Brandon
@twentyuno.bsky.social
27, gay nonbinary man. I talk about video games.
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Brandon
@twentyuno.bsky.social
· Jan 1
Games I beat in 2025: a thread
If E33 hadn't blew up the way it did and was a small cult hit the way Lost Odyssey was (the game E33 takes the most inspiration from, incidentally) then I bet the people calling it shit like "the great white hope of JRPGs" would be singing a very different tune about it.
November 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
If E33 hadn't blew up the way it did and was a small cult hit the way Lost Odyssey was (the game E33 takes the most inspiration from, incidentally) then I bet the people calling it shit like "the great white hope of JRPGs" would be singing a very different tune about it.
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expedition 33 is to jrpgs the same way evangelion and madoka are to mecha and magical girls, in that it genuinely is as good as everyone says but it's also given a bunch of genre oldheads an enemy for life
November 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
expedition 33 is to jrpgs the same way evangelion and madoka are to mecha and magical girls, in that it genuinely is as good as everyone says but it's also given a bunch of genre oldheads an enemy for life
The TGA nom discourse is annoying, in line with all video game discourse being annoying now, so all I'll say is:
-E33 should not be up for indie awards, but I'll enjoy its sweep
-That Bananza GOTY nod feels like throwing a bone to Nintendo in a set of noms that wasn't kind to them (MKW deserved OST)
-E33 should not be up for indie awards, but I'll enjoy its sweep
-That Bananza GOTY nod feels like throwing a bone to Nintendo in a set of noms that wasn't kind to them (MKW deserved OST)
November 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The TGA nom discourse is annoying, in line with all video game discourse being annoying now, so all I'll say is:
-E33 should not be up for indie awards, but I'll enjoy its sweep
-That Bananza GOTY nod feels like throwing a bone to Nintendo in a set of noms that wasn't kind to them (MKW deserved OST)
-E33 should not be up for indie awards, but I'll enjoy its sweep
-That Bananza GOTY nod feels like throwing a bone to Nintendo in a set of noms that wasn't kind to them (MKW deserved OST)
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don't give labour a single vote under any circumstances
November 16, 2025 at 10:51 AM
don't give labour a single vote under any circumstances
The best part is that I now have no more reason to ever play BDSP, meaning I can put both games back on the shelf and happily never play either ever again
November 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The best part is that I now have no more reason to ever play BDSP, meaning I can put both games back on the shelf and happily never play either ever again
I'VE BEEN AT THIS FOR TWO YEARS BUT I'M FINALLY FREE
November 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I'VE BEEN AT THIS FOR TWO YEARS BUT I'M FINALLY FREE
Prime 4 discourse is gonna suck as well then, huh
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Prime 4 discourse is gonna suck as well then, huh
And let me tell you I sure picked the wrong time to pick the shiny Arceus hunt back up
Nintendo Switch 2 update apparently broke Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl https://nintendoeverything.com/switch-2-update-broke-pokemon-brilliant-diamond-shining-pearl/
November 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
And let me tell you I sure picked the wrong time to pick the shiny Arceus hunt back up
Begging everyone interested in Pokopia to also check out Dragon Quest Builders 1 and 2. Pokopia will make a great DQB3 alternative for now but I've not given up hope on a true sequel.
November 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Begging everyone interested in Pokopia to also check out Dragon Quest Builders 1 and 2. Pokopia will make a great DQB3 alternative for now but I've not given up hope on a true sequel.
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Pizzagate: If you replace the word “hot dog” with “little boy” and “pizza party” with “child sex orgy,” you will see the lengths these elites go to cover up their crimes.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Pizzagate: If you replace the word “hot dog” with “little boy” and “pizza party” with “child sex orgy,” you will see the lengths these elites go to cover up their crimes.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
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The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
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Super Thursday Galaxy!
November 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Super Thursday Galaxy!
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In Super Mario Galaxy, the stars on the letters of the logo spell "u r mr gay", while for the movie it says "he mr gay". This is because you are watching Mario, not playing him.
November 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
In Super Mario Galaxy, the stars on the letters of the logo spell "u r mr gay", while for the movie it says "he mr gay". This is because you are watching Mario, not playing him.
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nightmare blunt rotation
November 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
nightmare blunt rotation
State of plays just have an absolutely stunning failure rate. There have been maybe 1 or 2 worthwhile state of plays in their entire history.
November 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
State of plays just have an absolutely stunning failure rate. There have been maybe 1 or 2 worthwhile state of plays in their entire history.
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Excited for this Japan focused state of play to find innovative new ways to waste my time
November 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Excited for this Japan focused state of play to find innovative new ways to waste my time
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For those of you who haven’t been following this fight, Ana has been leading the charge against censorship by corporations, specifically payment processors.
Recently it seems someone figured this out and has managed to black list them from almost any way of earning a living as an artist.
Recently it seems someone figured this out and has managed to black list them from almost any way of earning a living as an artist.
November 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
For those of you who haven’t been following this fight, Ana has been leading the charge against censorship by corporations, specifically payment processors.
Recently it seems someone figured this out and has managed to black list them from almost any way of earning a living as an artist.
Recently it seems someone figured this out and has managed to black list them from almost any way of earning a living as an artist.
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the very nasty people of Avalanche have been very unfair and hurt our beautiful mako reactors which are so green, so beautiful, we love them, we're all going to see mother
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
the very nasty people of Avalanche have been very unfair and hurt our beautiful mako reactors which are so green, so beautiful, we love them, we're all going to see mother
Wow the new switch 2 update is causing BDSP to crash like crazy. Makes shiny hunting for Arceus even more stressful than it already is.
November 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Wow the new switch 2 update is causing BDSP to crash like crazy. Makes shiny hunting for Arceus even more stressful than it already is.
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I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
Good to know Keighley is exactly the type of guy he appears to be
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Good to know Keighley is exactly the type of guy he appears to be
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“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
“We were effectively props”: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
"Media consumption is not a real hobby" is such a cringe self satisfied take, like I could not imagine gatekeeping how other people ought to spend the finite hours of their lives between work
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 AM
"Media consumption is not a real hobby" is such a cringe self satisfied take, like I could not imagine gatekeeping how other people ought to spend the finite hours of their lives between work
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Something worth noting: Rockstar is leaning HEAVILY on the excuse that the unionising employees were "leaking private company information"
They want people to assume this means game info or assets.
But I will bet you CASH MONEY this translates to:
'they were comparing salaries and work contracts"
They want people to assume this means game info or assets.
But I will bet you CASH MONEY this translates to:
'they were comparing salaries and work contracts"
"Rockstar, Rockstar, you're disgusting, we charge you with union busting," the protesters declared.
'All you had to do was follow the damn law, Rockstar!': Workers are protesting outside Take-Two after GTA 6 dev's alleged 'brazen' union-busting
"They can get used to seeing us on their doorstep."
www.pcgamer.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Something worth noting: Rockstar is leaning HEAVILY on the excuse that the unionising employees were "leaking private company information"
They want people to assume this means game info or assets.
But I will bet you CASH MONEY this translates to:
'they were comparing salaries and work contracts"
They want people to assume this means game info or assets.
But I will bet you CASH MONEY this translates to:
'they were comparing salaries and work contracts"