All you have to do to get through a hard game is to give yourself the space to adapt and improve. The pushback builds you as a player and makes the payoff so much sweeter, baby. #blog #gaming
Difficulty and Improving
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Dave Flodine
@davetheturnip.bsky.social
Game Critic / YouTuber - https://www.youtube.com/@DavetheTurnip Co-host of the podcast 'so many books, so little time' I love reading, music, dogs, and puns AuDHD, He/Him
copyright claims released! here is my 53-minute video essay on John Wick. it's called With the Animals. youtu.be/IlCPnaJyZL4
John Wick: With the Animals
YouTube video by Innuendo Studios
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The way my video game instincts are kicking in right now is why gun control is important
This is Brady. He gets excited to wake up his bunny every morning. Promised he would be a responsible pet owner, and we think he's doing an excellent job. 13/10 (IG: goodboyscann)
I was looking at Booker prize shortlists last night and I had a realisation. I think I don't gel with most books that win big awards because they always sound like such dour reads. Full of heartbreak and people being awful to each other. In fantasy, at least there's a layer of abstraction.
Today's free-to-read Musings is a no-spoiler discussion of AI: The Somnium Files and how pacing is its greatest strength and weakness.
AI: The Somnium Files & Pacing (Monday Musings #58) | Dave's Game Thoughts
The following contains no spoilers for AI: The Somnium Files I finished AI: The Somnium Files yesterday. I think its pacing is its greatest
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I left Midgar in FF7. It only took 5 in-game hours. Take that Remake!
Isekai as a genre is exploding in popularity because it appeals to a universal desire to get hit by a truck rather than live in the 21st century.
The August update is available for all Patreon members (free and paid). There's talk of what I've been playing alongside my projects.
August Update (2026) | Dave's Game Thoughts
August Update (2026) by Dave's Game Thoughts on Patreon. Join Dave's Game Thoughts's community for exclusive content and updates.
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We're not just mad about discs going away, we're mad about everything aftermath.site/playstation-di...
Unlocked! Belatedly, I look at Vampire Survivors, and lament that everything is gambling now, even when the only thing you're wasting is your time:
Vampire Survivors (poncle, 2022)
If there is a vampire here, it is one that drains us of our time, our life, our joy.
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You should read this post from a corpo consultant because it provides a clear picture of what's going on with GenAI adoption in corpo world (everyone is losing their mind/afraid to be the last one holding the bag)
AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decision-Making — Ludicity
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I resumed playing Xenogears tonight after at least a month (maybe two!). It took about 10 minutes to work out how to play, and what I was doing in this dungeon. Another 15 to find the way to the next part of the story.
Harrison Ford, the actor behind loveable scoundrels Han Solo and Indiana Jones, started his career as an on-set carpenter. That makes him a roguelike deckbuilder.
Luke says "It's extremely frustrating seeing what's become of video games journalism": aftermath.site/video-game-jou...
💍NEW VIDEO!💍 Come with us on a dreamlike journey in this 6 HOUR extravaganza where we explore Klonoa: Door to Phantomile and beyond. [With closed captions] www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9AR...
Farewell Phantomile | A Klonoa Analysis
YouTube video by Transparency Boo
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So, folks know about the Japanese-Italian sausage demon, right? The pepper oni. 👹
the timeline split into our current hell in q1 2001, when sega was forced to discontinue the dreamcast everything since has been our collective forever torment
We only rate dogs. This is a very fast tater tot. Please stay out of the way as he clearly has places to be, and only send dogs. Thank you... 12/10 (IG: choppertp)
new debate! i am right and @rcmacleod.bsky.social is wrong. why would you want to have to eat and drink in a video game.
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The best thing about waking up early with ADHD is when I inevitably get distracted and time flies by, I haven’t wasted the whole morning. 😁
This week's free-to-read Musings article is on how it's too easy to stop playing a game for any reason when there are literally thousands of other games to play.
Games Are Too Easy to Quit (Monday Musings #57) | Dave's Game Thoughts
I've been thinking a bit about gameplay lately. I've talked in my videos and in this column about how subjective game feel can be. A player
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Over a year ago, we built a prototype for a new Myst Universe game meant for publisher eyes only. This project is NOT in active development, but we're proud of the work the team did, and wanted to share it with you all. Presenting: Project Anglerfish. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvNGt02yZNc
