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Nicolas Hamel

@hamelnico.bsky.social

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He/him, 33, Canadian (Québécois), bilingual (français/English), friendly geek, sole author of video game review blog Planned All Along. https://plannedallalong.blogspot.com/

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Nicolas Hamel @hamelnico.bsky.social · May 25

Hi! I'm Nicolas. Gamer, blogger, reviewing stuff is my hobby! Planned All Along, my blog, exists since 2013 and I reviewed over 400 games on it so far. And I'm always planning to do more! Link's down here, check out the Archive or the Index!
I prefer positivity but am fair on what I cover.

Planned All Along

Planned All Along is a video game review blog that puts emphasis on the story aspect of games. With occasional comedy. New reviews on Fridays.

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Nicolas Hamel @hamelnico.bsky.social · 1d

Received a commission today from @zigzagzazz.iheartpocket.monster, commissioned during @cozycononline.com . Art of my characters Nicolas and Marjorie being prog rock/metal dorks.

Super cute picture, I love it so much.

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Nicolas Hamel @hamelnico.bsky.social · 3d

A game about three heroes coming out of retirement to deal with bandits, a sea monster, and an attack on a city. Would be nice... if the game worked right!!!

Quick Review: Three Heroes

Planned All Along is a video game review blog that puts emphasis on the story aspect of games. With occasional comedy. New reviews on Fridays.

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Nicolas Hamel @hamelnico.bsky.social · 6d

Time for the yearly RPG Maker game review! A gripping story of revolution against an unfair monarchy, a tale of losses and long-term victories. Cool, cool! Why are the two women of the team wearing clothes that are so damn revealing, then?

Quick Review: Storm of Spears

Planned All Along is a video game review blog that puts emphasis on the story aspect of games. With occasional comedy. New reviews on Fridays.

plannedallalong.blogspot.com

Nicolas Hamel @hamelnico.bsky.social · 7d

www.twitch.tv/iamabrawler
(Bilingual stream) I’m taking a break from gaming for the blog to play some Yu-Gi-Oh! (yep, again!) But this time, I’m going deep into nostalgia, thanks to the Early Days Collection!

iamabrawler - Twitch

Preparing for future articles - this time, managing an amusement park! / Pour un prochain article: Je dirige un parc d'attraction

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Nicolas Hamel @hamelnico.bsky.social · 8d

Current game I'm trying to cover for next Monday has crashed on me every single time I played it, leaving me stuck on a single screenshot superimposed over anything else on the computer, forcing me to log off and log back on, each goddamn time.

This one's getting a goddamn paddlin'.

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 11d

This whole section really.

Finally: AI cannot do your job, but an AI salesman can 100% convince your boss to fire you and replace you with an AI that can't do your job, and when the bubble bursts, the money-hemorrhaging "foundation models" will be shut off and we'll lose the AI that can't do your job, and you will be long gone, retrained or retired or "discouraged" and out of the labor market, and no one will do your job.
AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations:

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Nicolas Hamel @hamelnico.bsky.social · 10d

I wouldn't be surprised if the second Simpsons movie was not the end, and there were hopes for a third afterwards. Hopefully they don't wait 20 more years for that one.

I hope the second movie's tons is along the lines of the first (closer to the early seasons humor) than of the newer seasons.

Nicolas Hamel @hamelnico.bsky.social · 13d

I won't post a review next Monday - I need to get ahead in articles, so skipping one Monday should work just fine.

I originally hoped to finish Quick Reviews this month, but I have 5 more to do, so I guess I'll just finish them in October.

Nicolas Hamel @hamelnico.bsky.social · 13d

In today's review: A fairly obscure pixel-art shooter platformer/"metroidvania" about a courier that gets embroiled in a solar system-wide conspiracy that he must unravel. Things get weird, but at least there's challenge.

Quick Review: Spaceport Hope

Planned All Along is a video game review blog that puts emphasis on the story aspect of games. With occasional comedy. New reviews on Fridays.

plannedallalong.blogspot.com

Nicolas Hamel @hamelnico.bsky.social · 15d

Art by MeaKitty! Check them out at @phoenixfireart.au

Nicolas Hamel @hamelnico.bsky.social · 15d

New art commissioned at @cozycononline.com last weekend - received it this morning before I went to work! One more picture of OC Chess, loosely inspired by the Cheschire Cat. (And, bonus, this one is safe as there's neither a weapon nor blood in the pic - unless you despise Gremlin-like faces XD)

A demonic-looking cat with tattered clothes, a chipped ear, and with an evil-looking grin.

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Nicolas Hamel @hamelnico.bsky.social · 16d

HOLY SHIT IT'S HAPPENING

The blog has officially hit the highest number of views in a month, reaching almost 42.5k! (Last record was 40227.)

So, uh, we've still got 7 days till the end of the month. Which means that number can keep going up!

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David Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · 17d

Steve Silberman is not here to shout it — so it’s up to all of us.

Vaccines don’t cause autism.

Neither does Tylenol. (I mean seriously WTF?!?!)

The “epidemic” of autism is the result of increased testing, broader definitions, and raised awareness.

LOUDER.

Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 17d

Steve Silberman is so pissed about this Tylenol bullshit that he's screaming from the afterlife he didn't even believe in.

Increased rates of autism are due to testing, a broadened definition, and greater awareness. It's not vaccines. It's not Tylenol.

It's like his work never happened.

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Nicolas Hamel @hamelnico.bsky.social · 17d

Alright, gotta tell you right away, I might not have a review ready in time for Friday. Even the Sonic Mania one was done really quick, and I don't know if I'll have time in just a few days to get something ready. I can try though! I will definitely skip a Friday or Monday, but hopefully not both.

Nicolas Hamel @hamelnico.bsky.social · 17d

Oooh, just caughta shiny Prinplup in Legends Arceus! Gonna evolve that into an Empoleon right away, set it aside for later... I'm making decent progress, but it's still slow. But nice! I understand the joy shiny hunters have now.

Nicolas Hamel @hamelnico.bsky.social · 17d

I knew I'd get to this one eventually - Sonic Mania can best be described as made by fans, for fans, with full backing from SEGA themselves, and the result is glorious. You can play as Sonic, Tails or Knuckles (and more thanks to a DLC), through stages new or returning from classic Sonic titles!

Quick Review: Sonic Mania

Planned All Along is a video game review blog that puts emphasis on the story aspect of games. With occasional comedy. New reviews on Fridays.

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Nicolas Hamel @hamelnico.bsky.social · 18d

Moree pictures will come as I received the remainder of the haul, as I commissioned many more art pieces during this weekend's @cozycononline.com !

Nicolas Hamel @hamelnico.bsky.social · 18d

Thanks a ton to Temrin ( @wildelementstudios.com ) for this piece! With time, the reporter aspect of my lion 'sona has been cast aside, but it's good whenever I get a chance to request to add it to a picture!

Temrin 😷💉🏳️‍🌈@ CozyCon Online @wildelementstudios.com · 18d

Piece done during today's @cozycononline.com art stream for @hamelnico.bsky.social taking some serious notes~

#FurryArt #DigitalArt #Lion #CozyCon

a light yellow lion with a fiery orange mane that spikes up in the back, wearing a blue tshirt with a darker blue hoodie/jacket and pants. The character looks very intrigued by what they see or hear and are making notes in a notebook. Bushes and trees in the backgroun.

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Nicolas Hamel @hamelnico.bsky.social · 19d

@cozycononline.com is going on this weekend! It's a fun event to commission art from artists, attend panels, all from home! (Using Discord voice chat, VRChat, Twitch, etc.)

I'm already planning to come out of this weekend with a lot of new art of my characters.

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Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 20d

Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.

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Nicolas Hamel @hamelnico.bsky.social · 20d

Shantae has to deal with an apparent danger to the Genie World, while defending Scuttle Town and her world from various threats. She's having a busy day, let's put it that way. Though the spirit of a Metroidvania is there, this game is instead split into stages; is this an improvement or a weakness?

Quick Review: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

Planned All Along is a video game review blog that puts emphasis on the story aspect of games. With occasional comedy. New reviews on Fridays.

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Jaclyn Friedman @jaclynf.bsky.social · 21d

Completely co-sign. This is basically how @sorayachemaly.bsky.social, @laurabates.bsky.social and I forced Facebook to take hate speech against women seriously in 2013.

The Weeping Somnambulist @pigeon75.bsky.social · 21d

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Nicolas Hamel @hamelnico.bsky.social · 21d

I really should think again about reposting my own stuff from time to time. At least get more eyes onto the blog. But things have been so hectic, and *waves furiously at everything*, that my mind's either been elsewhere or desperately trying to keep itself busy with anything other than real life.

Nicolas Hamel @hamelnico.bsky.social · 24d

I think we can shelf this one under Game Eulogies; Riff Racer is technically not dead, but it's pulled from stores and the one feature everyone bought it for no longer works. Which sucks, I had so much music to race on it.

Quick Review: Riff Racer

Planned All Along is a video game review blog that puts emphasis on the story aspect of games. With occasional comedy. New reviews on Fridays.

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Silkabelli (mutazione-piromane Edition) @silkabelli.bsky.social · 23d

Queen

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Nicolas Hamel @hamelnico.bsky.social · 24d

There's also no way to make the oppressors look "cool" with The Long Walk. Too many people who read/watched The Hunger Games came out thinking "damn! The Capitol is cool!" Missing the point.

Here, the "Capitol" is a totalitarian government, and the deaths are unpleasant, raw and unglorifiable.