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In-depth analysis and opinion pieces on games, their designs and their narratives.
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Money's a lil tight right now so making my services more widely available.
Audio editing/mixing/mastering for YouTube, podcasts, albums/EPs, etc.
If you want me to write for your website or consult on a piece you're writing yourself, I can do that too.
Lemme know if you're interested!
Audio editing/mixing/mastering for YouTube, podcasts, albums/EPs, etc.
If you want me to write for your website or consult on a piece you're writing yourself, I can do that too.
Lemme know if you're interested!
Playing Lumines Arise muted
November 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Playing Lumines Arise muted
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Youtube rec roulette going crazy tonight
November 13, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Youtube rec roulette going crazy tonight
We live in a very very fucking stupid world. The nice thing is that more and more people seem to be agreeing that we live in a very very fucking stupid world
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
We live in a very very fucking stupid world. The nice thing is that more and more people seem to be agreeing that we live in a very very fucking stupid world
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Jeffrey Epsteam Frame. Two discourses one stone
November 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Jeffrey Epsteam Frame. Two discourses one stone
Been re-reading Alasdair Gray's work in what little spare time I have and just... man. No one else like him. Incredible stuff.
November 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Been re-reading Alasdair Gray's work in what little spare time I have and just... man. No one else like him. Incredible stuff.
People freaking out over a review they disagree with is absolutely embarrassing man
November 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
People freaking out over a review they disagree with is absolutely embarrassing man
Struggling a LOT with writers block the past few days. Like, my brain is absolutely bursting with ideas that I'm nonetheless having trouble putting on the page. I guess it's because, well, this is my job, but it does make me feel quite hopeless at times. Just gotta push through I guess, it'll come.
November 12, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Struggling a LOT with writers block the past few days. Like, my brain is absolutely bursting with ideas that I'm nonetheless having trouble putting on the page. I guess it's because, well, this is my job, but it does make me feel quite hopeless at times. Just gotta push through I guess, it'll come.
Having one of those nights where I'm very sad that David Lynch is gone (every night)
November 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Having one of those nights where I'm very sad that David Lynch is gone (every night)
Really are few bands better than Killing Joke.
MOVE IN ON THEM
MOVE IN ON THEM
Killing Joke Dominator
YouTube video by psssyche
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November 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Really are few bands better than Killing Joke.
MOVE IN ON THEM
MOVE IN ON THEM
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Tonight's the night, I can feel it
November 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Tonight's the night, I can feel it
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i always forget about elden ring nightreign because multiplayer games dont exist
November 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
i always forget about elden ring nightreign because multiplayer games dont exist
If you want an Embrace game with a soundtrack that's actually good, Humanity remains criminally slept on. Music is like Aphex Twin by way of Steve Reich
Combine
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November 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
If you want an Embrace game with a soundtrack that's actually good, Humanity remains criminally slept on. Music is like Aphex Twin by way of Steve Reich
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"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
So I guess the embargo is up on Lumines Arise. It's pretty neat—as someone who isn't used to Lumines' ruleset, it's unbelievably challenging.
A personal hurdle, however, was that moreso than Tetris Effect, I thought that so much of the soundtrack was absolute horseshit lol
A personal hurdle, however, was that moreso than Tetris Effect, I thought that so much of the soundtrack was absolute horseshit lol
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
So I guess the embargo is up on Lumines Arise. It's pretty neat—as someone who isn't used to Lumines' ruleset, it's unbelievably challenging.
A personal hurdle, however, was that moreso than Tetris Effect, I thought that so much of the soundtrack was absolute horseshit lol
A personal hurdle, however, was that moreso than Tetris Effect, I thought that so much of the soundtrack was absolute horseshit lol
Maaaaan, RIP to Tatsuya Nakadai. Just checked his Wikipedia recently and was pleasantly surprised to find him still kicking then. Imagine having as many legendary credits as this guy, as well as going up against Mifune in maybe the most influential chanbara scene ever filmed. What a legend
Sanjuro (1962) — The Final Samurai Showdown
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November 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Maaaaan, RIP to Tatsuya Nakadai. Just checked his Wikipedia recently and was pleasantly surprised to find him still kicking then. Imagine having as many legendary credits as this guy, as well as going up against Mifune in maybe the most influential chanbara scene ever filmed. What a legend
Since I got rid of Spotify I've been buying more music and I really want to get back into using an iPod. Apparently modding a Mini is super easy but of all the vids I've watched a) none of them just list out what you need and b) all of them frequently say "DON'T DO THIS OR YOU'LL HAVE A PAPERWEIGHT"
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Since I got rid of Spotify I've been buying more music and I really want to get back into using an iPod. Apparently modding a Mini is super easy but of all the vids I've watched a) none of them just list out what you need and b) all of them frequently say "DON'T DO THIS OR YOU'LL HAVE A PAPERWEIGHT"
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going on twitter now is like the dark world part of link to the past, where the shape of things is roughly the same only now instead of the friendly villagers there's some demihuman freak snarling at you going "welcome to the village of assholes!! we hate you!!" also the trees shoot bombs now
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
going on twitter now is like the dark world part of link to the past, where the shape of things is roughly the same only now instead of the friendly villagers there's some demihuman freak snarling at you going "welcome to the village of assholes!! we hate you!!" also the trees shoot bombs now
I'm sorry I'm not trying to rag on a small creator but this title/thumbnail combo is very funny
November 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I'm sorry I'm not trying to rag on a small creator but this title/thumbnail combo is very funny
Enter The Matrix is as stupidly, beautifully janky as I remember it
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Enter The Matrix is as stupidly, beautifully janky as I remember it
Also been seeing tons of people on the timeline talk about A Person who released some Writing today. Only just found out who the hell you were all talking about and lemme tell ya I audibly groaned
November 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Also been seeing tons of people on the timeline talk about A Person who released some Writing today. Only just found out who the hell you were all talking about and lemme tell ya I audibly groaned
First episode of Pluribus was REAL GOOD. Consider me hooked
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
First episode of Pluribus was REAL GOOD. Consider me hooked
Best moment in all of art
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Best moment in all of art
I trust vanishingly few sponsorship offers coming in nowadays as being anywhere close to legitimate, but this has really started to feel like a dead giveaway.
The last few years of getting a zillion "great" offers for "we know what's holding you back on youtube book a meeting now" or "do a video and we'll give you $2 every time someone installs raid shadow legends" has led me to a single finding: anyone with a .gg domain is probably running scams.
November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I trust vanishingly few sponsorship offers coming in nowadays as being anywhere close to legitimate, but this has really started to feel like a dead giveaway.
Great read. Seems like lots of people have that one game like this, they get it out of their system, then the whole "compulsion but less predatory" thing becomes less appealing. I lost a ton of time to Vampire Survivors so I didn't let Balatro grab me in the same way. I just full-on avoided BALLxPIT
NEW POST: I played BALLxPIT. I loved BALLxPIT. But whether an attempt to upcycle a rapidly tired genre or an accidental accoutrement to the problems found within, Kenny Sun & Friends have created something brilliant that I nonetheless struggle to champion:
Every good bit of game design in BALLxPIT (and why I'm loathe to recommend it)
Is a series of good ideas enough to overcome an unconsciously problematic core?
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November 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Great read. Seems like lots of people have that one game like this, they get it out of their system, then the whole "compulsion but less predatory" thing becomes less appealing. I lost a ton of time to Vampire Survivors so I didn't let Balatro grab me in the same way. I just full-on avoided BALLxPIT