Zachary Reid
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The 2025 Video Game Retrospective
Sometimes I’ll start these retrospectives with a comment about how the last year has gone, but the only thing I can say this time around is ...
www.everythingallofthetime.net
Have you ever revisited 40+ games over the course of two days? It's really disorienting. Anyway, here's my yearly retrospective of all the games I played through in 2025. www.everythingallofthetime.net/2025/12/the-...
I was feeling like I wasn't sure I had much to say about the Luminous Arc games but here I am 1500 words into a writeup and I have a thousand more things to say
January 15, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I was feeling like I wasn't sure I had much to say about the Luminous Arc games but here I am 1500 words into a writeup and I have a thousand more things to say
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
Can I just say that I think it's so cool that this game exists? I would have never played Champions of the Continent because I vowed a long time ago to never get sucked in to another mobile game. This let me enjoy that game's content in a much more appealing package. I would love to see more.
#1: Octopath Traveler 0 is an incredibly content-rich addition to a series I absolutely love. While Octopath 2 is a more consistent and higher quality game overall, Octopath 0 is crunchier and grindier in a way that I find immensely satisfying. It also has a phenomenal soundtrack; Nishiki kills it.
January 6, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Can I just say that I think it's so cool that this game exists? I would have never played Champions of the Continent because I vowed a long time ago to never get sucked in to another mobile game. This let me enjoy that game's content in a much more appealing package. I would love to see more.
It's that time again! In this thread I'll be maintaining a list of the games I've finished in 2026.
January 6, 2026 at 7:32 AM
It's that time again! In this thread I'll be maintaining a list of the games I've finished in 2026.
Have you ever revisited 40+ games over the course of two days? It's really disorienting. Anyway, here's my yearly retrospective of all the games I played through in 2025. www.everythingallofthetime.net/2025/12/the-...
The 2025 Video Game Retrospective
Sometimes I’ll start these retrospectives with a comment about how the last year has gone, but the only thing I can say this time around is ...
www.everythingallofthetime.net
December 31, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Have you ever revisited 40+ games over the course of two days? It's really disorienting. Anyway, here's my yearly retrospective of all the games I played through in 2025. www.everythingallofthetime.net/2025/12/the-...
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Great post about generative AI. Happy Holidays. Don't say I never gave you anything. anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
December 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Great post about generative AI. Happy Holidays. Don't say I never gave you anything. anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
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in 2026 we are NOT hustling, we are NOT grinding, we are doing just enough Job to have money for Video Game
December 27, 2025 at 5:22 AM
in 2026 we are NOT hustling, we are NOT grinding, we are doing just enough Job to have money for Video Game
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USB
USB Type C
USB Type-0
USB-III: Lightning Returns
Dissidia USB-012: Duodecim
Kingdom Hearts USB: Universal Serial Bus
USB Type C
USB Type-0
USB-III: Lightning Returns
Dissidia USB-012: Duodecim
Kingdom Hearts USB: Universal Serial Bus
December 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
USB
USB Type C
USB Type-0
USB-III: Lightning Returns
Dissidia USB-012: Duodecim
Kingdom Hearts USB: Universal Serial Bus
USB Type C
USB Type-0
USB-III: Lightning Returns
Dissidia USB-012: Duodecim
Kingdom Hearts USB: Universal Serial Bus
truly incredible how my job boils down to getting out of bed to interact with people on twitter who call me slurs
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
truly incredible how my job boils down to getting out of bed to interact with people on twitter who call me slurs
I'm realizing that I probably talk to myself much more than average. I'm exactly the kind of person that would mutter aloud to himself "hmm, so I need to make sure I find a key for this door..." I'd make the perfect video game protagonist.
i think a good lesson for game devs would be to remember that people don't really talk to themselves. when they do, it's "ah fuck" or "really?" and, again, it's rare. i lived alone for many years and i am happy to consult on this. i DO talk to my cat, of course. you could put a cat in.
November 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I'm realizing that I probably talk to myself much more than average. I'm exactly the kind of person that would mutter aloud to himself "hmm, so I need to make sure I find a key for this door..." I'd make the perfect video game protagonist.
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If GenAI was truly “inevitable” and “the future,” you wouldn’t have rich executives putting out statements like this again and again. They know how unpopular it is (even as they’re ignorant of it crumbling around them), and keep trying to browbeat us into accepting it. They won’t succeed.
November 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
If GenAI was truly “inevitable” and “the future,” you wouldn’t have rich executives putting out statements like this again and again. They know how unpopular it is (even as they’re ignorant of it crumbling around them), and keep trying to browbeat us into accepting it. They won’t succeed.
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Hello, not only do we not use AI we would rather cut off our own arms than do so. Demonschool is 100% human made.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
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“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Hello, not only do we not use AI we would rather cut off our own arms than do so. Demonschool is 100% human made.
I've been so absorbed in this the past few nights that I felt surprisingly hollow when I reached the credits. I couldn't (and can't) stop thinking about how things would have progressed differently based on my choices. I would definitely like to play it again.
#45: Disco Elysium: It's really not often that I play a new game that I could potentially consider one of my favorite games of all time. Disco Elysium could certainly be on that list and it's crazy that I waited this long to play it. Dense, literary narrative. Immaculate role-playing and dialogue.
November 4, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I've been so absorbed in this the past few nights that I felt surprisingly hollow when I reached the credits. I couldn't (and can't) stop thinking about how things would have progressed differently based on my choices. I would definitely like to play it again.
I'm happy that trying out these old DS games has been bearing fruit in some cases. All have been interesting, at the very least, but Izuna 2's legitimately a fun roguelike. I don't love that the sexualized teen girl protagonist is ostensibly part of the selling point, but the gameplay's great.
#42: Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns: This one really surprised me. The first game was a pretty barebones (but charming) traditional roguelike, but this one adds a tag mechanic, tons of new weapon types, like 10 playable characters, more levels, and jut about everything you'd want in a sequel.
October 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I'm happy that trying out these old DS games has been bearing fruit in some cases. All have been interesting, at the very least, but Izuna 2's legitimately a fun roguelike. I don't love that the sexualized teen girl protagonist is ostensibly part of the selling point, but the gameplay's great.
I have officially completed C. Viper's combo trials. They're insanely difficult, but breaking everything up into component pieces made them much more manageable. I wonder if I could ever play this character for real, though...
October 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I have officially completed C. Viper's combo trials. They're insanely difficult, but breaking everything up into component pieces made them much more manageable. I wonder if I could ever play this character for real, though...
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Why play Perfect Tides?
- If you liked the webcomic Octopus Pie you'll find a very similar narrative vibe.
- If you like point n' click adventures, it's been lauded as one of the best of the decade!
- If you are or once were a horny/scared teen, it's here for you.
- If you liked the webcomic Octopus Pie you'll find a very similar narrative vibe.
- If you like point n' click adventures, it's been lauded as one of the best of the decade!
- If you are or once were a horny/scared teen, it's here for you.
October 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Why play Perfect Tides?
- If you liked the webcomic Octopus Pie you'll find a very similar narrative vibe.
- If you like point n' click adventures, it's been lauded as one of the best of the decade!
- If you are or once were a horny/scared teen, it's here for you.
- If you liked the webcomic Octopus Pie you'll find a very similar narrative vibe.
- If you like point n' click adventures, it's been lauded as one of the best of the decade!
- If you are or once were a horny/scared teen, it's here for you.
Whoops I played 2XKO until 3 AM
October 13, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Whoops I played 2XKO until 3 AM
I finished Kazuo Ishiguro's Remains of the Day last night and found during research after finishing the book that a film adaptation starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Watson was released in 1993. I very much enjoyed the book and after having watched the movie today, I found myself quite moved by it.
October 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I finished Kazuo Ishiguro's Remains of the Day last night and found during research after finishing the book that a film adaptation starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Watson was released in 1993. I very much enjoyed the book and after having watched the movie today, I found myself quite moved by it.
Unlike the first game, it took me quite a while to finally roll credits. Managed to finish a 32 Fear run in the underworld and 24 on the surface, which is neat because I barely did higher Heat runs at all.
#40: Hades II: It will surprise no one that this game is quite good. It's More Hades, but this time with more variety in options across the board. The gameplay mechanics are a tad more complex, but the excellent dialogue and characterization are really what distinguish these games from the rest.
October 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Unlike the first game, it took me quite a while to finally roll credits. Managed to finish a 32 Fear run in the underworld and 24 on the surface, which is neat because I barely did higher Heat runs at all.
Yet another 24 Fear Surface run in Hades 2 run ruined by not being able to remember the long Prometheus patterns. I really really hate that mechanic.
October 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Yet another 24 Fear Surface run in Hades 2 run ruined by not being able to remember the long Prometheus patterns. I really really hate that mechanic.
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Health Experts Recommend Standing Up At Desk, Leaving Office, Never Coming Back https://theonion.com/health-experts-recommend-standing-up-at-desk-leaving-o-1819577456/
October 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Health Experts Recommend Standing Up At Desk, Leaving Office, Never Coming Back https://theonion.com/health-experts-recommend-standing-up-at-desk-leaving-o-1819577456/
On those rare days where I don't wake up with a crippling headache, it's startling just how much clearer I can think.
October 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
On those rare days where I don't wake up with a crippling headache, it's startling just how much clearer I can think.
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Author and filmmaker Justine Bateman on generative AI
October 4, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Author and filmmaker Justine Bateman on generative AI
First try Hecate, heck yeah.
September 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
First try Hecate, heck yeah.