Nayan Ramachandran
@thetrin.blacksky.app
Producer and Bizdev working with Basically Games on Baldi's Basics Plus. Writing a sci-fi/fantasy novel. Previously Sr. Producer at Akupara Games, & co-founded Dangen Entertainment. Still in love with Osaka. 英語と日本語もOK!
Words: https://medium.com/@thetrin
Words: https://medium.com/@thetrin
This is Iger's big bid to basically replicate Sora, but using their own licensed characters, completely skirting the legality issues that Open AI is facing.
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 AM
This is Iger's big bid to basically replicate Sora, but using their own licensed characters, completely skirting the legality issues that Open AI is facing.
This also serves to make the action economy pretty simple. You don't have to worry about anything besides a single action turn. Move, take turn. Your resources have a use counter next on the icon. Couldn't be simpler.
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
This also serves to make the action economy pretty simple. You don't have to worry about anything besides a single action turn. Move, take turn. Your resources have a use counter next on the icon. Couldn't be simpler.
Yeah, it's in beta, so it could be something they intend to solve later. It's not a critical bug or anything. So far, the most integral parts of the system work great. I can't speak enough about how fast the combat feels. It's a huge improvement over how it was done in Deadfire.
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Yeah, it's in beta, so it could be something they intend to solve later. It's not a critical bug or anything. So far, the most integral parts of the system work great. I can't speak enough about how fast the combat feels. It's a huge improvement over how it was done in Deadfire.
One of my favorite parts of PoE is the fact that ability use is per battle, instead of an amount until rest. It remains one of the best parts of the game. I feel far more compelled to use my characters' resources in every battle, instead of saving them for a rainy day.
November 14, 2025 at 3:29 AM
One of my favorite parts of PoE is the fact that ability use is per battle, instead of an amount until rest. It remains one of the best parts of the game. I feel far more compelled to use my characters' resources in every battle, instead of saving them for a rainy day.
The only thing I'd change: If a character kills the last enemy, the battle should resolve entirely before moving on to the next character's turn. As it is now, if you kill the last enemy, the turn passes to the next character, and THEN the battle just ends. That's the only criticism I have so far.
November 14, 2025 at 3:26 AM
The only thing I'd change: If a character kills the last enemy, the battle should resolve entirely before moving on to the next character's turn. As it is now, if you kill the last enemy, the turn passes to the next character, and THEN the battle just ends. That's the only criticism I have so far.
Thank you for the info! I shall order Issue 5 without worry then :D
November 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Thank you for the info! I shall order Issue 5 without worry then :D
I am a fiend for documenting. I love it. It's so cool. I'm all about documentation.
November 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I am a fiend for documenting. I love it. It's so cool. I'm all about documentation.
Every time she says something while talking to a guest, that guest should ask her "didn't you go to bat for pedophiles?"
November 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Every time she says something while talking to a guest, that guest should ask her "didn't you go to bat for pedophiles?"
lmao Megyn Kelly is using 4chan /h/ talking points.
November 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
lmao Megyn Kelly is using 4chan /h/ talking points.
I assume ordering new issues to the US would be subject to tariffs, since it's being shipped from the UK?
November 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I assume ordering new issues to the US would be subject to tariffs, since it's being shipped from the UK?
I still replay Turtles in Time once a year. One playthrough of the arcade version, and one playthrough of the SNES version. They both have their merits (and differences!)
November 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I still replay Turtles in Time once a year. One playthrough of the arcade version, and one playthrough of the SNES version. They both have their merits (and differences!)
I feel the same way! I grew up playing Turtles in Time, X-Men and The Simpsons in the arcades, so whenever something like this comes out, it really resonates with me.
November 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I feel the same way! I grew up playing Turtles in Time, X-Men and The Simpsons in the arcades, so whenever something like this comes out, it really resonates with me.
I'm so so pumped for Cosmic Invasion. I'm looking forward to playing through it with my friends. I also loved UA3, and have been thinking about going back to it at some point, since I never played the DLC.
November 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I'm so so pumped for Cosmic Invasion. I'm looking forward to playing through it with my friends. I also loved UA3, and have been thinking about going back to it at some point, since I never played the DLC.
And also prestige games come in all shapes and sizes, but they just targeted a very specific audience over and over again. If you don't like one of their games, it's totally possible you won't like MOST of their games.
November 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
And also prestige games come in all shapes and sizes, but they just targeted a very specific audience over and over again. If you don't like one of their games, it's totally possible you won't like MOST of their games.
Yeah, this. I want to see smaller, more experimental titles aimed at different audiences that release between the big tentpoles.
November 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Yeah, this. I want to see smaller, more experimental titles aimed at different audiences that release between the big tentpoles.
Exactly. As a game, you could have puzzle sections where you have to convince representatives to vote on your side, and then you have a battles where you have to give rousing speeches in council meetings and then you put it to a vote. Phoenix Wright but government!
November 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Exactly. As a game, you could have puzzle sections where you have to convince representatives to vote on your side, and then you have a battles where you have to give rousing speeches in council meetings and then you put it to a vote. Phoenix Wright but government!
I still think one of Sony's biggest mistakes was completely abandoning Japanese game dev outside of Team Asobi. They basically said "yeah Japan, we don't care anymore. We're goin to make games for the West now. Fuck you" and just disappeared.
November 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I still think one of Sony's biggest mistakes was completely abandoning Japanese game dev outside of Team Asobi. They basically said "yeah Japan, we don't care anymore. We're goin to make games for the West now. Fuck you" and just disappeared.
It's exclusives are the biggest pain point for me. Sony's output this last generation has been so uninteresting to me. Outside of a couple titles, I don't feel like I missed out on anything.
November 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
It's exclusives are the biggest pain point for me. Sony's output this last generation has been so uninteresting to me. Outside of a couple titles, I don't feel like I missed out on anything.
Season 5 onward of Parks and Rec, except a shonen anime.
November 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Season 5 onward of Parks and Rec, except a shonen anime.
I LOVED the fist Inazuma Eleven back on DS, and this hits just right. Craploads of content packed into it, AND fantastic production values.
November 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I LOVED the fist Inazuma Eleven back on DS, and this hits just right. Craploads of content packed into it, AND fantastic production values.