Horthallus 🀄
@horthallus.bsky.social
He/Him | Writer, game goblin, and certified ghoul.
Nihil novi sub sole. | There is nothing new under the sun.
https://horthallus.substack.com/
Nihil novi sub sole. | There is nothing new under the sun.
https://horthallus.substack.com/
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Horthallus 🀄
@horthallus.bsky.social
· May 27
A Needlessly Deep Look at the Elder Scrolls' Aesthetic Devolution
How Bethesda turned their phantasmagorical world into generic fantasy, as seen in how their iconic armor sets have changed over the decades.
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Thinking about Elder Scrolls armor again... open.substack.com/pub/horthall...
Two days in a row baby, what can I say
January 9, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Two days in a row baby, what can I say
Finished Tainted Grail! Here's my endgame gear. I had a lot of fun with it, probably the best of the Skyrim-likes out there that I've played so far. It's definitely a little janky, but not in an unfun way. Kinda wish there weren't transmogs, you should have to choose between fashion and stats!
January 7, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Finished Tainted Grail! Here's my endgame gear. I had a lot of fun with it, probably the best of the Skyrim-likes out there that I've played so far. It's definitely a little janky, but not in an unfun way. Kinda wish there weren't transmogs, you should have to choose between fashion and stats!
Made myself a giant ass bowl of boxed mac and cheese using heavy cream instead of milk, living it up baby!!! 🧀
January 6, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Made myself a giant ass bowl of boxed mac and cheese using heavy cream instead of milk, living it up baby!!! 🧀
Four of the top ten best-selling games on PS5 are tainted by AI slop. Pretty depressing!
![Top ten best-selling games on PSN.
List includes:
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 [Gen AI images used for calling cards]
Battlefield 6 [Gen AI images used for multi-player game modes]
ARC Raiders [AI generated voices]
Expedition 3 [AI generated placeholder textures and AI tools used during production]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6a34wjhgckrqeiqbtzjrrdse/bafkreidcukmf5grwlpvub7cekteki6kdgqujyaytmxfgfjhngfhlgmjkjy@jpeg)
December 22, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Four of the top ten best-selling games on PS5 are tainted by AI slop. Pretty depressing!
Larian using Gen AI lmao... what do you even say at this point.
December 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Larian using Gen AI lmao... what do you even say at this point.
My Christmas present to myself arrived early :) Had to pick up up when I saw that plastiboo cover. Much love to Hollow Press!
December 16, 2025 at 12:40 AM
My Christmas present to myself arrived early :) Had to pick up up when I saw that plastiboo cover. Much love to Hollow Press!
Replaying Bloodborne (as you do) and forgot how I went absolute sicko mode farming gems for my Arcane character. #Bloodborne
December 15, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Replaying Bloodborne (as you do) and forgot how I went absolute sicko mode farming gems for my Arcane character. #Bloodborne
Black Friday shopping simulator #bloodborne
December 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Black Friday shopping simulator #bloodborne
Lmao, you love to see it #bloodborne
December 9, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Lmao, you love to see it #bloodborne
Lmao, let's go???? #umamusumeprettyderby
December 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Lmao, let's go???? #umamusumeprettyderby
Man, even after all this time, every time I bother to do the civil war quests in Skyrim I'm shocked how boring and limp they are. Confronting Ulfric is so lame, absolutely inexcusable how little theater there is to most things in Skyrim's quests.
December 3, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Man, even after all this time, every time I bother to do the civil war quests in Skyrim I'm shocked how boring and limp they are. Confronting Ulfric is so lame, absolutely inexcusable how little theater there is to most things in Skyrim's quests.
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Finally got around to doing another article, and it's something a little different this time! I discuss how playing old Yu-Gi-Oh! games made me think about the existential threats facing artists of all kinds, and why I think in the end we'll win.
open.substack.com/pub/horthall...
open.substack.com/pub/horthall...
A Stacked Deck
My case for the slow, painful, but inevitable victory of human art.
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Finally got around to doing another article, and it's something a little different this time! I discuss how playing old Yu-Gi-Oh! games made me think about the existential threats facing artists of all kinds, and why I think in the end we'll win.
open.substack.com/pub/horthall...
open.substack.com/pub/horthall...
Finally got a Hot Springs ticket with the giant horse!
December 3, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Finally got a Hot Springs ticket with the giant horse!
Finally got around to doing another article, and it's something a little different this time! I discuss how playing old Yu-Gi-Oh! games made me think about the existential threats facing artists of all kinds, and why I think in the end we'll win.
open.substack.com/pub/horthall...
open.substack.com/pub/horthall...
A Stacked Deck
My case for the slow, painful, but inevitable victory of human art.
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Finally got around to doing another article, and it's something a little different this time! I discuss how playing old Yu-Gi-Oh! games made me think about the existential threats facing artists of all kinds, and why I think in the end we'll win.
open.substack.com/pub/horthall...
open.substack.com/pub/horthall...
Thanksgiving luck buff...
November 28, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Thanksgiving luck buff...
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Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday:
November 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday:
When she's right, she's right.
November 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
When she's right, she's right.
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second verse on this is one of the funniest things i've ever heard
November 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
second verse on this is one of the funniest things i've ever heard
I mean thanks, but I just want the Goomy full art??? #PokemonTCGPocket
November 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I mean thanks, but I just want the Goomy full art??? #PokemonTCGPocket
Finally got her! Corrupted Lusamine my beloved... and a nice shiny surprise from one of the last packs :) #PokemonTCGP
October 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Finally got her! Corrupted Lusamine my beloved... and a nice shiny surprise from one of the last packs :) #PokemonTCGP
Power was out for two days, but finally beat Jokerless challenge in Balatro with an all Straights deck ✌️
October 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Power was out for two days, but finally beat Jokerless challenge in Balatro with an all Straights deck ✌️
I'm going insane, I need Silksong DLC yesterday
October 23, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I'm going insane, I need Silksong DLC yesterday
Since I'm playing the original Hollow Knight again, I decided to finally get both of these done :)
October 21, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Since I'm playing the original Hollow Knight again, I decided to finally get both of these done :)
Managed to beat Nightmare King Grimm on radiant! Definitely my favorite boss of the original Hollow Knight.
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youtu.be/B2mo4E_DNW8?...
Hollow Knight: Nightmare King Grimm - Hitless Win
YouTube video by Horthallus
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October 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Managed to beat Nightmare King Grimm on radiant! Definitely my favorite boss of the original Hollow Knight.
youtu.be/B2mo4E_DNW8?...
youtu.be/B2mo4E_DNW8?...