Happy birthday brothaaaaa

New episode of Damage Per Pod this week! We start our run of early Platinum games with the original Bayonetta. open.substack.com/pub/jessebar...

Thank you again to the good people over at @simonandschuster.bsky.social and to @kellygay.bsky.social for letting me do this

Me and my boi @misterbones.bsky.social are back at it with another banger. Give us a listen yall

Reconnect Recommends: Post Sickness GameStop Haul Yap Session #gaming #videogames

Come hang out with me and listen to me yap open.substack.com/pub/jessebar...

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Yo I ain’t got time to be this broke. Stop releasing things I cannot resist buying thank you corporate America

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Philly is great except for ALL THE JERSEY DRIVERS

max simped too close to the sun tbh

AY YOOOOO @misterbones.bsky.social and I hitting them streets to bring you the good word of MAX PAYNE 2 open.substack.com/pub/jessebar...

And for Gucci Mane cameo

seeing GHOST at MSG in a couple of weeks. VERY excited for the new outfits

"These books suck." 😆 - Final Fantasy 9 (PS1)

Greetings from Brooklyn

Me on the subway

VELCRO

A thing of beauty. Thank you @nightdivestudios.bsky.social

ya ass ain’t ready

Dreadnought progress. Lots to do yet.

Oh I guess a grown man can’t have hobbies anymore

Get me to God’s country…

New episode of Damage Per Pod is up! @damagepersecond.bsky.social and I set out to discuss Control, the latest in our run of Remedy’s games. We somehow also end up talking about Evangelion and Running Scared. Give it a listen if you like. open.substack.com/pub/jessebar...

Our podcast is like a Chris Nolan film

Aw yeah - @misterbones.bsky.social and I are back with this month's podcast on @remedygames.com QUANTUM BREAK. Still amazing stuff in 2025 - please enjoy!

Really makes you think about where society is going when we've made 4 Bad Boys movies but NO Good Boys movies

A Legends Remaster is a primo idea b/c of this very observation. Those games still hold up with gameplay/exploration but could use 1.) updated controls and 2.) physical preservation.

pretty crazy games art can be more about how it makes you feel rather than if it breaks the mold or not.

one of the best games to play like an interactive intellectual sci fi novel. these games floor me

I'm back at it! If y'all love Animorphs - you should be following me over at Substack as I revisit this crazy series open.substack.com/pub/jessebar...

Was an honor to be asked to contribute to this roundup from @harrisonpolites.bsky.social. You’ll never guess who I wrote about 🥰

send me here

This is Aldo. He is a good boy. But also... a bad boy. 13/10

ART

And it only gets better

Thank you for the shout out to myself and @misterbones.bsky.social chatting about dat ALAN WAKEEEE

Jesse and I recently shined a light (literally) on the Alan Wake remaster as we begin our series on Remedy. Check it out below or wherever you get podcasts, and make sure to follow Jesse’s Substack. open.substack.com/pub/jessebar...

In preparation of discussing QUANTUM BREAK on the podcast next month, I started reading the book published by @torbooks.bsky.social. It's fun! I'm about halfway through and I would say that it's def for those who have knowledge of the game - don't go in too blind.

We recently talked about this game on the podcast - what a great format for GEARS. I hope they expand on it and fix pacing issues. $10 is well worth your time for this. jessebartel.substack.com/p/talkin-gea...

[email protected] and I discuss ALAN WAKE on our latest podcast. Next month we tackle QUANTUM BREAK by Remedy. substack.com/home/post/p-...

shout out to Chris Hansen

Gears of Fall concludes with Gears Tactics over on Damage Per Pod! @damagepersecond.bsky.social and I finish up our Gears coverage, and are starting Remedy’s catalog later this month. Make sure to follow Jesse on Substack! It’s not HIS fault I’m like this. open.substack.com/pub/jessebar...

Ayyyyy!!! The one present I’ll get to open today (kids are with their mom this year) and ho ho holy shit!!! @damagepersecond.bsky.social thank you SO much. This is amazing!

Thanks to anyone who has given Damage Per a listen. We crossed 2K downloads. Much appreciated. open.substack.com/pub/jessebar...

@damagepersecond.bsky.social and myself sat down to talk about Bloober Team’s Blair Witch game from 2019, their Silent Hill 2 remake (amazing), and other spooky topics. It’s Octobloober time. Give it a listen if you like. substack.com/@jessebartel...