Crystalline Blog
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Melanie (@melkat.blue) and Vivianne (@rosanthwyn.online) are writing a blog together
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The Sense of Community in the Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Demo
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January 13, 2026 at 4:37 PM
The Sense of Community in the Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Demo
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https://crystalline.blog/posts/the-sense-of-community-in-the-dragon-quest-vii-reimagined-demo
Melanie and Vivianne Check In
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January 13, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Melanie and Vivianne Check In
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Types of Ads to Turn Down in 202X
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January 8, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Types of Ads to Turn Down in 202X
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https://crystalline.blog/posts/types-of-ads-to-turn-down-in-202x
Melanie’s Metroid Prime 4 Thoughts
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January 6, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Melanie’s Metroid Prime 4 Thoughts
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https://crystalline.blog/posts/melanies-metroid-prime-4-thoughts
A Rhythm Game Prototype (Jammin’) Was Recovered And Archived After 40 Years
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A Rhythm Game Prototype (Jammin’) Was Recovered And Archived After 40 Years - Crystalline Blog
Vivianne shares SynaMax’s new video about what was one of the earliest musical performance rhythm games. Also talks a bit about his work researching Metroid Prime music, because it’s relevant...
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January 6, 2026 at 8:42 PM
A Rhythm Game Prototype (Jammin’) Was Recovered And Archived After 40 Years
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https://crystalline.blog/posts/a-rhythm-game-prototype-jammin-was-recovered-and-archived-after-40-years
Breadcrumbs of Polish History
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January 4, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Breadcrumbs of Polish History
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https://crystalline.blog/posts/breadcrumbs-of-polish-history
Finding Peace in a World That Fears and Hates Us
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January 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Finding Peace in a World That Fears and Hates Us
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https://crystalline.blog/posts/finding-peace-in-a-world-that-fears-and-hates-us
The Room Where Echoes Speedruns Go To Die
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January 3, 2026 at 6:09 PM
The Room Where Echoes Speedruns Go To Die
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https://crystalline.blog/posts/the-room-where-echoes-speedruns-go-to-die
Vivianne’s 2025 in Media
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Vivianne’s 2025 in Media - Crystalline Blog
As 2025 drew to a close, I wanted to write about a bunch of things I watched, played and listened to this year.
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January 2, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Vivianne’s 2025 in Media
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https://crystalline.blog/posts/viviannes-2025-in-media
When Turning a Page Is Too Much
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January 2, 2026 at 5:23 PM
When Turning a Page Is Too Much
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Kind Words 2 is Rewarding
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Kind Words 2 is Rewarding - Crystalline Blog
Melanie discusses the game Kind Words 2 When Kind Words came out I thought the idea was neat. It’s a game where you have lofi music playing in the background as you write, well, kind words to people w...
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January 2, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Kind Words 2 is Rewarding
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Metroid Prime 4 is a Flawed But Good Sequel
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Metroid Prime 4 is a Flawed But Good Sequel - Crystalline Blog
Vivianne talks about the things she liked in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. Yeah. I have my issues with the game. And yet the part I was most fascinated by when I was playing this game is how much this game...
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January 2, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Metroid Prime 4 is a Flawed But Good Sequel
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The Introduction
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The Introduction - Crystalline Blog
Melanie: Last night while Vivianne and I were at our local pizzeria she suggested we listen to an album together. So then I said “and then we could blog about...
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January 2, 2026 at 1:37 AM
The Introduction
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