Charlotte Huston
@crystar.bsky.social
Games Writer for Minimap/SuperJump/LOGNet | Creative Writer | Teacher's Aide | Poet | Gamer | TTRPG Dev | 29F |
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Charlotte Huston
@crystar.bsky.social
· Jan 2
2024 is done and now it's time for a new gaming thread for 2025! I'm staying the course with my backlog as well as new releases. I'm excited for experiences I'll have in the year ahead!
Not posting again until I unlock my queen H'aanit in Octopath Traveler 0
December 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Not posting again until I unlock my queen H'aanit in Octopath Traveler 0
So happy to see Judy Alice Lee get my work. She's one of the female MC voices you can pick in Octopath 0. She's quickly becomes one of my favorite VAs between characters like Luna Snow, Vex, Melinoe, and etc.
December 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
So happy to see Judy Alice Lee get my work. She's one of the female MC voices you can pick in Octopath 0. She's quickly becomes one of my favorite VAs between characters like Luna Snow, Vex, Melinoe, and etc.
I'm assembling a team #OctopathTraveler0
December 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I'm assembling a team #OctopathTraveler0
The audio compression issue in Octopath 0 is such a bummer since it's clear many of these VAs are giving it their all here. Hope it gets fixed soon.
The issue is so bad I couldn't 100% tell if Tressa had the same VA or not at first (she does tho).
The issue is so bad I couldn't 100% tell if Tressa had the same VA or not at first (she does tho).
December 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The audio compression issue in Octopath 0 is such a bummer since it's clear many of these VAs are giving it their all here. Hope it gets fixed soon.
The issue is so bad I couldn't 100% tell if Tressa had the same VA or not at first (she does tho).
The issue is so bad I couldn't 100% tell if Tressa had the same VA or not at first (she does tho).
The audio compression issue in Octopath 0 is such a bummer since it's clear many of these VAs are giving it their all here. Hope it gets fixed soon.
The issue is so bad I couldn't 100% tell if Tressa had the same VA or not at first (she does tho).
The issue is so bad I couldn't 100% tell if Tressa had the same VA or not at first (she does tho).
December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The audio compression issue in Octopath 0 is such a bummer since it's clear many of these VAs are giving it their all here. Hope it gets fixed soon.
The issue is so bad I couldn't 100% tell if Tressa had the same VA or not at first (she does tho).
The issue is so bad I couldn't 100% tell if Tressa had the same VA or not at first (she does tho).
This quote gives a bit of the wrong impression and I don't want people to read this expecting a glowing review, because it is not. I had very conflicted thoughts on Yotei, but I overall came away with a positive sentiment. It allowed me to reflect on how I can appreciate what it attempts to do.
"Ghost of Yōtei is a great game that will remain in my mind as one that left me fulfilled"
Story by Charlotte Huston
➡️ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/ghost-of-yotei-doesnt-try-to-be-tsushima/
Story by Charlotte Huston
➡️ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/ghost-of-yotei-doesnt-try-to-be-tsushima/
December 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This quote gives a bit of the wrong impression and I don't want people to read this expecting a glowing review, because it is not. I had very conflicted thoughts on Yotei, but I overall came away with a positive sentiment. It allowed me to reflect on how I can appreciate what it attempts to do.
Reposted by Charlotte Huston
"Ghost of Yōtei is a great game that will remain in my mind as one that left me fulfilled"
Story by Charlotte Huston
➡️ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/ghost-of-yotei-doesnt-try-to-be-tsushima/
Story by Charlotte Huston
➡️ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/ghost-of-yotei-doesnt-try-to-be-tsushima/
December 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"Ghost of Yōtei is a great game that will remain in my mind as one that left me fulfilled"
Story by Charlotte Huston
➡️ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/ghost-of-yotei-doesnt-try-to-be-tsushima/
Story by Charlotte Huston
➡️ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/ghost-of-yotei-doesnt-try-to-be-tsushima/
This is also why we haven't gotten a good Doctor Who game
It’s Obra Dinn. Obra Dinn gives you a structure to work in that makes you feel like you’re smart even if you’re not *that* smart. It’s baffling that more AA/AAA games have not folded it into their games RPing ‘smart’ characters. (Even tho I’ve been pitching them for years.)
So what's a UX that feels like being the world's greatest detective?
Maybe... walking into a room, glancing around, and noticing something everyone else missed? To Batman, the clues are so obvious they might as well glow yellow.
Oh. Oh no. Ohhh no no no no n-3/7
Maybe... walking into a room, glancing around, and noticing something everyone else missed? To Batman, the clues are so obvious they might as well glow yellow.
Oh. Oh no. Ohhh no no no no n-3/7
December 2, 2025 at 3:14 AM
This is also why we haven't gotten a good Doctor Who game
It's December now, so here's some advice: if you have New Year's Resolutions planned, start them now. Your goals will only be accomplished by making your progress towards them routine. Your real goal will be keep it consistent through 2026.
December 2, 2025 at 3:12 AM
It's December now, so here's some advice: if you have New Year's Resolutions planned, start them now. Your goals will only be accomplished by making your progress towards them routine. Your real goal will be keep it consistent through 2026.
Reposted by Charlotte Huston
Will you find your next gaming obsession among the titles we're playing this month?
Story by Charlotte Huston, B. Cantrell, CJ Wilson, PJ Walerysiak, and Bryan Finck
➡️ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/now-playing-at-superjump-issue-36/
Story by Charlotte Huston, B. Cantrell, CJ Wilson, PJ Walerysiak, and Bryan Finck
➡️ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/now-playing-at-superjump-issue-36/
November 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Will you find your next gaming obsession among the titles we're playing this month?
Story by Charlotte Huston, B. Cantrell, CJ Wilson, PJ Walerysiak, and Bryan Finck
➡️ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/now-playing-at-superjump-issue-36/
Story by Charlotte Huston, B. Cantrell, CJ Wilson, PJ Walerysiak, and Bryan Finck
➡️ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/now-playing-at-superjump-issue-36/
I wrote about SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide! I know its a little bit of a meme on my account but I found it difficult to be nuanced about a SpongeBob game of all things so I tackled it from the angle of "Should a parent buy this for their kids over x game?" minimap.net/magazine/Min...
SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide Shows Promise | Magazine | Minimap
It is a game clearly intended for a younger audience, and that may be obvious to you, but it also is important to note. The people reading reviews for Titans of the Tide likely fall into the camp of g...
minimap.net
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I wrote about SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide! I know its a little bit of a meme on my account but I found it difficult to be nuanced about a SpongeBob game of all things so I tackled it from the angle of "Should a parent buy this for their kids over x game?" minimap.net/magazine/Min...
Reposted by Charlotte Huston
Our review of #SpongebobSquarepantsTitansofthetide by @crystar.bsky.social is out now!!
@thqnordic.com
#GameReview #Minimap
minimap.net/magazine/Min...
@thqnordic.com
#GameReview #Minimap
minimap.net/magazine/Min...
SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide Shows Promise | Magazine | Minimap
It is a game clearly intended for a younger audience, and that may be obvious to you, but it also is important to note. The people reading reviews for Titans of the Tide likely fall into the camp of g...
minimap.net
November 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Our review of #SpongebobSquarepantsTitansofthetide by @crystar.bsky.social is out now!!
@thqnordic.com
#GameReview #Minimap
minimap.net/magazine/Min...
@thqnordic.com
#GameReview #Minimap
minimap.net/magazine/Min...
SpongeSouls: Titans of the Ringed City
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
SpongeSouls: Titans of the Ringed City
I've been with Minimap with a month so far and it's been an absolute delight. I've already written 5 reviews with them. Between OpenCritic and the coworkers being so welcoming, it's been an absolute treat. And I'm only getting started too!
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I've been with Minimap with a month so far and it's been an absolute delight. I've already written 5 reviews with them. Between OpenCritic and the coworkers being so welcoming, it's been an absolute treat. And I'm only getting started too!
The Monthly Active User data that IGN reported proves my point that most of the Marvel Rivals playerbase is on console, and is well above Overwatch to boot.
www.ign.com/articles/new...
www.ign.com/articles/new...
Everyone's Playing Shooters Right Now, New Data Shows — While Pokémon Legends: Z-A 'Underperformed' Compared to Arceus - IGN
Everyone's playing shooters these days, at least according to some new data from Newzoo shared with IGN.
www.ign.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:43 AM
The Monthly Active User data that IGN reported proves my point that most of the Marvel Rivals playerbase is on console, and is well above Overwatch to boot.
www.ign.com/articles/new...
www.ign.com/articles/new...
I wrote about Ball x Pit for Minimap! It's a fun little game. Though I understand some people's gripes with it, I think it banks on being arcadey to a point that it works very splendidly.
minimap.net/magazine/Min...
minimap.net/magazine/Min...
Ball X Pit Sets Out To Be a Uniquely Fun Roguelike | Magazine | Minimap
Though, it speaks numbers to the quality of Ball x Pit that a game that drags at times is still worthy of recommendation.
minimap.net
November 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I wrote about Ball x Pit for Minimap! It's a fun little game. Though I understand some people's gripes with it, I think it banks on being arcadey to a point that it works very splendidly.
minimap.net/magazine/Min...
minimap.net/magazine/Min...
Reposted by Charlotte Huston
Our review of #BallXPit by @crystar.bsky.social is out!
#IndieGame #GameReview #Minimap
@ballxpit.com
minimap.net/magazine/Min...
#IndieGame #GameReview #Minimap
@ballxpit.com
minimap.net/magazine/Min...
Ball X Pit Sets Out To Be a Uniquely Fun Roguelike | Magazine | Minimap
Though, it speaks numbers to the quality of Ball x Pit that a game that drags at times is still worthy of recommendation.
minimap.net
November 21, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Our review of #BallXPit by @crystar.bsky.social is out!
#IndieGame #GameReview #Minimap
@ballxpit.com
minimap.net/magazine/Min...
#IndieGame #GameReview #Minimap
@ballxpit.com
minimap.net/magazine/Min...
I don't want to be rude and I am wishing the best of the game but Tides of Annihilation feels as if it has no sauce, for lack of a better phrase. I like seeing more CAGs but that showing left me rather unenthused.
November 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I don't want to be rude and I am wishing the best of the game but Tides of Annihilation feels as if it has no sauce, for lack of a better phrase. I like seeing more CAGs but that showing left me rather unenthused.
I am absolutely coming down with something unfortunately. Being immuno-compromised, I'm used to it by now. Though I find it a bit amusing at this point that I get sick around every single holiday, without fail.
November 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I am absolutely coming down with something unfortunately. Being immuno-compromised, I'm used to it by now. Though I find it a bit amusing at this point that I get sick around every single holiday, without fail.
Noticed that people who have the Thieves Guildmaster skin for Gambit in Rivals don't really know how to use him
Almost had double the healing of one as Mantis in a recent match lmao
Almost had double the healing of one as Mantis in a recent match lmao
November 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Noticed that people who have the Thieves Guildmaster skin for Gambit in Rivals don't really know how to use him
Almost had double the healing of one as Mantis in a recent match lmao
Almost had double the healing of one as Mantis in a recent match lmao
I've written about Silent Hill f! It was difficult to write about this game since giving any inkling of the story or themes diminishes the experience imo. So I tried my best to tip-toe around that.
Artistically, I find it the best new release of 2025.
minimap.net/magazine/Min...
Artistically, I find it the best new release of 2025.
minimap.net/magazine/Min...
Silent Hill f - Artistic, Uncomfortable, and Remarkable | Magazine | Minimap
I would love to rate it as a masterpiece, and it is surely on the right roadway to being one. Perhaps with more patches the game will be refined even further.
minimap.net
November 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I've written about Silent Hill f! It was difficult to write about this game since giving any inkling of the story or themes diminishes the experience imo. So I tried my best to tip-toe around that.
Artistically, I find it the best new release of 2025.
minimap.net/magazine/Min...
Artistically, I find it the best new release of 2025.
minimap.net/magazine/Min...
Reposted by Charlotte Huston
Our review of #SilentHillf by @crystar.bsky.social is out!
@konamina.bsky.social
#Minimap #GameReview #SilentHill
minimap.net/magazine/Min...
@konamina.bsky.social
#Minimap #GameReview #SilentHill
minimap.net/magazine/Min...
Silent Hill f - Artistic, Uncomfortable, and Remarkable | Magazine | Minimap
I would love to rate it as a masterpiece, and it is surely on the right roadway to being one. Perhaps with more patches the game will be refined even further.
minimap.net
November 18, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Our review of #SilentHillf by @crystar.bsky.social is out!
@konamina.bsky.social
#Minimap #GameReview #SilentHill
minimap.net/magazine/Min...
@konamina.bsky.social
#Minimap #GameReview #SilentHill
minimap.net/magazine/Min...
The only Game Awards that matter are mine.
November 18, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The only Game Awards that matter are mine.
Of course SpongeBob SquarePants Titans of the Tide got snubbed from the Game Awards, Geoff Keighley doesn't know peak smh
November 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Of course SpongeBob SquarePants Titans of the Tide got snubbed from the Game Awards, Geoff Keighley doesn't know peak smh