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Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 1h

Uh oh, it’s there for me

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Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 23h

I think most of the “it’s Rosalina” comments came from people who did not watch it so you’re not alone at least haha

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Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 1d

Tech companies, I am begging you on behalf of all colourblind people to PLEASE find a better way to communicate battery level than this

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Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 1d

Yup, I know a few folks doing the same

Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 2d

And another one. Mind you, I live in regional Tasmania, so two Xboxes going for cheap at the same time is basically unheard of.

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Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 2d

You don’t like slowly holding up on the analogue stick and then sometimes pressing X to leap very slightly upwards?

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Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 2d

You gonna do a TWEWY tour?

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Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 4d

Could be either or both, really. No matter the reason, it is frustrating

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Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 4d

I love when you’re struggling with a puzzle in a game so you look up a guide and it’s like “simply solve the puzzle to progress”.

Oh okay thanks, dunno why I didn’t think of that.

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Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 5d

I definitely wish I’d been able to play it on Switch 2. Nothing wrong with it on any other platform of course, just big RPGs are so much more manageable when you can play an hour in bed at night etc

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Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 6d

They put out this response when it started getting backlash and it’s like uh, yeah dog, we know, that’s the whole problem lol

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Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 6d

I believe in you. You just need to play 40 hours a day, that's easy.

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Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 6d

I’m really hoping they’re just stopping sales ahead of Affinity v3, but I doubt it 😔

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Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 6d

My favourite thing about iOS is that when I ask Siri to set an alarm for a specific time, if I already have an inactive alarm for that time it’ll just turn it on… except if I ask for 10am, which it will inexplicably create a new alarm for every time

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Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 6d

Folks are jumping ship

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Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 7d

I quite enjoyed Digimon Story: Time Stranger, but like with prior entries in the series, it aims too high and falls too short. It's a good game, and I loved my time with it, but there are just too many little frustations that add up over the course of the game.

www.dbltap.com/reviews/digi...

Digimon Story: Time Stranger review – It’s about time

Digimon games have always been a little bit rough around the edges — they’re made on shoestring budgets and it shows. The Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth duology sh

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Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 7d

It's a good game, and definitely more than the sum of its parts. I think it'd be a banger of a first Digimon game too. Dunno if you've tried that racing minigame though, but yikes haha

Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 7d

I quite enjoyed Digimon Story: Time Stranger, but like with prior entries in the series, it aims too high and falls too short. It's a good game, and I loved my time with it, but there are just too many little frustations that add up over the course of the game.

www.dbltap.com/reviews/digi...

Digimon Story: Time Stranger review – It’s about time

Digimon games have always been a little bit rough around the edges — they’re made on shoestring budgets and it shows. The Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth duology sh

www.dbltap.com

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Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 7d

Damn you’re right, I need to write a book

Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 7d

So true, bro out here threatening me with a good time

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Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 7d

I love getting fan mail 🥰

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Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social · 8d

Avalanche is closing its Liverpool studio and laying off a portion of its global workforce following Xbox’s cancellation of Contraband. www.dbltap.com/news/avalanc...

Avalanche Studios reports mass layoffs following Xbox cancellation

Following four years of silence on Contraband, the Xbox exclusive game from Just Cause studio Avalanche, announced in 2021, Xbox cancelled the project along wit

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Vooks @vooks.net · 8d

Welcome to the Galaxies - Our review of Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2 for the Switch and Switch 2 is now live 💫 www.vooks.net/super-...

Also: 20 minutes of Galaxy 2 gameplay at 4K youtu.be/NoPOQszXReE

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Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 8d

Pokemon TCG Pocket's latest expansion risks burning a year of good will from an otherwise happy player base.

www.dbltap.com/features/pok...

Pokémon TCG Pocket’s new expansion is the game’s biggest misstep yet

Pokémon TCG Pocket got a brand-new booster pack today, as usually happens at the end of each month. Normally, this would be a time of celebration for fans of th

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Oliver Brandt @chocobalt.bsky.social · 8d

It's so weird. It's either a really dumb and frustrating bug or the most blatant and disgusting cash grab I've seen from the game, and I have genuinely no idea which one it is.

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