"How the evolution of portable hardware went hand in hand with the development of tactical RPG mechanics" Story by Vitor Costa and Ivanir Ignachitti ➡️ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/history-of-portable-tactical-rpgs-part-1/

The latest issue of SUPERJUMP Monthly is all about game design deep dives: from the history of portable tactical RPGs to puzzle game epistemology. Don't miss it! ➡️ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/69b4eceea37adf0001d1c128-2/

Our team is back with more hidden gems. In this edition, we feature Spooky Express, Jail Dice: Roll to Break, Rick Henderson, and Champions of Regnum Story by Josh Bycer, Vitor Costa, Ben Rowan, and Anonymous ➡️ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/hidden-gems-of-game-design-vol-45/

Here it is! Nearly 9,000 words on the history of SaGa’s initial reception abroad, the cultural context surrounding Unlimited SaGa, how Unlimited upends normative game design, and a brief rumination on the game's possible future: ogrerun.com/2026/02/24/u...

QTP with a game you would love to replay this year.

I definitely need this one to put next to my Tactics Ogre art book.

30 years later, it seems the masterpieces of Yasumi Matsuno (Tactics Ogre) and Shouzou Kaga (Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War) on the Super Famicom remain the cornerstones of the tactical RPG genre.

I love the cinematic direction of Final Fantasy Tactics using in-game character graphics. This design choice was made even better with voice acting. It's rare to see something similar nowadays. Tactics Ogre Reborn does something similar, although with less visual detail.

"The Witness is not merely a sophisticated puzzle game, but a carefully constructed epistemic experience" Story by Vitor Costa ➡️ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/the-quest-for-knowledge-in-the-witness/

Paranormasight was my favorite Square Enix game of 2023, even though it was a year with many easily recommendable JRPGs, such as Final Fantasy XVI, Octopath Traveller II, and Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince. This sequel definitely deserves more attention.

This is part 1/8 of the history of portable tactical RPGs that I'm writing with @ivanir.bsky.social . This historical series is a must-read for fans of the genre. Follow @superjumpmagazine.com to stay updated on the sequels.

"How the evolution of portable hardware went hand in hand with the development of tactical RPG mechanics" Story by Vitor Costa and Ivanir Ignachitti ➡️ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/history-of-portable-tactical-rpgs-part-1/

We're excited to reveal our latest video essay, which is all about Mamoru Oshii's brilliant #AngelsEgg and its significant influence on some of our favourite video games. Script: @brandonrchinn.bsky.social Narration: @catwebling.bsky.social Editor: @nomibelle.bsky.social

If you enjoy science, philosophy, and logic like I do, it's practically impossible not to love this puzzle game; in this essay I'll show you why.

A detailed analysis of Half-Life 2's impressive and historically important digital dystopia. Story by @thegamelogicist.bsky.social. #Politics #Fascism #Totalitarianism #HalfLife #Dystopia

The breakneck pace and devastating impact of the Trump administration’s policy changes has researchers shocked. https://go.nature.com/4iboVwb

Favorite Films I Watched This Week (Feb 16 - Feb 22) 16 - Nosferatu (1922) 🔄♥️⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 18 - Hour of the Wolf (1968) 🔄♥️⭐⭐⭐⭐½ 19 - The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024) ♥️⭐⭐⭐⭐ 21 - Chungking Express (1994) ♥️⭐⭐⭐⭐½ ✍️🎬🇧🇷 letterboxd.com/vivitor/film...

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The video game media moves a passionate industry, for good and for bad. But tragedy always stands out in the news. Fortunately, this Super Jump new series offers a minimal periodic dose of optimism for us.

Favorite Films I Watched Last Week (Feb 9 - Feb 15) 9 - Shame (1968) ♥️⭐⭐⭐⭐ 12 - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) 🔄♥️⭐⭐⭐⭐ 13 - A Star Is Born (1937) ♥️⭐⭐⭐⭐½ 14 - Chicken Run (2000) 🔄♥️⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ✍️🎬🇧🇷 letterboxd.com/vivitor/film...

Very happy that @thegamelogicist.bsky.social read my article on game history gentrification and wrote this: www.superjumpmagazine.com/the-early-ye... It chronicles the close relationship of Brazilians with Korean MMOs like Ragnarok & Grand Chase, to the point where the devs made an in-game BR city.

In this story I make a detailed study of the beginning of MMORPGs in Brazil, one of the most remarkable periods of my life. My main inspiration was an essay by @felipepepe.bsky.social, I recommend reading his texts if you are interested in the history of video games from a more global perspective.

Happy New Year to you all! Check out what's been occupying our time since the calendar turned over! ➡️ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/now-playing-at-superjump-issue-29/

I'm finally starting Citizen Sleeper 2! 🛰️🤖🎲 (my most anticipated game of the year) New Game: Risky + Machinist

As the release of #CitizenSleeper2 draws ever closer, it feels like a good time to re-share this fantastic hands-on preview by @jickle.net, which also includes an interview with the game's creator, @jumpovertheage.com.

Favorite Films I Watched This Week (Jan 26 - Feb 1) 20 - A Grand Day Out ♥️⭐⭐⭐⭐½ 28 - A Close Shave ♥️⭐⭐⭐⭐½ 29 - Lost Highway ♥️⭐⭐⭐⭐½ 30 - Autumn Sonata 🔄♥️⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ✍️🎬🇧🇷 letterboxd.com/vivitor/film...

Citizen Sleeper is one of the few interesting and well-written video games comparable to great science fiction books. I'm curious to see more of the universe created by Gareth Damian Martin.

I've finished writing about the main films in the Star Wars Skywalker Saga, some are minireviews, others are standard reviews. Episodes: I - ⭐⭐⭐ II - ⭐⭐½ III - ⭐⭐⭐½ IV - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ V - ⭐⭐⭐⭐½ VI -⭐⭐⭐⭐ VII - ⭐⭐½ VIII - ⭐⭐⭐ IX - ⭐½ ✍️🎬🇧🇷 letterboxd.com/Vivitor/film...

Favorite Films I Watched This Week (Jan 19-25) 20 - Eraserhead ♥️⭐⭐⭐⭐½ 21 - Mulholland Drive ♥️⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 24 - The Wrong Trousers ♥️⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 24 - Blue Velvet ♥️⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ✍️🎬🇧🇷 letterboxd.com/Vivitor/film...

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There are some science fiction animations that are very nostalgic for me, sometimes I wonder how much animations like these from the late 1980s to early 2000s influenced me in some way. I think I lived through a good time for animation in this genre.

Sometimes I'm impressed by the creativity of game developers in the face of technical limitations, as in the case of Rescue: The Embassy Mission, a 1988 tactical shooter with stealth elements and almost 8-bit FPS gameplay.

NEW ALBUM! Castlevania: Collection of Piano (in time for #Castlevania nocturne S2!) In the works for 6 yrs omg but some of my fave games/OSTs ever I had to take the time to do them justice Listen/buy: srsr.li/purpleschala... Art: www.instagram.com/cutoutcardman/ Gameplay: @lowlevelowl.bsky.social

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Films I watched this week: 🗓️ Sunday: The Piano Lesson ♥️⭐⭐⭐ 🗓️ Thursday: Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl ♥️⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🗓️ Friday: Anora ♥️⭐⭐⭐⭐½ 🗓️ Saturday: The Elephant Man ♥️⭐⭐⭐⭐½ ✍️🎬🇧🇷 letterboxd.com/Vivitor/film...

Sometimes art has an impressive ability to create wonderful characters that transcend a grotesque aesthetic. - "Boy Bitten by a Lizard" (1593–1594), Caravaggio - "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" (1883), Victor Hugo - "The Elephant Man" (1980), David Lynch - "Inside" (2016), Arnt Jensen

I'm curious to see what Monolith Soft can do on a more powerful console, and I'd especially like to see a new IP for the Nintendo Switch 2.

Get ready with your macro and micro skills, because Steam Real-Time Strategy Fest marches in next Monday. This Fest features all types of RTS games from medieval settings to space wars, in addition to some fresh takes on the intersection between real-time and strategy!

David Lynch was one of the most brilliant filmmakers of surrealism and absurdism in cinema. The history of cinema in the late 20th and early 21st centuries can never be told without mentioning David Lynch's legendary works, such as The Elephant Man, Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks.

It's not confirmed that the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con can be used as a mouse, but I think Pikmin is a Nintendo franchise that could benefit from this, and it would be interesting to see a new IP that explores this potential.

Although it started in 2019, finally in 2025 the ninth generation of consoles will have a complete team in the video game market.

My original article on Castlevania: SOTN's original English translation is up at @polygon.com! Based partly on an epic zoom interview I did with Jeremy Blaustein, who is still living & translating in Japan. www.polygon.com/gaming/50682...

Today is World Logic Day (January 14 is the date of the death of Kurt Gödel and the date of birth of Alfred Tarski, the two greatest logicians of the 20th century, and who are great inspirations in my academic studies). To celebrate this day, I'll give you some book, film and game recommendations:

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2022 has been the best year I've seen for adventure-RPGs yet, with brilliantly well-written releases in the genre, notably Pentiment, Roadwarden and Citizen Sleeper. 2023 and 2024 seem to have been weaker years for the genre, but 2025 gives me hope with Citizen Sleeper 2 coming soon.

If Switch 2 is a "Switch Pro", the ninth generation of consoles will be the least innovative in hardware interaction in the history of video games. I wonder if this is a coincidence or if we are experiencing a trend of greater appreciation for software innovation and less for hardware innovation.

Four classic Square Enix games that deserve a remaster or remake.

Billions of years from now, only one galaxy will remain as spiral galaxies NGC 2207 (right) and IC 2163 (left) slowly merge. This composite of Hubble and Webb images shows their recent encounter, triggering star formation and tidal streams. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI