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J.D. Skellington
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Game Developer (Formerly: Prophecy Games)
Writer, Host, Producer, Video Editor, DM, Cat Wrangler @ A-to-J Connections (@atojconnections.bsky.social)
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An image macro of Lions player Rock Ya-Sin holding his hands up to his helmet in shock
November 17, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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Recently, I've been watching football with some friends and we all think this moment from the Eagles Lions game has a lot of potential. Here's the first idea that came to my mind.
An image macro of Lions player Rock Ya-Sin holding his hands up to his helmet in shock with the text "When I realize, I'm the one who wrote the code that's not working."
November 17, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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Game #12 of 2025: Resident Evil: Revelations 2

I really liked this one especially two duos and how actions in Claire & Moira's campaign affected Barry & Natalia's. I didn't know about the bad ending going into this so getting that was a shock. I had to go back and replay a few parts.

#beatit2025
The end screen of the final chapter of Resident Evil Revelations 2. The words "Episode Four: Metamorphosis END" written in yellow on the wall of a barely lit room. The results screen for the final chapter of Resident Evil Revelations. An A in Accuracy, C in Number of Retries and a B in Clear Time average out to a B overall. The end of the credits for Resident Evil Revelations 2. The names of the last few special thanks are moving off screen with "Thank you for playing!' at the end.
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Game #11 of 2025: Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire by Obsidian

Another sequel I played in 2025 that gave the party a ship to sail around the world and let them be/fight pirates and this might be my favorite. Really liked the turn-based mode and the new party members especially Maia.

#beatit2025
The start of the credits of Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire. The logo of the game on a tropical island background A slide from the ending of the game. All of the player's companions stand on the deck of the ship with a parchment colored text box describes how the player and their actions affected the party. The final slide of the ending. The player's ship sails off into the sunset as the textbox reads: "As the Watcher of Caed Nua and the former Herald of Berath, you return to your ship and begin the long journey home. You hope for clam weather."
October 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Game #10 of 2025: Hollow Knight by Team Cherry

Decided to replay this before starting Silksong and also wanted to fight the true final boss as well. I didn't realize just how many things I had failed to uncover my first time playing it. I nearly doubled my playtime.
The end of Hollow Knight showing that I got 104% completion in 43 hours and 14 minutes. A blank screen with the announcement that I unlocked the quest/achievement "Dream No More" A message of congratulations from the developers Team Cherry: "Congratulations. Well done on achieving this great feat. You persevered and you triumphed. We hope you enjoyed yourself in the world of Hollow Knight. We'll meet again soon on the road ahead." The screen after game completion showing that I unlocked the quest/achievement "Completion."
September 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Game #9 of 2025: SteamWorld Heist II by Thunderful Gothenburg

Another great entry in the series. I started like a week ago and couldn't put it down. I had so much fun heading out to sea looking for the next mission. I also liked the class/skill system for its interesting combos.
#BeatIt2025
The start of the credits for SteamWorld Heist II. The logo for the game against the backdrop of a tropical waterway. Below the logo are "Published by Thunderful Publishing, Developed by Thunderful Gothenburg and Game Director" with a name that is cut off by the bottom of the screen.
August 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Game #8 of 2025: Golden Sun: The Lost Age by Camelot

The Golden Sun has set. Replaying this with Hao on Golden Sunday over at @atojconnections.bsky.social has been a great time. Played this game so many times as a kid and I think it really holds up. Can’t wait to play Live A Live next. #beatit2025
The start of the credits for Golden Sun: The Lost Age. The following text in white on a black background: Golden Sun: The Lost Age Staff Game Planning Hiroyuki Takahashi Shugo Takahashi The final scene of Golden Sun: The Lost Age. A landscape showing what used to be Mt. Aleph and the town of Vale in warm sunlight with the words The End in the bottom right corner.
August 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Game #7 of 2025: Pepper Grinder by Ahr Ech

A fun game I could beat in a few hours while I play through longer ones and ones that never end. Fun design and overall gameplay. Some levels were more frustrating than difficult and felt like it wanted more precise control that it gave me.
#beatit2025
The start of the credits for Pepper Grinder. The logo from the game is just starting to go off screen at the top and the words "a game by" can be seen on the bottom of the screen. The dev credits for Pepper Grinder: "A game by Ahr Ech LLC, Riv Hester with music by." The composer's name is not in the screenshot. The final stage clear screen of Pepper Grinder. The main character and one of the bosses look over a sea of gold and treasure while some of the final boss's minions stand in the foreground.
July 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Him too. #AttackOnTitan #AoT #AnimeExpo
A photo of me standing in front of an inflatable head of the Colossal Titan from Attack on Titan
July 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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I got to meet one of my favorite VTubers @novaaokami.bsky.social at Anime Expo and show her how I’m such a big fan of her…. I mean how I have such a big fan of her.
A picture of me with the VTuber Nova Aokami.on the screen behind me at our meet and greet. I’m also holding a fan with her image in front of my chest.
July 6, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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He’s right behind me, isn’t he? #godzilla #animeexpo
A selfie of me with a statue of Godzilla right behind me
July 6, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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I got 47 or 48. I marked Sailor Moon with a question mark. I've seen all of Crystal but if you meant only the original anime, I don't think I saw enough of that. Nearly had Paradise Kiss too. It was a showing at my anime club but my bus was late the night we saw the last episodes.
A list of 100 anime titles in a 10x10 grid. Roughly half of them are marked with red X's to show that I watched them. One is marked with a question mark.
June 20, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Going by marking all the ones I've watched at least one season of if there are multiple, I have 59 or 60 depending on if Legend of the Galactic Heroes includes DNT or just the original.

I still don't know why I haven't watched the original Love Live anime after watching every other season.
A list of 100 anime that SungWon Cho likes with 60 crossed off. The one in the top left corner also has an asterisk next to it.
June 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Exactly 100 / 227.
I think you can see that I started watching simulcasts somewhere around 2012 and after that, I'm a bit more consistent per year than I expected. Still a few big ones I missed that I need to go back and watch.

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A list of anime for each year since 2008. The ones I have watched in are highlighted in green.
June 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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And in one of the episodes, I mentioned having an Alice in Wonderland themed clear file I got from the CLAMP exhibit at Animate last year. I don’t think it’s the same outfit as in Tokyo Babylon but it’s still very cool.
The front of the Tokyo Babylon clear file based on Alice in Wonderland. Subaru dressed as the Mad Hatter in a pink suit and hat. Honiton is dressed in a blue and white Alice inspired dress with a dark blue bow on her head. The back of that clear file. Seishirou dressed as the White Rabbit in an orange jacket with white bunny ears. He is surrounded by smaller white rabbits sitting on large leaves.
May 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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And fittingly, when I finally got home from Anime Boston the package with the final volume of @yenpress.com ‘s new edition of Tokyo Babylon was waiting for me. I’ll have to sit down and read through it again soon.
The seven volumes of Tokyo Babylon on a dusty purple bookshelf.
May 28, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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First panel at Anime Boston is done. I was so nervous and accidentally went over time but I think everyone had a lot of fun.
My nametag for my panel at Anime Boston 2025.
May 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Anime Boston finally put out the schedule today. In addition to doing press for my friends at @atojconnections.bsky.social, I’ll also be hosting my first panel at AB. If you’re at the con on Saturday and love game shows, come check out Anime Connect at 12 PM in Hynes 309.
The online schedule listing for Anime Connect - Anime’s Toughest Quiz Show involving finding connections and sequences of anime (and anime related) clues.
May 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Game #6 of 2025: Pillars of Eternity by @obsidian.net

I had been meaning to finish this for years and now, I wish I hadn't waited so long. I'm still iffy on real-time with pause combat but I loved everything else. Already bought the sequel when it was on sale and will start that soon. #beatit2025
The pop up at the end of the main story for The White March Part 1 expansion congratulating you on finishing it and telling you how to start Part 2. The start of the ending of Pillars of Eternity. Text meant to look like old books sits on a paperlike background in front on an image of a magical contraption. The start of the credits for Pillars of Eternity. The logo for the game in front of an illustration of a pillar of green crystal on a small island in a body of water.
May 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Game #5 of 2025: Picross e3

I think I’m getting better at the Mega Picross puzzles but I still struggled with a few of them. Still a great puzzling time. I’ll have to pick up more of the games soon. #beatit2025
The pop up congratulating the player for complete all the regular Picross puzzles in the game. The pop up congratulating the player for complete all the Mega Picross puzzles in the game. The pop up congratulating the player for complete all the puzzles in the game.
April 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Game #4 of 2025: Blasphemous 2 by The Game Kitchen

This is another sequel that takes the solid base of the original expands on that and polishes the rough parts. More weapons, easier access to movement abilities and fewer sudden deaths while platforming make for a great time.

#beatit2025
The end of the final boss fight for Blasphemous 2. The words "Summa Blasphemia" (The Highest Blasphemy in Latin) in magenta. The start of the credits for Blasphemous II, the title of the game followed by "A game by the game kitchen" The end of the credits for Blasphemous II "Gracias por jugar" (Spanish for Thanks for Playing) followed by the game's title.
January 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Game #3 of 2025: Shadows of the Old World by Me?

D&D campaign came to an end tonight. My horror-ish plot turned comedic after my players all made construct characters immune to everything I tried. I rolled with it and we all had a fun time.

Character art by @tinyghostart.bsky.social

#beatit2025
The three player characters' tokens on a dark blue background: Jeeves (top left) the butler/librarian Barbarian, Torvald (middle) the robot cleric who thinks he's a real Dwarf and Clockwise (right), the Glitchling sorcerer who just wishes everything was in order.
January 25, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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Game #2 of 2025: Blasphemous by the game kitchen

I decided to replay it after buying the sequel. I got endings A and B but not C. It's a great, dark 2D metroidvania. Platforming was sometimes frustrating but I love the art and how it all draws from Spanish Catholicism. On to the sequel #beatit2025
The end of the final boss fight of Blasphemous endings A and B, the words "Summa Blasphemia" (Latin for "The Highest Blasphemy") in pink in front of the main character in an ashen church. The last line of Blasphemous ending B. "Your penitence is over" spoken by the character Deogracias as he places the main characters helmet in a pile of other similar helmets. A line from Ending A of Blasphemous, "And thus...shall your name be erased under the heavens..." on a black background. The start of the credits of Blasphemous. The game's title in blood red followed by "a game by the game kitchen. Creative Direction Enrique Cabeza, Pixel Animation: Raul Vivar and Andrey "Omari" Gogiya"
January 25, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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Game #1 of 2025: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle by Machine Games

This has everything you could want out of an Indiana Jones game: ancient areas to explore, artifacts and hidden histories, action and plenty fascists to punch. I'll eventually go back to collect everything I missed.

#beait2025
The beginning of the credits for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. In the background, a plane flies off into a pink sunset and the credits appear. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, developed by Machine Games. Executive Producer: Todd Howard. Game Director: Jerk Gustafsson. Creative Director: Axel Torvenius. The end of the English language voice over credits for the game. In Loving Memory of Tony Todd 1954 - 2024. A kindness. Kamar de los Reyes, 1967 - 2023 The very special thanks section of the game credits thanking Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. The post credits return to gameplay. A message on screen encourages the player to continue investigating the areas of the game for things they may have missed.
January 14, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Game #25 of 2024: Dredge by Black Salt Games

The basic cycle of fishing/dredging, selling and upgrading was very compelling like I was always about to get something new. Wish the end of the game had been a little longer. Felt like I just made my choice, went to the spot and it was over

#beatit2024
The beginning of the credits. The logo for Black Salt Games in white on a black background with the names of four employees starting to appear on the background: Nadia Thorne Producer, Joel Mason Programmer / Author, Alex Ritchie Art Lead, Michael Bastiens 2D Art / Animation Another scene from the credits of Dredge. A view of the port town Greater Marrow with the lighthouse on near the bottom right corner. On the bottom of the screen are credits for David Mason (Composer / Audio Lead) and Mikatte Music (Additional Audio)
December 19, 2024 at 1:40 AM