Paul R
@lbcyber.bsky.social
Web developer and educator. Queer skeleton. they/them. Slowly migrating to bsky.
Thinks you're cool and likes you.
Thinks you're cool and likes you.
It's a very good example of how a lazy ending can sabotage the entire experience. I've never rolled my eyes so hard. It hurt.
But the game's merits are there; especially in its environmental and sound design. The presentation can be stellar, which leads me back to a previous point.
But the game's merits are there; especially in its environmental and sound design. The presentation can be stellar, which leads me back to a previous point.
December 8, 2025 at 2:33 AM
It's a very good example of how a lazy ending can sabotage the entire experience. I've never rolled my eyes so hard. It hurt.
But the game's merits are there; especially in its environmental and sound design. The presentation can be stellar, which leads me back to a previous point.
But the game's merits are there; especially in its environmental and sound design. The presentation can be stellar, which leads me back to a previous point.
But the story really doesn't carry its weight. It flops around & follows a predictable path all the way to its ending with, frankly, hack-level composition
In a closing cutscene, characters recreate the pose of Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam & I immediately wanted either me or the game to die
In a closing cutscene, characters recreate the pose of Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam & I immediately wanted either me or the game to die
December 8, 2025 at 2:33 AM
But the story really doesn't carry its weight. It flops around & follows a predictable path all the way to its ending with, frankly, hack-level composition
In a closing cutscene, characters recreate the pose of Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam & I immediately wanted either me or the game to die
In a closing cutscene, characters recreate the pose of Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam & I immediately wanted either me or the game to die
The plot & narrative are both for the most part passable. I like its approach to the amnesiac protagonist trope. The lapses in memory aren't only from before you picked up the controller; pieces are deliberately missing throughout your experience
Your narrator is utterly unreliable, and I like that
Your narrator is utterly unreliable, and I like that
December 8, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The plot & narrative are both for the most part passable. I like its approach to the amnesiac protagonist trope. The lapses in memory aren't only from before you picked up the controller; pieces are deliberately missing throughout your experience
Your narrator is utterly unreliable, and I like that
Your narrator is utterly unreliable, and I like that
It isn't bad, not by any stretch, but in the end it felt... kind of bland. What would've been new in 2012 became already-done and overdone by 2025.
It has some good ideas it never actually follows through with, both in gameplay and (especially) in writing.
And oof, that writing...
It has some good ideas it never actually follows through with, both in gameplay and (especially) in writing.
And oof, that writing...
December 8, 2025 at 2:33 AM
It isn't bad, not by any stretch, but in the end it felt... kind of bland. What would've been new in 2012 became already-done and overdone by 2025.
It has some good ideas it never actually follows through with, both in gameplay and (especially) in writing.
And oof, that writing...
It has some good ideas it never actually follows through with, both in gameplay and (especially) in writing.
And oof, that writing...
As someone who had been following ROUTINE since way back when it was first posted on Steam Greenlight, I had an fairly wide array of expectations each time it popped back into existence. But I always expected it to be interesting.
And I guess it does fulfill that one. It's interesting. And... ehhh
And I guess it does fulfill that one. It's interesting. And... ehhh
December 8, 2025 at 2:33 AM
As someone who had been following ROUTINE since way back when it was first posted on Steam Greenlight, I had an fairly wide array of expectations each time it popped back into existence. But I always expected it to be interesting.
And I guess it does fulfill that one. It's interesting. And... ehhh
And I guess it does fulfill that one. It's interesting. And... ehhh
A lot of misinfo here.
That picture is of a goosefish, not a wobbegong. They're classed under ray-finned fish, or Actinopterygii. They live in deep water and aren't a threat to humans
The wobbegong is a species of carpet shark. They prey in shallows and are potentially dangerous to divers.
That picture is of a goosefish, not a wobbegong. They're classed under ray-finned fish, or Actinopterygii. They live in deep water and aren't a threat to humans
The wobbegong is a species of carpet shark. They prey in shallows and are potentially dangerous to divers.
December 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
A lot of misinfo here.
That picture is of a goosefish, not a wobbegong. They're classed under ray-finned fish, or Actinopterygii. They live in deep water and aren't a threat to humans
The wobbegong is a species of carpet shark. They prey in shallows and are potentially dangerous to divers.
That picture is of a goosefish, not a wobbegong. They're classed under ray-finned fish, or Actinopterygii. They live in deep water and aren't a threat to humans
The wobbegong is a species of carpet shark. They prey in shallows and are potentially dangerous to divers.
John doppelganger standing eerily in the background, waiting patiently for his moment to strike and replace John Prime
November 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
John doppelganger standing eerily in the background, waiting patiently for his moment to strike and replace John Prime
This entire article is like a well-crafted schadenfreude thrill-ride
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This entire article is like a well-crafted schadenfreude thrill-ride
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Welcome to our incredibly dumb future
October 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Welcome to our incredibly dumb future
And of course, here he is violating his bail conditions trying to incite his followers to harass and dox trans people... as a game
October 21, 2025 at 5:01 AM
And of course, here he is violating his bail conditions trying to incite his followers to harass and dox trans people... as a game
And for more context, here is Graham mocking the suicide of a young child:
October 21, 2025 at 4:44 AM
And for more context, here is Graham mocking the suicide of a young child:
Because the people at @theguardian.com have a weird brain disease where they forget how to do journalism when transphobia is the topic, here is some additional context, where Graham incites his followers to assault trans women for existing:
October 21, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Because the people at @theguardian.com have a weird brain disease where they forget how to do journalism when transphobia is the topic, here is some additional context, where Graham incites his followers to assault trans women for existing:
I dipped back into the Resident Evil 2: Remake and I can't believe I forgot how good its portrayal of Claire Redfield is.
Like, holy fuck. Top-tier action hero. I love her.
Like, holy fuck. Top-tier action hero. I love her.
October 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I dipped back into the Resident Evil 2: Remake and I can't believe I forgot how good its portrayal of Claire Redfield is.
Like, holy fuck. Top-tier action hero. I love her.
Like, holy fuck. Top-tier action hero. I love her.
Made fresh ice cream! Strawberry-banana, made using fresh fruit and homemade custard. Turned out really well, and the custard (with some xantham gum) really helped it keep an ice-creamy texture.
October 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Made fresh ice cream! Strawberry-banana, made using fresh fruit and homemade custard. Turned out really well, and the custard (with some xantham gum) really helped it keep an ice-creamy texture.
This one somehow just becomes more and more true every year
October 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This one somehow just becomes more and more true every year
Boy things are going great right now definitely stay the course everything's good investors are going to love us
October 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Boy things are going great right now definitely stay the course everything's good investors are going to love us
History books of the future are going to have to try to explain that the illusion of an immutable right to free speech in America was ultimately shattered because of a guy who first became somewhat-internet famous doing this
September 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM
History books of the future are going to have to try to explain that the illusion of an immutable right to free speech in America was ultimately shattered because of a guy who first became somewhat-internet famous doing this
Mansion of the Hidden Souls for the Sega CD. A Myst-like but with paintings instead of books.
There's this one painting that is objectively fucked, made worse by the uncanniness of segacd's limitations.
Because of the Myst-like controls, you HAD to look at it to reach the door beside it.
There's this one painting that is objectively fucked, made worse by the uncanniness of segacd's limitations.
Because of the Myst-like controls, you HAD to look at it to reach the door beside it.
August 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Mansion of the Hidden Souls for the Sega CD. A Myst-like but with paintings instead of books.
There's this one painting that is objectively fucked, made worse by the uncanniness of segacd's limitations.
Because of the Myst-like controls, you HAD to look at it to reach the door beside it.
There's this one painting that is objectively fucked, made worse by the uncanniness of segacd's limitations.
Because of the Myst-like controls, you HAD to look at it to reach the door beside it.
