RoboFist's Revenge
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RoboFist 3.0 : You Can [Not] Be Relevant Again
Former "local culture anthropologist" crawling back to social media for the first time in three years, pitifully seeking validation from strangers by yapping into the abyss.
Former "local culture anthropologist" crawling back to social media for the first time in three years, pitifully seeking validation from strangers by yapping into the abyss.
Ahhh but when you finally come out the other side - battered, bruised, completely devoid of medicinal herbs and MP, and dragging the heavy coffins of your three teammates behind you - you'll feel EXTREMELY triumphant.
December 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Ahhh but when you finally come out the other side - battered, bruised, completely devoid of medicinal herbs and MP, and dragging the heavy coffins of your three teammates behind you - you'll feel EXTREMELY triumphant.
While a lot of these newcomers warm my heart, I'm FASCINATED to learn why and how Adam Malkovich made this cut.
December 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
While a lot of these newcomers warm my heart, I'm FASCINATED to learn why and how Adam Malkovich made this cut.
I haven't played it yet myself (waiting for payday), and I never normally let the internet sway me on something I'm excited for.
That being said, a lot of y'all are claiming it's Other M levels of unplayable. Three dudes said they had more fun playing Federation Force.
Like damn, is it THAT bad?
That being said, a lot of y'all are claiming it's Other M levels of unplayable. Three dudes said they had more fun playing Federation Force.
Like damn, is it THAT bad?
December 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I haven't played it yet myself (waiting for payday), and I never normally let the internet sway me on something I'm excited for.
That being said, a lot of y'all are claiming it's Other M levels of unplayable. Three dudes said they had more fun playing Federation Force.
Like damn, is it THAT bad?
That being said, a lot of y'all are claiming it's Other M levels of unplayable. Three dudes said they had more fun playing Federation Force.
Like damn, is it THAT bad?
It won't get better until the industry at large (and players for that matter) starts treating video games more like an artform to be respected and less like a multi-billion-dollar product to hock at 20-somethings.
December 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
It won't get better until the industry at large (and players for that matter) starts treating video games more like an artform to be respected and less like a multi-billion-dollar product to hock at 20-somethings.
The problem is that film has had over a century of being "art", while games went straight from a loser's hobby to a multi-billion-dollar business. And the higher-ups who make these decisions only see them as a business, so five hours of ads is considered a "celebration of the medium".
December 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The problem is that film has had over a century of being "art", while games went straight from a loser's hobby to a multi-billion-dollar business. And the higher-ups who make these decisions only see them as a business, so five hours of ads is considered a "celebration of the medium".
To be fair, all award shows suck. The problem with TGA specifically is that there's STILL a bizarre stigma around games despite decades of trying to prove itself as an artform.
The Oscars are masturbatory and the winners are shams, but nobody questions if the show itself takes movies seriously.
The Oscars are masturbatory and the winners are shams, but nobody questions if the show itself takes movies seriously.
December 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
To be fair, all award shows suck. The problem with TGA specifically is that there's STILL a bizarre stigma around games despite decades of trying to prove itself as an artform.
The Oscars are masturbatory and the winners are shams, but nobody questions if the show itself takes movies seriously.
The Oscars are masturbatory and the winners are shams, but nobody questions if the show itself takes movies seriously.
While I 100% agree with you, playing Doom 2016 on my base Switch 1 for the first time was a MAGICAL experience. The fine folks at Panic Button killed it with the optimization of that port in ways so many other third party ports never could in the Switch's lifetime.
But yeah, this new era is nuts.
But yeah, this new era is nuts.
December 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
While I 100% agree with you, playing Doom 2016 on my base Switch 1 for the first time was a MAGICAL experience. The fine folks at Panic Button killed it with the optimization of that port in ways so many other third party ports never could in the Switch's lifetime.
But yeah, this new era is nuts.
But yeah, this new era is nuts.
If you're looking at quality and even quantity of projects combined with how long he's been great, I do think that he's at least Top 5. Which, I mean...looking at the entire history of the medium, that is nuts.
December 13, 2025 at 3:03 AM
If you're looking at quality and even quantity of projects combined with how long he's been great, I do think that he's at least Top 5. Which, I mean...looking at the entire history of the medium, that is nuts.
10. Dragon Quest XI S
☆☆☆☆☆
Wow.
Spent about 170 hours in Erdrea. By the time I hit the true ending, I had goosebumps, watery eyes, and a MUCH stronger love for DQIII (hell, for DQ as a whole).
A monumental celebration of JRPGs and the unwavering, inseparably human power of storytelling.
☆☆☆☆☆
Wow.
Spent about 170 hours in Erdrea. By the time I hit the true ending, I had goosebumps, watery eyes, and a MUCH stronger love for DQIII (hell, for DQ as a whole).
A monumental celebration of JRPGs and the unwavering, inseparably human power of storytelling.
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
10. Dragon Quest XI S
☆☆☆☆☆
Wow.
Spent about 170 hours in Erdrea. By the time I hit the true ending, I had goosebumps, watery eyes, and a MUCH stronger love for DQIII (hell, for DQ as a whole).
A monumental celebration of JRPGs and the unwavering, inseparably human power of storytelling.
☆☆☆☆☆
Wow.
Spent about 170 hours in Erdrea. By the time I hit the true ending, I had goosebumps, watery eyes, and a MUCH stronger love for DQIII (hell, for DQ as a whole).
A monumental celebration of JRPGs and the unwavering, inseparably human power of storytelling.
I've been in love with that piece of Samus using Crystal Flash for AGES, can't wait to frame it.
November 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I've been in love with that piece of Samus using Crystal Flash for AGES, can't wait to frame it.
8. Drill Dozer
☆☆☆☆
I've beaten it before, but this is my first time replaying it WITH the secret challenge levels.
This game is one of the great puzzle platformers on the GBA. Super fun time. I mourn the timeline where GameFreak tweaked the clunky controls for a DS sequel and Jill got into Smash.
☆☆☆☆
I've beaten it before, but this is my first time replaying it WITH the secret challenge levels.
This game is one of the great puzzle platformers on the GBA. Super fun time. I mourn the timeline where GameFreak tweaked the clunky controls for a DS sequel and Jill got into Smash.
November 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
8. Drill Dozer
☆☆☆☆
I've beaten it before, but this is my first time replaying it WITH the secret challenge levels.
This game is one of the great puzzle platformers on the GBA. Super fun time. I mourn the timeline where GameFreak tweaked the clunky controls for a DS sequel and Jill got into Smash.
☆☆☆☆
I've beaten it before, but this is my first time replaying it WITH the secret challenge levels.
This game is one of the great puzzle platformers on the GBA. Super fun time. I mourn the timeline where GameFreak tweaked the clunky controls for a DS sequel and Jill got into Smash.
7. Pokemon Legends: Arceus
☆☆☆☆☆
Just when I thought I had outgrown Pokemon, I give this one a chance. And it's everything I always wanted a Pokemon game to be, ever since I first beat Gold as a 10-year-old.
Addicting gameplay loop. Best final boss in the series. Best Pokemon game on the Switch.
☆☆☆☆☆
Just when I thought I had outgrown Pokemon, I give this one a chance. And it's everything I always wanted a Pokemon game to be, ever since I first beat Gold as a 10-year-old.
Addicting gameplay loop. Best final boss in the series. Best Pokemon game on the Switch.
November 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
7. Pokemon Legends: Arceus
☆☆☆☆☆
Just when I thought I had outgrown Pokemon, I give this one a chance. And it's everything I always wanted a Pokemon game to be, ever since I first beat Gold as a 10-year-old.
Addicting gameplay loop. Best final boss in the series. Best Pokemon game on the Switch.
☆☆☆☆☆
Just when I thought I had outgrown Pokemon, I give this one a chance. And it's everything I always wanted a Pokemon game to be, ever since I first beat Gold as a 10-year-old.
Addicting gameplay loop. Best final boss in the series. Best Pokemon game on the Switch.
6. Shantae: Risky Revolution
☆☆☆
As a piece of gaming history, this gets a 10 out of 5!
As a GAME...eh, it's totally fine. It bridges the gap between a GBC game and a DSi one, long before Shantae found her groove in Pirate's Curse and was perfected in Seven Sirens.
A neat little curio, I guess.
☆☆☆
As a piece of gaming history, this gets a 10 out of 5!
As a GAME...eh, it's totally fine. It bridges the gap between a GBC game and a DSi one, long before Shantae found her groove in Pirate's Curse and was perfected in Seven Sirens.
A neat little curio, I guess.
November 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
6. Shantae: Risky Revolution
☆☆☆
As a piece of gaming history, this gets a 10 out of 5!
As a GAME...eh, it's totally fine. It bridges the gap between a GBC game and a DSi one, long before Shantae found her groove in Pirate's Curse and was perfected in Seven Sirens.
A neat little curio, I guess.
☆☆☆
As a piece of gaming history, this gets a 10 out of 5!
As a GAME...eh, it's totally fine. It bridges the gap between a GBC game and a DSi one, long before Shantae found her groove in Pirate's Curse and was perfected in Seven Sirens.
A neat little curio, I guess.
5. Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
☆☆☆☆
After 8 and Monsters, I finally felt ready.
I have a LOT of thoughts, but at the end of the day? I get it. If this is how Japanese audiences felt in 1988, I 100% understand get it.
(I'd love for future games to try the "make your own party" thing again.)
☆☆☆☆
After 8 and Monsters, I finally felt ready.
I have a LOT of thoughts, but at the end of the day? I get it. If this is how Japanese audiences felt in 1988, I 100% understand get it.
(I'd love for future games to try the "make your own party" thing again.)
November 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
5. Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
☆☆☆☆
After 8 and Monsters, I finally felt ready.
I have a LOT of thoughts, but at the end of the day? I get it. If this is how Japanese audiences felt in 1988, I 100% understand get it.
(I'd love for future games to try the "make your own party" thing again.)
☆☆☆☆
After 8 and Monsters, I finally felt ready.
I have a LOT of thoughts, but at the end of the day? I get it. If this is how Japanese audiences felt in 1988, I 100% understand get it.
(I'd love for future games to try the "make your own party" thing again.)
4. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
☆☆☆☆☆
Paper Mario 64 is one of my favorite games. I tried TTYD back on the 'cube ages ago, but it didn't grab me then.
Now? Dang, this is a hell of a sequel. Not just in scope, but gameplay as well. Hilarious, heartfelt, ADORE the sidekicks.
I get the hype.
☆☆☆☆☆
Paper Mario 64 is one of my favorite games. I tried TTYD back on the 'cube ages ago, but it didn't grab me then.
Now? Dang, this is a hell of a sequel. Not just in scope, but gameplay as well. Hilarious, heartfelt, ADORE the sidekicks.
I get the hype.
November 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
4. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
☆☆☆☆☆
Paper Mario 64 is one of my favorite games. I tried TTYD back on the 'cube ages ago, but it didn't grab me then.
Now? Dang, this is a hell of a sequel. Not just in scope, but gameplay as well. Hilarious, heartfelt, ADORE the sidekicks.
I get the hype.
☆☆☆☆☆
Paper Mario 64 is one of my favorite games. I tried TTYD back on the 'cube ages ago, but it didn't grab me then.
Now? Dang, this is a hell of a sequel. Not just in scope, but gameplay as well. Hilarious, heartfelt, ADORE the sidekicks.
I get the hype.
3. Okami
☆☆☆☆
This is the second time I've beaten this little masterpiece. The sequel teaser got me hungry again.
Okami overflows with charm and joy. Ammy controls like a dream, the world is a blast to explore, the the score is GORGEOUS.
It's a breezy epic. Just pure fun.
☆☆☆☆
This is the second time I've beaten this little masterpiece. The sequel teaser got me hungry again.
Okami overflows with charm and joy. Ammy controls like a dream, the world is a blast to explore, the the score is GORGEOUS.
It's a breezy epic. Just pure fun.
November 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
3. Okami
☆☆☆☆
This is the second time I've beaten this little masterpiece. The sequel teaser got me hungry again.
Okami overflows with charm and joy. Ammy controls like a dream, the world is a blast to explore, the the score is GORGEOUS.
It's a breezy epic. Just pure fun.
☆☆☆☆
This is the second time I've beaten this little masterpiece. The sequel teaser got me hungry again.
Okami overflows with charm and joy. Ammy controls like a dream, the world is a blast to explore, the the score is GORGEOUS.
It's a breezy epic. Just pure fun.
2. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
☆☆☆☆☆
I was on a Castlevania kick, y'see.
I'd heard that some consider this to be the best Metroidvania in the series. I held off playing it because I'm a Belmont purist, but OoE convinced me to give it a shot.
Yeah...I was SHOCKED by how great it was. Near perfect.
☆☆☆☆☆
I was on a Castlevania kick, y'see.
I'd heard that some consider this to be the best Metroidvania in the series. I held off playing it because I'm a Belmont purist, but OoE convinced me to give it a shot.
Yeah...I was SHOCKED by how great it was. Near perfect.
November 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
2. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
☆☆☆☆☆
I was on a Castlevania kick, y'see.
I'd heard that some consider this to be the best Metroidvania in the series. I held off playing it because I'm a Belmont purist, but OoE convinced me to give it a shot.
Yeah...I was SHOCKED by how great it was. Near perfect.
☆☆☆☆☆
I was on a Castlevania kick, y'see.
I'd heard that some consider this to be the best Metroidvania in the series. I held off playing it because I'm a Belmont purist, but OoE convinced me to give it a shot.
Yeah...I was SHOCKED by how great it was. Near perfect.
Oh dang though I ADORE this.
November 19, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Oh dang though I ADORE this.
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There's a reason Mario, a surface-level plain character, rose above other mascots to become the most iconic game character in the world.
Mario is a manifestation of the joy of the player. Mario has just as much fun being Mario as the player does. It's a two-way relationship via the language of joy.
Mario is a manifestation of the joy of the player. Mario has just as much fun being Mario as the player does. It's a two-way relationship via the language of joy.
November 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
There's a reason Mario, a surface-level plain character, rose above other mascots to become the most iconic game character in the world.
Mario is a manifestation of the joy of the player. Mario has just as much fun being Mario as the player does. It's a two-way relationship via the language of joy.
Mario is a manifestation of the joy of the player. Mario has just as much fun being Mario as the player does. It's a two-way relationship via the language of joy.
The fact that it's from Spy Kids 2 is what makes it so funny though. It'd be like if the "tears in rain" monologue instead originated from Secret Life of Pets 2.
September 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The fact that it's from Spy Kids 2 is what makes it so funny though. It'd be like if the "tears in rain" monologue instead originated from Secret Life of Pets 2.