God of War: Sons of Sparta A very workmanlike search action game that functions as a weird pastiche of past and present God of War games. For how elaborate the spritework is, I wish it had a bit more spectacle to it! Seeing the old greek enemies and their attacks translated to 2D is fun.

Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse A delightful sequel that trades the horror vibe from the first game for a more fleshed and thought out story, adding in some neat twists that ask you to actually put your thinking cap on. Maybe a BIT too repeat info-dumpy. Still has great faces.

23. Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse It is Dave the Diver. You do not manage a sushi shop. It was okay! Don't stop making these games! However I would appreciate tighter writing ; I thought the game unfortunately fumbled the romance aspects and felt like a clunkily-implemented last addition.

The EVO situation is dire.

Debating with @acenoi.bsky.social whether or not we order breakfast for the gold medal game lmao

Good to be back

well, evo's dead

What's a half a year wait or two? Here's part four of A Sky without Borders, my Ace Combat series playthrough. On today's episode: the flawed yet undeniably ambitious Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere! (I'll try not to keep you waiting as long for the next one, I promise.)

21. Shin-Chan Shiro and the Coal Town I enjoyed the first few in-game days, and then I struggled to figure out what the point of the game was. There is no calendaring system/time limits, the original town you start in stops mattering 25% in, and Coal Town is so limp. The story is so limp. Boring.

What's a half a year wait or two? Here's part four of A Sky without Borders, my Ace Combat series playthrough. On today's episode: the flawed yet undeniably ambitious Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere! (I'll try not to keep you waiting as long for the next one, I promise.)

I'm posting this way late, but here's my Top 10 Games of 2025 post, which includes my "B-Side", Honorable Mentions, and favorite Remakes/Remasters of the year. I feel very strongly about my Top 5. Thanks if anyone gives this a read. unexpectedgames.blog/2026/02/13/m...

Wuthering Heights (2026) Well, we got to see the movie for free so I guess I shouldn't complain too much. In the much wiser words of my wife @schalaasha.bsky.social, who actually remembers the plot of the book (unlike me): "I think I had a better time watching Madame Web".

I fucking LAUGHED at the end because this was one of the worst fucking movies I've ever seen! And I hated the book! Complete fucking garbage, legit wondering who this was for because even Romeo+Juliet's dialogue was word for word from the play and that was also trash.

Pacific Drive Once again, im a sucker for games where you have to micromanage maintenance for something you ride. I wish the loot you find was a tad more exciting after a few drives, but cataloging new anomalies as I went along was still fun.

One of my games of the year for 2025! Hop to it PC lads.

One of my games of the year for 2025! Hop to it PC lads.

Blades of Fire comes to Steam on May 14th (Version 2.0) store.steampowered.com/app/2091020/... www.youtube.com/watch?v=tniq... -New Game + -Titanium Mode -Photo Mode -Full key remapping -New achievements -Steam Deck supported & more

Doing some future proofing 🫠

Nine Sols You can really feel the influence of all of this game's inspirations, but most of all the love for Sekiro's deflection-based parries which make combat very fun. Thoroughly dug the asian fantasy setting and presentation. Would love for more action games from Red Candle, this rocks.

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (Narrated by Dan Stevens) Took my first steps into the world of audiobooks by revisiting my favorite story. Been a while since I last read it, completely forgot how much the dialogue in this was a relic of its time. Wonderful narration too!

What a good boss fight

DBZ: Kakarot - DAIMA - Adventure Through The Demon Realm The DLC made me feel like I was actually playing an RPG for the first time, which Daima's structure is really fitting for. This is where admit that I skipped the anime to wait for the Kakarot game adaptation to be fully out instead...

it brings me no pleasure to tell you that if you have not yet read soulsov ch3 you are only depriving yourself gigidigi.itch.io/soulsov

Once Upon a Katamari This latest entry finally feels like a firm new direction for the series after spinning its wheels for the longest time, quite enjoyed it! Definitely helps that the tunes are more hits than they are misses. I beg you, please stop bringing back cowbear levels.

Pentiment is $9.99 on US PSN buff.ly/VADetpX PS5/Xbox/Switch physical $51 US Dollars at VGP buff.ly/22RXsCW

Skate Story I can't say I fully understood everything that was going on, but even then this was a neat audio/visual narrative experience. I'm definitely keeping the soundtrack in my rotation for the year, probably the best part of the whole package.

9. TR-49 This is my first Inkle game since 80 Days. Felt at home since I played The Roottrees are Dead, but I will say the beginning is kinda rough. But it is so interesting and nicely presented that it was fun going down those rabbit holes. It's also short enough and doesn't overstay its welcome.

Tokyo Psychodemic This snuck out near the end of the last year after being announced (with a demo!) back in 2023, fairly decent investigation game that does sometimes feel held back by either its own technical limits/scope or by wanting to keep the game somewhat accessible. Wish it went crazier.

7. Tokyo Psychodemic I am actually shocked by how high-budget the voice cast was?? I didn't expect it because the demo from 2023 was so low-budget and felt limited. Otherwise I think that it ended up being a decent adventure game. It DID help having some Japanese knowledge for some of the puzzles.

V Rising Not usually my kind of game, but got invited to join up on @mrdarkpurr.me's server and had a surprisingly good time. Even got to sample the Castlevania DLC! I get a little too into the base building aspect of these games so at least half my playtime was spent glamouring up my castle.

remember when the marketing for the rise of skywalker kept talking about how it was the end of "the skywalker saga" like that was a preexisting phrase that real human beings used to refer to the star wars movies

Zootopia 2 Perfectly acceptable Disney sequel. Colorful, somewhat topical, well-acted, got a few giggles out of me. Rethreads a few of the same beats as the original, but its not too egregiously done. Look, my low bar for these movies is Wreck it Ralph 2 and this aint anywhere near that.

...the way I farmed up to 50 because I gaslit myself into thinking thats how much I thought this step cost.

Onimusha: Warlords (PS4) I kinda forgot this was more of a 3 hour tech demo than a full game, lol. All killer no filler, still a pretty good afternoon or two sans all the music being worse than the original (even if its understandable why they did so).

Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater Quibbles about visuals aside, this is probably my new favorite way to play MGS3 (a game I admittedly don't like much). New Style is the only palatable way through the game, and you bet I used every new shortcut available to go around the menuing you normally do.

New year, new me, new media thread! 2026 edition! Posts about games! Posts about movies! Maybe books if I get around to them! Anything that'll distract from the timeline we currently live in! #Noi2026

Goodbye 2025, hello 2026! To kick off the year, its time for the only video game awards showcase that matters: my own! It's the 4th annual AceNoi Awards, with some new categories to shake things up this year!

I finally put together a list of my favorite games of 2025 on @rpgsite.net with many honorable mentions. It ended up being a very surprising year looking at how I expected 2025 to go last year. Enjoy: www.rpgsite.net/feature/1928...

Goodbye 2025, hello 2026! To kick off the year, its time for the only video game awards showcase that matters: my own! It's the 4th annual AceNoi Awards, with some new categories to shake things up this year!

My wife after two sips of wine

BETTING TIME IS NOW OVER (Cooking up a goty piece and its almost out of the oven)

63. Sword of the Sea Journey is still a game I remember very fondly, and this is a better, prettier, more dynamic take on that style of game. Very pleasant experience to just zen out to for a bit.

85. Sword of the Sea I was not the biggest Journey fan when that game came out, so this one gave me the same vibes before we went through it. But this is a better game than Journey imo -- different intentions, too. It is SO freaking pretty. Super nice setpieces to surf around on your sword with.

59. Terminator 2D: No Fate Every second spent on this sent me back to a time when I'd sink so many hours playing garbage licensed OCEAN titles like Flinstones and Dennis the Menace, only this one is actually good and a pretty fun (if short) romp. Thankfully more Elevator Action than it is Contra.

61. Soul of Sovereignty Chapter 3 Every new chapter makes me reconsider whether or not pallid women deserve nice things. Oh well, at least Tutu is still super cute.

62. Shinobi: Art of Vengeance This game is mostly *fine*, but it feels very confused by what kind of game it wants to be. Is it a metroidvania? Is it a masochistic platfomer? Is it meant to be straight arcadey/level based? Is the story meant to matter? Kind of a jumbled mess that overstays by a bit.

60. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 As a wise person once said: "If you have nothing nice to say, don't spend time writing about it in our social media page lest you want to invite unneeded discourse and drama into your life from strangers who spend too much time looking this shit up."