Mark Andrus
@alltehpie.bsky.social
I did imply that playing through Indika would be a better use of time of your time. So sure, I'm game. Here are my top 50
50: Fragile (2020)
49: A Dark Room (2013)
48: Aotenjo: Infinite Hands (2025)
47: Queers in Love at the End of the World (2013)
46: Despelote (2025)
50: Fragile (2020)
49: A Dark Room (2013)
48: Aotenjo: Infinite Hands (2025)
47: Queers in Love at the End of the World (2013)
46: Despelote (2025)
New rule this year: If you post "Play more indie games" during the game awards, you are required to make a thread recommending 50 of them.
December 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I did imply that playing through Indika would be a better use of time of your time. So sure, I'm game. Here are my top 50
50: Fragile (2020)
49: A Dark Room (2013)
48: Aotenjo: Infinite Hands (2025)
47: Queers in Love at the End of the World (2013)
46: Despelote (2025)
50: Fragile (2020)
49: A Dark Room (2013)
48: Aotenjo: Infinite Hands (2025)
47: Queers in Love at the End of the World (2013)
46: Despelote (2025)
For everything you could say about them, the FFXIII trilogy are among the most unique games ever made. The fact that this is the period people point to as JRPGs being creatively bankrupt is real dumb
December 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
For everything you could say about them, the FFXIII trilogy are among the most unique games ever made. The fact that this is the period people point to as JRPGs being creatively bankrupt is real dumb
Not to sound prejudice, but if a white guy shows up to town having received a mysterious note from his dead wife, I'm just going to assume that the first thing he's going to do is start breaking windows and looting everything in sight
December 14, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Not to sound prejudice, but if a white guy shows up to town having received a mysterious note from his dead wife, I'm just going to assume that the first thing he's going to do is start breaking windows and looting everything in sight
People using the word "pretentious" as an insult isn't my least favorite thing in the world. But the driving sentiment behind it is
December 13, 2025 at 7:20 AM
People using the word "pretentious" as an insult isn't my least favorite thing in the world. But the driving sentiment behind it is
Whenever I own up to a bias and say I have reasons for believing what I do beyond that bias, all people see from that point forward is the bias. Really makes owning up never worth it.
December 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Whenever I own up to a bias and say I have reasons for believing what I do beyond that bias, all people see from that point forward is the bias. Really makes owning up never worth it.
I know nobody wants to do this anymore, but new Returnal and Control replacing their protagonists with non-descript guys (and Lara Croft looking AI generated) sucks.
December 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I know nobody wants to do this anymore, but new Returnal and Control replacing their protagonists with non-descript guys (and Lara Croft looking AI generated) sucks.
Indika is about 4 hours long. You could be playing Indika right now instead. (I am playing Indika right now and it's great)
December 12, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Indika is about 4 hours long. You could be playing Indika right now instead. (I am playing Indika right now and it's great)
The amount of hours I put into FFXIV this year can properly be viewed as my depression score this year. Let me tell you, it is big.
December 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The amount of hours I put into FFXIV this year can properly be viewed as my depression score this year. Let me tell you, it is big.
It's interesting that Luke 2 is the Bible verse read every year. In my mind that chapter is the foundation of Christianity as iconography over any moral framework. It also directly establishes it as a political entity
December 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It's interesting that Luke 2 is the Bible verse read every year. In my mind that chapter is the foundation of Christianity as iconography over any moral framework. It also directly establishes it as a political entity
Love how the solution to "way too many tv shows are the same" was to create a plagiarism machine
December 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Love how the solution to "way too many tv shows are the same" was to create a plagiarism machine
Ys 8 or Tokyo Xanadu now. I love them both. At the time I probably would have said Stardew
Quote this with what you would have said your game of the year was at the end of 2016, and what you would say your favourite game of 2016 is now, if it differs
(If you need a more comprehensive refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...)
(If you need a more comprehensive refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...)
December 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Ys 8 or Tokyo Xanadu now. I love them both. At the time I probably would have said Stardew
Can't help but think that my life wouldn't be slightly better if my body picked up the hint that I don't want to grow hair on my back.
December 10, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Can't help but think that my life wouldn't be slightly better if my body picked up the hint that I don't want to grow hair on my back.
Forget Pasolini. What video games need, in order to grow as an artistic medium, is it's own Kenneth Anger. And nobody wants that.
December 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Forget Pasolini. What video games need, in order to grow as an artistic medium, is it's own Kenneth Anger. And nobody wants that.
Old Skies is one of the best games of the year, and easily the most under-appreciated.
December 8, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Old Skies is one of the best games of the year, and easily the most under-appreciated.
Gender Reveal makes no sense. It should be a Genitalia Revelia
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Gender Reveal makes no sense. It should be a Genitalia Revelia
During Somewhere over the Rainbow Toto sits there hoping to get pet the whole time and it's the best thing is this movie
December 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
During Somewhere over the Rainbow Toto sits there hoping to get pet the whole time and it's the best thing is this movie
Are there any used games stores worth anything anymore? I feel like they all use basic internet resources to set their prices to the maximum they can get. There are no more deals to be found, so the inconvenience isn't worth the visit
December 6, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Are there any used games stores worth anything anymore? I feel like they all use basic internet resources to set their prices to the maximum they can get. There are no more deals to be found, so the inconvenience isn't worth the visit
2000xResist featuring Makoto from Street Fighter III.
December 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
2000xResist featuring Makoto from Street Fighter III.
I think there's a certain type of person who only likes things that will never reach a level of visibility to ever be criticized. Which is fine. It's nice enjoying things when you're not being told they're bad. But too often they then carry contempt for anything that a large amount of people enjoy.
December 5, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I think there's a certain type of person who only likes things that will never reach a level of visibility to ever be criticized. Which is fine. It's nice enjoying things when you're not being told they're bad. But too often they then carry contempt for anything that a large amount of people enjoy.
The far-too-common belief among American men that grocery shopping is woman work is insane
December 4, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The far-too-common belief among American men that grocery shopping is woman work is insane
Nintendo does a good job covering their bases on different genres. Metroid should be their horror game. It should not be their military shooter
December 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Nintendo does a good job covering their bases on different genres. Metroid should be their horror game. It should not be their military shooter
I wish Baldur's Gate 3 ever went on sale for a decent price
December 1, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I wish Baldur's Gate 3 ever went on sale for a decent price
After you play enough Hades 2 you basically never get Scylla's song unstuck from your head
December 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
After you play enough Hades 2 you basically never get Scylla's song unstuck from your head
The frustrating thing about E33 is that it's treated like the best rpg in decades, and it is very good, but I think it's fair to say that half the games Falcom has put out in the last decade are as good or better than it
November 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The frustrating thing about E33 is that it's treated like the best rpg in decades, and it is very good, but I think it's fair to say that half the games Falcom has put out in the last decade are as good or better than it
I really think that the ceiling for a pumpkin pie is 6/10, unless it is really good, then it's absolutely 10/10
November 30, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I really think that the ceiling for a pumpkin pie is 6/10, unless it is really good, then it's absolutely 10/10