Tont Coles
@tontcoles.bsky.social
Writes offensively at affectionatediscourse.substack.com. Videogames, cats, probably crying or something? Thinking about starting a podcast analysing Davis-Brydon masterpiece Human Remains. Once did words for Edge and Eurogamer, apparently.
I took a fair bit of time off, but we are BACK with BREAKPOINT, yo. Seriously, it's fucking brilliant. Give me five hours of your time and I'll tell you why. Yes I'm serious. Why are you laughing? #ghostrecon #breakpoint shows.acast.com/affectionate...
Affectionate Discourse Oratorio Tangram: Episode 12: Breakpoint | Affectionate Discourse Oratorio Tangram
I will find your breakpoint by monologuing about tactical shooters for five hours
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Bless the posh rural gift shops that fail to keep up with current affairs.
Unexpected bargain in Oxfam Books. Not sure they realised the cover is an actual David Lloyd sketch. #vforvendetta
YES, I bear no shame for this. I also did two game captures and put them on my YouTube channel, which makes me a professional streamer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hmU...
Affectionate Discourse Infinity Stream 1: AD Plays Ghost Recon Breakpoint
YouTube video by Tont Coles
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Affectionate Discourse@affectionatedisco.bsky.social · last wk.I took a fair bit of time off, but we are BACK with BREAKPOINT, yo. Seriously, it's fucking brilliant. Give me five hours of your time and I'll tell you why. Yes I'm serious. Why are you laughing? #ghostrecon #breakpoint shows.acast.com/affectionate...
What? Another post about AI and videogames?!? I hate myself. affectionatediscourse.substack.com/p/ais-unfore...
AI’s Unforeseen Consequences For Games - The Definitive Review
Welcome to the new era of “well, I wasn’t expecting that!”
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I can exclusively reveal the definitive review of #GTA6. It's not for the faint-hearted or hyper-rich. I mean, the game probably is. My review isn't though. Maybe it should be? Fuck. affectionatediscourse.substack.com/p/grand-thef...?
Grand Theft Auto 6: The Definitive Review
Yes, For Real!
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Who wants another digest of my podcast episodes because I can't be bovved to actually write about games this week? affectionatediscourse.substack.com/p/affectiona...
Affectionate Discourse Oratorio Tangram Digest 2: The Definitive Review
Or, I am too lazy to properly critique the GTA6 farrago
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Quote reposting my own quote repost to get people to quote repost me. Who cares? You should! It's #PlayStation2 for fuck's sake.
Affectionate Discourse@affectionatedisco.bsky.social · 2mo agoHoly shit, he actually did it! LISTEN. Quote repost if you want to be subject to the same interrogation. #PlayStation2
New podcast episode alert! I've finally achieved my life's dream of interviewing someone about my hacked PlayStation 2 and its HDD full of gaems. Many apols to my guest, @sorrell.bsky.social. Listen with extreme prejudice: shows.acast.com/affectionate... #PlayStation2 #PS2 #Bujingai
Affectionate Discourse Oratorio Tangram Episode 11: PlayStation 2 with Mark Sorrell | Affectionate Discourse Oratorio Tangram
Another interview!
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Just a reminder I did a stupidly long podcast on videogame mags, purely for your pleasure.
Tont Coles@tontcoles.bsky.social · 3mo agoWho loves ludicrously long podcast episodes? Me! To celebrate the tenth episode of ADOT, here's a stupid episode on #videogamemagazines, including read-throughs of issues of #CommodoreUser , #Zzap64, #EDGE and #Zero. shows.acast.com/affectionate... NB: this ep is so long, it may not work.
Who loves ludicrously long podcast episodes? Me! To celebrate the tenth episode of ADOT, here's a stupid episode on #videogamemagazines, including read-throughs of issues of #CommodoreUser , #Zzap64, #EDGE and #Zero. shows.acast.com/affectionate... NB: this ep is so long, it may not work.
Affectionate Discourse Oratorio Tangram Episode 10: Magazines | Affectionate Discourse Oratorio Tangram
Magazines, yah.
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Who loves ludicrously long podcast episodes? Me! To celebrate the tenth episode of ADOT, here's a stupid episode on #videogamemagazines, including read-throughs of issues of #CommodoreUser , #Zzap64, #EDGE and #Zero. shows.acast.com/affectionate... NB: this ep is so long, it may not work.
Affectionate Discourse Oratorio Tangram Episode 10: Magazines | Affectionate Discourse Oratorio Tangram
Magazines, yah.
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After a short delay, here's a bit of writing on an isometric titan of the 8-bit years, Paul Shirley's SPINDIZZY: open.substack.com/pub/affectio...
Spindizzy: The Definitive Review
Shirley You Can’t Be Serious
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I have finally calmed down enough to write about ALL THE HORRIBLE SHIT corporate has been up to, with apologies to @hitpoints.bsky.social and @lukeplunkett.com, who both expressed the rage better than me. open.substack.com/pub/affectio...
Impotent, Frustrated Rage: The Definitive Review
2026: A Year Of Contrasts
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!OMG NEW PODCAST! Why haven't you got a NEC #PCEngine? Honestly, what the fuck is wrong with you? shows.acast.com/affectionate...
Affectionate Discourse Oratorio Tangram: Episode 9: NEC PC Engine | Affectionate Discourse Oratorio Tangram
AKA the greatest console that ever lived
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Dangerous Golf: "a stupendous idea, ruined". I'll always be miffed how it falls so short, simply because it didn't trust players to enjoy playing with its sim. open.substack.com/pub/affectio...
Dangerous Golf: The Definitive Review
Always. Be. Golfing.
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!OMG NEW PODCAST! Why haven't you got a NEC #PCEngine? Honestly, what the fuck is wrong with you? shows.acast.com/affectionate...
Affectionate Discourse Oratorio Tangram: Episode 9: NEC PC Engine | Affectionate Discourse Oratorio Tangram
AKA the greatest console that ever lived
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What do you mean you don't want to hear me get angry about #ForzaHorizon6?* I talk about the history of open-road racing games and lavish huge amounts of love on #TestDriveUnlimited too. shows.acast.com/6798da685b33... *No, it's not because I can't work out how the auction house works.
Affectionate Discourse Oratorio Tangram: Episode 8: Forza Horizon 6 | Affectionate Discourse Oratorio Tangram
Forza Horizontal
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Not wanting to give anything away but I just reinstalled Dangerous Golf. Remember that shit? When Burnout people left to do a standalone crash mode but it's also golf? Dangerous Golf. Man, I miss games with that vibe. Like Tokyo Jungle. Too weird to live, too rare to die.
Man, I really love #boulderdash , a weirdly under-appreciated great of the #8bit era. open.substack.com/pub/affectio...
Boulderdash - The Definitive Review
The rockiest road?
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This week, I have forgotten how to write about games and instead lazily compiled a digest of my recent podcast output: affectionatediscourse.substack.com/p/affectiona...
Affectionate Discourse Oratorio Tangram Digest: The Definitive Review
All the podcast episodes I forgot to promote
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Just a reminder that I talked about #Starfield for five hours and I can confirm that two people liked it.
Tont Coles@tontcoles.bsky.social · 5mo agoThe one thing the world needs right now is a massively long series of monologues about #starfield, a game I can't help but love. Listen! shows.acast.com/6798da685b33...
