Meat Chunk
@meatchunk.bsky.social
(He/Him) Hopeless nerd, gamer, misanthrope. Loves watching fictional things fight. Also likes fighting fictional things.
It's usually a control thing. Most depictions of summoning have some sort of binding component in place (salt, wards, etc.) that, at least in theory, give the summoner total control of the situation.
Of course, all it takes is a little bit of carelessness or negligence for those binds to break.
Of course, all it takes is a little bit of carelessness or negligence for those binds to break.
January 4, 2026 at 12:21 AM
It's usually a control thing. Most depictions of summoning have some sort of binding component in place (salt, wards, etc.) that, at least in theory, give the summoner total control of the situation.
Of course, all it takes is a little bit of carelessness or negligence for those binds to break.
Of course, all it takes is a little bit of carelessness or negligence for those binds to break.
I grew up during the N64 days, and in our family getting new games was a "couple of times a year" thing (Christmas + my siblings and I's birthdays). That meant we needed to make the most out of every game we got, because otherwise we'd have nothing else to play. Today's kids don't have to do that.
December 31, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I grew up during the N64 days, and in our family getting new games was a "couple of times a year" thing (Christmas + my siblings and I's birthdays). That meant we needed to make the most out of every game we got, because otherwise we'd have nothing else to play. Today's kids don't have to do that.
Yeah, I think the competition factor is a HUGE part of it. With the rise of free-to-play games, cheap indie games, mobile games, easy access to emulation,, etc., it's EXTREMELY easy for players to bounce off and find something else to play if they find a game to be more frustrating than fun.
December 31, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Yeah, I think the competition factor is a HUGE part of it. With the rise of free-to-play games, cheap indie games, mobile games, easy access to emulation,, etc., it's EXTREMELY easy for players to bounce off and find something else to play if they find a game to be more frustrating than fun.
Speaking as a Canadian, I couldn't even tell you how long it'll take to reestablish *our* trust, let alone anyone else's. I mean no exaggeration when I say that it could take decades to go back to the way things were between us. As a nation, we're *pissed*.
December 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Speaking as a Canadian, I couldn't even tell you how long it'll take to reestablish *our* trust, let alone anyone else's. I mean no exaggeration when I say that it could take decades to go back to the way things were between us. As a nation, we're *pissed*.
In fairness, I've *always* been the type of gamer who likes to hyper-fixate on games until they're done, in the way that people chew a piece of gum until it loses all of its flavour, but the ones I've been focused on this year are so massive that I just haven't moved onto other ones.
December 10, 2025 at 5:59 AM
In fairness, I've *always* been the type of gamer who likes to hyper-fixate on games until they're done, in the way that people chew a piece of gum until it loses all of its flavour, but the ones I've been focused on this year are so massive that I just haven't moved onto other ones.
I'm the exact opposite; this is probably the year that I've played the fewest number of different games, instead sinking a lot of time into specific ones. I've been trending that way for about a decade but this year has been the most extreme.
December 10, 2025 at 5:53 AM
I'm the exact opposite; this is probably the year that I've played the fewest number of different games, instead sinking a lot of time into specific ones. I've been trending that way for about a decade but this year has been the most extreme.
For as cute as they are, you don't see a lot of axolotls as an art subject.
December 6, 2025 at 4:50 AM
For as cute as they are, you don't see a lot of axolotls as an art subject.
Unfortunately, that's about all you CAN realistically do. If there's anything I've learned over the past few years, it's that the march of progress towards a better world is a much slower one than we wanted to believe.
December 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Unfortunately, that's about all you CAN realistically do. If there's anything I've learned over the past few years, it's that the march of progress towards a better world is a much slower one than we wanted to believe.
Given the time of year, it might specifically be Seasonal Affective Disorder if this is a recent development.
Worth asking about, at any rate.
Worth asking about, at any rate.
November 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Given the time of year, it might specifically be Seasonal Affective Disorder if this is a recent development.
Worth asking about, at any rate.
Worth asking about, at any rate.
But yeah, Meowth is already such a great Pokemon to catch for Stardust that I've got a mountain of Candies for it already. If it ends up becoming something worth training up, I'll be ready for it too.
November 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
But yeah, Meowth is already such a great Pokemon to catch for Stardust that I've got a mountain of Candies for it already. If it ends up becoming something worth training up, I'll be ready for it too.
I wondered when they would finally do one of the unevolved G-Max Pokemon. Presumably they'll be the easiest G-Max Mons to bring down (something that should be really useful for players trying to get into G-Max Raids), though I doubt they'll be particularly useful for experienced G-Max raiders.
November 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I wondered when they would finally do one of the unevolved G-Max Pokemon. Presumably they'll be the easiest G-Max Mons to bring down (something that should be really useful for players trying to get into G-Max Raids), though I doubt they'll be particularly useful for experienced G-Max raiders.
Game 7! Extra innings! It all comes down to this.
No matter how this ends, this has been a series that NO ONE will forget.
No matter how this ends, this has been a series that NO ONE will forget.
November 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Game 7! Extra innings! It all comes down to this.
No matter how this ends, this has been a series that NO ONE will forget.
No matter how this ends, this has been a series that NO ONE will forget.
Yo dawg, I heard you like baseball, so we put an entire extra game into this game.
We're watching a masterpiece unfold before our very eyes.
We're watching a masterpiece unfold before our very eyes.
October 28, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Yo dawg, I heard you like baseball, so we put an entire extra game into this game.
We're watching a masterpiece unfold before our very eyes.
We're watching a masterpiece unfold before our very eyes.
It's a real benchmark feature.
October 17, 2025 at 6:25 AM
It's a real benchmark feature.
Congratulations! Best wishes for the both of you!
October 13, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Congratulations! Best wishes for the both of you!
To be honest, I doubt they would have continued the "multiple playable characters with vastly different playstyles" formula even if '06 had been a success. There was already a growing backlash to the concept at the time, '06 was just the moment that the dam broke.
October 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
To be honest, I doubt they would have continued the "multiple playable characters with vastly different playstyles" formula even if '06 had been a success. There was already a growing backlash to the concept at the time, '06 was just the moment that the dam broke.
Yeah, it came out a few years ago that Heroes was EXTREMELY crunched and rushed. Like, "we don't have time to fix major bugs, all we can hope for is that it actually functions" levels of crunched and rushed.
October 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Yeah, it came out a few years ago that Heroes was EXTREMELY crunched and rushed. Like, "we don't have time to fix major bugs, all we can hope for is that it actually functions" levels of crunched and rushed.
I wish I could live in my dreams for a while. They're almost always so FUN.
October 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I wish I could live in my dreams for a while. They're almost always so FUN.
It's actually amazing that, despite how long ago some of them were and the fact that my memory is lousy at the best of times, the experiences were so important to me at the time that I can still remember them with near-perfect clarity. Kind of crazy that a video game can DO that.
September 20, 2025 at 4:44 AM
It's actually amazing that, despite how long ago some of them were and the fact that my memory is lousy at the best of times, the experiences were so important to me at the time that I can still remember them with near-perfect clarity. Kind of crazy that a video game can DO that.
I remember having a bath immediately after beating Zelda: Twilight Princess for the first time and feeling so devastated that I had seen everything that game had to offer that I just sat there for the better part of an hour, such was how attached I had become to everything in that game.
September 20, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I remember having a bath immediately after beating Zelda: Twilight Princess for the first time and feeling so devastated that I had seen everything that game had to offer that I just sat there for the better part of an hour, such was how attached I had become to everything in that game.
For some of the greatest games I've ever played, how I felt after beating them for the first time is *the* defining memory I have of them. Fallout New Vegas, for instance, had me so enthralled on my first run that I *immediately* went back and completed one for each of the other major factions.
September 20, 2025 at 4:36 AM
For some of the greatest games I've ever played, how I felt after beating them for the first time is *the* defining memory I have of them. Fallout New Vegas, for instance, had me so enthralled on my first run that I *immediately* went back and completed one for each of the other major factions.
Finishing a great game is such a bittersweet feeling for me. On one hand it feels satisfying to see the end of a story, to have bested the game's toughest challenges, etc. On the other hand, it gives me an empty feeling, or worse a sense of loss knowing it's an experience that's well and truly over.
September 20, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Finishing a great game is such a bittersweet feeling for me. On one hand it feels satisfying to see the end of a story, to have bested the game's toughest challenges, etc. On the other hand, it gives me an empty feeling, or worse a sense of loss knowing it's an experience that's well and truly over.
Well, this takes a major bite out of my excitement for Z-A. I've been gathering Shinies for the older Megas for *years* in anticipation of the return of Mega Evolution and thought Z-A would be a good place for them to wait until Champions. Guess not.
September 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Well, this takes a major bite out of my excitement for Z-A. I've been gathering Shinies for the older Megas for *years* in anticipation of the return of Mega Evolution and thought Z-A would be a good place for them to wait until Champions. Guess not.