It was posted too early for the @critdistance.bsky.social jam but seeing as Big Walk is relevant I thought I'd repost my thoughts about "friendslop" as a term hylkelanghout.com/2026/03/07/i...

I wouldn’t call it friendslop if you paid me

There are two kinds of co-op games. The first is a game that can be played either single player or co-op and will have roughly equal experiences either way. This is where you see games like Elden R…

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Extremely proud to say I was the localization editing lead for Bubbly Basin, Pokopia's first DLC. Also even more proud of the ridiculously talented team of translators, editors, and fantastic loc folks who made it happen. I hope everyone has a bubbly time playing!

Finished this over lunch today. It took me a few weeks to get through because the situation we’re in is so goddamn depressing. A useful and infuriating book.

“Mooom, can we get the new Nun with a Gun?” “No, sweetie. We have Nun with a Gun at home.”

Holding an English version of Kamaitachi no Yoru in my hand is surreal. Genuinely so enthused to play (read) this.

Got so excited during the Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Direct that I leapt off the couch and spilled my coffee 🫠 The characters! The timeskip! THE MUSIC!

Kamaitachi no Yoru is simply one of the most important Japanese games in history, period. In the historical trajectory of novel games, if Otogirisou, Chunsoft's previous gane, is Pac-Land, this is Super Mario Brothers. It is that foundational in the storytelling and design paradigms it codified.

1564 Studio@1564studio.bsky.social · 3d ago

I'm trembling while writing this: Kamaitachi no yoru—not the PC remake, not the iOS port, but the actual original SFC version—has been translated at last by ButThouMust, who graciously brought us an English patch for Otogirisou in the past. This is HISTORICAL.

🥲 sometimes you don't know if people will see or experience a thing the same way you do. like you hope they do, you think they will, but you can never be quite sure, even after years and years of working on it. so, i'm not sure i'm going to accomplish much today other than a little soft crying

Eurogamer@eurogamer.bsky.social · 3d ago

House House's Big Walk is equally smart as their Untitled Goose Game in the way it wields its silliness, similarly playful and exuberant, and stuffed with innumerable delightful little touches. Otherwise, it's not much like Untitled Goose Game at all. Our review: https://bit.ly/3RFnP49

Only thing better than getting cute mail is sending it!

I had a good afternoon bopping around with friends for Chicagoland Stationery Store Day ✉️✏️ Home exhausted but happy with a small, strong haul of letter-writing materials. Cheers to Paper & Pencil and Atlas Stationers.

Thank you for the festive Dreamcast stickers, @jamestocchio.bsky.social! These and your handwritten note delighted me. Sonic and Shadow in one day!

Is he…? You know. My close personal friend Shadow the Hedgehog?

チョコボと一緒にダンジョンへ行ける日が今から待ち遠しい🐤 #FF14 #FFXIVART

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's excess is as unmistakable as it is endearing. A moving, messy journey that accumulates feeling through its best and, more importantly, its most tedious episodes. I love this game, and I'd love it if you checked this out! medium.com/@abrambuehne...

Catching on Rough Edges

There’s a dungeon hidden in the guts of Shinra Manor. Much of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s eleventh chapter is spent there, solving…

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Derek@astralcitymini.com · 5d ago

Trying for this tomorrow because I am healthy and in control of my life.

Trying for this tomorrow because I am healthy and in control of my life.

Fruity Snacks and the Eternal Fishing Patch (7.5)@fisherfruity.bsky.social · 5d ago

REMINDER: Purse of Riches will begin its 3 month (92 day) downtime tomorrow at 10:36AM EDT. If you miss it here, there are other windows. You still have legendary fish to catch. It'll be ok if it slips (though, yeah, will feel crappy). #FFXIV Good luck and happy fishing 🫡

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Today is my birthday (turning 30), which is the only time each year when I ask you for a repost should you like my art. Have a good day! 🦦🌿✨️ - Simon

A book of tribute illustrations to Mutsumi Inomata (who passed away in 2024) is coming at Comiket festival (Japan). You can get a sense of just how beloved she was by looking at the list of famous animators and mangakas who contributed to this dojin. Cover art by Mai Yoneyama. x.com/EXPO75/statu...

Catsuka@catsuka.bsky.social · 2y ago

Today should have been the 64th birthday of artist/animator Mutsumi Inomata, who passed away last March. Edition88 gallery (Tokyo), where she was a regular, will continue to present her work. Next exhibition: "Girls and Cats" in January. edition-88.com/blogs/blog/i... www.catsuka.com/breves/2024-...

Today on Astral City Mini, I take a second bite of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and send it back to the kitchen.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2: In Poor Taste

In the near-decade I've nurtured the belief that Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is the ugly outlier of its superlative Xeno-brethren, I've stopped a few times to wonder if I'd been overly harsh in my appraisal. A creeping fog over my long-term memory had left only vague distaste on my palate. I remember the story feeling hammy, the gameplay feeling clunky, the synthesis of it all feeling jagged and imprecise.

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Today on Astral City Mini, I take a second bite of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and send it back to the kitchen.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2: In Poor Taste

In the near-decade I've nurtured the belief that Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is the ugly outlier of its superlative Xeno-brethren, I've stopped a few times to wonder if I'd been overly harsh in my appraisal. A creeping fog over my long-term memory had left only vague distaste on my palate. I remember the story feeling hammy, the gameplay feeling clunky, the synthesis of it all feeling jagged and imprecise.

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I love a New Bean Day. 🫘 Excited to try this Little Arrow Blend from Underwood Coffee in Duluth, MN. Raising a mug in gratitude to @tophr.org for hooking me up!

Perfect little vibe going this afternoon. Got a new stack of records to go through, starting with this lo-fi Konami beats LP.

Brilliant writing by Joshua here. Even armed with cursory Spider-Man knowledge, I was moved by this piece. It is a chest-achingly painful act of reckoning. Our relationships with stories should change. When we read, watch, and play, and our stories end, we should feel propelled. Not imprisoned.

Joshua Rivera@jmrivera.bsky.social · last wk.

a little bit of personal lore: my culture writing career began with a cranky blog about spider-man. for Fansplaining, I imagine the end of that career, with another blog about spider-man fansplaining.com/what-spider-...

Surprise! I'm the new columnist at Skybox - introducing my monthly FFXIV column, Eorzea Nights. I've done so much coverage of this game, and this is a way for me to keep doing community reporting, crit, and insight into MMOs. Excited, and for a first one I'm signing on as a Wuk Lamat defender.

Skybox@skyboxcritics.com · last wk.

New column! Eorzean Nights: Final Fantasy XIV’s Wuk Lamat is a shockingly smart subversion of the Shonen hero by @solfleet.bsky.social "The Warrior of Light isn’t the hero of Dawntrail. This isn’t your story, but rather a story you play a role in – specifically the role of the mentor." Read on:

Happy to have drawn the cover art for @hg101.bsky.social's 'Ys and Other Falcom Classics' book! 😎📚 A history and analysis of Falcom's well-known and lesser-known games (and their Quintet titles) from the last 40+ years! ↓ See Kurt's post for the link!

Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101@hg101.bsky.social · 2w ago

Book Launch Day! Ys and Other Falcom Classics, and Metal Gear, Silent Hill, and Other Konami Classics now available! www.hardcoregaming101.net/book-launch-...

Echoes of a Fallen Star

To commemorate the #storyofseasons and #runefactory anniversaries, we want to hear why these franchises are so special to all of you! Have any favorite memories, moments, characters, or collections to share? Check out the details below and let us know! bit.ly/AnniversaryM...

Another #FFXIV accomplishment for me this past weekend—I finished my Fishing Rod of Stars. 🎣 As we all know, RGB makes everything faster, so this should speed up my Big Fish hunt…right? Right?

Successful trip out to Superjumbo Records! Got the @polygonbird.games BIRDCAGE OST I was hunting for ✌🏻