phil

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he/him. software tinkerer, RPG forever GM. // Bnet: stoppablefrc#1707 // PSN: PhilCharisma // mastodon instance admin // now on blacksky 🌍: https://rollfor.blog 🐘: https://awaymessage.club/@stoppableforce

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.

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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.

the unfortunate dawning realization that the software you want doesn't exactly exist and you're about to start A New Project as a result

🗣️ Hey mecha fans, space lesbians, challenge readers, and everyone else: Heaven Will Be Mine, the cult classic VN featuring powerful girls who kiss in sentient robot suits, is NOW AVAILABLE IN 4K! Also featuring - improved text display - it's steamdeck compatible - works on MacOS again

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I do find it funny how ever since stumbling into greatness with P3 Portable's female protag Persona ran scared and has resolutely doubled down on Unflavored Oatmeal Boy protagonists but now Xenoblade is here giving us Revolutionary Elfgirl Utena

A screenshot of Xenoblade Genesis showing a pink-haired girl with elf ears and a serious expression holding a weapon

heard a guy say "you have to access it through the portal" and i was momentarily struck by how sad it is that what he said is so boring :( "accessing it via the portal" should be wonderful. we deserve that at least. it should be cool to access it via the portal and instead it sucks shit