Rex Zakel
@rexzakel.bsky.social
He/Him
Software Developer from UoG. I play fighting games and I write about action games.
Toryuken 2024 Finalist.
Software Developer from UoG. I play fighting games and I write about action games.
Toryuken 2024 Finalist.
Playing RE4 on Pro with the HD mod. First time I played it was on mouse and keyboard, now I am correcting that mistake. Game is still overall pretty easy but without mouseaim its actually possible to feel overwhelmed by enemies when you cant flick shot them on reaction to any threatening movement
January 19, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Playing RE4 on Pro with the HD mod. First time I played it was on mouse and keyboard, now I am correcting that mistake. Game is still overall pretty easy but without mouseaim its actually possible to feel overwhelmed by enemies when you cant flick shot them on reaction to any threatening movement
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📣 Big news: Shinra Archaeology Cut is now available for the PS1 version of FFVII! With this patch developed by HitByBricks, you can update your existing ROMs and enjoy FFVII with the SAC retranslation applied. (Note: this is Vanilla Mode only, with no restored content.) www.romhacking.net/hacks/9352
January 16, 2026 at 6:17 PM
📣 Big news: Shinra Archaeology Cut is now available for the PS1 version of FFVII! With this patch developed by HitByBricks, you can update your existing ROMs and enjoy FFVII with the SAC retranslation applied. (Note: this is Vanilla Mode only, with no restored content.) www.romhacking.net/hacks/9352
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Short write up on combat animations in Bayonetta 1-2-3 and maybe a slightly different perspective on approaching them for 3D action game design.
I think I managed to make it pretty concise and easy to follow...
www.reddit.com/r/Bayonetta/...
I think I managed to make it pretty concise and easy to follow...
www.reddit.com/r/Bayonetta/...
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January 12, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Short write up on combat animations in Bayonetta 1-2-3 and maybe a slightly different perspective on approaching them for 3D action game design.
I think I managed to make it pretty concise and easy to follow...
www.reddit.com/r/Bayonetta/...
I think I managed to make it pretty concise and easy to follow...
www.reddit.com/r/Bayonetta/...
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First post in the new year is about one of the biggest videogame bummers of the last:
www.pcgamer.com/games/action...
www.pcgamer.com/games/action...
In 2025, Monster Hunter fell prey to profit
There's no predator more vicious than infinite growth.
www.pcgamer.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:13 PM
First post in the new year is about one of the biggest videogame bummers of the last:
www.pcgamer.com/games/action...
www.pcgamer.com/games/action...
Alex's logo in SF6 using the same font and colors as SF3 NG's logo is making me feel some type of way
January 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Alex's logo in SF6 using the same font and colors as SF3 NG's logo is making me feel some type of way
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AT Jin Dahaad is pretty bad. Two new moves, one of which is just that he does the leviathan body slam twice, and the other is a sweeping laser with blindspot behind his head which is where you want to be anyways... just not a lot going on here. Unfortunately AT Rey Dau remains the standout by far
December 24, 2025 at 4:51 AM
AT Jin Dahaad is pretty bad. Two new moves, one of which is just that he does the leviathan body slam twice, and the other is a sweeping laser with blindspot behind his head which is where you want to be anyways... just not a lot going on here. Unfortunately AT Rey Dau remains the standout by far
is this what the kids call schmovement
December 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
is this what the kids call schmovement
Played the Pragmata Demo. My thoughts on the game remain the same as when I watched the pre-release footage, the core concept is strong and can be really fun once they ramp up the encounters but it needs challenge. Guns being limited use pickups is good and will let them control what tools you have.
December 12, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Played the Pragmata Demo. My thoughts on the game remain the same as when I watched the pre-release footage, the core concept is strong and can be really fun once they ramp up the encounters but it needs challenge. Guns being limited use pickups is good and will let them control what tools you have.
I created a mod to buff Bloodbath Diablos' head and horn hitzones to match the sever hitzones and make the fight much more enjoyable for blunt weapons (imo)
Now I can finally clear EX Bloodbath with Hammer....
gamebanana.com/mods/638456
Now I can finally clear EX Bloodbath with Hammer....
gamebanana.com/mods/638456
Bloodbath Blunt Hitzone Buff Mod for Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate | MHGU Mods
Make Bloodbath enjoyable for Blunt weapons... A Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate (MHGU) Mod in the Overhaul category, submitted by RexZakel
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December 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I created a mod to buff Bloodbath Diablos' head and horn hitzones to match the sever hitzones and make the fight much more enjoyable for blunt weapons (imo)
Now I can finally clear EX Bloodbath with Hammer....
gamebanana.com/mods/638456
Now I can finally clear EX Bloodbath with Hammer....
gamebanana.com/mods/638456
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I'm reminded of MH Wilds doubling down on making the first 20+ hours an implicit tutorial for newcomers even though Worlds and Rise sold so much and guaranteed Wilds would have an install base of at least seven million experienced players. Not every game can be an entrypoint in a series/genre!
I'll keep saying this over & over - nobody got into shmups to play novice modes. They got into them because they saw Hibachi, Larsa, an Ikaruga double play or something like that. Devs gotta be confident & have a punk attitude & spend less time thinking about novices
bsky.app/profile/elmo...
bsky.app/profile/elmo...
Some modern STGs are conscious of possibly being anyone's first arcade scrolling shooter, and bend themselves into knots trying to be an entire genre tutorial before being their own identifiable game.
As ever, make the games/music/videos/writing you'd want to enjoy, and others will enjoy it too.
As ever, make the games/music/videos/writing you'd want to enjoy, and others will enjoy it too.
November 28, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I'm reminded of MH Wilds doubling down on making the first 20+ hours an implicit tutorial for newcomers even though Worlds and Rise sold so much and guaranteed Wilds would have an install base of at least seven million experienced players. Not every game can be an entrypoint in a series/genre!
this is real 100% facts and goes beyond FGs and its so hard to talk about just cuz of how much ppl's framework of judging what is a good and deep game is based on the the amount of "options" provided to the player and that pruning them is always bad and adding them is always good. Tough times.
bruh, after falling in love with Samurai Showdown 2019, I have come to realize that fighting games have wasted literal decades gaslighting people into falling in love with “options” for their own sake, creating tools that ultimately do little else than insist upon their own existence
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
this is real 100% facts and goes beyond FGs and its so hard to talk about just cuz of how much ppl's framework of judging what is a good and deep game is based on the the amount of "options" provided to the player and that pruning them is always bad and adding them is always good. Tough times.
idk what i did to motivate the rhenoplos to hate me this much but i probably deserved it
November 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
idk what i did to motivate the rhenoplos to hate me this much but i probably deserved it
two pages into this MH manga and they are already talking about old gen turn-around punishes this shits crazy
November 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
two pages into this MH manga and they are already talking about old gen turn-around punishes this shits crazy
Hunting HR Rajang in FU and this happened lmao???
I'm glad they accounted for it at least
(ft. a friend's commentary)
I'm glad they accounted for it at least
(ft. a friend's commentary)
November 8, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Hunting HR Rajang in FU and this happened lmao???
I'm glad they accounted for it at least
(ft. a friend's commentary)
I'm glad they accounted for it at least
(ft. a friend's commentary)
this hipcheck shit is free bruh
November 7, 2025 at 4:43 AM
this hipcheck shit is free bruh
playing Dos hub it was pretty cool to see an event quest for killing three Congas in the arena that gave practically no rewards, but had a subquest for killing a D.Hermitaur that was in that arena as well. The way its setup means you have to kill the monster without killing all the Congas.
November 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
playing Dos hub it was pretty cool to see an event quest for killing three Congas in the arena that gave practically no rewards, but had a subquest for killing a D.Hermitaur that was in that arena as well. The way its setup means you have to kill the monster without killing all the Congas.
The 2nd encounter with Sol Titanion is my fav boss concept in a while. Being in the yellow areas increases the percentage until it burns you at 100, so how you avoid attacks is restricted by needing to minimize the time spent in the heat and route around returning to the shade. Pretty cool!
October 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The 2nd encounter with Sol Titanion is my fav boss concept in a while. Being in the yellow areas increases the percentage until it burns you at 100, so how you avoid attacks is restricted by needing to minimize the time spent in the heat and route around returning to the shade. Pretty cool!
What a heartbreaking last message :(
It is what it is, so it goes....
Rest in peace the legend, nobody can do it the way you did
It is what it is, so it goes....
Rest in peace the legend, nobody can do it the way you did
Tomonobu Itagaki (creator of Ninja Gaiden 2004, Dead or Alive) has passed away according to his Facebook
October 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
What a heartbreaking last message :(
It is what it is, so it goes....
Rest in peace the legend, nobody can do it the way you did
It is what it is, so it goes....
Rest in peace the legend, nobody can do it the way you did
They got a Solid Snake expy as a boss in this
bro fights like his smash ver with the nikita missiles, mortar, and the side rolls. Crazy fun fight, def one of the highlights of Zero 4
bro fights like his smash ver with the nikita missiles, mortar, and the side rolls. Crazy fun fight, def one of the highlights of Zero 4
October 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
They got a Solid Snake expy as a boss in this
bro fights like his smash ver with the nikita missiles, mortar, and the side rolls. Crazy fun fight, def one of the highlights of Zero 4
bro fights like his smash ver with the nikita missiles, mortar, and the side rolls. Crazy fun fight, def one of the highlights of Zero 4
a moot has asked me to fill out this fgc meme
my type is fairly predictable i think
my type is fairly predictable i think
October 5, 2025 at 11:41 PM
a moot has asked me to fill out this fgc meme
my type is fairly predictable i think
my type is fairly predictable i think
Figuring out how to dodge that fuck ass circular flame pattern was a fun puzzle, cool boss
September 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Figuring out how to dodge that fuck ass circular flame pattern was a fun puzzle, cool boss