Shariq (SHAH-rick)
@darkesword.com
You probably know me from the VGM scene (I run the team that runs @ocremix.org), but On Here I’m rediscovering Bollywood movies and music. Partial to the 90s/00s era.
I know so many people with ADHD that I'm starting to think that that's typical and people who can actually focus on shit are the outliers.
February 16, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I know so many people with ADHD that I'm starting to think that that's typical and people who can actually focus on shit are the outliers.
This message goes out to the guys who need to hear it: you are not special or better than other people because you choose to drink your coffee black. No cream? No sugar? Nobody gives a shit. Drink your bean-water without the sanctimony.
February 13, 2026 at 11:53 PM
This message goes out to the guys who need to hear it: you are not special or better than other people because you choose to drink your coffee black. No cream? No sugar? Nobody gives a shit. Drink your bean-water without the sanctimony.
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changing careers HURTS #ffxiv #finalfantasyxiv
January 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
changing careers HURTS #ffxiv #finalfantasyxiv
What could I possibly do to get people to actively use the OCR forums again? Is it sigs? Should re-enable signatures? Should we go all in on forum signature culture again?
IS JUNE STILL BOSS MONTH?
IS JUNE STILL BOSS MONTH?
February 10, 2026 at 3:03 AM
What could I possibly do to get people to actively use the OCR forums again? Is it sigs? Should re-enable signatures? Should we go all in on forum signature culture again?
IS JUNE STILL BOSS MONTH?
IS JUNE STILL BOSS MONTH?
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Played some actual Star Fox 64 on the Analogue 3D today. Wild how well that game holds up.
February 7, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Played some actual Star Fox 64 on the Analogue 3D today. Wild how well that game holds up.
I have not bitten the bullet yet and gotten Nightreign but literally any time I see artwork of Recluse or Revenant I’m like “…pretty…” and the mouse hovers over the Buy button. Like put a pretty lady in a game and I’m 85% sold on it.
February 7, 2026 at 1:51 AM
I have not bitten the bullet yet and gotten Nightreign but literally any time I see artwork of Recluse or Revenant I’m like “…pretty…” and the mouse hovers over the Buy button. Like put a pretty lady in a game and I’m 85% sold on it.
Another Eden gets a pass because it's literally Masato Kato doing more of what Masato Kato does, but I do agree. I fully understand that it's mostly marketing but it still feels very scummy when indies attempt to ride the coattails of the finest JRPG ever made.
we gotta start bullying """"""spiritual successors to chrono trigger""""""
A spiritual successor to Chrono Trigger/Cross is coming to Switch and PC and nobody is talking about it (Another Eden Begins)
www.resetera.com/threads/14...
www.resetera.com/threads/14...
February 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Another Eden gets a pass because it's literally Masato Kato doing more of what Masato Kato does, but I do agree. I fully understand that it's mostly marketing but it still feels very scummy when indies attempt to ride the coattails of the finest JRPG ever made.
Not sure who needs to hear this but getting back into SF6 reminded me that there’s a very cool Big Strong Lady x Big Strong Lady vibe with Manon and Marisa. These ladies are tall roommates. They’re the second book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
February 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Not sure who needs to hear this but getting back into SF6 reminded me that there’s a very cool Big Strong Lady x Big Strong Lady vibe with Manon and Marisa. These ladies are tall roommates. They’re the second book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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Frieren 💙
Watercolor anime art by Oaktea!✨
(๑´•.̫ • `๑)
Watercolor anime art by Oaktea!✨
(๑´•.̫ • `๑)
February 5, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Frieren 💙
Watercolor anime art by Oaktea!✨
(๑´•.̫ • `๑)
Watercolor anime art by Oaktea!✨
(๑´•.̫ • `๑)
There's a new Indian lady in Overwatch. Should I go back? I'm still hurting from the constant Symmetra kit changes from 1,000,000 years ago.
February 4, 2026 at 9:08 PM
There's a new Indian lady in Overwatch. Should I go back? I'm still hurting from the constant Symmetra kit changes from 1,000,000 years ago.
I don't have skin in the game but I'll say this: it's wild how Adobe seemingly has a software product that is nigh-standard in the industry and instead of *leveraging* the deeply ingrained nature of the software *they control* to *make more money*, they decide to *kill that software* instead.
February 3, 2026 at 9:01 PM
I don't have skin in the game but I'll say this: it's wild how Adobe seemingly has a software product that is nigh-standard in the industry and instead of *leveraging* the deeply ingrained nature of the software *they control* to *make more money*, they decide to *kill that software* instead.
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One of my FFXIV fandom pet peeves is the misinformed opinion that Gaius got off Scot free for his war crimes. I think that’s a take you form if you played the game skipping cutscenes, because Gaius is doing permanent community service to Eorzea under threat of death
February 3, 2026 at 1:05 PM
One of my FFXIV fandom pet peeves is the misinformed opinion that Gaius got off Scot free for his war crimes. I think that’s a take you form if you played the game skipping cutscenes, because Gaius is doing permanent community service to Eorzea under threat of death
Watched “Frozen” with the kiddo yesterday. Man this movie really does not hold up. I enjoyed it when it came out and individually the songs are good but it totally falls flat as a Disney fairy tale and completely fails as a musical. Yeesh. What a bummer.
February 3, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Watched “Frozen” with the kiddo yesterday. Man this movie really does not hold up. I enjoyed it when it came out and individually the songs are good but it totally falls flat as a Disney fairy tale and completely fails as a musical. Yeesh. What a bummer.
Been re-watching Karan Arjun lately while folding laundry and wow what a great movie. My only issue is Rajesh Roshan's weird obsession with the bad synthesizer he used for all the background music, along with the fact that he straight up PLAGIARIZED Last of the Mohicans and Terminator for the score.
February 2, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Been re-watching Karan Arjun lately while folding laundry and wow what a great movie. My only issue is Rajesh Roshan's weird obsession with the bad synthesizer he used for all the background music, along with the fact that he straight up PLAGIARIZED Last of the Mohicans and Terminator for the score.
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Copper evolution line!
(Posting their character sheets in thread⬇️)
(Posting their character sheets in thread⬇️)
February 2, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Copper evolution line!
(Posting their character sheets in thread⬇️)
(Posting their character sheets in thread⬇️)
It is 2026, there should be no video game that has a follow quest where the guy you follow is faster than your walk and slower than your run. Fucking FIGURE IT OUT game devs, we put a MAN ON THE MOON in the 1960s.
January 30, 2026 at 4:55 PM
It is 2026, there should be no video game that has a follow quest where the guy you follow is faster than your walk and slower than your run. Fucking FIGURE IT OUT game devs, we put a MAN ON THE MOON in the 1960s.
Valve should steal Gambit from Bungie and put it in Deadlock.
January 30, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Valve should steal Gambit from Bungie and put it in Deadlock.
who will save native instruments from insolvency?
January 28, 2026 at 4:51 PM
who will save native instruments from insolvency?
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25-minute video by Nukeledge walking through the wave of A.I. slop VGM “remixes”
youtu.be/D1-7DPkNAh0
We’ll stay over here with real music created by real musicians.
A.I. music doesn’t involve real skill or development.
youtube.com/ocremix
youtu.be/D1-7DPkNAh0
We’ll stay over here with real music created by real musicians.
A.I. music doesn’t involve real skill or development.
youtube.com/ocremix
YOU are listening to AI-generated Video Game Music, Please Stop
YouTube video by Nuclear [NUKELEDGE]
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 5:57 PM
25-minute video by Nukeledge walking through the wave of A.I. slop VGM “remixes”
youtu.be/D1-7DPkNAh0
We’ll stay over here with real music created by real musicians.
A.I. music doesn’t involve real skill or development.
youtube.com/ocremix
youtu.be/D1-7DPkNAh0
We’ll stay over here with real music created by real musicians.
A.I. music doesn’t involve real skill or development.
youtube.com/ocremix
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Playing machinations in the back of all the genshin group meeting scenes now, its making these a bit more tolerable bc i keep laughing
January 25, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Playing machinations in the back of all the genshin group meeting scenes now, its making these a bit more tolerable bc i keep laughing
Stopping myself from doomscrolling by updating some mute filters. This isn’t ostriching, it’s adjusting the vector of my awareness. Infinitely scrolling bad news is an onslaught.
Curate your feed. Control and filter what is presented to you.
Curate your feed. Control and filter what is presented to you.
I put the serious shit that I care about in my mute filters here because social media is the worst way to get and engage with information about the serious shit that I care about.
January 25, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Stopping myself from doomscrolling by updating some mute filters. This isn’t ostriching, it’s adjusting the vector of my awareness. Infinitely scrolling bad news is an onslaught.
Curate your feed. Control and filter what is presented to you.
Curate your feed. Control and filter what is presented to you.
Don’t sleep on #Absolum. Classic beat ‘em up mechanics with a sprinkling of roguelite run and buildcraft, wrapped in a beautiful fantasy aesthetic, and the soundtrack is a full volume affair.
Absolum on Steam
Fight as the outcast heroes of Talamh in a fierce battle to retake magic from Sun King Azra’s grasp in Absolum, an original roguelite beat ‘em up by Dotemu.
store.steampowered.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Don’t sleep on #Absolum. Classic beat ‘em up mechanics with a sprinkling of roguelite run and buildcraft, wrapped in a beautiful fantasy aesthetic, and the soundtrack is a full volume affair.