Chase Taylor-Carter
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Chase Taylor-Carter
@chasecarter.bsky.social
Co-owner of Rascal News. Tabletop and internet culture journalist. Avoiding unhealthy use this time around.

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Anthony and Matthew's commenting style show so distinct overlap. Both use AI chatbots to answer meatier questions, and they both sign off with a line break. I just don't understand why pretend to be several different people?
February 5, 2026 at 4:59 PM
everyone is saying this
February 5, 2026 at 4:49 PM
sorry you had to find out this way
February 5, 2026 at 4:31 PM
no, wait, now I'm interested. Mind saying more about the font choice?

There's an obvious veneer of low effort when I see projects like this, but I don't have the aesthetic chops to explain why
February 5, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Excited to watch your thoughts! This was such a suprise hit for when I first played it -- an RPG that presses all my buttons at 1/3 the length of its contemporaries.

I also recall it handling moral ambiguity well, but that could be the rosy film of memory.
February 4, 2026 at 10:34 AM
The choice to dedicate the landing page to countdowns, stat boxes, and bonus rewards above actual games is interesting. If I'm unaware of Zinetopia or not substantially crowdfunding literate, it's gonna read like a bunch of noise.
February 3, 2026 at 12:19 PM
I would love to purchase people's games, but I'm trapped in a digital carnival of FOMO
February 3, 2026 at 10:36 AM