Games never needed to be long or complicated to be impactful.🥣 'and Roger' here offers a quick glimpse into a reality many of us have at least heard of, but through a personalized perspective. (I'm being purposefully vague, but our review contains spoilers!⚠️) Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/and-r...
really appreciate, as always, the inclusion of Stop Caring on these CD roundups @otomeniki.bsky.social's essay pairs nicely with @lesbiankakyoin.bsky.social's Superjump debut, you should read both and then everything else on this list.
Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games?@critdistance.bsky.social · 2mo agoThis week: Subnautica 2, Yakuza, Kirby Air Riders, and more: critical-distance.com/2026/06/07/j...
me and @otomeniki.bsky.social are tag teaming on this week's critical distance yayyyyy critical-distance.com/2026/06/07/j...
It's pride month. You should support small time videogame criticism from the margins, especially if said website is ran by a trans woman. Ahem, anyways, please consider donating or subscribing to Stop Caring www.stopcar.ing#/portal/supp... www.stopcar.ing
Popping out of my vacation hole to welcome back @otomeniki.bsky.social to Stop Caring. Niki Fakhoori analyzes the Yakuza/Like A Dragon series under the lens of the Hero's Journey and its feminine couterpart It would be so kind of you to read and share. www.stopcar.ing/like-a-hero-...
Like a Hero(ine)
How the Yakuza series uses the Hero's Journey and its shadowed feminine counterpart.
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oh my GOD a Miror B remix by Tawada!!! With the original vocals!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcXz...
Pokémon Colosseum: Miror B Battle Theme (Remix in 2026)
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This week: 17 fresh picks on online culture, queer community, PS1 RPGs, and lots more: critical-distance.com/2026/02/22/f...
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ICYMI: "For 30 years, Pokémon fans have paid for moments that feel like they’ll last forever, but just like toys that get worn down over time, the digital-only media will be gone before anyone realizes it." @otomeniki.bsky.social reflects on Pokémon's digital ephemera:
Home Away from Home: 30 Years in the World of Pokémon - Unwinnable
For all the convenience digital media provides, it’s been rushing headlong in a direction where audiences are paying more and owning less.
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"For 30 years, Pokémon fans have paid for moments that feel like they’ll last forever, but just like toys that get worn down over time, the digital-only media will be gone before anyone realizes it." @otomeniki.bsky.social reflects on Pokémon's digital ephemera:
Home Away from Home: 30 Years in the World of Pokémon - Unwinnable
For all the convenience digital media provides, it’s been rushing headlong in a direction where audiences are paying more and owning less.
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My new short story, MESTRA, comes out as a standalone this September! I rediscovered this myth from Ovid while working on my Persephone novel, and it absolutely electrified me. In case you want to pre-order, thank you from the bottom of this author's heart, links are here! linktr.ee/madeline.mil...
You can /ban the following IDs to get shitty @discord.com AI scraper bots out of your servers. 1153984868804468756 1288638725869535283 1090660574196674713 1104973139257081909 Funnily enough they even have names that identify what service they're tied to on some servers. #discord
My piece for Uppercut is out! If you like Rune Factory, farming sims, RPGs, and interesting statistics about video game audiences, check it out! uppercutcrit.com/how-women-sa...
How Women Saved Rune Factory – Uppercut
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Happy New Year! I'm so grateful for the opportunity to write about Tales of Rebirth for the @intothespine.bsky.social 2025 write-ups! Check it out, and all the other amazing contributions!!
Into The Spine@intothespine.bsky.social · 7mo agothis was 2025, as told by 91 writers across the world intothespine.com/2025/12/31/s...
My piece for Uppercut is out! If you like Rune Factory, farming sims, RPGs, and interesting statistics about video game audiences, check it out! uppercutcrit.com/how-women-sa...
How Women Saved Rune Factory – Uppercut
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Also, congratulations everyone who made something this year. A comic, a song, a film, a novel, a painting, a poem, a short story, a sculpture, crochet, embroidery, whatever it is. In this era of slop and theft, if you *make* something you are a shining jewel and I am so grateful for you.
The handmade, human qualities of your work are more valuable than they've ever been. Don't doubt that for a second.
It's time for #inkvent2025 ! Like last year, I'll post each ink from the Diamine Inkvent Calendar here on its following day, so anyone opening their own calendar won't get spoiled. This year, I'll try doodling with each ink to really show off their properties! I'll be back here tomorrow with Day 1!
Hey everyone, here's a real simple way to disable "Super Resolution" on your channels: • YouTube Studio • Settings • Channel • Advanced settings • Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality" • Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"
mcc@dryad.technology · 9mo agoSource: 9to5google.com/2025/10/29/y... *End users* can opt out, and will be able to check in the player whether they are watching a real or upscaled video. But I am very curious, if you could put an exact cost on this decision in terms of kWh/atmospheric CO2, what the total would come to.
Last week, my former housemate punched me multiple times in the eye, forcing me to break the lease for the beautiful apartment we shared and move in with a trusted friend As I try to rebuild my life and find more permanent housing, I would greatly appreciate any support you could offer Stop Caring
Stop Caring
A publication about video games focused on the ways they evoke unique cultural conversations as well as the personal lessons we can learn from them as artistic media.
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#Pokemon Legends: Z-A continues the series' action-oriented pivot as it goes from a standalone spin-off to mainline status – yet with plenty of room to grow still! But today I'll still say: Lumiose je t'aime. 💚⚡ Full Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/pokem...
always happy to see my silly little website on CD shoutout to @otomeniki.bsky.social for the wonderful FFT piece
Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games?@critdistance.bsky.social · 10mo agoThis week: romhacks, remakes, remixes, reflections, and more: critical-distance.com/2025/10/19/o...
Hey I wonder who provided that game script. 👀 (We're also in the middle of compiling one for The Ivalice Chronicles! There is quite a lot of new dialogue in this version, and as this article discusses, Tactics wears its politics on its sleeves, some of the new scenes very clearly so.)
artemis, big boss of stop caring@stopcar.ing · 10mo agoNew article is live on Stop Caring This one from @otomeniki.bsky.social, who argues that Final Fantasy Tactics memes engages audiences in a unique form of reader-response theory. Which *is* art criticism, even if it doesn't *look* like art criticism. Give it a read and a share!
Here's one for the memers and the dreamers: I wrote about Final Fantasy Tactics memes and art criticism for Stop Caring! Check it out!
artemis, big boss of stop caring@stopcar.ing · 10mo agoNew article is live on Stop Caring This one from @otomeniki.bsky.social, who argues that Final Fantasy Tactics memes engages audiences in a unique form of reader-response theory. Which *is* art criticism, even if it doesn't *look* like art criticism. Give it a read and a share!
Here's one for the memers and the dreamers: I wrote about Final Fantasy Tactics memes and art criticism for Stop Caring! Check it out!
artemis, big boss of stop caring@stopcar.ing · 10mo agoNew article is live on Stop Caring This one from @otomeniki.bsky.social, who argues that Final Fantasy Tactics memes engages audiences in a unique form of reader-response theory. Which *is* art criticism, even if it doesn't *look* like art criticism. Give it a read and a share!
Don’t blame Niki for all these Final Fantasy Tactics memes. Blame yourself or God.
artemis, big boss of stop caring@stopcar.ing · 10mo agoNew article is live on Stop Caring This one from @otomeniki.bsky.social, who argues that Final Fantasy Tactics memes engages audiences in a unique form of reader-response theory. Which *is* art criticism, even if it doesn't *look* like art criticism. Give it a read and a share!
New article is live on Stop Caring This one from @otomeniki.bsky.social, who argues that Final Fantasy Tactics memes engages audiences in a unique form of reader-response theory. Which *is* art criticism, even if it doesn't *look* like art criticism. Give it a read and a share!
Final Fantasy Tactics Memes Prove Video Games are Art
Final Fantasy Tactics memes engage audiences in an unique form of reader-response.
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