I watched Highest 2 Lowest last night and loved it. It’s crazy the journey this story has taken. I added High & Low to my watchlist a couple of years ago from a Criterion closet pick video w/no knowledge of the connection until the credits. West to east and back again! Pick 1 and go in blind.

Ninja Gaiden 4 is kicking my ass. I’m playing at 120fps to improve my odds of landing parries and all that, but it’s still just tough as nails. It’s so insanely compelling though. Pure adrenaline for like two hours at a time. I could actually use a little pacing.

Finally got around to Snatcher. Definitely a great story, and it just works so well. The style, the music, the writing, the acting – all on another level.

Nintendo is the way it is because its success is built on the theft of intellectual property. They learned the valuable lesson that if they didn’t want to end up getting their own stuff stolen, they needed to be a yippy chihuahua … in a legal sense. Now, they’re everyone’s problem.

The only good that ever came from the corporatization of EVO was the burrito I got that one time.

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is one of the best games this year. I absolutely love it. I cannot stop playing. I really need to go to bed. M

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is good. Get it. Simple as that.

Sorting through gaming news is getting quicker and easier because there are so many headlines for roguelikes, soulslikes, and Pokémon, all of which I can confidently ignore knowing very well that I have no interest in any of them. M

Pretty strange selection of tracks here. I forgot I had this. Interestingly, these tracks are not on the official digital soundtrack I bought years ago.

I absolutely cannot pass up something like this for $10. I wish other consoles could get the third-party support Switch does, but it’s hard to argue with 150 million units sold, even if the vast majority of those owners would never buy this at any price.

M2 deserve to be recognized as living national treasures for their work with “intangible cultural properties.” Their technical artistry is just on another level, and their releases always impress, even when the work they’re preserving has no appeal for me. It’s their work that makes it work for me.

The Nintendo Switch Game Voucher program was never a good deal. It requires a paid NSO membership, which is $20 minimum, and the best deal you can usually find for $100 eShop credit was $80, now $85. That means you had to spend $100 to get two games at $50 each, but the usual sale price is ~$42.

I generally turn off rumble at the system level, but the SNES rumble controller is definitely interesting to me. I don’t really want to shell out for the new Doom and all though. I finally packed away the SNES a couple of months ago because my shift to RPGs meant the CRT wasn’t important anymore.

I picked up The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzo on a whim at a local bookstore, and I honestly couldn’t be happier with my purchase.

Sometimes, I’m torn on whether the visual novel genre is simply misplaced media that would be better served as pure text or if these stories simply would not exist without the medium to drive their creation.

Damn, now I have to change my plans last minute for the Zelda movie.

If a classic game sees rerelease without save states, it’s a failure, no matter how great the game or conversion is otherwise. Like it or not, freely available emulators are competition, and if an emulated version sold at any price can’t do what the free option can do, that’s a failure.

I got Cyberpunk for XSX for $5, but I haven’t played it because I got Echoes of Wisdom from the library, which I abandoned in favor of a Zero play-through of Mega Man x4 … and then promptly moved on to Mega Man Legends. I just can’t get enough of these classic games on Mister.

Sometimes, playing on original hardware is less than ideal. This is the only game I’ve heard the disc seek noises with, but I think it’s time to move over to emulation. It’ll just be more convenient, which is kind of sad.

Mark your calendars! June 5th is the big day!

Mark your calendars! June 5th is the big day!

Heroes and villains from 13+ Indie JRPGs collide in Infinite Alliance - a FREE Crossover game made by @criticalgamesau.bsky.social

I propose the term “D-board” controller instead of “leverless”. That’s D as in directional, like D-pad.

looking to chat w/ folks that have worked in localization and translation for a piece i'm working on! would love to get a few perspectives on the process, especially when it comes to quality control and working directly w/ non-ENG scriptwriters. you can email me at kazuma . h . [email protected]

My sub ends tomorrow, but I had a damn good month with GPU. South of Midnight was top quality with a narrative structure & performances on another level. Doom: TDA was pure joy. It’s got weapon leveling, but I focused on a few weapons, so I could play it mostly as an arcade game. Truedoommurderhead

Could this help? lifehacker.com/tech/the-bes...

The good timeline has controllers evolved from the Saturn controller.

The small sub-genre of games in which you play as the villain is one that warrants a little extra attention.

Artificial intelligence is the next big thing in the greater global enshittification of all that we love.

Do people like having lights from their controllers shine in their faces? I’ve never understood this practice.

@compulsiongames.bsky.social I put the controller down for SoM about 15 minutes ago after an important moment in the story. I felt it wasn’t time to progress yet. I wanted to take time to let the story sit with me, to think about it, let it make its impact. I’m still doing that. Much respect.

One of the nicest events of the year: Free Comic Book Day!

Sometimes, I’ll load a game save and as I’m heading out to resume my journey, I’ll hesitate a moment: “I should probably save my game.”

I just finished up Luigi’s Mansion 3, and though I have some complaints, that game really is top notch. It’s just so well made. I also certainly didn’t expect a Switch game running scaled by my 4K TV to be one of the best looking games of the last few years, especially since it came out in 2019.

So how’s that Flip Grip 2 coming along for Mushihimesama Futari? #hopeful

I still have some hope that more TVs, not just monitors, will get 60hz input latency closer to a CRT’s 8.3ms, but I’m very happy with the support for 120hz, which cuts that in half potentially anyhow. Modern problems require modern solutions. 4K120 should be where we go and STAY for 20+ years.

YOU GUYS.

Props to @capcomusa.com for having a Switch 2 launch title at $60.

Price drops please!

Though it remains to be seen, I feel that Nintendo is just doing everything right right now. Put out your own news app days before a promised showcase to be delivered on time and followed shortly after by yet another focused on gameplay? Yep, it’s that simple. Let’s hope this all pans out well.

For our first official post on Bluesky, we would like to talk about the recent release of Atomfall by @rebellion.com. Despite being available in 11 languages, the game doesn't feature any #TranslatorsInTheCredits and only includes Lionbridge Games. Source: GamersPrey

I tried the Nintendo app, and the only thing I read about this morning was SR388. I guess I was using it wrong. Live-action Zelda really is a big question mark. I reserve judgment. I mean, I never went to Zelda for story, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be good. Fingers crossed.

Our next episode will take a little while. We’re working on something new and fitting for us. In the meantime, we’ve got about 30 episodes for you to go back and check out. Feel free to make suggestions/requests. We’re doing some experimenting!

Check out our interview with EGM editor Josh Harmon about the upcoming EGM Compendium, a glorious celebration of all things ELECTRONIC, GAMING, and MONTHLY! linktr.ee/gaminggaiden

It’s crazy to me that of the 7 best modern TVs for gaming recommended by RTINGS, 4 have black smearing. I bought a mostly well reviewed 4KTV, and it’s good … EXCEPT the black smearing is terrible. My 2014 and 2017 sets don’t have this problem. Also, why is everything using PWM now?

Check out our interview with EGM editor Josh Harmon about the upcoming EGM Compendium, a glorious celebration of all things ELECTRONIC, GAMING, and MONTHLY! linktr.ee/gaminggaiden

TIL that Mortal Kombat got some fancification with its Japanese title. I love it. 神拳降臨伝説

If the Switch 2 provides performance enhancements to Switch 1 games, I’ll probably get it early on. If not, maybe I’ll wait for a bundle. Not looking forward to watching the Direct, but definitely looking forward to knowing what we need to know.

Our latest episode is now available! A Discussion of Yasuke featuring filmmaker Floyd Webb and author Walt Mussell Check it out! linktr.ee/gaminggaiden