Chris Person
@papapishu.bsky.social
Gaming. Cofounder/blogging at @Aftermath.site.
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Video at Highlight Reel.
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Occasional DIY LaserDisc Archivist
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Disgusted by the number of people on here who regularly try to stop Mr. Domino.
December 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Disgusted by the number of people on here who regularly try to stop Mr. Domino.
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they don't have the attention span for this. they hoover up so much but they don't know what to do with (and almost never promote) things beyond the ten shows they push to everyone's home screen.
December 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
they don't have the attention span for this. they hoover up so much but they don't know what to do with (and almost never promote) things beyond the ten shows they push to everyone's home screen.
There are many material reasons why Netflix owning WB/HBO sucks but the pettiest one I have is they suck at distributing their own work or building up any enthusiasm. They have failed their way to the top with a strategy that doesn’t benefit the work.
December 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
There are many material reasons why Netflix owning WB/HBO sucks but the pettiest one I have is they suck at distributing their own work or building up any enthusiasm. They have failed their way to the top with a strategy that doesn’t benefit the work.
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Four very good reviews here that all have totally different reads, but all feel like they’re in conversation with one another. Extremely healthy and GOOD.
www.wired.com/story/horses...
www.eurogamer.net/horses-review
aftermath.site/horses-indie...
www.theverge.com/games/839464...
www.wired.com/story/horses...
www.eurogamer.net/horses-review
aftermath.site/horses-indie...
www.theverge.com/games/839464...
‘Horses,’ the Most Controversial Game of the Year, Doesn’t Live Up to the Hype
First it was banned. Then its sales blew up. But “Horses” fails to meet the lofty goals of its own ideas.
www.wired.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Four very good reviews here that all have totally different reads, but all feel like they’re in conversation with one another. Extremely healthy and GOOD.
www.wired.com/story/horses...
www.eurogamer.net/horses-review
aftermath.site/horses-indie...
www.theverge.com/games/839464...
www.wired.com/story/horses...
www.eurogamer.net/horses-review
aftermath.site/horses-indie...
www.theverge.com/games/839464...
Late night but...Highlight Reel is up on Patreon.
December 6, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Late night but...Highlight Reel is up on Patreon.
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He looks like a fuckin wikihow dog
December 6, 2025 at 1:26 AM
He looks like a fuckin wikihow dog
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HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO TEACH YOU THIS LESSON, OLD MAN
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 AM
HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO TEACH YOU THIS LESSON, OLD MAN
Today I was listening to a podcast about how bad sports gambling has gotten, a game that cannibalizes the game under it even for the players. Then I watched a video about RAM prices, Steve was upset, because the game of the stock market threatens the very concept of a home computer.
The interrogation of and fascination with gameplay systems will only get you so far by itself because The Machine Zone is the dominant cultural force right now and it poisons everything it touches a little. Anyway, you should play Saga Frontier 2.
December 6, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Today I was listening to a podcast about how bad sports gambling has gotten, a game that cannibalizes the game under it even for the players. Then I watched a video about RAM prices, Steve was upset, because the game of the stock market threatens the very concept of a home computer.
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Top tier Amazon gibberish brand name:
December 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Top tier Amazon gibberish brand name:
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before AI the most embarrassing thing you could do in an internet argument was angrily post a photo of yourself flexing shirtless in the mirror
I decided that you lack the spirit to be worth further engagement, so I had the conversation w/ Gemini 3 Pro, instead.
You can see it here: gemini.google.com/share/34668f...
They hide reasoning chains in public share URLs, so attaching a few screenshots to show ya.
Best of luck, Kathryn! <3
You can see it here: gemini.google.com/share/34668f...
They hide reasoning chains in public share URLs, so attaching a few screenshots to show ya.
Best of luck, Kathryn! <3
December 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
before AI the most embarrassing thing you could do in an internet argument was angrily post a photo of yourself flexing shirtless in the mirror
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hey check this out youtu.be/CuOd_mTABn8?...
Shop 'til You Drop - No One Can Stop Mr. Domino
YouTube video by SomeMusicLayingAround
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
hey check this out youtu.be/CuOd_mTABn8?...
I think people who play games should read a book but I also think that's true of people that watch movies and people that read books.
December 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I think people who play games should read a book but I also think that's true of people that watch movies and people that read books.
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Welcome to your Vape Wrapped 2025:
- you hit the vape 10625 times this year
- up 10% from last year
- February 17th must have been a stressful day, you good chief?
- You are now severely nickel poisoned. Feeling weak?
- you hit the vape 10625 times this year
- up 10% from last year
- February 17th must have been a stressful day, you good chief?
- You are now severely nickel poisoned. Feeling weak?
December 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Welcome to your Vape Wrapped 2025:
- you hit the vape 10625 times this year
- up 10% from last year
- February 17th must have been a stressful day, you good chief?
- You are now severely nickel poisoned. Feeling weak?
- you hit the vape 10625 times this year
- up 10% from last year
- February 17th must have been a stressful day, you good chief?
- You are now severely nickel poisoned. Feeling weak?
When you write a really good headline it feels so good, almost as good as writing the piece itself. I think about "The Adults In The Room" so often.
December 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
When you write a really good headline it feels so good, almost as good as writing the piece itself. I think about "The Adults In The Room" so often.
The interrogation of and fascination with gameplay systems will only get you so far by itself because The Machine Zone is the dominant cultural force right now and it poisons everything it touches a little. Anyway, you should play Saga Frontier 2.
December 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The interrogation of and fascination with gameplay systems will only get you so far by itself because The Machine Zone is the dominant cultural force right now and it poisons everything it touches a little. Anyway, you should play Saga Frontier 2.
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there's a classic Ballard interview where he goes scorched earth with it:
February 16, 2024 at 7:50 PM
there's a classic Ballard interview where he goes scorched earth with it:
I really dig the combat in Demonschool because it reminds me a lot of Live A Live (Although it works way differently).
December 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I really dig the combat in Demonschool because it reminds me a lot of Live A Live (Although it works way differently).
I’m sorry to add to the discourse today but
December 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I’m sorry to add to the discourse today but
Le Guin is the best, and Disch was also good at this which is why this book rocks as well. I like his argument that Americans love Science Fiction ultimately because we are a nation of liars.
December 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Le Guin is the best, and Disch was also good at this which is why this book rocks as well. I like his argument that Americans love Science Fiction ultimately because we are a nation of liars.
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When we made our systemic game MirrorMoon EP about the manipulation of systems, the play of contingency, and the brokenness of machines, you commented, “Oh, so experimental games mean Portal guns now?”
It traumatised us so much we’ve been making games exclusively about Italian politics ever since
It traumatised us so much we’ve been making games exclusively about Italian politics ever since
The interesting, sophisticated thing about games is not whether they can tell stories as well as books or movies (they can’t) or float shocking themes as well as fine art (honestly, who cares).
It’s the manipulation of systems, the play of contingency, the brokenness of machines.
It’s the manipulation of systems, the play of contingency, the brokenness of machines.
December 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
When we made our systemic game MirrorMoon EP about the manipulation of systems, the play of contingency, and the brokenness of machines, you commented, “Oh, so experimental games mean Portal guns now?”
It traumatised us so much we’ve been making games exclusively about Italian politics ever since
It traumatised us so much we’ve been making games exclusively about Italian politics ever since
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good day to remember the Arcane Kids Manifesto
December 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
good day to remember the Arcane Kids Manifesto
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wrote about Horses, which should be defended against censorship, and also is a game I think is bad :) www.wired.com/story/horses...
Horses, the Most Controversial Game of the Year, Doesn’t Live Up to the Hype
First it was banned. Then its sales blew up. But Horses fails to meet the lofty goals of its own ideas.
www.wired.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
wrote about Horses, which should be defended against censorship, and also is a game I think is bad :) www.wired.com/story/horses...
A second siivagunner balatro mod has landed
December 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A second siivagunner balatro mod has landed