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Finally finished Death Stranding 2 this week. Once again, Kojima just *gets* it. The game does so much that I’ll be thinking about it for a long time that I plan to write about and will probably share here. In the meantime: you can read my (spoiler-free) review here: backloggd.com/u/droopypets...
droopypets's review of Death Stranding 2: On The Beach | Backloggd
Death Stranding 2 is, by pretty much all measures, a better game than its predecessor. It looks better, plays better, adds fun content and QOL features that easily make it one of the best gaming expe...
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July 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Finally finished Death Stranding 2 this week. Once again, Kojima just *gets* it. The game does so much that I’ll be thinking about it for a long time that I plan to write about and will probably share here. In the meantime: you can read my (spoiler-free) review here: backloggd.com/u/droopypets...
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A Normal Nintendo Switch 2 Review:
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June 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
A Normal Nintendo Switch 2 Review:
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Finished the first 2 episodes of Death Stranding 2 and while I’ve got lots of thoughts about a lot of it, one thing that has really stuck with me is that there are two moments in that first episode that seem to me to be a direct response to specific American political issues and it’s fascinating.
June 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Finished the first 2 episodes of Death Stranding 2 and while I’ve got lots of thoughts about a lot of it, one thing that has really stuck with me is that there are two moments in that first episode that seem to me to be a direct response to specific American political issues and it’s fascinating.
Very glad I’ve mostly avoided a lot of the trailers. DS 1 is one of my favorite games of all time, but I will admit that The Story is the probably the weakest part. I’m only a couple hours in but I can see that is probably not the case here and I’m excited to experience it.
It can't be overstated that if you want to steer clear of major Death Stranding 2 spoilers do NOT watch the final trailer they just put up, and also avoid having watched Literally Any Trailer For Death Stranding 2
June 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Very glad I’ve mostly avoided a lot of the trailers. DS 1 is one of my favorite games of all time, but I will admit that The Story is the probably the weakest part. I’m only a couple hours in but I can see that is probably not the case here and I’m excited to experience it.
A sort of inverse to this that is equally annoying to me is when people claim that a very good movie is Bad because it is different than the supplementary material or treats it in a way they don’t expect or like.
one of the most incomprehensible to me things that a lot of people appear to believe about pop culture is that a bad movie can be made good if its supplementary material is good, or that it is somehow OK to make a movie that demands you to watch hours of other material to make sense
June 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A sort of inverse to this that is equally annoying to me is when people claim that a very good movie is Bad because it is different than the supplementary material or treats it in a way they don’t expect or like.
I guess I can appreciate that they’re being pretty up front about what you are getting in the box, but man, it really just makes an already bad case design look horrendous.
man the Pokemon Legends Z-A box art is so nice but the structure of the Switch 2 box really makes it look awful.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A preorder up on Amazon ($59.99/$69.99)
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June 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I guess I can appreciate that they’re being pretty up front about what you are getting in the box, but man, it really just makes an already bad case design look horrendous.
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hi you should read this it is very scary amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...
Diabolus Ex Machina
This Is Not An Essay
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June 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
hi you should read this it is very scary amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...
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17 new people read this story thanks to critical distance. let's try to make it an even 20.
clair obscur: expedition 33’s gommage is the perfect example of passive violence
mass death as an inevitability
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May 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
17 new people read this story thanks to critical distance. let's try to make it an even 20.
Wow. Fantastic piece by @leadergrev.bsky.social here. Puts into words a lot of issues I have with a lot of games coverage/discourse and try to avoid a lot of it in favor of smaller creators and writers. If you are interested in games at all, please read.
This is an exceptional piece for this moment in games.
Kill the CEO in your head
High-profile failures in the video game industry have changed how we talk about games for the worse
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May 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Wow. Fantastic piece by @leadergrev.bsky.social here. Puts into words a lot of issues I have with a lot of games coverage/discourse and try to avoid a lot of it in favor of smaller creators and writers. If you are interested in games at all, please read.
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the last of us attempting to remaster a remade remaster
March 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
the last of us attempting to remaster a remade remaster
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Absolutely agree. One of the things that made TLOU great imo is the ending. Especially since it came out during a time when “player choice” was such a hot topic. Bucking the current trend of the day and FORCING the player to make the controversial “choice” is inherently more interesting.
stop retroactively making your work less interesting!!!
“I believe Joel was right,” The Last of Us' Neil Druckmann admits. “If I were in Joel's position, I hope I would be able to do what he did." bit.ly/42nJY9s
March 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Absolutely agree. One of the things that made TLOU great imo is the ending. Especially since it came out during a time when “player choice” was such a hot topic. Bucking the current trend of the day and FORCING the player to make the controversial “choice” is inherently more interesting.
Cant stop thinking about the new episode of Severance. Been hooked since I first watched it a couple years ago and only continues to get better. I think it’s well on its way to becoming one of my favorite pieces of art ever.
February 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Cant stop thinking about the new episode of Severance. Been hooked since I first watched it a couple years ago and only continues to get better. I think it’s well on its way to becoming one of my favorite pieces of art ever.