Aboveup
@aboveup.bsky.social
Retro game enthusiast solo-studying Japanese. Fan of system-heavy esoteric RPGs and difficult action games.
https://www.youtube.com/@Aboveup
https://www.twitch.tv/aboveup
https://www.youtube.com/@Aboveup
https://www.twitch.tv/aboveup
I've been watching sumo too, but I moved on from watching it on there to instead watch straight through Abema on my own. The streams on Twitch are all Abema restreams anyway, and I don't need anime and game music on top it.
December 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I've been watching sumo too, but I moved on from watching it on there to instead watch straight through Abema on my own. The streams on Twitch are all Abema restreams anyway, and I don't need anime and game music on top it.
What you're saying is that how The Hulk is depicted should work on Violence Jack logic.
November 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
What you're saying is that how The Hulk is depicted should work on Violence Jack logic.
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."
I ignore unlocks in that game and just play for personal enjoyment. Wouldn't surprise me if you removed these rewards *less* players would burn out and get negative about the game. It's all really dumb.
November 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I ignore unlocks in that game and just play for personal enjoyment. Wouldn't surprise me if you removed these rewards *less* players would burn out and get negative about the game. It's all really dumb.
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.
My first fears when I saw what kind of game it is was that it was going to be a live service game with dailies, weeklies, log-in bonuses, and temp battle passes and the like.
It not going for that sleaze went a long way for me. Not *needing* to play co-op definitely helped too.
It not going for that sleaze went a long way for me. Not *needing* to play co-op definitely helped too.
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
My first fears when I saw what kind of game it is was that it was going to be a live service game with dailies, weeklies, log-in bonuses, and temp battle passes and the like.
It not going for that sleaze went a long way for me. Not *needing* to play co-op definitely helped too.
It not going for that sleaze went a long way for me. Not *needing* to play co-op definitely helped too.
Finally caved and got this game because I had an urge to play Apex but didn't want to stomach the absolute worst mankind has to offer as teammates.
It really is just Elden Apex as a loop.
It really is just Elden Apex as a loop.
November 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Finally caved and got this game because I had an urge to play Apex but didn't want to stomach the absolute worst mankind has to offer as teammates.
It really is just Elden Apex as a loop.
It really is just Elden Apex as a loop.
Like seriously. What the hell. nltimes.nl/2025/11/18/d...
Dutch households to receive manual for surviving first 72 hours after national emergency
In the coming weeks, every Dutch household will receive a 33-page government manual on preparing for an emergency. The manual provides tips for surviving the first three days of a disaster, when the g...
nltimes.nl
November 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Like seriously. What the hell. nltimes.nl/2025/11/18/d...
Over here, the grift is basically done by our national government. It's *weird*
www.government.nl/topics/count...
www.government.nl/topics/count...
What does the emergency kit contain?
An emergency kit contains the main items you need in an emergency. Assembling an emergency kit is easy. You probably have most of the items at home already.
www.government.nl
November 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Over here, the grift is basically done by our national government. It's *weird*
www.government.nl/topics/count...
www.government.nl/topics/count...
Different audiences and was it hits them, is my guess. Text is more internalized. Familiarity requires less mental load and lets you visualize it more easily mentally.
Visual mediums hinge more on novelty. What you've already seen no longer is novel and has much less appeal than a new thing.
Visual mediums hinge more on novelty. What you've already seen no longer is novel and has much less appeal than a new thing.
November 26, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Different audiences and was it hits them, is my guess. Text is more internalized. Familiarity requires less mental load and lets you visualize it more easily mentally.
Visual mediums hinge more on novelty. What you've already seen no longer is novel and has much less appeal than a new thing.
Visual mediums hinge more on novelty. What you've already seen no longer is novel and has much less appeal than a new thing.
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.
It's definitely very off that people get to make an income basically implanting insecurity in others in very large numbers based on... Nothing, really.
November 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
It's definitely very off that people get to make an income basically implanting insecurity in others in very large numbers based on... Nothing, really.
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.
"They really hate foreigners because they get up and move to another seat when I sit down in the train."
You're filming everyone around you to post on social media while in the train, loudly talking to your audience. *Nobody on the planet* would want to sit next to you.
You're filming everyone around you to post on social media while in the train, loudly talking to your audience. *Nobody on the planet* would want to sit next to you.
November 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
"They really hate foreigners because they get up and move to another seat when I sit down in the train."
You're filming everyone around you to post on social media while in the train, loudly talking to your audience. *Nobody on the planet* would want to sit next to you.
You're filming everyone around you to post on social media while in the train, loudly talking to your audience. *Nobody on the planet* would want to sit next to you.
"Japanese people never use physical Suica cards."
They sell card holders specifically for them nearly everywhere. People don't like the phone one because what if your low on battery and need to use the train?
They sell card holders specifically for them nearly everywhere. People don't like the phone one because what if your low on battery and need to use the train?
November 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
"Japanese people never use physical Suica cards."
They sell card holders specifically for them nearly everywhere. People don't like the phone one because what if your low on battery and need to use the train?
They sell card holders specifically for them nearly everywhere. People don't like the phone one because what if your low on battery and need to use the train?
I get a lot of Japanese language/travel advice channels. Everything they say is fake to insane degrees.
"Here's what onigiri Japanese people *actually* buy from 7/11!!!" (real example)
All of them? They don't just stock them for tourists...
"Here's what onigiri Japanese people *actually* buy from 7/11!!!" (real example)
All of them? They don't just stock them for tourists...
November 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I get a lot of Japanese language/travel advice channels. Everything they say is fake to insane degrees.
"Here's what onigiri Japanese people *actually* buy from 7/11!!!" (real example)
All of them? They don't just stock them for tourists...
"Here's what onigiri Japanese people *actually* buy from 7/11!!!" (real example)
All of them? They don't just stock them for tourists...
Dolphin's progress is wild sometimes. I wanted to make that Eternal Darkness vid a year before and Dolphin had tons of issues with the game back then. Needed a bunch of special settings to deal with effects that tanked performance.
One year later, all of it was solved. Game ran zero issues.
One year later, all of it was solved. Game ran zero issues.
November 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Dolphin's progress is wild sometimes. I wanted to make that Eternal Darkness vid a year before and Dolphin had tons of issues with the game back then. Needed a bunch of special settings to deal with effects that tanked performance.
One year later, all of it was solved. Game ran zero issues.
One year later, all of it was solved. Game ran zero issues.
Just a shame a massive chunk of Squall's lines got translated into "..." and "Whatever"
November 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Just a shame a massive chunk of Squall's lines got translated into "..." and "Whatever"
That's the right mindset, really.
Either way it pans out, it probably won't drastically alter the output of most of the companies I look towards or the older titles I still want to (re)play. It'll be nice if more new cool stuff happens though.
Either way it pans out, it probably won't drastically alter the output of most of the companies I look towards or the older titles I still want to (re)play. It'll be nice if more new cool stuff happens though.
November 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
That's the right mindset, really.
Either way it pans out, it probably won't drastically alter the output of most of the companies I look towards or the older titles I still want to (re)play. It'll be nice if more new cool stuff happens though.
Either way it pans out, it probably won't drastically alter the output of most of the companies I look towards or the older titles I still want to (re)play. It'll be nice if more new cool stuff happens though.
Like, DotA 2 and CSGO already run with a newer major iteration of the Source engine. So a big update to that framework wouldn't even sound that major anymore.
November 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Like, DotA 2 and CSGO already run with a newer major iteration of the Source engine. So a big update to that framework wouldn't even sound that major anymore.