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Bro Bromero
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Read my blog at Brobrobroblog.com Behind the scenes support for @AnaKarenLovesPaper. Lover of games. Aspiring board game designer.
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Back at it with a post rounding up my favorite games of 2025! What a year it was!
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#videogames #review #GOTY2025
Bro Bromero’s Top 10 Games of the Year 2025
Just like that, the year has wrapped up and this blog has been irregularly chugging away for about 6 months now. I’ve spent the holiday with friends and family, and talked about some of my fa…
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January 10, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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@intothecast.bsky.social Vita means life!
January 6, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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Can't let my site collect dust! I chit chat a little about Dispatch, and how it straddles the lines of game and television.

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#review #gaming #blog #dispatch
Dispatch – Between Games and Television
Ack, a whole month without posting! It’s the busy season for my wife’s business, so blogging took a backseat. I’ve been flitting around from experience to experience, but I’…
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December 10, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Just a quick follow up on Q-UP: I rolled credits, and it's definitely one of my favorite indies of the year. The post game has an interesting twist on gameplay, and with so many more classes to explore, I don't think I'm done with this gem yet.

#Q-UP
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Look at that, a game that managed to pull me away from Hades II for a while! You may read the premise of the game and think it's a shitpost, but I swear, this is a real engaging game.
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#videogames #review #Q-UP
Q-UP – Call It, Friend-O
Every December, I try to reflect on my favorite experiences of the year and give them little write-ups to share with my friends. This is my first year with this blog, so I’m hoping to migrate…
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November 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Wow, being sick for a month sure kills the blogging spirit. Enjoy a brief entry about my recent read! Eat the Ones You Love certainly won't be an all time favorite, but it was a fun time, even if it wasn't what I expected.

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#books #review
Eat the Ones You Love – Must be blood, must be fresh
I didn’t mean to have such a lengthy break, but life has a way of throwing nonstop curve balls sometimes. I spent much of my time sick, and only now is medication finally providing some relie…
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October 23, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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#RandomGameSaturday

My physical collection isn't as big nowadays, but this was the top of the Xbox section. When are we getting a new Culdcept? Last one I remember was on 3ds.
An opened box of Culdcept Saga for the Xbox 360
October 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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RPG and Rhythm, like peanut butter and chocolate!

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#videogames #review #blog #switch #finalfantasy #theatrhythm
Theatrhythm Final Bar Line – 1,2,3, Curaga!
It is hard to determine whether or not Theatrhythm Final Bar Line is a niche game or not. Rhythm games are not usually in the big spotlight anymore, and this game asks that you have some passing fa…
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September 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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Couldn't get my PSP working, so I went to emulate instead. I went for a real deepcut while I'm on my card game kick.

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#blog #review #videogames #retrogaming #psp
Neverland Card Battles – I See a Red Board and I Want to Paint it Blue
My furnace motor has died, so I’m writing this in a 90 degree house right now. It is absolutely dreadful. What isn’t dreadful is today’s throwback entry to a PSP game that never g…
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September 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Can't let this blog keep getting away from me! Looking for a cool asynchronous experience? I've got something bazaar this week.

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#review #thebazaar #videogames
The Bazaar – BroBro’s Bazaar Adventure
I keep falling off schedule. I had another good weekend of board games with family, but I still have to get into the habit of taking photos of gameplay. Most of my video gaming time has been pickin…
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September 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Picked up a fun kappa sticker from @artisanyumi.bsky.social at the San Bernardino Art Walk. Check their stuff out! Going straight on my computer tower.
Sticker of a kappa holding a large cucumber.
August 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Got sick and missed a week. This week, I celebrate a decade of an excellent introductory lightweight game: Lanterns!

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#boardgames #review
Lanterns – Getting everybody to the table
Whoops! I missed a week. It was a hectic week, but I’m happy to be writing again. I recently had a big board gaming weekend, but got too absorbed into the games to get photos and take notes. …
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August 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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This week, the mobile game I keep falling back into: Can't believe fighting games can be good on a phone!

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#skullgirlsmobile #gaming #blog #mobilegames
Skullgirls Mobile – When the Gacha is Good
Gacha games make oodles of cash. It’s a model that can get folks hooked on digital lottery tickets, only instead of paying out, the companies give you access to game content. More so than tha…
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August 9, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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Mom says we have McDonald's at home, and it's actually pretty good for once.
#blog #retrogaming #McDonalds
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McDonald’s Treasure Land Adventure – I’m Likin’ It
I hadn’t engaged with any new media of note this week, so I took to rolling the dice to see what to write about. I knew I was in the mood for a Genesis game to hear some of those groovy bass …
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August 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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This week I talk about the lovely filler game, Super Mega Lucky Box. It's nice and breezy and plays well with almost any crowd!
#boardgames #review #blog
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Super Mega Lucky Box- Bingo with mechanics? Bingo!
In previous entries, I’ve talked about how much I like two player games at home, but that doesn’t mean the only games we get to the table are exclusively designed as two players games. …
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July 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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This week, I continue a streak of talking about great media, with Deltarune Ch.1 & 2. I know I'm late to the party!
#videogames #blog #deltarune

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Deltarune Ch. 1 & 2 – WE’VE GOT A REAL [two for one special]
So far on this blog, I’ve found that I have an easier time writing about experiences that have some flaws in them. My entry on Compile was difficult because that’s just an excellently d…
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July 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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This week, one of my favorite card games of the year, Compile! Very glad this one was just picked up by a new publisher, would have been a shame to see it go out of print.
#blog #boardgames #compile

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Compile: Main 1-Flippin’ Good Time
I’m always looking for sharp two player experiences. While my board game collection is sizeable, I live quite far from my core group of friends now, so many of my board game nights nowadays a…
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July 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Today's post is on the Monster Hunter on everyone's mind: Monster Hunter Now? It's got something to offer, despite the ugliness of mobile games. #blog #monsterhunter

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Monster Hunter Now-Big Monster, Bigger Money
I have played the Monster Hunter series for a long time now. My first Monster Hunter was the eponymous game for the Playstation 2, and it has been exhilarating to see this franchise continue to flo…
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July 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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New blog entry. I talk about the two months last year where I saw Cars 3 more than thirty times. brobrobroblog.com/2025/06/29/c...

#blog #cars3
Cars 3- I have no horn and I must honk
I don’t watch movies all that frequently, but I do work with children in their home. Due to this, the movies I do end up seeing, I end up seeing a staggering number of times. Last year, I saw…
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July 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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A real buzzer beater for my self-imposed Thursday deadlines: This week, I talk about Magic, and the value of third spaces.
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#blog #mtg
Magic: The Gathering-I swear I have an angle
I swear I have a unique angle to this story: Despite being a white man in his mid thirties, I am actually brand new to this game. I also like to think of myself as a seasoned card and board game pl…
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June 20, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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New entry! Talking about Sonic Roll, a pretty messy board game with a good heart. brobrobroblog.com/2025/06/12/s...

#boardgames #Sonic
Sonic Roll-Gotta go fast and loose
Sonic Roll does a great job capturing the spirit of Sonic. It’s fun, fast, and falling apart at the seams. For every string of exciting action and quick decisions, there are minutes spent fli…
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June 13, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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I launched a blog! It's not much of a looker right now, but I had a great time writing. My first entry covers Crush the Industry by @cognoggingames.bsky.social !

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Crush the Industry–Descended from two titans
The roguelite genre has seen an explosion in popularity in recent years, and has pushed the format in all kinds of fascinating directions. One can often reduce new developments in the format to sta…
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June 6, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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These are the cards I made during the Easter card making workshop hosted by @anakarenlovespaper.bsky.social I had fun drawing the faces!
A winking rabbit on a greeting card that says "Hoppy Easter" A group of five little rabbits with goofy faces on a greeting card that says "Happy Easter to my favorite peeps"
April 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Lost a tight game of Troyes tonight to @anakarenlovespaper.bsky.social . One of my favorite euro games. If only I had remembered to snap a pic midgame. I wonder if this game has a modern reimplementation. #boardgames
Box of the board game Troyes on a gingham tablecloth.
February 17, 2025 at 5:05 AM