Justin Mikos
@justinmikos.bsky.social
Writer. Interned at Game Informer. Graduated From UC Irvine with an English Major - Loves Video Games, Anime, and Bowling. JustinMikos.com is my personal blog.
I’d like to see Falcom stop using Generative AI in their company as I’d hate to see one of my favorite developers go downhill and have some of my favorite games ruined. Spread the word and make a positive difference!
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Let’s make a positive change in the world: it’s time to tweet at Nihon Falcom and tell them to stop using Generative AI in their company
Hey everyone, I was disappointed today reading online one of my favorite developers, Nihon Falcom, creator of the Trails and Ys games, continues to actively use Generative AI as part of their business...
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December 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I’d like to see Falcom stop using Generative AI in their company as I’d hate to see one of my favorite developers go downhill and have some of my favorite games ruined. Spread the word and make a positive difference!
famiboards.com/threads/let%...
famiboards.com/threads/let%...
This happened earlier today and made me laugh. All skill taking out these robots lol.
December 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This happened earlier today and made me laugh. All skill taking out these robots lol.
Feels pretty surreal after 6.5 years I finally finished Iroha Tamaki’s story in Magia Record thanks to the fan translation of Arc 2. I still have some more main story stuff to watch (Puella Historia is the big one), but wow it was amazing. Plan to write a blog later this month when I’m all done.
December 4, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Feels pretty surreal after 6.5 years I finally finished Iroha Tamaki’s story in Magia Record thanks to the fan translation of Arc 2. I still have some more main story stuff to watch (Puella Historia is the big one), but wow it was amazing. Plan to write a blog later this month when I’m all done.
Youtube trying to piece together some kind of narrative from my weird watch history was very amusing. The bizarre award they gave me was hilarious. Thanks Youtube lol.
December 4, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Youtube trying to piece together some kind of narrative from my weird watch history was very amusing. The bizarre award they gave me was hilarious. Thanks Youtube lol.
I’m looking at eshop sales and oof this a lot of pressure to decide if I want to get Yakuza Kiwami on sale before the sale runs out.
As long as I decide before I’m 80 I should be ok.
As long as I decide before I’m 80 I should be ok.
November 28, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I’m looking at eshop sales and oof this a lot of pressure to decide if I want to get Yakuza Kiwami on sale before the sale runs out.
As long as I decide before I’m 80 I should be ok.
As long as I decide before I’m 80 I should be ok.
Been playing Shin Megami Tensei Digital Devil Saga 2 for the past week or so. I flew through the first eight dungeons in 20 hours, but the final dungeon has been significantly tougher and has asked more than everything before it including the first game.
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Been playing Shin Megami Tensei Digital Devil Saga 2 for the past week or so. I flew through the first eight dungeons in 20 hours, but the final dungeon has been significantly tougher and has asked more than everything before it including the first game.
Haven’t posted again in a bit. Been kind of hectic. I have been playing some cool games though. I beat Once Upon A Katamari last week which had some fun new ideas and awesome music. I’d probably recommend the older games first, but I’d definitely recommend it if you like Katamari. Super delightful.
November 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Haven’t posted again in a bit. Been kind of hectic. I have been playing some cool games though. I beat Once Upon A Katamari last week which had some fun new ideas and awesome music. I’d probably recommend the older games first, but I’d definitely recommend it if you like Katamari. Super delightful.
I finished Ghost of Yotei yesterday with the Platinum after 54 hours! It was an absolute blast as it fixed my two big problems with Tsushima: the honor and shame stuff and how it teased supernatural elements. I loved Atsu and her more human revenge story. The combat and more open design was so cool!
October 26, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I finished Ghost of Yotei yesterday with the Platinum after 54 hours! It was an absolute blast as it fixed my two big problems with Tsushima: the honor and shame stuff and how it teased supernatural elements. I loved Atsu and her more human revenge story. The combat and more open design was so cool!
I’m 50+ hours into Ghost of Yotei and only have two missions left to finish the story and get the Platinum. Really excited to wrap that up tomorrow.
Mainly posting since I wanted to share some screenshots I took today. The game is just hyper gorgeous.
Mainly posting since I wanted to share some screenshots I took today. The game is just hyper gorgeous.
October 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I’m 50+ hours into Ghost of Yotei and only have two missions left to finish the story and get the Platinum. Really excited to wrap that up tomorrow.
Mainly posting since I wanted to share some screenshots I took today. The game is just hyper gorgeous.
Mainly posting since I wanted to share some screenshots I took today. The game is just hyper gorgeous.
Different topic, playing Ghost of Yotei tonight and was doing one of the wolf team up missions and as I was riding on my horse into the enemy camp following the wolf a bear randomly joined us and we then took out the enemies together. It was awesome lol.
October 21, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Different topic, playing Ghost of Yotei tonight and was doing one of the wolf team up missions and as I was riding on my horse into the enemy camp following the wolf a bear randomly joined us and we then took out the enemies together. It was awesome lol.
Was at a friend’s birthday party yesterday by the ocean and a family wasn’t watching their dog swim farther out as boats and jet skis rushed by. A stranger went in to rescue the dog, then needed rescuing himself, and thankfully a boat helped. Even wilder, a baptism randomly happened during this lol.
October 21, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Was at a friend’s birthday party yesterday by the ocean and a family wasn’t watching their dog swim farther out as boats and jet skis rushed by. A stranger went in to rescue the dog, then needed rescuing himself, and thankfully a boat helped. Even wilder, a baptism randomly happened during this lol.
“Hey! Care to trade?”
October 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
“Hey! Care to trade?”
I played and finished Sly 4 this weekend. It was great fun! Closer to Sly 2 than Sly 3 as the focus moved back toward the big maps and platforming a bit more. I had forgotten I had the game through PS+ so I’m glad I got to play it before my subscription lapsed. Shame the series ended there.
October 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I played and finished Sly 4 this weekend. It was great fun! Closer to Sly 2 than Sly 3 as the focus moved back toward the big maps and platforming a bit more. I had forgotten I had the game through PS+ so I’m glad I got to play it before my subscription lapsed. Shame the series ended there.
Last night I finished the Trails in the Sky remake after 70 hours of playing. I basically did a full 100% run. It doesn’t replace the original, but it is a terrific, transformative remake of my favorite RPG. Falcom did a tremendous job. The ending got me misty eyed all over again.
October 11, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Last night I finished the Trails in the Sky remake after 70 hours of playing. I basically did a full 100% run. It doesn’t replace the original, but it is a terrific, transformative remake of my favorite RPG. Falcom did a tremendous job. The ending got me misty eyed all over again.
I finished the last episode of CITY tonight. It was an absolutely joyous spectacle for the ending. I definitely dug Nichijou more, but the highs of CITY were amazing. I can’t believe how much love went into this show, it is absolutely overflowing with it.
October 4, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I finished the last episode of CITY tonight. It was an absolutely joyous spectacle for the ending. I definitely dug Nichijou more, but the highs of CITY were amazing. I can’t believe how much love went into this show, it is absolutely overflowing with it.
Sad Rock Band 4 is getting delisted. Sorted through all of the available DLC to buy my last songs and download some of the free stuff I missed. End of an era 🥲
October 2, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Sad Rock Band 4 is getting delisted. Sorted through all of the available DLC to buy my last songs and download some of the free stuff I missed. End of an era 🥲
Having an awesome time with the new Trails in the Sky remake so far. Aside from some sloppiness in the new script, everything else has been just excellent. Falcom truly captured the energy of the original and the rad new battle system makes exploration so much fun! Entering Bose now 10 hours in.
September 23, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Having an awesome time with the new Trails in the Sky remake so far. Aside from some sloppiness in the new script, everything else has been just excellent. Falcom truly captured the energy of the original and the rad new battle system makes exploration so much fun! Entering Bose now 10 hours in.
Last night I finished Breath of Fire IV. It has a really good adventurous spirit with a lot of more fantastical elements which is something I had wanted more from the series. In two of the last dungeons the combat system comes together and is put to the test properly. Great time! Easily my fav BOF!
September 18, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Last night I finished Breath of Fire IV. It has a really good adventurous spirit with a lot of more fantastical elements which is something I had wanted more from the series. In two of the last dungeons the combat system comes together and is put to the test properly. Great time! Easily my fav BOF!
I finished Lost Soul Aside. It was a blast to play and totally lived up to the rad demo I played at PSX eight years. When you are fighting bosses especially the game rocks. Wish the story was more than just serviceable, but other than that I definitely recommend it to character action game fans.
September 7, 2025 at 9:59 AM
I finished Lost Soul Aside. It was a blast to play and totally lived up to the rad demo I played at PSX eight years. When you are fighting bosses especially the game rocks. Wish the story was more than just serviceable, but other than that I definitely recommend it to character action game fans.
I posted a new blog today! I wrote about some of the highlights from tackling my PS3 backlog over the past year or so including Atelier Rorona Plus, Metal Gear Solid 2, Gran Turismo 6, and Suikoden II. Check it out :)
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Highlights From My PS3 Backlog Part 1
For the past year or so especially, I’ve been making a focused effort to clear out my PS3 backlog. When I first started, I had a list of over forty games to either play through or decide to retire...
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September 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I posted a new blog today! I wrote about some of the highlights from tackling my PS3 backlog over the past year or so including Atelier Rorona Plus, Metal Gear Solid 2, Gran Turismo 6, and Suikoden II. Check it out :)
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Had been looking forward to Lost Soul Aside for years ever since I played a rad demo at a PSX. Was a bit iffy on the prologue, but I just cleared Chapter 1 and that was the kind of awesome flashy Devil May Cry-like experience I wanted. Boss fights have been a big highlight and there are many of them
August 30, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Had been looking forward to Lost Soul Aside for years ever since I played a rad demo at a PSX. Was a bit iffy on the prologue, but I just cleared Chapter 1 and that was the kind of awesome flashy Devil May Cry-like experience I wanted. Boss fights have been a big highlight and there are many of them
Forgot to tweet yesterday I finished No Sleep For Kaname Date. Had a great time with it. Felt like one of the good anime franchise original movies, but a video game. Lots of fun times with characters I love and the increasingly elaborate escape rooms ruled. The character swapping stuff was so cool.
August 29, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Forgot to tweet yesterday I finished No Sleep For Kaname Date. Had a great time with it. Felt like one of the good anime franchise original movies, but a video game. Lots of fun times with characters I love and the increasingly elaborate escape rooms ruled. The character swapping stuff was so cool.
Yesterday I started a new playthrough and finished OverBlood as part of my PS3 backlog. It’s not a good video game, but everything is working in concert to make it such a silly experience from start to finish from the animations, voice acting / script, over the top deaths, etc. Glad I played it.
August 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Yesterday I started a new playthrough and finished OverBlood as part of my PS3 backlog. It’s not a good video game, but everything is working in concert to make it such a silly experience from start to finish from the animations, voice acting / script, over the top deaths, etc. Glad I played it.
I finished Suikoden II! Was surprised the gameplay is so similar to the original for better and for worse, but I really dug the story. It loses momentum after you beat the main villain, but it still has some great scenes afterwards. So maybe didn’t live up to its reputation, but I had a lot of fun!
August 24, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I finished Suikoden II! Was surprised the gameplay is so similar to the original for better and for worse, but I really dug the story. It loses momentum after you beat the main villain, but it still has some great scenes afterwards. So maybe didn’t live up to its reputation, but I had a lot of fun!