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Nickoten
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日本語OK. Trini. Freelance writer and editor. Cohost of the Player vs Plot game narrative analysis podcast at http://playervsplot.com. TTRPGs: Old School Stylish, Nielsenauts. Pathika City Book soon! Blog at Pathikablog.com. Doubles always with heavy pepper
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The new Haunted PS1 Demo Disc: Flipside Frights is out!
hauntedps1.itch.io/demo-disc-fl...

Especially exciting for me this year is that I had the honor of being a writer and curator on this year's disc! A couple fun features in this one:
Demo Disc: Flipside Frights by The Haunted PS1, 靄 Moya Horror, colter, BFlorry
FLIP THE DISC. 12 + 12 BITE-SIZED DEMOS.
hauntedps1.itch.io
Fuckin devastating. This guy was incredible. So much range.
hearing reports out of Japan that Tatsuya Nakadai has passed away at 92. RIP to a legit legend.
November 11, 2025 at 5:12 AM
@d20plusmodifier.bsky.social just got sainted in O/U. The only one in the game.
November 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
How come don’t nobody listen to gyoku zanto. Give him a shot
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Over/Under update: we are all slowly realizing the lesbian voting bloc has become the most powerful insurgent faction in the game
October 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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We're recapping the really awesome game of #OVER/UNDER and posting them to Youtube! Come take a peek at what's happening in the Dream

[[art be AK_Ahab, VO by Tagline, and Sound Design by Noa!]]
Over//Under DSPR Week 1 Recap
YouTube video by DSPR Radio
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:31 PM
When people say a piece of media is “soulless”, what they really mean is it’s lacking in any perverse qualities. To lack that is in fact a bad thing.
October 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
So far every active denizen who’s died has gotten memorialized, a funeral, etc. I’m morbidly curious to see how callous people become to these deaths as the oxygen tax and assassinations increase.
(Over/Under) This is so perfect it makes me mad. Stratemeyer is the megacorp faction btw
October 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
(Over/Under) This is so perfect it makes me mad. Stratemeyer is the megacorp faction btw
October 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Something so cool about #OVER/UNDER is how faction asymmetry leads to players leading totally different lives. Today, I heard about folks preparing powerpoints for their boss, the church is organizing art grants, the union is holding internal elections, and the hackers are shitposting.
October 16, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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The McDonald’s x Street Fighter collab in Japan is incredible. No notes. 🤌
October 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
(Over/Under) Oh so that’s why they killed him
October 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
(Over/Under) just got invited to join a pyramid scheme. This is too much like real life
October 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
(Over/Under) The people have started a fight club. No idea how it works, I’m guessing people writing about the teeth they lost
October 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
First person killed in Over/Under. Word on the street is, this was personal
October 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I did not know this specific thing but it tracks for the guy who centered his memoirs around his sexual affair at 35 with a drunk teenager. medium.com/@108/just-li...
October 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The casino having to go on hiatus so the owner could reup on cash was incredible
Okay I'm just gonna start posting wild shit I'm seeing in #OVER/UNDER (public facing stuff only).

First: they set up a fucking casino??
October 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Eventually, I'll have so many fun stories to tell about Over/Under - even after just one day. For now though, discretion above all things.
We've got our first news source from inside the Dream.
October 15, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Average relationship with a legendary Pokemon
October 10, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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I've ended up advertising a lot more than I typically do but October is turning out to be a busy month for me. Red Solstice Issue 6 is for sale via @spacepenguinink.bsky.social. It has lots of amazing sky themed articles and this beautiful cover art by @daniilune.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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I really wish we had more books on video games being translated into English, bringing fresh perspectives.

For example, the 甦る伝説のRPG大全 is a Japanese 3-part collection on RPG history from 1975-2000. The games it covers and its perspectives are quite different from what the CRPG & JRPG Book cover.
October 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Desabafo, mas infelizmente eu fico cada vez mais convencido q não vale a pena tentar fazer criador gringo se importar com oq rola com games fora de EUA/Japão... o lance é se conectar diretamente com galera de outros países e fazer nossos próprios projetos.

Se não, o máximo q sai é like & retweet :/
September 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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IMHO far too many people are upset about a price increase on something they should've been boycotting for months...
October 2, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Andrew Dice of Carpe Fulgur has passed. This is devastating. Not only did Recettear have a big impact on me, so too did their decision to found a company to translate indie games. It was incredible to see them go all in on their dreams like that. Respect to both of them. We’ll miss you Andrew.
September 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
By the way, if you want to take a look at either of these and don’t have the funds atm, hit me up in my DMs and I’ll send you a key.

@wadatea.bsky.social のおかげで日本語版がboothで発売されてるhttps://wadatea.booth.pm/items/6321772
September 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Looks like Old School Stylish finally went gold on DrivethruRPG. To celebrate, I’m putting it and Nielsenauts on sale for $5! Links below “:
September 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM