RoboFist's Revenge
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RoboFist 3.0 : You Can [Not] Be Relevant Again
Former "local culture anthropologist" crawling back to social media for the first time in three years, pitifully seeking validation from strangers by yapping into the abyss.
Former "local culture anthropologist" crawling back to social media for the first time in three years, pitifully seeking validation from strangers by yapping into the abyss.
10. Dragon Quest XI S
☆☆☆☆☆
Wow.
Spent about 170 hours in Erdrea. By the time I hit the true ending, I had goosebumps, watery eyes, and a MUCH stronger love for DQIII (hell, for DQ as a whole).
A monumental celebration of JRPGs and the unwavering, inseparably human power of storytelling.
☆☆☆☆☆
Wow.
Spent about 170 hours in Erdrea. By the time I hit the true ending, I had goosebumps, watery eyes, and a MUCH stronger love for DQIII (hell, for DQ as a whole).
A monumental celebration of JRPGs and the unwavering, inseparably human power of storytelling.
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
10. Dragon Quest XI S
☆☆☆☆☆
Wow.
Spent about 170 hours in Erdrea. By the time I hit the true ending, I had goosebumps, watery eyes, and a MUCH stronger love for DQIII (hell, for DQ as a whole).
A monumental celebration of JRPGs and the unwavering, inseparably human power of storytelling.
☆☆☆☆☆
Wow.
Spent about 170 hours in Erdrea. By the time I hit the true ending, I had goosebumps, watery eyes, and a MUCH stronger love for DQIII (hell, for DQ as a whole).
A monumental celebration of JRPGs and the unwavering, inseparably human power of storytelling.
I've been in love with that piece of Samus using Crystal Flash for AGES, can't wait to frame it.
November 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I've been in love with that piece of Samus using Crystal Flash for AGES, can't wait to frame it.
8. Drill Dozer
☆☆☆☆
I've beaten it before, but this is my first time replaying it WITH the secret challenge levels.
This game is one of the great puzzle platformers on the GBA. Super fun time. I mourn the timeline where GameFreak tweaked the clunky controls for a DS sequel and Jill got into Smash.
☆☆☆☆
I've beaten it before, but this is my first time replaying it WITH the secret challenge levels.
This game is one of the great puzzle platformers on the GBA. Super fun time. I mourn the timeline where GameFreak tweaked the clunky controls for a DS sequel and Jill got into Smash.
November 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
8. Drill Dozer
☆☆☆☆
I've beaten it before, but this is my first time replaying it WITH the secret challenge levels.
This game is one of the great puzzle platformers on the GBA. Super fun time. I mourn the timeline where GameFreak tweaked the clunky controls for a DS sequel and Jill got into Smash.
☆☆☆☆
I've beaten it before, but this is my first time replaying it WITH the secret challenge levels.
This game is one of the great puzzle platformers on the GBA. Super fun time. I mourn the timeline where GameFreak tweaked the clunky controls for a DS sequel and Jill got into Smash.
7. Pokemon Legends: Arceus
☆☆☆☆☆
Just when I thought I had outgrown Pokemon, I give this one a chance. And it's everything I always wanted a Pokemon game to be, ever since I first beat Gold as a 10-year-old.
Addicting gameplay loop. Best final boss in the series. Best Pokemon game on the Switch.
☆☆☆☆☆
Just when I thought I had outgrown Pokemon, I give this one a chance. And it's everything I always wanted a Pokemon game to be, ever since I first beat Gold as a 10-year-old.
Addicting gameplay loop. Best final boss in the series. Best Pokemon game on the Switch.
November 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
7. Pokemon Legends: Arceus
☆☆☆☆☆
Just when I thought I had outgrown Pokemon, I give this one a chance. And it's everything I always wanted a Pokemon game to be, ever since I first beat Gold as a 10-year-old.
Addicting gameplay loop. Best final boss in the series. Best Pokemon game on the Switch.
☆☆☆☆☆
Just when I thought I had outgrown Pokemon, I give this one a chance. And it's everything I always wanted a Pokemon game to be, ever since I first beat Gold as a 10-year-old.
Addicting gameplay loop. Best final boss in the series. Best Pokemon game on the Switch.
6. Shantae: Risky Revolution
☆☆☆
As a piece of gaming history, this gets a 10 out of 5!
As a GAME...eh, it's totally fine. It bridges the gap between a GBC game and a DSi one, long before Shantae found her groove in Pirate's Curse and was perfected in Seven Sirens.
A neat little curio, I guess.
☆☆☆
As a piece of gaming history, this gets a 10 out of 5!
As a GAME...eh, it's totally fine. It bridges the gap between a GBC game and a DSi one, long before Shantae found her groove in Pirate's Curse and was perfected in Seven Sirens.
A neat little curio, I guess.
November 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
6. Shantae: Risky Revolution
☆☆☆
As a piece of gaming history, this gets a 10 out of 5!
As a GAME...eh, it's totally fine. It bridges the gap between a GBC game and a DSi one, long before Shantae found her groove in Pirate's Curse and was perfected in Seven Sirens.
A neat little curio, I guess.
☆☆☆
As a piece of gaming history, this gets a 10 out of 5!
As a GAME...eh, it's totally fine. It bridges the gap between a GBC game and a DSi one, long before Shantae found her groove in Pirate's Curse and was perfected in Seven Sirens.
A neat little curio, I guess.
5. Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
☆☆☆☆
After 8 and Monsters, I finally felt ready.
I have a LOT of thoughts, but at the end of the day? I get it. If this is how Japanese audiences felt in 1988, I 100% understand get it.
(I'd love for future games to try the "make your own party" thing again.)
☆☆☆☆
After 8 and Monsters, I finally felt ready.
I have a LOT of thoughts, but at the end of the day? I get it. If this is how Japanese audiences felt in 1988, I 100% understand get it.
(I'd love for future games to try the "make your own party" thing again.)
November 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
5. Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
☆☆☆☆
After 8 and Monsters, I finally felt ready.
I have a LOT of thoughts, but at the end of the day? I get it. If this is how Japanese audiences felt in 1988, I 100% understand get it.
(I'd love for future games to try the "make your own party" thing again.)
☆☆☆☆
After 8 and Monsters, I finally felt ready.
I have a LOT of thoughts, but at the end of the day? I get it. If this is how Japanese audiences felt in 1988, I 100% understand get it.
(I'd love for future games to try the "make your own party" thing again.)
4. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
☆☆☆☆☆
Paper Mario 64 is one of my favorite games. I tried TTYD back on the 'cube ages ago, but it didn't grab me then.
Now? Dang, this is a hell of a sequel. Not just in scope, but gameplay as well. Hilarious, heartfelt, ADORE the sidekicks.
I get the hype.
☆☆☆☆☆
Paper Mario 64 is one of my favorite games. I tried TTYD back on the 'cube ages ago, but it didn't grab me then.
Now? Dang, this is a hell of a sequel. Not just in scope, but gameplay as well. Hilarious, heartfelt, ADORE the sidekicks.
I get the hype.
November 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
4. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
☆☆☆☆☆
Paper Mario 64 is one of my favorite games. I tried TTYD back on the 'cube ages ago, but it didn't grab me then.
Now? Dang, this is a hell of a sequel. Not just in scope, but gameplay as well. Hilarious, heartfelt, ADORE the sidekicks.
I get the hype.
☆☆☆☆☆
Paper Mario 64 is one of my favorite games. I tried TTYD back on the 'cube ages ago, but it didn't grab me then.
Now? Dang, this is a hell of a sequel. Not just in scope, but gameplay as well. Hilarious, heartfelt, ADORE the sidekicks.
I get the hype.
3. Okami
☆☆☆☆
This is the second time I've beaten this little masterpiece. The sequel teaser got me hungry again.
Okami overflows with charm and joy. Ammy controls like a dream, the world is a blast to explore, the the score is GORGEOUS.
It's a breezy epic. Just pure fun.
☆☆☆☆
This is the second time I've beaten this little masterpiece. The sequel teaser got me hungry again.
Okami overflows with charm and joy. Ammy controls like a dream, the world is a blast to explore, the the score is GORGEOUS.
It's a breezy epic. Just pure fun.
November 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
3. Okami
☆☆☆☆
This is the second time I've beaten this little masterpiece. The sequel teaser got me hungry again.
Okami overflows with charm and joy. Ammy controls like a dream, the world is a blast to explore, the the score is GORGEOUS.
It's a breezy epic. Just pure fun.
☆☆☆☆
This is the second time I've beaten this little masterpiece. The sequel teaser got me hungry again.
Okami overflows with charm and joy. Ammy controls like a dream, the world is a blast to explore, the the score is GORGEOUS.
It's a breezy epic. Just pure fun.
2. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
☆☆☆☆☆
I was on a Castlevania kick, y'see.
I'd heard that some consider this to be the best Metroidvania in the series. I held off playing it because I'm a Belmont purist, but OoE convinced me to give it a shot.
Yeah...I was SHOCKED by how great it was. Near perfect.
☆☆☆☆☆
I was on a Castlevania kick, y'see.
I'd heard that some consider this to be the best Metroidvania in the series. I held off playing it because I'm a Belmont purist, but OoE convinced me to give it a shot.
Yeah...I was SHOCKED by how great it was. Near perfect.
November 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
2. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
☆☆☆☆☆
I was on a Castlevania kick, y'see.
I'd heard that some consider this to be the best Metroidvania in the series. I held off playing it because I'm a Belmont purist, but OoE convinced me to give it a shot.
Yeah...I was SHOCKED by how great it was. Near perfect.
☆☆☆☆☆
I was on a Castlevania kick, y'see.
I'd heard that some consider this to be the best Metroidvania in the series. I held off playing it because I'm a Belmont purist, but OoE convinced me to give it a shot.
Yeah...I was SHOCKED by how great it was. Near perfect.
Oh dang though I ADORE this.
November 19, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Oh dang though I ADORE this.
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There's a reason Mario, a surface-level plain character, rose above other mascots to become the most iconic game character in the world.
Mario is a manifestation of the joy of the player. Mario has just as much fun being Mario as the player does. It's a two-way relationship via the language of joy.
Mario is a manifestation of the joy of the player. Mario has just as much fun being Mario as the player does. It's a two-way relationship via the language of joy.
November 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
There's a reason Mario, a surface-level plain character, rose above other mascots to become the most iconic game character in the world.
Mario is a manifestation of the joy of the player. Mario has just as much fun being Mario as the player does. It's a two-way relationship via the language of joy.
Mario is a manifestation of the joy of the player. Mario has just as much fun being Mario as the player does. It's a two-way relationship via the language of joy.
The fact that it's from Spy Kids 2 is what makes it so funny though. It'd be like if the "tears in rain" monologue instead originated from Secret Life of Pets 2.
September 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The fact that it's from Spy Kids 2 is what makes it so funny though. It'd be like if the "tears in rain" monologue instead originated from Secret Life of Pets 2.
I hate myself for how much I wasted on this stupid game just to get that "Albus and Shanoa" card dangling RIGHT on the edge.
I'm the problem.
I'm the problem.
September 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I hate myself for how much I wasted on this stupid game just to get that "Albus and Shanoa" card dangling RIGHT on the edge.
I'm the problem.
I'm the problem.
This is CRUCIAL news, thank you.
September 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
This is CRUCIAL news, thank you.
Be the change you want to see in this world, Matt.
August 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Be the change you want to see in this world, Matt.
I will be forever grateful that I discovered and bought your book mere WEEKS before you said they were officially sold out.
August 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I will be forever grateful that I discovered and bought your book mere WEEKS before you said they were officially sold out.
Hypno bellydancer is TRAGICALLY underutilized.
August 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Hypno bellydancer is TRAGICALLY underutilized.
Remember screamers?
"Dude, watch this video. With headphones. What, no I'm not laughing at anything, I promise!"
The internet has always been uniquely cruel, it's just that the first generation born into the internet has grown up learning HOW to be cruel FROM the internet.
"Dude, watch this video. With headphones. What, no I'm not laughing at anything, I promise!"
The internet has always been uniquely cruel, it's just that the first generation born into the internet has grown up learning HOW to be cruel FROM the internet.
August 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Remember screamers?
"Dude, watch this video. With headphones. What, no I'm not laughing at anything, I promise!"
The internet has always been uniquely cruel, it's just that the first generation born into the internet has grown up learning HOW to be cruel FROM the internet.
"Dude, watch this video. With headphones. What, no I'm not laughing at anything, I promise!"
The internet has always been uniquely cruel, it's just that the first generation born into the internet has grown up learning HOW to be cruel FROM the internet.
Plus, aside from giving the creators a slight rep boost, all award shows are dumb and we shouldn't be taking the results too seriously.
Dust off a DVD copy of The King's Speech and tell me it's a better film than The Social Network or the remake of True Grit. Academy says it is and they wrong.
Dust off a DVD copy of The King's Speech and tell me it's a better film than The Social Network or the remake of True Grit. Academy says it is and they wrong.
August 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Plus, aside from giving the creators a slight rep boost, all award shows are dumb and we shouldn't be taking the results too seriously.
Dust off a DVD copy of The King's Speech and tell me it's a better film than The Social Network or the remake of True Grit. Academy says it is and they wrong.
Dust off a DVD copy of The King's Speech and tell me it's a better film than The Social Network or the remake of True Grit. Academy says it is and they wrong.
Bayo 2, Mario Maker, Odyssey, SSBU, New Horizons, Dread, Xenoblade Chronicles 3(!), TotK, Wonder, ALL viewed by people in the biz as an example of the BEST. And BotW took one home.
That's not nothing. The amount of nominations alone prove that thesis wrong.
That's not nothing. The amount of nominations alone prove that thesis wrong.
August 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Bayo 2, Mario Maker, Odyssey, SSBU, New Horizons, Dread, Xenoblade Chronicles 3(!), TotK, Wonder, ALL viewed by people in the biz as an example of the BEST. And BotW took one home.
That's not nothing. The amount of nominations alone prove that thesis wrong.
That's not nothing. The amount of nominations alone prove that thesis wrong.