Will Aston
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Let's all bully Sony into bringing the multicolored logo back.
December 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Let's all bully Sony into bringing the multicolored logo back.
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Maybe harsh but I can't convey how face-eatingly embarrassing I find the whole "games aren't just games. They're experiences. Stories. Worlds that inspire. Places we go" shite you constantly get at the big shows. Might as well open with "the Oxford English Dictionary defines 'game' as..."
December 13, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Maybe harsh but I can't convey how face-eatingly embarrassing I find the whole "games aren't just games. They're experiences. Stories. Worlds that inspire. Places we go" shite you constantly get at the big shows. Might as well open with "the Oxford English Dictionary defines 'game' as..."
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Very sad KCD2 didn’t win anything (I think) at TGA. My personal game of the decade thus far. I think we all saw the Clair Obscur sweep coming though 😂
December 12, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Very sad KCD2 didn’t win anything (I think) at TGA. My personal game of the decade thus far. I think we all saw the Clair Obscur sweep coming though 😂
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So I think the games been out long enough to say this..
As for Expedition 33 -
Verso’s ending >>>> Maelle’s ending
As for Expedition 33 -
Verso’s ending >>>> Maelle’s ending
November 4, 2025 at 11:43 AM
So I think the games been out long enough to say this..
As for Expedition 33 -
Verso’s ending >>>> Maelle’s ending
As for Expedition 33 -
Verso’s ending >>>> Maelle’s ending
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Nothing in video games feels as good as dominating on Junker Queen.
October 31, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Nothing in video games feels as good as dominating on Junker Queen.
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I legitimately didn't know they were competing with Steam and it's crazy to me that they burnt so much money on what sounds like something with very little (or wildly misguided) market research.
October 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I legitimately didn't know they were competing with Steam and it's crazy to me that they burnt so much money on what sounds like something with very little (or wildly misguided) market research.
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Had a few critical comments on videos lately saying "he doesn't frame this as his opinion" which, like... I specifically decided not to do the whole "this is my opinion" spiel anymore because I figured the viewer was smart enough to assume that. Why waste words on something so *blindingly obvious*
October 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Had a few critical comments on videos lately saying "he doesn't frame this as his opinion" which, like... I specifically decided not to do the whole "this is my opinion" spiel anymore because I figured the viewer was smart enough to assume that. Why waste words on something so *blindingly obvious*
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When John Constantine has a smug interruption you are absolutely cooked bro, you’re about to get a lecture that is cooler than anything Batman ever did. best character in comic books.
October 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
When John Constantine has a smug interruption you are absolutely cooked bro, you’re about to get a lecture that is cooler than anything Batman ever did. best character in comic books.
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Been said a lot but there really hasn't ever been a better video game intro song than the one in Soul Blade
Soul Blade / Soul Edge - Intro (HD) PlayStation
YouTube video by TadatosLen
youtu.be
October 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Been said a lot but there really hasn't ever been a better video game intro song than the one in Soul Blade
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I know there's literally nothing that should be surprising anymore, I KNOW OKAY, but every once in a while I do log on and have to do a double take because the president of the United States did WHAT.
October 19, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I know there's literally nothing that should be surprising anymore, I KNOW OKAY, but every once in a while I do log on and have to do a double take because the president of the United States did WHAT.
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Newly minted evergreen meme
October 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Newly minted evergreen meme
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my wife and i both have a mutual understanding that once Hades 2 releases, we won't be seeing each other for weeks
September 21, 2025 at 7:34 AM
my wife and i both have a mutual understanding that once Hades 2 releases, we won't be seeing each other for weeks
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Whether it's on the radio, television or at the rally - it's all the same message.
Yes - we should have diplomatic relationships with Presidents.
No - to state visits for Trump who doesn't in any way reflect our British values. Why are we normalising this man?
Yes - we should have diplomatic relationships with Presidents.
No - to state visits for Trump who doesn't in any way reflect our British values. Why are we normalising this man?
September 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Whether it's on the radio, television or at the rally - it's all the same message.
Yes - we should have diplomatic relationships with Presidents.
No - to state visits for Trump who doesn't in any way reflect our British values. Why are we normalising this man?
Yes - we should have diplomatic relationships with Presidents.
No - to state visits for Trump who doesn't in any way reflect our British values. Why are we normalising this man?
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Incredible Steam review
September 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Incredible Steam review
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Anyone played this? Is it any good?
September 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Anyone played this? Is it any good?
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- you clean up that banksy?
- sure did, your honour, leaving a perfect, permanent outline, imbuing the work with real fuckin gravitas while making its point better than the artist did himself just like you asked
- sure did, your honour, leaving a perfect, permanent outline, imbuing the work with real fuckin gravitas while making its point better than the artist did himself just like you asked
They erased the new Banksy mural in London. But the stain remains.
September 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
- you clean up that banksy?
- sure did, your honour, leaving a perfect, permanent outline, imbuing the work with real fuckin gravitas while making its point better than the artist did himself just like you asked
- sure did, your honour, leaving a perfect, permanent outline, imbuing the work with real fuckin gravitas while making its point better than the artist did himself just like you asked
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neither of these stories even rose to the top of the news cycle today and 15 years ago they would have been a weeks-long scandal so yeah, great job society
September 9, 2025 at 4:21 AM
neither of these stories even rose to the top of the news cycle today and 15 years ago they would have been a weeks-long scandal so yeah, great job society
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Hate to do this but money is prrretty tight right now. If my vids have brought you some enjoyment or comfort over the years and you want to see them continue, please consider pledging even a dollar a month over at patreon.com/writingongames. Sincerely, every pledge helps tremendously!
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September 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Hate to do this but money is prrretty tight right now. If my vids have brought you some enjoyment or comfort over the years and you want to see them continue, please consider pledging even a dollar a month over at patreon.com/writingongames. Sincerely, every pledge helps tremendously!
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referring to metroidvanias as "hollowslop" to simultaneously piss off people who like metroidvanias, people who like hollow knight, people who want a better genre name for "metroidvania", people who are sick of the word slop being misused, and gradius fans who want to see more checkpoint recoveries
September 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
referring to metroidvanias as "hollowslop" to simultaneously piss off people who like metroidvanias, people who like hollow knight, people who want a better genre name for "metroidvania", people who are sick of the word slop being misused, and gradius fans who want to see more checkpoint recoveries
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Sometimes you just need to stop whatever you're doing and contemplate the infinite majesty of Howard Shore's timeless Lord of the Rings soundtrack. This is one of those moments.
September 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Sometimes you just need to stop whatever you're doing and contemplate the infinite majesty of Howard Shore's timeless Lord of the Rings soundtrack. This is one of those moments.
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Just received an invoice for the legal fees on our latest Disco Elysium documentary...
September 3, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Just received an invoice for the legal fees on our latest Disco Elysium documentary...
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European Extremely disappointing
August 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
European Extremely disappointing