Aboveup
@aboveup.bsky.social
Retro game enthusiast solo-studying Japanese. Fan of system-heavy esoteric RPGs and difficult action games.
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Americans hate logic. It's a fact.
Look at how much of the world uses the same metrics to measure paper size. America saw this and how each size is half of the last to keep easy track of sizes and went "No, fuck that."
Look at how much of the world uses the same metrics to measure paper size. America saw this and how each size is half of the last to keep easy track of sizes and went "No, fuck that."
November 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Americans hate logic. It's a fact.
Look at how much of the world uses the same metrics to measure paper size. America saw this and how each size is half of the last to keep easy track of sizes and went "No, fuck that."
Look at how much of the world uses the same metrics to measure paper size. America saw this and how each size is half of the last to keep easy track of sizes and went "No, fuck that."
You mean a videogame trusts in its own content and audience to stay engaged without needing a FOMO trap to keep them locked in?
Outrageous.
Meanwhile SF6 needs 300 RANKED MATCHES on a master rank character to unlock... One single color. That character only. Per season.
Outrageous.
Meanwhile SF6 needs 300 RANKED MATCHES on a master rank character to unlock... One single color. That character only. Per season.
November 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
You mean a videogame trusts in its own content and audience to stay engaged without needing a FOMO trap to keep them locked in?
Outrageous.
Meanwhile SF6 needs 300 RANKED MATCHES on a master rank character to unlock... One single color. That character only. Per season.
Outrageous.
Meanwhile SF6 needs 300 RANKED MATCHES on a master rank character to unlock... One single color. That character only. Per season.
I'll always respect Munchkin for encouraging house rules by having a line in the manual about rule disputes being settled with arguments and the owner deciding what flies.
November 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I'll always respect Munchkin for encouraging house rules by having a line in the manual about rule disputes being settled with arguments and the owner deciding what flies.
Opened Insta to see how long it would take before an example comes up.
Never say good afternoon. Got it.
Never say good afternoon. Got it.
November 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Opened Insta to see how long it would take before an example comes up.
Never say good afternoon. Got it.
Never say good afternoon. Got it.
Played through it a few months ago. Old translation wasn't great and erased most character. The new translation erased all character.
No effort has been made.
The difference is big enough you should be able to see it without being able to read it. Everyone says the train line different in JP.
No effort has been made.
The difference is big enough you should be able to see it without being able to read it. Everyone says the train line different in JP.
November 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Played through it a few months ago. Old translation wasn't great and erased most character. The new translation erased all character.
No effort has been made.
The difference is big enough you should be able to see it without being able to read it. Everyone says the train line different in JP.
No effort has been made.
The difference is big enough you should be able to see it without being able to read it. Everyone says the train line different in JP.
FF8 has issues like, there's more NPCs on screen than the PS1 can render, so they threw in a PNG that don't translate well when the 3D is rendered above native resolution.
The remaster also fucked up with that. (That thing is a mess in general)
The remaster also fucked up with that. (That thing is a mess in general)
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
FF8 has issues like, there's more NPCs on screen than the PS1 can render, so they threw in a PNG that don't translate well when the 3D is rendered above native resolution.
The remaster also fucked up with that. (That thing is a mess in general)
The remaster also fucked up with that. (That thing is a mess in general)
No filter and 3D upscaled is just... Man.
I still prefer this compared to the official HD releases because all the models look like bad mods in that but still.
I still prefer this compared to the official HD releases because all the models look like bad mods in that but still.
November 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
No filter and 3D upscaled is just... Man.
I still prefer this compared to the official HD releases because all the models look like bad mods in that but still.
I still prefer this compared to the official HD releases because all the models look like bad mods in that but still.
Usually not a fan of filters, but this game really needs them. Harsh, clear screens doesn't work for how it was supposed to be seen, with older TVs blurring the picture more.
FF8 really was a game made for a second hand consumer CRTs that dropped down the stairs while moving more than once.
FF8 really was a game made for a second hand consumer CRTs that dropped down the stairs while moving more than once.
November 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Usually not a fan of filters, but this game really needs them. Harsh, clear screens doesn't work for how it was supposed to be seen, with older TVs blurring the picture more.
FF8 really was a game made for a second hand consumer CRTs that dropped down the stairs while moving more than once.
FF8 really was a game made for a second hand consumer CRTs that dropped down the stairs while moving more than once.
Just about every name is spelled a lot differently than I anticipated. (And thus pronounced differently)
Everyone talks way different. Squall is a completely different character entirely. Characters in general actually kind of seem to make sense? Which... considering how character focused FF is...
Everyone talks way different. Squall is a completely different character entirely. Characters in general actually kind of seem to make sense? Which... considering how character focused FF is...
November 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Just about every name is spelled a lot differently than I anticipated. (And thus pronounced differently)
Everyone talks way different. Squall is a completely different character entirely. Characters in general actually kind of seem to make sense? Which... considering how character focused FF is...
Everyone talks way different. Squall is a completely different character entirely. Characters in general actually kind of seem to make sense? Which... considering how character focused FF is...
It never hit me how absolutely LCARS coded a lot of FF8s terminals are.
November 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
It never hit me how absolutely LCARS coded a lot of FF8s terminals are.
Also want to stress how good the writing in Japanese is. There's always a lot missing when I compare, but these are my favorite examples.
Look at the spacing in the JP version. How the position of シタイ being swapped is used.
And then there's 約束された勝利の剣, エクスカリバー
Or in English, just Ex... calibur.
Look at the spacing in the JP version. How the position of シタイ being swapped is used.
And then there's 約束された勝利の剣, エクスカリバー
Or in English, just Ex... calibur.
November 8, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Also want to stress how good the writing in Japanese is. There's always a lot missing when I compare, but these are my favorite examples.
Look at the spacing in the JP version. How the position of シタイ being swapped is used.
And then there's 約束された勝利の剣, エクスカリバー
Or in English, just Ex... calibur.
Look at the spacing in the JP version. How the position of シタイ being swapped is used.
And then there's 約束された勝利の剣, エクスカリバー
Or in English, just Ex... calibur.
Hit Master with Cammy.
So now I'm Master with two characters.
So now I'm Master with two characters.
November 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Hit Master with Cammy.
So now I'm Master with two characters.
So now I'm Master with two characters.
At the very least, the hardcover rereleases from a while back are nice. Not all redesigns have to be terrible.
November 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
At the very least, the hardcover rereleases from a while back are nice. Not all redesigns have to be terrible.
Like, I don't think you have the humanity left in you to engage with any artform even in a financial field if you go full-on Night Watch erasure.
November 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Like, I don't think you have the humanity left in you to engage with any artform even in a financial field if you go full-on Night Watch erasure.
Never forget the pure horror of what was done to Pratchett's works.
November 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Never forget the pure horror of what was done to Pratchett's works.
I saw a good bug in Japan.
October 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I saw a good bug in Japan.
Had time to kill on my last day before my last event, so read Kingdom and Isekai Samurai at a manga cafe.
October 26, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Had time to kill on my last day before my last event, so read Kingdom and Isekai Samurai at a manga cafe.
All you can eat Natto restaurant with a natto vending machine outside
October 26, 2025 at 5:03 AM
All you can eat Natto restaurant with a natto vending machine outside
Met up with Ebi-chan!
October 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Met up with Ebi-chan!
Went to the Halloween event in Ikebukuro
October 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Went to the Halloween event in Ikebukuro
Yeah, that's how I remember Dogi
October 24, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Yeah, that's how I remember Dogi
