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A mother's quest to save her son in the stunning Soulslike tactics deckbuilder, Death Howl from @11bitstudios.bsky.social and @theouterzone.bsky.social. @joshcv.bsky.social takes a look at the Steam demo. indiegames.substack.com/p/grieving-s...

Deltarune chapters 3 + 4 are out and confirm my suspicions about the morality of having only one ending when Undertale had many. My review: joshcv.substack.com/p/finding-go...

Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is changing the landscape of video games. My full analysis:

Sinners absolutely ruled, THAT scene will go down as one of the great moments in film history, 10/10 performances to everyone. Also loved to be in a packed theater for it on its 3rd week and the opening weekend of a Marvel movie. Incredible.

Every turn based RPG needs at least one killer prog battle theme and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 DELIVERS

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the impossible made possible.

Tunic soundtrack review, or when a game is more than just its gameplay: joshcv.substack.com/p/when-the-s...

My wife and I have been playing R.E.P.O. on the weekends, recording it, creating 30 second TikTok style clips, and only sharing them on our private instagrams. It rules.

The Duskbloods is Bloodborne 2: A Story of Cope in a Dark World. See my analysis of the trailer and Miyazaki's interview and my conclusion that this is Bloodborne 2.

Final Fantasy VII’s remake trilogy is the first of its kind. That you know the story already is the point. It is a retelling of the myth of Final Fantasy VII. My analysis:

A reflection on my time as a streamer, parasociality, and why we should acknowledge streaming as performance art: joshcv.substack.com/p/streaming-...

Pokemon is a kids game for babies which is why it's about institutional corruption, political extremism as a result of loneliness, and love. My latest newsletter for Valentine's Day: joshcv.substack.com/p/pokemons-h...

Citizen Sleeper offers as close as a game can to true player freedom by allowing them to set the terms of their relationships and imagine how their interactions play out. My analysis and challenge run rules: open.substack.com/pub/joshcv/p...

Publishing Citizen Sleeper analysis and challenge run rules Friday 7am eastern! How much imagination should come into the video game process in 2025 when anything can be rendered in-game? My thoughts Friday: open.substack.com/pub/joshcv

My new piece will be out Friday morning, 1/31 to celebrate the release of Citizen Sleeper 2! Can I get 6 more followers before then? I post analysis of video games and other art every other week: substack.com/@joshvasquez...

I've started a fortnightly Substack, usually about video games, always about our world and what inspires me. The first piece is about Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso," a song about videogames, and how language only evolves when we push the limits of "proper" grammar. open.substack.com/pub/joshcv/p...

I've started a fortnightly Substack, usually about video games, always about our world and what inspires me. The first piece is about Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso," a song about videogames, and how language only evolves when we push the limits of "proper" grammar. open.substack.com/pub/joshcv/p...

another take i have seen from these weirdos is that they don’t like ciri’s new/older physical appearance in the trailer. this is bizarre to me because she looks still very conventionally attractive actually. but it’s true she isn’t 21 years old anymore. .. … . . . ok

Content creators! Looking for opinions on thumbnails for my BIG Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth analysis video. It will be released this week but which thumbnail grabs you? 1: Mystery ball, what could it mean, oooh intrigue? or 2. Face of popular character and people like to click on faces + THAT scene?

Bring me the Horizon put out easily their best and quite possibly one of the all time great post hardcore/metalcore albums this year.

Woke up at 3am, couldn’t sleep, crying. Making this helped.

We said goodbye to our beautiful girl, Tink today. She lived a long and happy life and she was so loved. Thanks for always watching me game and converting me to a cat person ❤️

Ash seeks Regirock

We’re not friends if you wouldn’t pardon me on your way out as president. This is the realest thing Biden has ever done.

Any big Final Fantasy fans on here want to be friends? Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is definitely my favorite game of 2024 and may be an all timer for me. What did you think? Let’s talk!

Won my first Master League match today. Still have to max Solgaleo and Rhyhorn (and two levels of Primarina) but feeling good about it.

I have a lot of complex feelings watching myself struggle to make coherent sense of how I feel amidst an industry that has dehumanized my people while the Palestinian genocide shows the results of that dehumanisation. A beautiful documentary by @hippolyte.bsky.social. youtu.be/g7488to6Jpc?...

There was a robbery at the game awards. youtu.be/PmWcRdS7880?...

For $18 you can get basically everything one of the greatest writers has ever written including my all time favorite book

I desperately want to put out a video I've been working on for the last several months by Monday to coincide with the Game Awards nominee announcements but I'm pretty far behind, please send me your best productivity tips and favorite soundtrack, thank you

The left needs its own Pokémon shiny hunter

I’m back! Take a look at my first shundo! #PokemonGo

Wooper is one of the great Pokemon but there is absolutely no shot this is real. I would love it! But probably not. Any other baby or Marill I would believe alongside Togepi.

How I played Baldur’s Gate and Elden Ring

Hope it's a nice cup of coffee in a fun mug Saturday for you today.

In 2024 Dad Games are out and Wife Guy games are in

Upgraded my home office to include a second desk for married couple gaming + galaxy projector!

Gaming in 2024 has officially begun!

Kingdom Hearts is the most “it gets good after 30 hours” ass game but DAMN does it get good.

Got a special little competitive guy in Pokémon Go 😌

I loved Harvest Moon A Wonderful Life so much as a kid that my mom even recognized the characters in the remake. I was obsessed and talked about it constantly lol The remake is really bringing me back!

Every year my wife and I exchange Pokémon sitting cuties. This year she got me Sableye! I got her Furret!

When family at Christmas ask me what I’ve been up to (I’ve been playing through the Kingdom Hearts series)

Thinking of trying out Fortnite Lego how are we liking it?

20 minutes into Raid Day

Apparently I got here at the same time as the butterfly