Phokal
@phokal.bsky.social
Likes Games (Video/Board/Card) and Nachos.
ICQ -> Now. Weary, Old, He/Him.
Fan of stuff like Waypoint/RemapRadio, Giant Bomb, and chatting about video games.
ICQ -> Now. Weary, Old, He/Him.
Fan of stuff like Waypoint/RemapRadio, Giant Bomb, and chatting about video games.
Pinned
I didn’t think they’d “Hey, Listen!” a Metroid but let’s cross our fingers it’s only in the tutorial area.
Which, it shouldn’t be. Mood is important!
Which, it shouldn’t be. Mood is important!
HANDS-ON: "So far, Metroid Prime 4 doesn’t feel much like Metroid at all – and I’m worried."
www.videogameschronicle.com/features/so-...
www.videogameschronicle.com/features/so-...
So far, Metroid Prime 4 doesn’t feel much like Metroid at all – and I’m worried | VGC
As a Metroid fan, Nintendo’s hands-on demo left me cold…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I didn’t think they’d “Hey, Listen!” a Metroid but let’s cross our fingers it’s only in the tutorial area.
Which, it shouldn’t be. Mood is important!
Which, it shouldn’t be. Mood is important!
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Oreoboros
oh wow that’s crazy
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Oreoboros
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It's not my fault that it's a DORK TOWER FRIDAY! Blameless new strip up at the Mothership now!
www.dorktower.com/2025/11/14/1...
Repost/Reblog/You know the drill! Thanks!
www.dorktower.com/2025/11/14/1...
Repost/Reblog/You know the drill! Thanks!
November 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
It's not my fault that it's a DORK TOWER FRIDAY! Blameless new strip up at the Mothership now!
www.dorktower.com/2025/11/14/1...
Repost/Reblog/You know the drill! Thanks!
www.dorktower.com/2025/11/14/1...
Repost/Reblog/You know the drill! Thanks!
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oh wow that’s crazy
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
November 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
oh wow that’s crazy
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
NG+, but the player, inventory, and world state stay the same. Only the dead respawn, frightened at finding their own corpses at their feet.
Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. The second grave will still be there when you start New Game+
November 14, 2025 at 5:51 AM
NG+, but the player, inventory, and world state stay the same. Only the dead respawn, frightened at finding their own corpses at their feet.
Speaking of spoilers: Dispatch is great despite not doing the very clever twist I thought it was going to pull.
I’d also strongly consider disabling the qte’s. They kinda obscure the action more than I’d like; not quite enough breathing room between button presses and seeing their response.
I’d also strongly consider disabling the qte’s. They kinda obscure the action more than I’d like; not quite enough breathing room between button presses and seeing their response.
November 14, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Speaking of spoilers: Dispatch is great despite not doing the very clever twist I thought it was going to pull.
I’d also strongly consider disabling the qte’s. They kinda obscure the action more than I’d like; not quite enough breathing room between button presses and seeing their response.
I’d also strongly consider disabling the qte’s. They kinda obscure the action more than I’d like; not quite enough breathing room between button presses and seeing their response.
“We should watch Frankenstein soon so I don’t see more spoilers.”
November 14, 2025 at 4:03 AM
“We should watch Frankenstein soon so I don’t see more spoilers.”
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I like how full text search of every book and human thought ever was a SOLVED PROBLEM in 2001, and now dicks at search engines and my own phone – a piece of silicon faster to respond than God was ever imagined in scripture – prevent it from working, _as a retroactive infantilizing design choice_.
November 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I like how full text search of every book and human thought ever was a SOLVED PROBLEM in 2001, and now dicks at search engines and my own phone – a piece of silicon faster to respond than God was ever imagined in scripture – prevent it from working, _as a retroactive infantilizing design choice_.
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As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
A new foe has appeared! Valve is entering the console space for realsies.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmKr...
#gaming #steam #videogames
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmKr...
#gaming #steam #videogames
November 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A new foe has appeared! Valve is entering the console space for realsies.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmKr...
#gaming #steam #videogames
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmKr...
#gaming #steam #videogames
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All you fancy people and your “sound cards” and “speakers”. This is what gaming sounds like.
DOOM on PC Speaker/Beeper for sound is a vibe all of its own.
November 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
All you fancy people and your “sound cards” and “speakers”. This is what gaming sounds like.
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The nostalgia hit me so hard I had to go back to bed
DOOM on PC Speaker/Beeper for sound is a vibe all of its own.
November 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The nostalgia hit me so hard I had to go back to bed
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The dude introduces himself every time. It’s baked into the character that these are stories, not continuity. I have a hard time grasping that a professional writer could or would struggle with this idea.
Hi, it's me, Bsky's biggest continuity wanker. I think Doctor Who is a single self-consistent story and get nervous when travel times between known destinations in Star Trek don't line up.
Are you dense? Do you think Casino Royale happened before Dr No? Who was Lazenby Bond calling "The other guy"?
Are you dense? Do you think Casino Royale happened before Dr No? Who was Lazenby Bond calling "The other guy"?
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The dude introduces himself every time. It’s baked into the character that these are stories, not continuity. I have a hard time grasping that a professional writer could or would struggle with this idea.
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Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
That was *this year*?!
Don't turn away from the truth.
November 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
That was *this year*?!
What do people use to read digital manga these days? There a good website or app for it?
Related to my earlier post: bsky.app/profile/phok...
Related to my earlier post: bsky.app/profile/phok...
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Here's my referral link to help you get in. Been itching for *something* like Comixology, and this looks promising! Fingers crossed.
Here's my referral link to help you get in. Been itching for *something* like Comixology, and this looks promising! Fingers crossed.
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
What do people use to read digital manga these days? There a good website or app for it?
Related to my earlier post: bsky.app/profile/phok...
Related to my earlier post: bsky.app/profile/phok...
I guess they picked one up on the cheap from amazon....
Oh well, as long as the 3D comes out and is good, I don't mind waiting. It's just funny.
Oh well, as long as the 3D comes out and is good, I don't mind waiting. It's just funny.
Steam supported the 8BitDo 64 Bluetooth Controller before Analogue could release the 3D steamcommunity.com/groups/Steam...
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I guess they picked one up on the cheap from amazon....
Oh well, as long as the 3D comes out and is good, I don't mind waiting. It's just funny.
Oh well, as long as the 3D comes out and is good, I don't mind waiting. It's just funny.
lol, I just got blocked by an anti-ai gamer guy because I replied to an anti-ai thread saying "using people from the dev team instead is good because that's how we got Kane from command and conquer" but I just used a gif and he probably has no idea what I was referencing.
November 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
lol, I just got blocked by an anti-ai gamer guy because I replied to an anti-ai thread saying "using people from the dev team instead is good because that's how we got Kane from command and conquer" but I just used a gif and he probably has no idea what I was referencing.
sweetshop.app/join/6WTpBw
Here's my referral link to help you get in. Been itching for *something* like Comixology, and this looks promising! Fingers crossed.
Here's my referral link to help you get in. Been itching for *something* like Comixology, and this looks promising! Fingers crossed.
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
sweetshop.app/join/6WTpBw
Here's my referral link to help you get in. Been itching for *something* like Comixology, and this looks promising! Fingers crossed.
Here's my referral link to help you get in. Been itching for *something* like Comixology, and this looks promising! Fingers crossed.
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Apparently a lot of people online think games aren't as fun anymore, but that could not be farther from the truth. There's more great games than ever now, so where is this coming from? As always, the culprit is capitalism.
#blog #gaming
#blog #gaming
Games aren't fun anymore!?
innerspiral.lol
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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if your constituents constantly have to talk you out of screwing them over you're BAD AT YOUR JOB
November 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
if your constituents constantly have to talk you out of screwing them over you're BAD AT YOUR JOB
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look I know being an engaged citizen IS the work of democracy but it is also the work of elected officials not to create situations where everyone has to be mobilized all the time to prevent them from allowing some kind of Dickensian horror on a Sunday night while you're in between loads of laundry
November 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
look I know being an engaged citizen IS the work of democracy but it is also the work of elected officials not to create situations where everyone has to be mobilized all the time to prevent them from allowing some kind of Dickensian horror on a Sunday night while you're in between loads of laundry
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With the holidays coming up may I suggest the AMAZING INDIE GAME that my brother and his dev partner created, HardAF? Yes, I'm shilling for my little bro -- I want him to make money so that I can get a better present for Christmas. Also, Michigan-based!
#indiedev #indiegame #indie
#indiedev #indiegame #indie
Hey! My brother released his new game today! It's on Steam, it's called Hard AF, and I totally think you should buy it because I'm proud of him!
store.steampowered.com/app/2679880/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2679880/...
Save 20% on HardAF on Steam
A punishing precision-based, speedrun 2D platformer...in the dark. Uncover the level with every death, earn swag and unlock new chapters. Run, Jump, Dash, Die, Repeat.
store.steampowered.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
With the holidays coming up may I suggest the AMAZING INDIE GAME that my brother and his dev partner created, HardAF? Yes, I'm shilling for my little bro -- I want him to make money so that I can get a better present for Christmas. Also, Michigan-based!
#indiedev #indiegame #indie
#indiedev #indiegame #indie