Condy ☦️🏴
@condrarian.bsky.social
I run a school, but here I just talk about videogames.
My new short story is finally done and imo you should read it. It kicks ass. polytropism.substack.com/p/gobek-the-...
Gobek the Bell, Part 3
"Where I stride, the demons cannot be."
polytropism.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
My new short story is finally done and imo you should read it. It kicks ass. polytropism.substack.com/p/gobek-the-...
Seen a lot of guffawing at this poster, so let me intrude:
It’s the tail of the horse
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“the tale of the horse”
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that follows Odysseus everywhere.
Good stuff.
It’s the tail of the horse
👇
“the tale of the horse”
👇
that follows Odysseus everywhere.
Good stuff.
December 19, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Seen a lot of guffawing at this poster, so let me intrude:
It’s the tail of the horse
👇
“the tale of the horse”
👇
that follows Odysseus everywhere.
Good stuff.
It’s the tail of the horse
👇
“the tale of the horse”
👇
that follows Odysseus everywhere.
Good stuff.
Picked up Witchfire now that it’s Deck verified, and it’s basically a super dope Destiny expansion where all the new game mechanics feel whole-assed instead of half-assed. Gonna make for a great Christmas break.
December 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Picked up Witchfire now that it’s Deck verified, and it’s basically a super dope Destiny expansion where all the new game mechanics feel whole-assed instead of half-assed. Gonna make for a great Christmas break.
Pretty boss move of Larian to build a cult audience, cash it in for a no-expense spared, universally praised legacy sequel that elevates the entire medium, and then say, “Now that we have your attention, we’re going back to *our* series.”
December 12, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Pretty boss move of Larian to build a cult audience, cash it in for a no-expense spared, universally praised legacy sequel that elevates the entire medium, and then say, “Now that we have your attention, we’re going back to *our* series.”
Tried Megabonk. Refunded Megabonk. If it had been the first of its kind, I think it would have been incredible, but showing up to the party at this point, with that aesthetic, makes it one of the more naked and dull skinner boxes on offer.
December 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Tried Megabonk. Refunded Megabonk. If it had been the first of its kind, I think it would have been incredible, but showing up to the party at this point, with that aesthetic, makes it one of the more naked and dull skinner boxes on offer.
Part 2 of my new short story is live. You should read it if you like things that make you say, "I have no idea what's going on but I'm into it." polytropism.substack.com/p/gobek-the-...
Gobek the Bell
Part 2 of 3
polytropism.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Part 2 of my new short story is live. You should read it if you like things that make you say, "I have no idea what's going on but I'm into it." polytropism.substack.com/p/gobek-the-...
Memory eternal to Pantaleimon Tagawa, aka Shang Tsung. I am sad.
December 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Memory eternal to Pantaleimon Tagawa, aka Shang Tsung. I am sad.
Part 2 of my new short story goes up tomorrow, if you even care.
December 4, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Part 2 of my new short story goes up tomorrow, if you even care.
This is superb. Dude plays Arc Raiders as a photojournalist and gets so much great footage. youtu.be/Tp90LEe8BHY?...
You've Never Seen ARC Raiders Like This
YouTube video by TopsideFlicks
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November 26, 2025 at 4:40 AM
This is superb. Dude plays Arc Raiders as a photojournalist and gets so much great footage. youtu.be/Tp90LEe8BHY?...
Can highly recommend you avoid Madden on the Switch. A bloated mess of 2K-chasing bullshit, endless loading, and terrible optimization. I paid a Black Friday price and I want my money back.
November 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Can highly recommend you avoid Madden on the Switch. A bloated mess of 2K-chasing bullshit, endless loading, and terrible optimization. I paid a Black Friday price and I want my money back.
1.7 million points wasn’t even good enough to crack the top 100 this week. The daily boards are way more important than the daily doubles. If you can’t perform well there you’re sunk, and I imagine the top 10 is all people scoring 15/15 every day.
November 24, 2025 at 1:06 AM
1.7 million points wasn’t even good enough to crack the top 100 this week. The daily boards are way more important than the daily doubles. If you can’t perform well there you’re sunk, and I imagine the top 10 is all people scoring 15/15 every day.
Highly recommend you do not read the RFK Jr. texts going around today. You have a soul, be careful with it.
November 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Highly recommend you do not read the RFK Jr. texts going around today. You have a soul, be careful with it.
Sup nerds. I wrote a wee horror story. Part 1 today, part 2 Dec. 5th. open.substack.com/pub/polytrop...
Gobek the Bell, Part I
A Tale from the Smoking Room...
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Sup nerds. I wrote a wee horror story. Part 1 today, part 2 Dec. 5th. open.substack.com/pub/polytrop...
What I would not have given to see @susanarendt.bsky.social edit this.
November 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
What I would not have given to see @susanarendt.bsky.social edit this.
Really surprised that Split Fiction only scored three noms from The Game Awards. Feel like people were trying really hard to push that one earlier this year.
November 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Really surprised that Split Fiction only scored three noms from The Game Awards. Feel like people were trying really hard to push that one earlier this year.
Arc Raiders is actually that good. Every huge multiplayer trend of the last decade pales in comparison.
November 17, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Arc Raiders is actually that good. Every huge multiplayer trend of the last decade pales in comparison.
Caved and tried Arc Raiders last night. Runs surprisingly well on Deck if you launch in Proton experimental and don't mind atrocious draw distance. First round I was downed and crawled my way into the elevator and survived with seconds to spare. That'll put the hook in the mouth.
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Caved and tried Arc Raiders last night. Runs surprisingly well on Deck if you launch in Proton experimental and don't mind atrocious draw distance. First round I was downed and crawled my way into the elevator and survived with seconds to spare. That'll put the hook in the mouth.
BallxPit is like if Arkanoid and Vampire Survivors and Loop Hero and cocaine had a baby. Like, ritualistically, on the bed of King Og. It is a straight-up nephilim.
November 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
BallxPit is like if Arkanoid and Vampire Survivors and Loop Hero and cocaine had a baby. Like, ritualistically, on the bed of King Og. It is a straight-up nephilim.
They nearly made Dante's Inferno 2 and it sounds even more incredibad than the first. www.ign.com/articles/ins...
Inside Dante’s Purgatorio, the Cancelled Sequel to EA’s Dante’s Inferno - IGN
Dante's Inferno 2 was cancelled over a decade ago, but IGN can now reveal the full story of the unmade, Purgatory-set sequel.
www.ign.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
They nearly made Dante's Inferno 2 and it sounds even more incredibad than the first. www.ign.com/articles/ins...
The Daily Jeopardy game on Apple Arcade is absolutely diabolical in its scoring scheme. I’ve missed like six questions all week and that’s enough to keep me out of the top ten.
November 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The Daily Jeopardy game on Apple Arcade is absolutely diabolical in its scoring scheme. I’ve missed like six questions all week and that’s enough to keep me out of the top ten.
When I was a kid it was a Mrs. Winner's Chicken & Biscuits.
October 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
When I was a kid it was a Mrs. Winner's Chicken & Biscuits.
GOTY standings, as of right now:
1. Death Stranding 2 (pretty much a lock)
2. Absolum
3. Clair Obscur
4. Hades 2
5. Deadzone Rogue
Blindspots: Blue Prince, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Atomfall, Rogue Prince of Persia, Ball X Pit
1. Death Stranding 2 (pretty much a lock)
2. Absolum
3. Clair Obscur
4. Hades 2
5. Deadzone Rogue
Blindspots: Blue Prince, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Atomfall, Rogue Prince of Persia, Ball X Pit
October 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
GOTY standings, as of right now:
1. Death Stranding 2 (pretty much a lock)
2. Absolum
3. Clair Obscur
4. Hades 2
5. Deadzone Rogue
Blindspots: Blue Prince, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Atomfall, Rogue Prince of Persia, Ball X Pit
1. Death Stranding 2 (pretty much a lock)
2. Absolum
3. Clair Obscur
4. Hades 2
5. Deadzone Rogue
Blindspots: Blue Prince, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Atomfall, Rogue Prince of Persia, Ball X Pit
The guy who played Kevin Butler is now in a totally different commercial for some insurance company and it’s like seeing an ex you’re still in love with.
October 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
The guy who played Kevin Butler is now in a totally different commercial for some insurance company and it’s like seeing an ex you’re still in love with.
Absolum is a bop. That's it, that's the skeet.
October 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Absolum is a bop. That's it, that's the skeet.