So excited for Eatroid, man.

We gotta stop assigning "new" to recency. I have played so few of the games in that direct that every other game was new for me - even if they aren't all "new releases". I think the Switch 2 library is just bursting with new games for me after that direct.

new metroid so I have to repost

Chloé Stawski@chlowski.bsky.social · 10mo ago

a whole new world to explore

Did we ever get confirmation if Level-5 used genAI for some of the new Layton game's development? I will be devastated if so.

This timeline makes me feel like I'm in a film but I can't remember which one.

God I love Kirby. Forgotten Land was excellent, i'm so here for this!

It's so cool that, after a gen where the switch was a downgrade, the majority of people who only have a switch 2 are getting just completely flooded with these great ports. Look at this library, man. MH Wilds runs on there???

Oh my god is this the psp yugioh game??

Did we ever get confirmation if Level-5 used genAI for some of the new Layton game's development? I will be devastated if so.

Oh fuck, starfox adventures today??? Show's over folks, we can go home now.

I think the disparate level of detail between Link and other characters opens a lot of space that I'm enjoying running with. We've got Link, someone who is more real in the sense of his ability to impact time, who looks more realised than the castle town people, who have very little impact.

Lewis Davies@lewiswriting.bsky.social · last wk.

I have slept on it and my excitement for Ocarina remake has only gotten larger. Fascinated by a maximilist view of hyrule that creates more of a pull on my mind and situates those places really heavily so that when everything goes to hell in the second half it feels even worse.

I have slept on it and my excitement for Ocarina remake has only gotten larger. Fascinated by a maximilist view of hyrule that creates more of a pull on my mind and situates those places really heavily so that when everything goes to hell in the second half it feels even worse.

Cool, man. Quick question: does taking that shit out unpoison the groundwater and unboil the oceans?

Qichin | Bard Vtuber@qichin.bsky.social · last wk.

The Blood of Dawnwalker is once again teaching game companies that, as long as you make a fun game and market it right by not disclosing that you used AI in development, you can get away with it and people will celebrate the game.

This is a great thread. Why do we assign the childhood experience of OoT this weight and depth as a result of its design but then boil an entire design process down to a tagline for the remake? As Abram says, decisions aren't emotionally neutral and this trailer was full of them.

Abram Buehner@abrambuehner.bsky.social · last wk.

We can all feel however we'd like to about OOT but the idea that it's just unreal engine slop/has no art style/Nintendo hired this man etc is a bit incurious to me. A) this isn't a realistic world, B) even if it was, realism isn't emotionally neutral (and is art direction!)

Complain all you want, I think this looks fucking gorgeous. What a strong art direction and reimagination of a place I know so intimately.

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · last wk.

first look at The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake the game now has a jump button

This is still possible, since we're seeing the opening. I don't mind either way, think this looks really nice, just funny to think about it!

Lewis Davies@lewiswriting.bsky.social · last wk.

Thinking bout the Ocarina remake and imagining a world where they only show the first three temples in the marketing. First three temples are the same, maybe the odd little change. But then when you get to the temple of time the whole thing gets blown apart. Just a totally reshaped experience.

I actually like the way Ocarina looks quite a bit

Thinking bout the Ocarina remake and imagining a world where they only show the first three temples in the marketing. First three temples are the same, maybe the odd little change. But then when you get to the temple of time the whole thing gets blown apart. Just a totally reshaped experience.

It's so frustrating to hold this personal position on A24's AI stuff because they keep putting out bonkers looking films that I want to watch but won't as a result.

Told myself I wouldn't start up Onimusha until I beat the Flood stage in Blood Dungeon - it's the last one I need. Little did I know Flood is nigh on impossible, so jokes on me I guess.

Super weird to show and big up Jin Sakai returning at the end of the Yotei trailer given the backlash its female lead character and genderfluid actor received. At best it seems naive not to see how that looks.

impressively anti-intellectual! Criticism does not exist to predict the audience Metacritic score. Criticism is not consumer guidance. Critics are not reviewing kitchen appliances. Actually! A critic who reliably reproduces popular opinion is fucking useless.

Knoebel@knoebel.bsky.social · 2w ago

Thomas Mahler best known for metldowns on Twitter/Era and the Ori series launched a website similar to Opencritic/Metacritic where user reviews accounting 2/3 of the score. The thought process is that the review score shouldn't stay untouched after the original release. videogamescritic.com

Hey, I'm in this one! Thanks again to Unwinnable for the opportunity to write about one of my favourite books and @chiltonm.bsky.social for the great editing! 😊 Go read On the Calculation of Volume and go read Exploits! (Not necessarily in that order!)

Unwinnable@unwinnable.com · 2w ago

Where is the year going? Get our latest nuggets of microcriticism in the September 2026 issue of Exploits, including writing on The Tale of Princess Kaguya and The Odyssey. Buy: buff.ly/AzNU0so Subscribe: buff.ly/LK0CTtF Read @saraclemens.com's essay on Lestat's live rock show: buff.ly/l51eY9i

My planned columns about women and the games industry return; this time I’d like to talk to women who review video games about their experiences landing and writing reviews, especially recently. If this is you, reach out via DM or eaprice.work@gmail.com

Hey, I'm in this one! Thanks again to Unwinnable for the opportunity to write about one of my favourite books and @chiltonm.bsky.social for the great editing! 😊 Go read On the Calculation of Volume and go read Exploits! (Not necessarily in that order!)

Unwinnable@unwinnable.com · 2w ago

Where is the year going? Get our latest nuggets of microcriticism in the September 2026 issue of Exploits, including writing on The Tale of Princess Kaguya and The Odyssey. Buy: buff.ly/AzNU0so Subscribe: buff.ly/LK0CTtF Read @saraclemens.com's essay on Lestat's live rock show: buff.ly/l51eY9i

Where is the year going? Get our latest nuggets of microcriticism in the September 2026 issue of Exploits, including writing on The Tale of Princess Kaguya and The Odyssey. Buy: buff.ly/AzNU0so Subscribe: buff.ly/LK0CTtF Read @saraclemens.com's essay on Lestat's live rock show: buff.ly/l51eY9i

Man, Dawnwalker landed well for people, but the GenAI in the audio/writing production stuff puts it on my personal "no go" list. Super excited for Onimusha still, though!!

A guy at this festival show is recording it on his DS. Hero.

That's a fine way to look at it, but my experience with the GTA games is that they're so vast and multifaceted that while some aspects are problematic and others are so-so, there's also moments of real brilliance and beauty in them. Some of my most transcendent gaming experiences have been with GTA.

Some thoughts on the number of games showcasing reductive female character designs and generative AI design philosophies at Gamescom 2026. buttonprompt.com/posts/the-no...

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