RagnarRox
@ragnarrox.bsky.social
Video essays on old games, horror games & indie games, or combinations thereof. he/they
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Excited for the Fatal Frame 2 remake. Always so glad to see Fatal Frame get some love.
Hopefully the remake is so good and sells so well that TECMO decides to make Fatal Frame f, a Fatal Frame spinoff set in a New England town.
Hopefully the remake is so good and sells so well that TECMO decides to make Fatal Frame f, a Fatal Frame spinoff set in a New England town.
November 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Excited for the Fatal Frame 2 remake. Always so glad to see Fatal Frame get some love.
Hopefully the remake is so good and sells so well that TECMO decides to make Fatal Frame f, a Fatal Frame spinoff set in a New England town.
Hopefully the remake is so good and sells so well that TECMO decides to make Fatal Frame f, a Fatal Frame spinoff set in a New England town.
Everytime someone mentions their use of GenAI in a conversation I instantly feel two red minus signs appear above my head.
August 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Everytime someone mentions their use of GenAI in a conversation I instantly feel two red minus signs appear above my head.
Only upon my 2nd playthrough of Death Stranding did I pick up on the joke that the Anti-BT grenade created from your fecal matter is called Ex Grenade *NUMBER 2*
June 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Only upon my 2nd playthrough of Death Stranding did I pick up on the joke that the Anti-BT grenade created from your fecal matter is called Ex Grenade *NUMBER 2*
Nightdive has just released their absolutely excellent remaster of System Shock 2, so what better time to go on a DEEP DIVE through the ENTIRE franchise!
Get comfy, grab your hypo-stim of choice and jack in. We're going on
A Journey Through System Shock
youtu.be/sTPGCKhgxgQ
Get comfy, grab your hypo-stim of choice and jack in. We're going on
A Journey Through System Shock
youtu.be/sTPGCKhgxgQ
June 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Nightdive has just released their absolutely excellent remaster of System Shock 2, so what better time to go on a DEEP DIVE through the ENTIRE franchise!
Get comfy, grab your hypo-stim of choice and jack in. We're going on
A Journey Through System Shock
youtu.be/sTPGCKhgxgQ
Get comfy, grab your hypo-stim of choice and jack in. We're going on
A Journey Through System Shock
youtu.be/sTPGCKhgxgQ
My new video on PHANTASMAGORIA is out!
I've been wanting to give this one a critical re-appraisal for a very long time, because it's genuinely one of the best FMV-Horror Thrillers of all time.
Let's find out why!
youtu.be/ioxXMGRXP08
I've been wanting to give this one a critical re-appraisal for a very long time, because it's genuinely one of the best FMV-Horror Thrillers of all time.
Let's find out why!
youtu.be/ioxXMGRXP08
May 31, 2025 at 12:02 PM
My new video on PHANTASMAGORIA is out!
I've been wanting to give this one a critical re-appraisal for a very long time, because it's genuinely one of the best FMV-Horror Thrillers of all time.
Let's find out why!
youtu.be/ioxXMGRXP08
I've been wanting to give this one a critical re-appraisal for a very long time, because it's genuinely one of the best FMV-Horror Thrillers of all time.
Let's find out why!
youtu.be/ioxXMGRXP08
Thanks, but I would rather rawdog a lawnmower than using your uncanny-valley-AI-dubbing feature in my videos.
May 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Thanks, but I would rather rawdog a lawnmower than using your uncanny-valley-AI-dubbing feature in my videos.
What kind of ergonomic mouse are you using? One of the "vertical" ones?
I tried one of those but personally found it actually more taxing on the wrist because it was so heavy. Since then I've pivoted to a super-old Microsoft Intellimouse from 2000 and it works beautifully since it's so lightweight.
I tried one of those but personally found it actually more taxing on the wrist because it was so heavy. Since then I've pivoted to a super-old Microsoft Intellimouse from 2000 and it works beautifully since it's so lightweight.
May 3, 2025 at 9:15 AM
What kind of ergonomic mouse are you using? One of the "vertical" ones?
I tried one of those but personally found it actually more taxing on the wrist because it was so heavy. Since then I've pivoted to a super-old Microsoft Intellimouse from 2000 and it works beautifully since it's so lightweight.
I tried one of those but personally found it actually more taxing on the wrist because it was so heavy. Since then I've pivoted to a super-old Microsoft Intellimouse from 2000 and it works beautifully since it's so lightweight.
Finally moved away from the 'gamer' office chair and got myself an actually decent office chair; the difference is mind-boggling. One day with this chair and I feel like there's absolutely no going back.
May 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Finally moved away from the 'gamer' office chair and got myself an actually decent office chair; the difference is mind-boggling. One day with this chair and I feel like there's absolutely no going back.
Currently editing the voice over track for the upcoming Phantasmagoria video, and to create the right mood setting, listening to Basshunter - DotA on loop.
May 1, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Currently editing the voice over track for the upcoming Phantasmagoria video, and to create the right mood setting, listening to Basshunter - DotA on loop.
The reason The Crow (1994) is the best movie ever made is that it's essentially a 90 minute Brandon Lee thirsttrap.
April 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The reason The Crow (1994) is the best movie ever made is that it's essentially a 90 minute Brandon Lee thirsttrap.
Enjoying some Oldschool Runescape music.
"Ahhh, so good, the nostalgia, so warm and cozy, I could listen to this all day!" 😌
"Hmm, I wonder who composed it, let's look it up, see what else of notoriety the composer achieved in his life."
......
"Oh."
"Ahhh, so good, the nostalgia, so warm and cozy, I could listen to this all day!" 😌
"Hmm, I wonder who composed it, let's look it up, see what else of notoriety the composer achieved in his life."
......
"Oh."
March 11, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Enjoying some Oldschool Runescape music.
"Ahhh, so good, the nostalgia, so warm and cozy, I could listen to this all day!" 😌
"Hmm, I wonder who composed it, let's look it up, see what else of notoriety the composer achieved in his life."
......
"Oh."
"Ahhh, so good, the nostalgia, so warm and cozy, I could listen to this all day!" 😌
"Hmm, I wonder who composed it, let's look it up, see what else of notoriety the composer achieved in his life."
......
"Oh."
Just a little heads-up:
Full English Closed Captions (subtitles) for the Pathologic 3 video are now finished and uploaded!
🙏 Apologies for the delay, I usually like to have them ready on launch, but this one took a good bit longer than expected.
youtu.be/VSYLYJhZriY
Full English Closed Captions (subtitles) for the Pathologic 3 video are now finished and uploaded!
🙏 Apologies for the delay, I usually like to have them ready on launch, but this one took a good bit longer than expected.
youtu.be/VSYLYJhZriY
March 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Just a little heads-up:
Full English Closed Captions (subtitles) for the Pathologic 3 video are now finished and uploaded!
🙏 Apologies for the delay, I usually like to have them ready on launch, but this one took a good bit longer than expected.
youtu.be/VSYLYJhZriY
Full English Closed Captions (subtitles) for the Pathologic 3 video are now finished and uploaded!
🙏 Apologies for the delay, I usually like to have them ready on launch, but this one took a good bit longer than expected.
youtu.be/VSYLYJhZriY
Ordered a pair of 'heated socks' at aliexpress b/c I keep having frosty feet.
Folks said "whoa, that sounds unsafe, they'll probably explode and set your feet on fire!"
I said, ah come on, don't be dramatic, they're probably completely safe.
They just arrived and this is what they put on the box:
Folks said "whoa, that sounds unsafe, they'll probably explode and set your feet on fire!"
I said, ah come on, don't be dramatic, they're probably completely safe.
They just arrived and this is what they put on the box:
February 27, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Ordered a pair of 'heated socks' at aliexpress b/c I keep having frosty feet.
Folks said "whoa, that sounds unsafe, they'll probably explode and set your feet on fire!"
I said, ah come on, don't be dramatic, they're probably completely safe.
They just arrived and this is what they put on the box:
Folks said "whoa, that sounds unsafe, they'll probably explode and set your feet on fire!"
I said, ah come on, don't be dramatic, they're probably completely safe.
They just arrived and this is what they put on the box:
This is literally the opposite of video game preservation; it's video game erasure, exactly what corpos get a raging boner for.
Suck the marrow out of existing game & procedurally contort them into soulless abominations for conveyor-belt cash.
While the games itself become obscure.
Incredibly bleak.
Suck the marrow out of existing game & procedurally contort them into soulless abominations for conveyor-belt cash.
While the games itself become obscure.
Incredibly bleak.
February 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This is literally the opposite of video game preservation; it's video game erasure, exactly what corpos get a raging boner for.
Suck the marrow out of existing game & procedurally contort them into soulless abominations for conveyor-belt cash.
While the games itself become obscure.
Incredibly bleak.
Suck the marrow out of existing game & procedurally contort them into soulless abominations for conveyor-belt cash.
While the games itself become obscure.
Incredibly bleak.
a whole pack of salted cashews
February 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
a whole pack of salted cashews
Thrift success!
Found an internal iOmega Zip drive (the 100MB variant) in really good condition with 5 (f-i-v-e) brand new zip disks for an astonishingly good price.
Real excited to plug this into my Vintage. It's luckily with a perfectly matching beige front panel.
Found an internal iOmega Zip drive (the 100MB variant) in really good condition with 5 (f-i-v-e) brand new zip disks for an astonishingly good price.
Real excited to plug this into my Vintage. It's luckily with a perfectly matching beige front panel.
February 13, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Thrift success!
Found an internal iOmega Zip drive (the 100MB variant) in really good condition with 5 (f-i-v-e) brand new zip disks for an astonishingly good price.
Real excited to plug this into my Vintage. It's luckily with a perfectly matching beige front panel.
Found an internal iOmega Zip drive (the 100MB variant) in really good condition with 5 (f-i-v-e) brand new zip disks for an astonishingly good price.
Real excited to plug this into my Vintage. It's luckily with a perfectly matching beige front panel.
Just released a 28 minute video essay on 90s FMV games on Patreon, sharing a lot of general thoughts and feelings on this era of video games, and why the weird reputation it has these days is.. maligned and needs reconsideration.
www.patreon.com/posts/122147...
Video's in 4:3 btw; felt satisfying!
www.patreon.com/posts/122147...
Video's in 4:3 btw; felt satisfying!
February 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Just released a 28 minute video essay on 90s FMV games on Patreon, sharing a lot of general thoughts and feelings on this era of video games, and why the weird reputation it has these days is.. maligned and needs reconsideration.
www.patreon.com/posts/122147...
Video's in 4:3 btw; felt satisfying!
www.patreon.com/posts/122147...
Video's in 4:3 btw; felt satisfying!
Reading No Country for Old Men and after each scene watching the film adaptation of it right after. For fun.
February 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Reading No Country for Old Men and after each scene watching the film adaptation of it right after. For fun.
We finished Phantasmagoria 2 recently and had an absolute blast. And yes, it's not weirdly, but openly queer and surprisingly progressive for a mainstream game made in 1996.
Plus: Trevor steals the show in every scene, impossible not to simp for this absolute queen.
Plus: Trevor steals the show in every scene, impossible not to simp for this absolute queen.
February 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM
We finished Phantasmagoria 2 recently and had an absolute blast. And yes, it's not weirdly, but openly queer and surprisingly progressive for a mainstream game made in 1996.
Plus: Trevor steals the show in every scene, impossible not to simp for this absolute queen.
Plus: Trevor steals the show in every scene, impossible not to simp for this absolute queen.
I have this IBM Trackpoint mouse on my vintage computer, with the little nub (nipple) instead of a scrolling wheel (like in old IBM Thinkpad keyboards). Was a bit of a hassle to get the right drivers for Windows 95, but now that it works, it's *so fun* to use!
Kinda bummed they got discontinued, ngl
Kinda bummed they got discontinued, ngl
February 3, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I have this IBM Trackpoint mouse on my vintage computer, with the little nub (nipple) instead of a scrolling wheel (like in old IBM Thinkpad keyboards). Was a bit of a hassle to get the right drivers for Windows 95, but now that it works, it's *so fun* to use!
Kinda bummed they got discontinued, ngl
Kinda bummed they got discontinued, ngl
any guess what game I've been playing tonight...
January 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
any guess what game I've been playing tonight...