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Joe Parlock
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· Sep 9
Bit of personal news: after four years, I've been let go from @thegamerweb.bsky.social and am a free agent!
If you need someone with half a decade of TCG and tabletop and over a decade of video game coverage experience, please get in touch at [email protected]!
If you need someone with half a decade of TCG and tabletop and over a decade of video game coverage experience, please get in touch at [email protected]!
The lack of X-Men in this set means I just don't care
December 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The lack of X-Men in this set means I just don't care
Credits on Assassin's Creed 3 in my series replay. Connor is still my favourite assassin, and the Homestead missions are still some of the best writing in the entire series.
December 9, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Credits on Assassin's Creed 3 in my series replay. Connor is still my favourite assassin, and the Homestead missions are still some of the best writing in the entire series.
I'm going to watch the second War Between The Land And The Sea tomorrow, but wow that first one was way, way better than I was expecting it to be.
December 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I'm going to watch the second War Between The Land And The Sea tomorrow, but wow that first one was way, way better than I was expecting it to be.
Why am I only finding out 11 years later that Sad Puppies was started over a fucking Monster Hunter tie-in book?
December 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Why am I only finding out 11 years later that Sad Puppies was started over a fucking Monster Hunter tie-in book?
I ditched Spotify so I don't have a Wrapped, but my ListenBrainz wrapped is suitably a travesty for how this year's gone.
December 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I ditched Spotify so I don't have a Wrapped, but my ListenBrainz wrapped is suitably a travesty for how this year's gone.
Oh I hate DS games being 20+ years old
On this day in 2004, 21 years ago, Pokémon Dash was first released. This game has you play as Pikachu to race across various stages against various Pokémon utilising the Touch Screen.
December 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Oh I hate DS games being 20+ years old
From best to worst:
Edge of Eternities
Tarkir Dragonstorm
Avatar
Innistrad Remastered
Aetherdrift
Final Fantasy
Spider-Man
Edge of Eternities
Tarkir Dragonstorm
Avatar
Innistrad Remastered
Aetherdrift
Final Fantasy
Spider-Man
Put the sets from 2025 in order from best to worst.
We have 6 sets:
Aetherdrift
Tarkir: Dragonstorm
Final Fantasy
Edge of Eternities
Spider-Man
Avatar the Last Airbender
We have 6 sets:
Aetherdrift
Tarkir: Dragonstorm
Final Fantasy
Edge of Eternities
Spider-Man
Avatar the Last Airbender
December 1, 2025 at 9:17 AM
From best to worst:
Edge of Eternities
Tarkir Dragonstorm
Avatar
Innistrad Remastered
Aetherdrift
Final Fantasy
Spider-Man
Edge of Eternities
Tarkir Dragonstorm
Avatar
Innistrad Remastered
Aetherdrift
Final Fantasy
Spider-Man
AC Revelations finished, and I can safely say Ezio is very overrated. He's great in his early days in AC2, and his romance in Revelations is nice too, but everything between them is a bit of a big nothing. Still great games but Ezio himself is blannnnd
November 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
AC Revelations finished, and I can safely say Ezio is very overrated. He's great in his early days in AC2, and his romance in Revelations is nice too, but everything between them is a bit of a big nothing. Still great games but Ezio himself is blannnnd
Suda51's never been great at making games, and now he's using AI to outsource the one bit he had any competency at?
Made with AI - Let it Die sequel Inferno discloses substantial generative AI use www.eurogamer.net/made-with-ai...
November 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Suda51's never been great at making games, and now he's using AI to outsource the one bit he had any competency at?
Watching an episode of a game show from 2000 and I hope these guys are doing well now. Philip was chewing gum the whole time.
November 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Watching an episode of a game show from 2000 and I hope these guys are doing well now. Philip was chewing gum the whole time.
Can we just mutually agree 2025 is over now please and that it's actually January
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Can we just mutually agree 2025 is over now please and that it's actually January
I wonder who the "best" bot farm manager is. There has to be one, right? The one so good at spreading misinformation they're the David Attenborough of their craft or something.
November 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I wonder who the "best" bot farm manager is. There has to be one, right? The one so good at spreading misinformation they're the David Attenborough of their craft or something.
On replay, AC Brotherhood is definitely one of the weaker games in the series. It gives Ezio a lot of character, but the missions are frustrating and Rome is kind of boring to play in. Definitely looking forwards to getting past it and into Revelations.
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
On replay, AC Brotherhood is definitely one of the weaker games in the series. It gives Ezio a lot of character, but the missions are frustrating and Rome is kind of boring to play in. Definitely looking forwards to getting past it and into Revelations.
I don't believe anybody in the history of humanity has ever replayed Deathloop and I don't believe anyone who claims they have
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I don't believe anybody in the history of humanity has ever replayed Deathloop and I don't believe anyone who claims they have
Everybody shut the fuck up; Bowling For Soup, Wheatus, and Punk Rock Factory just released a cover of the Sonic Unleashed theme.
youtu.be/sr96GLGRplQ
youtu.be/sr96GLGRplQ
Bowling For Soup, Punk Rock Factory, Wheatus - Endless Possibility
YouTube video by BowlingForSoupVEVO
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Everybody shut the fuck up; Bowling For Soup, Wheatus, and Punk Rock Factory just released a cover of the Sonic Unleashed theme.
youtu.be/sr96GLGRplQ
youtu.be/sr96GLGRplQ
Reposted by Joe Parlock
SpongeBob games are usually just popcorn games for me, but Titans of the Tide actually has some pretty creative platforming - definitely the best since BFBB! www.thegamer.com/spongebob-sq...
SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans Of The Tide Review - Bob’s Best Since Battle For Bikini Bottom
Titans of the Tide is the best SpongeBob game in a long time, even if it’s a little lacking in laughs and length.
www.thegamer.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
SpongeBob games are usually just popcorn games for me, but Titans of the Tide actually has some pretty creative platforming - definitely the best since BFBB! www.thegamer.com/spongebob-sq...
I miss editing George reviews because he goes all-in on games I'd never give a second look to, like this
SpongeBob games are usually just popcorn games for me, but Titans of the Tide actually has some pretty creative platforming - definitely the best since BFBB! www.thegamer.com/spongebob-sq...
SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans Of The Tide Review - Bob’s Best Since Battle For Bikini Bottom
Titans of the Tide is the best SpongeBob game in a long time, even if it’s a little lacking in laughs and length.
www.thegamer.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I miss editing George reviews because he goes all-in on games I'd never give a second look to, like this
AC Brotherhood is such a strange game. Very much the ambling middle part of the trilogy with bizarre pacing, and the art style is slightly more cartoony which is... a choice... but it also introduces a lot of cool things like the Borgia Towers and an emphasis on a single city.
November 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
AC Brotherhood is such a strange game. Very much the ambling middle part of the trilogy with bizarre pacing, and the art style is slightly more cartoony which is... a choice... but it also introduces a lot of cool things like the Borgia Towers and an emphasis on a single city.
Finally got around to building the Gundam I bought in April
November 16, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Finally got around to building the Gundam I bought in April
Can't wait to be unable to afford any of the Steam hardware
November 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Can't wait to be unable to afford any of the Steam hardware
Just noticed I've finally been removed from TheGamer's About Us page, along with all the people who got laid off a few weeks later 🥲
November 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Just noticed I've finally been removed from TheGamer's About Us page, along with all the people who got laid off a few weeks later 🥲
now let's get to banning the rest of Final Fantasy in Standard eh
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
now let's get to banning the rest of Final Fantasy in Standard eh
It's funny how the first 2 Assassin's Creed and Kingdom Hearts games have a lot in similar
Both AC1 and KH1 have very good first instalments that have the simplest, arguably best, stories and are amogn the shortest in their series. They're also incredibly unpolished compared to what came later.
Both AC1 and KH1 have very good first instalments that have the simplest, arguably best, stories and are amogn the shortest in their series. They're also incredibly unpolished compared to what came later.
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It's funny how the first 2 Assassin's Creed and Kingdom Hearts games have a lot in similar
Both AC1 and KH1 have very good first instalments that have the simplest, arguably best, stories and are amogn the shortest in their series. They're also incredibly unpolished compared to what came later.
Both AC1 and KH1 have very good first instalments that have the simplest, arguably best, stories and are amogn the shortest in their series. They're also incredibly unpolished compared to what came later.
Oh my god I love Nick #celebritytraitors
November 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Oh my god I love Nick #celebritytraitors