Merve
@merve2.bsky.social
I play video games and eat ice cream. [he/him]
Play the nun game, you philistines.
It's sale season again and Volume Two has its deepest discount yet! Under ten bucks waow that's a lot of nun for none money
Save 33% on Misericorde Volume Two: White Wool & Snow on Steam
White Wool & Snow is the second visual novel in the Misericorde series.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Play the nun game, you philistines.
Forgot to share this a few days earlier. Listen to us talk about Ghost of Yōtei! Final Fantasy Tactics! Battlefield 6! Digimon Story Time Stranger! And more!
Episode #115: Motherflipper, Those Are Auks!
In this long-delayed and highly-anticipated quasi-Halloween episode, the gang discusses Electronic Arts going private, how to think about shōnen stories as an art critic, and the linguistic complex…
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December 15, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Forgot to share this a few days earlier. Listen to us talk about Ghost of Yōtei! Final Fantasy Tactics! Battlefield 6! Digimon Story Time Stranger! And more!
I am not a game design genius by any means, but I think a rhythm game that skips a rhythm segment if you fail it even once and won't let you reattempt it has missed the entire point of being a rhythm game.
December 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I am not a game design genius by any means, but I think a rhythm game that skips a rhythm segment if you fail it even once and won't let you reattempt it has missed the entire point of being a rhythm game.
Not to tell Gang of Dragon's marketing team how to do their jobs, but "Nagoshi does Sleeping Dogs" is a much more exciting proposition than "Yakuza except Kiryu kills people now."
December 13, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Not to tell Gang of Dragon's marketing team how to do their jobs, but "Nagoshi does Sleeping Dogs" is a much more exciting proposition than "Yakuza except Kiryu kills people now."
I swear to God, I will kidnap the next person who sneers about “cinematic games” or whines that “games aren’t movies” and trap them in Ian Bogost’s basement.
December 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I swear to God, I will kidnap the next person who sneers about “cinematic games” or whines that “games aren’t movies” and trap them in Ian Bogost’s basement.
Firewatch then, Hitman now.
Quote this with what you would have said your game of the year was at the end of 2016, and what you would say your favourite game of 2016 is now, if it differs
(If you need a more comprehensive refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...)
(If you need a more comprehensive refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...)
December 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Firewatch then, Hitman now.
Road to Empress has taught me that the most fearsome weapon in 7th century China was the almighty hairpin.
December 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Road to Empress has taught me that the most fearsome weapon in 7th century China was the almighty hairpin.
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No one has any idea what will sell and what won't, and don't believe anyone who says differently
December 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
No one has any idea what will sell and what won't, and don't believe anyone who says differently
Dispatch is in the same space where a lot of nerd-targeted media ends up, where it's very good, but it also has a lot of issues, which makes me want to write a whole-ass essay about it, which makes me even more invested in the property...
December 1, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Dispatch is in the same space where a lot of nerd-targeted media ends up, where it's very good, but it also has a lot of issues, which makes me want to write a whole-ass essay about it, which makes me even more invested in the property...
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Thought I'd check in on chatgpt and see if it had gotten any better at game history research. It hallucinated an unreleased "Wizards and Warriors IV" project for NES and when I asked what the source was it made up a tweet by...me.
November 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Thought I'd check in on chatgpt and see if it had gotten any better at game history research. It hallucinated an unreleased "Wizards and Warriors IV" project for NES and when I asked what the source was it made up a tweet by...me.
It wouldn't solve most of the fundamental issues, but I think the Game Awards would take 75% less heat if Geoff Keighley stepped down as host.
November 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
It wouldn't solve most of the fundamental issues, but I think the Game Awards would take 75% less heat if Geoff Keighley stepped down as host.
Living my life like this has genuinely enriched it in so many ways.
November 15, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Living my life like this has genuinely enriched it in so many ways.
I think “sayonara you weeaboo shits” is the only time in history that a brand has 100% understood its audience.
November 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I think “sayonara you weeaboo shits” is the only time in history that a brand has 100% understood its audience.
We really don't need to do this. Valve: 1) provides a good product; and 2) isn't actively trying to destroy the planet. That's where it ends. They still have a history of horrendous customer support, tacitly encouraging gambling, and allowing harassment and bigotry to be fomented on their platform.
Just a reminder that Valve Corporation, which runs Steam, has donated exclusively to Democratic candidates and the Democratic Party in federal elections for 2020, 2022, and 2024. It's one of the few tech companies still aligned with morality. They deserve credit for standing with democracy.
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 AM
We really don't need to do this. Valve: 1) provides a good product; and 2) isn't actively trying to destroy the planet. That's where it ends. They still have a history of horrendous customer support, tacitly encouraging gambling, and allowing harassment and bigotry to be fomented on their platform.
This. The flu changed the pitch of my voice, killed my ability to sing, and made it so that I get a sore throat if I have to talk for more than an hour. Get your flu shot.
That reminds me, I gotta get myself a flu shot soon. Last time I had really bad flu, I was coughing so hard I burst a blood vessel in my eye and it tore up my throat so badly I can't sing high notes anymore.
The flu can completely fuck you up.
The flu can completely fuck you up.
Leading flu experts predict this will be the worst flu season in a decade.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
This. The flu changed the pitch of my voice, killed my ability to sing, and made it so that I get a sore throat if I have to talk for more than an hour. Get your flu shot.
The most mediocre people on the planet have been salivating at the prospect of “AI testing tools“ for months without being able to provide even a smidge of an answer to the very obvious question of how said testing tools are supposed to be tested.
Square Enix wants 70% of its QA work to be handled by generative AI by the end of 2027, in partnership with the University of Tokyo's Matsuo-Iwasawa Laboratory. https://bit.ly/4qKdyQR
November 7, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The most mediocre people on the planet have been salivating at the prospect of “AI testing tools“ for months without being able to provide even a smidge of an answer to the very obvious question of how said testing tools are supposed to be tested.
Pictured: IUPAC has a gun to your head.
November 1, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Pictured: IUPAC has a gun to your head.
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Sharties
Sharties
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
S&M's.
S&M's.
Milky Wad
October 30, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Sharties
Sharties
Periodic reminder that Gamergate was a specific anti-feminist movement, not a convenient shorthand for anything vaguely right-coded related to gaming.
October 28, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Periodic reminder that Gamergate was a specific anti-feminist movement, not a convenient shorthand for anything vaguely right-coded related to gaming.
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Mario [triple jumps off a cliff]:
March 4, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Mario [triple jumps off a cliff]:
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ALL 👏 BIRDS 👏 PROTECTED 👏 BY 👏 LAW 👏
October 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
ALL 👏 BIRDS 👏 PROTECTED 👏 BY 👏 LAW 👏
This isn't a fully-developed thought, but I think part of the reason Twitch's reaction to Emiru's assault has been so much more casual than fans' reactions is that Twitch perceives its viewership to be a lot more socially maladjusted than they actually are.
October 20, 2025 at 3:51 AM
This isn't a fully-developed thought, but I think part of the reason Twitch's reaction to Emiru's assault has been so much more casual than fans' reactions is that Twitch perceives its viewership to be a lot more socially maladjusted than they actually are.
I know this is in the running for worst album cover of all time, but I promise you that the songs themselves do rule.
October 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I know this is in the running for worst album cover of all time, but I promise you that the songs themselves do rule.
