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Full-time slugabed. He/Him. I write about games, anime, and other media. A lot of Bioware, flight combat sims, and agency in games chatter from me. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/WordsMaybe Avatar by @nutmargaret Banner by @owawa
Finished Eternal Strands. A good Bioware-lite on a budget. Visual novel for dialogue scenes. A story that conveniently avoids populated areas but still has some good worldbuilding. One truly terrible boss fight that they recycle three times... some fun physics based navigation and combat though!
For anyone wondering why the translation of Kamaitachi no Yoru is such a big deal, I'd highly recommend giving my video about Chunsoft's sound novel series a watch. It's a bit long, but it goes into the long history behind why these games were so influential in Japan. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9BT...
As a reminder: 💛The Stacks is open for pitches & paid writing!💛 I'm looking for writing on obscure games history, art history, sex/gender, and more Full guidelines + rates: thestacks.ca/submissions
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Joey ‘Detchibe' W. 🏳️⚧️@thestacks.ca · 2w agoThis month in The Stacks, Molly Quell (@mollyquell.bsky.social) takes us through a history of image manipulation, from giant vegetables to disappearings to fairies. thestacks.ca/posts/2026-0...
Hell yeah!!! Thank you so much for the feature. As always, please check out the ther amazing writers in this round-up!! 🩷
Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games?@critdistance.bsky.social · last wk.This week: Blades, Parades, Plays, Arcades: critical-distance.com/2026/07/26/j...
Was fun to learn how to make espresso martinis for our house warming party last week, but now it feels like dangerous knowledge to hold with all these leftover ingredients.
Haven't updated my office pic since the move to Philly, so here ya go. Yes, I really need to get rid of that atrocious keyboard.
My mods as player agency in Mass Effect video is now my main project and I hope to have it out in the next few months. Surely this will be the project that "fixes" my creative struggles from the last couple years.
ICYMI wrote poem due to train game
Wallace@exalclaw.com · 2w ago"For these next 2 minutes, a minute and 55 seconds/if I flirt with Death, I am nothing but a soul/trying to fuse with metal." Latest ODSD is out! Inspired by the thrill that is Denshattack!, today's poem is titled "Chasing Full Metal": exalclaw.com/boiling-meta...
My piece on Marathon, Journey, and a particularly niche Oshii film is featured here alongside a bunch of much cooler writers!
Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games?@critdistance.bsky.social · 2w agoThis week: Let's get historical, from past to present to future: critical-distance.com/2026/07/19/j...
My piece on Marathon, Journey, and a particularly niche Oshii film is featured here alongside a bunch of much cooler writers!
Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games?@critdistance.bsky.social · 2w agoThis week: Let's get historical, from past to present to future: critical-distance.com/2026/07/19/j...
Surprise! I actually translated TWO stories from Kozy Watanabe's 1999 Game Kids. This one is the first in the book, sets the tone for the whole series, and definitely isn't relevant at all to today, no buddy, not even a bit
In Translation | "Family Computer" by Kozy Watanabe
From 1999-nen no Game Kids
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In honor of the thick Canadian smoke filling my lungs all the way down in Philly, I began replaying Firewatch last night. I forgot just how much of a sad shitty wife guy there is from the jump.
For @mothership.blog, I talked to over a dozen caretakers about the reality of being a caretaker while working in games. The short of it? It's *very* difficult. Here's a glimpse of the current experience, its consequences, and coveted standardized practices: www.mothership.blog/the-games-in...
The games industry isn't taking care of its caretakers
We spoke with over a dozen devs who take care of children, aging parents, and sick family members
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Marathon has been much discussed, but I'm here to do what I do best. That is to relate Bungie's latest attempt at a trendy online shooter to the lonely themes of a Mamoru Oshii film.
Online Games that Let You Feel Lonely
From Mamoru Oshii’s Assault Girls, to Bungie’s Marathon…the new one.
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Just got my quarterly book earning statement, which is prompting me to say “Thanks to everyone who bought my book!” and “Hey, did you know I have a book for sale?” Do you like Ghost in the Shell? This has nothing about the new series, but does cover the first two movies.
Stray Dog of Anime: The Films of Mamoru Oshii
Upon its US release in the mid 1990s, Ghost in the Shell , directed by Mamoru Oshii, quickly became one of the most popular Japanese animated films in the country. Despite this, Oshii is known as a ma...
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Marathon has been much discussed, but I'm here to do what I do best. That is to relate Bungie's latest attempt at a trendy online shooter to the lonely themes of a Mamoru Oshii film.
Online Games that Let You Feel Lonely
From Mamoru Oshii’s Assault Girls, to Bungie’s Marathon…the new one.
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Bluesky dorks exclusive: Was gonna use this for a future post that may or not may not ever happen so what the heck -- here's a little translation I did of a story from the early 90s sci-fi flash fiction collection 1999 Game Kids!
In Translation | "Daydream Believer" by Kozy Watanabe
From 1999-nen no Game Kids.
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Tapping the sign again. Start your playthough on August 1st for a magical experience!
Hilltop@hilltopworks.bsky.social · 2y agoIf you haven't yet played the Boku no Natsuyasumi 2 English patch, consider starting your playthrough on August 1st. I recommend playing an in-game day every day so your playthrough syncs up with the real calendar. You won't regret it. Link to the patch here: www.patreon.com/posts/boku-n...
This week: 23 picks on disc-ourse, ARGs, Warframe, and much more: critical-distance.com/2026/07/13/j...
July 12th
Welcome back readers. Hey! Kaile’s monthly recap is live. You, too can check out their excellent work by joining our Patreon! On the weekly side of things, we’ve got 23 new-and-cool pic…
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We've finished our first unit! They said it couldn't be done but here we are! We're talking all about the ending of one of the best manga ever (by my reckoning at least)! We're talking The Face, we're talking bad life choices, and we're talking about our next unit! Listen now!
Bog Frog Book Podcast: Fire Punch FINALE
In this exciting and climactic episode, the Angry and out for Blood saga concludes as the Bog Boys discuss their way to the end of Tatsuki Fujimoto's incredibly Fire Punch. Join us in discussing how w...
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New post! I’m hugging my bug self for this one as I try to explain both why I feel so seen by the oddball creature feature Egg, and also why director Yukihiko Tsutsumi is a mad genius. Egg!!!
Talking movies | Egg
Embracing the bug in me.
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Every time a new bit of info of Godzilla Minus Zero comes out my feeling that its going to be incredibly redundant to Minus One and the original increases. I really hope I like it, but dang do I wish we lived in the timeline where Shin and Singular Point were the driving force of the franchise.
This is me! I'll be writing for startmenu from time to time. Shame my first review for them is of a game I didn't much care for.
startmenu@startmenu.bsky.social · 4w agoTavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker outstays its welcome with lengthy, uninteresting character conversations and a mixology minigame that quickly becomes repetitive. @wordsmaybe.bsky.social reviews.
This is me! I'll be writing for startmenu from time to time. Shame my first review for them is of a game I didn't much care for.
startmenu@startmenu.bsky.social · 4w agoTavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker outstays its welcome with lengthy, uninteresting character conversations and a mixology minigame that quickly becomes repetitive. @wordsmaybe.bsky.social reviews.
For @scrmbl.com, I wrote about Lunar: Silver Star Story, and why its anime cutscenes still rule to this day
Lunar: Silver Star Story and the power of animation | scrmbl
An unabashed Disney Renaissance song in the middle of an RPG.
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It's the last day of Pride. Also, y'know, the government hates me. #trans consider checking out/sharing my trans woman superhero comic where there are billionaire villains and the big bad is a secret coalition in the us government. www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/ri... riverine.thecomicseries.com
