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Silent Hill Townfall is a funny game cause the plot feels like it gains traction when you're playing as literally anyone BUT the main character

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Marvel's Wolverine A solo Wolverine game was always gonna be a weird venture, not Insomniac's best. It's definitely got its issues, but more than anything I feel like the game got fed to the culture war vultures looking to farm outrage over pointless trite when the real problems got overlooked.

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

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naricat.bsky.social @naricat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

finished the game I paid $70 for. I can finally start the preorder bonus everyone else is playing already now

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

@schalaasha.bsky.social and I like to have fun with photo mode

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Grant Stoner @supercrip1994.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Friendly reminder that Sharma is responsible for completely obliterating the accessibility division and its community goodwill at Xbox.

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

You jape but the music being kinda whatever is legit bringing down the vibe

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I feel like im one of the 5 people ive seen in my circles that doesnt necessarily *mind* the direction of the new CV, and even I thought the demo for it was rather dull. Its kind weird feeling like Dead Cells itself felt more like a CV game than this does, minus the roguelike bits.

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Some nice, soft potatoes. (After tossing the cereal that caused it in the bin)

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Research shows me that im not the first person whose teeth are broken by Vector, so thats the end of my short lived relationship with it

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Dentist, they originally booked me for a filling but changed their mind the moment they actually saw the damage ☠️

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Had my first wisdom tooth removed at 37 because it broke while eating cereal, AMA

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This game can be a bit dull, but it has a stellar supporting cast and shares a lot of DNA with 428. The final act gets SO absurd (affectionate) that im left with a good impression even if I think a lot of minor parts could have been a lot better and the TL needed a second or third editing pass.

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Daniel Stegersaurus @stegersaurus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

All the repeat-idea devs are chasing down sorting inventory or finding a needle in a haystack, yet the big indie release this week is a femme-coded cozy game that's (shocking!) an original idea

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The thought that they might have added parachuting off the Highwind as a feature because of "people like Fortnite" market research fills me with the complete polar opposite of determination

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Harper Jay @dreamcastaway.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In retrospect, Obsidian getting Pentiment out there into the world before Microsoft exploded really feels like they pulled off the weirdest heist in gaming history.

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Mat Piscatella @matpiscatella.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Everyone at Xbox - and everyone no longer at Xbox - all deserve better than whatever this is.

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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 22/09/2026

other than call of duty and wow i genuinely think the smart move is to assume that any other xbox game thats more than a year away is never coming out. ‘mass layoffs and activision taking over halo’ just doesn’t describe how disastrous and destructive microsoft’s actions have been

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SchalaAsha @schalaasha.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

playing new video game

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

ah well i enjoyed ahhh funny face man game well enough i guess

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

ah well i enjoyed ahhh funny face man game well enough i guess

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Onimusha: Way of the Sword Capcom combines thrilling boss fights with thoroughly mediocre open world questing in a game that reminds me of the same issues I had with Final Fantasy 16, though at least this game's combat IS good enough to push through the tedium. I expected worse, but wanted better.

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

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Florence @justflorence.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Any teaser for something that's not coming out for more than a year is not for your consumption, it's a funny trick the company is playing on their prospective shareholders, who lack object permanence and need clear indicators that they will soon get Big Money

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The video game industry has always been volatile (I published Press Reset in 2021!) but the skeleton key to understanding the current state of things is this: Big games now cost 10x to make what they did 15 years ago but most do not generate even close to 10x the revenue. Simple as that

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 10/09/2026

You know, when you find out that the art you like is made by people you've learned hold views you find wholly repugnant, I don't think you need to disavow ever having enjoyed the art. It's okay to acknowledge you liked or loved that art, but are now putting it aside. That was then, this is now.

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I dont *hate* the town, its just used poorly with how often I feel like I have to repeatedly go through the same locations for events that feel arbitrarily located. I stated skilling the close encounter cutscenes, but I was mashing through the dialogue without VA from the moment it started. 😅

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

At the point in Onimusha where im just skipping every non-main story cutscene cause nothing happens at allllll The pacing of the game really is the weakest point, I have a lot of fun when im in boss fights but im so bored otherwise plowing through what feels like pure padding in between them

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Two big takeaways from the replay: 1. Man, Kojumbo always was really weird about women huh. It was just harder to notice back since that's just how video game writing *was*. 2. For better and worse, AAA video game formulas have been standardized to a point that this game would never be made today.

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots First replay since before the 2010's. Still a baffling game that sticks out like a sore thumb, even if its a bit endearing in how batshit it is. What little gameplay *is* there is better than I remember, at least. Act 4/5 make the whole thing worth it.

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Combat is fun tho and Musashi makes a lot of funny faces

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Two major complaints about Onimusha so far: a. I dont think the game uses its open city map very well which leads to a lot of re-trekking down the same alleys a lot and b. Story Progression simply doesnt exist, im just beating whatever enemies pop up in front of me and things happen where I go "ok"

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

You're a better person than me, I would have already cut them off with the swiftness from using my shit without even having the courtesy to ask, hah.

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Kind of how im feeling, yeah. Trying to fight my urge to explore every nook because so far its been not worth it + enemies respawn anyway + sometimes things pop up/quests take me there later anyway

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Im never getting a new Brave Fencer so I have to get my Musashi in where I can

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Aura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

this is genuinely the most ominous thing I have _ever_ seen a game trailer do. what horrific combination of pressures demands you reassure players that they can fast forward though the 100+ dollar game they just bought

FF7R3 trailer: "Cutscenes feature a fast-forward option, allowing you to progress through the game at a pace that suits your playstyle."

FF7R3 trailer: "Let's try playing this scene at double-speed."

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Ambrosia Sky Sold to me as a more narrative focused PowerWash Sim but in space, got exactly that. Relatively short, wish it had a bit more variety to the actual cleanup bits but still had a decent time of it.

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columbologist @columbologist.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

91.8% of players, having waited nearly 20 years for MGS4 to be playable on anything other than PS3, booted the game and immediately made a beeline for a statue's dick

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I know trying to sell part 3 of your overcomplicated rpg remake trilogy to new people was always going to be a hard sell, but man squeex hasn't even tried with either of the Revelation trailers so far. Just nothing but impenetrable babble to people not already tuned in.

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Jacob Geller @jacobgeller.com · 25/08/2026

back before AI, video game developers had to make every digital woman look the same through hard work and artistry

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Trying out the demo for AKIBA LOST, which feels so 428-coded you'd think it had the same team working on it

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innes mck @innes.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

all profits are the stolen wages of the working class but damn, they don't always make it quite this blatant

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Noi @acenoi.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

It is, admittedly, kinda funny that this apparently happens often enough to this airline in this airport that they have a dedicated cot aisle every night thats even listed in their refund page.

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