Timothy Monbleau
timmonbleau.bsky.social
Timothy Monbleau
@timmonbleau.bsky.social
Former Guide Editor at Destructoid, bylines at PC Gamer, Kotaku, and GamesRadar+. I write about video games and even play them sometimes. He/Him
The funniest part about this statement is that it implies that new video game critics are getting hired.
January 21, 2026 at 6:47 PM
The fact that it has one of the best boss themes ever recorded in the history of video games certainly helped cement it as an all-time classic for me.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U-u...
Ys Seven OST - Vacant Interference
YouTube video by Falcom Music Channel
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January 8, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I know a lot of these mechanics are divisive nowadays. At the time though, it really felt like this relatively overlooked series was hitting you with encounters that were way ahead of the mainstream. I would have never predicted Seven's systems would become so common, but I'm not surprised either.
January 8, 2026 at 11:06 PM
What a way to find out Nintendo reads my skeets.

Unrelated, just throwing this out there for no particular reason, I'm definitely still sad Nintendo hasn't created a Switch 2 remake of Dragalia Lost a la Octopath Traveler 0. Just really tears me up inside.
January 8, 2026 at 9:02 PM
🎊Happy birthday to a quality guy 🎊
January 8, 2026 at 5:17 PM
If you're grabbing PS+ Extra, Sword of the Sea, Blue Prince, Demon's Souls, and Ghost of Tsushima are easy places to start (Bloodborne's on there too). My First Gran Turismo is basically a Gran Turismo 7 demo, so you can see if that's your thing too.
December 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
It turns out that Nidhogg is weak to getting shot.
December 18, 2025 at 5:49 AM
"To put an end to this video game discourse, I've asked an AI-generated Roger Ebert for his opinion."
December 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Thank you so much Andrea, it’s been so long since I’ve written something like this too. 🥲
November 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Dude I am so overwhelmed in all the best ways seeing this, thank you so much for reading!
November 22, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The crazy part is that I didn't actually vibe with DQ III HD-2D that hard (liked it but didn't love it), so I wasn't expecting to go into this one wondering "Does Masaaki Hayasaka know better than Yuji Horii?"
November 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM