Crunchyroll really has me thinking of going back to piracy. What kinda system kicks you out mid episode when the payment system shits the bed? Just feels like the product keeps getting worse and they want to increase prices?!

I finished Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined. It was a lot of fun. I never played the original, so I'm not too aware of what changed. I love the visuals too. Overall, it feels like a solid entry, but it doesn't touch DQ11.

Spent a lot of time this morning thinking about how great games are a preservation of culture. It took me nearly 40 years to learn about Gnosticism. It's themes are, intentionally, present in some of the earliest video games. Those themes propagated because of those games. It's just fascinating.

I feel like I say this each week, but Journal with Witch is so damned good. Just getting punched in the emotions every week.

These game trailer shows really need to have the game title watermarked somewhere on the screen so that I don't have to ask "what is this?"

I've been going through DRPGs as a sort of study in game design and it feels like such an untapped genre. It's niche for sure, but even the games within don't venture from the standard formula much. I'm gonna have to start prototyping again.

Timeline. It's still the only movie I've ever walked out of... and I sat through Catwoman. I love the novel and the film just spits on it.

Dieting has really prepared me for AI discourse. The whole idea of "I need to be mindful of what I consume" really works for more than just food. Why am I consuming this? Does it nourish my mind/body/soul in a meaningful way? Will I regret this later?

A peek behind the scenes at Torment Hexus Inc #indiedev #indiegame

Imagine you join the Holy Grail War but you summon Ronald Reagan or some shit

Surface parking lots have gutted the urban fabric of our downtowns. Pictured below: Buffalo, NY

One of the fascinating things about Digimon Time Stranger is that it takes place in the "real" world. Roads are not walkable spaces outside of the crosswalks, and it really hammers how much space is given up to cars, even in places that are more pedestrian focused.

As I work my way through book 7 of Dungeon Crawler Carl I've managed to identify this nagging feeling that's been growing. Carl feels more and more distant to the reader. The gap between his information and yours grows and so Carl goes from a character in a novel to one in a comic book.

sorry I don't have time for discourse. I'm doing important work here backloggd.com/u/MichaelKla...

I was not expecting Exor to make a cameo in Sentenced to Be a Hero

The Isekai Office Worker anime has proven to be a lot better than I was expecting it to be. The whole "sex magic" thing gives me a chuckle every time, but the story is actually pretty solid. It feels slightly rushed, so the character relationships aren't as developed as they could be.

Journal with Witch continues to be the best show of the season. I don't think it's missed with any episodes so far.

DQ7 is the pinnacle of video game graphics

Booted up DQ7. It's nice to see custom difficulty settings. I wish more games let you mess with things a bit.

genx parting gift

Just realized that I can disable quote posts in my Following feed! Now if I could just remove quote posts from all feeds. It is, quite simply, the worst feature in social media.

I envy Tsav. He's simple, dangerously so. Just unburdened with extra thoughts.

This is precisely why you don't let domestic cats roam outdoors. They will decimate the sausage roll population. Not because they need to, but because they can.

This is peak design

Finished Book 6 of Dungeon Crawler Carl. There's a lot of good plot development in this one. The card game stuff was alright. I think my only real complaint on this one was the time skips. "How are they getting out of this one?" *5 days earlier* "oh, I see"

I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for * Google AI Summaries * YouTube Ask button & chat summaries * GitHub Copilot * Facebook AI chat * X's Grok buttons * Deviantart DreamUp * Booru AI images * And more github.com/Stevoisiak/S...

One of my favorite jokes of all time is "Adolph Hitler Commits Suicide" being a tiny headline under the banner story about a hare-vs-tortoise race ... in 1943, two years before Hitler committed suicide. He was alive and well when the Warner Bros. cartoonists made this joke.

It's kind of embarrassing how bad the Pixel news feed has gotten. It's barely able to offer things that I'm interested in and it's getting more and more genAI pages showing up.

You know that Genie shit is cooked when even LinkedIn hates it

The emails are bad and everyone involved is awful, but a lot of people are sounding the same sort of crazy as the people who went through Hillary's emails. So... I guess I'm just saying, take a step back and stop dealing psychological damage to yourselves.

The Matrix (1999) Dirs: Lana and Lilly Wachowski #oneperfectshot 📽️

I got an email telling me that someone commented on one of my mods... It took me a bit to remember that I made a spell pack mod for Torchlight (the original). It was just called "Daikaze’s spell pack". Just a weird feeling to see some old work still persist.

Protected bike lanes = One Weird Trick to Massively Increase Cycling

The Spirit Lift was an interesting demo. I'm burnt out on roguelikes, but I do love the DRPG feel of it and it has me realizing how much I'd love a full-fledged horror-themed DRPG.

I finished the fifth book for Dungeon Crawler Carl on the weekend and it was probably my least favorite so far. The whole thing just felt so angry. It really lacked the whimsy and charm of the previous books. It wasn't bad, but previous books set a high bar. Book 6 is starting off strong though.

I suddenly find myself imagining a long-form video essay detailing the Rashomon Effect by comparing the old Trigun anime with Trigun Stampede.

Just completed TR-49. I think it's GoTY material. It feels very relevant to the current political climate too. store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/...

This is honestly one of the best features of Torchlight Infinite too. I hope more games do this sort of stuff.

Man, the Highguard situation feels insane to me. I really hope they succeed, but I did not realize it was coming out in like a week. I was assuming late 2026 because I hadn't seen any marketing for it.

If you told me this was a Command & Conquer FMV, I would believe you.

Inspire people.

I started designing a DRPG and it's evolved a lot in a few days, but I'm kinda hype to start the programming. It's become heavily inspired by Dungeon Crawler Carl.

A combination of factors played a part in the original dub of DragonBall (Z), of which many aspects have been stripped away throughout the years, while others persist. First, the most prominent aspect was censorship. The show was always adapted in the U.S. to play on network television.

It's wild to see how many people reply to the thread about how it's the fault of "non-voters". You're embarrassing yourselves. It's on ALL of us. Stop making excuses. Focus on solutions.

I'm really quite enjoying the Isekai Office Worker anime.

The death of Light Yagami in Death Note is pretty great, specifically the manga death. The anime doesn't offer the same satisfaction.

Me: *Eats food* Body: "You will live to regret this"

This week has been the most burnt out I've been in a long time, maybe ever. Today was a lot better, but I definitely fucked my diet up this weekend.

I saw that they're making a Fallout game show. Every contestant is named Gary.

Watched the second episode of The Casebook of Arne and boy is it some whiplash. The first episode is pretty good, the second is just terrible. I suppose I'll give it a third, but I don't think I'll give it more than that if it's lacking.