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@iazu.bsky.social
Memphis, TN
NES Max apologist
Started playing Overlord (2007) on PC yesterday. It's fun in a Fable meets Pikmin kind of way.

What really surprised me is how well it runs "Out of the box" for a console port from 2007. No issues at all. 4k/120 and no tiny text or game speed issues in sight. Wish more older games were like that.
November 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Been listening to Kadath by The Great Old Ones a bunch recently. Probably gonna be my album of the year for sure

Really digging "Under the Sign of Koth" and "Those From Ulthar"

This is a 9 minute long song, the whole thing is good but the back half starting at 5:20 or so is 🔥

youtu.be/Kzd-r-xHHuM
Those from Ulthar
YouTube video by The Great Old Ones - Topic
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October 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Really looking forward to Unreal Redux. Dude's put a lot of work in!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw8z...
Unreal Redux, Autumn 2025 Trailer
YouTube video by Krull0r
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October 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Just saw this over on the King's Field subreddit. "Life Blood", a solo dev game inspired by King's Field, Lunacid, etc. Looks pretty awesome!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=C51L...
Life Blood - Official Demo Release Trailer [October 1st 2025]
YouTube video by Snappy Gurus
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September 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Aww man. Maru passed away ☹️

18 years old though. That's decent for a cat.
September 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
So I guess Mississippi passed a law about age verification and @bsky.app blocked the entire state. That's great and all, but I'm in Memphis and I'm also blocked unless I use a VPN or my cell service. I know that the problem is because my connection at some point goes through MS but it still sucks!
September 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This is quietly one of my most anticipated games. No idea when it'll be done and that's OK. I'll be there day one whenever it is.
I'm really diggin how this area is turning out.
August 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
2025 ain't great, but at least sucker MC's don't seem to be a problem anymore.
August 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Nice!
In collaboration with id Software, we're excited to announce the definitive re-release of Heretic + Hexen — available NOW on all platforms! 💥

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqH3...
Heretic + Hexen re-release - Launch Trailer | Nightdive Studios
YouTube video by Nightdive Studios
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August 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Man, for a game that came out in 2009 The Sims 3 sure does run poorly on a PC that decimates the sys reqs. Tried playing it this weekend and despite trying all the different tweaks I could find it's always a stuttery mess when trying to pan the camera around despite it reporting a locked 60fps.
July 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Played and finished Martha is Dead over the last couple days. It was interesting. Less of a horror game than I thought it would be and more a tale of mental illness. However....
July 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
First trailers for this were back in 2013!
We’re excited to share that Routine is still in active development and nearing the finish line.

The incredible team at Lunar Software has been hard at work and just posted a new devlog update.

Check it out and enjoy these stunning new Routine screenshots: store.steampowered.com/news/app/606...
July 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Playing Lost Records: Bloom & Rage today. Interesting even if the dialog can be awkward at times.

That performance though. DLSS set to ultra perf and I still go below 60 on a 4080 super. I'm using lossless scaling FG to hit 120 because it's somehow less wobbly looking than dlss fg in this case.
July 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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BLACKSHARD's OST is available on Steam for less than 3€ 🥳

Made by our dear @alt236.bsky.social & @al9000music.bsky.social, it's a huge part of our game's identity that you can now discover outside of the labyrinth... Enjoy 🩶

🎼 https://store.steampowered.com/app/3762090/BLACKSHARD_Soundtrack/
June 24, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Outer Wilds VR is neat and surprisingly enough worked "out of the box" with my PSVR2 with PC adapter setup.

Only minor complaint is that the scale seems off but I think that might just VR exaggerating the game's own diminished scale for planets and distances. Planets look like toys sometimes.
June 18, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Just finished up the demo for "Metal Eden". It was pretty good! Make sure to go to the Steam forums and get the instructions on accessing the beta patch. Before, the demo had ran pretty poorly for me (hitching, frame drops), but afterwards it was smooth sailing.

store.steampowered.com/app/990380
METAL EDEN on Steam
An adrenaline-rush sci-fi FPS. A HYPER UNIT ASKA is sent on a suicide mission to rescue citizens' COREs from MOEBIUS, an orbital city turned into a deadly trap. Dive into cybernetic warfare, face the ...
store.steampowered.com
June 13, 2025 at 4:21 AM
JFC, it's like I've been hearing a shitty record on repeat over and over for almost 30 years with no end in sight.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Inside the ‘Dragon Age’ Debacle That Gutted EA’s BioWare Studio
The latest game in BioWare’s fantasy role-playing series went through ten years of development turmoil
www.bloomberg.com
June 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
After only occasionally dabbling in Spelunky for the past 12 years, finally buckled down over the past few weeks and beat Olmec last night. Only took 877 deaths, lol. Now to check out the other paths in the game.
June 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Got a frantic phone calls from my folks this morning. They sounded so relieved to hear my voice. My parents thought I was dead/kidnapped. Turns out they got a call from a farmer who... found my cellphone in the middle of his field? But I have my phone. And he wants to return it. Scam right? Well, 🧵
June 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Oh shit, Paperklay is out. Been watching this one for a while. Love the style.
🐣PaperKlay is now available!🐔

A 3D Platformer where you rotate and unfold a paper and cardboard world!

Meet fully voiced characters on your adventure!

Featuring the Banjo-Kazooie composer on the title track!

Poured my heart into this game, I hope you like it!
RT to help 💜
May 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Just wrapped up BLACKSHARD by ‪@redlockstudio.bsky.social‬ What a great experience! Amazing atmosphere, sense of mystery, art style, and music. I'm super impressed by how they made a game about a labyrinthine megastructure but I never felt lost. All without obvious signposting.

s.team/a/3223390/
BLACKSHARD on Steam
BLACKSHARD is a first-person exploration game. Wander through a strange megastructure, the Labyrinth, to unravel its mysteries... Your behavior within the Labyrinth will define the outcome of your jou...
s.team
May 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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I'm torn with the release. Sales aren't too good, but the reviews are excellent. The sale-to-review ratio is also incredible. I'm hoping for more eyes for Without a Dawn: store.steampowered.com/app/3145620/... Thank you for your support! 💚💛
#visualnovel #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #steam
May 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Words of Vengeance available for free on Steam buff.ly/i0VvdRh
May 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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I just referred to Viktoria from Thief as "we have Poison Ivy at home" and now I feel bad.
May 17, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Holy Shit, @grubb.wtf , @danryckert.com , @janochoa.bsky.social , @jerf.xyz , & @tolkoto.com now own Giant Bomb, no more Fandom. Crazy times and I really didn't forsee Fandom doing anything even remotely that reasonable. Super pumped for those guys!
May 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM