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Derek
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Senior Editor at MARVELOUS/XSEED. Chicagoan.
Digital explorer. 🗺️ Café connoisseur. ☕️ Audiophile. 🎧
I care deeply about words and the stories they tell.
🏳️‍🌈 he/him
that "remaster" really is doodoo shit from a butt
December 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Don't speak this evil into existence. 😂
December 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Incredible photos taken on-site in Remiferia
December 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Thank you! And good! 😊
December 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
@pseudomachine.bsky.social Thank you both for caring about my sweet little dummy 🧡
December 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
there she is
December 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I really picked this up at the right time. I’ve been trying to divest from them for a while and it’s hastened my progress toward that goal.
December 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Reposted by Derek
break the "reviews are just to tell me if i should buy things" shackles. care about art beyond whether it makes the number of your bank account go up or down! have a thought!
December 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Legendary!!!!
December 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
holy SHIT congrats!!!
December 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I came away from Arise feeling exactly the same. I really only gelled with a handful of songs. You’re right that the music takes over in a way that’s somehow overbearing. I expected I’d want to return to the game over and over, but one run through Journey and I’ve shelved it, probably forever.
December 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Had to deal with this at TPCi! Absolutely bonkers-level inanity.
December 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Because they're totemic. They are Us, standing tall and gazing sightlessly into the wild blue expanse.

the photos are lit
December 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Agh. I am so, so sorry to hear that. This industry is so terrifyingly unstable right now. I hope you land on your feet and find something soon.
December 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM