Tai
@taitsurugi.bsky.social
Classic MonHun, Action Games, STGs and Arcade Games.
Umbasa
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"The core problem of the beat-'em-up genre in 2025 is content. ... You were expected to replay them over and over, mastering their nuances over time.
In the modern era, that can feel like a half-formed hook. Mastery is fun, but we expect more structure—progression and variation."
In the modern era, that can feel like a half-formed hook. Mastery is fun, but we expect more structure—progression and variation."
December 30, 2025 at 8:12 AM
"The core problem of the beat-'em-up genre in 2025 is content. ... You were expected to replay them over and over, mastering their nuances over time.
In the modern era, that can feel like a half-formed hook. Mastery is fun, but we expect more structure—progression and variation."
In the modern era, that can feel like a half-formed hook. Mastery is fun, but we expect more structure—progression and variation."
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The medium where mtx,gacha,live service,survivorlikes have become normalized and accepted. The medium where scale is worshipped like nothing else. The medium where important history is lost and tech upgrades are treated as artistic upgrades. The fans of this medium is for sure going to resist genAI
December 23, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The medium where mtx,gacha,live service,survivorlikes have become normalized and accepted. The medium where scale is worshipped like nothing else. The medium where important history is lost and tech upgrades are treated as artistic upgrades. The fans of this medium is for sure going to resist genAI
Astralibra is abysmal.
Haven't played such a bad game in a long while. No level design and no encounter design just hordes of enemies on flat terrain, spongey bosses, terrible writing and ton of systems tha boil down to "number go up". The game is cookie clicker with extra steps.
Haven't played such a bad game in a long while. No level design and no encounter design just hordes of enemies on flat terrain, spongey bosses, terrible writing and ton of systems tha boil down to "number go up". The game is cookie clicker with extra steps.
December 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Astralibra is abysmal.
Haven't played such a bad game in a long while. No level design and no encounter design just hordes of enemies on flat terrain, spongey bosses, terrible writing and ton of systems tha boil down to "number go up". The game is cookie clicker with extra steps.
Haven't played such a bad game in a long while. No level design and no encounter design just hordes of enemies on flat terrain, spongey bosses, terrible writing and ton of systems tha boil down to "number go up". The game is cookie clicker with extra steps.
Yeah no Astlibra is absolutely terrible.
December 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Yeah no Astlibra is absolutely terrible.
Playing Astlibra and first impressions are not that great.
The RPG system are good but chapter 1 makes a terrible first impression. No level design or encounter design to speak of, just mobs to mow down on flat terrain and the first boss was absolutely terrible just a boring wall of hp.
The RPG system are good but chapter 1 makes a terrible first impression. No level design or encounter design to speak of, just mobs to mow down on flat terrain and the first boss was absolutely terrible just a boring wall of hp.
December 22, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Playing Astlibra and first impressions are not that great.
The RPG system are good but chapter 1 makes a terrible first impression. No level design or encounter design to speak of, just mobs to mow down on flat terrain and the first boss was absolutely terrible just a boring wall of hp.
The RPG system are good but chapter 1 makes a terrible first impression. No level design or encounter design to speak of, just mobs to mow down on flat terrain and the first boss was absolutely terrible just a boring wall of hp.
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I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
December 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
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Kinda not enjoying Han Tani's Challenge in Angeline Era. I'm also not looking forward to replay the mining level or the final stretch with all the cutscenes and minigames.
So I think I'm done for now. Maybe I'll just go back in Inferno and explore a bit more.
So I think I'm done for now. Maybe I'll just go back in Inferno and explore a bit more.
December 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Kinda not enjoying Han Tani's Challenge in Angeline Era. I'm also not looking forward to replay the mining level or the final stretch with all the cutscenes and minigames.
So I think I'm done for now. Maybe I'll just go back in Inferno and explore a bit more.
So I think I'm done for now. Maybe I'll just go back in Inferno and explore a bit more.
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is this what the kids call schmovement
December 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
is this what the kids call schmovement
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Gacha is in your face evil, but also how far people will bend over to defend their gambling app. Like people actually defend uma by saying fans donate to the millionaires so they actually take care of the retired horses.
Fans will defend anything, so of course AI will be adopted on mass.
Fans will defend anything, so of course AI will be adopted on mass.
December 17, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Gacha is in your face evil, but also how far people will bend over to defend their gambling app. Like people actually defend uma by saying fans donate to the millionaires so they actually take care of the retired horses.
Fans will defend anything, so of course AI will be adopted on mass.
Fans will defend anything, so of course AI will be adopted on mass.
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Hi, I'm the CEO of Glorbo, the company who enjoys near unprecedented goodwill in our field, I'm here today to talk to you about our pivot to using the Magic 8-Ball powered by children's bones that everybody hates, I've given myself psychosis listening to the 8-ball aaaaeeeeeiiiiooouuuu
December 17, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Hi, I'm the CEO of Glorbo, the company who enjoys near unprecedented goodwill in our field, I'm here today to talk to you about our pivot to using the Magic 8-Ball powered by children's bones that everybody hates, I've given myself psychosis listening to the 8-ball aaaaeeeeeiiiiooouuuu
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the enthusiasm for generative AI would not have been possible without prior decades of capitalist conditioning to view works of art as products, rather than acts of culture and shared human life
I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
the enthusiasm for generative AI would not have been possible without prior decades of capitalist conditioning to view works of art as products, rather than acts of culture and shared human life
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Hey @hantani.bsky.social , sorry to be a bother but what I'm supposed to do in this room? I'm completely stuck.
December 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Hey @hantani.bsky.social , sorry to be a bother but what I'm supposed to do in this room? I'm completely stuck.
I refuse to eat the cake @hantani.bsky.social
I will unlock the secret cake-less ending by staying in this room forever.
I will unlock the secret cake-less ending by staying in this room forever.
December 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I refuse to eat the cake @hantani.bsky.social
I will unlock the secret cake-less ending by staying in this room forever.
I will unlock the secret cake-less ending by staying in this room forever.
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Shinobi (2002) and Nightshade (2003) by Sega for PlayStation 2. Art by Makoto Tsuchibayashi.
December 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Shinobi (2002) and Nightshade (2003) by Sega for PlayStation 2. Art by Makoto Tsuchibayashi.
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This is how pixel games are meant to look
December 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This is how pixel games are meant to look
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so insanely fucking real for this
December 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
so insanely fucking real for this
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we need more closed world games. lock that shit up
December 8, 2025 at 6:57 AM
we need more closed world games. lock that shit up
Forced to work while I yearn for Angeline Era
December 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Forced to work while I yearn for Angeline Era
Truly a terrible fate.
December 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Truly a terrible fate.
Started Angeline Era on Inferno, immediatly got humbled by a school of fish as it should be.
December 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Started Angeline Era on Inferno, immediatly got humbled by a school of fish as it should be.
