In 2026 is gonna be 10 years that I moved from Brazil to Japan... but I still get emotional every time it snows ❄️

Fuck yeah, snow in Tokyo! ❄️

Trying to understand if I should actually get into Dungeon Travelers 2 or if that's just a really niche meme

Very happy that so many people enjoyed my article! Let's see if I can get that new book sorted out in 2026, the drafts I received so far are really promising :D

A message for you all to carry through the year

Uma meta de 2026 é ver mais filmes clássicos, especialmente nacionais. Coisas tipo 'Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol' são muito diferentes do cinema hollywoodiano, é importante pra abrir a cabeça pra diferentes estilos. Fora q ainda é fortíssimo. Ele e vários outros foram remasterizados recentemente

The year barely started and I already defeated Ubisoft and rescued the Might & Magic series 🥲

Nice, @theycreateworlds.bsky.social just released a new episode on the history of New World Computing open.spotify.com/episode/0yoo... Highly influential studio, Jon Van Caneghem is probably only second to Richard Garriott as a legend in 80s & 90s CRPGs. Shame it was all run to the ground by 3DO :/

It's officially 2026 here, happy new year everyone!

To sum it up: Sword & Fairy 4 had combat QTEs since 2007. The remake's art direction is exactly the same since its reveal in Dec 2024. The combat UI is every modern JRPG ever, from Trails of Cold Steel III to Persona 5 to Star Rail. Goddamn those sneaky Chinese stealing from the saviors of JRPGs!

"You guys have one of the most important & popular left-wing leaders of the past 50 years beating the far-right on the polls... He should step down."

A fun thing of going back to Might & Magic X is being reminded of when they got Olivier Ledroit to redesign the series' visual identity for HoMM5. Impossibly cool lol

If you saw the new Sword and Fairy remake and want to learn more about Chinese & Taiwanese RPGs, I wrote an overview of their history & stand-out games back in 2021: felipepepe.medium.com/before-gensh... And the thread below has recommendations of games available in English you can start with :)

I randomly went back to Might & Magic X and it's such a early-2010s-ass game. It's loudly an "old-school RPG revival" with lots of passion, but feels more nostalgic than a great game by itself... shame the team could never do a M&M XI. Also, it supports widescreen but still feels better in 4:3 lol

O William Jeffrey era âncora de TV nos EUA e veio morar no Brasil. Ele tem uma página no Instagram chamada Diacho de Gringo onde ele conta a experiência dele vivendo aqui. Adorei esse vídeo dele falando como a relação dele com a comida mudou depois que veio morar aqui.

If you saw the new Sword and Fairy remake and want to learn more about Chinese & Taiwanese RPGs, I wrote an overview of their history & stand-out games back in 2021: felipepepe.medium.com/before-gensh... And the thread below has recommendations of games available in English you can start with :)

I really hate how games media handles anything out of China: www.thegamer.com/clair-obscur... We're getting a gorgeous remake of one of their best RPGs ever, but the clown does zero research about it and just goes "I'm getting a lot of Boss Baby vibes from this..."

This is just going to always be my go-to response to this kind of thing anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...

Brazil unlocked Dragon Cult Incantations!

I came to terms with the fact I'll never go back & finish Dragon Age Veilguard, so I spoiled myself... I don't mind it copying Mass Effect 2 so much, but the Varric thing really bothered me :P I feel the consensus is that it's the weakest in the series? DA2 is a mess, but its highs are much higher.

Not sure if I should be recommending this during the holidays, but Neyasnoe is really impactful... and it's less than an hour long: store.steampowered.com/app/2435180/... I've seen other games & media portraying this sense of ennui / dying world, but the way Neyasnoe make you feel it is special.

Love the perfect blue chroma key skies of Japan in winter ❤️

"Odeio São Paulo" é um dos meus gêneros artísticos favoritos

This video is so good, a true new standard. As someone who's tired of "game history" as people parroting trivia on Nintendo in the US, it's so refreshing to see how a tired topic can still be interesting when it's properly researched & contextualized. And also reminds us why any of this matters :)

Ok. Found a video with a better breakdown.

필오이 사운드트랙 들으니까 옛날생각나네 진짜좋아했음

Four games that defined my 2025

Played more War of Genesis, it's a fun sort of mixed bag. The story is great, constantly jumping between different parties, the art is gorgeous and combat is quite good, with cool optional challenges But there's balance issues, stiff exploration gameplay and some bad visuals that hurt the immersion

In the 90s, Korea had a very popular RPG series called War of Genesis, never released in English. In 2023, a Switch remake of War of Genesis II was made, but the studio shut down before a global release. HOWEVER, an English translation is hidden on the Korean release, you can unlock it with mods :O

Went to the Capcom museum exhibit today, was really fun. Lots of original artwork and fun interactive displays to check. Importantly, you could point and laugh at the US cover art for some games XD

A frustrated Pedro Pascal asking Neil Druckmann, who was directing Pascal in a Last of Us episode, “do you like art?”

Cai aleatoriamente nesse texto da @copapistao.bsky.social e é um dos melhores textos q li esse ano: open.substack.com/pub/copapist... Como ela diz, é uma lembrança carinhosa de pq arte, esporte e amizade / comunidade são tão importantes.

Played like 2 hours of Séance of Blake Manor and it immediately became one of my GOTY candidates Impressive how it feels like a mix of Obra Dinn, Golden Idol, Blue Prince and Hellboy comics, but without being derivative. Let's see if it holds up to the end... a 96% Positive reviews suggest it does.

não consigo parar de pensar no chinês que imita o trump

Work for 2025 is done, I'm finally free. Will rest a bit and then finally reply to the "recent" emails in my inbox about the book project. Sorry I've been so slow, but Black Friday + Christmas + New Year is brutal for people working in marketing 💀

Dragon Quest enemy ass pose

Lula não mencionou, mas 2025 tbm foi o ano q vimos general e ex-presidente golpistas sendo julgados e presos. Um ano histórico! Feliz natal a todos! youtu.be/BV8TqY4WOgM

merry christmas

One of my personal favorites of 2025. Is like 1-2 hours of exploring a megastructure and vibing.

If you see this, post your favorite Final Fantasy character. Crazy to think it's been 25 years and I'm older than Auron now

Acho muito engraçado como fui de fazer compras no mercadinho "exótico" asiático na Liberdade pra fazer compras no mercadinho "exótico" latino em Tóquio. Tudo é relativo.

Yes, the opposition to PIX in Brazil was simply about control over payment systems and the weakening of its dollar leverage. Of course it can’t just come out and say that so it uses concerns about fairness and engages in lobbying to undermine it. Same in India and other countries.

Isso é um escárnio!

Video editing is very humbling, you're constantly reminded that no one can look good multiple frames a second.

If you pay attention to any large industry long enough and follow it to its logical conclusion you eventually end up sounding like a communist even if you started off testing CPU case fans. youtu.be/cUrJVdF2me0?...

!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social: is.gd/paU8Ko (It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)