Playing a game I cannot consistently say correctly, Utawarerumono, to round out the year! Enjoying this one so far, both combat and story. By the end of the game I plan to be able to consistently say the title! 😂

My 2026 gaming tierlist - I played a lot of really great games this year! My top three recommendations are: Slay the Princess Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy Shuten Order Everyone should check out those games and give them a try if they're interested, all three are really phenomenal!

My husband gave me many lovely Christmas gifts, but one that stood out is him going to an import store to get me a couple bags of the best chips on earth! 🥰

Explain your username 🎤 My high school boyfriend's username was Lycanthrope, and because we were CLEARLY going to be together forever I wanted something that kind of matched, so I fancied up misanthrope to MyssAnthrope. Boyfriend OBVIOUSLY didn't last, but the username remains to this day!

Please remember to be nice to people who work in stores and many others if you are doing last minute Christmas Shopping today. If you see someone struggling to get something from a shelf help them. Be kind always, not just at Christmas time but in general. 💚💚

Husband and I spent a cozy evening yesterday reading comics we had been meaning to get to - I read Dissolving Classroom by Junji Ito and then 5 volumes of Nailbiter. Hoooooly shit Nailbiter is so good - if you like horror and The X-Files, give it a go! I'm gonna finish volumes 6-8 today I think.

when you realize it’s only a few days until xmas

Attack on Titan. My husband (boyfriend at the time) said he wanted to check out the first episode of an anime while I was visiting and did I want to check it out with him, with no pressure to keep watching if I didn't like it. I said sure and was hooked - we binged the first season that weekend!

I like this rule and will be attempting to adopt it next year! (Unless something, like, really cool comes out. Or something's on a REALLY good sale. Or.............) ....I need help, lol.

This 1000000%. Play something on crazy nightmare mode, play something on story mode, play different things on different difficulties because maybe right this second you don't want an extreme challenge but other times you do. Have fun, games are supposed to be fun!

Steam Replay is live, this is a solid group of games right here! #SteamReplay

My husband isn't a Christmas person but he does indulge me a little. Probably helps that working retail/ecommerce for years mostly ruined my holiday spirit, lol. But here is my apartment-sized tree (new this year!) that I just put up and makes me very happy. 🥰🎄

Dropped a game after ~11 hours recently because I just wasn't getting hooked with it and ended up starting 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim instead, which is truly amazing. All you're doing by playing games that just aren't hitting for you is keeping yourself from other amazing games you'll love!

Her Listening Age was 16 you sick fuck

Junji Ito really missed a great marketing opportunity by not making uzumaki brand cinnamon rolls

This was one of the earliest games I remember playing other than super old DOS games - truly fantastic game with a great sense of humour. It's obviously very dated now but its story definitely still holds up if you can get past the late 90sness of it all!

Canadians! There is a petition to sign to protest Mastercard and Visa's control over the purchase of legal adult content. This is specifically about the Steam & itchio situation, but language protects adult creators. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... #nsfw #censorship #canpoli @acvalens.net

LOL what? I love that the standard practice of taking 1-2 weeks off every year to rest and recharge is now something "experts" warn 'could come with long-term financial and career risks'. Anything to keep people chained to their desks and miserable I guess! 🫠

Retreating from the shadows to announce that after 200 hours I have 100%ed The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy! Holy shit that was a ride. What an achievement for Kodaka and Uchikoshi honestly. I really enjoyed my time with it (and have in fact played nothing else since it came out!) Go play it!

I just received my Aiba & Tama stickers from @doodlenab.bsky.social and they are perfect! Plus this super cool sketch came with them that is so cute and probably the nicest thing I've received alongside a purchase! 😍 I have like no reach here but if you like Somnium Files check out their Etsy shop!

I like that my newly-voted-in Prime Minister seems like... a normal dude? Like, we'll see how he runs the country (he does seem qualified 🤞), but I also still remember the 'does Stephen Harper know what a kitten is' days, so seeing Carney crack jokes and seem human is nice.

The Shell pt. 3 in January, Hundred Line hitting this week, No Sleep for Kaname Date coming in July, what a year this is being for games that feel specifically made for me to enjoy!

This game is amaaaaaazing and occupies 100% of my brain right now, check it out if you haven't heard about it yet, and give it a shot (or enter this contest to win a copy) if you're interested! It is so complex and addictive!

This absolutely sums up my thoughts on chatgpt. I like using my brain! I like being ABLE to use my brain, and studies show the more you rely on chatgpt the less you're able to use your own brain. Why would I jeopardize something I value so highly to write an email I can write in 60 seconds anyway?!

Every time I cook my smart air purifier freaks out and is like "bad air quality, here I am to the rescue!" and I feel judged. I'm just using my air frier, man! I'm sorry! 😆

Alive by Pearl Jam. I get it, Eddie, your daddy left and you're sad about it! You didn't have to write the world's most rambly-ass song about it! ...also Last Kiss, also by Pearl Jam. My god. It's a tie for least favourite. 😆

My computer is back! My baby! She's home! (It had a lil surgical procedure and came back with a brand new motherboard 🤓)

As we announced a few weeks ago, Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. No paywall here.

Oh my god, this is not a drill! 🤩 Zero Escape? In MY AI: The Somnium Files? It's more likely than you think! 😆

The Geek Squad repair shop emailed me yesterday to ask me the questions the guy who accepted my laptop at the store basically refused to let me preemptively answer for them, because he assured me the "repair guys would assess it and figure it out". Who knew I had valuable insight? (Me, I did! ✋)

This is spot on - I immediately loved Guts, and I'm 39. I like a wide range of stuff, and I'm always interested in hearing new stuff I might like, because why wouldn't I want more good music to listen to? This dovetails into my breaking free of my younger "not like the other girls" days and...

Having just read Higurashi When They Cry recently, holy shit this is gonna be GOOD. 😀

...my husband came home from work with a surprise Playstation Portal??? So I can play my backlog of Playstation games while my computer is in the shop??? Sweetest man on the planet, I'm the luckiest girl alive. 🥰🥰🥰

It's on its way back to the manufacturer now, and in 2-4 weeks I SHOULD get my baby back, repaired and functional once again! What will I do for 2-4 weeks...? 🫠

My laptop keeps shutting itself off, which is not very helpful when my main hobby is playing games on said laptop! I've exhausted my (and google's) expertise, time to take it in to get looked at. 🥲

Uchikoshi's stories are some of my favourites because of everything he talks about here! Super happy to see him get more coverage, especially for Western audiences. gamerant.com/kotaro-uchik...

Playing through Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, and this is such a goofy fun game. Right after I finished with the Danganronpa series I wanted more dark edgy stuff so I skipped Ace Attorney, but after The Shell part 3 and Higurashi back to back I wanted something lighter, and this is GREAT! 😄

Not my home, but I know my way around. 😉

My life got at least 20% better when I realized I didn't have to strive for success, just comfort. Easy is good, I'm not gonna develop a cure for cancer* I just wanna get through my day and then play video games! *because I'm not a scientist, not because I don't want a cure for cancer 😅

I hold, in my very hands, a copy of the original Higurashi When They Cry anime series on blu ray. Did I pay a premium on ebay to get it? Yes. Am I beyond excited to watch it (and hopefully show my husband this amazing story)? Abso-fucking-lutely! Worth every extra penny. Hope it's good! 😆

You gotta get yourself a partner who hates pickles, it's the best. All the pickles, all for me! 🥰

Inquiring minds want to know! 😆

My husband took me to a restaurant I've wanted to go to for years for my birthday this weekend and it surpassed all (already high) expectations for both of us! What a lovely experience to eat a meal where the chef's love of food is apparent in every single bite. 🥰

Fully finished Higurashi, what a wonderful 114 hour ride! My husband isn't a VN person, but I knew there was an anime made of it and I wanted to share it with him - couldn't find it for streaming anywhere, looked up if I could buy it on blu-ray. $135CAD MINIMUM! Most listings were closer to $200! 😭

A shout out to video games, my perpetual distraction from The Horrors that Continually Multiply and Persist™️. Glad I got on anxiety meds BEFORE all this kicked into high gear, can't imagine how I'd be without 'em right about now...

I am in the endgame of Higurashi (I'm partway through Chapter 8), and holy shiiiiiiiiit this is a gem, and worth every second of my time with it. Very, very glad I gave it another chance after I tried it too early initially (first few hours of Chapter 1 were slow and I got bored, LMAO). 🤣

Punching Nazis is always the correct thing to do!