Daniel Learmouth
@daniellearmouth.bsky.social
Retro Import Review at http://youtube.com/daniellearmouth // I pretend to know about games // Hopelessly addicted to vinyl records and stationery // Former Wakefield College student // Militantly Anti-GenAI // 日本語△
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RETRO IMPORT REVIEW - Ico
YouTube video by Daniel Learmouth
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Here's a question: "are video games 'art'?" It's a question worth pondering, as we look at a game in which a case could be made for calling it 'art'. This is Ico.
#RetroGaming #ImportGaming #PlayStation
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#RetroGaming #ImportGaming #PlayStation
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Back on the grind after spending a week being a bit burnt out by stuff. Presumably there can't be anything that could go wrong here, right? Right...?
#Metroid #Livestream #Gaming
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#Metroid #Livestream #Gaming
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CANARY IN A COAL MINE — Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Stream Pt.7)
YouTube video by Daniel Learmouth
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December 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Back on the grind after spending a week being a bit burnt out by stuff. Presumably there can't be anything that could go wrong here, right? Right...?
#Metroid #Livestream #Gaming
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#Metroid #Livestream #Gaming
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𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐒: 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌 𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃
𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: 𝐔𝐍𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄
/////////// 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 ///////////
𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐎𝐖
𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀.𝐕.𝐀.
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𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: 𝐔𝐍𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄
/////////// 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 ///////////
𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐎𝐖
𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀.𝐕.𝐀.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐒: 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌 𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃
𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: 𝐔𝐍𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄
/////////// 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 ///////////
𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐎𝐖
𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀.𝐕.𝐀.
✨ SIGNALIS is 30% off in the Steam Winter Sale ✨
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𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: 𝐔𝐍𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄
/////////// 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 ///////////
𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐎𝐖
𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀.𝐕.𝐀.
✨ SIGNALIS is 30% off in the Steam Winter Sale ✨
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Putting 'In the Miso Soup' in the 'Asian Tourism' section of Waterstones is absolutely diabolical,holy shit!
December 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Putting 'In the Miso Soup' in the 'Asian Tourism' section of Waterstones is absolutely diabolical,holy shit!
What is it with CEOs being massive fans of guzzling the dumb bitch juice?
December 17, 2025 at 9:13 AM
What is it with CEOs being massive fans of guzzling the dumb bitch juice?
Tonight, I do......something. I don't know what I'll be doing, exactly, but I'll be doing something alright! Maybe someone should give me some step-by-step instructions for the next while.
#Metroid #Livestream #Gaming
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#Metroid #Livestream #Gaming
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GETTING LOST IN THE SAUCE — Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Stream Pt.6)
YouTube video by Daniel Learmouth
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December 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Tonight, I do......something. I don't know what I'll be doing, exactly, but I'll be doing something alright! Maybe someone should give me some step-by-step instructions for the next while.
#Metroid #Livestream #Gaming
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#Metroid #Livestream #Gaming
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In this episode, we delve a little deeper into what may as well be a Bond villain's lair. Ever seen 'You Only Live Twice'?
#Metroid #Livestream #Gaming
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#Metroid #Livestream #Gaming
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BACK ON THE HEAT — Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Stream Pt.5)
YouTube video by Daniel Learmouth
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December 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
In this episode, we delve a little deeper into what may as well be a Bond villain's lair. Ever seen 'You Only Live Twice'?
#Metroid #Livestream #Gaming
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#Metroid #Livestream #Gaming
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On this episode, I see what is at the bottom of the Ice Belt, now that everything is all melty and stuff. Would be funny if there was a boss fight or something......right?
#Metroid #Livestream #Gaming
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#Metroid #Livestream #Gaming
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THAWING A FROZEN HELL — Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Stream Pt.4)
YouTube video by Daniel Learmouth
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December 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
On this episode, I see what is at the bottom of the Ice Belt, now that everything is all melty and stuff. Would be funny if there was a boss fight or something......right?
#Metroid #Livestream #Gaming
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#Metroid #Livestream #Gaming
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#NowSpinning: 'GNX' by Kendrick Lamar
December 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
#NowSpinning: 'GNX' by Kendrick Lamar
Yeah, I'm not getting the bass line from this out of my head any time soon, am I.
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Tupelo (Official 4K Video)
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December 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Yeah, I'm not getting the bass line from this out of my head any time soon, am I.
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And so we have a gander around some funky volcano place. I'm sure we're not going to end up melting or anything. Do biker leathers protect against heat...?
#Metroid #Livestream #Gaming
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#Metroid #Livestream #Gaming
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FRYING PAN — Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Stream Pt.3)
YouTube video by Daniel Learmouth
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December 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
And so we have a gander around some funky volcano place. I'm sure we're not going to end up melting or anything. Do biker leathers protect against heat...?
#Metroid #Livestream #Gaming
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#Metroid #Livestream #Gaming
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We're off to work! And it's in some sort of factory. Wonder if we'll get some special prize for it at the end.
#Livestream #Gaming
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#Livestream #Gaming
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON DEALERSHIP — Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Stream Pt.2)
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December 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
We're off to work! And it's in some sort of factory. Wonder if we'll get some special prize for it at the end.
#Livestream #Gaming
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#Livestream #Gaming
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If you're looking to learn a language, there are so many better resources available, plenty of which are free.
If you're learning Japanese in particular, don't even bother touching Duolingo. It will not teach you anything and you'll be spinning your wheels.
If you're learning Japanese in particular, don't even bother touching Duolingo. It will not teach you anything and you'll be spinning your wheels.
Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
December 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
If you're looking to learn a language, there are so many better resources available, plenty of which are free.
If you're learning Japanese in particular, don't even bother touching Duolingo. It will not teach you anything and you'll be spinning your wheels.
If you're learning Japanese in particular, don't even bother touching Duolingo. It will not teach you anything and you'll be spinning your wheels.
Can you believe that it's been 18 years since the release of a proper brand new Metroid Prime game? Crazy how time flies, huh. Join me as I celebrate the release of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond!
#Livestream #Gaming
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#Livestream #Gaming
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18 YEARS LATER — Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Stream Pt.1)
YouTube video by Daniel Learmouth
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December 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Can you believe that it's been 18 years since the release of a proper brand new Metroid Prime game? Crazy how time flies, huh. Join me as I celebrate the release of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond!
#Livestream #Gaming
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#Livestream #Gaming
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Please tag me if you see any anime that appears to plainly be using AI transcriptions for closed captions. That's CLOSED CAPTIONS (SDH) for ENGLISH DUBS, not subtitles for Japanese audio. I wanna publicly keep track of some of these and start holding platforms accountable.
December 2, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Please tag me if you see any anime that appears to plainly be using AI transcriptions for closed captions. That's CLOSED CAPTIONS (SDH) for ENGLISH DUBS, not subtitles for Japanese audio. I wanna publicly keep track of some of these and start holding platforms accountable.
The state of my record collection after the day just past.
I might struggle next year to be able to fit more stuff; I'm probably going to need some new shelving...
I might struggle next year to be able to fit more stuff; I'm probably going to need some new shelving...
November 30, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The state of my record collection after the day just past.
I might struggle next year to be able to fit more stuff; I'm probably going to need some new shelving...
I might struggle next year to be able to fit more stuff; I'm probably going to need some new shelving...
There's a certain irony to Sega realising "oh wait, people aren't buying our games because we keep putting out 'Definitive' editions some time after", mixed with them binning off the OG Yakuza 0 in favour of the Director's Cut which...
...yeah...
...yeah...
November 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
There's a certain irony to Sega realising "oh wait, people aren't buying our games because we keep putting out 'Definitive' editions some time after", mixed with them binning off the OG Yakuza 0 in favour of the Director's Cut which...
...yeah...
...yeah...
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My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
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November 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Sorry, Mr. Executive, but I don't believe in a 'middle ground' for generative AI as it relates to game development. Any use of it is a scourge on the medium, and I make no exception with that claim.
There's no nuance to be had beyond it being exploitative, anti-labour, inhuman and downright ugly.
There's no nuance to be had beyond it being exploitative, anti-labour, inhuman and downright ugly.
"Surely there's a middle ground here?" The CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead says people "jump to extreme takes" when debating generative AI, and that there needs to be more nuance in the discussion.
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‘Surely there’s a middle ground here?’ Helldivers studio CEO says people ‘jump to extreme takes’ when debating GenAI | VGC
“This is such a trigger point for big parts of the games industry today”…
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November 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Sorry, Mr. Executive, but I don't believe in a 'middle ground' for generative AI as it relates to game development. Any use of it is a scourge on the medium, and I make no exception with that claim.
There's no nuance to be had beyond it being exploitative, anti-labour, inhuman and downright ugly.
There's no nuance to be had beyond it being exploitative, anti-labour, inhuman and downright ugly.
Good to know that a bunch of new games from big name publishers (Ubisoft, Nexon, Level-5, Activision) have used AI for things like artwork and voiceover. Truly wonderful, love it, incredible, amazing.
This industry can eat the fattest cheesiest dick.
This industry can eat the fattest cheesiest dick.
November 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Good to know that a bunch of new games from big name publishers (Ubisoft, Nexon, Level-5, Activision) have used AI for things like artwork and voiceover. Truly wonderful, love it, incredible, amazing.
This industry can eat the fattest cheesiest dick.
This industry can eat the fattest cheesiest dick.
I'm purposefully avoiding Metroid Prime 4 previews for a pretty good reason.
Previews run the risk of colouring an experience, which for a game series like Metroid, can make certain things seem worse than they ought to.
Not to say that the dork isn't a problem, but how much of one, we don't know.
Previews run the risk of colouring an experience, which for a game series like Metroid, can make certain things seem worse than they ought to.
Not to say that the dork isn't a problem, but how much of one, we don't know.
November 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I'm purposefully avoiding Metroid Prime 4 previews for a pretty good reason.
Previews run the risk of colouring an experience, which for a game series like Metroid, can make certain things seem worse than they ought to.
Not to say that the dork isn't a problem, but how much of one, we don't know.
Previews run the risk of colouring an experience, which for a game series like Metroid, can make certain things seem worse than they ought to.
Not to say that the dork isn't a problem, but how much of one, we don't know.
I guess this is how I write 北 now.
November 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I guess this is how I write 北 now.
#NowSpinning: 'Technique' by New Order
November 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
#NowSpinning: 'Technique' by New Order
It's been a hot minute since I've been given some literal fuckery with the Anki stuff...
I just want an example sentence featuring '不特定' which doesn't involve the concept of eating ass.
I just want an example sentence featuring '不特定' which doesn't involve the concept of eating ass.
November 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
It's been a hot minute since I've been given some literal fuckery with the Anki stuff...
I just want an example sentence featuring '不特定' which doesn't involve the concept of eating ass.
I just want an example sentence featuring '不特定' which doesn't involve the concept of eating ass.