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the-puritan.bsky.social
@the-puritan.bsky.social
Musician, dad, and mostly-good boy
Day 5: game deserving a remake

Been saying for years that I would love a Bushido Blade remake.

Don't arcade-ify it or anything... keep the deep, contemplative vibe. No health bars or combo tickers flying around.
Should be nothing but the two combatants and the lethal rock-paper-scissors gameplay
December 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Well, as of just a little bit ago, I can proudly say that this is *not* Diablo 4 anymore.
The series holds some sentimental value for me, but it's pretty bad, if I'm being honest. But! I just got the platinum, so I'm done with that.

ACTUALLY currently playing Silksong. Stuck on a boss, of course.
December 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Seems kind of silly doing "Hardest Boss Fight" while stuck on a boss in Silksong...
...but, The One That Got Away for me is Dracula from the original Castlevania. Sure, probably other bosses have been harder, but I have never beat that final boss and it haunts me to this day.
December 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
My brother and I, after completing the game many many many times, used to take days to make Duke Nukem maps for each other to play.

Now, definitely by far, my most played game is Slay the Spire. I still play this game after platinum-ing it... and also play the board game a ton.
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
My first clear memories were my dad and his friends playing Adventure and Miner 2049er on their Texas Instruments console.

For me, I remember playing Blasto on it.
Wanted to share this. Something fun from Bluesky last year that me and my friends have made a yearly little event we do. Share with your friends or do it here, it's lots of fun!
December 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Oh no! The columns strike back!
November 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I love my bandmates. I love playing music for people. I love locking in with the rest of the band. I love executing something I've put the work in of rehearsing...

...but I do *not* love packing up and carrying around a bunch of drums to a show.
November 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Happy Men's Day during Transgender Awareness Week, so a very special shout-out to all my trans brothers out there.
You guys rock and I love each and every one of you!
<3
November 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
It's much darker with my human-meat eyeballs, but the phone camera's techno-sorcery makes it really pop out
November 12, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Any #synthsky folks out there ever jump on Reaper's Ninjam?
You'll catch me from time to time in there and, if you do, say hi.

Stick around and jam
November 12, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Ohhhhhh... that post-election "victory for Democrats really actually defeat" ticker finally makes sense!
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I feel bad for vaporwave artists... it must be really hard competing with all of this AI slop when you have to make your slop by hand.
November 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
At the noise show, noise-ing it up.
#synthsky
#noise
#eurorack
November 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Reposted
Dick Cheney shot his friend in the face the right way.

by Ezra Klein
November 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I don't know why I like sitting directly on stage when playing my sets, but I do.
I usually take my shoes off and have a cushion, but something about it connects me.
#synthsky
#euorack
#music
November 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
@danhipp.bsky.social
Came across the greatest SNAP opponent yet
October 31, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Alright... ready for the noise jam tonight.
I'm playing "Oops! All Square Waves" and, if you're wondering what that is, it sounds like some static and an old NES explosion sound had a tender loving threesome with a fax machine.
#synthsky
#eurorack
#noise
October 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Noise jam is back at Apohadion and ready to make your Wednesday weird!
#synthsky
#maine
October 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Beautiful weekend for Sacred and Profane. We went a little early in the day, but still got to see the island.
October 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Reposted
I wanted someone cool to destroy it
October 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Right on cue:
October 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Followup question: What *would* be a line for you? What is something that federalized troops doing would be too far over the line for you?
What's something that would cause you to use your (fairly substantial) authority as speaker to stop?
Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.
October 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A buddy of mine lent me this manga and now I'm on a government watch list
September 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Remember folks, if you aren't one of the people raptured tomorrow, it means you were just a fake Christian that used religion as justification to be shitty to people you didn't like.
September 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Political violence is bad, yes, but the expectation that you debate every bad-faith, factually incorrect, and illogical piece of propaganda while it is *currently* being used as the basis for policy that causes real harm to real people is absurd.
bsky.app/profile/mehd...
Suddenly "hate speech" is bad. Suddenly "dehumanizing" people is bad. Suddenly "cancel culture" is good. Suddenly words have consequences.

The modern American right in 2025, folks.
September 16, 2025 at 4:57 AM