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Echo Bizarre
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I've been giving that YouTube thing a try. Mostly video essays about video games lately, especially RPGs.

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Or maybe I should mean to criticize one specific creator
MauLer promoting his 18 hour Star Wars Outlaws ramble or whatever it is on X the Everything App with a pastiche of End of Eva (though when I saw the video in my recommended it had a different thumbnail so either he's A/B testing or thought better of this thumbnail)
December 3, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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echobizarre.bsky.social Echo Bizarre @echobizarre.bsky.social · Nov 6
Shout out to the time Dr. Doom stopped the Fantastic Four from kicking his ass by negotiating an America-Latveria non-aggression pact with special guest star Henry Kissinger

(Super-Villain Team-Up #6 and 7)
Three comic book panels. Panel 1: Dr. Doom stands at the top of a staircase with the Fantastic Four below. A man stands in the shadows of a doorway up behind Doom. The Thing: "It's Doom -- Waitin' for us!" Dr. Doom: "I warn you, Fantastic Four: Leave my castle immediately!" The Thing: "We'll leave, all right-- after we've fixed your little red wagon!" Panel 2: the shadowed man is HENRY KISSINGER! He steps in front of Dr. Doom. Kissinger: "No, Mr. Grimm-- you will do as Dr. Doom says-- for as your secretary of state, I have just concluded a non-aggression agreement with Latveria! From this moment on, no Americans may interfere in this nation's internal affairs! We need Latveria on our side-- to maintain our national security and world peace!" Panel 3: Mr. Fantastic and the Thing are shocked and disturbed. The Thing: "Wha-at? If you think--" Mr. Fantastic: "Don't, Ben! We've never bucked the government before, and we can't start now-- no matter what our feelings! This is over our heads!" A big splash panel for the next issue with the big title "Who is... the Shroud?" at the top. The image depicts Dr. Doom chatting with Henry Kissinger while Namor the Sub-Mariner sulks in front of them. The Fantastic Four walk out past Doom's portcullis in the background. Dr. Doom: "Well done, Dr. Kissinger! Your timely intervention stopped those hot-headed fools in their tracks!*" *Last Issue. --Marv. Kissinger: "These superheroes have enjoyed too much freedom to this point, Dr. Doom! It's time they learned that despite their great powers, they are still subject to the policies of their government!" Namor (thought balloons): "So! Latveria and the United States have formed a non-aggression pact. Barring the Fantastic Four and all other Americans from interfering in Doom's affairs! I fear the secretary of state has put expediency ahead of sound judgment-- but I am sworn to say nothing-- for the Prince of Atlantis is still Doom's slave!"
November 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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The real awards show to look out for if you want to find cool indies is the IGF when GDC rolls around igf.com
Independent Games Festival
The Independent Games Festival (IGF) was established in 1998 to encourage innovation in game development and to recognize the best independent game developers.
igf.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Then the Fantastic Four leaves in defeat and Johnny Storm compares Reed to Neville Chamberlain and Doom to Hitler. Frankly a bit insensitive considering Doom is Romani and his regime has never been ethno-supremacist but clearly Godwin's Law was alive and well in 1976
Four comic panels. Panel 1: wide shot of the Fantastic Four approaching their Fantasticar in the distance. Human Torch: "You may call me hot-headed, leader man, but it seems to me that the government's made a big mistake here! We know Doc Doom a lot better than Henry the K does!" Mr. Fantastic: "That may be, Johnny, but I'm sure Dr. Kissinger feels this is the best way to neutralize Doom's threat!" The Thing: "Neutralize Doom? Har de har har!" Panel 2: close up of Mr. Fantastic looking pissed off. Mr. Fantastic: "Listen to you two! You talk like revolutionaries! If you don't like the way I'm running this team, you can always go it alone!" Panel 3: Two-shot of Torch and Mr. Fantastic arguing. Human Torch: "Maybe we just will, Reed! You talk about how Ben and I sound, but you sound like Neville Chamberlain before World War II! He said Hitler wasn't going to bother anybody-- and Doom's just a modern-day Hitler! Panel 4: Torch is really mad, while Invisible Woman holds him back from behind. Human Torch: "He's sitting up here in the middle of Europe with only one goal, the conquest of the world! And now that he's got Namor--" Invisible Woman: "Johnny, please! Let's not fight among ourselves! It's Reed's decision to make!"
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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to make a Veilguard video you must experience a fraction of what the developers themselves experienced when making the game, so says The Curse
October 26, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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Interesting to contrast the idea Isabela brings up of "verbal apologies can be empty here's a gesture of meaningful effort instead" and Solas constantly saying sorry and then not changing his behavior at all. Not sure apology push-ups are immune from performativity either but there's something there
October 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Any rational review would clear this immediately so here's hoping that's what happens, you do great work and if this is a malicious fan of one of the people you called out that shouldn't be allowed to just work
October 9, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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Oh man I've never wished I was a Bostonian more. Not to pitch ideas at you but I think Neon White has a fascinating place in this general topic and I know you loved that game so I'm curious if you're including it. And an especially relevant game at the end of Yom Kippur
October 3, 2025 at 7:34 AM