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Video game addict, rock music nerd, action movie enjoyer, would-be writer, fairly frequent podcaster, and LGBTQIA positive.

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Been hearing that even some Souls veterans think Shadow of the Erdtree is a bridge too far. Honestly, throwing myself at Rellana for more than two hours before finally squeaking out a victory feels like business as usual to me. Still, I say there's no shame in using spirit ashes and/or summons!

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Well, guess I'm back on here after a total break. Probably won't be using it super-frequently but I guess I get nothing out of being a total stranger. I just wish I had more productive ideas for this account. *scratches butt* *burps* Better make the most of it.

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I admit, 90% of what I know about Tsuki and Melty is the Funni Kitti, but I should really explore more of the universe when I get the chance. But the cat's just so darn show-stealing!

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Lynne M. Thomas πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸš€πŸ¦„ πŸ“œ's avatar Lynne M. Thomas πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸš€πŸ¦„ πŸ“œ @lynnemthomas.com
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:dons librarian hat: Digital preservation is more expensive than preserving paper; it takes more staff, active attention, and consistent computing resources. Libraries have discussed β€œdigital dark age” since the 1990s. Corp archives often 1st to go b/c suits haven’t figured out how to profit.

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Big DeVito Energy's avatar Big DeVito Energy @mayawest.online
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Good morning.

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Post an image that people will hear when they see it

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If anyone gives enough of a toot to reach me on Cohost, here's the link: cohost.org/Sotenga?page=0

So that's something, but BS just isn't doing it for me currently. I'm sorry if this disappoints anyone. Just be good to yourself and try not to let the weight of everything crush you. Take care.

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I'm not going to say I'm leaving Bluesky forever, but I will at least say that my presence here will be severely reduced for an unknown amount of time. I was never much of a social media guy to begin with anyway, so it's no real problem for me. Still, that said, I am keeping a Cohost page going.

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Hey all, I tried to keep up with Bluesky for as long as I could, but after just under four months, I don't think I can take anymore for now. It's just depressing the fuck out of me to use and I need to put my own mental well-being above all else, especially during this brutally bullshit year.

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I'm sorry to doompost, it's just... the cheapest item on the dollar menu today is three fucking dollars. Inflation's getting to be like this image from near the end of Daffy Duck's "The Scarlet Pumpernickel."

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Today feels like a day where everyone's realizing that everything is much worse now than it used to be. And by "used to be," I don't JUST mean "back when we were all growing up," but also "even worse than just a few goddamn years ago." The future is looking worse than bleak. It's looking... void.

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I've never played a single second of any Assassin's Creed game. Something which I occasionally wear as a badge of pride in my snarkier moments.

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I don't like it! α••( ᐛ )α•—

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RIP Geoff Follin. My sympathies to Tim and the Follin family. Fuck cancer. Fuck cancer. Fuck cancer. Fuck cancer. Fuck cancer. Fuck cancer. Fuck cancer. Fuck cancer. Fuck cancer. Fuck cancer. Fuck cancer. Fuck cancer. Fuck cancer. Fuck cancer. Fuck cancer. Fuck cancer. Fuck cancer. Fuck cancer.

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Been enjoying Broken Sword so far, though I'm already slightly unsure where to go next now that I've reached Ireland. I gotta do something with the nervous Hank Hill-looking fella in the bar, that much is clear... hmm.

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Looney Tunes was always superior and always will be, dammit

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Man, there's not a hell of a lot of games this year that really appeal to me, at least compared to like the past seven-or-so years prior. And it feels like making it a "backlog year" is stressful because I get choice paralysis trying to think about what I haven't beaten yet. Any suggestions?

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Everyone hates this game because it's bad, but you could make a good game out of it. I think about that a lot - bad but finished games, especially of this era, are like 3 months from being really good games.

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Man, I gotta cancel EVERYONE nowadays... oh well... guess I better go ban him from my Pizz List...

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A big HELL YEAH on Zack and Wiki. Also agreed to the Trauma Center games, never got too far into Trauma Team but mostly liked what I played of it.

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Just a clarification that these games aren't necessarily my top ten, but they're a good smattering of titles I tend to glow and rant about any time they come up on the periphery of conversation. Although any Blast Corps discussion will likely involve groaning about the Backlash.

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I actually liked Jake's campaign more than Leon's for some reason, but yes, Chris' campaign is the dirt worst, and Capcom's obsession with Chris in defiance of fans not really liking Chris all that much is rather confounding. Maybe it's better that Leon doesn't get worn out in his stead, I dunno.

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I mean, true (even if I have a few gripes with Village), but it'd be hilarious if Capcom just remade them for the shit of it anyway a decade later lol

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10 Video Games to get to know me: 1 - Vice: Project Doom (NES) 2 - Bloody Wolf (TG16) 3 - ActRaiser (SNES) 4 - Rocket Knight Adventures (Genesis) 5 - Alien vs. Predator (Arcade) 6 - Rise of the Triad (PC) 7 - Blast Corps (N64) 8 - Katamari Damacy (PS2) 9 - Eschatos (PC) 10 - Killer Instinct (PC)

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Damn skippy. I will expediently bring that up every time Nemesis and CV come up in close proximity of each other.

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I don't want to be a jerk, I know life just keeps getting worse. I just... would like it to... not do that. For everyone who wasn't born into a trust fund.

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Really hoping this is more than a rumor. Also wondering if we really are going to get remakes of 5 and 6 at this rate... and why not 7 and Village too, of course lol

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Alright, back to Bluesky after a week's break. Don't depress me, website.

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Take all the time you need! You're not being held in the claws of a merciless corporate entity that enforces mandatory crunch, PLEASE rest up while you're free.

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I sadly feel like as we drift further away from the golden age of arcade games, we'll be seeing more and more of these types of wrong takes from wasteoids who only think the end is when you get a handshake for completing CoD's latest historical revisionist war crime. Stay frosty, Corporal Oorah.

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Hot Take: Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite deserved better. I'm at least glad I'm know of at least one group who's playing it in 2024 and finding the upsides of what it was, even though I'm stuck lamenting about what could have been.

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You know, there's something relevant today about a publisher kicking a good talent out into the streets just because they don't meet whatever arbitrary standards imposed by their bosses.

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Just suddenly thought of this bit out of nowhere. I'm not sure if this is 100% accurate or if this portrayal is actually too nice compared to actual landlords: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP1T...

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Star trek had a lot of hard lines over the years, but this remains the fucking hardest

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Most people can be fired for any reason or no reason whatsoever but it is impossible for a CEO to do a bad enough job to not get a massive raise

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Beat the main mode of Mullet Mad Jack and my eyes popped out of my head when I realized I was playing as Kiryu's first dub VA, Darryl Kurylo, all this time, haha. But I am kicking myself for not recognizing Gianni as the villain. C'mon, man, how many modern boom-shoots have you played to now?!

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You know, I'll give you that. Norfair's first track is pretty unremarkable coming off of Brinstar's cool shit. I can respect ambient music in the right context, but compared to how much of a barnburner Norfair's OTHER track is, the first is pretty weak as it is.

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I feel the same way about anyone who talks down Super Metroid. Except for the bosses being a mixed bag, I really don't know what can be improved about that game.

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Chrono Trigger is overrated. It is still a good game, mind, but I do not believe that, to paraphrase what I once saw said about it, "each cartridge of CT has been pressed by the thighs of the Valkyries." By that token, Chrono Cross is overhated. It's a mess of a game but I like the risks it took.

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Mullet Mad Jack is heckin' fun so far. It does feel a slight pinch less intense and more "nice" than Post Void, for lack of a better word, but the basic premise of "kill things really fast" stays solid. And the melee option isn't instant "hard mode" like it was in PV either, so that's a bonus.

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Anyone ever get the feeling that when a massive tragedy happens and millions of lives are lost, but then it somehow comes to a stop, too many people are eager to be like "golly gosh, glad THAT'LL never happen again," and then it fucking happens again in a different form like eighty years later?

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Don't feed into their clickbait when you already know the answer shit like this arrives at is the first track off of Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables.

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I’m doing my part πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ«‘

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