The Crimson Blade
thecrimsonblayde.myatproto.social
The Crimson Blade
@thecrimsonblayde.myatproto.social
He/him

Former Japanator Senior Editor. Former Destructoid Contributor.

An average bystander on a journey through life.
LRP Yeah... It's ridiculous how that casting process was done.
February 15, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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Suffice to say, no, I didn’t know who all was being asked. This was arranged through a mutual friend somewhere between five and ten years ago. There aren’t enough palms in the world for my face.
February 12, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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“Steph, would you like to record a cat noise for an Edmund McMillen game?”

“Sure, what’s the worst that could happen?”
February 12, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Since this week's #RandomGameSaturday landed on Valentine's Day, my gut feeling told me to go with Pandora's Tower.

Overall, the game's idea of feeding the flesh of dead monsters to your cursed partner gave off a nice intense feeling, since the curse will win if you don't plan your runs well.
February 15, 2026 at 1:45 AM
LRP There goes my interest in Mewgenics, since it features a rabid Zionist and his terrorist wife in the cast, along with some other horrendous people.

It's unfortunate that the decent people in the cast didn't know who else was in the game when they accepted the offer.
February 15, 2026 at 1:22 AM
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Having one of the most prominent very known Zionists online that has said so much anti-Palestinian rhetoric in the credits for your game is wild!

Am obviously referring to Ethan Klein!

He has used his gargantuan platform to harass huge pro-Palestinian folks, and Palestinians for so long, as well!
like oh my god
February 12, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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like oh my god
February 11, 2026 at 2:37 AM
So I saw this pop up on my YouTube recommendations, and I found it neat that someone decided to add Kamen Rider W's op, "W-B-X~W-Boiled Extreme~," to Star Detective Precure's opening video.

The nice thing about it working is that both shows feature a detective duo.
名探偵プリキュアのOPを仮面ライダーWにしてみた
YouTube video by ポチタン
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 11:47 PM
LRP Don't mess with the Chuchu class.
February 13, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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shout out to my man for giving this kid the chuchu razzle dazzle
February 13, 2026 at 10:55 PM
LRP Hopefully, it won't leave GOG.
February 11, 2026 at 4:18 AM
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Yakuza 3 Remastered also on GOG (and will likely remain there as 0 did) - $19.99 buff.ly/mbB5wsQ #ad
February 11, 2026 at 2:55 AM
LRP It's pieces like these that remind us about the importance of the human element and experience when creating things. Something that tends to be missing in stuff using GenAI "creative" tools like chatbots and image generators.
February 11, 2026 at 3:59 AM
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LLM Slop Will Make Us Antisocial - Ruminations on IFComp 2025

mimidoshima.neocities.org/main/posts/2...

i wrote about recent events in the interactive fiction community and how it emboldened me to fight against vibe coders and LLM slop.
Mimidoshima
LLM Slop Will Make Us Antisocial - Ruminations on IFComp 2025
mimidoshima.neocities.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:40 AM
LRP It's unfortunate the "walking back" thing wasn't one.
February 10, 2026 at 5:59 AM
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despite what this post may say: this is not a walkback. this is a reiteration. we already knew this information. do not fall for unwise propaganda. keep the pressure on, financially or verbally. barrage them.
Discord is already starting to walk things back a little, so people should keep doing what they're doing (cancel Nitro, leave feedback/criticism, direct contact through support tickets/phone/email/etc)
February 10, 2026 at 2:57 AM
LRP It's good that taking action against Discord is resulting in the BS getting walked back.
February 10, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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Discord is already starting to walk things back a little, so people should keep doing what they're doing (cancel Nitro, leave feedback/criticism, direct contact through support tickets/phone/email/etc)
February 10, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Oops.

I forgot to check the spacing between the first set when I was spellchecking, so here's a correction for the "A" and "B" section:

A
Arcana Heart
Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia
Armored Core 2

B
Banjo Kazooie
Breath of Fire V: Dragon's Quarter
Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django
This looks fun.

NAME 3 GAMES YOU'VE CLEARED/PLAYED FOR EVERY LETTER OF THE ALPHABET

A
Arcana Heart
Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia Armored Core 2

B
Banjo Kazooie
Breath of Fire V: Dragon's Quarter Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django

C
Castlevania
Chroma Squad
Chantelise - A Tale of Two Sisters
thanks for the idea, @fm-synth.bsky.social

NAME 3 GAMES YOU'VE CLEARED/PLAYED FOR EVERY LETTER OF THE ALPHABET

A
ActRaiser
Alien: Isolation
Asura's Wrath

B
Banjo Kazooie
Bayonetta
Bloodborne

C
Contra 4
Cookie Clicker
Cosmic Star Heroine

D
Death Stranding
The Dig
Dragon Ball FighterZ
February 10, 2026 at 1:21 AM
This looks fun.

NAME 3 GAMES YOU'VE CLEARED/PLAYED FOR EVERY LETTER OF THE ALPHABET

A
Arcana Heart
Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia Armored Core 2

B
Banjo Kazooie
Breath of Fire V: Dragon's Quarter Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django

C
Castlevania
Chroma Squad
Chantelise - A Tale of Two Sisters
thanks for the idea, @fm-synth.bsky.social

NAME 3 GAMES YOU'VE CLEARED/PLAYED FOR EVERY LETTER OF THE ALPHABET

A
ActRaiser
Alien: Isolation
Asura's Wrath

B
Banjo Kazooie
Bayonetta
Bloodborne

C
Contra 4
Cookie Clicker
Cosmic Star Heroine

D
Death Stranding
The Dig
Dragon Ball FighterZ
February 10, 2026 at 1:16 AM
As February brings us a holiday themed around love in the U.S., I decided to go with Gal Gun Returns for this week's #RandomGameSaturday.

As someone who enjoyed some of Inti Creates' stuff, I found it interesting that they made a rail shooter dating sim game.

I can't wait to go through it one day.
February 8, 2026 at 1:57 AM
After accessing my Xenoblade 1 save file 13 to 14 years later, I finally defeated the game's superbosses!

One silly moment during this ordeal was when I was fighting the strongest superboss, the weakest one respawned and decided to join in after I got the former to low health.

Luckily, I won.
Behold the power of #RandomGameSaturday! That's right, folks, I'm going with Xenoblade Chronicles.

I recently returned to it to do the post-game stuff, and the idea of the title taking place on the body of a large titan continues to be fascinating.

I can't wait to overcome the game's superbosses.
February 7, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Behold the power of #RandomGameSaturday! That's right, folks, I'm going with Xenoblade Chronicles.

I recently returned to it to do the post-game stuff, and the idea of the title taking place on the body of a large titan continues to be fascinating.

I can't wait to overcome the game's superbosses.
February 1, 2026 at 12:46 AM
LRP Oh, wow. Didn't see that one coming.
January 31, 2026 at 11:35 PM