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Aspiring up-and-comer | as seen on youtube.com/@softresetreviews | Just here to talk about the things I love
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There’s something so endearing about the sticker labels for recordable VHS tapes. Maybe it’s the simplicity of seeing visual media watered down to just 6 categories. Shout out to the generic anime girl repping all “animated cartoons”
A scan of generic VHS labels included with recordable VHS tapes.
August 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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kicking it with the boys today
a vinyl copy of the album “Runners High” by the pillows
June 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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P4R announcement:
June 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Hearing this soundtrack live really drives home just how phenomenal a job they did with the OST. Queen’s Blood had the crowd going wild (myself included). Additional highlight of the evening was watching Sephiroth pay 10 honest to god dollars for two bottles of water.
A view of the stage at Carnegie Hall with a screen projector behind it displaying Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Orchestra World Tour
January 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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For the few followers I might have from my YouTube channel, bit of an update on my latest video:
December 26, 2024 at 5:00 PM
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the snes sex symbol himself:
November 28, 2024 at 4:45 PM
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It’s also no secret that the Velvet Room from the Persona series was directly influenced by the works of David Lynch, combining the mysterious, otherworldly aspects of the Black Lodge (red room) from Twin Peaks with a nod to Lynch’s acclaimed film Blue Velvet.
An image of the Velvet Room from Persona 3, with its host Igor seated at a table alongside his attendant Elizabeth who is standing beside him, also facing the camera. The table is draped in a blue velvet cloth, matching the blue velvet carpeting of the floor. An image of the cover of David Lynch’s film Blue Velvet. In the center of the image is the title of the film, Blue Velvet, in white lettering and a cursive font. Above it, in smaller white letters are the words “David Lynch’s”. Behind the text is a close up of blue velvet fabric.
November 23, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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While it’s never been directly confirmed by the developers, it’s highly unlikely they were unaware of Twin Peaks when making Persona 4, as the series was a major hit when it aired in Japan. With some holding mock funerals for Laura Palmer and coffee companies hiring its cast members for commercials.
A picture in a Japanese magazine showing two Twin Peaks fans paying respects to a replica of Laura Palmer’s body, wrapped in plastic and laid out on a bed of flowers. An ad for Japanese coffee company Georgia coffee featuring Kyle MacLachlan in his role as Dale Cooper holding up a can of Georgia coffee and giving his signature thumbs up to the camera.
November 23, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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And most significantly, both contain parallel dimensions where malicious doppelgängers of the characters exist, with inexplicable connections to the psychological and moral fabric of our world.
A screenshot from Persona 4 of the main character and his friends Yosuke and Chie in the TV world, looking down a hallway at a door comprised of red and black swirls. The scene is thick with yellow fog. An image from the Red Room from Twin Peaks. The walls of the room are made of red curtains and the floor has a black and white zig-zag pattern. Three chairs are set up, two situated next to each other and another set adjacent to them. Behind the pair of chairs is a marble statue. Beside the lone chair is a small table with a miniature globe on it.
November 23, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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The person tasked with solving the murders is an outsider from the city who knows little about the local community and its insidious secrets.
A screenshot of the main character from Persona 4 looking out the window of a train on his first day arriving in Inaba. He wrests his chin on his knuckles, facing away from the camera. A screenshot of Dale Cooper, the main character in Twin Peaks, driving into town in the pilot episode. He’s speaking into a small recorder while he drives.
November 23, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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Both revolve around murder mysteries that upend the community and directly impact the main cast
A screenshot of an anime cutscene from Persona 4 where a young woman’s body is hanging upside down from a streetlight on a foggy morning. In the background of the image are rooftops of residential homes. A screenshot from the pilot episode Twin Peaks where the dead body of Laura Palmer is found washed ashore, wrapped in plastic.
November 23, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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Both take place in quaint, countryside towns that adhere to an older way of life. Where the community is tight-knit -and very little excitement occurs.
A screenshot of a foggy street in the shopping district of Inaba from the game Persona 4. An image of a countryside road with a sign alongside it reading: “Welcome to Twin Peaks”. In the background is a misty mountain surrounded by trees.
November 23, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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Similarities between Persona 4 and Twin Peaks: a 🧵
The original PlayStation 2 cover of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 featuring the main cast of characters posing and looking directly at the viewer or off to the side. An image of a countryside road with a sign alongside it reading: “Welcome to Twin Peaks”. In the background is a misty mountain surrounded by trees. Superimposed over the image are the words “Twin Peaks” in green and brown lettering.
November 23, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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holy shit they opened with Eyes of Ibad. I flatlined.
Photo of a live performance by the band Panchiko. A digital display with the band’s name sits against the back wall of the stage.
November 15, 2024 at 2:13 PM
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Any Panchiko fans here on bluesky? Breaking my years’ long live show celibacy to see them this week and I’m pretty fuckin psyched about
Album cover of DEATHMETAL by Panchiko. Cover features face of Miyu from a panel of the manga Mint Na Bokura. The title of the album runs across the bottom of the image and the band’s name across the rightmost edge.
November 12, 2024 at 6:46 PM
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Any Clock Tower fans out there as hyped for this as I am? I know everyone’s on that Silent Hill 2 grind - but this classic deserves some love too!
October 28, 2024 at 6:43 PM
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Whoa, it’s been a year since my Making of #Boktai video?!(coincidentally around the exact same time I joined bluesky)

Learned a lot of fun stuff about Hideo Kojima’s childhood working on this one, hope some of you do too! ♡ + ↺ appreciated!

Link: youtu.be/9GwBvdvJFeQ?...
YouTube thumbnail of Django from Boktai imposed over a black and white image of several characters from the Boktai series, with the words “The Making of Boktai” hovering over Django’s head.
October 27, 2024 at 3:50 PM
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I’m curious: what are some games you felt super late to the party on? Looking for some solid recc’s!

I’ll go first: Symphony of the Night (PSX). Seriously, how did it take me so long to check this out? It’s not just gorgeous - its gameplay AND music are equally top shelf. A must play in every way.
October 25, 2024 at 2:14 PM
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Can’t believe it’s almost been a year since I made my Boktai video! Feels like it was just yesterday. But it gives me great excuse to gush over this embroidered Otenko that my wife made me to commemorate the event ❤️

Does this count for Boktober?
An embroidered image of Otenko from the Boktai series.
October 22, 2024 at 3:45 PM
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Damn didn’t realize I was THAT early to the party
September 19, 2024 at 5:07 PM
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NEW VIDEO: Shoegaze in Video Games

Searched this title months ago and found there were zero videos and hardly any discussion on the topic anywhere else on the internet. So, I figured I'd get a list going.
Likes and Shares appreciated!

Link: youtu.be/rioPK4t4PFM
Thumbnail of Aerith from final fantasy VII with a hazy pink filter and the faint image of a guitar layered over. Across the top, in large text: "Shoegaze". Across the bottom, in smaller text:" In Video Games"
July 5, 2024 at 9:00 PM
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✨New Video: The Settings of Persona (and what they tell us)✨
I pop off about Twin Peaks for an embarrassing amount of time in this one, and I don’t regret a millisecond of it. Likes and shares super appreciated!
Link: youtu.be/5jaTsI1CBU8?...
March 29, 2024 at 7:27 PM
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While not explicitly a Halloween special, my new video essay on the Making of Boktai is still a cozy way to get into the seasonal spirit ~

Link: youtu.be/9GwBvdvJFeQ?...
October 28, 2023 at 3:44 PM
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NEW VIDEO: youtu.be/9GwBvdvJFeQ
What do Quentin Tarantino and Hideo Kojima have in common? How did a novel in which a man penetrates a paper sliding door lead to arguably one of the coolest games on the Gameboy Advance? Find out in The Making of Boktai!
October 27, 2023 at 9:09 PM
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Caught a Konami vehicle in the wild the other day. Why does this exist
August 11, 2023 at 12:14 AM