Today being a rare midweek holiday, I stayed up late last night finishing Dragon Quest III HD-2D. It's my first time ever beating this one! I'd rank it low-ish in the series—battle balance kinda stinks and the silent party's a bummer. But there's no such thing as a bad Dragon Quest, IMO.

This is FUCKED UP

Completed a major reorganization of my apartment today! Swapped the positions of my work and gaming desks, redecorated both, set up the work desk for standing use, redid some lighting, AND put up the Christmas decorations. Tiiiiired. 😴

There’s that winter storm we were promised.

Dissidia Duellum tracks are leaking and so am I 🥵 I'd love to know who composed for this soundtrack! (more at the linked channel) www.youtube.com/watch?v=frTK...

Who else has a Shoulder Cat™️?

it’s this kind of day apparently

bet you didn't expect to see Waluigi playing DDR Extreme on your skyline this morning

My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."

Hey, quick question: Why does everything cost so much money and why I don't I ever have enough of it? Just wondering.

I was a member of TGA Future Class 2022 and lemmee tell ya, my skin has been crawling since pretty much every interaction I had with them (few) & story I heard about other members' interactions with them (many) was bad. & by bad I mean, so many shades of being used as photo op tokens & nothing more

watching entire industries take steps backwards because they can only think in terms of shorterm shareholder and exec profits and how to line their own pockets, rather than looking at a long-term greater picture of what it'll do to product or said industry is fucking exhausting, actually

If you are in the business of making stories, quality writing is non-negotiable. Good localization is non-negotiable.

You don't need me to tell you this is yet more good money being burned after bad. But as someone who's worked with that QA team, I'll say they're unsung heroes who truly play a huge role in maintaining SE's reputation for high quality locs and to attempt to replace them with AI is deeply insulting.

Chicago in the fall >>>>

My top activity from the Nintendo Store app is...utterly unsurprising. 😆 I expected more than 200+ and 150+ hours played for ACNH and SSBU, honestly.

So fucking happy for NYC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I like it when good things happen!!!!!!!

i can’t believe a good thing happened we should do this more often

We're fighting a loss of creatives entering our field right now, & Jenn's site helps bring them in & get started (to say the least of what she's written on translation). It shouldn't be allowed to just disappear. If you have solutions, reach out.

As part of my regular sexual health care, I got my first injection of Apretude for PreP last week. It’s incredible how far HIV prevention has come. This ethical slut is proud to get tested regularly and always knows his status ✌🏻 But wow does my ass hurt at the injection site. 😝

In the latest episode of Tokyo Game Life, localizer Stephen Meyerink joins to dig into everything amazing about Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles! And I take you inside the vibrant Sega Store Tokyo! Find Tokyo Game Life wherever you get podcasts: tokyogamelife.com/episode/fina...

Vagrant Story!! Not just one of the most striking and singular RPGs ever made, but also the Matsuno game most deserving of a UI overhaul to bring out its best qualities. The in-progress decompilation could someday make that possible, even if Square never remasters it itself.

Cracking open a refreshing CAGED Neuro Energy (BLUE) to celebrate BIRDCAGE passing the 10,000 Wishlists milestone! Thank you so much for sharing the word about our sword action shooting game, everyone. BIRDCAGE launches on Steam November 18th! store.steampowered.com/app/2158550/...

me putting my Apple Music library on shuffle

𝓸𝓪𝓽 𝓶𝓲𝓵𝓴

i hate gay Halloween what do you mean you’re the Waluigi “YOU WON THIS HOLE!” meme

Seeing a review of Dragon Quest I that concluded with “stop saying ‘thou,’ this isn’t Final Fantasy VI” has made my blood boil. Attributing “thou” to a single scene in FFVI, as if it invented Old English, is short-sighted and petulant. God forbid writing ever challenge you! 🙄

I don’t think I’m ever going to top (heh) last year’s Halloween costume

Is this what waking up to good news feels like? C-Can every day be like this, please?

Back when Endwalker came out, I had a pet theory that beating the main scenario might reward you with a “Platinum” UI theme—like you’d been blessed by Hydaelyn. I was wrong, of course. This fulfills a longstanding wish of mine. 🤍

YEEEEEEESSSSSS. 🚊 🚊 🚊

Today on Astral City Mini, I come to grips with the intrinsic meaninglessness of Numbers Going Up.

Perhaps one of the most important releases of the year. I can't believe this is finally out. Shamelessly sharing the blog piece I wrote 5 years ago about Onion Games, Yoshiro Kimura & company, Little King's Story and why their games mean a lot to me: unexpectedgames.blog/2020/10/01/i...

We need to stop being embarrassed by the limitations of technology that gave us a digital impressionism movement for 20 years And Final Fantasy should not have 5 different pixel sizes on screen at once.

Today on Astral City Mini, I come to grips with the intrinsic meaninglessness of Numbers Going Up.

Desk doodle of Estelle ane Joshua #TrailsInTheSky

I'm just saying to my friends in loc and publishing companies, y'all, I can think of at least a couple of really cool dating sims released by fly-by-night developers back in the day that wouldn't cost a ton to TL. You bring the technical expertise, I'll bring translators who are genre experts. 💪😎

Incredibly detailed article that brilliantly expands what’s going on and why it’s bad for audiences and the industry.

As I've said countless times before and I'm sure many of you are sick of hearing: I like so many old games because they're genuinely ~good~, not because they're old/niche/have some "collector's aura" Remakes like this DQ1&2 bundle are a chance for everyone to see that for themselves :D

やらないか

This morning I'm buoyed by the critique I've seen emerging for Dragon Quest I & II. Cheers to @alucarti.bsky.social, @solfleet.bsky.social, @nadiaoxford.bsky.social, @va11halla.bsky.social, @cullenforever.bsky.social, @quinton.bsky.social, Zach Wilkerson at @rpgfan.bsky.social, et al.

This has been happening to me too. I once again feel like technology and the world are driving me slowly insane. ^_^

Current Mood #TrailsOfColdSteel #art 🌟

Cafeposting from Daisies is long overdue ☕️ 🥐

One reason why I love Nando’s Peri-Peri so much is because it promotes a sauce-positive experience. Sauce is abundant and flows freely, in plentiful variety, without limit or judgement. Here, I am sauce-secure. Here, I am seen. Here, I am loved.

Milano's Odd Job Collection will be dishing out a good time on PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One/Series X|S, & Nintendo Switch on Dec. 9! Get more details on where and when to wishlist on your preferred platform in the reply below!

This is virtually everything I want from a shmup: thumping flow-state action layered over a robust worldview I can dig into at my leisure. I am absolutely the kind of guy who will spend hours paging through a lore database.

I am not good at watercolor painting (yet!) but it’s silly fun. I did some #FFXIV doodles for practice.

Penned a number of pithy captions about my Dutch/Scottish/Welsh heritage but ultimately I’m just gonna say I look handsome today and leave it at that

Went to an incredibly neat pop-up event for the Japanese stationery company Kakimori, where some friends and I built our own custom notebooks! What a cool experience. Check the build in the alt text ⬇️