Mikhail
@va11halla.bsky.social
Words about games on multiple platforms with a handheld focus and some good coffee on the side. Find my work on RPG Site, TouchArcade, Into The Spine, Nintendo Insider, & more. Avatar by Kiri from Sukeban Games.
Opinions my own.
Opinions my own.
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Final Fantasy IX, Final Fantasy VIII Remastered, Final Fantasy III 3D Remake, and Final Fantasy IV 3D Remake are now available on GOG and included in the GOG Preservation Program: www.rpgsite.net/news/19462-f...
January 29, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Final Fantasy IX, Final Fantasy VIII Remastered, Final Fantasy III 3D Remake, and Final Fantasy IV 3D Remake are now available on GOG and included in the GOG Preservation Program: www.rpgsite.net/news/19462-f...
tfw you wake up motivated
January 29, 2026 at 6:35 AM
tfw you wake up motivated
gaming is saved
Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered launches worldwide on May 27 via Steam: https://www.rpgsite.net/news/19460-utawarerumono-past-present-rediscovered-launches-worldwide-on-may-27-via-s
January 29, 2026 at 5:17 AM
gaming is saved
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I reviewed Dispatch for @nintendoinsider.bsky.social on Switch 2. It plays great in handheld with touch controls, but the forced visual censorship is baffling. I still enjoyed it a lot, but some of this was just distracting: www.nintendo-insider.com/dispatch-swi...
January 28, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I reviewed Dispatch for @nintendoinsider.bsky.social on Switch 2. It plays great in handheld with touch controls, but the forced visual censorship is baffling. I still enjoyed it a lot, but some of this was just distracting: www.nintendo-insider.com/dispatch-swi...
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Reviews are coming in now for the Switch versions of Dispatch: www.metacritic.com/game/dispatc...
"Dispatch feels right at home on Nintendo Switch 2, perfectly suiting portable play with touch controls." - Mikhail Madnani, Nintendo Insider
"Dispatch feels right at home on Nintendo Switch 2, perfectly suiting portable play with touch controls." - Mikhail Madnani, Nintendo Insider
January 28, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Reviews are coming in now for the Switch versions of Dispatch: www.metacritic.com/game/dispatc...
"Dispatch feels right at home on Nintendo Switch 2, perfectly suiting portable play with touch controls." - Mikhail Madnani, Nintendo Insider
"Dispatch feels right at home on Nintendo Switch 2, perfectly suiting portable play with touch controls." - Mikhail Madnani, Nintendo Insider
I reviewed Dispatch for @nintendoinsider.bsky.social on Switch 2. It plays great in handheld with touch controls, but the forced visual censorship is baffling. I still enjoyed it a lot, but some of this was just distracting: www.nintendo-insider.com/dispatch-swi...
January 28, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I reviewed Dispatch for @nintendoinsider.bsky.social on Switch 2. It plays great in handheld with touch controls, but the forced visual censorship is baffling. I still enjoyed it a lot, but some of this was just distracting: www.nintendo-insider.com/dispatch-swi...
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Breaking embargo to say that @schillingc.bsky.social is a 9.75/10 critic. You can find my review on Criticcritic later today.
January 28, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Breaking embargo to say that @schillingc.bsky.social is a 9.75/10 critic. You can find my review on Criticcritic later today.
Breaking embargo to say that @schillingc.bsky.social is a 9.75/10 critic. You can find my review on Criticcritic later today.
January 28, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Breaking embargo to say that @schillingc.bsky.social is a 9.75/10 critic. You can find my review on Criticcritic later today.
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Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Ares & Fabled Seed DLC and major version 3.0.0 update are now available: https://www.rpgsite.net/news/19452-inazuma-eleven-victory-road-ares-fabled-seed-dlc-update-download-patch-notes-full-new-features
January 28, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Ares & Fabled Seed DLC and major version 3.0.0 update are now available: https://www.rpgsite.net/news/19452-inazuma-eleven-victory-road-ares-fabled-seed-dlc-update-download-patch-notes-full-new-features
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I reviewed GRID Legends: Deluxe Edition on Switch 2 for @nintendoinsider.bsky.social. Feral Interactive's first Switch 2 port is excellent. In addition to offering multiple visual modes handheld and docked, I also love the HD rumble use throughout: www.nintendo-insider.com/grid-legends...
January 27, 2026 at 11:10 AM
I reviewed GRID Legends: Deluxe Edition on Switch 2 for @nintendoinsider.bsky.social. Feral Interactive's first Switch 2 port is excellent. In addition to offering multiple visual modes handheld and docked, I also love the HD rumble use throughout: www.nintendo-insider.com/grid-legends...
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I can finally share that I wrote a retrospective on the Tales of series for Game Informer! I chatted with some of the leads of the series at Bandai Namco about the many games, like Symphonia and Arise. I’ve been working on this piece for a few months and it’s one I’m so proud of finally sharing.
30 Years Of Tales
Bandai Namco’s anthology RPG has been growing in quality and popularity for the last three decades.
gameinformer.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I can finally share that I wrote a retrospective on the Tales of series for Game Informer! I chatted with some of the leads of the series at Bandai Namco about the many games, like Symphonia and Arise. I’ve been working on this piece for a few months and it’s one I’m so proud of finally sharing.
Buckshot Roulette got a vinyl release before cloud saves...
Buckshot Roulette is back in print courtesy of @fangamer.com
This time featuring both Volumes 1 & 2 on a single disc!
US:
www.fangamer.com/products/buc...
This time featuring both Volumes 1 & 2 on a single disc!
US:
www.fangamer.com/products/buc...
Buckshot Roulette - Buckshot Roulette Vinyl Soundtrack
Finally—both volumes of the pulsating Buckshot Roulette soundtrack are available to play on your own austere, knob-laden bookshelf stereo system in the small, dark room just off your own metal catwalk...
www.fangamer.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Buckshot Roulette got a vinyl release before cloud saves...
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"Have you read the recent discourse about newly released popular game?"
No because I have
No because I have
August 9, 2025 at 5:27 AM
"Have you read the recent discourse about newly released popular game?"
No because I have
No because I have
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GRID Legends: Deluxe Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 is Feral Interactive's first Switch 2 port, and it is fantastic. Our review: https://www.nintendo-insider.com/grid-legends-deluxe-edition-switch-2-review-performance/
January 27, 2026 at 11:30 AM
GRID Legends: Deluxe Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 is Feral Interactive's first Switch 2 port, and it is fantastic. Our review: https://www.nintendo-insider.com/grid-legends-deluxe-edition-switch-2-review-performance/
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For every complaint we see about other developers chasing “Souls” combat, we just want to point at Team Ninja, and how that mode of play gave them the ability to find their footing again after Itagaki left. Nioh, Rise of the Ronin, Stranger of Paradise…some of their very best work is in this style.
January 27, 2026 at 12:27 PM
For every complaint we see about other developers chasing “Souls” combat, we just want to point at Team Ninja, and how that mode of play gave them the ability to find their footing again after Itagaki left. Nioh, Rise of the Ronin, Stranger of Paradise…some of their very best work is in this style.
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I *really* did not like Code Vein 2, a game that repeats the mistakes of its predecessor, but worse, and makes a bunch of new ones
www.polygon.com/code-vein-2-...
www.polygon.com/code-vein-2-...
Code Vein 2 is a misfire in every way
Bandai Namco's sequel is everything a sequel shouldn't be
www.polygon.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:03 PM
I *really* did not like Code Vein 2, a game that repeats the mistakes of its predecessor, but worse, and makes a bunch of new ones
www.polygon.com/code-vein-2-...
www.polygon.com/code-vein-2-...
I reviewed GRID Legends: Deluxe Edition on Switch 2 for @nintendoinsider.bsky.social. Feral Interactive's first Switch 2 port is excellent. In addition to offering multiple visual modes handheld and docked, I also love the HD rumble use throughout: www.nintendo-insider.com/grid-legends...
January 27, 2026 at 11:10 AM
I reviewed GRID Legends: Deluxe Edition on Switch 2 for @nintendoinsider.bsky.social. Feral Interactive's first Switch 2 port is excellent. In addition to offering multiple visual modes handheld and docked, I also love the HD rumble use throughout: www.nintendo-insider.com/grid-legends...
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Just like I did for Pentiment's 1st anniversary, I spoke to @jesawyer.bsky.social (this time for @rpgsite.net) to chat Pentiment for its 2nd anniversary, The Name of the Rose, vinyl soundtracks, his work on Avowed, cheese, books, film recommendations, Pikmin 4, & more www.rpgsite.net/interview/16...
November 22, 2024 at 3:36 AM
Just like I did for Pentiment's 1st anniversary, I spoke to @jesawyer.bsky.social (this time for @rpgsite.net) to chat Pentiment for its 2nd anniversary, The Name of the Rose, vinyl soundtracks, his work on Avowed, cheese, books, film recommendations, Pikmin 4, & more www.rpgsite.net/interview/16...
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It's tiiiime!
Welcome to Mothership.
This is your captain speaking...
www.mothership.blog
January 26, 2026 at 2:01 PM
It's tiiiime!
Sometimes the only choice that matters is to not publish dogshit
January 26, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Sometimes the only choice that matters is to not publish dogshit
Going to lose my mind dealing with virtual game card crap and multiple systems. Somehow this wasn't an issue at all when I had 3 switch systems (launch, ole, lite) but it's a mess with virtual game cards.
January 26, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Going to lose my mind dealing with virtual game card crap and multiple systems. Somehow this wasn't an issue at all when I had 3 switch systems (launch, ole, lite) but it's a mess with virtual game cards.