Delroy
@hoppydoxiegaming.bsky.social
Just a regular dude who loves cereal, gaming, travel, and life. Come check out Backtrackers at Carpool Gaming if you’re looking for a cool community of nerds doing a Video Game book club thing.
Smashing a button to open a door, move a board, open a chest, etc. Annoying and adds nothing beneficial to a game. Immersion can be accomplished elsewhere, I know there’s so many smart ideas waiting to be implemented!
November 17, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Smashing a button to open a door, move a board, open a chest, etc. Annoying and adds nothing beneficial to a game. Immersion can be accomplished elsewhere, I know there’s so many smart ideas waiting to be implemented!
Forcing players to read notes/journals/book or listen to audio logs will always be a poor storytelling mechanic.
November 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Forcing players to read notes/journals/book or listen to audio logs will always be a poor storytelling mechanic.
Keighley GOTY Nominee Predictions:
Expedition 33
Donkey Kong Bananza
Silksong
Hades II
Death Stranding 2
Split Fiction
ARC, Kingdom Come 2, Blue Prince, Dispatch, Blake Manor…lots of super high quality snubs.
Expedition 33
Donkey Kong Bananza
Silksong
Hades II
Death Stranding 2
Split Fiction
ARC, Kingdom Come 2, Blue Prince, Dispatch, Blake Manor…lots of super high quality snubs.
November 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Keighley GOTY Nominee Predictions:
Expedition 33
Donkey Kong Bananza
Silksong
Hades II
Death Stranding 2
Split Fiction
ARC, Kingdom Come 2, Blue Prince, Dispatch, Blake Manor…lots of super high quality snubs.
Expedition 33
Donkey Kong Bananza
Silksong
Hades II
Death Stranding 2
Split Fiction
ARC, Kingdom Come 2, Blue Prince, Dispatch, Blake Manor…lots of super high quality snubs.
Not being able to pause, go afk, offline, or skip cutscenes in a campaign are some choices…
November 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Not being able to pause, go afk, offline, or skip cutscenes in a campaign are some choices…
Today’s challenge: Name a worse garnish than parsley. Go on. I’m waiting.
November 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Today’s challenge: Name a worse garnish than parsley. Go on. I’m waiting.
Internet discourse makes me glad I’m not a “super fan” of anything gaming related (outside of Backtrackers!). Halo, Pokémon, whatever, cheer up folks it’s just video games!
October 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Internet discourse makes me glad I’m not a “super fan” of anything gaming related (outside of Backtrackers!). Halo, Pokémon, whatever, cheer up folks it’s just video games!
Yo - Can we please stop with the performative outrage? I know it’s Halloween but you’re transparent like a ghost.
October 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Yo - Can we please stop with the performative outrage? I know it’s Halloween but you’re transparent like a ghost.
What is it like to be a console warrior in 2025? Weird energy to me.
October 26, 2025 at 4:06 AM
What is it like to be a console warrior in 2025? Weird energy to me.
I’m formally downgrading Frosted Flakes to a C-Tier cereal. Its taste is boring, gets soggy fast, and doesn’t make a good hand snack.
October 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I’m formally downgrading Frosted Flakes to a C-Tier cereal. Its taste is boring, gets soggy fast, and doesn’t make a good hand snack.
Ninja Gaiden 4 feels slick a few levels in and runs great on the ROG Ally X (not Xbox version). Picking a Top 20 (!) is going to be hard this year!
October 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Ninja Gaiden 4 feels slick a few levels in and runs great on the ROG Ally X (not Xbox version). Picking a Top 20 (!) is going to be hard this year!
The saddest thing about Xbox’s shift for me is that they’ve lost almost all the Sega-ness they had in them.
October 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The saddest thing about Xbox’s shift for me is that they’ve lost almost all the Sega-ness they had in them.
Dreamcast was the last weirdly cool console. Gaming has been too serious since.
October 18, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Dreamcast was the last weirdly cool console. Gaming has been too serious since.
Trust me, your game doesn’t need farming, base building, crafting, or survival elements to be good.
October 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Trust me, your game doesn’t need farming, base building, crafting, or survival elements to be good.
Early morning gaming: Ball x Pit rocks and I guess I’m rolling with Tepig!
October 17, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Early morning gaming: Ball x Pit rocks and I guess I’m rolling with Tepig!
Mouthwashing is a great spooky season game, and really, a great game in general. It’s impressive how it manages to do so much with so little.
October 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Mouthwashing is a great spooky season game, and really, a great game in general. It’s impressive how it manages to do so much with so little.
I desperately wanted to love despelote but found myself cold on it. Between the lack of guidance, slim storytelling, and nausea from the movement it just wasn’t my jam. Love the look, vibes, and cultural awareness/interest it sparked in me for Ecuador though!
October 14, 2025 at 6:52 AM
I desperately wanted to love despelote but found myself cold on it. Between the lack of guidance, slim storytelling, and nausea from the movement it just wasn’t my jam. Love the look, vibes, and cultural awareness/interest it sparked in me for Ecuador though!
a truly great local meal sounds like this
October 8, 2025 at 11:36 AM
a truly great local meal sounds like this
And we all unite to collectively say “NO!” + “NO” to shared cloth towels. It’s 2025 ya’ll, 2x eww!
October 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
And we all unite to collectively say “NO!” + “NO” to shared cloth towels. It’s 2025 ya’ll, 2x eww!
It often feels like we’ve never been so divided as people, but I feel like we can all unite in saying “no” to communal bar soap for public handwashing. Gross!
October 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It often feels like we’ve never been so divided as people, but I feel like we can all unite in saying “no” to communal bar soap for public handwashing. Gross!
Look, Ms. “Real Food” - I see you over there eyeing my tropical skittles.
October 2, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Look, Ms. “Real Food” - I see you over there eyeing my tropical skittles.
Hello backlog my old friend
October 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Hello backlog my old friend
Arranger: A Role Puzzling Adventure is my jam. A really cool, unique mix of adventure + puzzle sliding that shouldn’t work but does. Cute, heartfelt story in a very pretty wrapper. Big recommend from ya boy.
October 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Arranger: A Role Puzzling Adventure is my jam. A really cool, unique mix of adventure + puzzle sliding that shouldn’t work but does. Cute, heartfelt story in a very pretty wrapper. Big recommend from ya boy.
I’ve heard Anthem is the king of flying in games (not planes duh) but I’m crowning Outcast: A New Beginning as the new #1. Game is clearly a labor of love.
September 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I’ve heard Anthem is the king of flying in games (not planes duh) but I’m crowning Outcast: A New Beginning as the new #1. Game is clearly a labor of love.
I’m not usually one to get too fussed about how people speak, but I heard a person say “In realism…” instead of “realistically”many times during a podcast and it made me cringe inside, but chalked it up to a simple flub. Then they did it the next few weeks and continue to do it and good night…
September 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I’m not usually one to get too fussed about how people speak, but I heard a person say “In realism…” instead of “realistically”many times during a podcast and it made me cringe inside, but chalked it up to a simple flub. Then they did it the next few weeks and continue to do it and good night…
DK, it’s Donkey Kong
September 27, 2025 at 3:14 AM
DK, it’s Donkey Kong