Abram Buehner
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Age of Imprisonment is really really fun to play but MAN does the plot (and its presentation) just have no aura. 2 hours in, the goings on feel super boring and reliant on me being intrinsically interested in seeing *more* of these characters doing stuff. I'm not that kind of Zelda fan I fear
November 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Age of Imprisonment is really really fun to play but MAN does the plot (and its presentation) just have no aura. 2 hours in, the goings on feel super boring and reliant on me being intrinsically interested in seeing *more* of these characters doing stuff. I'm not that kind of Zelda fan I fear
This clip illustrates how Dread Samus and Prime Samus are different. In Dread, Samus steps into enemies for a counter & kill. In Prime 4, Samus steps back and has her missile swatted away. The former is about feeling indomitable, the latter is about overcoming great odds. Two awesome interpretations
November 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This clip illustrates how Dread Samus and Prime Samus are different. In Dread, Samus steps into enemies for a counter & kill. In Prime 4, Samus steps back and has her missile swatted away. The former is about feeling indomitable, the latter is about overcoming great odds. Two awesome interpretations
THE JOURNEY TO LAUNCH CONTINUES
November 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
THE JOURNEY TO LAUNCH CONTINUES
This is goofy all around but I unironically love hearing how people varying degrees removed from our enclave at the heart of video game bluesky feel about games. My favorite is when my friends who play games very very casually fill me in on which are hot enough to break into their TikTok fyp
Shroud has called on his fans to vote for Arc Raiders as Game of the Year 2025 over Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, calling multiplayer gamers “the minority.” But is he right?
'Us Multiplayer Gamers Are the Minority' — Shroud, One of the Biggest Streamers in the World, Urges His Followers to Vote for Arc Raiders Over Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 for Game of the Year
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November 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
This is goofy all around but I unironically love hearing how people varying degrees removed from our enclave at the heart of video game bluesky feel about games. My favorite is when my friends who play games very very casually fill me in on which are hot enough to break into their TikTok fyp
I would like that rumored Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga Switch 2 port ASAP please
November 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I would like that rumored Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga Switch 2 port ASAP please
Prime 2 replay finished!! Still my least fave of the trilogy but I enjoyed it a lot more this time :))
November 6, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Prime 2 replay finished!! Still my least fave of the trilogy but I enjoyed it a lot more this time :))
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Prime 2 replay finished!! Still my least fave of the trilogy but I enjoyed it a lot more this time :))
Ok this is a bit nostalgic for me! Christmas 2011 when I got my 3DS. One of mg best Christmas memories
November 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Ok this is a bit nostalgic for me! Christmas 2011 when I got my 3DS. One of mg best Christmas memories
That said I now have 4 Nintendo apps on my phone, I wish I just had 1 that contained the features of Nintendo Store, Nintendo Today, and Nintendo Switch Online. I suppose Nintendo Music could be its own thing
The Nintendo Store app is super fun. I love that it has playtime data back to the launch of 3DS!! Here are my most played games, Pokémon Y topping the list at over 400 hours
November 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
That said I now have 4 Nintendo apps on my phone, I wish I just had 1 that contained the features of Nintendo Store, Nintendo Today, and Nintendo Switch Online. I suppose Nintendo Music could be its own thing
The Nintendo Store app is super fun. I love that it has playtime data back to the launch of 3DS!! Here are my most played games, Pokémon Y topping the list at over 400 hours
November 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The Nintendo Store app is super fun. I love that it has playtime data back to the launch of 3DS!! Here are my most played games, Pokémon Y topping the list at over 400 hours
I made a casual video talking over & about today's Metroid Prime 4 trailer to try & explain what this game is signaling to me about how it sits in conversation with Prime 2 and 3, games I think have become entirely misunderstood but are instructive for reading 4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-Sh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-Sh...
What You Don't Understand About Metroid Prime 4
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November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I made a casual video talking over & about today's Metroid Prime 4 trailer to try & explain what this game is signaling to me about how it sits in conversation with Prime 2 and 3, games I think have become entirely misunderstood but are instructive for reading 4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-Sh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-Sh...
I love this new Prime 4 "Survive" trailer. I feel like it's working to marry the oppressive sensibility of Prime 2 with the action-focused ethos of Prime 3. On the whole tho, it seems like Retro is travelling in the more cinematic direction Corruption took us in, which personally I really like
November 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I love this new Prime 4 "Survive" trailer. I feel like it's working to marry the oppressive sensibility of Prime 2 with the action-focused ethos of Prime 3. On the whole tho, it seems like Retro is travelling in the more cinematic direction Corruption took us in, which personally I really like
GRAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH ONE MONTH UNTIL PRIME 4
November 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
GRAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH ONE MONTH UNTIL PRIME 4
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Looking for work! Do you want features on Pokémon Legends Z-A? Write-ups on the latest Warframe update? Kirby Air Raiders discussions? Coverage of Magic: The Gathering's new Avatar set? Or do you just want news, reviews, and guides? Whatever you want, I'm your gal!
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November 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Looking for work! Do you want features on Pokémon Legends Z-A? Write-ups on the latest Warframe update? Kirby Air Raiders discussions? Coverage of Magic: The Gathering's new Avatar set? Or do you just want news, reviews, and guides? Whatever you want, I'm your gal!
Contact me: [email protected]
Contact me: [email protected]
As we enter GOTY season properly and begin signaling the superiority of our individual tastes, I'd like to just save everyone the hassle of listening to me:
My GOTY is almost always whatever my favorite Nintendo game of the year is, unless there's a Star Wars game then that sometimes takes the cake
My GOTY is almost always whatever my favorite Nintendo game of the year is, unless there's a Star Wars game then that sometimes takes the cake
November 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
As we enter GOTY season properly and begin signaling the superiority of our individual tastes, I'd like to just save everyone the hassle of listening to me:
My GOTY is almost always whatever my favorite Nintendo game of the year is, unless there's a Star Wars game then that sometimes takes the cake
My GOTY is almost always whatever my favorite Nintendo game of the year is, unless there's a Star Wars game then that sometimes takes the cake
You can play games on the Wii U even when someone is using the TV!
November 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
You can play games on the Wii U even when someone is using the TV!
1. Let's Go
2. Legends ZA
3. Scarlet & Violet
4. Sword & Shield
5. Legends Arceus
6. BDSP
2. Legends ZA
3. Scarlet & Violet
4. Sword & Shield
5. Legends Arceus
6. BDSP
1. Legends Arceus
2. Legends ZA
3. Let’s Go
4. Sword and Shield
5. Scarlet and Violet
6. BDSP
2. Legends ZA
3. Let’s Go
4. Sword and Shield
5. Scarlet and Violet
6. BDSP
ranking Pokémon games on switch for the heck of it:
1. Scarlet and Violet
2. Let’s Go
3. Legends Arceus
4. Sword and Shield
5. Legends ZA
6. BDSP
1. Scarlet and Violet
2. Let’s Go
3. Legends Arceus
4. Sword and Shield
5. Legends ZA
6. BDSP
November 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
1. Let's Go
2. Legends ZA
3. Scarlet & Violet
4. Sword & Shield
5. Legends Arceus
6. BDSP
2. Legends ZA
3. Scarlet & Violet
4. Sword & Shield
5. Legends Arceus
6. BDSP
This doesnt fit into a post neatly but I really like how ZA situates the player. Most Pokémon stories are about leaving home for the first time to discover something about yourself. ZA lodges you in a community and asks you to help out towards a common goal. And to reflect on why you do that.
I finished ZA this morning! Awesome. Love how it bravely re-examines the relationship between ppl & Pokémon, there are a lot of great story and mechanics opportunities downstream from that. Less sold on its last few hours that pivot awkwardly in XY fan service!
November 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This doesnt fit into a post neatly but I really like how ZA situates the player. Most Pokémon stories are about leaving home for the first time to discover something about yourself. ZA lodges you in a community and asks you to help out towards a common goal. And to reflect on why you do that.
I finished ZA this morning! Awesome. Love how it bravely re-examines the relationship between ppl & Pokémon, there are a lot of great story and mechanics opportunities downstream from that. Less sold on its last few hours that pivot awkwardly in XY fan service!
November 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I finished ZA this morning! Awesome. Love how it bravely re-examines the relationship between ppl & Pokémon, there are a lot of great story and mechanics opportunities downstream from that. Less sold on its last few hours that pivot awkwardly in XY fan service!
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VOTE HERE FOR GAME OF THE MONTH OCTOBER 2025!! Share the link with friends so we can get a bigger sample size!
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November 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
VOTE HERE FOR GAME OF THE MONTH OCTOBER 2025!! Share the link with friends so we can get a bigger sample size!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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its amazing how red he can get
October 9, 2025 at 6:08 AM
its amazing how red he can get
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Continue your adventure with Tunic: Design Works! 🦊 @finjico.bsky.social
Uncover the secrets of Tunic's development (and even some of our own!) in our latest Design Works edition by award-winning writer Christian Donlan ⚔️
Deluxe Editions closing 8th January 2026: lostincult.co.uk/tunic
Uncover the secrets of Tunic's development (and even some of our own!) in our latest Design Works edition by award-winning writer Christian Donlan ⚔️
Deluxe Editions closing 8th January 2026: lostincult.co.uk/tunic
October 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Continue your adventure with Tunic: Design Works! 🦊 @finjico.bsky.social
Uncover the secrets of Tunic's development (and even some of our own!) in our latest Design Works edition by award-winning writer Christian Donlan ⚔️
Deluxe Editions closing 8th January 2026: lostincult.co.uk/tunic
Uncover the secrets of Tunic's development (and even some of our own!) in our latest Design Works edition by award-winning writer Christian Donlan ⚔️
Deluxe Editions closing 8th January 2026: lostincult.co.uk/tunic
On this podcast Jake and Peter talk about how they are so happy with Switch 2 and I gotta say, I don't think I could possibly be happier. So many wonderful games and a great piece of hardware. And bc of the continuity with Switch 1 the ecosystem is already so bustling!!
On this week's CRITICAL ERROR bonus episode, @peterspittech.bsky.social shares that he learned a "brilliant" trick from @grubb.wtf to make holding his Switch 2 more comfortable...
My skin crawls with disgust imagining using the 200mm kickstand as a fingy holder
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My skin crawls with disgust imagining using the 200mm kickstand as a fingy holder
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October 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
On this podcast Jake and Peter talk about how they are so happy with Switch 2 and I gotta say, I don't think I could possibly be happier. So many wonderful games and a great piece of hardware. And bc of the continuity with Switch 1 the ecosystem is already so bustling!!
Has anyone in the US preloaded Age of Imprisonment? I got my preorder in, but it's not downloading yet. Really not sure why
October 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Has anyone in the US preloaded Age of Imprisonment? I got my preorder in, but it's not downloading yet. Really not sure why
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The Animal Crossing team is so funny, man. They will stand defiant in players calls for even a little crumb of an update during a game's peak popularity and then 20 years later be like "We have added macroeconomics to Animal Crossing: New Leaf."
October 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The Animal Crossing team is so funny, man. They will stand defiant in players calls for even a little crumb of an update during a game's peak popularity and then 20 years later be like "We have added macroeconomics to Animal Crossing: New Leaf."