...for the experience
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#zerotimedilemma
7/10
It's odd that this game is both shorter and less refined that VLR, that game was the best in the series. I think trying to go cinematic and full 3D instead of being a 3D VN really taxed the development. But I can't be too pressed, the story was a blast.
7/10
It's odd that this game is both shorter and less refined that VLR, that game was the best in the series. I think trying to go cinematic and full 3D instead of being a 3D VN really taxed the development. But I can't be too pressed, the story was a blast.
October 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
#zerotimedilemma
7/10
It's odd that this game is both shorter and less refined that VLR, that game was the best in the series. I think trying to go cinematic and full 3D instead of being a 3D VN really taxed the development. But I can't be too pressed, the story was a blast.
7/10
It's odd that this game is both shorter and less refined that VLR, that game was the best in the series. I think trying to go cinematic and full 3D instead of being a 3D VN really taxed the development. But I can't be too pressed, the story was a blast.
#alanwake
6/10
A really cool concept of a world and a writer vs story conflict that's finds ruin in the jankiness in it's controls and pacing.
medium.com/p/alan-wake-...
6/10
A really cool concept of a world and a writer vs story conflict that's finds ruin in the jankiness in it's controls and pacing.
medium.com/p/alan-wake-...
Alan Wake Remastered (2021) — A Story Based Review
A six episode mini-series padded out with gun fights.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:24 AM
#alanwake
6/10
A really cool concept of a world and a writer vs story conflict that's finds ruin in the jankiness in it's controls and pacing.
medium.com/p/alan-wake-...
6/10
A really cool concept of a world and a writer vs story conflict that's finds ruin in the jankiness in it's controls and pacing.
medium.com/p/alan-wake-...
#zeroescape the nonary games
999 - 8/10
VLR - 9/10
I'll never hate these quirky VN adventures because as much as they try to use random sci-fi to explain impossible things, they also write the best stories you could/should experience. And it makes you smarter too!
999 - 8/10
VLR - 9/10
I'll never hate these quirky VN adventures because as much as they try to use random sci-fi to explain impossible things, they also write the best stories you could/should experience. And it makes you smarter too!
September 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
#zeroescape the nonary games
999 - 8/10
VLR - 9/10
I'll never hate these quirky VN adventures because as much as they try to use random sci-fi to explain impossible things, they also write the best stories you could/should experience. And it makes you smarter too!
999 - 8/10
VLR - 9/10
I'll never hate these quirky VN adventures because as much as they try to use random sci-fi to explain impossible things, they also write the best stories you could/should experience. And it makes you smarter too!
Yeah...this is definitely going to be used to encourage a rally; a storm even, of violent bigotry backed by impulse and idiocy. Resulting in a loss of reputation on the world stage and many legal additions that will have to be peeled off after a tedium of needless debate. Damn
September 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Yeah...this is definitely going to be used to encourage a rally; a storm even, of violent bigotry backed by impulse and idiocy. Resulting in a loss of reputation on the world stage and many legal additions that will have to be peeled off after a tedium of needless debate. Damn
Heck, some of these people roleplaying as "Patriots" would be considered Loyalists if they were sent back to the 1770s
September 11, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Heck, some of these people roleplaying as "Patriots" would be considered Loyalists if they were sent back to the 1770s
#PhoenixWright Ace Attorney Trilogy - 8/10
PW:AA - 9/10
JFA - 6/10
T&T - 10/10
Honestly, you shouldn't play just the first one. It has to be done as a trilogy. Even if JFA is so logically broken, it makes for a spectacular finish in T&T. I'm impressed.
PW:AA - 9/10
JFA - 6/10
T&T - 10/10
Honestly, you shouldn't play just the first one. It has to be done as a trilogy. Even if JFA is so logically broken, it makes for a spectacular finish in T&T. I'm impressed.
September 7, 2025 at 6:46 AM
#PhoenixWright Ace Attorney Trilogy - 8/10
PW:AA - 9/10
JFA - 6/10
T&T - 10/10
Honestly, you shouldn't play just the first one. It has to be done as a trilogy. Even if JFA is so logically broken, it makes for a spectacular finish in T&T. I'm impressed.
PW:AA - 9/10
JFA - 6/10
T&T - 10/10
Honestly, you shouldn't play just the first one. It has to be done as a trilogy. Even if JFA is so logically broken, it makes for a spectacular finish in T&T. I'm impressed.
#PhoenixWright #AceAttorney #JusticeForAll
6/10
Having the same formula with one new gimmick and two new main characters isn't the problem. It's how much more convoluted the mysteries get, how the evidence doesn't seem to match the questions asked, and how much I do not want to hear Moe Curls
6/10
Having the same formula with one new gimmick and two new main characters isn't the problem. It's how much more convoluted the mysteries get, how the evidence doesn't seem to match the questions asked, and how much I do not want to hear Moe Curls
July 29, 2025 at 9:48 AM
#PhoenixWright #AceAttorney #JusticeForAll
6/10
Having the same formula with one new gimmick and two new main characters isn't the problem. It's how much more convoluted the mysteries get, how the evidence doesn't seem to match the questions asked, and how much I do not want to hear Moe Curls
6/10
Having the same formula with one new gimmick and two new main characters isn't the problem. It's how much more convoluted the mysteries get, how the evidence doesn't seem to match the questions asked, and how much I do not want to hear Moe Curls
#1000xRESIST
10/10
Games are beautiful man. Games can be really beautiful. In indie games we trust. Yes this is basically an interactive story, but it's 100% worth it.
10/10
Games are beautiful man. Games can be really beautiful. In indie games we trust. Yes this is basically an interactive story, but it's 100% worth it.
July 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
#1000xRESIST
10/10
Games are beautiful man. Games can be really beautiful. In indie games we trust. Yes this is basically an interactive story, but it's 100% worth it.
10/10
Games are beautiful man. Games can be really beautiful. In indie games we trust. Yes this is basically an interactive story, but it's 100% worth it.
- Silently Existing -
June2025
DFW, TX
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#photography #dfwphotography #dfwphotographer #nighttime #blackandwhite #street #ricoh #grIII #grIIIx #gr3 #gr3x #photodump
June2025
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#photography #dfwphotography #dfwphotographer #nighttime #blackandwhite #street #ricoh #grIII #grIIIx #gr3 #gr3x #photodump
July 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
- Silently Existing -
June2025
DFW, TX
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#photography #dfwphotography #dfwphotographer #nighttime #blackandwhite #street #ricoh #grIII #grIIIx #gr3 #gr3x #photodump
June2025
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- Sakura Matsuri & Jazz -
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Mar2025
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Location: Tokyo, Japan
Mar2025
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July 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
- Sakura Matsuri & Jazz -
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Mar2025
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Location: Tokyo, Japan
Mar2025
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- Driving to and from Mt. Fuji -
Location: Kawaguchiko, Japan
Mar2025
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Location: Kawaguchiko, Japan
Mar2025
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July 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
- Driving to and from Mt. Fuji -
Location: Kawaguchiko, Japan
Mar2025
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Location: Kawaguchiko, Japan
Mar2025
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#PhoenixWrightAceAttorney
8/10
Starts off being a typical 2000s quirky VN puzzle game but by Chapter 4 & 5 it grows. Tossing out realism (as if it ever had any) and clear logic to present two amazing stories that unravel so perfectly. And it holds up pretty well.
8/10
Starts off being a typical 2000s quirky VN puzzle game but by Chapter 4 & 5 it grows. Tossing out realism (as if it ever had any) and clear logic to present two amazing stories that unravel so perfectly. And it holds up pretty well.
July 3, 2025 at 9:26 AM
#PhoenixWrightAceAttorney
8/10
Starts off being a typical 2000s quirky VN puzzle game but by Chapter 4 & 5 it grows. Tossing out realism (as if it ever had any) and clear logic to present two amazing stories that unravel so perfectly. And it holds up pretty well.
8/10
Starts off being a typical 2000s quirky VN puzzle game but by Chapter 4 & 5 it grows. Tossing out realism (as if it ever had any) and clear logic to present two amazing stories that unravel so perfectly. And it holds up pretty well.
- Life Around Tokyo -
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Mar2025
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Location: Tokyo, Japan
Mar2025
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June 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
- Life Around Tokyo -
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Mar2025
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Location: Tokyo, Japan
Mar2025
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- We really did the worst thing was this the best route? Too late to question now -
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Mar2025
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#photography #dfwphotographer #japan #hiroshima #nukefree #japanphotography #travel #travelphotography #streetphotography #cinematic #warm #filmic #vintage #nostalgic #grain
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Mar2025
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#photography #dfwphotographer #japan #hiroshima #nukefree #japanphotography #travel #travelphotography #streetphotography #cinematic #warm #filmic #vintage #nostalgic #grain
June 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
- We really did the worst thing was this the best route? Too late to question now -
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Mar2025
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#photography #dfwphotographer #japan #hiroshima #nukefree #japanphotography #travel #travelphotography #streetphotography #cinematic #warm #filmic #vintage #nostalgic #grain
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Mar2025
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- Maybe I have a knack for wildlife photography? -
Location: Nara, Japan
Mar2025
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Location: Nara, Japan
Mar2025
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June 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
- Maybe I have a knack for wildlife photography? -
Location: Nara, Japan
Mar2025
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Location: Nara, Japan
Mar2025
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- Sometimes it really is
June 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
- Sometimes it really is
- Something feels good when we see the elderly also participating -
Location: Osaka, Japan
Mar2025
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Location: Osaka, Japan
Mar2025
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June 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
- Something feels good when we see the elderly also participating -
Location: Osaka, Japan
Mar2025
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Location: Osaka, Japan
Mar2025
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★★★½ Materialists boxd.it/a0s1ih
Ahhhhhh it's romance! So scary. Haven't seen Past Lives but the wat Celine Song captured the delicate moments of testing and trying to love, I'm going to have to. Also, it's got Captain America, Mr. Fantastic, & Madame Web...so you have to stan
Ahhhhhh it's romance! So scary. Haven't seen Past Lives but the wat Celine Song captured the delicate moments of testing and trying to love, I'm going to have to. Also, it's got Captain America, Mr. Fantastic, & Madame Web...so you have to stan
A ★★★½ review of Materialists (2025)
They straight up called Pedro Pascal a 10/10. As try as they might but you can't make Chris Evans look like a brokie. There was even a moment where I felt like Dakota Johnson could act well (she's not...
boxd.it
June 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
★★★½ Materialists boxd.it/a0s1ih
Ahhhhhh it's romance! So scary. Haven't seen Past Lives but the wat Celine Song captured the delicate moments of testing and trying to love, I'm going to have to. Also, it's got Captain America, Mr. Fantastic, & Madame Web...so you have to stan
Ahhhhhh it's romance! So scary. Haven't seen Past Lives but the wat Celine Song captured the delicate moments of testing and trying to love, I'm going to have to. Also, it's got Captain America, Mr. Fantastic, & Madame Web...so you have to stan
- There will always be better things ahead; the past will always look better. Live. -
Location: Kyoto, Japan
Mar2025
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Location: Kyoto, Japan
Mar2025
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June 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
- There will always be better things ahead; the past will always look better. Live. -
Location: Kyoto, Japan
Mar2025
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Location: Kyoto, Japan
Mar2025
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Clair Obscur Expedition 33
10/10
Hesitant to give this a high rating, looked for reasons to demerit it. But alas, by the end I had overleveled my characters because I was having such a great time beating 'endgame' enemies that I forgot to finish the story. And then that ending - I feel for her 😭
10/10
Hesitant to give this a high rating, looked for reasons to demerit it. But alas, by the end I had overleveled my characters because I was having such a great time beating 'endgame' enemies that I forgot to finish the story. And then that ending - I feel for her 😭
June 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Clair Obscur Expedition 33
10/10
Hesitant to give this a high rating, looked for reasons to demerit it. But alas, by the end I had overleveled my characters because I was having such a great time beating 'endgame' enemies that I forgot to finish the story. And then that ending - I feel for her 😭
10/10
Hesitant to give this a high rating, looked for reasons to demerit it. But alas, by the end I had overleveled my characters because I was having such a great time beating 'endgame' enemies that I forgot to finish the story. And then that ending - I feel for her 😭
- Zoo for Somebody -
May2025
DFW, TX
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May2025
DFW, TX
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June 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
- Zoo for Somebody -
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DFW, TX
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DFW, TX
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Nintendo has two chances to get me to buy a Switch 2. The OLED model or the Lite but can still connect to a TV. Cuz this default Switch 2 is not it.
June 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Nintendo has two chances to get me to buy a Switch 2. The OLED model or the Lite but can still connect to a TV. Cuz this default Switch 2 is not it.