Felipe Pepe
@felipepepe.bsky.social
Brazilian living in Tokyo. Editor of the CRPG Book, a free book on the history of Computer Role-Playing Games: https://crpgbook.wordpress.com/
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Felipe Pepe
@felipepepe.bsky.social
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The CRPG Book Project
The CRPG Book Project is a collaborative, non-profit effort to create an ebook on the history of Computer Role-Playing Games.
crpgbook.wordpress.com
Hi, I spent 10+ years researching all sorts of PC RPGs: AAAs, indies, RPG Maker, non-English, etc. Together with 167 volunteers, I created/edited The CRPG Book: crpgbook.wordpress.com
You can download it for free, or buy a hardcover edition from Bitmap Books - ALL author's revenue goes to charity!❤️
You can download it for free, or buy a hardcover edition from Bitmap Books - ALL author's revenue goes to charity!❤️
Just gonna leave a book recommendation here. Chávez wanted you all to read it too.
January 3, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Just gonna leave a book recommendation here. Chávez wanted you all to read it too.
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A lot of people are going to preface tu-tutting tweets with variants on the theme of "Maduro was no angel" and it's very important to have the moral clarity to understand that these people are the lowest form of coward imaginable
January 3, 2026 at 12:37 PM
A lot of people are going to preface tu-tutting tweets with variants on the theme of "Maduro was no angel" and it's very important to have the moral clarity to understand that these people are the lowest form of coward imaginable
Nem tem oq comentar, só espero q viva o bastante pra ver esse país de merda se auto-destruir.
January 3, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Nem tem oq comentar, só espero q viva o bastante pra ver esse país de merda se auto-destruir.
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Now to shine a spotlight on others!
It takes many, many communities to do the great work of game history - and they should be celebrated, dammit!
Here are some places and people that deserve a highlight, along with things they put out this year.
It takes many, many communities to do the great work of game history - and they should be celebrated, dammit!
Here are some places and people that deserve a highlight, along with things they put out this year.
January 2, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Now to shine a spotlight on others!
It takes many, many communities to do the great work of game history - and they should be celebrated, dammit!
Here are some places and people that deserve a highlight, along with things they put out this year.
It takes many, many communities to do the great work of game history - and they should be celebrated, dammit!
Here are some places and people that deserve a highlight, along with things they put out this year.
In 2026 is gonna be 10 years that I moved from Brazil to Japan... but I still get emotional every time it snows ❄️
January 2, 2026 at 11:33 AM
In 2026 is gonna be 10 years that I moved from Brazil to Japan... but I still get emotional every time it snows ❄️
Fuck yeah, snow in Tokyo! ❄️
January 2, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Fuck yeah, snow in Tokyo! ❄️
Trying to understand if I should actually get into Dungeon Travelers 2 or if that's just a really niche meme
January 2, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Trying to understand if I should actually get into Dungeon Travelers 2 or if that's just a really niche meme
Very happy that so many people enjoyed my article! Let's see if I can get that new book sorted out in 2026, the drafts I received so far are really promising :D
January 1, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Very happy that so many people enjoyed my article! Let's see if I can get that new book sorted out in 2026, the drafts I received so far are really promising :D
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A message for you all to carry through the year
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 AM
A message for you all to carry through the year
Uma meta de 2026 é ver mais filmes clássicos, especialmente nacionais.
Coisas tipo 'Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol' são muito diferentes do cinema hollywoodiano, é importante pra abrir a cabeça pra diferentes estilos. Fora q ainda é fortíssimo.
Ele e vários outros foram remasterizados recentemente
Coisas tipo 'Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol' são muito diferentes do cinema hollywoodiano, é importante pra abrir a cabeça pra diferentes estilos. Fora q ainda é fortíssimo.
Ele e vários outros foram remasterizados recentemente
January 1, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Uma meta de 2026 é ver mais filmes clássicos, especialmente nacionais.
Coisas tipo 'Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol' são muito diferentes do cinema hollywoodiano, é importante pra abrir a cabeça pra diferentes estilos. Fora q ainda é fortíssimo.
Ele e vários outros foram remasterizados recentemente
Coisas tipo 'Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol' são muito diferentes do cinema hollywoodiano, é importante pra abrir a cabeça pra diferentes estilos. Fora q ainda é fortíssimo.
Ele e vários outros foram remasterizados recentemente
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The year barely started and I already defeated Ubisoft and rescued the Might & Magic series 🥲
January 1, 2026 at 5:34 AM
The year barely started and I already defeated Ubisoft and rescued the Might & Magic series 🥲
Nice, @theycreateworlds.bsky.social just released a new episode on the history of New World Computing
open.spotify.com/episode/0yoo...
Highly influential studio, Jon Van Caneghem is probably only second to Richard Garriott as a legend in 80s & 90s CRPGs. Shame it was all run to the ground by 3DO :/
open.spotify.com/episode/0yoo...
Highly influential studio, Jon Van Caneghem is probably only second to Richard Garriott as a legend in 80s & 90s CRPGs. Shame it was all run to the ground by 3DO :/
New World Computing
open.spotify.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Nice, @theycreateworlds.bsky.social just released a new episode on the history of New World Computing
open.spotify.com/episode/0yoo...
Highly influential studio, Jon Van Caneghem is probably only second to Richard Garriott as a legend in 80s & 90s CRPGs. Shame it was all run to the ground by 3DO :/
open.spotify.com/episode/0yoo...
Highly influential studio, Jon Van Caneghem is probably only second to Richard Garriott as a legend in 80s & 90s CRPGs. Shame it was all run to the ground by 3DO :/
It's officially 2026 here, happy new year everyone!
December 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It's officially 2026 here, happy new year everyone!
To sum it up:
Sword & Fairy 4 had combat QTEs since 2007.
The remake's art direction is exactly the same since its reveal in Dec 2024.
The combat UI is every modern JRPG ever, from Trails of Cold Steel III to Persona 5 to Star Rail.
Goddamn those sneaky Chinese stealing from the saviors of JRPGs!
Sword & Fairy 4 had combat QTEs since 2007.
The remake's art direction is exactly the same since its reveal in Dec 2024.
The combat UI is every modern JRPG ever, from Trails of Cold Steel III to Persona 5 to Star Rail.
Goddamn those sneaky Chinese stealing from the saviors of JRPGs!
December 31, 2025 at 12:18 PM
To sum it up:
Sword & Fairy 4 had combat QTEs since 2007.
The remake's art direction is exactly the same since its reveal in Dec 2024.
The combat UI is every modern JRPG ever, from Trails of Cold Steel III to Persona 5 to Star Rail.
Goddamn those sneaky Chinese stealing from the saviors of JRPGs!
Sword & Fairy 4 had combat QTEs since 2007.
The remake's art direction is exactly the same since its reveal in Dec 2024.
The combat UI is every modern JRPG ever, from Trails of Cold Steel III to Persona 5 to Star Rail.
Goddamn those sneaky Chinese stealing from the saviors of JRPGs!
"You guys have one of the most important & popular left-wing leaders of the past 50 years beating the far-right on the polls... He should step down."
Brazil’s president would do his country a favour and burnish his legacy by announcing that he will stick to his promise and stand aside
Brazil’s President Lula should not run again
As Joe Biden showed, candidates over 80 carry huge risks
econ.st
December 31, 2025 at 3:54 AM
"You guys have one of the most important & popular left-wing leaders of the past 50 years beating the far-right on the polls... He should step down."
A fun thing of going back to Might & Magic X is being reminded of when they got Olivier Ledroit to redesign the series' visual identity for HoMM5. Impossibly cool lol
December 31, 2025 at 2:59 AM
A fun thing of going back to Might & Magic X is being reminded of when they got Olivier Ledroit to redesign the series' visual identity for HoMM5. Impossibly cool lol
Reposted by Felipe Pepe
If you saw the new Sword and Fairy remake and want to learn more about Chinese & Taiwanese RPGs, I wrote an overview of their history & stand-out games back in 2021:
felipepepe.medium.com/before-gensh...
And the thread below has recommendations of games available in English you can start with :)
felipepepe.medium.com/before-gensh...
And the thread below has recommendations of games available in English you can start with :)
December 30, 2025 at 12:53 AM
If you saw the new Sword and Fairy remake and want to learn more about Chinese & Taiwanese RPGs, I wrote an overview of their history & stand-out games back in 2021:
felipepepe.medium.com/before-gensh...
And the thread below has recommendations of games available in English you can start with :)
felipepepe.medium.com/before-gensh...
And the thread below has recommendations of games available in English you can start with :)
I randomly went back to Might & Magic X and it's such a early-2010s-ass game.
It's loudly an "old-school RPG revival" with lots of passion, but feels more nostalgic than a great game by itself... shame the team could never do a M&M XI.
Also, it supports widescreen but still feels better in 4:3 lol
It's loudly an "old-school RPG revival" with lots of passion, but feels more nostalgic than a great game by itself... shame the team could never do a M&M XI.
Also, it supports widescreen but still feels better in 4:3 lol
December 30, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I randomly went back to Might & Magic X and it's such a early-2010s-ass game.
It's loudly an "old-school RPG revival" with lots of passion, but feels more nostalgic than a great game by itself... shame the team could never do a M&M XI.
Also, it supports widescreen but still feels better in 4:3 lol
It's loudly an "old-school RPG revival" with lots of passion, but feels more nostalgic than a great game by itself... shame the team could never do a M&M XI.
Also, it supports widescreen but still feels better in 4:3 lol
Reposted by Felipe Pepe
O William Jeffrey era âncora de TV nos EUA e veio morar no Brasil. Ele tem uma página no Instagram chamada Diacho de Gringo onde ele conta a experiência dele vivendo aqui.
Adorei esse vídeo dele falando como a relação dele com a comida mudou depois que veio morar aqui.
Adorei esse vídeo dele falando como a relação dele com a comida mudou depois que veio morar aqui.
December 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
O William Jeffrey era âncora de TV nos EUA e veio morar no Brasil. Ele tem uma página no Instagram chamada Diacho de Gringo onde ele conta a experiência dele vivendo aqui.
Adorei esse vídeo dele falando como a relação dele com a comida mudou depois que veio morar aqui.
Adorei esse vídeo dele falando como a relação dele com a comida mudou depois que veio morar aqui.
If you saw the new Sword and Fairy remake and want to learn more about Chinese & Taiwanese RPGs, I wrote an overview of their history & stand-out games back in 2021:
felipepepe.medium.com/before-gensh...
And the thread below has recommendations of games available in English you can start with :)
felipepepe.medium.com/before-gensh...
And the thread below has recommendations of games available in English you can start with :)
December 30, 2025 at 12:53 AM
If you saw the new Sword and Fairy remake and want to learn more about Chinese & Taiwanese RPGs, I wrote an overview of their history & stand-out games back in 2021:
felipepepe.medium.com/before-gensh...
And the thread below has recommendations of games available in English you can start with :)
felipepepe.medium.com/before-gensh...
And the thread below has recommendations of games available in English you can start with :)
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I really hate how games media handles anything out of China: www.thegamer.com/clair-obscur...
We're getting a gorgeous remake of one of their best RPGs ever, but the clown does zero research about it and just goes "I'm getting a lot of Boss Baby vibes from this..."
We're getting a gorgeous remake of one of their best RPGs ever, but the clown does zero research about it and just goes "I'm getting a lot of Boss Baby vibes from this..."
We've Got Our First Clair Obscur-like, And It's A Chinese Game Called Sword And Fairy 4: Remake
Some shots almost looks like a Clair Obscur DLC.
www.thegamer.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I really hate how games media handles anything out of China: www.thegamer.com/clair-obscur...
We're getting a gorgeous remake of one of their best RPGs ever, but the clown does zero research about it and just goes "I'm getting a lot of Boss Baby vibes from this..."
We're getting a gorgeous remake of one of their best RPGs ever, but the clown does zero research about it and just goes "I'm getting a lot of Boss Baby vibes from this..."
Reposted by Felipe Pepe
This is just going to always be my go-to response to this kind of thing anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
December 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This is just going to always be my go-to response to this kind of thing anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
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Brazil unlocked Dragon Cult Incantations!
December 28, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Brazil unlocked Dragon Cult Incantations!