Matt Cramp
@merus.bsky.social
extremely not sure I want to still be on social media, but I dislike this the least
Lethal Weapon, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - it’s Shane Black’s signature move to set a movie at Christmas that isn’t about Christmas. Also, In Bruges.
December 20, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Lethal Weapon, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - it’s Shane Black’s signature move to set a movie at Christmas that isn’t about Christmas. Also, In Bruges.
They told me at the start of the game that I had to do this by the end of the game, and then when I got the upgrade that let me destroy the big crystal veins I had like 125% after popping all those
December 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
They told me at the start of the game that I had to do this by the end of the game, and then when I got the upgrade that let me destroy the big crystal veins I had like 125% after popping all those
that's easy: he's the prime minister of the UK, engaging in splendid isolation
December 19, 2025 at 2:12 AM
that's easy: he's the prime minister of the UK, engaging in splendid isolation
I mean, no-one made the movie but you still got paid, so it doesn’t feel like that bad of a deal
December 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I mean, no-one made the movie but you still got paid, so it doesn’t feel like that bad of a deal
But this is something that the DICE Awards (which I think would be better placed to judge craft amongst developers than the Golden Joysticks or the BAFTAs) might consider taking on board.
December 14, 2025 at 6:44 AM
But this is something that the DICE Awards (which I think would be better placed to judge craft amongst developers than the Golden Joysticks or the BAFTAs) might consider taking on board.
I do not think The Geoff Awards are, at the end of the day, about craft, or honouring devs, which is why all the craft awards get announced in a slide deck. They're about getting fans of a particular game to tune in to see advertisements, and to feel the validation of 'their' game winning.
December 14, 2025 at 6:42 AM
I do not think The Geoff Awards are, at the end of the day, about craft, or honouring devs, which is why all the craft awards get announced in a slide deck. They're about getting fans of a particular game to tune in to see advertisements, and to feel the validation of 'their' game winning.
given it's an extraction shooter, which is PvPvE by design, the most extraordinary thing about Arc Raiders is that it managed to go this long without the PvP becoming more dominant, which is honestly remarkable
December 2, 2025 at 6:22 AM
given it's an extraction shooter, which is PvPvE by design, the most extraordinary thing about Arc Raiders is that it managed to go this long without the PvP becoming more dominant, which is honestly remarkable
hot take: players assume that they'll get plenty of warning before they make an objectively bad choice, and being willing to kill them for dumb choices in the early game makes them play with more intention and care, even if for most of the game you do actually signpost objectively bad choices
November 30, 2025 at 7:13 AM
hot take: players assume that they'll get plenty of warning before they make an objectively bad choice, and being willing to kill them for dumb choices in the early game makes them play with more intention and care, even if for most of the game you do actually signpost objectively bad choices
the last one is conceptually very funny but kind of tedious to actually unlock, and plays on the player character being there to assign liability rather than find out the Truth
November 28, 2025 at 2:26 AM
the last one is conceptually very funny but kind of tedious to actually unlock, and plays on the player character being there to assign liability rather than find out the Truth
Separately, you should only make tier lists if your top rank is “so overpowered it should be banned from competition”
November 25, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Separately, you should only make tier lists if your top rank is “so overpowered it should be banned from competition”
that doesn't sound right to me. "Australian public radio" almost certainly means Classic FM, which does have a game music block. Ken Williams was trying to get Girl in the Tower into the mainstream music charts.
November 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
that doesn't sound right to me. "Australian public radio" almost certainly means Classic FM, which does have a game music block. Ken Williams was trying to get Girl in the Tower into the mainstream music charts.
I do think it would be *exceptionally* difficult to translate a puzzle box dungeon into a movie
Putting aside that the movie will almost certainly be a generic fantasy adventure with iconography from the games half-heartedly slapped on top
Putting aside that the movie will almost certainly be a generic fantasy adventure with iconography from the games half-heartedly slapped on top
November 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I do think it would be *exceptionally* difficult to translate a puzzle box dungeon into a movie
Putting aside that the movie will almost certainly be a generic fantasy adventure with iconography from the games half-heartedly slapped on top
Putting aside that the movie will almost certainly be a generic fantasy adventure with iconography from the games half-heartedly slapped on top
When podcasts first started, the idea that they were any way comparable to radio shows would have been incredibly presumptuous. Like, sure, they were both audio, but radio was broadcast by professionals, and podcasts were amateur productions you downloaded by finding an RSS feed
November 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
When podcasts first started, the idea that they were any way comparable to radio shows would have been incredibly presumptuous. Like, sure, they were both audio, but radio was broadcast by professionals, and podcasts were amateur productions you downloaded by finding an RSS feed
although to be honest we probably wouldn't have been able to reattach your arm even if you did survive
November 13, 2025 at 11:07 AM
although to be honest we probably wouldn't have been able to reattach your arm even if you did survive
No time for questions, which is unfortunate, but also thankfully no time for questions that are really more of a comment
November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
No time for questions, which is unfortunate, but also thankfully no time for questions that are really more of a comment
A big chunk of my feed just found out that they teach reading in the US by telling kids words mean whatever they think they mean after trying to read it three times, so I’m roping this under that conversation
Mothertrucker never actually learned to read
Mothertrucker never actually learned to read
November 12, 2025 at 8:49 AM
A big chunk of my feed just found out that they teach reading in the US by telling kids words mean whatever they think they mean after trying to read it three times, so I’m roping this under that conversation
Mothertrucker never actually learned to read
Mothertrucker never actually learned to read
I remember soon after Guild Wars 2 launched, they went on the subreddit and said that they’d discuss anyone’s bans for the next day or so if they gave consent. Bunch of people who said they were banned for misunderstandings and almost always they were caught openly saying slurs in public
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I remember soon after Guild Wars 2 launched, they went on the subreddit and said that they’d discuss anyone’s bans for the next day or so if they gave consent. Bunch of people who said they were banned for misunderstandings and almost always they were caught openly saying slurs in public
now, half an hour after that post, is probably a good time to tell you that the Path of Pain is optional
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
now, half an hour after that post, is probably a good time to tell you that the Path of Pain is optional
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger is a fun action-adventure one: it's framed as a tall tale by a gunslinger in a bar, and the audience will chime in with their disbelief at the story, all of which changes the level directly as you're playing
November 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger is a fun action-adventure one: it's framed as a tall tale by a gunslinger in a bar, and the audience will chime in with their disbelief at the story, all of which changes the level directly as you're playing
it is alarming to think there might be widespread ethical failures at the Ministry for Running Concentration Camps
November 8, 2025 at 8:53 AM
it is alarming to think there might be widespread ethical failures at the Ministry for Running Concentration Camps
Americans REALLY don't like hearing that they're a cautionary tale. Their culture really pushes this idea that America sets the standard that everyone else wants to follow, that every other country is just a less-developed version of America. It's very effective propaganda.
November 7, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Americans REALLY don't like hearing that they're a cautionary tale. Their culture really pushes this idea that America sets the standard that everyone else wants to follow, that every other country is just a less-developed version of America. It's very effective propaganda.
This really does sound like playing into worldwide stereotypes of America being an uncivilised place where people have guns instead of healthcare, not the kind of place _we_ want to be. Not to deny the possibility of dog whistles, but America seems not to realise the extent they’re a cautionary tale
November 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This really does sound like playing into worldwide stereotypes of America being an uncivilised place where people have guns instead of healthcare, not the kind of place _we_ want to be. Not to deny the possibility of dog whistles, but America seems not to realise the extent they’re a cautionary tale
I'd be very suspicious of the modelling on the impact of any high-speed line - we tend to undercount behaviour changes from new transport links. So Newcastle-Sydney makes sense from a data gathering perspective
November 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
I'd be very suspicious of the modelling on the impact of any high-speed line - we tend to undercount behaviour changes from new transport links. So Newcastle-Sydney makes sense from a data gathering perspective
That said, because of compulsory voting, “the vibes being off” can be election-losing, which helps in this instance but does have downsides for marginalised candidates
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
That said, because of compulsory voting, “the vibes being off” can be election-losing, which helps in this instance but does have downsides for marginalised candidates
It’s never been a salient issue in Australian politics, despite several attempts, because whenever it gets attempted, the reply is “why is the existence of a tiny sliver of the population more important than cost of living or climate change or the economy” and there’s no answer for that
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
It’s never been a salient issue in Australian politics, despite several attempts, because whenever it gets attempted, the reply is “why is the existence of a tiny sliver of the population more important than cost of living or climate change or the economy” and there’s no answer for that