Jason's totally unasked for list of favourite things of 2025! Games Clair Obscura Hollow Knight Silksong Hades 2 Elden Ring Nightreign Some honourable mentions mind you were Blue Prince, Dispatch (I *just* got it and know I'm going to love it) & Marvel Cosmic Invasion.

Happy December!

Watched a Muppet Christmas Carol at the cinema today and still a great film.

Brought Elden Ring Nightreign in the sales and despite a deep learning curve I've managed to beat the first Nightlord so game's finished right?

The out of office is on and the work phone is off. Christmas Break starts....NOW

In fairness to The Grinch if I heard they sung a song about me that said I was a vile one with termites in my smile I'd do more than steal Christmas. They'd straight up never see it again.

Yeah sure. I can play Marvel Rivals in Competive sure. Why not. What can go wrong...

It's all lies

Satan's eternal punishment isn't to rule over Hell it's to be constantly updated on what fucked up shit Humanity is doing that's so bad to make eternal damnation the punishment.

DM: "So this is your new character. They've never met the party before. So please try to come up with an organic reason they'd join. The Party: #ttrpg #clairobscura #expedition33

The Rest Is Entertaining Fascism

I played basically 3 games on my PS5 this year. It's all been PC and Xbox

Marvel Rivals giving us a very merry Christmas.

When you lie on your CV but still get the job.

My Spotify Wrapped was rather mundane this year. Well besides the rapping Ninja Turtles I guess...

Rushing to get them Frieren concert tickets

Me listening to Lily Allen's album West End Girl once out of curiosity and it somehow ending up being my 3rd most listened to album of the year according to Spotify.

Oh right I did buy stuff from Japan as well!

One for the #jjba mutuals. Just enough JoJo photos from the Japan trip to justify a post. Hopefully it's not muda muda

‪ I forget how small the TTRPG space is. You could make an off hand post about say Pathfinder and the creator Perry Pathfinder* themselves will like it and consume your notifications for a week. *Perry is not the name Pathfinder's creator but I do now wish for them to be called Perry Pathfinder

i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse

So I like how eccentric the breath weapons for the new dragons in #pathfinder2e become the further away from DND they get. "This is a red dragon it breathes fire." "Well this is a Wish Dragon it breathes contentment then cruelly takes it away leaving you emotionally devastated"

Getting a crit success on a reroll in #pathfinder2e is always a great feeling.

This is my experience on #ttrpg question of how much backstory do I need for a new character? These days I just need a vague idea, a concept and then I'm strapped in for the ride!

Slowly morphing into Arthur Dent because the coffee machine won't add milk to my coffee and keeps asking if I want something incredibly Italian sounding which I know ISN'T a Coffee with Milk.

Pumpkinmania 2025: It's all part of the Japan. Turns out they love Pumpkin in Japan and so do I. So now you get an insight into what actually happened in-between all those Shrine visits...

How it feels watching people buy cheaper console versions of games I want for my Steam Deck because they aren't included in the sales.

Important update: I have received word from insiders that Crunchyroll executives have deemed the user backlash to be small enough that their subtitle enshittification & OOONA plans will NOT be cancelled, only delayed. I have added an update to the article. There's a summary at the top now too.

"Do you want to just work here for a bit to get some experience while we help you look for another job?"

Autumn in Japan meant you got to live the Sweet (Potato) life.

Let's be real I can't be posting holiday snaps without showcasing *The Food* of Japan.

People should know about the Visual Novel Escape Room game Zero Time Dilemma which suggests Back to the Future only works as a story if you accept there's a nihilistic Marty McFly running around trying to punish his rich family. www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9Ou...

The last day in Japan was mostly grabbing odds and ends. Returning to Nakano Broadway, dropping in on Harajuku and bracing ourselves for the flight. But we did get to see Fuji right at the end!

"You're four pounds away from free P&P!" "Nah I'm good, how much is postage?" "A FIVER!" "...Fuck..."

Wizards of the Coast: Welcome to Dungeons & Dragons a magical world where the only limit is your imagination! Me: Yes, I'd like to be someone whose parents were say an Elf and a Orc? Wizards: NO THAT'S STUPID.

Just won the pub quiz by one point and it came down to me knowing the bloody tagline to Piranha 3DD.

Once again I'm asking the BBC not to conflate a "Celebrity decides to pick a fight with someone online" for "A National debate."

The trick for a good lunch from a supermarket is pick something you know will freak everyone else out

When you decide to walk to work but it's also November

Ho ho ho Merry Easter!

Having a mild Birthday with a dash of Spice!

Culture Day 2025 in Japan and we were at Senso-Ji temple to witness the Shirasagi-no-Mai or White Heron Dance to celebrate

The king of the monsters, doing the pilgrimage Like a Dragon, a cheeky Kirby tiramisu and a legally dubious love hotel. Oh it's Shinjuku!

Famous dogs, mad scrambles and a famous friend all make Shibuya the place to be!

Akihabara Electric Town was full of snacks and goodies

Tokyo sky views, haunted macha, Charizard Curries and Giant Robots. You'd think I'd been to Japan or something?

Exploring Skytree Mall and finding the Dungeon Meshi gang, Kirby and some Pokémon along the way!

Feeding/Surviving the Deer of Nara before climbing the Inari Shrine was a lovely dose of culture.

Stopping off in Osaka to show my Son the sights* then dropping in on Dotonbori mostly to live out my Majima based dreams *Chainsaw Man in 4D

Can't believe that almost 2 weeks ago I was in Kyoto seeing the sights both old and new!