Secondhand Took
@secondhandtook.bsky.social
General nerd, big fan of Pokemon, RPGs, TTRPGs, card games and video games. Now having an existential crisis realizing how many years away the sixth Stormlight Book will be.
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Share the last 4 games you've played and expose your gaming habits.
May 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Share the last 4 games you've played and expose your gaming habits.
Still enjoying that Gameboy Camera. Here are a few faves:
April 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Still enjoying that Gameboy Camera. Here are a few faves:
It's been a couple years since I read Becky Chamber's A Prayer for the Crown Shy and this scene is still a gut punch. It's such a beautifully sorrowful moment, one that I think about often if I'm being honest, and it's what made me fall in love with this book and Monk and Robot as a whole.
March 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
It's been a couple years since I read Becky Chamber's A Prayer for the Crown Shy and this scene is still a gut punch. It's such a beautifully sorrowful moment, one that I think about often if I'm being honest, and it's what made me fall in love with this book and Monk and Robot as a whole.
Not my home, but I know my way around.
March 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Not my home, but I know my way around.
Favorite game from 2003?
#retro #art #gaming #Retrogaming
Wow what a year. Too many to choose from honestly.
#retro #art #gaming #Retrogaming
Wow what a year. Too many to choose from honestly.
February 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Favorite game from 2003?
#retro #art #gaming #Retrogaming
Wow what a year. Too many to choose from honestly.
#retro #art #gaming #Retrogaming
Wow what a year. Too many to choose from honestly.
I've unironically been having a fun time with the Gameboy Camera so far.
February 13, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I've unironically been having a fun time with the Gameboy Camera so far.
I sure did buy a gameboy camera this weekend 😬
February 10, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I sure did buy a gameboy camera this weekend 😬
Me and my canon Pokemon team... Kinda have to go with the profile pic haha.
January 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Me and my canon Pokemon team... Kinda have to go with the profile pic haha.
My favorite moments in Wind and Truth in GIF form and about as spoiler-free as I can make it. Be warned regardless.
#Journeybeforedestination #stormlightarchive
#Journeybeforedestination #stormlightarchive
December 10, 2024 at 9:20 PM
My favorite moments in Wind and Truth in GIF form and about as spoiler-free as I can make it. Be warned regardless.
#Journeybeforedestination #stormlightarchive
#Journeybeforedestination #stormlightarchive
Name a game with a 10/10 soundtrack
November 24, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Name a game with a 10/10 soundtrack
And we wrap things up talking to the townsfolk. I *LOVE* the hymn of the fayth. You can feel the sadness and yet, at this point, you have absolutely no idea why that is the case. Side note, I wish we got to learn more about the crusaders, like in a spinoff game or something. #ffx
November 18, 2024 at 1:19 AM
And we wrap things up talking to the townsfolk. I *LOVE* the hymn of the fayth. You can feel the sadness and yet, at this point, you have absolutely no idea why that is the case. Side note, I wish we got to learn more about the crusaders, like in a spinoff game or something. #ffx
I love Besaid Island. The music really captures the vibe of this game - of finding calm and beauty amidst tragedy. Big fan of the pre-rendered backgrounds and fixed camera angles. I know we won't go back but it's a powerful tool I'd love to see return to how games tell stories. #ffx
November 18, 2024 at 1:19 AM
I love Besaid Island. The music really captures the vibe of this game - of finding calm and beauty amidst tragedy. Big fan of the pre-rendered backgrounds and fixed camera angles. I know we won't go back but it's a powerful tool I'd love to see return to how games tell stories. #ffx
#ffx I look back on this part with frustration. I couldn't get a memory card back on ps2 so I played this part too many times for weeks. That being said, years later it's fun to try and catch the clues like this chamber that looks like the entrance to a temple! Oh, and the fan service begins... -_-
November 18, 2024 at 1:19 AM
#ffx I look back on this part with frustration. I couldn't get a memory card back on ps2 so I played this part too many times for weeks. That being said, years later it's fun to try and catch the clues like this chamber that looks like the entrance to a temple! Oh, and the fan service begins... -_-
I grew up on these streets.
100% Pokemon on Gameboy would be my choice. But for the sake of something different...
100% Pokemon on Gameboy would be my choice. But for the sake of something different...
November 17, 2024 at 9:02 PM
I grew up on these streets.
100% Pokemon on Gameboy would be my choice. But for the sake of something different...
100% Pokemon on Gameboy would be my choice. But for the sake of something different...
Last thoughts are the same I had as a kid. Even though I know the story I still get that sense of "What in the actual flip" is happening when Sin appears. It's awe inspiring, it's scary and it's bizarre wrapped in one. And somehow Auron looks badass the whole time. That last image stays w/ me. #FFX
November 13, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Last thoughts are the same I had as a kid. Even though I know the story I still get that sense of "What in the actual flip" is happening when Sin appears. It's awe inspiring, it's scary and it's bizarre wrapped in one. And somehow Auron looks badass the whole time. That last image stays w/ me. #FFX
I know "destroyed hometown." But it felt like Square was sending a message that they were trying a new approach in a world post-FF7. Literally destroying a highly advanced city. My only regret is that we don't spend more time in Zanarkand. The wide shot really shows the scope of it all.
November 13, 2024 at 2:12 PM
I know "destroyed hometown." But it felt like Square was sending a message that they were trying a new approach in a world post-FF7. Literally destroying a highly advanced city. My only regret is that we don't spend more time in Zanarkand. The wide shot really shows the scope of it all.
I must have played through this intro 1000 times. Didn't have a PS2 memory card back when I first got this. Despite some trauma that has never gone away from that, the intro cutscene still gets me amped every time. #FFX
November 13, 2024 at 2:12 PM
I must have played through this intro 1000 times. Didn't have a PS2 memory card back when I first got this. Despite some trauma that has never gone away from that, the intro cutscene still gets me amped every time. #FFX
I may have joined a FFX "book club." Figured I'd start a thread to log my thoughts as I replay the game. And to maybe hold me accountable. Idk.
November 13, 2024 at 3:10 AM
I may have joined a FFX "book club." Figured I'd start a thread to log my thoughts as I replay the game. And to maybe hold me accountable. Idk.
So that's it! Those are (almost) 20 books important to me. I don't think I covered them all but I think it's a good snapshot. Reading is so critical, so find what you love regardless of genre, cultural expectations, etc. and just embrace it.
November 10, 2024 at 1:49 PM
So that's it! Those are (almost) 20 books important to me. I don't think I covered them all but I think it's a good snapshot. Reading is so critical, so find what you love regardless of genre, cultural expectations, etc. and just embrace it.
The Lord of the Rings
And now we come full circle. This is my go to copy to read. I have other editions but they feel more like collectibles. Used to read the trilogy about every 2 years. That has stalled in recent years but I'll pick it up now and again to read a little and relax.
And now we come full circle. This is my go to copy to read. I have other editions but they feel more like collectibles. Used to read the trilogy about every 2 years. That has stalled in recent years but I'll pick it up now and again to read a little and relax.
November 10, 2024 at 1:49 PM
The Lord of the Rings
And now we come full circle. This is my go to copy to read. I have other editions but they feel more like collectibles. Used to read the trilogy about every 2 years. That has stalled in recent years but I'll pick it up now and again to read a little and relax.
And now we come full circle. This is my go to copy to read. I have other editions but they feel more like collectibles. Used to read the trilogy about every 2 years. That has stalled in recent years but I'll pick it up now and again to read a little and relax.
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
I LOVE the Ghibli movies. And Nausicaa was the 1st dvd I got in the mail when Netflix first started. It sent me down a path as a creative that I don't think would have happened otherwise. It took me 16 years to get around to the comics and I'm glad I finally did.
I LOVE the Ghibli movies. And Nausicaa was the 1st dvd I got in the mail when Netflix first started. It sent me down a path as a creative that I don't think would have happened otherwise. It took me 16 years to get around to the comics and I'm glad I finally did.
November 10, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
I LOVE the Ghibli movies. And Nausicaa was the 1st dvd I got in the mail when Netflix first started. It sent me down a path as a creative that I don't think would have happened otherwise. It took me 16 years to get around to the comics and I'm glad I finally did.
I LOVE the Ghibli movies. And Nausicaa was the 1st dvd I got in the mail when Netflix first started. It sent me down a path as a creative that I don't think would have happened otherwise. It took me 16 years to get around to the comics and I'm glad I finally did.
The Flowers of Evil
I don't know if I'll ever read this series again. And many times I have thought about getting rid of my copies. But my, what a story. I don't know what I expected but it didn't matter because this story was anything but normal. I don't know if I'd recommend haha.
I don't know if I'll ever read this series again. And many times I have thought about getting rid of my copies. But my, what a story. I don't know what I expected but it didn't matter because this story was anything but normal. I don't know if I'd recommend haha.
November 10, 2024 at 1:49 PM
The Flowers of Evil
I don't know if I'll ever read this series again. And many times I have thought about getting rid of my copies. But my, what a story. I don't know what I expected but it didn't matter because this story was anything but normal. I don't know if I'd recommend haha.
I don't know if I'll ever read this series again. And many times I have thought about getting rid of my copies. But my, what a story. I don't know what I expected but it didn't matter because this story was anything but normal. I don't know if I'd recommend haha.
Scott Pilgrim Comic Series
I don't remember if the movie inspired me to read the books or not. But I definitely read them around the time. While some things haven't aged the best, it's a snapshot into my college years that I will always cherish.
I don't remember if the movie inspired me to read the books or not. But I definitely read them around the time. While some things haven't aged the best, it's a snapshot into my college years that I will always cherish.
November 10, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Scott Pilgrim Comic Series
I don't remember if the movie inspired me to read the books or not. But I definitely read them around the time. While some things haven't aged the best, it's a snapshot into my college years that I will always cherish.
I don't remember if the movie inspired me to read the books or not. But I definitely read them around the time. While some things haven't aged the best, it's a snapshot into my college years that I will always cherish.
Leviathan Wakes
I bought this while on a trip in Colorado. And man, did it suck me in. And one of the few series that made me miss the characters when I finished reading. This was the right blend of sci Fi for me. I hope to collect the whole series at some point.
I bought this while on a trip in Colorado. And man, did it suck me in. And one of the few series that made me miss the characters when I finished reading. This was the right blend of sci Fi for me. I hope to collect the whole series at some point.
November 10, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Leviathan Wakes
I bought this while on a trip in Colorado. And man, did it suck me in. And one of the few series that made me miss the characters when I finished reading. This was the right blend of sci Fi for me. I hope to collect the whole series at some point.
I bought this while on a trip in Colorado. And man, did it suck me in. And one of the few series that made me miss the characters when I finished reading. This was the right blend of sci Fi for me. I hope to collect the whole series at some point.