Nick
@nick.rad.dad
Video games, indie rock, etc
Website: nkummert.omg.lol
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Playing Octopath Traveler 0 with one of these is slowly curing my existential dread.
January 9, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Playing Octopath Traveler 0 with one of these is slowly curing my existential dread.
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A touching tribute to Mike F
![Classic Mike F tweet:
Check this shit out motherfucker [I slide one foot out from under me and fall on my ass, its not clear what kind of move I was trying to do]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:g62tajye723r3fa4gqw7l7ql/bafkreiacssf7vnpkyqovhna4mfme3qexnhqifch625ta46ibfzgpswz6ue@jpeg)
January 7, 2026 at 2:40 AM
A touching tribute to Mike F
Truly great French fries do not need ketchup.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Truly great French fries do not need ketchup.
That's credits on Yotei, a fine time. backloggd.com/u/nkummert/r...
nkummert's review of Ghost of Yotei | Backloggd
Sometimes gaming needs a popcorn flick, and this is a really good one. More than the other "sony games", the Ghost series stays focused without getting too bloated and Yotei fortunately avoided that e...
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January 5, 2026 at 9:13 PM
That's credits on Yotei, a fine time. backloggd.com/u/nkummert/r...
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Having slept on it, I don’t think it’s insane to say trails through the sky 1 has like, a top 3 RPG ending. Just a complete emotional rug-pull
December 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Having slept on it, I don’t think it’s insane to say trails through the sky 1 has like, a top 3 RPG ending. Just a complete emotional rug-pull
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This guy always looks like Solid Snake applying for a bank loan
Rep. Crenshaw on the Republican ACA replacement plan: "You give the poor vouchers. We want to put that money into health savings accounts."
December 30, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This guy always looks like Solid Snake applying for a bank loan
My ★★★★½ review of Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (2025) on @backloggd.com : Simply the best JRPG-ass JRPG in a long while. Wish the second game was out right now. bckl.gg/qoaq
nkummert's review of Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter | Backloggd
I can see how someone could watch just the first cutscene, or even play the first chapter, and dip on this because it's so slow and full of relatively mundane genre trappings. But the way it deepens y...
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December 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
My ★★★★½ review of Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (2025) on @backloggd.com : Simply the best JRPG-ass JRPG in a long while. Wish the second game was out right now. bckl.gg/qoaq
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It's that time of the year again
December 18, 2025 at 4:07 AM
It's that time of the year again
Dang, earlier than I expected! Gives me the kick in the ass I probably needed to wrap up the first one.
Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter - Announcement Trailer (releasing Fall 2026 - Switch/Switch 2/PS5/Steam) www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fEz...
December 18, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Dang, earlier than I expected! Gives me the kick in the ass I probably needed to wrap up the first one.
It was deathloop but this side of Prime 4 it’s gotta be Metroid Dread
Quote this with what you would have said your game of the year was at the end of 2021, if you had one, and what you would say your favourite game of 2021 is now, if it differs
Localisations and early access count, remasters don't. Remakes depend
Full refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations and early access count, remasters don't. Remakes depend
Full refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
December 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
It was deathloop but this side of Prime 4 it’s gotta be Metroid Dread
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The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
December 14, 2023 at 3:46 AM
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
That's about right, yeah.
December 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
That's about right, yeah.
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The run that Rob Reiner went on between 1984 and 1992 is one of the most amazing hot streaks any director has ever had. Legendary stuff
December 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
The run that Rob Reiner went on between 1984 and 1992 is one of the most amazing hot streaks any director has ever had. Legendary stuff
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you know what would make it even quieter miles
December 14, 2025 at 6:32 AM
you know what would make it even quieter miles
The best take on the game awards and the industry at large that you’ll read.
December 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The best take on the game awards and the industry at large that you’ll read.
Seen a lot of great discourse about giving up music streaming, I think it’s equally important to find a way to discover new music that is not an algorithm. For me, that’s blogs and music writing. I promise someone is writing about your favorite genre all the time.
December 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Seen a lot of great discourse about giving up music streaming, I think it’s equally important to find a way to discover new music that is not an algorithm. For me, that’s blogs and music writing. I promise someone is writing about your favorite genre all the time.
Seems like I should pick up Ace Combat 7 for $5 in preparation for 8, judging by the reception on here
December 12, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Seems like I should pick up Ace Combat 7 for $5 in preparation for 8, judging by the reception on here
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The best piece I’ve read on this…unique game so far. Didn’t quite make my top 10 due to its sheer size but I really enjoyed the routes I played!
Finally, The Kotaku Review for Hundred Line. I spent much of it reflecting on how its incredible ambition makes it nearly impossible to recommend without caveats. But it's one of the most important games of 2025, and a testament to the power of making something for yourself without compromise.
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy: The Kotaku Review - Kotaku
One of 2025’s most important games is one you probably haven’t heard about
kotaku.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The best piece I’ve read on this…unique game so far. Didn’t quite make my top 10 due to its sheer size but I really enjoyed the routes I played!
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Assuming you also think it's horrifying for the most powerful person in the world to label an ethnicity as "garbage", please help donate to The Somali Museum of Minnesota to help our neighbors demonstrate the beauty of their culture. www.givemn.org/story/12p1xe
December 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Assuming you also think it's horrifying for the most powerful person in the world to label an ethnicity as "garbage", please help donate to The Somali Museum of Minnesota to help our neighbors demonstrate the beauty of their culture. www.givemn.org/story/12p1xe
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volunteering as the designated survivor for portland bluesky during the mountain goats show tonight
December 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
volunteering as the designated survivor for portland bluesky during the mountain goats show tonight
Glad bearded Leon is here to save me in a world where the new Metroid game literally put me to sleep
first look at Leon in Resident Evil Requiem via PlayStation Network updated key art www.ign.com/articles/con...
December 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Glad bearded Leon is here to save me in a world where the new Metroid game literally put me to sleep