John Learned
@johnlearned.bsky.social
A charming man of leisure. Seen on WIRED, USGamer, Kotaku, Polygon, etc. Annotates games on YouTube. Jason Statham looks like me
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John Learned
@johnlearned.bsky.social
· Nov 15
The Annotated Symphony of the Night - YouTube
This is the complete Annotated Symphony of the Night by John Learned. Future videos will be added as they are produced
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Hi, new followers. I'm an independent games writer with work all over the place, and I make long, preposterous YT series annotating games like this one
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Ok, give me your mic and camera suggestions. Time to crank these youtube videos up
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November 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Ok, give me your mic and camera suggestions. Time to crank these youtube videos up
Dude, why is there someone in my neighborhood shooting off bottle rockets right now? There's 6 inches of snow on the ground
November 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Dude, why is there someone in my neighborhood shooting off bottle rockets right now? There's 6 inches of snow on the ground
Listen to me: If you're letting me link a LinkedIn profile to your job application, it should A- not force me to re-enter everything that's on my LI profile, and B- not force me to upload a resume because THAT'S A LINKEDIN PROFILE
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Listen to me: If you're letting me link a LinkedIn profile to your job application, it should A- not force me to re-enter everything that's on my LI profile, and B- not force me to upload a resume because THAT'S A LINKEDIN PROFILE
Not for nothing, but Bsky collectively watching this parade is the most wholesome thing
November 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Not for nothing, but Bsky collectively watching this parade is the most wholesome thing
I don't know who Mr Fantasy is, but he just walked into the party and said "it's time to crank this the fuck up"
November 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I don't know who Mr Fantasy is, but he just walked into the party and said "it's time to crank this the fuck up"
How did Kool and the Gang not sing Jungle Boogie when they were on the float for THE BRONX ZOO?
November 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
How did Kool and the Gang not sing Jungle Boogie when they were on the float for THE BRONX ZOO?
Spend your gil here, people
Our Black Friday deal just dropped! Discount code BFCM25 at bossfightbooks.com for 20% off your order.
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Spend your gil here, people
I don't know how or why, but my 10yo has a sticker of Joe Biden eating ice cream on her school computer
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I don't know how or why, but my 10yo has a sticker of Joe Biden eating ice cream on her school computer
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It's my birthday today 💫
A retweet or a like would make me very happy (:
A retweet or a like would make me very happy (:
November 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
It's my birthday today 💫
A retweet or a like would make me very happy (:
A retweet or a like would make me very happy (:
Just put a disc in my PS5 for the first time since...?
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Just put a disc in my PS5 for the first time since...?
This one wins
A proto of Guilty Gear X for Dreamcast had a 'FUCKIN' button
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This one wins
So we started watching The Pitt and my kid was in the room for some of the episodes. She has an awful lot of questions now
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
So we started watching The Pitt and my kid was in the room for some of the episodes. She has an awful lot of questions now
As any editor I've ever worked with knows, I'm a horrifically shitty editor myself, so I needed each and every one of you. Shoutouts to, uh, everybody
By the way, it's National Editor Appreciation Day.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
November 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
As any editor I've ever worked with knows, I'm a horrifically shitty editor myself, so I needed each and every one of you. Shoutouts to, uh, everybody
Back to 3rd Strike today. Tekken tomorrow, then Demonschool on Wednesday (probably). Stuff starts cooking at 12:00pm EST
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Twitch
Twitch is the world
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November 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Back to 3rd Strike today. Tekken tomorrow, then Demonschool on Wednesday (probably). Stuff starts cooking at 12:00pm EST
twitch.tv/johnnypants7
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I love the hell out of this movie. Great read right here
wrote about the kind of cinema that can only be appreciated in a friend's basement. that's right, I wrote about MALLRATS!
www.theringer.com/2025/11/24/m...
www.theringer.com/2025/11/24/m...
“The Little Movie That Couldn’t”: ‘Mallrats’ Turns 30
In the fall of 1995, Kevin Smith’s second film was a box office humiliation. Now, it’s become an embarrassment of riches. We chat with Smith about the movie and how it forever altered his career.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I love the hell out of this movie. Great read right here
There's a room in SOTN where peanuts spawn infinitely. Actually eating them is another story
i was going through my X archives and found this by @superpodsaga.com, which I qrt'd at some point years ago
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
November 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
There's a room in SOTN where peanuts spawn infinitely. Actually eating them is another story
Yearly LOTR viewing is go
a close up of a man with a beard and a hat .
ALT: a close up of a man with a beard and a hat .
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November 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Yearly LOTR viewing is go
What's up with this movie? Is it any good?
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November 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
What's up with this movie? Is it any good?
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hey, i'm looking for work! full-time or freelance 💜
journalist, critic, author
proficient in features, criticism, reporting, reviews, previews, news, guides
words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY
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[email protected]
journalist, critic, author
proficient in features, criticism, reporting, reviews, previews, news, guides
words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY
muckrack.com/ash-like-a-d...
[email protected]
November 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
hey, i'm looking for work! full-time or freelance 💜
journalist, critic, author
proficient in features, criticism, reporting, reviews, previews, news, guides
words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY
muckrack.com/ash-like-a-d...
[email protected]
journalist, critic, author
proficient in features, criticism, reporting, reviews, previews, news, guides
words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY
muckrack.com/ash-like-a-d...
[email protected]
MTG resignation has to have an angle. This is too good to be true
November 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
MTG resignation has to have an angle. This is too good to be true
A whole lot of you have fightable faces and it shows
November 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A whole lot of you have fightable faces and it shows
Uh, holy shit?
This is just
We sure do live in
It's so
We're all having
Just
Wow
We sure do live in
It's so
We're all having
Just
Wow
November 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Uh, holy shit?
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If you're enjoying Demonschool, please review it on your platform of choice! We would love to reach 500 reviews by the end of the month on Steam, especially. If we can achieve that goal we will put something very stupid into the game for you all as a reward......
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
If you're enjoying Demonschool, please review it on your platform of choice! We would love to reach 500 reviews by the end of the month on Steam, especially. If we can achieve that goal we will put something very stupid into the game for you all as a reward......
Great thread. I might give up shotos now
okay so you're me. you're maybe 10 years old. your uncle pulls up one day, he's got this new game. its street fighter 2 turbo on the snes. he fires it up, hands you the 2nd player. he picks dictator and whoops your ass. whole time you're like, i dont know what the buttons do. so then he tells you:
November 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Great thread. I might give up shotos now
Go off, giant hammer king
November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Go off, giant hammer king