Mikhail
@va11halla.bsky.social
Words about games on multiple platforms with a handheld focus and some good coffee on the side. Find my work on RPG Site, TouchArcade, Into The Spine, Nintendo Insider, & more. Avatar by Kiri from Sukeban Games.
Opinions my own.
Opinions my own.
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Instead of just covering the Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack (three games) ahead of its launch tomorrow for PS5, PS4, Switch 2, Switch, and PC, I also covered the original trilogy and tested everything I could across every device for @rpgsite.net: www.rpgsite.net/feature/1892...
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Instead of just covering the Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack (three games) ahead of its launch tomorrow for PS5, PS4, Switch 2, Switch, and PC, I also covered the original trilogy and tested everything I could across every device for @rpgsite.net: www.rpgsite.net/feature/1892...
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Read my review! Dungeon Encounters is what I sometimes call a 'glove game' and it might fit your hand perfectly - www.rpgsite.net/review/12067...
November 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Read my review! Dungeon Encounters is what I sometimes call a 'glove game' and it might fit your hand perfectly - www.rpgsite.net/review/12067...
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The Thing: Remastered (PS5/Switch) is $19.99/$24.99 on Amazon. Deluxe PS5 $34.99 buff.ly/4f75zWD #ad
November 16, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The Thing: Remastered (PS5/Switch) is $19.99/$24.99 on Amazon. Deluxe PS5 $34.99 buff.ly/4f75zWD #ad
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Oh most definitely
@health.band Crazy question, is this John's signature on a Steam Controller?
November 16, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Oh most definitely
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Following our PC port and Steam Deck impressions, we have a new feature covering how Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road looks and feels on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch going over visual differences, load times, performance, and more:
www.rpgsite.net/feature/1895...
www.rpgsite.net/feature/1895...
November 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Following our PC port and Steam Deck impressions, we have a new feature covering how Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road looks and feels on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch going over visual differences, load times, performance, and more:
www.rpgsite.net/feature/1895...
www.rpgsite.net/feature/1895...
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i'm writing a book!!!!
in collaboration with @lostincult.co.uk, @sukeban.moe and @ysbryd.net, i'm writing Design Works: VA-11 HALL-A.
time to mix drinks and change lives.
in collaboration with @lostincult.co.uk, @sukeban.moe and @ysbryd.net, i'm writing Design Works: VA-11 HALL-A.
time to mix drinks and change lives.
Time to mix drinks and change lives.
Announcing VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works 🍸
In collaboration with @sukeban.moe x @ysbryd.net, explore Glitch City like never before through developer interviews, concept art and more.
Ends 5 June. Pre-order now bit.ly/VA11HallA
Announcing VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works 🍸
In collaboration with @sukeban.moe x @ysbryd.net, explore Glitch City like never before through developer interviews, concept art and more.
Ends 5 June. Pre-order now bit.ly/VA11HallA
VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works
Pre-order now bit.ly/VA11HallATime to mix drinks and change lives.Announcing VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works 🍸In collaboration with Sukeban Games x Ysbryd Games,...
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April 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
i'm writing a book!!!!
in collaboration with @lostincult.co.uk, @sukeban.moe and @ysbryd.net, i'm writing Design Works: VA-11 HALL-A.
time to mix drinks and change lives.
in collaboration with @lostincult.co.uk, @sukeban.moe and @ysbryd.net, i'm writing Design Works: VA-11 HALL-A.
time to mix drinks and change lives.
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There was no early access for the Deluxe Edition on Switch 1/2 so it took me a bit longer to do this (cross save being broken did not help).
My Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Switch and Switch 2 Edition impressions are up now on @rpgsite.net with comparisons and more: www.rpgsite.net/feature/1895...
My Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Switch and Switch 2 Edition impressions are up now on @rpgsite.net with comparisons and more: www.rpgsite.net/feature/1895...
November 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
There was no early access for the Deluxe Edition on Switch 1/2 so it took me a bit longer to do this (cross save being broken did not help).
My Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Switch and Switch 2 Edition impressions are up now on @rpgsite.net with comparisons and more: www.rpgsite.net/feature/1895...
My Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Switch and Switch 2 Edition impressions are up now on @rpgsite.net with comparisons and more: www.rpgsite.net/feature/1895...
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For Polygon's console anniversary package, I took a shot at explaining why the PS5 and misguided branding made Final Fantasy 16 seem particularly flawed when it was really not much different than any FF before it
www.polygon.com/ff16-final-f...
www.polygon.com/ff16-final-f...
The messy truth about Final Fantasy 16 and the PS5
FF16's imperfection is the most Final Fantasy thing about it
www.polygon.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
For Polygon's console anniversary package, I took a shot at explaining why the PS5 and misguided branding made Final Fantasy 16 seem particularly flawed when it was really not much different than any FF before it
www.polygon.com/ff16-final-f...
www.polygon.com/ff16-final-f...
There was no early access for the Deluxe Edition on Switch 1/2 so it took me a bit longer to do this (cross save being broken did not help).
My Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Switch and Switch 2 Edition impressions are up now on @rpgsite.net with comparisons and more: www.rpgsite.net/feature/1895...
My Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Switch and Switch 2 Edition impressions are up now on @rpgsite.net with comparisons and more: www.rpgsite.net/feature/1895...
November 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
There was no early access for the Deluxe Edition on Switch 1/2 so it took me a bit longer to do this (cross save being broken did not help).
My Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Switch and Switch 2 Edition impressions are up now on @rpgsite.net with comparisons and more: www.rpgsite.net/feature/1895...
My Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Switch and Switch 2 Edition impressions are up now on @rpgsite.net with comparisons and more: www.rpgsite.net/feature/1895...
This is how I'm playing Inazuma Eleven rn
November 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This is how I'm playing Inazuma Eleven rn
Need the Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Gojira mod yesterday
November 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Need the Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Gojira mod yesterday
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This unusual little Japanese instrument is such a vibe ✨
Designed in 1980s Ikebukuro, originally intended to teach koto scales and soundtrack poetry readings
Designed in 1980s Ikebukuro, originally intended to teach koto scales and soundtrack poetry readings
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
This unusual little Japanese instrument is such a vibe ✨
Designed in 1980s Ikebukuro, originally intended to teach koto scales and soundtrack poetry readings
Designed in 1980s Ikebukuro, originally intended to teach koto scales and soundtrack poetry readings
Came back to Hades II after a month and it still fucking rules.
November 15, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Came back to Hades II after a month and it still fucking rules.
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I will defeat inazuma eleven and hundred line before 2026.
November 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I will defeat inazuma eleven and hundred line before 2026.
Working on updating the game pass RPGs feature with the new subscription tiers and I feel like by the time I finish checking all the games and across tiers, they will have renamed stuff and added more tiers.
a man drinking a cup of coffee in front of a shelf that says coffee on it
Alt: James Hoffman would probably be disgusted with the new sub tiers
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Working on updating the game pass RPGs feature with the new subscription tiers and I feel like by the time I finish checking all the games and across tiers, they will have renamed stuff and added more tiers.
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I had a chance to chat with D3 Publisher's Nobuyuki Okajima about Full Metal Schoolgirl's worldwide launch, how a Switch 2 version wasn't initially planned, the possibility of localizing EDF 2/3/4.1 for Switch, and more for @nintendoinsider.bsky.social: www.nintendo-insider.com/full-metal-s...
November 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I had a chance to chat with D3 Publisher's Nobuyuki Okajima about Full Metal Schoolgirl's worldwide launch, how a Switch 2 version wasn't initially planned, the possibility of localizing EDF 2/3/4.1 for Switch, and more for @nintendoinsider.bsky.social: www.nintendo-insider.com/full-metal-s...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Full Metal Schoolgirl Interview – Producer Nobuyuki Okajima Discusses The Game, Switch 2, Coffee, And More https://www.nintendo-insider.com/full-metal-schoolgirl-english-interview-switch-2-noboyuki-okajima-d3-publisher/
November 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Full Metal Schoolgirl Interview – Producer Nobuyuki Okajima Discusses The Game, Switch 2, Coffee, And More https://www.nintendo-insider.com/full-metal-schoolgirl-english-interview-switch-2-noboyuki-okajima-d3-publisher/
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Our latest newsletter looks at the return of the Steam Machines: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/second-tim...
Second time lucky: rise of the (Steam) Machines?
Also: new Steam debuts for the week & lots of discovery news.
newsletter.gamediscover.co
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Our latest newsletter looks at the return of the Steam Machines: newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/second-tim...
I had a chance to chat with D3 Publisher's Nobuyuki Okajima about Full Metal Schoolgirl's worldwide launch, how a Switch 2 version wasn't initially planned, the possibility of localizing EDF 2/3/4.1 for Switch, and more for @nintendoinsider.bsky.social: www.nintendo-insider.com/full-metal-s...
November 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I had a chance to chat with D3 Publisher's Nobuyuki Okajima about Full Metal Schoolgirl's worldwide launch, how a Switch 2 version wasn't initially planned, the possibility of localizing EDF 2/3/4.1 for Switch, and more for @nintendoinsider.bsky.social: www.nintendo-insider.com/full-metal-s...
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Throwback to one of the most unique and fun articles I've ever written. I loved getting to talk to Amanda Achen about her beautiful dress and the process behind making it. I miss being a journalist =(
www.fanbyte.com/ffxiv/featur...
www.fanbyte.com/ffxiv/featur...
A Dress that Flows as Beautifully as Her Voice - How FFXIV's Amanda Achen Designed the Iconic Hydaelyn Dress
Until now, fans had no idea just how much thought went into this beautiful re-imagining of Hydaelyn.
www.fanbyte.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Throwback to one of the most unique and fun articles I've ever written. I loved getting to talk to Amanda Achen about her beautiful dress and the process behind making it. I miss being a journalist =(
www.fanbyte.com/ffxiv/featur...
www.fanbyte.com/ffxiv/featur...
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Spotify feels like the Windows 11 of music streaming apps right now.
August 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Spotify feels like the Windows 11 of music streaming apps right now.
I will defeat inazuma eleven and hundred line before 2026.
November 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I will defeat inazuma eleven and hundred line before 2026.