Puddle
@that5thpuddle.bsky.social
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🎮📷📚🎬🎧 Any/all Video Essayist and video game obsessed procrastinator https://youtube.com/@that5thpuddle?si=6gt0thQZ4vu0ssVa ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/5thpuddle Patreon: https://patreon.com/That5thPuddle 🖤🩶🤍💚
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that5thpuddle.bsky.social
Hi! I'm Puddle, I like video games and talking about how they make me feel.

This is the video I'm proudest of atm:
youtu.be/38aPsV7bv_o?...
In it I explore imaginary spaces and how they can have a tangible effect on our lives, whether we like it or not.

Thank you so much for stopping by! ^-^
Anatomy and the Eight-legged Beast
YouTube video by That5thPuddle
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caseyexplosion.bsky.social
Fashy Cinemasins

That's what this is, the effect the proliferation of "anti-woke" youtube grifters have had on their audiences as a whole, stunting their ability to engage with media and training them to look for "DEI sins" to call out, atrophying their ability to enjoy the games they're playing.
nomorerobots.io
Here's how we handle manchildren on the Steam forums at No More Robots:
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jacobgeller.com
NEW VIDEO on spooks and indie horror games and computers distorting our understanding of the world, available right now on Nebula! nebula.tv/videos/jacob...
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kalpasoft.bsky.social
Pushing this hard again since the (hopefully) final patch of the demo is out. Go play it!
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kaiafterkai.bsky.social
New video Friday 5PM UK time. Every time I do a video that features manga, I always have the joy of rediscovering how fun it is to edit panels. Check it out now over on Patreon.
www.patreon.com/c/kaiafterkai
Makima from Chainsaw Man Chapter 39 crying.
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shaunvids.bsky.social
i never have any idea how many people will have beaten certain steam achievements, it's always Complete Level 1 (0.1% of players have this) or Beat Permadeath Hitless Hardcore Mode in Under 30 Minutes (46% of players have this)
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darkfry.bsky.social
Hi, I'm Darkfry. Did you know that it's illegal to say "I have a new video out and you should watch it and share it around?"
darkfry.bsky.social
NEW VIDEO! REPOSTS APPRECIATED! Is it still possible to be Edgy and Funny at the same time? Is Edgy Comedy dead? From South Park, to WKUK, to Dave Chappelle, this is How (Not) To Do Edgy Comedy youtu.be/DWk7TroogQw
How (Not) To Do Edgy Comedy
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that5thpuddle.bsky.social
But like it was still a really good time tho, great game, just like... Too big, like elden ring tbh, theyre just too big, its fun at the start but it gets overwhelming, i prefer games under 50h, even better under 20 and ideally under 5
that5thpuddle.bsky.social
Ok last post about silksong i promise
Had some free time today but didnt play it at all cause i didnt really feel like it, bit burnt out on it i guess, which means im probably gonna do some other stuff and come back to it later which if its anything like hollow knight means ill never come back to it
that5thpuddle.bsky.social
Im nearly to the true end of silksong but the last two bosses have taken me like a day each to beat and theres at least two or three more coming up and i dont know if i have it in me, id really like to move on to other things now
that5thpuddle.bsky.social
caved in and looked at stuff that i missed in act 2 and getting genuinely pissed this games just got too many secrets my brain cant compute it, i was the same with hollow knight, once i figured out how much stuff i missed i just mentally checked out just cause of how unsatisfying it is to know
that5thpuddle.bsky.social
Not just that but also just plain fun, it feels weirdly punishing to find a corpse instead of a cute/silly character (that may or may not offer minigame/tools too) because you didnt spot one that one breakable wall not even ground level, hidden behind foreground sprite like duuude
that5thpuddle.bsky.social
I dont like that just by taking a little too much time or not going somewhere enough/going too much im basically locking myself out of worldbuilding
that5thpuddle.bsky.social
and as for the dead npcs it sucks cause i just wouldve never known there were characters here, for me it was just random loot next to dead bugs, it makes your playthroughs unique for sure and theres a fun "every copy of silksong is personnalized" vibe that comes with that but at the same time
that5thpuddle.bsky.social
By that i mean their location changes at different point for different players without having a sidequest or anything, i can only imagine its about how frquently you visit or interact with them but the game does not tell you this at all
that5thpuddle.bsky.social
Been really enjoying silksong but theres some weird time mechanic thats made it so at least 3 npcs were dead when i found them for the first time and i only found out they were npc after watching someone else play, npcs will also sometimes be or not be/move places on the map independently of wishes
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writingongames.bsky.social
NEW VIDEO! The world of Mafia: The Old Country is beautiful, but it does not breathe. It is a postcard. It isn't to be conquered—it's barely to be touched. Some see it as a flaw when compared to more open crime games. I think it is *the* thing that makes Mafia feel so... honest. Let's talk about it!
Mafia, GTA and the Illusion of "Open World" Games
YouTube video by Writing on Games
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raphlife.bsky.social
Just remember, the only way this works is if stock prices stay high, and the thing that drops stock prices faster than anything is when subscriber numbers stop growing or suddenly decline.

Media & tech companies all need recurring revenue now, to justify their inflated valuations. We have power.
that5thpuddle.bsky.social
Oh my god i feel like the 10th anniversary was just yesterday 😭 time really just be going that fast huh
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lostincult.co.uk
For Mouthwashing's 1-year anniversary, Lost In Cult, @wrongorgan.bsky.social & @cr-games.bsky.social proudly announce Mouthwashing: Design Works – a premium book documenting the design & development of this cult horror hit.

Launches Tuesday 30 September, 6pm BST.
www.lostincult.co.uk/mouthwashing
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jacobgeller.com
You've got two and a half more hours to get a signed book from me!! Also here's another incredible piece of art from it, this one by @michaeldeforge.bsky.social