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Emi Socks

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(It/its, late 20s/early 30s) Catbat! I like mathematics and programming, and love videogames. Feel free to chat with me about games you like! The fediverse is where I spend most of my time: https://social.emisocks.com/@socks

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Emi Socks @emisocks.com · 1d

I love Bravely Default very much but the story makes no sense

Maybe we would have taken you all seriously if you stopped acting like cartoon villains and murdering people for no reason

Emi Socks @emisocks.com · 2d

It feels like the first chapter of Bravely Default was written by a different person from the rest

It has a few clever lines like "a real Thundaga to the heart" and "you crystal-headed girl". And Edea talks in a much more formal and serious way from the rest of the game

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Nova Crystallis @novacrystallis.com · 8d

Bravely Default 13th Anniversary illustration by Rika Okazaki:

Text reads: 13th Anniversary!! Bravely Default Flying Fairy

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Emi Socks @emisocks.com · 10d

It's honestly _absurd_ how high the skill ceiling is with so few rules

There is a learning curve, but once you've understood how all the spells and the monsters interact, there's soooo much room for creative problem solving

Emi Socks @emisocks.com · 10d

Every few months I remember I have Auro in my library and I get completely hooked on it

This is maybe like, the most elegantly designed game I have ever played

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Emi Socks @emisocks.com · 11d

Antichamber does this almost exactly

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Maillard Mildew from the Post Office @maillard.love · 18d

Hello Girl is 30% off for the Steam autumn sale!

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Emi Socks @emisocks.com · 18d

Get ready for my latest essay, "Is Touhou The New Demoscene?"

Emi Socks @emisocks.com · 20d

Oh that sounds awesome! I should check that out

Emi Socks @emisocks.com · 21d

Update: when I said "you" remember, I clearly didn't mean me

Emi Socks @emisocks.com · 22d

I genuinely do love this game, with all of its issues. It's extremely fun

I just also understand that those issues are a dealbreaker for some people, which is very reasonable

Emi Socks @emisocks.com · 22d

Crash 4 is a lot more fun on replay I think

Because 1. you know which parts of the game are boring and best avoided, and 2. you know the bullshit placements of hidden crates

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Emi Socks @emisocks.com · 22d

Woah that's seriously blue

Emi Socks @emisocks.com · 23d

Hm! Don't like this!

Emi Socks @emisocks.com · 25d

Hap day!

Emi Socks @emisocks.com · 26d

I'm thinking of speedrunning Phoenotopia again. That game's sooooo much fun to route

Emi Socks @emisocks.com · 29d

I think this is still my favourite screen in the game

A screenshot from Phoenotopia Awakening, in the royal archives. It's a large room full of bookshelves, and in the middle is a statue of two winged figures fighting with swords.

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Cain Loveless @cainloveless.bsky.social · Sep 16

Post 1 by imissthembutitwasntadisaster:

"the world isn't kind" ok??? Much more importantly are you???

Post 2 by whatsupwalnut:

"the world isn't kind" skill issue. I am

Post 3 by geekysteven:

Git gud, in your heart and soul

Post 4 by inkieswirlsgaming

Image of a Skeleton surrounded by fire with the text
"THE WORLD ISN'T KIND"

NOT YET IT ISN'T

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Emi Socks @emisocks.com · Sep 18

It is!! The music is so serene and calming too, it's such a comfort game for me

Emi Socks @emisocks.com · Sep 18

I'm still having sooooo much fun with Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend

Working on improving my consistency right now, which isn't great, and I still feel like I'm learning so much

Emi Socks @emisocks.com · Sep 18

I am doing exactly this with Phoenotopia: Awakening

I missed the vibes so I'm replaying it now

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Emi Socks @emisocks.com · Sep 16

I love soul shield, I love chain cancels, I love the boss design, it's sooooo good

Emi Socks @emisocks.com · Sep 16

I still think the stat optimization part of the game is extremely boring and I wish it wasn't there

But when you're up against a boss that's at a reasonable level to kill? I don't think any other action game ever has felt as satisfying to me as this one

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Emi Socks @emisocks.com · Sep 16

I played a couple more stages of Stranger of Paradise and MAN this game's still so good

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Emi Socks @emisocks.com · Sep 15

Leave it to ryukishi07 to make me cry with the absolute corniest, cheesiest, most JRPG protagonist speech ass dialogue you have ever seen