My ★★★★ review of Tales of Phantasia (1998) on @backloggd.com : “If you’re looking for a good time, look no further. New York’s hottest club is Tales of Phantasia.” bckl.gg/uSe4

One thing I gotta say is that for as much as I've enjoyed my time in the FGC, and the close friends I have made in the FGC are people I'd legit go to war with, I'm surprised anybody is disappointed at the quality of people or the intelligence of them in the FGC. Have you BEEN to a tournament???

My ★★½ review of Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles (2025) on @backloggd.com : "Playing FFT became a chore, and by the end the story had lost me as a result." bckl.gg/uP8e

My ★★½ review of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (2025) on @backloggd.com : "Kojima just sucks now." bckl.gg/uP7L

youtu.be/Z8M8q80bTKg?... Very important stuff here for people (like me) who aren’t tapped enough into French culture to have noticed the stuff it’s channeling, though I’ll note that politically apathetic people making right wing games “by accident” is not at all uncommon.

speaking generally, I think the no. 1 thing you can do as a cis ally is help a trans woman get a job

My ★★★★ review of Fallout 3 (2008) on @backloggd.com : "Fallout 3 somehow instills you with the feeling of that tragedy. If it did it on purpose this would be one of the greatest games ever made. Alas, it is merely Fallout 3." bckl.gg/uO02

My ★★★★ review of The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (2004) on @backloggd.com : ""[T]he original is an obviously more honest and pure work" bckl.gg/uO0u

Kawhi Leonard is a Toronto Raptor again, you should text your ex

Slowly approaching the opinion that black metal is completely irredeemable. The most active fans of the scene are the worst ones and the most notable historical bands are just flatly gateways into extreme right wing ideology, even the supposedly apolitical acts like Emperor.

Look this happens all the time in wrestling, he was probably just getting surgery, dealing with court cases for road rage, or pregnant. His booking won't even be affected once they hit his music.

Everybody on Forbidden Door has wrestled like they’re putting in a shift

You've Coheeded your last Cambria

"I've been accused of vulgarity. I say that's bullshit." -- Mel Brooks, born #OTD 1926

Born on this day, 1926, the 100 year old man, Mel Brooks.

EXACTLY

It’s simple math. More people in more years have experienced any given classic CRT era game on a high definition flatscreen than ever experienced them in their original intended format. And without significant economic shifts, CRT ownership is currently and will continue to be an incredible luxury.

One of the most fascinating changes around videogame research has been the attitudes changing around what is accepted around The game experience. We've seen so much good research around emulated experiences and the CRT-original hardware crew have failed to prove its necessity amidst their decline

The Hunt for Red October: they don’t make em like that anymore!

Pigma voice, "Your daddy screamed REEEAL good when he got caught for tax evasion"

My ★★★★½ review of Tomb Raider II (1997) on @backloggd.com : "A classic example of a sequel that is . . . . simply more extreme." bckl.gg/uIdm

My ★★★★½ review of Tomb Raider (1996) on @backloggd.com : "[W]eighty and filled with consequence." bckl.gg/uIc6

The Democratic Party freaking out that Democratic Party candidates are winning is the most Democratic Party thing ever.

youtu.be/FYODbSw0Snw?... Tremendous work

My ★★★½ review of Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake (2024) on @backloggd.com : "In other words, it almost feels like they changed too much precisely because they didn't change enough." bckl.gg/uGIB

Bro made a game where Moon Child can pet the dragon from Shrek and hasn’t already made billions what’re we doing

"They're trying to make a kingdom."

i do think video games will survive despite the substantial rot because have you seen all the shit they've been able to install doom on at this point. they got doom working on somebody's gut bacteria. gaming on some e.coli

I don't have any patience for the "but we're poor" argument for bands using AI for posters and publicity. Try to think back to roughly 3 years ago when you somehow coped without it.

YES!

My ★★★★ review of Final Fantasy IX (2000) on @backloggd.com : "I honestly think I'm being incredibly nice giving this four stars." bckl.gg/uAVQ

analysis, Mr. Spock

Everything Richard Garriott has been in charge of since the year 2000 indicates that his reclaimed ownership of Ultima will end in tears.

Really, really enjoyed Backrooms. To be the work of a director who turned 21 years old *today* shows absurd promise. Very affecting movie that can be picked apart in a number of different ways.

My ★★★½ review of Ys Origin (2006) on @backloggd.com "A really solid, humble action game." : bckl.gg/uwJ2

I love how Hangman's second title reign was such a disaster that top guys are having to openly say in promos that they wasted their time helping him get there.

Insomnium put out a Not Boring single challenge (impossible)

When you sleep with an open window

Perhaps RE4R is a good game but if you’re a fan of the original idk how you make it past the first like ten minutes without wanting to vomit