "pretty good" game get transformed into A Cultural Object has been disheartening.
So I have some thoughts on glitz, glamour, and respectability...
transgamerthoughts.com/post/8027631...
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it is very possible to think that a game is very good and has a lot of interesting things going on that put it above a lot of other games but also that it is not doing SO many things well at a level that it outstrips any OTHER game getting an award in MOST categories
but the game awards are a joke
but the game awards are a joke
I hate the online reaction cycle that praises a piece of art a lot and uses it as an example of what’s good about the medium but then the moment it gets awards or enough acclaim or fandom, suddenly we have to talk about how it’s actually not really that good and it’s overrated and always sucked
December 12, 2025 at 5:07 AM
it is very possible to think that a game is very good and has a lot of interesting things going on that put it above a lot of other games but also that it is not doing SO many things well at a level that it outstrips any OTHER game getting an award in MOST categories
but the game awards are a joke
but the game awards are a joke
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no diss to the game but every time e33 wins an award, i'm just thinking of this tweet
December 12, 2025 at 3:51 AM
no diss to the game but every time e33 wins an award, i'm just thinking of this tweet
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it's like they are actively trying to push me towards the "the entire industry is saying 'finally a JRPG that doesn't have spiky hair and big eyes and Japanese Teenagers'" cynical read of this and I don't think the developers deserve that but that's precisely how it feels
December 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
it's like they are actively trying to push me towards the "the entire industry is saying 'finally a JRPG that doesn't have spiky hair and big eyes and Japanese Teenagers'" cynical read of this and I don't think the developers deserve that but that's precisely how it feels
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I wrote a thing about how frustrating this line of thought is, cuz it gets trotted out every few years, and a whole bunch of interesting people disagree thoughtfully and articulately, and none of those disagreements are acknowledged when it's trotted out again
www.tumblr.com/innuendostud...
www.tumblr.com/innuendostud...
December 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I wrote a thing about how frustrating this line of thought is, cuz it gets trotted out every few years, and a whole bunch of interesting people disagree thoughtfully and articulately, and none of those disagreements are acknowledged when it's trotted out again
www.tumblr.com/innuendostud...
www.tumblr.com/innuendostud...
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I'm not going to re-write a whole piece I already wrote 8 years ago, so here
www.vice.com/en/article/s...
www.vice.com/en/article/s...
Stories in Games Aren't Problems, They're Solutions
Lots of video games have terrible stories, but that's no reason to give up telling them.
www.vice.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I'm not going to re-write a whole piece I already wrote 8 years ago, so here
www.vice.com/en/article/s...
www.vice.com/en/article/s...
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I'll be honest: dunno that I'm willing to buy a "we HAVE to force tutorialization down players' throats" argument in a period where games like counterstrike, dota, minecraft, roblox et al are some of the most popular games in the world
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I'll be honest: dunno that I'm willing to buy a "we HAVE to force tutorialization down players' throats" argument in a period where games like counterstrike, dota, minecraft, roblox et al are some of the most popular games in the world
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Jennifer's Body (2009) still one of our greatest works as a people
November 1, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Jennifer's Body (2009) still one of our greatest works as a people
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charlie kirk voice: AAAAAAAAAAA (thats him screaming bc he's in hell)
October 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
charlie kirk voice: AAAAAAAAAAA (thats him screaming bc he's in hell)
None of this is meant as a defense lol, the price and performance are bad, people (including me) are for sure grading on the nintendo/pokemon curve
October 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM
None of this is meant as a defense lol, the price and performance are bad, people (including me) are for sure grading on the nintendo/pokemon curve
That said, I've exclusively played docked, so can't comment on how it'll be on a lite, tho I've heard anecdotes that at least on 2 the handheld runs better so idk.
October 19, 2025 at 10:54 AM
That said, I've exclusively played docked, so can't comment on how it'll be on a lite, tho I've heard anecdotes that at least on 2 the handheld runs better so idk.
It definitely runs poorly on switch 1, and I was definitely worried about it, but that's where I've been playing and ~10 hours in it's been perfectly workable for me. It feels equivalent to how I remember Arceus, and night and day to scarlet which I had to stop playing like an hour in.
October 19, 2025 at 10:51 AM
It definitely runs poorly on switch 1, and I was definitely worried about it, but that's where I've been playing and ~10 hours in it's been perfectly workable for me. It feels equivalent to how I remember Arceus, and night and day to scarlet which I had to stop playing like an hour in.
I would flip those two but otherwise so true. Shockingly fun to watch movie, despite being I think very bad lol
October 16, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I would flip those two but otherwise so true. Shockingly fun to watch movie, despite being I think very bad lol
My version of this is getting really thirsty and drinking water with no relief
October 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
My version of this is getting really thirsty and drinking water with no relief
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I actually think many young people would be willing to work 13 hour days if it ended with them going to space.
But nobody wants to do that for an app that will go bankrupt in 6 months or a retail job that doesn't give them healthcare.
But nobody wants to do that for an app that will go bankrupt in 6 months or a retail job that doesn't give them healthcare.
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October 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I actually think many young people would be willing to work 13 hour days if it ended with them going to space.
But nobody wants to do that for an app that will go bankrupt in 6 months or a retail job that doesn't give them healthcare.
But nobody wants to do that for an app that will go bankrupt in 6 months or a retail job that doesn't give them healthcare.
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Oop I got mad
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October 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Oop I got mad
Which is to say re runbacks, I think "bad design" is reductive but I'd never argue with someone that they're wrong to not like them or they're not allowed to disagree with the choice to have them. I find them additive in a very particular way, but that's not the same as liking them lol
September 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Which is to say re runbacks, I think "bad design" is reductive but I'd never argue with someone that they're wrong to not like them or they're not allowed to disagree with the choice to have them. I find them additive in a very particular way, but that's not the same as liking them lol
I need to write an email in to remap soon about how I've been having the (not necessarily original) thought a lot lately that for a game to be really great or memorable it needs to be at least 10% bullshit that you don't like or that frustrates you. Either intentionally or accidentally
September 27, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I need to write an email in to remap soon about how I've been having the (not necessarily original) thought a lot lately that for a game to be really great or memorable it needs to be at least 10% bullshit that you don't like or that frustrates you. Either intentionally or accidentally
My "defense" of runbacks is never that they're good because they're fun but rather that they're (at least here) frustrating in a diabetic way that brings you in line with the character, and creates texture and stickiness.
September 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
My "defense" of runbacks is never that they're good because they're fun but rather that they're (at least here) frustrating in a diabetic way that brings you in line with the character, and creates texture and stickiness.
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Friends at the Table: Autumn in Hieron, Episode 2
September 21, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Friends at the Table: Autumn in Hieron, Episode 2