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👋 About me: 🏳️🌈 AF ❤️ horror 📽️ + sci-fi 📚 Recent fave games: 😀 Emio — The Smiling Man 🔫 Metro Quester 👻 Paranormasight 🏇 Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On! 🐉 SaGa Emerald Beyond 🌀 World of Horror Old fave games: 🔮 Final Fantasy V 🌆 Hotel Dusk 🏠 Katamari Damacy 🌈 Rainbow Islands ⚔️ Shining Force 🚪 Sweet Home
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If you love quirky RPGs/dungeon-crawlers and have yet to give Dungeon Encounters a try, I would highly recommend doing so now. It is an absolute *gem* of a game!
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7 days ago
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One tip I'd like to pass along to folks playing (and maybe struggling with) Stray Children: feel free to grind! To do this, though, you need to kill the Olders you encounter. They'll continue to spawn if you kill them. Once you pacify them with words, you won't encounter them anymore.
9 days ago
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The more I play Stray Children, the more I believe it's a gem of a game that deserves to sit next to Moon: Remix RPG Adventure.
9 days ago
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While playing through Stray Children, I've been keeping notes on the words I've used in battle to help/pacify each Older (the game's "enemies"). My notes for the game's 4th boss: "Don't know. Killed him." 😂😂😂
10 days ago
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Oh, how I wish there were a physical Japanese guide for Onion Games' Stray Children that was like the beautiful guides for Moon: Remix RPG Adventure, UFO: A Day in the Life and Chulip...
10 days ago
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Welp, that did the trick for me! XD
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15 days ago
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Onion Games
15 days ago
Just a few more days to get
#StrayChildren
with a launch-week discount! AND ALSO to get all the rest of our Nintendo Switch and Steam games for 30% off! Don't wait!
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17 days ago
open sesame
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Struggling with Stray Children and can't find any helpful info in English? Here's a great Japanese guide I've been using as needed:
gamecap.jp/straychildren/
Just have your browser translate the text into English. Voila! ^_^
18 days ago
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You know, as much as I'm loving most aspects of Stray Children, I'm also finding certain aspects of it quite trying and annoying. I can't help but feel like a lot of folks might bounce off this game in frustration despite how beautiful it is otherwise :(
19 days ago
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I managed to put an hour or two into Stray Children last night. Yep, this is most definitely an Onion Games joint!! Beautiful, melancholy, strange... it's all there ^_^
21 days ago
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Onion Games
22 days ago
Outside these walls, the Children say, the grown-ups are monsters, and nowhere is safe. Our bittersweet fairy tale RPG
#StrayChildren
is now available worldwide! Buy it now on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3649490/...
Buy it now on Nintendo Switch:
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
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I beat the main dungeon in Shiren the Wanderer DS last night -- just in the nick of time! (Stray Children releases today, after all.)
22 days ago
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Onion Games
about 1 month ago
The countdown begins! 10 days until
#StrayChildren
launches on Nintendo Switch and Steam! Wishlist it on Steam right now:
store.steampowered.com/app/3649490/...
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While playing Shiren the Wanderer DS last night, I encountered my first whole-floor Monster House of the game. Hell, it may have been the first one I've encountered in *any* Shiren game. Regardless, what a thrill! Though it was actually less tense than expected in the end.
about 1 month ago
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Onion Games
about 1 month ago
Recently,
@wes.readonlymemo.com
sat down with our Head Boss Onion Kimura-san to talk about
#StrayChildren
and all things Onion, and the first of those articles is online now at
@pcgamer.com
!
www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/af...
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After learning his cult '90s RPG influenced Undertale, this Japanese developer finally got 'the courage' to make another RPG decades later thanks to Toby Fox
Yoshiro Kimura's new game Stray Children is a spiritual successor to Moon: Remix RPG, but it has more than a little in common with Undertale.
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/after-learning-his-cult-90s-rpg-influenced-undertale-this-japanese-developer-finally-got-the-courage-to-make-another-rpg-decades-later-thanks-to-toby-fox/
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I *loved* Raging Loop!
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about 1 month ago
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One of my favorite things about playing a Shiren the Wanderer game is how it gets me to think, "Yeah, I could probably just keep playing this for the rest of my life."
about 1 month ago
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And by the way, go play Tobu Tobu Girl. It's free! It's brilliant! And that of course includes its OST. Seriously, one of my all-time fave GB games, period.
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about 1 month ago
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Four RPGs to get to know me.
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about 1 month ago
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Well, I put a couple of hours into Shiren the Wanderer for the Nintendo DS last night. Yep, it's Shiren alright! :D Actually made it pretty far without dying, too -- and even then I probably could've avoided it had I not been rushing to the next rest stop. Anyway, onward and upward!
about 2 months ago
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I'm in a real Nintendo DS kind of mood at the moment after finishing Hotel Dusk and Last Window back to back. I *think* I'm starting through Shiren the Wanderer next, but I also have Flower, Sun, and Rain and Chrono Trigger at the ready...
about 2 months ago
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Wario64
about 2 months ago
Stray Children releasing Oct 30, 2025 for Steam and Switch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLXC...
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Onion Games
about 2 months ago
Outside these walls, the Children say, the grown-ups are monsters, and nowhere is safe. Discover our bittersweet fairy tale RPG
#StrayChildren
on October 30th, 2025, when it releases on Nintendo Switch and Steam! Wishlist it now:
store.steampowered.com/app/3649490/...
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about 2 months ago
It would be weird if Bubble Bobble were meant to have an anti-alcohol message. But it was also be weird if it didn't, given how the ending plays out.
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Why Is the Big Bad of Bubble Bobble Named ‘Super Drunk’? — Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
Unpacking the rather surreal ending to the ‘pop-n-bop’ platformer classic.
https://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/super-drunk-bubble-bobble-alcohol
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Finally finished Last Window: The Secret of Cape West for the Nintendo DS last night. This was my second time through the game. First time happened in 2019. Strangely, most of the game's second half seemed new to me -- I'd forgotten what happened over the last six or so years.
about 2 months ago
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RPG Site
about 2 months ago
Dear me, I was… Nintendo Switch version announced by Arc System Works at TGS 2025:
www.rpgsite.net/news/18564-d...
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Are the "Game Over" situations and screens in Hotel Dusk and Last Window for the Nintendo DS the best in all of gaming? I'm here to argue that, yes, they are.
about 2 months ago
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Folks know Dark Auction, an upcoming PC/PS5/Switch game written by Rika Suzuki (Another Code, Hotel Dusk), is releasing in Japan on Jan. 29 and will include English, right??
2 months ago
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Bowl of Lentils
2 months ago
!!NEW VIDEO!! This time I cover Chunsoft’s Sound Novel franchise, a hugely important series in the history of Japanese video games that served as the progenitor to the visual novel genre and was a source of inspiration for all kinds of developers. WATCH -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9BT...
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Lost in the shuffle and wake of yesterday's Nintendo Direct was the fact that no Kyle Hyde Collection was announced for Switch 1/2. And for that I am sad :(
2 months ago
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You know, that weirdo Pokemon x Animal Crossing game seems kind of brilliant in various ways. I overlooked it when I first watched the Nintendo Direct this morning, but it keeps coming back to me.
2 months ago
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I sometimes think Nintendo is like that person you love -- and kind of hate -- so much that you just want to hug and squeeze them until they pop.
2 months ago
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When this morning's Nintendo Direct began and it went through all of those draft illustrations of various Mario games, did anyone else think it was leading up to a reveal of a new, hand-drawn 2D Mario game??
2 months ago
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Wario64
3 months ago
Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid is $19.99 on Steam
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US eShop
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Finished my most recent playthrough of Hotel Dusk last night. 'Twas a wonderful experience, as expected. Actually, I think I enjoyed it even more this time around than I did last time. Every element of this game is so damn good. It's a travesty that developer CiNG no longer exists :(
3 months ago
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Wario64
3 months ago
Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island is $31.99 on Steam
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$33.99 US eShop
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Switch reprint at VGP
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Got to see Clue (the 1985 film) in the theater last night. It was, of course, wonderful. Strange to only see one ending, though. The film really benefits from seeing the three available endings (even if only one is considered the "real" one) back to back to back, IMO.
3 months ago
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Still plugging away at Hotel Dusk, maybe an hour or so every night. Still loving it. That said, I think I agree with
@unctions.bsky.social
and find Last Window's moodier vibe more appealing overall?
3 months ago
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Update: I did, indeed, start my way through Hotel Dusk last night. I believe this will be the third time I've played this wonderful DS game ^_^
3 months ago
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Replaying Hotel Dusk will heal me, I just know it...
3 months ago
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I said I would cherry UFO 50's Barbuta, and I did -- late last night, if fact XD TBH, I didn't actually beat it without dying. I "cheated" by buying back some eggs before tackling the final boss. I didn't die while fighting it, though, so I'd say it still counts.
3 months ago
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Finally finished Barbuta! What a fun, interesting, challenging game ^_^ I'll definitely go for the cherry later, as I think that's totally doable at this point.
3 months ago
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I think I'm going to need to replay Hotel Dusk and/or Last Window again soon. Both games keep creeping into my mind, and who am I to ignore a message like that?
3 months ago
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Made a *lot* of progress in Barbuta last night and especially this morning. I've now seen at least 3/4 of the map. Got a few new items, too. I love this game! A few things are still stumping me, but I'm going to plug away at them a few more times before resorting to spoilers.
3 months ago
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I think I've plateaued in UFO 50's Magic Garden, so I'm going to pivot away from it (temporarily!) tonight and focus on Barbuta :D I've taken a casual approach to Barbuta up to now, but tonight I'm turning things up a notch and creating a map (on paper!) that'll hopefully help guide future attempts.
3 months ago
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I spent waaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy too much time playing Magic Garden (in UFO 50) yesterday + last night. I am now fully obsessed and won't stop until I top the leaderboard. I got to about 10,000 points last night, so still a way to go. Anyone else love this one?
3 months ago
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I watched the entire first season of Twin Peaks somewhat out of the blue over the last week. I nearly didn't get past the pilot, which I initially found bizarre (in a bad way) and off-putting. Once I got into episode two, though, I was hooked. Anyway, what a ride! Can't wait to start season two...
3 months ago
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Welp, UFO 50 has been bought. Wasn't intending to buy it right away for various reasons, but I'm too curious about it to wait. Plus, as much as I'm enjoying playing my PC Engine again, I desperately need something to play that isn't tied to a TV. Anyway, going to dive into it tonight! :D
3 months ago
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RPG Site
4 months ago
At BitSummit we had a chance to speak with Yoshiro Kimura, founder & president of Onion Games, where we talked about the upcoming RPG Stray Children, indie dev, Toby Fox, and making your own coffee:
https://www.rpgsite.net/feature/17959-an-interview-with-yoshiro-kimura-stray-children-art-creation
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