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2015
"i fucking hate this game so fucking much" i sob, as i rank up to emperor on my xth character
2017
circa 2017 we were a year into the trump presidency and kids in the tumblr sphere were really latching onto whatever they could in the wake of hamsteak ending; then NITW came out and a lot of them really, really latched onto gregg's personal philosophy of "be gay, do crimes"
to which i say: good
to which i say: good
2010
miranda lawson gatekept so young ladies of today could gaslight and girlboss without fear
1997
lizard dance.avi
1997
young man, you are not allowed to leave this table until you finish your unfinished freeform experimental jrpg and you like it
random fact: asellus was the first queer video game character i ever encountered, so that's cool
random fact: asellus was the first queer video game character i ever encountered, so that's cool
2016
I am trapped between two worlds
World 1) my partner walked in on me playing this. "it's a puzzle game," I said, remembering how much he enjoyed playing through return of the obra dinn with me. "you like puzzle games. do you want to try this together?" anyway, he sat behind me for a total of five minutes before throwing up his hands in despair and walking out. "I'm not gonna fucking sit here and watch you play snake for hours," he said.
World 2) My friend, who recommended I play this, is very excited to watch my progress as I make the way through; this has been a harrowing experience where he makes soft noises of disapproval as I attempt to lizard brain my way through the puzzles. it is destroying my self esteem and it's not like that was in a good place to begin with
so like, i'm not at a point where i can review this but: please send help
World 1) my partner walked in on me playing this. "it's a puzzle game," I said, remembering how much he enjoyed playing through return of the obra dinn with me. "you like puzzle games. do you want to try this together?" anyway, he sat behind me for a total of five minutes before throwing up his hands in despair and walking out. "I'm not gonna fucking sit here and watch you play snake for hours," he said.
World 2) My friend, who recommended I play this, is very excited to watch my progress as I make the way through; this has been a harrowing experience where he makes soft noises of disapproval as I attempt to lizard brain my way through the puzzles. it is destroying my self esteem and it's not like that was in a good place to begin with
so like, i'm not at a point where i can review this but: please send help
just minding my own business and g'raha tia be like "yes, warrior of light, i WOULD love you even if you were a worm"
i imagine that the reason more games where the cast is comprised of depressed burnouts just below the poverty line aren't made is because it hits a little too close to home for most of us to really satisfy our need for escapism, but this jrpg lets you summon an adult baby diaper lover fetishist final fantasy style mid-battle, and if your character does well enough running a traditional rice cracker shop you can order an orbital satellite strike on some random fucking guys dancing around in trashbags. so obviously it's great
2021
I can understand wanting to make an 'experimental' sequel to your game, but I don't think that "what if we make our game as much like Slay the Spire as we possibly can" is a very good experiment
2023
i can tell that the game is great, I really can; I just don't vibe with the core cast. maybe once a couple of seasons are out I'll find a character that hooks me but for now, I'm happy that other people are having fun with it.
battle tracks are legit ass though
battle tracks are legit ass though
2013
parade developer 1: "what if we made our porn game really dark and spent a lot of time focusing on each character's trauma and then make sure we don't resolve any of it at all"
parade developer 2: "hm"
parade developer 1: "but also everyone's dick is just fucking immaculate"
parade developer 2: "perfect."
parade developer 2: "hm"
parade developer 1: "but also everyone's dick is just fucking immaculate"
parade developer 2: "perfect."
2018
put some respect on my short bi king's name, and then maybe give him a door to his room so the entire entry hall doesn't have to listen to him scream into a pillow every time meg pegs him
backloggd dot com doesn't let you post gifs, so imagine in your mind's eye that i've just posted that one gif of trinity the tuck from rupaul's drag race clapping while shouting "WHERE. ARE. THE JOKES!?" because i can't imagine anything else i could say being more succinct
2023
Originally, I wasn't a big fan of the first installment, with its
cloying setting and uneven storytelling. I wasn't expecting
this game to be as good as it is, but I'm happy to eat crow.
on the one hand, the writing is exceptionally good, with a
particularly darker bent than the first game's feel-good tone.
and on the other, the combat is exponentially cleaner and
tighter than any of its modern jrpg contemporaries.
hot take: Temenos and Crick are boyfriends, right?
cloying setting and uneven storytelling. I wasn't expecting
this game to be as good as it is, but I'm happy to eat crow.
on the one hand, the writing is exceptionally good, with a
particularly darker bent than the first game's feel-good tone.
and on the other, the combat is exponentially cleaner and
tighter than any of its modern jrpg contemporaries.
hot take: Temenos and Crick are boyfriends, right?
This review contains spoilers
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