Bracht
@bracht.bsky.social
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It’s so nice to feel at home on the internet again!
Follow me if you’d never get tired of seeing Nintendo/indie/board games in your timeline. I post about other stuff, but that’s the bulk of it.
It’s so nice to feel at home on the internet again!
Follow me if you’d never get tired of seeing Nintendo/indie/board games in your timeline. I post about other stuff, but that’s the bulk of it.
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Bracht
@bracht.bsky.social
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Resetti in 2002: Only sentient being holding the universe together. "You will type 'SORRY' on this non-touch keyboard, several times, letter by letter with your GameCube controller, until you atone for your sins."
Resetti in 2026: I will work for you for free and I will thank you. "Thanks UwU 🥹"
Resetti in 2026: I will work for you for free and I will thank you. "Thanks UwU 🥹"
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Starting to wonder if constantly sharing things that will make you go insane with friends and colleagues is a good way to avoid not going insane.
November 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Starting to wonder if constantly sharing things that will make you go insane with friends and colleagues is a good way to avoid not going insane.
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Musk has apparently manipulated Grok so much that it says he's a better athlete than LeBron James and a funnier comedian than Jerry Seinfeld.
Imagine being so insecure you need to program an LLM to boost you like that.
Imagine being so insecure you need to program an LLM to boost you like that.
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Musk has apparently manipulated Grok so much that it says he's a better athlete than LeBron James and a funnier comedian than Jerry Seinfeld.
Imagine being so insecure you need to program an LLM to boost you like that.
Imagine being so insecure you need to program an LLM to boost you like that.
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Nobody is taking away my em dash www.wsj.com/tech/ai/dont...
Don’t Let AI Ruin the Em Dash
In defense of the newly controversial punctuation mark, which has become a target for those determined to root out AI writing.
www.wsj.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Nobody is taking away my em dash www.wsj.com/tech/ai/dont...
I haven't played Bloodless, but the other two are genuinely five-star meals. Highly highly recommend.
Unsighted is "what is Zelda but very modern and avant-garde", and Dandara is the same, but for Metroid instead of Zelda.
Unsighted is "what is Zelda but very modern and avant-garde", and Dandara is the same, but for Metroid instead of Zelda.
BUNDLE DE JOGOS BRASILEIROS!
BLOODLESS X DANDARA X UNSIGHTED!
Três clássicos games brasileiros juntos com ótimo preço! :) Feliz de ver o UNSIGHTED ao lado dessas pedradas!
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BRAZILIAN GAMES BUNDLE!
Get three classic Brazilian indie titles on this Bundle! Happy to see UNSIGHTED featured!
Link 👇
BLOODLESS X DANDARA X UNSIGHTED!
Três clássicos games brasileiros juntos com ótimo preço! :) Feliz de ver o UNSIGHTED ao lado dessas pedradas!
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BRAZILIAN GAMES BUNDLE!
Get three classic Brazilian indie titles on this Bundle! Happy to see UNSIGHTED featured!
Link 👇
November 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I haven't played Bloodless, but the other two are genuinely five-star meals. Highly highly recommend.
Unsighted is "what is Zelda but very modern and avant-garde", and Dandara is the same, but for Metroid instead of Zelda.
Unsighted is "what is Zelda but very modern and avant-garde", and Dandara is the same, but for Metroid instead of Zelda.
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Today's weapon of choice: the crossbow! You have a lot of options on how to use this one, and it flows nicely with the other weapons!
Game's name: Alabaster Dawn
#alabasterdawn #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #indiedev
Game's name: Alabaster Dawn
#alabasterdawn #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #indiedev
November 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Today's weapon of choice: the crossbow! You have a lot of options on how to use this one, and it flows nicely with the other weapons!
Game's name: Alabaster Dawn
#alabasterdawn #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #indiedev
Game's name: Alabaster Dawn
#alabasterdawn #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #indiedev
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"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
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ABOUT FUCKING TIME TO THINK ABOUT THE OBVIOUS
The EU Commission wants browsers to manage cookie preferences instead of annoying and unavoidable pop-ups on every website.
www.theverge.com/news/823788/...
www.theverge.com/news/823788/...
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
ABOUT FUCKING TIME TO THINK ABOUT THE OBVIOUS
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"The idea of a level playing field rationalizes inequality more than it promotes equality."
Chapter 6, Unsettling Catan
I'm a big fan of how this book casually unmasks the political suggestions and beliefs underlying so many eurogame designs.
Chapter 6, Unsettling Catan
I'm a big fan of how this book casually unmasks the political suggestions and beliefs underlying so many eurogame designs.
November 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"The idea of a level playing field rationalizes inequality more than it promotes equality."
Chapter 6, Unsettling Catan
I'm a big fan of how this book casually unmasks the political suggestions and beliefs underlying so many eurogame designs.
Chapter 6, Unsettling Catan
I'm a big fan of how this book casually unmasks the political suggestions and beliefs underlying so many eurogame designs.
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"Such games subtly adopt a culturally capitalist vision of peace - not as the absence of conflict, but as perpetual conflict that feels peaceful only because it plays out within balanced economic arenas."
This is the dirty secret of all eurogames. They're, unwittingly or not, propaganda at heart.
This is the dirty secret of all eurogames. They're, unwittingly or not, propaganda at heart.
November 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"Such games subtly adopt a culturally capitalist vision of peace - not as the absence of conflict, but as perpetual conflict that feels peaceful only because it plays out within balanced economic arenas."
This is the dirty secret of all eurogames. They're, unwittingly or not, propaganda at heart.
This is the dirty secret of all eurogames. They're, unwittingly or not, propaganda at heart.
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"Detachment makes gameworlds too bland to be cathartic. And it makes me too disengaged to be playful."
End of chapter 1, Unsettling Catan
This is the more abstract version of explaining why eurogames feel "soulless" and "same-y".
It's a self-inflicted wound by players to only care selectively.
End of chapter 1, Unsettling Catan
This is the more abstract version of explaining why eurogames feel "soulless" and "same-y".
It's a self-inflicted wound by players to only care selectively.
November 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
"Detachment makes gameworlds too bland to be cathartic. And it makes me too disengaged to be playful."
End of chapter 1, Unsettling Catan
This is the more abstract version of explaining why eurogames feel "soulless" and "same-y".
It's a self-inflicted wound by players to only care selectively.
End of chapter 1, Unsettling Catan
This is the more abstract version of explaining why eurogames feel "soulless" and "same-y".
It's a self-inflicted wound by players to only care selectively.
I don’t know how people can go their entirely life expressing themselves in writing (even non-writers, like people who post on the internet or send emails) without using em dashes and semicolons. And copious amounts of parentheses. They’re essential. Some thoughts can’t be rendered without them!
November 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I don’t know how people can go their entirely life expressing themselves in writing (even non-writers, like people who post on the internet or send emails) without using em dashes and semicolons. And copious amounts of parentheses. They’re essential. Some thoughts can’t be rendered without them!
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Not all heroes wear capes; some of them simply say “let’s give the best X-Files creator an Apple TV infinite budget and full access to one of the best actors on television”
November 19, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Not all heroes wear capes; some of them simply say “let’s give the best X-Files creator an Apple TV infinite budget and full access to one of the best actors on television”
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I love proper comma use. 😁
November 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I love proper comma use. 😁
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Aired some grievances with The Game Awards’ Best Mobile category, which has steadily narrowed its focus towards IP-driven gacha games regardless of their reception. Impossible to imagine something like Hidden Folks competing in 2025 and that’s weird! www.polygon.com/game-awards-...
We need to talk about The Game Awards' Best Mobile nominees
High-profile free-to-play games have transformed the category in recent years
www.polygon.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Aired some grievances with The Game Awards’ Best Mobile category, which has steadily narrowed its focus towards IP-driven gacha games regardless of their reception. Impossible to imagine something like Hidden Folks competing in 2025 and that’s weird! www.polygon.com/game-awards-...
So apparently there’s ZERO good analysis of Pluribus yet on YouTube? We’re only 3 episodes in, but I feel like there’s already quite a lot to unpack, especially with the protagonist’s character and behavior…
November 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
So apparently there’s ZERO good analysis of Pluribus yet on YouTube? We’re only 3 episodes in, but I feel like there’s already quite a lot to unpack, especially with the protagonist’s character and behavior…
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I spent so much time in Marvel’s Deadpool VR having nonstop “Deadpool jokes” pumped directly into my ear that I started to see the very predictable anatomy of a “Deadpool joke.” So here is a cursed review of Marvel’s Deadpool VR. www.polygon.com/marvels-dead...
Marvel's Deadpool VR, as reviewed by Deadpool
Polygon's IGN 7/10 of the year
www.polygon.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I spent so much time in Marvel’s Deadpool VR having nonstop “Deadpool jokes” pumped directly into my ear that I started to see the very predictable anatomy of a “Deadpool joke.” So here is a cursed review of Marvel’s Deadpool VR. www.polygon.com/marvels-dead...
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Two things can be true: 1.) The Game Awards are meaningless and we shouldn't take them all that seriously. 2.) Award shows of its scale DO rewrite the mainstream history of the art form, whether they deserve to or not, and its okay to care that it's so thoughtless despite having that responsibility.
November 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Two things can be true: 1.) The Game Awards are meaningless and we shouldn't take them all that seriously. 2.) Award shows of its scale DO rewrite the mainstream history of the art form, whether they deserve to or not, and its okay to care that it's so thoughtless despite having that responsibility.
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Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
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losing my mind over youtube's suggested reply for this comment
November 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
losing my mind over youtube's suggested reply for this comment
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I know, I know, Discourse is bad and all that. Can I just take ONE minute to vent? This year's Innovation in Accessibility Award represent the same issue EVERY year with TGA – it's ALWAYS AAA games that have the best marketing.
November 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I know, I know, Discourse is bad and all that. Can I just take ONE minute to vent? This year's Innovation in Accessibility Award represent the same issue EVERY year with TGA – it's ALWAYS AAA games that have the best marketing.
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The Game Awards are not the Oscars of video games. The Oscars miss constantly but at least they are a bona fide attempt by an industry to legitimize and promote itself; TGA is not that, it's just ads for individual products masquerading as an awards show run by one guy's particular preferences.
November 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Game Awards are not the Oscars of video games. The Oscars miss constantly but at least they are a bona fide attempt by an industry to legitimize and promote itself; TGA is not that, it's just ads for individual products masquerading as an awards show run by one guy's particular preferences.
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By the way, Edge of Tomorrow is definitely the best sci-fi movie — one of the best movies of any genre — that still too many people don’t know about. Suffered from the start from a bad title, but it’s absolutely fantastic. I’ve watched it SO many times.
November 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
By the way, Edge of Tomorrow is definitely the best sci-fi movie — one of the best movies of any genre — that still too many people don’t know about. Suffered from the start from a bad title, but it’s absolutely fantastic. I’ve watched it SO many times.
Moon Channel is secretly one of the best channels on YouTube. I watch even when I don’t think I’m interested in the subject it’s covering, and it’s always incredibly fascinating and terrifically well made.
Why Do So Many Twitter Nazis Love K-On!?
YouTube video by Moon Channel
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Moon Channel is secretly one of the best channels on YouTube. I watch even when I don’t think I’m interested in the subject it’s covering, and it’s always incredibly fascinating and terrifically well made.
I was thinking… at the rate and direction things are going, it feels likely that I’ll leave Bluesky at some point. In turn, it’s pretty likely that this will be the last traditional, general-purpose, non-local social media app I’ll ever use.
If Bluesky doesn’t work, nothing else like it will.
If Bluesky doesn’t work, nothing else like it will.
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I was thinking… at the rate and direction things are going, it feels likely that I’ll leave Bluesky at some point. In turn, it’s pretty likely that this will be the last traditional, general-purpose, non-local social media app I’ll ever use.
If Bluesky doesn’t work, nothing else like it will.
If Bluesky doesn’t work, nothing else like it will.
I absolutely hate the protagonist on Pluribus. She’s the most odious protagonist I ever remember watching. Everything she does, every reaction she has to everything, disturbs me because it reminds me that so many people act like her.
And the show is all the better for it. It’s fascinating.
And the show is all the better for it. It’s fascinating.
November 15, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I absolutely hate the protagonist on Pluribus. She’s the most odious protagonist I ever remember watching. Everything she does, every reaction she has to everything, disturbs me because it reminds me that so many people act like her.
And the show is all the better for it. It’s fascinating.
And the show is all the better for it. It’s fascinating.