Niels van der Ploeg
ikaruka.bsky.social
Niels van der Ploeg
@ikaruka.bsky.social
Netherlandian living in the countryside of Japan. Passionate about Video Games & Books. Game Operation Specialist & Japanese Student. Will fix the cropping on my picture as soon as I figure out how. Let's be friends! :)
I see so many pictures of happy kids with their new PS5 and a whole stack of games for Christmas. It wasn’t always like that! When I was little, you just got your PS1. Oh, you want a game? The included demo disc. That's your game! What’s that? A memory card!? MEMORY CARD!? Wait until your birthday!
December 27, 2024 at 9:01 AM
Reposted by Niels van der Ploeg
Wow I forget how deeply disrespectful the #GameAwards are. Like not even a small reel for major categories amidst non-stop commercials and trailers? I mean yeah cool, but the awards themselves need a proper celebration! Devs should be appreciated for their hard work 💀
December 13, 2024 at 2:48 AM
The Game Awards continue to be an embarrassing shitshow for the industry. Watching him announce winners in rapid bullet-point succession, only to rush to the next Ubisoft trailer promoting a SALE on an already released game, is beyond parody. It’s baffling that this industry accepts this crap.
December 13, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Just a friendly reminder that Forza Horizon 4 will be delisted later this month due to licensing constraints. This means the game is unlikely to be available for purchase again.

The game is currently on sale on Steam, and this may be your last chance to grab it at a discounted price.
December 3, 2024 at 3:50 PM
For my American friends visiting relatives this Thanksgiving: Don’t forget to turn off motion smoothing.
November 27, 2024 at 4:10 PM
First impressions of Bluesky are pretty positive! Looks nice, people seem friendly. Going to take a while to train my feed to show less political posts, but working on it!
November 27, 2024 at 6:10 AM