Metal Garden (Steam Deck, 3.5 hours): A world encased in metal. Puzzler and FPS, light and succinct. Abysmal checkpoints. The default combat is a little spicier than I'd like, but the exploration is rewarding. The writing and art design evoke strong feelings of solitude and intrigue.

THAT'S IT. no more art until critical thinking is restored.

I desperately do not want them to make a movie out of this series.

Tried something new, and wrote a piece of Possessor(s), the new game by Heart Machine that I can't stop thinking about. Would love if anyone gave it a read. lexplays.pika.page/posts/posses...

Possessors concerns itself with necropolitics and the collapse of capitalism, diaspora, and the fullness of two entwined people as they can't help but understand each other. It's a portrait of two full persons- making do. And inspite of everything fighting to care for each other. So play it.

Possessor(s) (Steam Deck, 22 hours): Style and decay. The heart is in the parallel narratives of the characters and how they come to know each other. Fantastic sound design. Compelling color palette. Shirtless demons. Well-rounded toolset for combat and traversal. Good game.

Happy Gigasword day to all who celebrate

on... on mobile? who is this for?

I can't say there isn't something enticing about t h e c u b e.

Every Heart Machine game has an average review score at least five points lower than what it deserves.

The nominees and presenters for the 2025 Indie Game Awards will be revealed tomorrow at 10 AM ET 🏆 🔗 www.indiegameawards.gg

"phillip k dick, but stupid" describes everything now

Possessor(s) may not surprise Metroidvania enthusiasts, but Heart Machine has nonetheless notched another entertaining single-player action game under its belt. Check out our review: gameinformer.com/review/posse...

James Bond sucks.

Once Upon a Katamari (PS5, 8 hours): Roll up all the earthly things. Make your father proud.

Possessor(s) is a day one purchase for me, and nothing will stop me.

drinking caffeine free diet coke hoping to trick my body with a placebo effect

the new katamari game is exactly what I want from a new katamari game, which is nothing about the aesthetics or gameplay changed at all except new levels and music

Playing some Ball x Pit, playing some Katamari. Ball x Pit is easy to fall back on, readily addictive, but Once Upon a Katamari is pure joy. I'm happy whenever it's on. They never miss with the soundtrack.

Boots up Ball X Pit Plays for awhile Shuts down Ball X Pit Checks phone The year is now 2037

I'm finding it hard to keep myself uninformed.

Na Naaa Nanananana Na Na Nana Na Nana Naaa youtu.be/M7EXlS9-XpU?...

Soma (PS5, 13 hours): A horror game in both a classic and existential sense. No combat. High tension stealth. Philosophical exploration of mind and body. Claustrophobia and thalassophobia. Robots. Black blood.

Maybe you need to apologize to me for talking so much about baseball last night.

Down With the Sickness (Taylor’s Version)

Not quite done with Soma. A Halloween party tomorrow. Let's keep the energy for a few more days here.

Mouthwashing (Steam deck, 3 hours): It's gruesome, but in a PS1 kind of way. The through-line of the story is weight: weight of responsibility, of expectations, of systems, of crisis, of consequences. Consequently heavy; although it did leave my mouth with a fresh taste.

Give me my Twisted Metal Battle Royale.

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Pools (Steam Deck, 2 hours): This place almost makes sense but for its scale and... orientation. Solitary, though not as solitary as one might hope. I had to take a beat with every new tableau, every change in lighting. Daedalus had a discount on tile. I could smell the chlorine.

Someone should make an edition of Moby Dick with a bunch of added chapters where Ishmael talks about all the whale facts we've learned since that book came out.

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Hades II (Steam Deck, 106 hours): How do I do justice? Voices, music, art, writing: everything is the highest quality. Fine-tuned progression and diverse loadout variation. NPCs notice little things you do. I was drawn forward by character stories even past the epilogue. I lost myself in it.

I just climbed out of this Hades II hole I've been in for over 100 hours. Anything happen while I was gone?

Once November hits it is Katamari time, baby

New episode! @pixelprojectradio.bsky.social is back and this time we're diving into Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye! I really loved our analysis of the story, but as always, no spoilers for a little while. Enjoy! LISTEN: talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/188 WATCH: youtu.be/Mt6P4lVZhgA

I mean no offense to Kermit, but I am aware of literally only two songs about rainbows.

your whales must be seen before they can be killed

(hitting the snooze on my alarm for the eleventh time) Death to Chronos

Crow Country (PS5, 8 hours): A PS1 era throwback survival horror. Lock and key puzzles, creepy lighting, and surprisingly good writing. High QOL choices despite manual saving. I always felt on edge in a good way. Perfect October game.

Prometheus about to get absolutely destroyed in this image preview. There will be nothing left of him.

Opinion: We don't need the PS6 for at least 5 more years, if ever.

Anytime someone mentions CrossWorlds I think we're talking about the game CrossCode and get really excited and then disappointed.

I am still so confused. What is happening right now.

man wtf

Hades II is incredible. My video game cup runneth over.

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Quote with your top four Final Fantasy games! Uh, these are the two I finished.

Bruce Springsteen's "The Rising" and The Beatles' "Let It Be" were both pretty good I thought.

To the people who just started following me via starter pack, I'd like to warn you that in addition to tweeting about video games I will also occasionally get in a mood and just go completely mask-off leftist. But then again, you're on Bluesky, so you really only have yourself to blame.