spoonshiro
@spoonshiro.com
Old man gamer, lover of retro games (especially RPGs), computer geek, writer, retired streamer. Guy who's reviewed over 500 RPGs and always hunting for more awesome ones.
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spoonshiro
@spoonshiro.com
· Sep 9
RPGreats
RPG reviews from actual RPG fans, not influenced by advertisers, crooked content networks, corporate shills or fanboyism!
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September promo post
I've reviewed over 500 RPGs on RPGreats and nerd about retro games of all sorts.
A few favs:
* PC games on Linux
* Mario, Zelda, Metroid
* Fallout
* Dragon Quest
* Final Fantasy
* Classic Phantasy Star
* Ultima
* XCOM
* Baldur's Gate
* Undertale/Deltarune
* Mother/Earthbound
I've reviewed over 500 RPGs on RPGreats and nerd about retro games of all sorts.
A few favs:
* PC games on Linux
* Mario, Zelda, Metroid
* Fallout
* Dragon Quest
* Final Fantasy
* Classic Phantasy Star
* Ultima
* XCOM
* Baldur's Gate
* Undertale/Deltarune
* Mother/Earthbound
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When you spend half your game talking about how moral and righteous you are and the other half actively insulting your audience's intelligence with trite one-dimensional morality and smug repetitive Frank Miller dialog that never actually says anything it doesn't start a cultural revolution?
November 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
When you spend half your game talking about how moral and righteous you are and the other half actively insulting your audience's intelligence with trite one-dimensional morality and smug repetitive Frank Miller dialog that never actually says anything it doesn't start a cultural revolution?
Y'know that meme about how no matter what you start Skyrim as you'll eventually be a stealthy archer because they're so much better than every other option
Pretty much the same thing in Morrowind but it's just mages in general. So much hilarious gamebreaking potential
Pretty much the same thing in Morrowind but it's just mages in general. So much hilarious gamebreaking potential
November 29, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Y'know that meme about how no matter what you start Skyrim as you'll eventually be a stealthy archer because they're so much better than every other option
Pretty much the same thing in Morrowind but it's just mages in general. So much hilarious gamebreaking potential
Pretty much the same thing in Morrowind but it's just mages in general. So much hilarious gamebreaking potential
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A studio that is so big that a game that probably had a budget around $30 million was "not supposed to be big!" Please stop calling this indie lol. When even their cute self deprecating coyness is talking about millions, it ain't indie.
www.ign.com/articles/cla...
www.ign.com/articles/cla...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Team Admits the RPG's Success Has Surprised Them — 'It Was Not Supposed to Be Big' - IGN
The director of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 always believed the turned-based RPG was going to be "cool," but had no idea it would get this "big."
www.ign.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:05 AM
A studio that is so big that a game that probably had a budget around $30 million was "not supposed to be big!" Please stop calling this indie lol. When even their cute self deprecating coyness is talking about millions, it ain't indie.
www.ign.com/articles/cla...
www.ign.com/articles/cla...
Doing some computer maintenance
By which I mean "taking the whole thing apart to replace the CMOS battery"
By which I mean "taking the whole thing apart to replace the CMOS battery"
November 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Doing some computer maintenance
By which I mean "taking the whole thing apart to replace the CMOS battery"
By which I mean "taking the whole thing apart to replace the CMOS battery"
"Director's Cut" is the gaming way of saying "we're selling you a game that's not even a decade old yet at full price again"
November 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"Director's Cut" is the gaming way of saying "we're selling you a game that's not even a decade old yet at full price again"
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"What if I told you there was a simple, safe, & effective treatment to vastly reduce the risk of suicidal ideation among one of the most vulnerable group of children & teens? You'd be pretty stoked, I would think."
"[G]ender-affirming care saves lives."
"Suicidality scores among the [study's] patients who provided responses dropped by over 67 percent."
"[O]f the hundreds of patients who started hormone therapy, only seven discontinued their treatment."
#USA #Healthcare #Suicide
"Suicidality scores among the [study's] patients who provided responses dropped by over 67 percent."
"[O]f the hundreds of patients who started hormone therapy, only seven discontinued their treatment."
#USA #Healthcare #Suicide
New Study: Gender-Affirming Care Dramatically Lowers Suicide Risk for Trans Kids
Twenty-seven states in the US ban gender-affirming treatments for trans youth, including hormone therapy.
truthout.org
November 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"What if I told you there was a simple, safe, & effective treatment to vastly reduce the risk of suicidal ideation among one of the most vulnerable group of children & teens? You'd be pretty stoked, I would think."
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I remember someone pointing out how AI generation is the same as loot boxes and gacha: you keep “rolling” prompts until something usable is generated
There’s a reason those genres have idle/simple/skippable gameplay models: players only care about rewards
Would love to see a ludopathy study of AI
There’s a reason those genres have idle/simple/skippable gameplay models: players only care about rewards
Would love to see a ludopathy study of AI
November 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I remember someone pointing out how AI generation is the same as loot boxes and gacha: you keep “rolling” prompts until something usable is generated
There’s a reason those genres have idle/simple/skippable gameplay models: players only care about rewards
Would love to see a ludopathy study of AI
There’s a reason those genres have idle/simple/skippable gameplay models: players only care about rewards
Would love to see a ludopathy study of AI
That quest in Morrowind where your reward is a cuirass and helmet worth a combined 10,000 gold or a shitty belt worth 33
Like, even if you have no intention of using medium armor why would you ever choose the belt
Like, even if you have no intention of using medium armor why would you ever choose the belt
November 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
That quest in Morrowind where your reward is a cuirass and helmet worth a combined 10,000 gold or a shitty belt worth 33
Like, even if you have no intention of using medium armor why would you ever choose the belt
Like, even if you have no intention of using medium armor why would you ever choose the belt
Ah the Catch-22 of "objective" game reviewers
"You can't fairly criticize it until you've completed the whole game."
"I did. It sucked."
"Then why'd you finish it HUR HURR ADURRRRR"
"You can't fairly criticize it until you've completed the whole game."
"I did. It sucked."
"Then why'd you finish it HUR HURR ADURRRRR"
a man is opening the trunk of a car and says i got this .
ALT: a man is opening the trunk of a car and says i got this .
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Ah the Catch-22 of "objective" game reviewers
"You can't fairly criticize it until you've completed the whole game."
"I did. It sucked."
"Then why'd you finish it HUR HURR ADURRRRR"
"You can't fairly criticize it until you've completed the whole game."
"I did. It sucked."
"Then why'd you finish it HUR HURR ADURRRRR"
"Play Cyberpunk, it's so good!"
(Clunky, super slow melee combat, bullet-spongey gunplay, that same smarmy back-and-forth I-think-I'm-funny dialog that permeates the whole fucking internet now)
(Clunky, super slow melee combat, bullet-spongey gunplay, that same smarmy back-and-forth I-think-I'm-funny dialog that permeates the whole fucking internet now)
a man with a beard and a headband says " begone you foul thing "
Alt: a man with a beard and a headband says " begone you foul thing "
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"Play Cyberpunk, it's so good!"
(Clunky, super slow melee combat, bullet-spongey gunplay, that same smarmy back-and-forth I-think-I'm-funny dialog that permeates the whole fucking internet now)
(Clunky, super slow melee combat, bullet-spongey gunplay, that same smarmy back-and-forth I-think-I'm-funny dialog that permeates the whole fucking internet now)
Incidentally shit like this is the reason I didn't buy Yakuza 8 and have no plans to buy another Sega/Atlus RPG in the future
Companies can't be THIS stupid...can they?
Sega has a PROVEN RECORD of re-releasing titles with everything a year or so after launch. Of course some people are going to wait.
Persona 5 and SMT 5 are PERFECT examples.
Sega has a PROVEN RECORD of re-releasing titles with everything a year or so after launch. Of course some people are going to wait.
Persona 5 and SMT 5 are PERFECT examples.
November 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Incidentally shit like this is the reason I didn't buy Yakuza 8 and have no plans to buy another Sega/Atlus RPG in the future
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Companies can't be THIS stupid...can they?
Sega has a PROVEN RECORD of re-releasing titles with everything a year or so after launch. Of course some people are going to wait.
Persona 5 and SMT 5 are PERFECT examples.
Sega has a PROVEN RECORD of re-releasing titles with everything a year or so after launch. Of course some people are going to wait.
Persona 5 and SMT 5 are PERFECT examples.
November 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Companies can't be THIS stupid...can they?
Sega has a PROVEN RECORD of re-releasing titles with everything a year or so after launch. Of course some people are going to wait.
Persona 5 and SMT 5 are PERFECT examples.
Sega has a PROVEN RECORD of re-releasing titles with everything a year or so after launch. Of course some people are going to wait.
Persona 5 and SMT 5 are PERFECT examples.
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Maybe they should stop stripping content off the disc to sell to you later at premium prices too and ruining the pacing of their games so they can sell you "quick leveling" DLC
Just kidding they'll never stop doing that
Just kidding they'll never stop doing that
November 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Maybe they should stop stripping content off the disc to sell to you later at premium prices too and ruining the pacing of their games so they can sell you "quick leveling" DLC
Just kidding they'll never stop doing that
Just kidding they'll never stop doing that
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32 years ago, Enix's historical-fiction action RPG #IllusionOfGaia was originally launched in Japan on the SNES! Players venture into the unknown and solve ancient mysteries in a fantasy version of Earth. Check out our review below!
Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/illus...
Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/illus...
November 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
32 years ago, Enix's historical-fiction action RPG #IllusionOfGaia was originally launched in Japan on the SNES! Players venture into the unknown and solve ancient mysteries in a fantasy version of Earth. Check out our review below!
Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/illus...
Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/illus...
"debate me"
debate this
debate this
November 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
"debate me"
debate this
debate this
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I almost always go for Performance mode cuz honestly the graphical quality difference generally isn't that noticeable and I much prefer a smooth framerate to graphical fidelity
November 28, 2025 at 6:03 AM
I almost always go for Performance mode cuz honestly the graphical quality difference generally isn't that noticeable and I much prefer a smooth framerate to graphical fidelity
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i have never been nostalgic for the past before i was born and reading history only reinforces this. running water is good. not losing children to preventable diseases is good. human beings not being property is good.
November 28, 2025 at 3:43 AM
i have never been nostalgic for the past before i was born and reading history only reinforces this. running water is good. not losing children to preventable diseases is good. human beings not being property is good.
Simcity 64 is actually a really interesting version of 2000. Has full 3D graphics and even a unique street view mode where you can zoom down and interact with citizens to get tips.
Sadly it's never been rereleased and is only available on the 64DD, a woefully underutilized peripheral.
Sadly it's never been rereleased and is only available on the 64DD, a woefully underutilized peripheral.
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Simcity 64 is actually a really interesting version of 2000. Has full 3D graphics and even a unique street view mode where you can zoom down and interact with citizens to get tips.
Sadly it's never been rereleased and is only available on the 64DD, a woefully underutilized peripheral.
Sadly it's never been rereleased and is only available on the 64DD, a woefully underutilized peripheral.
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What are abstract ideas like “being happy” and “having fulfillment” compared to real world achievements like “working full time for a company and still needing food stamps”
While work-life balance may give you a sense of happiness and fulfillment, it isn’t always realistic, says Walmart executive vice president and chief people officer Donna Morris.
Walmart exec: ‘I’ve never believed in the term work-life balance’—this is the mantra that made her highly successful instead
Many professionals see work-life balance as a non-negotiable. Walmart CPO Donna Morris says people should practice work-life integration instead. Here's why.
cnb.cx
November 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
What are abstract ideas like “being happy” and “having fulfillment” compared to real world achievements like “working full time for a company and still needing food stamps”
The Sega Saturn version of the meme
November 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The Sega Saturn version of the meme