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KaL

@Kalyoshika

1 year

Alternate social accounts that are superior - kaly.💙sky. social cohost - kaly @kal @masto .ai tumblr - kalyart

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@Kalyoshika

6 months

So many people not realising Death Stranding entire basic gameplay was inspired by this suggests that game critisism has failed on such a fundemental level that few critiques actually drew the rather important connection between real life and the game.

Wrath Of Gnon

@wrathofgnon

6 months

Maybe one of the oddest professions in Japan is that of the bokka (歩荷). Porters who carry supplies to remote mountain guesthouses inaccessible to vehicles. A bokka uses customized wooden ladder frames to carry 100-165kg of supplies on day long marches (walk up, run down).

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Alright alright people want it so here it is. The Xbox 360 store is being obliterated from orbit on July 29, 2024 so I've written a non-exhaustive thread here of a few interesting games/DLC that will not survive*. Some are on sale others...not on sale.🧵

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7 months

We have reached the point in the discourse where derogatory "it looks like a PS2 game" is causing people to demand proof to prove that literal PS2 games are in fact PS2 games.

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7 months

"It does not look like that on PS2" PS2 Silent Hill 2:

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2 years

The great thing about the Playstation 1 library is you can open a random game that averaged a 6/10 and it's an absolute banger that the reviewers didn't like because it wasn't Tomb Raider or some shit.

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@Kalyoshika

5 months

The guy currently running google into the ground is the guy that ran Yahoo into the ground, epic

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@Kalyoshika

6 months

Critisism is supposed to help you appreciate the media and world you engage with, if people are writing tens of thousands of words on Death Stranding and accidentally not mentioning the entire life and career that inspired the core mechanics - whoops.

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@Kalyoshika

2 years

There is a specific piece of code in Microsoft Windows 95 that checks to see if Sim City is running so Win95 can change how memory is stored to work around a bug in Sim City (source )

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@Kalyoshika

8 years

"Well first David Bowie died then it all kinda spiralled out of control..." - intro to 2016 in the history books.

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@Kalyoshika

4 months

Someone out there could get the jump scare of their LIFE if they ever find out the silly little game called FORCE OF SEX they made in RPG maker 95 on a cartridge with still surviving battery memory was found and uploaded to the internet, impossible to top.

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai - The first title by indie dev James Silva, a hyper violent, high difficulty side scrolling character action game. Silva would develop his style further and release a sequel but original is stuck on Xbox 360 for some reason. Quite punk.

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@Kalyoshika

2 years

"THis game is bad because it's not like the game I felt like playing" and "This game is too much like a game that exists so it's bad" Are so common in contemporary reviews, part of it is probably these people were reviewing dozens of games a month and not actually playing.

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@Kalyoshika

6 years

You'll never be as aesthetic as Hamlet 1993, the final word on Shakespeare's famous play.

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@Kalyoshika

5 months

this is from 1999, jesus

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@Kalyoshika

7 months

First time I've seen an indie dev make a great game and then evaporate every ounce of good will you could have by inexplicably retroactively cramming it full of AI gen, strewth.

Moons Of Darsalon

@DrKuchoGames

7 months

Moons of Darsalon just released a major art update!. Enjoy a new set of stylish loading screens GO!-> #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #indiegame #IndieGameDev #pixelart #pixelartwork #retrogames #retrogame

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

0D Beat Drop - Arc System Works published music puzzle game DOA likely due to an odd name and using the Xbox Avatar's. Need to activate your clears in time to the music - smashing electronic soundtrack or use your own. Way too good to die with the 360 - has blazblue DLC get it!

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@Kalyoshika

7 months

Bespoke lighting, shadows and other effects can make your game look incredible. For the opposite example check out Extermination which has a flash light so bad it actively makes the game look worse.

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@Kalyoshika

5 months

Perhaps nothing exemplifies the SEGA of America approach in the 90's more than deciding they had to re-design the Saturn Controller and the D-Pad ended up like this.

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@Kalyoshika

3 months

Thought this was master system box art

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

*I'm going to include a couple of games that are going from cheap, easy to get digital copies to basically impossible to get expensive, piracy only, jump through hoops to play. Also PS3 PSN is likely to get switched off without warning I'm including a couple of not-exclusives.

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@Kalyoshika

4 months

Everyone who plays Bulk Slash, an amazing game for the Sega Saturn, eventually discovers they're at the mercy of this one GameFAQ's guide from almost 20 years ago that says the navigators have special abilities and refused to elaborate.

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@Kalyoshika

6 months

Can we all just understand that lost media doesn't mean you can't buy it for $20, it means lost! As in no one knows if anyone has a copy of it. It doesn't mean hundreds of people have over priced slabs.

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

Fusion: Genesis - People who got into this one loved it and I think it must have sold like ten copies since Microsoft didn't bother BC'ing it. Enormous top down twin stick space shooter. Built like an MMO, with a sprawling universe, player invasions and co-op. Deserved better.

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@Kalyoshika

6 months

@runedeer I did a quick check before I tweeted this because I was surprised as well. It was a tiny blip in 2019 to the extent that at someone on screenrant wrote an article. Surprised it didn't work its way into common knowledge for DS fans at that point.

Death Stranding Is Closer To Real Life Than We Thought

An interesting detail about Death Stranding is real: porters carry stacks of packages on foot across remote regions that vehicles cannot cross.

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

Black Knight Sword - Despite being available on digital PS3 as well this gets a rec because there's a steep discount on it and Sony might turn their servers off without warning. Odd Grasshopper/Digital Reality game with a crunchy marionette thearte aesthetic - has some suda51.

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@Kalyoshika

2 years

There's absolutely an undercurrent that if a game required a bit of time to learn and wasn't the flavor of the month it was going straight in the bin.

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@Kalyoshika

7 months

@SvensPronfest The art direction for the industry did really struggle that generation. Just a lot of games that had more technical grunt but less solid direction.

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@Kalyoshika

4 years

Video Game critics that have only played 4 video games need to be stopped.

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@Kalyoshika

3 months

Might be worth considering that the Square Enix c-suite that have a *tricky* time having to guess what games will be like in 5 - 7 years ALSO poured like hundreds of millions of dollars directly into NFTs voluntarily after the bubble had clearly burst.

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@Kalyoshika

3 years

@DrCullenPHD

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@Kalyoshika

5 months

@Theswweet Zenmarket sent an email the other day which was basically this, THE YEN IS FUCKED GIVE US THE GREEN

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

Project Sylpheed - A multi-axis ace combat styled space shooter with amazingly colourful beam laser aesthetic. While a regular boxed game it had extra new unique missions/weapons in its DLC - and the DLC is FREE. GET IT! Also leaderboards are in the DLC.

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@Kalyoshika

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Aegis Wing - Short interlude with a completely free game, just press the download button and it's yours. This one might be BC but its status is confusing.

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

Otomedius Excellent - Physical copies of this anime girl side scrolling shmup from Konami during their more desperate years are around but the game has a pile of DLC that is going kaput. This includes extra characters and stages. Not exactly a high scorer but twinbee DLC...

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

Games on the 360 that have physical but worthwhile for reasons Armored Core Verdict Day - No discount $$$ physical has DLC Kane & Lynch: Dead Men -cheap, Angry meme man Bionic Commando 2009 -cheap, People hate it but it's actually pretty good Devil May Cry 4 -cheap, It's DMC lol

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

Death Tank - Xbox 360 exclusive remake of the scorched earth inspired hidden game in the Saturn releases of Powerslave and Duke3d. Got a lukewarm reception (maybe the drop from 7 to 4 players and the price) but it's a great 4 player local title. Real time worms type combat.

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

Diabolical Pitch - The other Grasshopper/Suda51 game that will be showing up, not quite the worst game I'll be highlighting but that you've likely never heard of it bodes poorly. Gimmicky, repetitive and exhausting (regular kinect game then) this title at least has some style.

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

Mini Ninjas Adventures - Kinect spin off of the Mini Ninja series, I'll be honest this one is here because it's very cheap and people don't hate it. If you've got a Kinect you may as well pick it up.

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

As a bonus Sonic 06 has a bunch of DLC for the 360 version which is stuff like harder alternative versions levels and bosses that made it to the PS3 version built in. But the 360 version is better so...pony up the cash

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@Kalyoshika

5 months

There is no argument you could make to me that would make me believe a video game *needs* to look technically better than this.

Horror Games Community

@horrorvisuals

5 months

It’s crazy how good Resident Evil Remake still looks.

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

Exit & Exit 2 - Xbox 360 release of the PSP escape things puzzle game from Taito. An odd combination of Lemmings and maybe Abe's Odyssey - kind of rough but not much exactly like it. 360 releases might have more levels and they're the only version made specifically for your TV.

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@Kalyoshika

4 months

Be Japanese game developer Cave, make a snowboarding game, have Sega of America list themselves and only themselves in the credits in the manual.

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@Kalyoshika

5 months

It's not really a contest but if it was, Baku Baku's box art (all versions) are the most likely cover art in game history to come alive in order to kill and eat human flesh in the dead of night.

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@Kalyoshika

9 months

@AntonHand Many of the most well recieved European computer games in the 80s were made by teenagers in their bedrooms, it's good to see that we've been able to bring that back in the face of 100 million dollar titles.

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@Kalyoshika

8 months

@Hey_Its_Lollie Everyone knows that this is correct. Unfortunately all the extra load required to read through a 3 stack layer caused many Playstation 1 lasers to die. This is also why the PSX discs are black, it scatters the laser in specific way allowing it to be directed through multiple CDs.

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

Muchi Muchi Pork/Pink Sweets - While this Xbox JPN exclusive SHMUP double set has a physical it's $250 and going up. MMP is a pig themed shmup from the Battle Garegga guy (Shinobu Yagawa) so it's has an involved scoring system but is colourful and quirky.

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@Kalyoshika

5 months

Ah cool we're gonna warm up the stale left overs of "arcade games were designed to quarter munch money they're microtransactions!" when discussing relative objective to modern gambling based skinner boxes manufactored by psychologists to maximise profit.

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@Kalyoshika

8 months

@SuperUltra64 I finally believe it, video games are art

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

TotemBall - The worst game I'll be highlighting TotemBall is so bad that it's free, 100% free. Oh except it uses the Xbox Vision Camera exclusively (It does not support the Kinect). You attempt to katamari two hand the TotemBall around, it doesn't really work. $20+ for a vision.

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

RAYSTORM HD - No specific discount and also I believe has a digital PS3 release but that might have been Japan exclusive? This is one of those shmups that anyone that wants it probably already has it but if you don't...hurry.

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@Kalyoshika

7 months

Ah I see, Helldivers is just flashier AAA EDF, now I understand why people are falling for it.

Daniel Short

@danieltshort

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This game is honestly made for moments like this and I love it #Helldivers

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

Mushihimesama Futari - No link to this one since the BASE GAME is IP locked, will need a JPN CC and a VPN to actually download it. It makes this list because it has exclusive DLC called Black Label that is actually region free and can be used with the also region free physical.

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition - Similar to the two other games mentioned above, has a wii release (and a PS3 one) but it's cheap atm so worth a look. An actually awesome soundtrack and more 4 player local play. Similar to Pac-Man Championship in being *modern* frogger. Has DDR?!

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@Kalyoshika

6 months

@phantomnald Where did you hear that? This old interview that was translated by shmuplations says they made them look different to the concept art to "surprise everyone"

Metal Slug – Developer Interview Collection - shmuplations.com

Metal Slug – Developer Interview Collection These three Metal Slug interviews cover the design of the first two entries in the series. The heavy focus on character-based questions may seem odd for a...

shmuplations.com

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@Kalyoshika

2 years

The last release (JPN) of Dead Or Alive 2 on the PS2 straight up just includes a bunch of fansites in the extended credits complete with their logo's - it's adorable.

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

More misc - Crimson Alliance - 4p local co-op hack and slash. X360 exclusive, not that interesting and no discount. Burnout Crash! - Top down burnout, good discount but available on PS3. Choplifter HD - Good discount, has duke nukem? On PS3 as well, Steam version delisted.

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@Kalyoshika

2 years

@ConsultTheBones While I totally understand why full price for a 5 to 10 hour game was considered a negative, as a time poor adult I'm marking games up that hit that number.

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

Gel (Set & Match) - From Gastronaut Studios who made Small Arms a mildly successful early 360 arcade title (available on BC) released this game prior to being absorbed into Popcap. Not on discount and was tempted not to include it but 4 player local and decent number of modes.

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

Dodonpachi Saidaioujou - Another Cave shmup that was overhauled on the 360. Quite exceptional in motion. Don't let arcade versions extreme difficulty turn you away, new xbox 360 modes provide even more game and options for mere mortals (like myself).

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

Ending this on a whimper with a couple of bits of on disc DLC. Virtual-On Force DLC (BUY A DISC COPY of the main game, the digital is region locked!) has missions 3 & 4 DLC which let you unlock the ingame robots much faster through extremely easy levels.

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2 months

The other game you get in that two set is Pink Sweets which had a mixed reception in the arcade but the 360 version has a number of improved modes, if you want details , it's bright and a bit odd featuring bullet absorbing/destruction as a major mechanic.

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@Kalyoshika

4 years

@RandomPocket12 Imagine sitting there with Live and Learn then being like "no get rid of it"

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

One final game misc before we swap over to the Japanese store and get back to EXCLUSIVES. Spare Parts - Xbox 360 arcade/PSN co-op puzzle platformer that has an incredible steep discount. Simon Pegg is in it. Not quite fully baked.

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

A few games that might be worthwhile but also had wii versions and aren't discounted are Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure - the 360 version has xbox avatar support wow. BUBBLE BOBBLE Neo! - I'm not really sure if this one is meaningfully different

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@Kalyoshika

1 year

@CNightfire @slowbeef I refuse to believe this wasn't the entire inspiration for Heavy Rain. David Cage crying his eyes out as the man reaches for the tricycle "this is the saddest thing I have ever seen, he missed it, the pure tragedy I am moved"

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@Kalyoshika

2 years

@LotteMakesStuff Stuff like this is so blatant that CEO isn't a job - it's a social class. Being that bad at this and still getting the big bucks.

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@Kalyoshika

2 years

@vanillarbear @retronauts Watch out some of these games might actually not be bangers but I think they're neat. Zero Divide, Streak Hoverboard Racing, Gungage, The Divide - Enemies Within, Clock Tower II - The Struggle Within, Destrega, Evil Zone, Hellnight, Invasion from Beyond, Skydiving Extreme.

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

God we need a shmup break - For reasons that are unclear SEGA released the Virtua Striker port/emulation only in JPN and it's not BC either. It's a pretty good soccer game, the other SEGA arcade ports are BC Virtual-On etc but if you like football.

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

A word of warning, the old Xbox 360 region system lets you change region once every 3 months (allegedly) so don't jump over hastily. You will need to buy a Japanese points card and not everything will be purchasable with points, I'm only listing a few items which are however.

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@Kalyoshika

11 months

Since I became aware that Duckstation now supports wireframe rendering, it's a great opportunity to post about the utterly gorgeous and overlooked Terracon and its incredibly elegant LOD'ing. It even LODs moving waves, it's real special. Second video attached without wireframe.

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

Duckstation uses the memory card logos now? That rules

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

If for some reason you do end up going into the Japanese regional store, Otomedius Gorgeous (オトメディウスG) is the previous Otomedius game and that ALSO has a bunch of DLC, Yuzo Koshiro contributed music DLC. Not an expert on what Japanese games have regional DLC though so rip.

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@Kalyoshika

4 months

Going about your day to day life and the RPG you made 30 years ago about having SEXXXXXXXXXX with Princesses to save the world suddenly appears, like an imaginary friend returning but they're real.

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@Kalyoshika

4 months

The compelling full write up by PIXELATEDCROWN is here -

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@Kalyoshika

6 months

The only available option to play an old game absolutely should not be to pay someone hundreds of dollars for a dusty old copy but maybe don't get two very separate issues tied up together.

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@Kalyoshika

9 months

This is probably the most important game documentary this year, Eno was one of the single most influential creatives in the game industry through his career in the 90s and I'm thrilled he's finally recieved a solid earnest retrospective.

Archipel | アルシペル

@SailToArchipel

9 months

Kenji Eno was outspoken on making the game creator title stand out, disruptive in all his methods. We gathered testimonials from his family, friends and colleagues, looking back at a brilliant mind who left us too soon. Memories of Kenji Eno - Out now:

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"They made it so fun I can't stop playing it" "They made it so I can't stop playing it" There's a very important distinction, consider what you're running interference for here.

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@Kalyoshika

11 months

@BioPokey Of course it's a British review, it's always a British review.

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@Kalyoshika

1 month

Everyone wants research and write ups about games in cleam easy to parse text but few want to support it in a meaningful way, hg101 is 20 and barely clinging on - help keep the lights on. Don't let every bit of independence get thrown away online.

Hardcore Gaming 101

@HG_101

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It's HG101's 20th anniversary! Here's a look at some upcoming projects, and some musings about remaining indie in a corporate owned internet

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

If you enjoy games from approximately all years that are neat you should consider bookmarking also definitely listen to me talk about games, I actually talked extensively about Project Sylpheed in Feb begging people to get the DLC!

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@Kalyoshika

2 years

Alright enough people liked this that I'm obligated to say I've been doing a video game podcast for Hardcore Gaming 101 for years. We bounce between different games/console generations and take another PODCAST look at pretty much everything ever made.

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@Kalyoshika

5 months

fantastic article on the subject that this screenshot is taken from

The Man Who Killed Google Search

Wanna listen to this story instead? Check out this week's Better Offline podcast, "The Man That Destroyed Google Search," available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and anywhere else you get your podcas...

www.wheresyoured.at

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@Kalyoshika

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@katewillaert It's not reasonable to expect everyone to know everything but it's surprising how little know this apparently was. Origins of ideas is exactly how you can start to unpack and understand why the artist made the choices they did. In this specific case it may be nothing but always?

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@Kalyoshika

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@KrisWolfheart Seeing what the developer filled in all the random side assets with in a game is like a game all on its own, I don't care what AI puts in a game - might as well just be a blank space that says "photo"

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@Kalyoshika

5 months

The Japanese Saturn controller is arguably the best d-pad of all time, meanwhile the American one has been erased from history.

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@Kalyoshika

1 year

@DefStan480 Can't go wrong with SEGA blue skies.

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@Kalyoshika

8 months

Some of the close quarter locks/body shielding around the 2 minute mark would make fantastic gameplay mechanics for a third person shooter.

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@Kalyoshika

2 years

Absolutely incredible, World Fighting Soccer 22 from @melonkoi is the purest arcade style soccer game you could ever want. Sweat inducing, heart pounding - this game is superb.

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@Kalyoshika

10 months

@andihero Another great one for this is Akiba's Trip which contains a year 2011 accurate Akihabara used as the games location with most of the stores being available to enter.

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@Kalyoshika

8 months

Can't overstate how important the youtube channel by Vysethedetermined2 is, just 13+ straight years of uploading gameplay samples of doujin and other obscure games with short information about the titles where available.

Vysethedetermined2

Welcome stranger. You have arrived at our Gaming Sanctuary. If you're looking for general gaming, lost gems and obscurities, rare collectibles, or just gamers who know their stuff, then you've come...

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@Kalyoshika

2 months

Weird to see that comment about how *the best* games are made by people that don't care for games as a medium essentially considering there's more games than ever that don't really care to explore game mechanics and just want to tell stories with light interactive elements.

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@Kalyoshika

1 year

Accidentally found out Notam of Wind got a soundtrack release this year, managed to pick one up, Perfect.

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@Kalyoshika

2 years

@pigeonradio_ @ericinvermont @ClooneyDisciple If you ever feel bad about your media opinions just remember that Ebert declared Home Alone 3 great and Starship Troopers awful in the same sentence and meant both those things.

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@Kalyoshika

4 months

@Thezynite Become Y2K? Buddy Sonic invented Y2K

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@Kalyoshika

1 year

Wild how the 3ds store is shutting down and so some games are marked down by 80 - 85% because yeah the stores shutting down literally no one is going to pay you money for these games again and there's also plenty of games that are just "lol full price, get fucked"

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@Kalyoshika

6 months

I'm happy to report that The Silver Case is required reading, well done. Impressive how realist artistic media saw the early internet and was like "yeah this shit is going to make people stupid and awful" pretty much instantly and they were right.

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@Kalyoshika

2 years

@Foone I appreciate everyone speculating why when the answer is the game is Japanese so it's just cleaner than expecting (possibly kids) to know how to type the entire alphabet x2 in 1993.