Feels like the world (me) needs to hear this given the state of, everything. Pussy 2000 - It’s Gonna Be Alright (Link to YT in reply)

Stranded, remote island question. You can play any one (1) JRPG series (consisting of 3 or more titles within the IP) indefinitely. Which one would you choose? Before you reply, just know I will judge you severely based on your choice. Jk I won’t judge at all just curious.

New Year, new display since the room was rearranged to accommodate a new desk 👍

Rise of the Ronin Chronos TND 🤝 Petting multiple cats First session in, I’m definitely digging it. Like a more serious, methodical Dead Space with extreme emphasis on resource management. #ChronosTheNewDawn

Winter sale haul. The hope/plan is to maybe make it through Trails FC R and Chronos before the Nioh 3 demo drops 😅 While playing Absolum with our oldest kiddo off and on.

Happy to have made real progress after getting lost or stuck uh, multiple times. All in all I'm digging the game despite some real gripes. Most of which are just due to 'old school' design that I feel didn't age well, but I think the core game has real charm. #SO3

2025 was an incredible year for games. I beat 42 released this year and I'm having actual anxiety over trying to do my usual 'top 10 favorite games.' So instead, here is a picture of all that I liked (Green square) and loved (pink square). 🧵for some thoughts and my top 5.

I’ve always been a little opposed to emulation or even intimidated by the setup of it all. But this experience of playing SO3 has really opened my eyes. Built in save anywhere and fast forward options make all the difference for me. And I can finally try these🫨🫨

Played fighters offline for the first time since like June. Got to play VF and CotW. Heaven. Thank you for hosting @mustain.bsky.social , truly. We had two brand new VF players do a FT5 after like 20 min of training mode and it was genuinely the illest thing. No sarcasm, so cool. (1/2)

bsky.app/profile/35in... 4 games that defined my 2025

bsky.app/profile/krsj... Caved and got the cheapest one for now, figured it would good to play alongside SO3. Look and feel make me believe it began out intended for mobile then pivoted. Combat is kinda dry. But… I can’t stop playing. It’s mondo addicting 😅 #WarriorsAbyss

I know this was known a while ago but to chime in now. I’ve been in and around QA roles for roughly 15 years. This bothers me for a variety of reasons because proper QA, especially in entertainment, is so much more than ‘does it work.’ (1/2🧵) bsky.app/profile/slop...

I've had a goal to beat the mainline Star Oceans. In recent years I beat 1, 2 (Remake) and 6. Some friends are doing a book club-like playthrough of 3 now so I jumped in. I began this game back at release but never beat it. The beginning is rough but feeling the charm now 👍 #StarOcean3

Still cranking the backlog but this damn holiday sale came through for me on PS. Half of the 2025 titles on my wishlist caught a decent sale 🫨 Trails FC Remake and Titanic Scion are tempting me like whoa. Halp.

“Not bad for a dead guy, huh?” Saw both endings and really enjoyed it. Thanks all who put this on my radar. Loved how it forces you to enter a flow-state and naturally encourages you to beat your own times. Even liked the story despite some awful lines of dialogue 😅 #NeonWhite

You can praise a game, you can criticize a game, or even do both for the same game. What you can’t actually do that the Internets tries do to daily is tell someone that they didn’t enjoy a game when they clearly did. Or that they should enjoy a game when they clearly did not.

I've been playing a bunch of Metroidvania-type games for a project I'm working on. One I recommend enthusiastically is Blade Chimera, which is 30% off on Steam right now. Great-feeling movement, amazing atmosphere, supremely fun boss fights, it's a delight. store.steampowered.com/app/2671230/...

bsky.app/profile/krsj... Already liking it first session in. If I had to critique this early it would be that I don’t love the floaty-ness of the jumps and wish movement had more of a sense of tactile impact in general, even if it works well. Otherwise? Yeah def liking this. The music, too ♪

“Done and dusted!” - Rex Really glad I gave this another go. I never felt fully invested in or connected to the story and feel it ran a taaaad long. Otherwise, I loved it. Amazing art, OST is as great as everyone says, satisfying progression. Yeah, it’s great. #UnicornOverlord

Admittedly, I know next to nothing about this game. I remember seeing the launch trailer and noticing cards and thinking ‘maybe not for me.’ But it was free recently, two friends have praised it constantly and @jiikae.com listed it in his top 25 list. So…gonna give it a go soon.

I really, really wanted to get to these four and Absolum before the end of the year but there was simply too many games this year 🫨🫨🫨 Reckon I’m gonna crank the backlog a bit and desperately need to get back into a fighting game routine.

The U.S. is going to have to launch a Saudi-level campaign of Sportwashing and eSportswashing with how much further we have tanked our already poor reputation.

This game did something to me man. Couldn’t stop thinking about it after I beat it so I slammed a bunch of reviews and kept the OST on repeat. Then decided to just replay it and in rare form for me, go for the platinum. #SkateStory

I’m not interested in discussing whether the game deserved awards or not on here. I am, however, furious that photo mode wasn’t in at launch 😡 #ClairObscur bsky.app/profile/krsj...

Honest question, has anyone on here played the Pragmata demo and NOT enjoyed it? I’m not trying to oust anyone or pick on them. I think every single person I’ve either talked to or seen post about it is stoked for the full release now 😅

I'm always leery when I see new games that say 'from former developers of X title' or 'ex-developers from X' title. You often imagine the whole squad associated with the game they mentioned only to later find out it's like one or two developers and they may not have been key😅

Curious what my STG/shmup friends on here think about Sektori. I’ve only played Super Stardust HD and Geometry Wars really. Got put onto this and loved it. It’s sensory overload in all the right ways. Music made me feel like I was at some trendy club in Berlin 😅 1/2 #Sektori

First playthrough? It's neat, pretty fun. Second run? This is extremely my jam, day 1, no question. Super arcadey. Seemingly semi-linear level design with fun exploration. Already liking the music. Combat is way satisfying. Notes of Vanquish and Stellar Blade. #Pragmata (Demo)

bsky.app/profile/krsj... Acccccceeeeee Combaaaaatttttt Eeeiiiigghhhtttt!!! And it looked phenomenal! Gonna take time getting used to more 3D character models and less portrait work (seemingly) but hot damn sign me up. Cannot wait. #AceCombat8

I was really enjoying the game, especially once the controls and mechanics clicked, but those last few chapters were magical. Incredible game. Lived up to or even surpassed my hype from the reveal trailer from eons ago. #SkateStory

It’s been great so far. Game is so ridiculously stylish and self aware. It’s so unique that it’s refreshing to play honestly. Mechanics are slick, too. Soundtrack has been phenomenal so far but the use of the music is what impresses me. #SkateStory bsky.app/profile/krsj...

We'll see what gets announced this week but of the titles I'm aware of, these are the current ones I'm interested in for next year. Yellow = Curious but undecided Green = Def interested Red = Day one worthy for me And of these, I think these three are the ones I'm most excited for atm:

Great season overall. Still can’t believe it came down to the final race. Huge congratulations to Lando. I wanted Piastri to run with it but still awesome to see new champions. Cannot wait for next year with the regulation and spec changes.

I still cannot get over how cool Soulframe’s login screen is. You enter your credentials then boom, transition to in game. And there’s cute animals ^ -^ #Soulframe

Between Gen AI ruining, everything, and the horrendous political environment in the US, I need to scroll less. Sorry if I miss some of your posts. I just want to listen to ambient pads and sleep in a float tank for 17 hours straight.

Cannot believe there are three possible driver’s championship winners going into this final race… And man, poor Piastri. Got hit with some 2022 Ferrari strategy 😬

Never got a code from watching the streams so I caved and got a Founders pack. Already glad I did. I'm kind of enamored tbh... This feel so fresh and unique. Was really enjoying it but this last dungeon made me realize how amazing this game could get. (1/2) #Soulframe

“AI is here to stay” from the visionaries who brought you “NFTs are the future.”

Cannot believe Leclerc is blocking me from top 8. Maybe homeboy should focus more on driving like Elkann was saying after all. 😡

bsky.app/profile/krsj... Demo round 2, one hour trial this time. Was able to beat a little over half the Journey mode. Loved it. It’s Lumines through and through. Really liked the song variety, too. I was not ready for Tropical Survival haha. That said, as great as it is, gonna wait for a sale.

It’s a shame the campaign is apparently wack. That they insisted on using Gen AI on the throwaway visual assets even if it supposedly didn’t impact staffing. Cause hot damn I love the: -Gunplay -Movement -Maps -Gadgets -Perks Prob favorite MP experience at launch iirc. #Blops7

Random callout to the four coolest indie games I’ve played this year. Not even necessarily saying the ‘best,’ just the ‘coolest.’ They have some unique aspect or style to them that sets them apart from others. #ArtisImpact #HanedaGirl #KeepDriving #Forestrike

Finished two runs, one in Normal, one in Hard. Game is slick. -Gorgeous, gorgeous pixel art. Especially in motion -Good and fitting soundtrack -Good challenge It’s very much designed for repeat runs and high score chasing ala old school best’em ups. #NeonInferno bsky.app/profile/krsj...

Listening to various review houses’ and creators’ thoughts on the latest Nioh 3 preview build… I happened to love the Alpha already but mannn oh mannn the changes they’ve made since then sound amazing. Cannot wait. It really sounds like something I’ll enjoy even more than 2.

The range of emotions with media nowadays: > Discover a new electronic based song you like > Notice the album art is kind of generic… AI created maybe? > If so, could AI have been at play in making the song? > See the song was released in 2017

I think I wasn't in the right mindset because I kinda bounced off the demo. Now with the release? I'm in love. I was enjoying it well enough but man oh man does it begin to open up after your first run. Between the different styles and various buffs, it gets nuts! #Forestrike

I’ve been too opinionated and ‘combative’ on socials lately. Need to reel it in. Life is stressful right now, don’t need to be contributing to it myself 😅 Anyway, I want to: -Work out again -Begin playing/streaming VF -Finish up the last of my planned games this year ❤️

#Dispatch devs have no interest in using AI for game development 🎮 "AI feels like a production solution, not a creative one. Maybe it's a creative one if you aren't creative" "Whatever we're building, it has to connect. It's got to be made by people. It's got to connect to people" (via GIBiz)

Sifu and another sweet looking game (I haven’t picked it up just yet) and a PaRappa reference? I had to share. bsky.app/profile/devo...

Not saying this to be cool or a hipster, just based off observation. As wack and seemingly awful as TGAs are, their nomination selection seemed more reasonable and ‘fair’ to me this year than the Indie Game Awards. Dunno what happened. Like an underground good ol’boy system or?