eric van allen
@seamoosi.bsky.social
Video Editor @ Game Informer | 1/4 of Axe of the Blood God, 1/2 of Normandy FM | he/him | leading Devil Survivor aficionado | [email protected]
i've got some holiday backlog plans, but i also want to play something i normally wouldn't.
so if you'd like, please shout at me your weirdest, randomest, out-of-left-field recs for the SNES, Game Boy, or GBA. i will try to play a bit of any/all of them (within reason)
so if you'd like, please shout at me your weirdest, randomest, out-of-left-field recs for the SNES, Game Boy, or GBA. i will try to play a bit of any/all of them (within reason)
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
i've got some holiday backlog plans, but i also want to play something i normally wouldn't.
so if you'd like, please shout at me your weirdest, randomest, out-of-left-field recs for the SNES, Game Boy, or GBA. i will try to play a bit of any/all of them (within reason)
so if you'd like, please shout at me your weirdest, randomest, out-of-left-field recs for the SNES, Game Boy, or GBA. i will try to play a bit of any/all of them (within reason)
i demoed Horses at last year's Fantastic Fest, a genre film festival. it felt so at-home there as a creepy, unnerving, sublimely disquieting horror experience. it was the one i told actual film critics to go play, out of all the games there. beyond frustrating.
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
i demoed Horses at last year's Fantastic Fest, a genre film festival. it felt so at-home there as a creepy, unnerving, sublimely disquieting horror experience. it was the one i told actual film critics to go play, out of all the games there. beyond frustrating.
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Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
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The Demonschool inspired cocktail recipe video has been reshot and it's up now. There's also a version on tiktok as well if that's your thing.
youtu.be/yvXiapYIeeM?...
youtu.be/yvXiapYIeeM?...
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 AM
The Demonschool inspired cocktail recipe video has been reshot and it's up now. There's also a version on tiktok as well if that's your thing.
youtu.be/yvXiapYIeeM?...
youtu.be/yvXiapYIeeM?...
debating if tummy hurt + sleepy means i can go to bed at 8 pm
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
debating if tummy hurt + sleepy means i can go to bed at 8 pm
we're part of spoiler season for Riftbound, and we got a great one for our Jax mains here. check it out!
Riftbound's next set Spiritforged is on the way, and GI is revealing one of its upcoming Champion Units: Jax, The Unrelenting.
Check it out here: gameinformer.com/exclusive/20...
Check it out here: gameinformer.com/exclusive/20...
November 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
we're part of spoiler season for Riftbound, and we got a great one for our Jax mains here. check it out!
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Riftbound's next set Spiritforged is on the way, and GI is revealing one of its upcoming Champion Units: Jax, The Unrelenting.
Check it out here: gameinformer.com/exclusive/20...
Check it out here: gameinformer.com/exclusive/20...
November 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Riftbound's next set Spiritforged is on the way, and GI is revealing one of its upcoming Champion Units: Jax, The Unrelenting.
Check it out here: gameinformer.com/exclusive/20...
Check it out here: gameinformer.com/exclusive/20...
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Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
i have Many Thoughts when it comes to aggregation-as-content, but it should be standard to just cite in the first two grafs and backlink. make it clear who it's coming from. give credit to the site that got the quote/info in the first place.
we have got to have a conversation about how some game sites handle sourcing because why do you have to scroll all the way to the bottom underneath the ads and database entries of this gamerant article to find out the source of this mysterious "recent interview?"
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
i have Many Thoughts when it comes to aggregation-as-content, but it should be standard to just cite in the first two grafs and backlink. make it clear who it's coming from. give credit to the site that got the quote/info in the first place.
honestly too many to name - but two that had a huge influence on my professional career @garrettmartin.bsky.social and @katbailey.bsky.social. wouldn't be where i am today without their guidance and help.
bonus @rcmacleod.bsky.social for always modeling what good, thoughtful editing looks like.
bonus @rcmacleod.bsky.social for always modeling what good, thoughtful editing looks like.
By the way, it's National Editor Appreciation Day.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
November 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
honestly too many to name - but two that had a huge influence on my professional career @garrettmartin.bsky.social and @katbailey.bsky.social. wouldn't be where i am today without their guidance and help.
bonus @rcmacleod.bsky.social for always modeling what good, thoughtful editing looks like.
bonus @rcmacleod.bsky.social for always modeling what good, thoughtful editing looks like.
oh dang, this looks sick. and perfect timing for the holidays too 👀
Detective Instinct releases in just TWO DAYS! On Steam and Nintendo Switch 👍
If narrative adventure games that feel a little like something you might have played on the DS back in the day are your thing, don't miss it 👁️
If narrative adventure games that feel a little like something you might have played on the DS back in the day are your thing, don't miss it 👁️
November 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
oh dang, this looks sick. and perfect timing for the holidays too 👀
man it would be rad if there was an (official) way to play Lost Odyssey on PC / Steam Deck
November 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
man it would be rad if there was an (official) way to play Lost Odyssey on PC / Steam Deck
from the pod: "are warriors / berserkers girlypop?"
evidence submitted:
evidence submitted:
November 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
from the pod: "are warriors / berserkers girlypop?"
evidence submitted:
evidence submitted:
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Not to spoil the ending too much, but “a bedtime story for the broken” is such a *bar* that I need a cigarette. kotaku.com/dragon-quest...
Dragon Quest I&II HD-2D Remake Changed How I Look At The Series
This remake is a new RPG purposefully masquerading as a pair of 40-year-old games
kotaku.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Not to spoil the ending too much, but “a bedtime story for the broken” is such a *bar* that I need a cigarette. kotaku.com/dragon-quest...
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Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake is not Dragon Quest I or Dragon Quest II, but it is a a classic song of hope for our modern, hopeless times. In one of my deepest dives yet, I unpack how these games have changed, and how the meaning of Dragon Quest has evolved for me through these remakes. #blutoid
Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Has Forever Changed How I Look At The Legendary RPG Series:
Dragon Quest I&II HD-2D Remake Changed How I Look At The Series
This remake is a new RPG purposefully masquerading as a pair of 40-year-old games
kotaku.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake is not Dragon Quest I or Dragon Quest II, but it is a a classic song of hope for our modern, hopeless times. In one of my deepest dives yet, I unpack how these games have changed, and how the meaning of Dragon Quest has evolved for me through these remakes. #blutoid
absolute cookery from Tim here. putting this in a tab to read through later, but i spied the last graf and it's some good stuff. hell yes.
Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake is not Dragon Quest I or Dragon Quest II, but it is a a classic song of hope for our modern, hopeless times. In one of my deepest dives yet, I unpack how these games have changed, and how the meaning of Dragon Quest has evolved for me through these remakes. #blutoid
Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Has Forever Changed How I Look At The Legendary RPG Series:
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
absolute cookery from Tim here. putting this in a tab to read through later, but i spied the last graf and it's some good stuff. hell yes.
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DONALD TRUMP FIVE MINUTES AFTER MEETING ME: And, you know, the Game Awards, they gave Best Music to God of War instead of Xenoblade 3, and it was very unfair
November 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
DONALD TRUMP FIVE MINUTES AFTER MEETING ME: And, you know, the Game Awards, they gave Best Music to God of War instead of Xenoblade 3, and it was very unfair
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Marcus and Charles are LIVE tackling the final scenario of Resident Evil Outbreak once again! Will this attempt go better, now that they know they can be swallowed whole by terrifying frogmen? Tune in to find out! gameinformer.com/super-replay...
November 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Marcus and Charles are LIVE tackling the final scenario of Resident Evil Outbreak once again! Will this attempt go better, now that they know they can be swallowed whole by terrifying frogmen? Tune in to find out! gameinformer.com/super-replay...
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After seven years (and an hour’s worth of technical challenges), we are about to kick off the first drum marathon I’ve done in like seven years! 12 hours of drums! For Extra Life! Get in here! Twitch.tv/nextlander
November 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
After seven years (and an hour’s worth of technical challenges), we are about to kick off the first drum marathon I’ve done in like seven years! 12 hours of drums! For Extra Life! Get in here! Twitch.tv/nextlander
happy to sit down and talk about why Tactics is still the best, was a great discussion. check it out!
We are joined by @seamoosi.bsky.social to discuss their time with Final Fantasy Tactics & SRPGs in general. What makes an RPG a Tactical RPG? Does Final Fantasy Tactics still have a place in modern gaming? When is it a good idea to throw rocks at your friends?
funandgames.libsyn.com/episode-202-...
funandgames.libsyn.com/episode-202-...
November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
happy to sit down and talk about why Tactics is still the best, was a great discussion. check it out!
it's BEEF WEEK on Axe of the Blood God, as we're doing a new Class Conscious on Warriors, Berserkers, Barbarians, and all the beefiest buffsters you can think of!
and we need a guest!
do you love gettin' rowdy? do you love the beefy bunch? would you fall to 1 hp to do 9999 damage? be our guest!
and we need a guest!
do you love gettin' rowdy? do you love the beefy bunch? would you fall to 1 hp to do 9999 damage? be our guest!
a picture of a demon with the word holy on the bottom
ALT: a picture of a demon with the word holy on the bottom
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
it's BEEF WEEK on Axe of the Blood God, as we're doing a new Class Conscious on Warriors, Berserkers, Barbarians, and all the beefiest buffsters you can think of!
and we need a guest!
do you love gettin' rowdy? do you love the beefy bunch? would you fall to 1 hp to do 9999 damage? be our guest!
and we need a guest!
do you love gettin' rowdy? do you love the beefy bunch? would you fall to 1 hp to do 9999 damage? be our guest!
oh no this is entirely too much of my kinda jam
We don't know. What we do know is the wiring diagram works. We built it, virtually, in @godotengine.org. We fed it scans of the books we found.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
TR-49 on Steam
Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Heaven’s Vault, Overboard! and A Highland Song.
store.steampowered.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
oh no this is entirely too much of my kinda jam
new toy showed up today
November 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
new toy showed up today
maybe it's because of the following list i've curated here, but i haven't seen any of the Clair Obscur discourse people have been posting about, only the responses to it.
but i've little doubt that it, like many Personas or FFs before it, is absolutely someone's intro to RPGs doing RPG things.
but i've little doubt that it, like many Personas or FFs before it, is absolutely someone's intro to RPGs doing RPG things.
November 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
maybe it's because of the following list i've curated here, but i haven't seen any of the Clair Obscur discourse people have been posting about, only the responses to it.
but i've little doubt that it, like many Personas or FFs before it, is absolutely someone's intro to RPGs doing RPG things.
but i've little doubt that it, like many Personas or FFs before it, is absolutely someone's intro to RPGs doing RPG things.
question: is sun up or away?
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
question: is sun up or away?