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Touhou and assorted Japanese retro games mostly. 24 he/him
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pfp from "CITY THE ANIMATION". banner by Kiyohiko Azuma.
Anyways I think there’s a monumental opportunity to insert the many domains of literary criticism into game writing and people just do not do that. Btw I am not an exception to the “criticism takes time” rule my writings aren’t anything special I fear.
August 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
A lot of these guys are young. Children or young adults, especially in video games discourse. Becoming a great critic takes time. Tim Rogers is a great critic, but he better be after 20 years!!! Games are such a young field of art, it makes sense we don’t have an array of excellent game critics.
August 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This is not an exception to video game discourse, btw. You probably know a guy who refuses to watch anything black and white on principle. Enter the world of music criticism for a day and you’re immediately surrounded by people who make Backloggd joke reviews look professional.
August 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM
If you want a great bullet hell, there's a very overlooked bullet hell game on Steam called Hellsinker. It's fantastic. It's the best bullet hell game I've played. And guess what, it came out in 2007!! No AI slop to be found.
August 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I've recently entered crunch time on a video essay on the golden age of Japanese dating sims (1994-1999) and the history of the genre surrounding it. It's taken a long time (everything's done by myself!!!), but I'm proud of what I have. August 21st. I think that's the final due date for it.
July 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I’ve always assumed if Yotsuba was going to have a traditional ending it would be her going to school but now I’m hoping I’m wrong
February 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM