The James Awards™
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28, He/They Freelance games crit, JtoE TL, UC Irvine Alumni. Sr. Editor @RPGSite.net, words GamesRadar+, Nintendo Force, @uploadvr.com, @skyboxcritics.com + more. Support my work @ http://ko-fi.com/theswweet. Reach me at [email protected].
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Figured I should make one, now that pinned posts are a thing here:
Hey, I'm James! I cover games, mostly in the RPG sphere of influence. You've probably read some of my work at RPG Site, but I've also contributed to GamesRadar, UploadVR and more in the past. I've covered events like E3, TGS + more!
Hey, I'm James! I cover games, mostly in the RPG sphere of influence. You've probably read some of my work at RPG Site, but I've also contributed to GamesRadar, UploadVR and more in the past. I've covered events like E3, TGS + more!
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AI has actively made life worse for literally everyone
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
December 14, 2025 at 4:19 AM
AI has actively made life worse for literally everyone
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
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i dont know why people criticize dr light for building Warhead Man, he needed the nuclear bomb hands to perform his peaceful gardening job in southern california
December 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
i dont know why people criticize dr light for building Warhead Man, he needed the nuclear bomb hands to perform his peaceful gardening job in southern california
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He could state that it was Islam that moved him to protect human life and it would still not make any difference to the dominant political discourse
I'm betting that somehow Ahmed Al Ahmed's ethnicity will not become the basis for loads of sweeping conclusions about multiculturalism.
December 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
He could state that it was Islam that moved him to protect human life and it would still not make any difference to the dominant political discourse
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Many things will be said about this game, but what you need to know is that this was written by Chef Boyardee, the eponymous writer of Tales of Game's Studios Presents Chef Boyardee's Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden, Chapter 1 of the Hoopz Barkley SaGa.
My only big post-game-award thought is that while Clair Obscur is obviously an excellent game (cmon, don't do the sour grapes thing, please?), it still doesn't come to mind AT ALL when I think of my favourite RPGs of the year
That still goes to Look Outside, made by a tiny team in just a few months
That still goes to Look Outside, made by a tiny team in just a few months
Save 30% on Look Outside on Steam
Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scaveng...
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December 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Many things will be said about this game, but what you need to know is that this was written by Chef Boyardee, the eponymous writer of Tales of Game's Studios Presents Chef Boyardee's Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden, Chapter 1 of the Hoopz Barkley SaGa.
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My only big post-game-award thought is that while Clair Obscur is obviously an excellent game (cmon, don't do the sour grapes thing, please?), it still doesn't come to mind AT ALL when I think of my favourite RPGs of the year
That still goes to Look Outside, made by a tiny team in just a few months
That still goes to Look Outside, made by a tiny team in just a few months
Save 30% on Look Outside on Steam
Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scaveng...
store.steampowered.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
My only big post-game-award thought is that while Clair Obscur is obviously an excellent game (cmon, don't do the sour grapes thing, please?), it still doesn't come to mind AT ALL when I think of my favourite RPGs of the year
That still goes to Look Outside, made by a tiny team in just a few months
That still goes to Look Outside, made by a tiny team in just a few months
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Look Outside is not only an amazing survival RPG, it has the same artist & composer as the never-released Barkley 2.
Really cool that they recovered from that and are making games again, their stuff is just too good! TRUE DOOM-MURDER HEADS, unite!
Really cool that they recovered from that and are making games again, their stuff is just too good! TRUE DOOM-MURDER HEADS, unite!
December 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Look Outside is not only an amazing survival RPG, it has the same artist & composer as the never-released Barkley 2.
Really cool that they recovered from that and are making games again, their stuff is just too good! TRUE DOOM-MURDER HEADS, unite!
Really cool that they recovered from that and are making games again, their stuff is just too good! TRUE DOOM-MURDER HEADS, unite!
Ace Combat 7 silently sold 7 million copies what the hell
December 14, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Ace Combat 7 silently sold 7 million copies what the hell
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This is pissing me off so bad
December 14, 2025 at 7:42 AM
This is pissing me off so bad
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I mentioned it earlier, but I am serious that if any outlet is considering doing a review of the Steam Frame, I am throwing my hat in the ring. I have plenty of VR experience across PSVR1, Oculust Rift S, PSVR2, and Quest 3. I have used the latter both for PCVR and standalone.
November 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I mentioned it earlier, but I am serious that if any outlet is considering doing a review of the Steam Frame, I am throwing my hat in the ring. I have plenty of VR experience across PSVR1, Oculust Rift S, PSVR2, and Quest 3. I have used the latter both for PCVR and standalone.
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Millennials/Gen Z
Ima hold your hand when I say this:
Host more parties/kickbacks/hangs at your place
I KNOW
BUT! consider
1) forces you to socialize
2) AND THIS IS THE BIG ONE
forces you to clean
Ima hold your hand when I say this:
Host more parties/kickbacks/hangs at your place
I KNOW
BUT! consider
1) forces you to socialize
2) AND THIS IS THE BIG ONE
forces you to clean
December 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Millennials/Gen Z
Ima hold your hand when I say this:
Host more parties/kickbacks/hangs at your place
I KNOW
BUT! consider
1) forces you to socialize
2) AND THIS IS THE BIG ONE
forces you to clean
Ima hold your hand when I say this:
Host more parties/kickbacks/hangs at your place
I KNOW
BUT! consider
1) forces you to socialize
2) AND THIS IS THE BIG ONE
forces you to clean
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cant help but notice there's no room for a future presidential portrait in the line
December 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
cant help but notice there's no room for a future presidential portrait in the line
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love this story. also "Epic Mickey" translates to "Giant Penis" for any Irish person. thought I should mention that.
I remember doing the deal for Epic Mickey, and Bob Iger shooting laser beams out his eyes at me in the Disney dining room. “Don’t let this video game fuck up Mickey.”
Oh well. That’s over.
Oh well. That’s over.
BREAKING: Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI, and will allow its iconic characters to be on the company's Sora AI video generator.
December 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
love this story. also "Epic Mickey" translates to "Giant Penis" for any Irish person. thought I should mention that.
Finished the Z-A DLC - very cute ending. Why did they make the final section of the story so grindy to get through?
December 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Finished the Z-A DLC - very cute ending. Why did they make the final section of the story so grindy to get through?
I was worried that Pragmata wouldn't work right with kb/m but somehow they nailed the controls there, too. Awesome.
December 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I was worried that Pragmata wouldn't work right with kb/m but somehow they nailed the controls there, too. Awesome.
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guy in front of me at tga's just said "yeah man i know it's kinda nerdy but i'm just lookin for my mary jane u kno like if she got red hair i'm gonna give it one shot" and then opened his phone to his ig feed and it was entirely photos of different people cosplaying the grinch
December 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
guy in front of me at tga's just said "yeah man i know it's kinda nerdy but i'm just lookin for my mary jane u kno like if she got red hair i'm gonna give it one shot" and then opened his phone to his ig feed and it was entirely photos of different people cosplaying the grinch
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Often the stickiest intrusive thoughts or vocal stims are tied to something severely fucked up and it makes you feel like Roger Rabbit when he's hiding in the closet and they do the shave and a haircut knock.
December 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Often the stickiest intrusive thoughts or vocal stims are tied to something severely fucked up and it makes you feel like Roger Rabbit when he's hiding in the closet and they do the shave and a haircut knock.
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Curious about story implications of Control: Resonance. Seeing folks upset about no Jesse but I have a few ideas what might be up where that makes sense.
December 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Curious about story implications of Control: Resonance. Seeing folks upset about no Jesse but I have a few ideas what might be up where that makes sense.
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I remember doing the deal for Epic Mickey, and Bob Iger shooting laser beams out his eyes at me in the Disney dining room. “Don’t let this video game fuck up Mickey.”
Oh well. That’s over.
Oh well. That’s over.
BREAKING: Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI, and will allow its iconic characters to be on the company's Sora AI video generator.
December 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I remember doing the deal for Epic Mickey, and Bob Iger shooting laser beams out his eyes at me in the Disney dining room. “Don’t let this video game fuck up Mickey.”
Oh well. That’s over.
Oh well. That’s over.
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A - Mega Dimension: The Kotaku Review https://kotaku.com/pokemon-legends-za-mega-dimension-review-dlc-raichu-2000653106
Pokémon Legends Z-A - Mega Dimension Review: A Worthwhile Grind
The RPG’s expansion is hefty, but strap in for a grind
kotaku.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Pokémon Legends: Z-A - Mega Dimension: The Kotaku Review https://kotaku.com/pokemon-legends-za-mega-dimension-review-dlc-raichu-2000653106
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Not only that it came less than a minute after focusing on a child with her mother. Steam has notably denied NSFW vns in the past because there was a child as part of the cast unrelated to any NSFW material. If you're big enough and not anime the kid can be standing 5 feet away from an orgy I guess
It’s not Larian’s fault but it chaps my ass that because they’re Larian they can have a trailer with a full on orgy in it in the middle of the Game Awards and meanwhile adult content in games everywhere else is getting cracked down on left and right.
December 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Not only that it came less than a minute after focusing on a child with her mother. Steam has notably denied NSFW vns in the past because there was a child as part of the cast unrelated to any NSFW material. If you're big enough and not anime the kid can be standing 5 feet away from an orgy I guess
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Oh that's a good change.
Steam now warns if an item in your cart can be purchased cheaper as part of a bundle.
December 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Oh that's a good change.
*been in the games industry too long voice* thank god we brought back using the fig for LA Live afterparties
December 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
*been in the games industry too long voice* thank god we brought back using the fig for LA Live afterparties