Christopher Gates
@chriswgates.bsky.social
Writer. Unwashed and somewhat slightly dazed.
living alone for three and a half days is leading to some poor decisions
November 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
living alone for three and a half days is leading to some poor decisions
it's easy to say "no one did it better" to eulogize someone, but with Tom Stoppard it may actually be true
November 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
it's easy to say "no one did it better" to eulogize someone, but with Tom Stoppard it may actually be true
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the response to Dispatch means a full Baldur's Gate 3-style superhero rpg would absolutely clean up, huh?
November 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
the response to Dispatch means a full Baldur's Gate 3-style superhero rpg would absolutely clean up, huh?
the response to Dispatch means a full Baldur's Gate 3-style superhero rpg would absolutely clean up, huh?
November 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
the response to Dispatch means a full Baldur's Gate 3-style superhero rpg would absolutely clean up, huh?
family out of town means I can finally watch all the movies no one wanted to see with me. vampire night (Sinners, Nosferatu, also Weapons for some reason) fully delivered, let's see how superheroes go. Toxic Avenger, you're up.
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
family out of town means I can finally watch all the movies no one wanted to see with me. vampire night (Sinners, Nosferatu, also Weapons for some reason) fully delivered, let's see how superheroes go. Toxic Avenger, you're up.
but what if Stranger Things was still going? the "kids" would be like 30, lol. they'd be on 2nd ed AD&D rules! anyway thank god it ended with the first season
November 27, 2025 at 4:34 AM
but what if Stranger Things was still going? the "kids" would be like 30, lol. they'd be on 2nd ed AD&D rules! anyway thank god it ended with the first season
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Closest thing you'll see from me maybe ever to a personal essay about a video game vgbees.com/im-great-at-...
I'm Great At Baby Steps Because I Walk Like That In Real Life - VGBees
CW: medical talk, surgical talk, bones, car accident In late May, an uninsured Lexus driver ran a yellow light and pulled in front of me...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Closest thing you'll see from me maybe ever to a personal essay about a video game vgbees.com/im-great-at-...
Demonschool is a great recent example of this
i take frenzy damage every time i see someone go "well i just use it for the boring stuff". what are you TALKING about? if it's boring or unimportant, why are you putting it in? NPC dialogue is fertile ground for worldbuilding, creating verisimilitude, conveying important information, and hijinks!!
Buy a solo indie dev's game because I want to support them.
Find out it uses OpenAI to write "non-important NPC dialogue".
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Find out it uses OpenAI to write "non-important NPC dialogue".
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November 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Demonschool is a great recent example of this
on the plus side, if I want pumpkin pie a day early, who's gonna stop me?
I'm in a house by myself for the Thanksgiving break and I suddenly understand why podcasts are so popular
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
on the plus side, if I want pumpkin pie a day early, who's gonna stop me?
I'm in a house by myself for the Thanksgiving break and I suddenly understand why podcasts are so popular
November 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I'm in a house by myself for the Thanksgiving break and I suddenly understand why podcasts are so popular
I would've listened to The Mighty Crabjoys in high school, too. I'm just like Superman, is what I'm saying.
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I would've listened to The Mighty Crabjoys in high school, too. I'm just like Superman, is what I'm saying.
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Each Prime Number of Likes = 1 Star Wars Take
November 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Each Prime Number of Likes = 1 Star Wars Take
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We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
since we're all talking about it anyway, do you think it's possible to do a space opera in this day and age that's not somehow in dialogue with Star Wars (even if it's just a rejection of its ideas/aesthetics)?
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
since we're all talking about it anyway, do you think it's possible to do a space opera in this day and age that's not somehow in dialogue with Star Wars (even if it's just a rejection of its ideas/aesthetics)?
pinball plans for the week scuttled. devastated. please send beer.
November 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
pinball plans for the week scuttled. devastated. please send beer.
maybe I should clean up and publish some of these solo RPGs I've been tinkering with. maybe that's a thing I should do.
November 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
maybe I should clean up and publish some of these solo RPGs I've been tinkering with. maybe that's a thing I should do.
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Much like how AI art could be interesting if it leaned into its digital psychadelia instead of being sold as a way to Replace All Creative Labor (tm), I feel like VR could be interesting if it leaned into its strengths in generating presence instead of going down with the failure of the metaverse.
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Much like how AI art could be interesting if it leaned into its digital psychadelia instead of being sold as a way to Replace All Creative Labor (tm), I feel like VR could be interesting if it leaned into its strengths in generating presence instead of going down with the failure of the metaverse.
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DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
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Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate V: The Death of the Earl, by Simon François Ravenet, after William Hogarth, 1745, 📸 by @evanvucci
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate V: The Death of the Earl, by Simon François Ravenet, after William Hogarth, 1745, 📸 by @evanvucci
probably one of the five best-written English-language movies of all time, and never out of style. if you haven't seen it, watch immediately. if you have, watch it again!
‘Sweet Smell of Success’ is “a bleak and unsparing depiction of obeisance before power in a morally bankrupt culture,” @splicedpersonality.bsky.social writes: crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...
November 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
probably one of the five best-written English-language movies of all time, and never out of style. if you haven't seen it, watch immediately. if you have, watch it again!
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This month instead of GOTY I called the theme of the year early and wrote about Piranesi, Blue Prince, and why 2025 is the year of the House Game
Unwinnable Monthly – November 2025 - Unwinnable
The long dark season is upon us and we've one fewer light.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This month instead of GOTY I called the theme of the year early and wrote about Piranesi, Blue Prince, and why 2025 is the year of the House Game
or this I guess lol
November 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
or this I guess lol
PRO TIP: Rian Johnson might not make a Muppet Knives Out, but there's nothing stopping one of you from constructing a Christie-style whodunnit featuring extremely familiar but non-copyright-infringing puppets.
November 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
PRO TIP: Rian Johnson might not make a Muppet Knives Out, but there's nothing stopping one of you from constructing a Christie-style whodunnit featuring extremely familiar but non-copyright-infringing puppets.
oh this game actually rules, though
DEMONSCHOOL!!
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
oh this game actually rules, though
Rhea Seehorn on Pluribus is the most relatable character on TV
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Rhea Seehorn on Pluribus is the most relatable character on TV