I have worked harder on this than on any previous video. I'm going to bed now. Goodnight 🌱❤️ youtu.be/pLYD3CG-5BQ

Loved reading this article by @pixeladay.bsky.social, about the shallow version of mythology that permeated Ghostwire: Tokyo. kat-pixeladay.medium.com/full-of-spir...

u ever think about how "from soft" games are "to hard" 🤔

I'm in a VIDEO ESSAY FANCAM by one of the GOATs in the space, lmao Wild!!!

making it my duty to glaze up this community while I wait for the dryer cycle to finish 🌞🙌

This is easily Aaraf's best work yet. Whether you like anachronistic fiction, political commentary, or the strange limbo between them where Assassin's Creed III sits, definitely give this video a watch. Loved the whole production.

been on youtube long enough to know to ALWAYS click on any AC3 video essay that blesses your timeline. This is such a cool idea, expertly executed by @solidarf.bsky.social 🔥

🎬 New Video! ✨ I studied for my US citizenship test with Assassin's Creed 3. This is maybe my dumbest premise. Enjoy 🦅 youtu.be/dM3VdyYsUeo

"what about devs" devs:

can't write a gameFAQs article without a good table of contents

Wrote a little tribute to GameFAQs, the site that taught me how to write (and read) about games. One of my favorite pieces I've gotten to do!

why support palette swap? -we hate generative AI and it will never have a place on our site -no outside investors/interests, only people who want to make cool shit -I want to give our contributors more money!

Bump for the newest video! Seems to be doing well, which is very gratifying. :)

🗡️🔥 New video! ❄️⚡ I did a deep dive into the NPCs of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: their designs, weird quirks, interior lives, etc. And of course the big question: Do they add anything to the game's themes? youtu.be/QDP4rHhyWi4

To be clear: We *ARE* threatening you with a good time.

HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT! On Saturdays July 5th and July 12th, @zeitgeistmistress.bsky.social and I are hosting 24 hour streams with tons of SPECIAL GUESTS to help raise money for a trans friend to escape a TERFy town to safety! Join us for a blind, chaotic playthrough of DISCO ELYSIUM! Info below:

critics can and should fiercely disagree with each other, but i generally think it's misguided when one critic starts talking about another as if they're "objectively" wrong. your own critiques, after all, are just your own fiercely held, fiercely argued opinions.

A timely bump: I made a video about how Breath of the Wild feels on the verge between console generations!

The weirdest thing about rewatching Rogue One might be that I remembered CGI Tarkin looking a lot... more convincing in 2016?

Bump for the newest video!

Now live: we’ve forgotten how to forget. Let the map from A Goofy Movie remind you how to let it all go. Stops at Steven Johnson, the West Wing, the ethics of cartography, and at least seven different Goofy family trees. An open letter to the weird-ass map from A Goofy Movie. youtu.be/NcnhTvK7BAw

🐲🗡 New Video! 🛡🧝🏽 I made a little (kinda) tribute to Breath of the Wild / Tears of the Kingdom, and how their legacies are intertwined with their hardware’s. How do we think about that as we transition to the Switch 2? youtu.be/LgkuoRiH0LU?...

Wrote a little thing about A Short Hike for this!

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TIME! SIGNAL BOOSTS APPRECIATED! On March 22nd and March 23rd, I will be doing A MARIO MARATHON CHARITY STREAM! Join me for a 48 hour stream where I play EVERY mainline Mario game and raise money for TRANS LIFELINE!!! (And yes, me announcing this on Mario Day was on Purpose)

I don't think people realize what a weird situation younger video game enthusiasts are in. People around my age more or less grew up with all these series. Like, we have context for the 12th Assassin's Creed or whatever. Most teens playing games right now probably have zero clue who Ezio is.

Playing Split Fiction this weekend? Consider checking out my partner and I's new video about the different psychological approaches you take to co-op games! Feat. Overcooked, It Takes Two, and a heaping of psych research. The Couch Co-Op Games that Help Our Relationship: youtu.be/J7qwq7PYqUI?...

New video! 🚛✨🪐 A truck sim in space should be about the open road. But what if every haul was just a slow descent into debt? 💸 Star Trucker presents a bleak future, where labor is cheap, air is expensive, and time is bought by side-hustling through a broken economy ☠️

Was already looking forward to this game - but this piece has left me more excited than any of the raving reviews. Great critique as a reader. Incredible fuel as a writer.

Can't believe it's already been a year! With over 300 articles published and a bevy of videos on our YouTube channel, I'm very proud of this and am excited to see what we'll accomplish here in year two and beyond

Ramadan Mubarak!

🎬 Weekend bump! 🎬 How do different types of co-op games help bring us closer together? My spouse - a developmental psychologist - might have some answers... A longtime passion project for us - and our first collaborative video! 💙 How Couch Co-Op Helps Our Relationship: youtu.be/J7qwq7PYqUI

🎬 Weekend bump! 🎬 How do different types of co-op games help bring us closer together? My spouse - a developmental psychologist - might have some answers... A longtime passion project for us - and our first collaborative video! 💙 How Couch Co-Op Helps Our Relationship: youtu.be/J7qwq7PYqUI

Afternoon bump for the new piece. Also trying out a new thumbnail!

🎬 NEW VIDEO! 🎬 How do different types of co-op games help bring us closer together? My spouse - a developmental psychologist - might have some answers... A longtime passion project for us - and our first collaborative video! 💙 How Couch Co-Op Helps Our Relationship: youtu.be/J7qwq7PYqUI

The current state of the game is nothing to mourn, but MultiVersus had a lot of creative potential once upon a time. paletteswap.site/true-colors/...

They should add a feature to Bluesky where if you see this image, you are propelled helplessly down the timeline with zero control over where it lands.

One of my favorite things I've written for Palette Swap so far, and it's a little bit different.

So much of this story is about how a person can wear one face in front of you or his friends or his wider public, and a different one for others, often ones who are younger or more vulnerable or in sway of a rabid fandom. It’s a lesson we’ll have to keep learning again and again, I fear.

Here's your short list for the 2024 (and 10th annual!) Games Journalism Award. Winner to be announced at the NY Game Awards show, 1/21: nygamecritics.com/the-games-jo...

You do not, in fact, gotta hand it to MiHoYo azhdarchid.com/you-do-not-g...

I wrote something for Exploits! Go check out my essay about spoilers, inspired by a simple question: Can you spoil Oppenheimer?

Happy 2025th birthday, Mr. Anno Domini! I hear this is around the time the back pain starts haha

It's a-me

NEW VIDEO: Is Shadow Generations impressive because it shines a spotlight on Shadow’s past, or is it impressive in spite of that? This critique/study examines Shadow and why this new game might actually be doing his character a sizable disservice. Video link right here! 👉 youtu.be/-8jGuMUmuII 👈

my favorite thing I've worked on for palette swap in a while! absolutely obsess over end of year lists and was super excited to put one together

So like A photo without her?

Oh my God, I'm on the Sight and Sound list!!! Of Best Video Essays of 2024! 😭

I co-edited the Sight and Sound poll for the best video essays of 2024! Thank you to everyone who contributed a list. We've highlighted a few notable essays, but it’s worth diving into the full list (183 unique vids!) Thanks for having me @sightsoundmag.bsky.social 🎉 www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...

PlayStation Wrap-Up for 2024. Interesting trend I'm noticing: I've been playing fewer games for *longer times* ever since I started documenting NPCs for my series.