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Strain42 but on Bluesky
@strain42.bsky.social
John. YouTuber. Persona FTW. Chicken Sandwich War Veteran. Human Sized Hamster. 36. He/Him. Sometimes NSFW.

YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/strain42
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I love talking about indie games inspired by the Megami Tensei franchise!

www.youtube.com/@strain42/
"WE GOT MOVIE SIGN! WHO'S JACK PERKINS!?"
December 7, 2025 at 6:24 AM
The saddest thing about rewatching The Critic is how many of their movie parodies are basically like these unspeakably awful ideas for films. Like stuff Hollywood should never even consider making.

Ya know like...Jurassic Park 2. Home Alone 5. A third Ghostbusters...Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4...
December 7, 2025 at 6:09 AM
What if Cocaine Bear but it was a Kaiju instead?
December 7, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I really need a proper therapy session where I can just let everything out. I've just got so much weighing on me that it's getting harder and harder to keep going.
December 7, 2025 at 3:29 AM
So, the way I do my Patreon GOTY award is I let people nominate 5 games and use a point system.

I'm currently staring at 3 ballot sheets consistently of 15 different games, so it's basically just a three way tie.

Proof that 2025 was a great year for games, I suppose. People enjoyed a lot of stuff.
December 7, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I'm a huge fan of unicorn depictions where they have beards and lion-like tails. Just something to make them seem slightly more fantastical than "Horse, but with horn"
December 7, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I really can't stress enough how much I love @ninjadalua.bsky.social's Saci from Exodus Checkmate. I see this dude as like the Jack Frost of their dev team. I wanna see this guy pop up in like everything.
December 7, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I can’t date someone who eats overnight oats. You clearly have high expectations for the future that I don’t think I can live up to.
December 7, 2025 at 2:09 AM
The sequel to one of my top games of 2025 and one of my favorite visual novels ever is on the way and it looks as eerie and unsettling as the first one!

Also Emil is marrying Andi. Cool. Coolcoolcool. I’m not totally heartbroken by that. 😭
I’ve been waiting so long to show you my love. And now, it will FINALLY be able to shine through. Do you hear the wedding bells? Fly high little butterfly. Heaven is trying to clip your wings.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2kd...

#visualnovel #vn #indiegame #teaser #sirenscall
Season Of Love - Season Of Fear
YouTube video by Jacob Cumiskey
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Reposted by Strain42 but on Bluesky
I’ve been waiting so long to show you my love. And now, it will FINALLY be able to shine through. Do you hear the wedding bells? Fly high little butterfly. Heaven is trying to clip your wings.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2kd...

#visualnovel #vn #indiegame #teaser #sirenscall
Season Of Love - Season Of Fear
YouTube video by Jacob Cumiskey
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Remember a few months ago when we all got to believe Trump was dead for a few days?

That was awesome
December 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I've felt really bad because lately I haven't been able to get videos out to Patreon backers early like I promise. Well I promise THIS video will be up for all patrons today!

When just depends on if it finishes rendering/exporting before I have to leave for work 😅
December 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Just a reminder that you can support the channel for $1 a month to get cool bonuses like early access to videos and your name in the credits. Right now, all paid patrons can cast their vote for the Patreon Pick Game of the Year Award, so there's no better time to join! www.patreon.com/c/Strain42
Get more from Strain42 on Patreon
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December 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Tangle, my beloved 🤍🖤💛🖤🤍
December 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It never really registers to me that some people just call me “Strain” I swear my brain just kinda autocorrects it to my name for me
December 6, 2025 at 3:59 AM
“Giddy up jingle horse, pick up your feet” sounds like something I’d say to a twink around Christmas because I’m bad at flirting
December 6, 2025 at 3:53 AM
That DOES look like what I was thinking of. And there’s nothing like that in Persona? 🤔
I may be thinking of this sword from TMS#FE (the Noble Rapier, if the FE wiki is accurate).
December 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Can someone help me out with a MegaTen-related query?

I could have sworn that in some Persona game (I thought it was 3 or 4, but maybe 5) there was a weapon that basically just looks like a big unicorn horn. Like a long, white, spiral sword.

Am I crazy? I can't seem to find this anywhere.
December 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I don't have this, but is there anybody out there who can help Kevin out? @didyouknowgaming.com, I know game preservation is important to you. Mind spreading the word and seeing if we can find it?
December 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I know it's basically a meme at this point, but this COULD be where they announce P6. It'd be a summer show, which is usually when they announce their big holiday game for the year, which given that 2026 is Persona's 30th anniversary, SHOULD be Persona 6.
December 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Reposted by Strain42 but on Bluesky
Soft tummies are great tummies
December 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Coach Z Voice: I'd prefer that ya didn't!
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Reposted by Strain42 but on Bluesky
In honor of the one-year anniversary of Paper Perjury, we put the game on sale for 50% off on steam until December 13!

As a reminder, we will be announcing the release date for case 6 on the 9th. We hope you all look forward to it!

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Save 50% on Paper Perjury on Steam
It all started with a simple robbery. When that thread was pulled, a tapestry of mysteries was revealed. Solve cases and outsmart criminals in a detective story full of lies, confessions, and maybe ev...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I always try to give myself more work to do around the holidays while forgetting that this is usually when I'm the most busy with work, life, and getting sick.
December 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Okay, good news. I’m not working 9 days in a row!

I’m actually working 14 days in a row 😭
December 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM