Blader
@localbuttonmasher.bsky.social
Wannabe Youtuber who analyses game design
Lover of Indie games, shooters, and Action games in general
LEFTIST
YouTube: https://bit.ly/4egLqPf
https://backloggd.com/u/LocalBtnMasher/
Lover of Indie games, shooters, and Action games in general
LEFTIST
YouTube: https://bit.ly/4egLqPf
https://backloggd.com/u/LocalBtnMasher/
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If Valve price this Steam Machine at a big enough loss they just one shot the non-nintendo console market
November 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
If Valve price this Steam Machine at a big enough loss they just one shot the non-nintendo console market
My incredibly bold, curveball prediction for Half Life 3, is that it's going to push tech in an insane way, while being a mid game
November 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
My incredibly bold, curveball prediction for Half Life 3, is that it's going to push tech in an insane way, while being a mid game
Matthewmatosis liking the new Shinobi is such an ass take that it retroactively makes me question everything he has said
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Matthewmatosis liking the new Shinobi is such an ass take that it retroactively makes me question everything he has said
Genuinely dystopian shit
And SOME of you were defending this game
And SOME of you were defending this game
November 10, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Genuinely dystopian shit
And SOME of you were defending this game
And SOME of you were defending this game
Reposted by Blader
Wrote a post talking about the design of Shinobi, Rolling Thunder & Elevator Action and how excellent of a run n gun template it was+how it developed over the years. I'd love to see more indie games take a crack at developing this, cuz Shinobi devs sure as fuck won't
www.patreon.com/posts/142967...
www.patreon.com/posts/142967...
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Wrote a post talking about the design of Shinobi, Rolling Thunder & Elevator Action and how excellent of a run n gun template it was+how it developed over the years. I'd love to see more indie games take a crack at developing this, cuz Shinobi devs sure as fuck won't
www.patreon.com/posts/142967...
www.patreon.com/posts/142967...
It's interesting that Mikami is seen as THE horror guy cuz of RE1, despite him making mostly action games
Goof troop, Godhand, Vanquish, PN03, RE4
Goof troop, Godhand, Vanquish, PN03, RE4
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 AM
It's interesting that Mikami is seen as THE horror guy cuz of RE1, despite him making mostly action games
Goof troop, Godhand, Vanquish, PN03, RE4
Goof troop, Godhand, Vanquish, PN03, RE4
Tank controls being rooted out as a system in the industry becomes even more infuriating
When you play a game with tank controls and realize haters are just being stupid...
When you play a game with tank controls and realize haters are just being stupid...
November 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Tank controls being rooted out as a system in the industry becomes even more infuriating
When you play a game with tank controls and realize haters are just being stupid...
When you play a game with tank controls and realize haters are just being stupid...
New video in a couple of days...
November 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New video in a couple of days...
Unfair difficulty is going great :)
November 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Unfair difficulty is going great :)
Every single time a Fighting game players says anything to me I get polarised against the entire template, and its really not fair to it
November 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Every single time a Fighting game players says anything to me I get polarised against the entire template, and its really not fair to it
Ngl doing issen on Hell mode is way too risky
I'm playing Onimusha like a bootleg NGB relying on frame data and strafing
I'm playing Onimusha like a bootleg NGB relying on frame data and strafing
November 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Ngl doing issen on Hell mode is way too risky
I'm playing Onimusha like a bootleg NGB relying on frame data and strafing
I'm playing Onimusha like a bootleg NGB relying on frame data and strafing
One of the most noticeable things about Onimusha is how solid the findies are, for no reason
Devs use to just *get* it
Devs use to just *get* it
November 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
One of the most noticeable things about Onimusha is how solid the findies are, for no reason
Devs use to just *get* it
Devs use to just *get* it
I miss fights like the Church or Chapter 11
But honestly it's hard to justify playing anything except Survival in NG2
It has basically fully sublated the campaign for me
But honestly it's hard to justify playing anything except Survival in NG2
It has basically fully sublated the campaign for me
November 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I miss fights like the Church or Chapter 11
But honestly it's hard to justify playing anything except Survival in NG2
It has basically fully sublated the campaign for me
But honestly it's hard to justify playing anything except Survival in NG2
It has basically fully sublated the campaign for me
we gotta dial it back on the militant "make your own game, in a game" rhetoric. Really discentivizes developers from testing or designing at all
November 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
we gotta dial it back on the militant "make your own game, in a game" rhetoric. Really discentivizes developers from testing or designing at all
Lets have a candid discussion about the channel to celebrate (Dont forget to give your feedback in the comments)
"The BLADERIST party grows to 1,000 SUBS! (Milestone retrospective)"
(Link in first reply)
"The BLADERIST party grows to 1,000 SUBS! (Milestone retrospective)"
(Link in first reply)
November 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Lets have a candid discussion about the channel to celebrate (Dont forget to give your feedback in the comments)
"The BLADERIST party grows to 1,000 SUBS! (Milestone retrospective)"
(Link in first reply)
"The BLADERIST party grows to 1,000 SUBS! (Milestone retrospective)"
(Link in first reply)
If you go up against BLADER
HEAD HOME AND BEAT TRAFFIC
HEAD HOME AND BEAT TRAFFIC
November 4, 2025 at 11:07 PM
If you go up against BLADER
HEAD HOME AND BEAT TRAFFIC
HEAD HOME AND BEAT TRAFFIC
Onimusha has that special breed of PS2 era mental terrorism, where you have traditional save points, without being able to skip cinematic moments
November 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Onimusha has that special breed of PS2 era mental terrorism, where you have traditional save points, without being able to skip cinematic moments
White people when Ryu Hayabusa from Ninja Gaiden Izuna Drops their best friend of 20 years, cracking their neck under tremendous force:
a close up of a woman 's face with a slight smile on her face .
ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with a slight smile on her face .
media.tenor.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
White people when Ryu Hayabusa from Ninja Gaiden Izuna Drops their best friend of 20 years, cracking their neck under tremendous force:
Went to see "Bugonia" yesterday
I was concerned because I thought "Kinds of Kindness" was dull
Fucking knock out, was glued to my seat every minute, goat redeemed himself in my eyes
I was concerned because I thought "Kinds of Kindness" was dull
Fucking knock out, was glued to my seat every minute, goat redeemed himself in my eyes
November 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Went to see "Bugonia" yesterday
I was concerned because I thought "Kinds of Kindness" was dull
Fucking knock out, was glued to my seat every minute, goat redeemed himself in my eyes
I was concerned because I thought "Kinds of Kindness" was dull
Fucking knock out, was glued to my seat every minute, goat redeemed himself in my eyes
Its assumed that I did this just for tedium, but being forced to play easier modes first creates bad habits and bad intuition that you then have to unlearn
Also literally no game needs ever needs 6 DIFFICULTY modes are you crazy
Also literally no game needs ever needs 6 DIFFICULTY modes are you crazy
How it feels to download the full save file for Fight n Rage so you can finally stop wasting time, and practice and play UNFAIR mode:
a bald man in a suit and tie with a poppy pin on his lapel
ALT: a bald man in a suit and tie with a poppy pin on his lapel
media.tenor.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Its assumed that I did this just for tedium, but being forced to play easier modes first creates bad habits and bad intuition that you then have to unlearn
Also literally no game needs ever needs 6 DIFFICULTY modes are you crazy
Also literally no game needs ever needs 6 DIFFICULTY modes are you crazy
How it feels to download the full save file for Fight n Rage so you can finally stop wasting time, and practice and play UNFAIR mode:
a bald man in a suit and tie with a poppy pin on his lapel
ALT: a bald man in a suit and tie with a poppy pin on his lapel
media.tenor.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
How it feels to download the full save file for Fight n Rage so you can finally stop wasting time, and practice and play UNFAIR mode:
This happens all the time with Ninja Gaiden 2. Players will make the empty criticism that apparently majority of the strings are not used
All this really means that a lot of sections In NG2 properly test the core, and do not create space for fluff, which is a good thing
All this really means that a lot of sections In NG2 properly test the core, and do not create space for fluff, which is a good thing
Interesting contradiction with a lot of players
They will justify large inflated Move sets, on the basis that they can have unique uses in Edge cases
And then turn around and complain when a game punishes them for using them in majority of context
They will justify large inflated Move sets, on the basis that they can have unique uses in Edge cases
And then turn around and complain when a game punishes them for using them in majority of context
November 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
This happens all the time with Ninja Gaiden 2. Players will make the empty criticism that apparently majority of the strings are not used
All this really means that a lot of sections In NG2 properly test the core, and do not create space for fluff, which is a good thing
All this really means that a lot of sections In NG2 properly test the core, and do not create space for fluff, which is a good thing
Interesting contradiction with a lot of players
They will justify large inflated Move sets, on the basis that they can have unique uses in Edge cases
And then turn around and complain when a game punishes them for using them in majority of context
They will justify large inflated Move sets, on the basis that they can have unique uses in Edge cases
And then turn around and complain when a game punishes them for using them in majority of context
November 2, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Interesting contradiction with a lot of players
They will justify large inflated Move sets, on the basis that they can have unique uses in Edge cases
And then turn around and complain when a game punishes them for using them in majority of context
They will justify large inflated Move sets, on the basis that they can have unique uses in Edge cases
And then turn around and complain when a game punishes them for using them in majority of context
Get ParrySlopped son (In TURBO)
(This clown screwed my run attempts for embarrassingly long)
(This clown screwed my run attempts for embarrassingly long)
November 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Get ParrySlopped son (In TURBO)
(This clown screwed my run attempts for embarrassingly long)
(This clown screwed my run attempts for embarrassingly long)
Playing Ninja Gaiden 2 with the Taliban
November 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Playing Ninja Gaiden 2 with the Taliban