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Mala

@malaloba.bsky.social

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Mala, adult, they/them local [REDACTED] screaming in void. Mostly yelling about games and sometimes fandom stuff

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Mala @malaloba.bsky.social · 4d

Hades 2: Vow of Rivals has given me an unexpected new ship

unfortunately, thanks to the power of marriage, they are easier to kill as a pair.

Mala @malaloba.bsky.social · 4d

why is kiddo so much like me at her age lol

Mala @malaloba.bsky.social · 9d

first concert is exciting!

Mala @malaloba.bsky.social · 13d

There's nothing as humbling as fixing some code only to realize that the problem is being caused by one of your previous fixes.

Mala @malaloba.bsky.social · 17d

Born to play video game, forced to practice wrist care

Mala @malaloba.bsky.social · 18d

aaaaaaa i finally get to see whats past the dooooor!

Mala @malaloba.bsky.social · 18d

finally got my first Chronos kill! and on the axe, my weakest weapon!

Mala @malaloba.bsky.social · 18d

Me: oh, what message is my friend pinning in our dms?
its that one rq medium article
Me: hey friend...?

Mala @malaloba.bsky.social · 23d

Hades 2: every time i see an animation now I'm like "did that move before? are you gaslighting me Hades 2??"

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Supergiant Games @supergiantgames.bsky.social · 23d

🌒HADES II v1.0 is OUT NOW!! 🌘

Battle beyond the Underworld in our bewitching sequel to the godlike roguelike. Go Kill Time!

Nintendo Switch 2: supergiant.games/h2switch2
Nintendo Switch: supergiant.games/h2switch
Steam: supergiant.games/h2steam
Epic Games Store: supergiant.games/h2egs

Hades II – Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 - Nintendo Official Site

Buy Hades II – Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition and shop other great Nintendo products online at the official My Nintendo Store.

supergiant.games

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nochi | little undead thing | $96/$280 October MA @nochiquinn.bsky.social · 23d

hades 2 hades 2 hades 2

a girl with orange hair and blue eyes is smiling

Alt: penny from rwby is bouncing excitedly. a hand lands on her shoulder. she is still bouncing.

media.tenor.com

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Bleak⋆Squeak @bleaksqueak.bsky.social · 25d

Loyal friend

touched up for fun and posterity

#art #fanart #fromsoft #eldenring #blaidd #wolf

Mala @malaloba.bsky.social · 27d

gotta be careful with that one or one day you'll go "if you want a rocket, learn tomake it yourself" and she'll start Phineas and Ferb-ing one

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Pokémon Gems @pokemongems.bsky.social · Sep 16

>:3

Screenshot of Pokémon let’s go eevee showing eevee smiling at the player with tect saying “Eve is making a face like it wants to battle!”

Zoomed in screenshot of Eevee’s face showing it’s >:3 face

Mala @malaloba.bsky.social · Sep 10

Ok stopping here because I think I've covered all the bits that are actually about the actual game

Mala @malaloba.bsky.social · Sep 10

"...you’d want to have some people wearing conservative attire, others flaunting what they got..."

the teen in the screenshot above this has a collar and frequently goes shirtless. much of the core cast are kids/teens, what more do you want them to "flaunt" here?

Mala @malaloba.bsky.social · Sep 10

"...it let you grapple with the tough shit...Haven’t encountered many games that let me do that." you are an indie dev! do you not play other indie games?? like at all???

Mala @malaloba.bsky.social · Sep 10

"The shitheads don’t deserve to be happy....That's why I like [game]" oh so you just missed an entire character's arc where you can help him become a better person from being a shitty fascist bully then.

Mala @malaloba.bsky.social · Sep 10

The ways that this game portrays popular leftist ideals while acknowledging the ways they're flawed and fall short is one of the most fascinating things about the writing to me. I don't think it always works the way I'd like it to but there's a nuance here beyond "too twee"

Mala @malaloba.bsky.social · Sep 10

"there are times when characters feel a little too twee for me in their levels of acceptance and understanding"

They're so accepting and understanding but also there's a kid who falls through the cracks and becomes dangerously radicalized. like do you not think the writers are doing something there

Mala @malaloba.bsky.social · Sep 10

"I was commissioned to write about it" and then you didn't even write ABOUT the game. you just put random screenshots in!

Mala @malaloba.bsky.social · Sep 10

The shortest tl;dr: in this entire wall of text there's only one bit that's a mostly relevant and accurate description of the game "Really early on in the game...It's really well written"

But beyond identifying some surface level themes, most of this article isn't relevant to the game

Mala @malaloba.bsky.social · Sep 10

i find something new to recreationally hate every time!

but yeah, his bad fandom experiences and personal dislikes are not some big statement on fascism. also if you ever want someone who knows things about the game to run things by, i will tell you why the article is stupid about that too

Mala @malaloba.bsky.social · Sep 10

every time i reread this article, i hate it more and for a new reason. this time its "why are you breaking up text with screenshots that have zero relevance to said text???"

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ShortOneGaming @shortonegaming.bsky.social · Sep 6

Hey folks! We'll be streaming Hollow Knight: Silksong tonight at 7:00pm PDT on Twitch! You can follow our Twitch channel here: twitch.tv/shortonegaming

Looking forward to joining you all soon! #Silksong