I'm soooo excited for tonight 🧡

I always find it strange when people say they'll never play XX game because the fandom is toxic. Like, you don't have to interact with the fandom to enjoy the game? All fandoms have their toxic side and can be easily ignored 😅

Tonight I'll be hosting a Livestream counting down to Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter's midnight release on YouTube + Twitch. I'll be cosplaying as Estelle & sharing some fun Trails conversations before diving into Chapter 1 of the game. Hope to see you there starting at 10PM PT!

I just unearthed this absolute banger.

An updated pin about me & my gaming tastes along w/ some media kit stats! I recently started multi-streaming on YouTube & Twitch in addition to my longform YouTube videos ✨

If you missed out on our JRPG Remasters panel with @partychatjrpg.bsky.social at PAX West this year, fear not! We have the entire VOD available. Come check out our discussion on how these revived experiences are sparking both nostalgia & innovation across the JRPG genre! youtu.be/edT42jsnUjQ

While everyone else is busy with Silksong... I'll be streaming my first ever horror game at 2PM PT today on YouTube & Twitch! I'm not too sure what to expect because I'll be going in blind, but should be interesting at least 😆 www.twitch.tv/orbalology youtube.com/live/omjrQZJ...

This episode was so much fun with @avengermags.bsky.social!! If you love Trails & are interested in the upcoming remake, this is an episode you don't want to miss! This is also the start of our podcast's unofficial month of Trails so look forward to even more Trails content ☺️ youtu.be/AyHyI-4k4Jk

Edia to port PC-Engine Ys, Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes, and The Legend of Xanadu games to modern platforms Edia has entered into a global licensing agreement with Falcom to port various Ys, Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes, and The Legend of Xanadu titles originally released for PC…

Posting this a little late because of PAX, but lots of cool games to look forward to this month! Which title are you MOST looking forward to? For me my top three are Trails, Final Fantasy Tactics & Atelier Resleriana!! But I definitely have my eye on a few others this month~

This year at #PAXWest was AMAZING! It was wonderful to meet so many great people & play lots of cool demos. I can't wait to share my experience in some videos later this week!!

I got my hands on best girl Elaine!! 💚

Thanks Nintendo America for inviting me to test out some demos at #PAXWest, including Pokémon Legends Z-A, Kirby Air Riders and Silksong on the Nintendo Switch 2!

There are still SO MANY games coming out in 2025, it's a bit overwhelming. So I decided to rank them all by priority in my latest video, and included a public tier maker link in the description for anyone else who also wants to rank them too! 🌟 youtu.be/UYMH_AWTz6E

The Turn-Based Indie JRPG Quartet released today and I will be sharing my first impressions on stream at 2PM PT today (both YouTube & Twitch). Thanks @somethingclassic.bsky.social for providing a PC code for me to stream! youtube.com/live/yVuHrpf... www.twitch.tv/orbalology

My RNG apparently sucks. These are the 8 wanted posters that I *could* have pulled 😭

I LOVE this Going Merry Lego set but these random wanted poster pulls are some real BS 😭

Thank you @orbalology.bsky.social for this incredible unboxing of the Collector’s Edition for Slay the Princess - The Pristine Cut🤍 Check out her full video for a closer look at the 7" Shifting Mound statue! 👸👀 🎥Unboxing: youtu.be/yt3i-T28gtw?... 🟢SF Store: store.serenityforge.com/products/sla...

September 19th isn't coming fast enough 😭

I got some emotes ready for this mornings stream. Some are still under review but should be ready to use soon hopefully~

What are we doing with random trading cards inside video games now? These aren't kpop albums 😭

So made some streaming schedule changes! Hades stream is pushed to Saturday morning, and we'll be wrapping up Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter prologue tomorrow starting at 12:30pm PT! FF14 Fridays will still be happening, but it'll be starting the Friday after coming back from PAX!

What makes collector editions worth it? Today I unboxed the Slay the Princess Pristine CE from @serenityforge.com & discuss what sort of elements I usually look for when selecting CEs to add to my game collection. 🌟 youtu.be/yt3i-T28gtw

What makes collector editions worth it? Today I unboxed the Slay the Princess Pristine CE from @serenityforge.com & discuss what sort of elements I usually look for when selecting CEs to add to my game collection. 🌟 youtu.be/yt3i-T28gtw

What is time? I somehow need to manifest some to play Sky 1st Chapter, Towa, Lost Soul Aside, Atelier Resleriana, FF Tactics, Digimon Time Stranger, Pokémon Z/A, DQ 1 & 2 HD, Tales of Xillia.... some games from the backlog and FF14 Fridays... Send help 🫠

Actually I think I may stream this today before the Lego build stream, starting at 2pm PT!

Maybe I should stream Towa's demo before Hollow Knight tomorrow? 🤔

Streaming is still very new to me. I know not everyone is into watching them & I've definitely had many unsub to my YouTube channel since I started last month. But I've had a lot of fun these last few weeks playing games & interacting live w/ chat, so I don't plan on stopping 😁

I've mentioned this on stream but I do plan on streaming Sky 1st Chapter right when it comes out! I sort of started all of this live streaming just so I can practice before this particular game releases 😆

Trails can feel intimidating with its massive length & time commitment—especially with the ‘you HAVE to start at the beginning’ talk. Luckily, Sky 1st Chapter drops Sept 19, the perfect chance to try the series & see if it’s for you ✨

I'm determined to finish Sea of Stars today so I may start the stream much earlier than scheduled (maybe 3pm PT).

No matter how much noise there may be online I think it's still important to advocate for modern physical games as an option. Today I shared why this is important not just for physical media collectors but for everyone. 💿 youtu.be/VVKHqw9ZxYU

So, I may have done the thing 👉👈

Hope everyone's Monday is going well ☺️

We've got an awesome panel coming to #PAXWest2025 on The Impact of Remastered JRPGs in Modern Gaming! If you'll be attending on Monday be sure to come by to see me, @justthegems.net, @dallahgames.bsky.social, @kevinkenson.bsky.social and @camfinalmix.bsky.social!

This week's stream & content schedule 💜

I'm officially a Twitch Affiliate now!! I've had a ton of fun streaming & learning how everything works over on Twitch this past week. Thanks everyone for supporting and joining me in my streaming arc :)

I've got the One Piece!!

It's wild that we're at 52 consecutive episodes on the podcast! This past year I've had so much fun chatting with my two co-hosts @justthegems.net & @dallahgames.bsky.social about our love for JPRGs every week. I can't wait to see where things take us in Season 2!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8eP...

Here is this week's content schedule and an announcement! Tomorrow I plan to continue my playthrough of Sea of Stars but will be attempting to simultaneously stream on YouTube & Twitch! Hopefully things will go as planned 🤣

If you want weigh in your opinion regarding the purchasing options for Nintendo games, let your voices be heard in their survey! nintendoofamerica.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

I've been really into collecting loose game boy games lately so here is what I've come up with in terms of storing all of them! The Perfect Way to Store My Game Boy Games 💛 youtu.be/_aJ1qIv2p4k

I'm super hyped for Digimon Stories Time Stranger this October but I'm hoping to still be surprised by the new Pokémon Legends game... How have you felt about monster tamers in recent years? Check out the new podcast episode as we deep dive into this JRPG subgenre 😊 youtu.be/DFPEKoHEctU

In today's (long) video I share my first ever experience at SEGE & all the cool pickups I found :) I Flew Across the Country to Buy Retro Games 🌟 youtu.be/pe8D2ysq7P8

August is almost here with many cool games to look forward to. Here are some highlights across different genres!

I recently got this & I'm super excited to get more into the Yu-Gi-Oh games! Which game from this collection is the best to start off with for beginners?

The Argreion divine knight build is pretty sick. Now I just need to paint him 🔥

I'm almost halfway into my Argreion build, hoping to finish him sometime tonight!

I know vinyls are back in vogue these days but I still much prefer collecting video game soundtracks on CD. Are there any other CD collectors/listeners out there?

While it's nice that physical copies for Trails from Zero are coming back in stock, I'm getting very tired of the model where publishers print very limited stock at launch & reprints have a 30% price increase.