lex luddy (ichiban appreciator)
@lexluddy.xyz
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HEY FOLKS!
Now I am back from Japan I wanted to do a proper *I'M LOOKING FOR WORK* post.
Reviews, previews, features, podcasts, on-camera stuff, online, in print... I can do it all! And have been doing it all for like six years!
If you have a beat on any opportunities, please let me know.
Now I am back from Japan I wanted to do a proper *I'M LOOKING FOR WORK* post.
Reviews, previews, features, podcasts, on-camera stuff, online, in print... I can do it all! And have been doing it all for like six years!
If you have a beat on any opportunities, please let me know.
Apparently, Keighley doesn't have time to reply to @alyssamerc.bsky.social's request for comment, but he sure does have time to post about his latest business deal surrounding the awards on LinkedIn.
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Apparently, Keighley doesn't have time to reply to @alyssamerc.bsky.social's request for comment, but he sure does have time to post about his latest business deal surrounding the awards on LinkedIn.
There are a lot of little things that drive me nuts about being stuck on a Squarespace with startmenu, but my biggest pet peeve is that the author dropdown is in a totally random order and not alphabetical... especially considering there are over 200 writers in our backend now.
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
There are a lot of little things that drive me nuts about being stuck on a Squarespace with startmenu, but my biggest pet peeve is that the author dropdown is in a totally random order and not alphabetical... especially considering there are over 200 writers in our backend now.
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Absolutely amazing review piece by Lex! It made me quite interested in a game I had little desire to play until reading the review
Here's my Lumines Arise review.
It's probably the most personal thing I have ever published on the internet.
www.rewinder.co.uk/lumines-aris...
It's probably the most personal thing I have ever published on the internet.
www.rewinder.co.uk/lumines-aris...
Lumines Arise Review: A Miraculous Follow-Up To The Perfect Game That I Needed Right Now
Lumines Arise is an incredible culmination of much of Mizuguchi and Enchance's legacy, and the result is something that Lex needed now more than ever.
www.rewinder.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Absolutely amazing review piece by Lex! It made me quite interested in a game I had little desire to play until reading the review
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I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
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And another great piece to share, this time from @lexluddy.xyz - her review of Lumines Arise through the lens of coping with personal trauma, mental health troubles and eating disorder, with Tetris Effect being an anchor for that point in her life. Powerful stuff: bsky.app/profile/lexl...
Here's my Lumines Arise review.
It's probably the most personal thing I have ever published on the internet.
www.rewinder.co.uk/lumines-aris...
It's probably the most personal thing I have ever published on the internet.
www.rewinder.co.uk/lumines-aris...
Lumines Arise Review: A Miraculous Follow-Up To The Perfect Game That I Needed Right Now
Lumines Arise is an incredible culmination of much of Mizuguchi and Enchance's legacy, and the result is something that Lex needed now more than ever.
www.rewinder.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
And another great piece to share, this time from @lexluddy.xyz - her review of Lumines Arise through the lens of coping with personal trauma, mental health troubles and eating disorder, with Tetris Effect being an anchor for that point in her life. Powerful stuff: bsky.app/profile/lexl...
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Sonic Racing Crossworlds got off to a blistering start, but Sega has found a way to fumble its lead on Nintendo yet again. Tali breaks down whether it's too late or if Sonic and Co. and refind their footing.
www.startmenu.co.uk/home/sonic-r...
www.startmenu.co.uk/home/sonic-r...
SEGA Took The Lead, But It's Quickly Losing That Ground Again — startmenu
Sonic Racing Crossworlds got off to a blistering start, but Sega has found a way to fumble its lead on Nintendo yet again. Tali breaks down whether it's too late or if Sonic and Co. and refind their f...
www.startmenu.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Sonic Racing Crossworlds got off to a blistering start, but Sega has found a way to fumble its lead on Nintendo yet again. Tali breaks down whether it's too late or if Sonic and Co. and refind their footing.
www.startmenu.co.uk/home/sonic-r...
www.startmenu.co.uk/home/sonic-r...
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Lumines Arise is an incredible culmination of much of Mizuguchi and Enhance's legacy, and the result is something that Lex needed now more than ever.
www.rewinder.co.uk/lumines-aris...
www.rewinder.co.uk/lumines-aris...
Lumines Arise Review: A Miraculous Follow-Up To The Perfect Game That I Needed Right Now
Lumines Arise is an incredible culmination of much of Mizuguchi and Enhance's legacy, and the result is something that Lex needed now more than ever.
www.rewinder.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Lumines Arise is an incredible culmination of much of Mizuguchi and Enhance's legacy, and the result is something that Lex needed now more than ever.
www.rewinder.co.uk/lumines-aris...
www.rewinder.co.uk/lumines-aris...
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Another one to add to the must-play list, not that I wasn't expecting it after the perfection of Tetris Effect
Here's my Lumines Arise review.
It's probably the most personal thing I have ever published on the internet.
www.rewinder.co.uk/lumines-aris...
It's probably the most personal thing I have ever published on the internet.
www.rewinder.co.uk/lumines-aris...
Lumines Arise Review: A Miraculous Follow-Up To The Perfect Game That I Needed Right Now
Lumines Arise is an incredible culmination of much of Mizuguchi and Enchance's legacy, and the result is something that Lex needed now more than ever.
www.rewinder.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Another one to add to the must-play list, not that I wasn't expecting it after the perfection of Tetris Effect
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When I play Lumines Arise,
I am no longer in The Cynical World.
I am a cat in a sunbeam.
(my lumines arise review) www.polygon.com/lumines-aris...
I am no longer in The Cynical World.
I am a cat in a sunbeam.
(my lumines arise review) www.polygon.com/lumines-aris...
Lumines Arise is the cure for our cynical world
The cult classic rhythm game is back in life-affirming fashion
www.polygon.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
When I play Lumines Arise,
I am no longer in The Cynical World.
I am a cat in a sunbeam.
(my lumines arise review) www.polygon.com/lumines-aris...
I am no longer in The Cynical World.
I am a cat in a sunbeam.
(my lumines arise review) www.polygon.com/lumines-aris...
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Lumines Arise is my first Lumines game so I'm still pretty terrible at it but man, if it isn't a treat to play. It's become my nightly ritual.
Check out our review below:
Check out our review below:
Lumines Arise is the kind of game that I won’t delete from my hard drive because I will always want the option to lose myself to the game periodically, which Arise is consistently excellent at.
Our review: gameinformer.com/review/lumin...
Our review: gameinformer.com/review/lumin...
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Lumines Arise is my first Lumines game so I'm still pretty terrible at it but man, if it isn't a treat to play. It's become my nightly ritual.
Check out our review below:
Check out our review below:
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it's hard to actually convey what it feels like to play lumines arise, especially during the moments where each of its elements, both internal and external, come together. but i gave it a try anyway. my review for gamespot:
www.gamespot.com/reviews/lumi...
www.gamespot.com/reviews/lumi...
Lumines Arise Review - Sensorial Triumph
The concept of Tetris Effect is iterated on with confidence, paired with a singular use of technology that seeks to evoke emotion at every turn.
www.gamespot.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
it's hard to actually convey what it feels like to play lumines arise, especially during the moments where each of its elements, both internal and external, come together. but i gave it a try anyway. my review for gamespot:
www.gamespot.com/reviews/lumi...
www.gamespot.com/reviews/lumi...
A lot of my review is dedicated to the describing Lumines' ingenious difficultly (wavy) curve and beauty of the game's "Saviour Mechanics" that allow you to get yourself out of hole and create incredible "AH HA!" moments, but I think they can be best summed up with this clip.
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
A lot of my review is dedicated to the describing Lumines' ingenious difficultly (wavy) curve and beauty of the game's "Saviour Mechanics" that allow you to get yourself out of hole and create incredible "AH HA!" moments, but I think they can be best summed up with this clip.
Here's my Lumines Arise review.
It's probably the most personal thing I have ever published on the internet.
www.rewinder.co.uk/lumines-aris...
It's probably the most personal thing I have ever published on the internet.
www.rewinder.co.uk/lumines-aris...
Lumines Arise Review: A Miraculous Follow-Up To The Perfect Game That I Needed Right Now
Lumines Arise is an incredible culmination of much of Mizuguchi and Enchance's legacy, and the result is something that Lex needed now more than ever.
www.rewinder.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Here's my Lumines Arise review.
It's probably the most personal thing I have ever published on the internet.
www.rewinder.co.uk/lumines-aris...
It's probably the most personal thing I have ever published on the internet.
www.rewinder.co.uk/lumines-aris...
There's a few design choices in Borderlands 4 that I really can't wrap my head around, but at the top of the list is why did they replace the mini-map from 1/2/3 with a way less detailed compass, that is so ineffectual they had to add a racing lane from the player to their objective shortcut button?
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
There's a few design choices in Borderlands 4 that I really can't wrap my head around, but at the top of the list is why did they replace the mini-map from 1/2/3 with a way less detailed compass, that is so ineffectual they had to add a racing lane from the player to their objective shortcut button?
Listen, I know the bar isn't exactly high in a lot of ways, but it's kinda nuts that Dan Trachtenberg managed to make 3 of the 4 best Predator movies in less than 5 years.
November 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Listen, I know the bar isn't exactly high in a lot of ways, but it's kinda nuts that Dan Trachtenberg managed to make 3 of the 4 best Predator movies in less than 5 years.
Me, playing Metal Gear Solid 3 after playing Death Stranding 2 earlier in the year:
"Guys... I think this Kojima dude might have kinda a thing for blonde women..."
"Guys... I think this Kojima dude might have kinda a thing for blonde women..."
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Me, playing Metal Gear Solid 3 after playing Death Stranding 2 earlier in the year:
"Guys... I think this Kojima dude might have kinda a thing for blonde women..."
"Guys... I think this Kojima dude might have kinda a thing for blonde women..."
I ordered that NSO N64 controller, and the courier delivered it to my neighbour, my neighbour told them they had the wrong address, and the courier just took it away and didn't deliver it.
The universe feels like it's sending me a pretty loud message right now.
The universe feels like it's sending me a pretty loud message right now.
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I ordered that NSO N64 controller, and the courier delivered it to my neighbour, my neighbour told them they had the wrong address, and the courier just took it away and didn't deliver it.
The universe feels like it's sending me a pretty loud message right now.
The universe feels like it's sending me a pretty loud message right now.
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AYYYY used to work with this team! Have always loved their lean into the historical/cultural influence and with it, the brutality of the associated "penitence"
I interviewed David Carrasco about Crisol: Theater of Idols, religion, working with Blumhouse Games, and reliquary shotguns.
www.shacknews.com/article/1467...
www.shacknews.com/article/1467...
Crisol: Theater of Idols isn't shying away from its horrific religious themes
David Carrasco explains how Vermila Studios is incorporating religion and Spanish politics to give Crisol a unique identity.
www.shacknews.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
AYYYY used to work with this team! Have always loved their lean into the historical/cultural influence and with it, the brutality of the associated "penitence"
Reposted by lex luddy (ichiban appreciator)
A cool piece about a pretty damn cool looking game
I interviewed David Carrasco about Crisol: Theater of Idols, religion, working with Blumhouse Games, and reliquary shotguns.
www.shacknews.com/article/1467...
www.shacknews.com/article/1467...
Crisol: Theater of Idols isn't shying away from its horrific religious themes
David Carrasco explains how Vermila Studios is incorporating religion and Spanish politics to give Crisol a unique identity.
www.shacknews.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
A cool piece about a pretty damn cool looking game
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Crisol: Theater of Idols isn't shying away from its horrific religious themes
Crisol: Theater of Idols isn't shying away from its horrific religious themes
David Carrasco explains how Vermila Studios is incorporating religion and Spanish politics to give Crisol a unique identity.
dlvr.it
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Crisol: Theater of Idols isn't shying away from its horrific religious themes
I interviewed David Carrasco about Crisol: Theater of Idols, religion, working with Blumhouse Games, and reliquary shotguns.
www.shacknews.com/article/1467...
www.shacknews.com/article/1467...
Crisol: Theater of Idols isn't shying away from its horrific religious themes
David Carrasco explains how Vermila Studios is incorporating religion and Spanish politics to give Crisol a unique identity.
www.shacknews.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I interviewed David Carrasco about Crisol: Theater of Idols, religion, working with Blumhouse Games, and reliquary shotguns.
www.shacknews.com/article/1467...
www.shacknews.com/article/1467...
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This last week saw what is sure to be the start of an ongoing saga after Rockstar allegedly was caught union busting, so it's a good thing Simon Estey rounded up that news store and more for Update Patch.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This last week saw what is sure to be the start of an ongoing saga after Rockstar allegedly was caught union busting, so it's a good thing Simon Estey rounded up that news store and more for Update Patch.
www.patreon.com/posts/update...
www.patreon.com/posts/update...
Duke Controller 2.0
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Duke Controller 2.0
I know that a lot of CRT filters in games have gotten really good, and hell, I bought a RetroTink and own a CRT TV myself, but I kinda think growing up on flatscreen emulation of these games has broken my brain because sometimes I am like, "Just gimme those raw-ass pixels."
November 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I know that a lot of CRT filters in games have gotten really good, and hell, I bought a RetroTink and own a CRT TV myself, but I kinda think growing up on flatscreen emulation of these games has broken my brain because sometimes I am like, "Just gimme those raw-ass pixels."