@wordsmaybe.bsky.social
Full-time slugabed.
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I write about games, anime, and other media. A lot of Bioware, flight combat sims, and agency in games chatter from me.
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/WordsMaybe
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He/Him.
I write about games, anime, and other media. A lot of Bioware, flight combat sims, and agency in games chatter from me.
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/WordsMaybe
Avatar by @nutmargaret
Banner by @owawa
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This week: industry interviews, summer nostalgia, the greatest console to ever do it, and more:
critical-distance.com/2024/09/23/s...
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September 22nd
Welcome back readers. In deference to some travel commitments I have coming up this weekend, I’m anticipating that this is going to be the first of two consecutive Monday Mulligains. But fear…
critical-distance.com
My Boku no Natsuyasumi piece is featured here!
Hoping to have this video out before the end of the month. It'll be more about documenting the end of Anthem trough my perspective and its community, and less about any claims as to why it failed.
February 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Hoping to have this video out before the end of the month. It'll be more about documenting the end of Anthem trough my perspective and its community, and less about any claims as to why it failed.
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New translation!
I’m happy to release proper manmade subtitles for a gorgeous piece of scientific filmmaking by one of Japan’s great documentary directors, Sumiko Haneda…The Cabbage Butterfly!
Come to learn about butterflies, leave with daydreams of the world.
Give it a watch!
I’m happy to release proper manmade subtitles for a gorgeous piece of scientific filmmaking by one of Japan’s great documentary directors, Sumiko Haneda…The Cabbage Butterfly!
Come to learn about butterflies, leave with daydreams of the world.
Give it a watch!
The Cabbage Butterfly (Sumiko Haneda, 1968) w/ English subs
YouTube video by Tsundoku Diving
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 8:42 PM
New translation!
I’m happy to release proper manmade subtitles for a gorgeous piece of scientific filmmaking by one of Japan’s great documentary directors, Sumiko Haneda…The Cabbage Butterfly!
Come to learn about butterflies, leave with daydreams of the world.
Give it a watch!
I’m happy to release proper manmade subtitles for a gorgeous piece of scientific filmmaking by one of Japan’s great documentary directors, Sumiko Haneda…The Cabbage Butterfly!
Come to learn about butterflies, leave with daydreams of the world.
Give it a watch!
The last few graphs of this really hit me, specifically about things "regressing" from a moment where a certain type of games crit felt truly viable. It still exists, I still make my attempts at such, but given who are the most dominate voices in the broader discourse, well, it doesn't feel great.
A Dialogue with Austin Walker - Unwinnable
Austin Walker is a writer, game developer, and a prolific podcast host.
unwinnable.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:17 PM
The last few graphs of this really hit me, specifically about things "regressing" from a moment where a certain type of games crit felt truly viable. It still exists, I still make my attempts at such, but given who are the most dominate voices in the broader discourse, well, it doesn't feel great.
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Hey, my Ghost of Tsushima and Spec Ops: The Line piece got featured here!
This week: 23 picks on preservation, protagonism, and perserverance:
critical-distance.com/2026/02/08/f...
critical-distance.com/2026/02/08/f...
critical-distance.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Hey, my Ghost of Tsushima and Spec Ops: The Line piece got featured here!
Hey, my Ghost of Tsushima and Spec Ops: The Line piece got featured here!
This week: 23 picks on preservation, protagonism, and perserverance:
critical-distance.com/2026/02/08/f...
critical-distance.com/2026/02/08/f...
critical-distance.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Hey, my Ghost of Tsushima and Spec Ops: The Line piece got featured here!
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Paranormasight canonically the first thing I wrote about on Tsundoku Diving btw, the coolest game around, extremely baxtercore by one of gaming's secret best writers, am I BEYOND excited for 2 holyyyyyy
Talking games | Paranormasight
The greatest lie fiction tells is that it isn't true.
www.tsundokudiving.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Paranormasight canonically the first thing I wrote about on Tsundoku Diving btw, the coolest game around, extremely baxtercore by one of gaming's secret best writers, am I BEYOND excited for 2 holyyyyyy
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You know what they say. Not enough people have written about Spec Ops: The Line. Well, what if I wrote about it AND Ghost of Tsushima??? No? Okay, what if I also wrote about player agency. Would that surprise anyone?
Ghost of Tsushima, Spec Ops: The Line, and False Choices
Digital war crimes we have no real agency in.
medium.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:57 PM
You know what they say. Not enough people have written about Spec Ops: The Line. Well, what if I wrote about it AND Ghost of Tsushima??? No? Okay, what if I also wrote about player agency. Would that surprise anyone?
You know what they say. Not enough people have written about Spec Ops: The Line. Well, what if I wrote about it AND Ghost of Tsushima??? No? Okay, what if I also wrote about player agency. Would that surprise anyone?
Ghost of Tsushima, Spec Ops: The Line, and False Choices
Digital war crimes we have no real agency in.
medium.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:57 PM
You know what they say. Not enough people have written about Spec Ops: The Line. Well, what if I wrote about it AND Ghost of Tsushima??? No? Okay, what if I also wrote about player agency. Would that surprise anyone?
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Hey! I run an amazing website covering ancient classics, modern hits, and everything (seriously, ~everything~) between! Best of all, it's completely ad, affiliate, and sponsor-free too - just you, me, and loads of incredible games. Come take a look!
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Hey! I run an amazing website covering ancient classics, modern hits, and everything (seriously, ~everything~) between! Best of all, it's completely ad, affiliate, and sponsor-free too - just you, me, and loads of incredible games. Come take a look!
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
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got to review Code Vein 2 for PC Gamer!
a game I basically like despite how much it babe ruth points to the stands only to swing a strike lol
a game I basically like despite how much it babe ruth points to the stands only to swing a strike lol
Code Vein 2's weak characters kill loftier ambitions, but a brisk pace keeps the soulslite combat lively
An anime hack-and-slash in soulslike clothing.
www.pcgamer.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:22 PM
got to review Code Vein 2 for PC Gamer!
a game I basically like despite how much it babe ruth points to the stands only to swing a strike lol
a game I basically like despite how much it babe ruth points to the stands only to swing a strike lol
Covering all my bases with my reading options this weekend in case we get snowed in.
January 23, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Covering all my bases with my reading options this weekend in case we get snowed in.
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
Been sorting my game collection lately. My parents are in the process of selling my childhood home and I'm in the process of moving too. Really trying to focus in on what I care to collect anymore. Less broad stuff. More single developers, like Bioware or Project Aces, or themes like aquatic games.
January 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Been sorting my game collection lately. My parents are in the process of selling my childhood home and I'm in the process of moving too. Really trying to focus in on what I care to collect anymore. Less broad stuff. More single developers, like Bioware or Project Aces, or themes like aquatic games.
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Hi folks, our little dog has become pretty sick pretty rapidly and we're staring down the barrel of some gnarly bills at the vet. Given that we've got a 3 week old baby, the timing is, uhh, not great. If you've got a couple quid to spare my KoFi is linked here
ko-fi.com/the_backlog
ko-fi.com/the_backlog
January 20, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Hi folks, our little dog has become pretty sick pretty rapidly and we're staring down the barrel of some gnarly bills at the vet. Given that we've got a 3 week old baby, the timing is, uhh, not great. If you've got a couple quid to spare my KoFi is linked here
ko-fi.com/the_backlog
ko-fi.com/the_backlog
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I and a few other folks were interviewed for this. It's important to have a little love in your heart even for games you think are bad and/or indicative of unhealthy trends in the industry. People worked hard on them and fans do exist despite popular sentiment. And ya know, preservation is good.
EA Kills Anthem: A BioWare Fan's Five Stages Of Grief https://kotaku.com/anthem-server-shutdown-final-hours-videos-clips-stream-2000659367
7 Years Later, BioWare's Anthem Is Dead But It'll Never Be Forgotten
After a canceled revamp and a server shutdown, BioWare fans mourn the loot shooter’s potential
kotaku.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:21 PM
I and a few other folks were interviewed for this. It's important to have a little love in your heart even for games you think are bad and/or indicative of unhealthy trends in the industry. People worked hard on them and fans do exist despite popular sentiment. And ya know, preservation is good.
I and a few other folks were interviewed for this. It's important to have a little love in your heart even for games you think are bad and/or indicative of unhealthy trends in the industry. People worked hard on them and fans do exist despite popular sentiment. And ya know, preservation is good.
EA Kills Anthem: A BioWare Fan's Five Stages Of Grief https://kotaku.com/anthem-server-shutdown-final-hours-videos-clips-stream-2000659367
7 Years Later, BioWare's Anthem Is Dead But It'll Never Be Forgotten
After a canceled revamp and a server shutdown, BioWare fans mourn the loot shooter’s potential
kotaku.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:21 PM
I and a few other folks were interviewed for this. It's important to have a little love in your heart even for games you think are bad and/or indicative of unhealthy trends in the industry. People worked hard on them and fans do exist despite popular sentiment. And ya know, preservation is good.
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This job doesn't usually require you to get existential, but I've been thinking about artifacts we have to remember people/art that are gone by. I talked to Anthem fans before the shutdown and asked them what they had left of the game and a lot of them said they just had memories, and those fade.
EA Kills Anthem: A BioWare Fan's Five Stages Of Grief https://kotaku.com/anthem-server-shutdown-final-hours-videos-clips-stream-2000659367
7 Years Later, BioWare's Anthem Is Dead But It'll Never Be Forgotten
After a canceled revamp and a server shutdown, BioWare fans mourn the loot shooter’s potential
kotaku.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:49 PM
This job doesn't usually require you to get existential, but I've been thinking about artifacts we have to remember people/art that are gone by. I talked to Anthem fans before the shutdown and asked them what they had left of the game and a lot of them said they just had memories, and those fade.
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today is my birthday and I KNOW many of you forgot a present so instead you can just read this sick as hell article I'm part of hosted by the lovely Baxter and including many cool friends
New post!
I bullied 12 dear friends into taking over my site to share their favorite new to them Japanese media of 2025 and got 12 thoughtful, funny, beautiful essays covering a huge variety of art.
Get cozy, because this is a big one!
I bullied 12 dear friends into taking over my site to share their favorite new to them Japanese media of 2025 and got 12 thoughtful, funny, beautiful essays covering a huge variety of art.
Get cozy, because this is a big one!
Diving With Friends | finding treasure in 2025
12 friends share their favorite Japanese art discoveries
www.tsundokudiving.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:54 PM
today is my birthday and I KNOW many of you forgot a present so instead you can just read this sick as hell article I'm part of hosted by the lovely Baxter and including many cool friends
Put a bunch of hours into Anthem the last two days before it died about an hour ago. Still don't care for it much at all, but it is a shame how that dev cycle went and ultimately ends with another live service game completely unplayable.
January 12, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Put a bunch of hours into Anthem the last two days before it died about an hour ago. Still don't care for it much at all, but it is a shame how that dev cycle went and ultimately ends with another live service game completely unplayable.
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The final day of my year end lists is here. Time for me to blather on about the exact type of games I always do. I am unrepentantly me. And yes, there are a lot of words about 1000xResist in this entry.
My Top 20 New Old Games of 2025 (5–1)
A bunch of deeply me games to round out the year.
medium.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:52 PM
The final day of my year end lists is here. Time for me to blather on about the exact type of games I always do. I am unrepentantly me. And yes, there are a lot of words about 1000xResist in this entry.
The final day of my year end lists is here. Time for me to blather on about the exact type of games I always do. I am unrepentantly me. And yes, there are a lot of words about 1000xResist in this entry.
My Top 20 New Old Games of 2025 (5–1)
A bunch of deeply me games to round out the year.
medium.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:52 PM
The final day of my year end lists is here. Time for me to blather on about the exact type of games I always do. I am unrepentantly me. And yes, there are a lot of words about 1000xResist in this entry.
Bunch of cool folks in here! Read up!
New post!
I bullied 12 dear friends into taking over my site to share their favorite new to them Japanese media of 2025 and got 12 thoughtful, funny, beautiful essays covering a huge variety of art.
Get cozy, because this is a big one!
I bullied 12 dear friends into taking over my site to share their favorite new to them Japanese media of 2025 and got 12 thoughtful, funny, beautiful essays covering a huge variety of art.
Get cozy, because this is a big one!
Diving With Friends | finding treasure in 2025
12 friends share their favorite Japanese art discoveries
www.tsundokudiving.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Bunch of cool folks in here! Read up!
This looms like a threat over the entire year...Takashi Yamazaki, i beg you, please stop being so bad at making movies.
Godzilla Minus Zero releasing in theaters (North America) on November 6, 2026
January 10, 2026 at 6:33 AM
This looms like a threat over the entire year...Takashi Yamazaki, i beg you, please stop being so bad at making movies.
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Day 4 of my year end lists have arrived and we dive into AAA titles I've come to defend, a classic or two, and a survival horror gem I've not seen enough chatter about.
My Top 20 New Old Game of 2025 (10–6)
Spooky times, speed demons, and space folk.
medium.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Day 4 of my year end lists have arrived and we dive into AAA titles I've come to defend, a classic or two, and a survival horror gem I've not seen enough chatter about.
Day 4 of my year end lists have arrived and we dive into AAA titles I've come to defend, a classic or two, and a survival horror gem I've not seen enough chatter about.
My Top 20 New Old Game of 2025 (10–6)
Spooky times, speed demons, and space folk.
medium.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Day 4 of my year end lists have arrived and we dive into AAA titles I've come to defend, a classic or two, and a survival horror gem I've not seen enough chatter about.