Hades II is dope. Too many responsibilities getting in the way of playing. I wish I could stop time for a while and just chill with it.

Whoever did the "awooooooooo" for the fleas should get free drinks for the rest of their life in recognition of their contribution to society

The Sirena Expedition (Steam Deck, 63 minutes): Exploring a ruined underwater facility. I liked how the linear rail-like movement was translated to the 3D environment. Nice little puzzles. Lots of eyes.

A Butterfly (Steam Deck, 27 minutes): I didn't process this game so much as let it wash over me. Creepy vibes to start the season.

The Dark Queen of Mortholme (Steam Deck, 30 minutes): Inverting the structure of a classic action-adventure. I liked the role reversal: not just the perspective, but the experience itself, as an exercise in empathy.

Supergiant continues to release 10/10 games exclusively.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but you can defeat Berserker at the top of the Sky Gardens by spamming Nighto. You don't need to grind.

Death to Chronos! Happy #HadesII day.

I am now a Greek witch.

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

Sarooooooooooooos

Emily Armstrong of Linkin Park is easily the best lead singer replacement since Brian Johnson joined AC/DC Still love Chester obvs but man, this might be my favorite record from last year

OneShot (PS5, 6 hours): The fourth wall is for cowards. You are a part of this world, and the fate of the code and everyone in it is in your hands. Choose wisely. You only get one shot.

I go to the doctor, i tell him i am sad, he tells me "you know what i do when i am sad, i go and see the great trobbio", and i sob and say "doctor! I AM trobbio!!"

"Trobbio!!" –Trobbio

Hollow Knight: Silksong (Switch 2, 52 hours): Improved movement and combat from the original. Perfect writing, voices, music, environments, characters, and story. But I can't help but feel a little bitter about an excess of punishment and trolling.

that's credits on Silksong

Ring ring

That flea excitedly howling when escaping in Hollow Knight: Silksong is one of my favorite sounds in the game.

Butterflies, or as K.A. Applegate tells it, nature's Animorph.

Lunch for this week!

did you know that you can mix leftover pot roast with leftover mac n cheese and the police won't even come to arrest you?

September is going to make my indie gamer heart explode.

will buy

Single Drunk Female, a comedy drama show about the struggles of recovery from alcoholism, never got enough attention.

WHY SEPTEMBER SUPERGIANT WHY DID I DO SOMETHING WRONG

So we're just not going to talk about Samus on a motorcycle?

The demo of #AlabasterDawn will be released on September 18th, 3pm CET on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3900710/...

Hyaa

Rugrats totally got away with "Dr. Lipschitz." We all just let that one slide.

okay finally beat a boss in silksong and am having fun again

"this silksong boss is so hard" and a pic is posted and this is the boss i see

I don't like runbacks and I've never liked runbacks. They add to the tedium but never the triumph. Give me a checkpoint before a boss. This is a Silksong tweet. I love everything else about the game.

it was a good silksong day

dang Silksong is hard. this first mission where you have to download it without the eshop crashing is a major skill check.

Silksong.

I've voted almost exclusively for Democrats my whole life, but if they can't show moral backbone now, I'm simply not gonna do it anymore. "Backfire" implies that there is anything left to lose. Fascism is here, in full force. We need full-throated big progressive swings or nothing matters.

A Little to the Left (Steam Deck, 4 hours): Someone made a game about what it's like to be inside my head.

Undertale

Öoo (Steam Deck, 3 hours): Bomb puzzle platforming. Satisfying. There are bits of hidden knowledge for progression, revealed incrementally. The game all ties together, structurally and narratively, neatly and delightfully.

Herdling (Switch 2, 4 hours): I spent my journey in a reverie. Okomotive games are a mindful hardworking zen. I had constant purpose, and any respite was brief but sweeter for being well earned. Feelings of solidarity, fear, perseverance, affection, and rapture.

Travis Kelce originally planned to propose next week, but moved it forward to avoid the Silksong release window.

AAAAAAHHHHHH

Herdling is exactly the meditative journey I need this week. I'm just holding on for that gameplay this evening.