One reason I'm so adamant about things, technique-wise or historical records and introducing and talking about as much as I can is bc I don't believe the competitors get the respect they deserve. If I can even contribute to the memory they give in the process, I'll do what I can.

Yer boy here pretty sure he just nailed his master's application interview. I'm so excited, learned new things about myself I never caught before.

gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/323481-st... my gamefaq is finally up. please enjoy

I saw these going around and I'm late on them

327: I think, once again, I find myself massively embarrassed that a sport I enjoy has become dominated by its desire to be affiliated with the worst people in history and make a show of it instead of getting to be inspired by the people who made the sport have momentum to begin with.

Shame to hear about the Khazan devs, they basically made a game with sekiro-like combat that is as actually as fun as people claim sekiro's combat is.

Finished Gundam Victory. Immensely bizarre yet incredibly fascinating. It surprised me to find that it's ending episodes might well be perfect? I'm not sure I'll ever rewatch for all its flaws & b/c the pacing gave me a headache. But I absolutely will be thinking about things.

Like even if this all ends without an escalation from the present level of bloodshed Trump and his administration should be held accountable for the threat alone. Making this threat, on its own, is a crime against humanity.

I never really talk nor write about games I dislike. I’ve got my preferences and I can articulate that. And besides, can only think of one game I disliked in the last few yrs that I could write about, but I only gave it 3 hrs and I’m not sure I want to give it more thought. It’s not worth my time.

What? Getting your back to the ropes is always bad? Not necessarily, not if you have some ideas like Emile Griffith.

Sometimes, you read plot criticism without ever engaging on its premises and choosing the most strawman-based route and it's exceptionally boring.

I have been told to post here more often by sources who shall remain nameless, so I'd like to begin with an update on gundam watching Every episode of gundam victory is: constantly depressing ways to increase one child's ptsd meanwhile he's a genius and everyone else is lost or stupid

Ft. some of the coolest exchanging you'll see in your life

so about children's card games and memory loss backloggd.com/u/Typewriter...

Many believe adjustments are usually complex, but, as Eddie Alvarez showed in his win against Justin Gaethje, they can be simple. Here's how a rather, seemingly simple read paid enormous dividends. Link: danalbert.substack.com/p/the-benefi...

When replaying ReCoM, the two fights I was looking forward to were Marluxia and Zexion. Having just beaten the latter in a nail-baiter, I can say they lived up to that memory.

5x5 of my favorite bosses 1 per franchise

spending my night thinking about ol' ZOTE2's death star boss

Least intuitive man currently trying to remember how the hell he did certain things he hasn't done in years.

12 years ago, Johny Hendricks & Robbie Lawler waged an all-time classic - a personal favorite of mine. Their rematch was no less fascinating. Their criminally underappreciated duology is one I've wanted to write about for a long time. Link: danalbert.substack.com/p/chaotic-ch...

Think I can definitely reaffirm to myself again that Marluxia is definitely my favorite KH final boss.

The Org/humanoid bosses of ReCoM are mean bastards in the best possible way. I appreciate how they have the same opportunistic viciousness as the player themselves would have.

>Dan why not just use lethal frame or magic spam for sleights in ReCoM Because that's how losers think.

I'm not very into the soulslike action RPG scene. That said, Khazan is an insanely cool game, worth experiencing if only for its boss design and stellar mix of action and RPG features that makes it far better than you would have ever expected. backloggd.com/u/Typewriter...

It's long overdue but time to do a replay of KH card games on memory loss wait a second that's not righ-

Sifu is an incredibly cool game and I'm glad I finally got to experience it. I don't feel it's my thing though and I honestly could not tell you why despite the acknowledgement that it has a lot of things I love in action titles.

Everyday, I read copious nonsense and the only reason I subject myself to it is because it'll motivate me to do something. The absolute scenes of this realization.

With these state of play shows, no. 1 is "show me gameplay or I can only care so much"

I remember when i played Y3 and how Mine was one of the best fights of the series and having now just seen how the Kiwami version plays, it's like: Well, I sure hope way better players show me something cool with this cause my initial impression is, "Man, what a downgrade."

Finding it immeasurably funny that the soulslike I beat is a better polished action game than NG4

Funny thing is, I'm not massively surprised by the practices & disappointments of RGG with YK3 as much as others. There's always been some rather questionable things in their choices, ranging from xenophobia or misogynistic in writing to constant inconsistency & corner-cutting with design choices.

the biased khazan boss tier ranking, absurdly shocked to find all of them were likeable (though the top 4 are so good I'm partially convinced the bottom 2 aren't)

And Khazan finishes with an absolutely extraordinary finale, a fight I can call one of my favorites in recent memory. This was such a surprising treat of a game, didn’t expect it.

Absolutely jaw-dropping dual-phased boss OST www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4k9...

imagine dragon

Rare to play a game with such consistently strong boss quality, but also constant escalation and diversity in demands. And if the boss isn't increasing in difficulty, it's asking new questions for you to address. Whenever I play something like that, it's incredibly satisfying.

If I finish Khazan and Maluca isn't at absolute worst a top 5 boss, consider me impressed.

Started Khazan The First Berserker. Yeah lads, this one might have the sauce.

I'm not into the FPS genre. I had an absolute blast with Doom Eternal though. backloggd.com/u/Typewriter...

I didn't particularly enjoy 2025, between numerous life circumstances and the like, but I remain optimistic that the next year will be better.

the annual dan's game awards GOTY: Tales of Graces F Combat: Tales of Graces F Character: Kazama Kiryu (LAD series) Story: E33 Enemy Design: Doom Eternal Boss Fight of the Year: Kosei Shishido (LAD Gaiden) OST: E33, "Un vie un peindre" Worst Exp of the Year: Refighting Shinobi PS2’s Final Boss

So Doom Eternal's boss roster has been pretty disappointing, but this final dlc is like ok we got this epic showdown in the works at the end surely this has potential. No, it's a giant marauder yet more restrictive as far as actually engaging him. Least the music was good.

Sometimes, I remember SMT4A's final dungeon and how it took a dozen hours to navigate.

I don't particularly take the game awards seriously and neither should anyone. Still, the E33 devs clearly love games, and that part does show in the final product. I have my criticisms of the title and hope those weaker pts don't set precedents, but I'm happy for their success.

Petr Yan's performance against Merab Dvalishvili stands as one of greatest in recent memory - and I am here to tell you it's even better and more important than you think it is. Here is the writeup, a postscript to endeavor to chronicle his career. Link: open.substack.com/pub/danalber...

Doom Eternal is so good I can't even conceive of trying 2016 again.

I've neglected reading as much as I used to, but I just finished 'The Count of Monte Cristo'. What a wonderful treat that was; stayed in my queue for too long.

I don't know how to feel about NG4. I think it's probably okay. I did my best to like it, but it's frustrating sometimes. backloggd.com/u/Typewriter...

Doom Eternal is utterly mental. I will be the first to say that I'm not good at FPS titles, though 2016 never made me struggle whatsoever. Eternal demands you be okay with being constantly uncomfortable and that in of itself is a reason to love it.

Had a cough for a month. Thought it was triggered by a cold/bronchitis or was asthma. Had a chest x-ray: there's nothing going on w/ my lungs. Was told it could be a mold infection or GERD. It's to the point that my diaphragm actually hurts and I'd take any suggestions.