Matty 🐻 🏳️🌈
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Game #38 of 2026: Marvel's Wolverine - I've never been a big comic book guy, but I've been a fan of Insomniac since their Spyro days. The game is "fine", but it's probably the weakest modern Insomniac game to date. I completed the game on The Best There Is difficulty with the Platinum trophy earned.
Ace Combat 8 gave me two full body chills and I'm only 3 missions in. It's perfect.
October 1, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Ace Combat 8 gave me two full body chills and I'm only 3 missions in. It's perfect.
I'm around 70% through Marvel's (Insomniac's) Wolverine and I've been thinking a lot about MK: Shaolin Monks and how wild it is that NetherRealm Studios hasn't made a sequel or new game in that vein since.
Wolverine's tructure and flow would suit it perfectly. Someone get on that shit!
Wolverine's tructure and flow would suit it perfectly. Someone get on that shit!
September 23, 2026 at 9:02 PM
I'm around 70% through Marvel's (Insomniac's) Wolverine and I've been thinking a lot about MK: Shaolin Monks and how wild it is that NetherRealm Studios hasn't made a sequel or new game in that vein since.
Wolverine's tructure and flow would suit it perfectly. Someone get on that shit!
Wolverine's tructure and flow would suit it perfectly. Someone get on that shit!
When you're playing a Trails game and the story progresses just a tiny bit so now every NPC has new flavor dialogue that you can't NOT read.
I must make all the dialogue bubbles above each person's head turn gray, even though I'll immediately forget what each NPC said the second I'm done reading 🫠
I must make all the dialogue bubbles above each person's head turn gray, even though I'll immediately forget what each NPC said the second I'm done reading 🫠
September 22, 2026 at 3:28 AM
When you're playing a Trails game and the story progresses just a tiny bit so now every NPC has new flavor dialogue that you can't NOT read.
I must make all the dialogue bubbles above each person's head turn gray, even though I'll immediately forget what each NPC said the second I'm done reading 🫠
I must make all the dialogue bubbles above each person's head turn gray, even though I'll immediately forget what each NPC said the second I'm done reading 🫠
I'm so behind on writing about games for my blog this year. I've had 2-3 posts in-progress for nearly half the year and I just can't find the words for certain games I've played/finished.
I'm still hoping I find time to write and share some thoughts, but it's been an off year for me.
I'm still hoping I find time to write and share some thoughts, but it's been an off year for me.
September 20, 2026 at 4:21 AM
I'm so behind on writing about games for my blog this year. I've had 2-3 posts in-progress for nearly half the year and I just can't find the words for certain games I've played/finished.
I'm still hoping I find time to write and share some thoughts, but it's been an off year for me.
I'm still hoping I find time to write and share some thoughts, but it's been an off year for me.
So far, I think The Blood of Dawnwalker is doing what Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden did for me, but in a much more fulfilling way. I liked a lot of things about Banishers but it's a rough game with a lot of issues.
That's not to say Dawnwalker is perfect or anything, but it's pretty damn good.
That's not to say Dawnwalker is perfect or anything, but it's pretty damn good.
September 14, 2026 at 2:48 AM
So far, I think The Blood of Dawnwalker is doing what Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden did for me, but in a much more fulfilling way. I liked a lot of things about Banishers but it's a rough game with a lot of issues.
That's not to say Dawnwalker is perfect or anything, but it's pretty damn good.
That's not to say Dawnwalker is perfect or anything, but it's pretty damn good.
I like Splatoon Raiders, but the music is definitely odd. At times, the ambient level tracks sound so dissonant and strange, like something you'd hear in Earthbound.
When you engage with enemies, the music changes dynamically and sounds like wet farts though lol
youtu.be/yT8v8iBXCvw?...
When you engage with enemies, the music changes dynamically and sounds like wet farts though lol
youtu.be/yT8v8iBXCvw?...
Ice Island (Ambient) - Splatoon Raiders [OST]
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September 11, 2026 at 5:14 AM
I like Splatoon Raiders, but the music is definitely odd. At times, the ambient level tracks sound so dissonant and strange, like something you'd hear in Earthbound.
When you engage with enemies, the music changes dynamically and sounds like wet farts though lol
youtu.be/yT8v8iBXCvw?...
When you engage with enemies, the music changes dynamically and sounds like wet farts though lol
youtu.be/yT8v8iBXCvw?...
Eternal Anima being a Basiscape/Sakimoto joint has me all 👀
September 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Eternal Anima being a Basiscape/Sakimoto joint has me all 👀
Hoping I wake up to the reveal of Sin & Punishment 3 and Wario World 2 developed by a newly revived Treasure.
Also, the Nintendo Direct ends with a Wave Race remake with a story mode and cutscenes akin to what Velan Studios did with Star Fox.
That's all I got 😴
Also, the Nintendo Direct ends with a Wave Race remake with a story mode and cutscenes akin to what Velan Studios did with Star Fox.
That's all I got 😴
September 9, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Hoping I wake up to the reveal of Sin & Punishment 3 and Wario World 2 developed by a newly revived Treasure.
Also, the Nintendo Direct ends with a Wave Race remake with a story mode and cutscenes akin to what Velan Studios did with Star Fox.
That's all I got 😴
Also, the Nintendo Direct ends with a Wave Race remake with a story mode and cutscenes akin to what Velan Studios did with Star Fox.
That's all I got 😴
I think the thing that excites me most about the OOT remake is the change to how jumps work. I was a bit disappointed to see that it was going to be a mostly faithful/1:1 reimagining, but freely jumping opens up a lot of possibilities for changes to the dungeon/area layouts, etc.
September 9, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I think the thing that excites me most about the OOT remake is the change to how jumps work. I was a bit disappointed to see that it was going to be a mostly faithful/1:1 reimagining, but freely jumping opens up a lot of possibilities for changes to the dungeon/area layouts, etc.
I'm not sure where I'll land with the Kyoto town hub structure and overall game flow in Onimusha: Way of the Sword, but god damn does it have the best sword action combat I've ever experienced. The amount of unique animations, etc. It's easily my new favorite parry game haha
September 5, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I'm not sure where I'll land with the Kyoto town hub structure and overall game flow in Onimusha: Way of the Sword, but god damn does it have the best sword action combat I've ever experienced. The amount of unique animations, etc. It's easily my new favorite parry game haha
I tried that FF Resonance demo... The UI feels mobile adjacent and just looks ugly (why do the command descriptions cover other commands in the list!?)
Rain is also the most stock-ass MC I've seen in a minute and the dialogue reads like an RPG Maker FF tribute game. I don't know man.
Rain is also the most stock-ass MC I've seen in a minute and the dialogue reads like an RPG Maker FF tribute game. I don't know man.
September 5, 2026 at 7:05 AM
I tried that FF Resonance demo... The UI feels mobile adjacent and just looks ugly (why do the command descriptions cover other commands in the list!?)
Rain is also the most stock-ass MC I've seen in a minute and the dialogue reads like an RPG Maker FF tribute game. I don't know man.
Rain is also the most stock-ass MC I've seen in a minute and the dialogue reads like an RPG Maker FF tribute game. I don't know man.
Absolutely howling, as they say, at the capitalization of the word "Beds" in Angeline Era 😂
But yes, I agree, a "Bed" is a very important person, place or thing.
But yes, I agree, a "Bed" is a very important person, place or thing.
September 3, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Absolutely howling, as they say, at the capitalization of the word "Beds" in Angeline Era 😂
But yes, I agree, a "Bed" is a very important person, place or thing.
But yes, I agree, a "Bed" is a very important person, place or thing.
If The Blood of Dawnwalker is as close as we're going to get to a modern-day Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen, I might find it difficult to resist its fangs (pun intended).
September 2, 2026 at 7:02 AM
If The Blood of Dawnwalker is as close as we're going to get to a modern-day Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen, I might find it difficult to resist its fangs (pun intended).
I completed those DK challenges a few weeks ago but I hope Nintendo doesn't do this again going forward, not without making changes first.
I never would have thought Nintendo would approach "Achievements" with this degree of FOMO. The boss rush and final rehearsal with no skills was brutal btw!
I never would have thought Nintendo would approach "Achievements" with this degree of FOMO. The boss rush and final rehearsal with no skills was brutal btw!
September 1, 2026 at 4:59 AM
I completed those DK challenges a few weeks ago but I hope Nintendo doesn't do this again going forward, not without making changes first.
I never would have thought Nintendo would approach "Achievements" with this degree of FOMO. The boss rush and final rehearsal with no skills was brutal btw!
I never would have thought Nintendo would approach "Achievements" with this degree of FOMO. The boss rush and final rehearsal with no skills was brutal btw!
I was hoping the new Onimusha had a CGI intro by Robot but I'm guessing that's very unlikely. Those PS2 era intros were legendary, almost key features, I'd argue.
I'm looking forward to Way of the Sword but an incredible CGI opening (even though the in-game graphics are fine) would have been 🤌
I'm looking forward to Way of the Sword but an incredible CGI opening (even though the in-game graphics are fine) would have been 🤌
August 31, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I was hoping the new Onimusha had a CGI intro by Robot but I'm guessing that's very unlikely. Those PS2 era intros were legendary, almost key features, I'd argue.
I'm looking forward to Way of the Sword but an incredible CGI opening (even though the in-game graphics are fine) would have been 🤌
I'm looking forward to Way of the Sword but an incredible CGI opening (even though the in-game graphics are fine) would have been 🤌
Asobo Studio at it again with their impeccable art direction and impressive visuals. The Plague Tale games are so damn good and Resonance has not disappointed so far.
August 30, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Asobo Studio at it again with their impeccable art direction and impressive visuals. The Plague Tale games are so damn good and Resonance has not disappointed so far.
I circled back to GoW Sons of Sparta recently and finished it out of morbid curiosity... woof! What a mess. I can't believe the entire game was framed around a search for a kid. The boss battles were atrocious and one of the in-game Feats is bugged for me. I truly don't understand why this was made.
August 22, 2026 at 5:35 AM
I circled back to GoW Sons of Sparta recently and finished it out of morbid curiosity... woof! What a mess. I can't believe the entire game was framed around a search for a kid. The boss battles were atrocious and one of the in-game Feats is bugged for me. I truly don't understand why this was made.
Crisol is one of my favorite games of the year, even with all of its rough edges, it was a love letter to old-school Resident Evil games (and RE4).
It was cheap at launch and the devs were clearly punching above their weight. So depressing. This industry continues to feel beyond repair.
It was cheap at launch and the devs were clearly punching above their weight. So depressing. This industry continues to feel beyond repair.
Vermila Studios, the Madrid-based developer behind Blumhouse-published horror game Crisol: Theater of Idols, has reportedly laid off all employees and shut down.
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The studio behind Blumhouse-published horror game Crisol: Theater of Idols has reportedly shut down | VGC
Vermila Studios has laid off all employees and closed its doors…
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July 24, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Crisol is one of my favorite games of the year, even with all of its rough edges, it was a love letter to old-school Resident Evil games (and RE4).
It was cheap at launch and the devs were clearly punching above their weight. So depressing. This industry continues to feel beyond repair.
It was cheap at launch and the devs were clearly punching above their weight. So depressing. This industry continues to feel beyond repair.
I love Xeno games and Xenosaga dearly. MOMO is cool and all that jazz but they seriously didn't fix the field skill nonsense in the definitive edition of XC2? 😩
July 24, 2026 at 6:42 AM
I love Xeno games and Xenosaga dearly. MOMO is cool and all that jazz but they seriously didn't fix the field skill nonsense in the definitive edition of XC2? 😩
Made the connection that these underground ruins in Splatoon Raiders are more or less the caves from Pikmin 2 and I don't know how to feel about that lol
July 24, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Made the connection that these underground ruins in Splatoon Raiders are more or less the caves from Pikmin 2 and I don't know how to feel about that lol
Am I the only person on this earth playing Aphelion?
I can't help myself with all the not-so-great to good Don't Nod games that aren't Life is Strange. Give me Remember Me, Banishers, Jusant and whatever this is lol
I can't help myself with all the not-so-great to good Don't Nod games that aren't Life is Strange. Give me Remember Me, Banishers, Jusant and whatever this is lol
July 19, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Am I the only person on this earth playing Aphelion?
I can't help myself with all the not-so-great to good Don't Nod games that aren't Life is Strange. Give me Remember Me, Banishers, Jusant and whatever this is lol
I can't help myself with all the not-so-great to good Don't Nod games that aren't Life is Strange. Give me Remember Me, Banishers, Jusant and whatever this is lol
Why was The Sheep Detectives so fucking good 😭
July 19, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Why was The Sheep Detectives so fucking good 😭
I finally finished vanilla Ys X. It only took me 3 years and 70 hours on Nightmare difficulty lol this game has a lot of issues but damn, Falcom sure knows how to reel me in towards the end.
This series needs a reset, though. I don't think Ys should be as long as a Legend of Heores game.
This series needs a reset, though. I don't think Ys should be as long as a Legend of Heores game.
July 3, 2026 at 4:12 AM
I finally finished vanilla Ys X. It only took me 3 years and 70 hours on Nightmare difficulty lol this game has a lot of issues but damn, Falcom sure knows how to reel me in towards the end.
This series needs a reset, though. I don't think Ys should be as long as a Legend of Heores game.
This series needs a reset, though. I don't think Ys should be as long as a Legend of Heores game.
Just got back from visiting Chicago properly for the first time. I tagged along for my husband's library conference and got to hear LeVar Burton Speak!
I saw "The Bean" and ate an Italian beef sandwich, which I sacrilegiously assembled to be as close to a Philly cheesesteak as possible lol
I saw "The Bean" and ate an Italian beef sandwich, which I sacrilegiously assembled to be as close to a Philly cheesesteak as possible lol
July 2, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Just got back from visiting Chicago properly for the first time. I tagged along for my husband's library conference and got to hear LeVar Burton Speak!
I saw "The Bean" and ate an Italian beef sandwich, which I sacrilegiously assembled to be as close to a Philly cheesesteak as possible lol
I saw "The Bean" and ate an Italian beef sandwich, which I sacrilegiously assembled to be as close to a Philly cheesesteak as possible lol