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The Potato Witch
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🦽Disabled gamer 🐲JRPGs ☕Cozy games 🦇Vampire addict 🍁Britnadian 15+ years writing about video games, SFF novels, & assorted geekery. they/them [email protected] https://quadnines.wordpress.com
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The Potato Witch @riathepotatowitch.bsky.social · May 23
Howdy! I'm Ria, also known as the Potato Witch. I write about games over at Quadnines, which focuses on JRPGs, cozy games, and life sim games. Or whatever weirdness has captured my attention temporarily.

Have I covered any of your favourite games? Let me know!

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The Potato Witch @riathepotatowitch.bsky.social · 28d
Yay for Spike!
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The Potato Witch @riathepotatowitch.bsky.social · 28d
These people honestly think that translation is as easy as reading. And it really bloody isn't!
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Lucile Danilov @locdandloaded.net · 28d
Btw, Silksong's script stands at about 90.000 words total. A pro TL would need about 2 months to translate that much, and that's with an additional editor pass.
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RockmanCosmo @rockmancosmo.bsky.social · 29d
DoDonPachi DaiOuJou DX Reco.ver (大往生DX-ﾚｺver.-) was preserved by Yuuku! Only sold on December 30, 2007, this is a score competition variant of DoDonPachi DaiOuJou DX. Given how it was only available for one day, this may be one of the rarest i-mode games preserved so far.
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Jazz The JRPG Queen 👑❤️🎮 @jazzlikestogame.bsky.social · 29d
The demo for #DigimonStoryTimeStranger is LIVE for consoles today 😍

It’s been live for PC (Steam)

Downloading this morning and will play posting some thoughts as I play. ❤️😎
Digimon Story Time Stranger (free demo) launch times and where
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Mansoorlee @mansoorlee.bsky.social · 29d
30 years ago gaming changed forever 🤍
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The Potato Witch @riathepotatowitch.bsky.social · 29d
At least most of the games don't fall into the very specific set of circumstances laid out in the patent, but there are definitely some, and now Nintendo can go back and retroactively demand money to license that patent. Ugh. -_-
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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 29d
How the hell did they even get this patent approved when it applies to HUNDREDS OF GAMES going back decades? Is there no prior art protection clause in the US?
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VGC @videogameschronicle.com · 29d
Nintendo has successfully acquired a US patent covering the ability to summon characters in a game and make them battle for you.

www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintend...
Nintendo now has a US patent on summoning characters and making them battle for you | VGC
The new patent theoretically covers an action that is present in numerous non-Nintendo games…
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The Potato Witch @riathepotatowitch.bsky.social · Sep 10
@chiltonm.bsky.social's article examining the cosy vs capitalism playoff in Promise Mascot Agency (and indeed, cosy games as a genre) sure prompted some interesting reflections about why I like cosy/life-sim games so much. Well worth reading!

unwinnable.com/2025/09/05/m...
Money Makes Kaso-Machi Go Round - Unwinnable
The most important thing to take from this is that the question of the relationship between cozy games and capitalism is 1) interesting and 2) unresolved.
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Writing on Games @writingongames.bsky.social · Sep 10
Said it a bunch and I'll say it again—that Thomas isn't like Folding Ideas big is a true failing of the platform. Super compelling concept realised brilliantly here. Get it watched, you won't regret it.
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Toroth (they/them) @torothhatchling.bsky.social · Sep 10
He hasn't changed in eight years.
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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · Sep 8
Linda explainer!
-Linda Linda Linda is a 2005 movie about a group of girls covering songs by punk band The Blue Hearts.
-Linda³ is an RPG for the PC Engine CD about attempting to recreate Noah's Ark on the planet of Neo Kenya.
-The two are not directly related!

Hope this clears things up!
poster for the movie linda linda lidna an ad for the PlayStation port of Linda³, Linda³ Again
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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · Sep 9
This week: 23 reads on Silksong (discourse), King's Field (-likes), and political economy (no catch):
critical-distance.com/2025/09/09/s...
September 7th
Welcome back readers. We’ve got a big issue this week–23 article picks, and the decision to draw the line even there had more to do with not wanting this post to be delayed into Wednesd…
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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · Sep 10
Why Fem&Ms but no Testoblerone??
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The Potato Witch @riathepotatowitch.bsky.social · Sep 9
My channel is 5 subs away from hitting 500, what the hell?! Come on, folks, help bump me over that milestone!

In fact, here's some videos I'm rather proud of, which you might enjoy! 🧵

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The Potato Witch
"Hey, it's your friendly neighbourhood Potato Witch; welcome to the show!" Home of RPG Recap, video game reviews, and the occasional Top 10 List or weird thing made by a disabled Britnadian potato.
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The Potato Witch @riathepotatowitch.bsky.social · Sep 9
Got these back to back while doing my Duolingo German lesson today. What is this family dynamic like? Am I going to learn how to say, "I'm my own grandpa" next? XD
Duolingo screenshot. Reads, in German: "mein Bruder, mein Vater." Translation: "my brother, my father." Duolingo screenshot. Reads, in German: "mein Bruder und mein Mann." Translation: "my brother and my husband."
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orangepeelpanda.bsky.social @orangepeelpanda.bsky.social · Sep 9
www.sixthtone.com/news/1017537

an article of gaming history really., fucking landmark is what it should be.
The Last Tokens
As Shenyang’s youth fades into memory and nostalgia, Xu Shouzhong’s arcade lives on.
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The Potato Witch @riathepotatowitch.bsky.social · Sep 9
Described by one user as "Ratchet & Clank meets Pokemon meets Spore," Voidling Bound (@voidlingbound.bsky.social) is too much for my aging PC to handle, but it looks fun as hell, so I highly urge you to check out the Steam demo!

store.steampowered.com/app/3559900/...
Voidling Bound Demo on Steam
Hatch, evolve, and upgrade powerful space creatures in this action-packed sci-fi 3rd person shooter that reinvents the monster taming genre!
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Mark @hylianwitcher.bsky.social · Sep 9
I’d rather be gaming rn
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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · Sep 9
Yes for some, no for others, like 98% of video games.
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Nintendo Life @nintendolife.com · Sep 9
Talking Point: Is Hollow Knight: Silksong Too Difficult?
Talking Point: Is Hollow Knight: Silksong Too Difficult?
Phar too hard?
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The Potato Witch @riathepotatowitch.bsky.social · Sep 9
Thank you thank you!
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Felipe Pepe @felipepepe.bsky.social · Sep 9
Since today's discourse is on how "not everyone grew up with Nintendo", I'll reshare this: medium.com/@felipepepe/...

And reinforce that this is systemic - a consequence of US hegemony. It's NOT a personal attack on American journos, youtubers & gamers, but rather a reminder of our differences.
The Gentrification of Video Game History
We’re not all suburban kids who got a Nintendo 64 for Christmas
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The Potato Witch @riathepotatowitch.bsky.social · Sep 9
I'm in Canada; maybe this whole-ass continent is just cursed.
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The Potato Witch @riathepotatowitch.bsky.social · Sep 9
Ahhh, thank you! :D
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The Potato Witch @riathepotatowitch.bsky.social · Sep 9
My review of Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story has some of the best humour I've managed in a video in some time. Which isn't saying a whole lot, but I'm still proud of it.

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We're Going to Hero School, Baby! | Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story
YouTube video by The Potato Witch
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