Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 10hI ordered a physical version for display and digital so I can play it the moment it goes live. I am debating going to the midnight launch as I took the 5th & 6th off work for this and I’m curious to see what a midnight launch looks like now compared to the ones in my twenties. 000
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 10hI’ve seen it. He doesn’t bring it out very often but that axe is sharp. Thanks for being one of the good ones, Yuri. Love to you, Tara, and the child who must be, what, six now?! 010
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I did it a few months ago and it was fantastic. Big ups to @whimsicalphil.bsky.social and @sewart.bsky.social from @p1podcast.com for the recommendation! I think I’ve made everyone listen to the original music by now. An absolutely stunning game. And congrats to the team on being independent again! 150
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Hogwarts Legacy was a big test for me. I didn’t fault reviewers who were assigned the game but I stopped following anyone who took a sponsorship deal or covered it for fun. To date, it’s the only PlayStation Plus game I didn’t redeem in the fifteen years I’ve been subscribed. 010
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026You guys should have been fifteen when it came out. French director? Check. Weird marketing campaign? Check. Heavy-handed storytelling? Checkity-check-check-check. Yeah, for us fifteen year olds, this was peak cinema until I was 17 in 1999 and it was replaced by The Matrix and Run Lola Run. 040
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I don’t. Burn it all down. Bespoke artists making original content for life! 000
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026spectacular. And now I have a cat named Morgana. So yeah, worth doing. 020
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026For YEARS while working on the Zelda concert series a decade ago, the other team members kept pushing me to play Persona 4 which I didn’t do. Then I played Persona 5 because Ben Hanson of MinnMax said it couldn’t be beaten. So I platinumed it. Then I did 4 and 3 and all versions of 5 which is 110
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I think my wife said it best when I told her. “Fuck. Why can’t we have nice things?” 1150
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026My boy Morgana doesn’t wear a bow tie but he does always lay like that too! 081
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Yeah! Physical is always a great option, right?! …Right? 030
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I work in an old school letterpress print shop where we have a communal playlist we jam to every day. I threw a bunch of your stuff on there last week and I get asked about it every day. You’re a new shop favorite! 010
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Like minds, buddy. You and I have a lot of crossover both professionally and when it comes to personal taste so I’m not too surprised. You’ve got a few years on me and tend to be a little more harsh, but I would venture to guess we share more common taste than not. 110
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026They Will Kill You, but I also recognize it’s not a very good movie. People tend to give a lot more credence to your opinion if you can own and defend your stance on its quality and your personal affinity for it. 110
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I had a whole conversation about this with a coworker. There’s good vs bad and like vs dislike. Both are important metrics. I have seen good stuff that I don’t like, I’ve seen bad stuff that I liked. Just because I liked something doesn’t make it good and visa versa. Had a blast with 120
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Followed. Dude had me Zelda and Kingdom Hearts. 010
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yeah, I just dove on this one too. Since getting cats, I’m hesitant to go in on big Lego sets but hell, this one goes on the Astro shelf of one of the display cabinets. 010
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I rotated a lot in and out as the lady who owned the local video store LOVED how much I loved movies (she gave me a free game rental if I wrote her a review of each movie when I returned it) and would often give me all of their posters. Sadly, a Suburban Commando standee holds the record. 010
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026As someone who got married in their 40s (three years ago) and used to be a photographer who would shoot the occasional wedding, don’t sweat it. Don’t worry about looking your best, just live in the moment. A gorgeous couple who tries to hard never looks as good as a couple who’s having a great time! 030
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Commit to the bit. On one of a million topics he’s fabricated, anyone else would have broken but he doubles down, even when faced with insurmountable evidence to the contrary. He has a resolve to keep it going that is almost impressive if it wasn’t so obvious. 000
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026it aren’t fraudsters. They are people who believe it’s better to suffer the small things than end up in debt. I would venture to guess it’s a last resort and they don’t want to use it unless absolutely necessary which speaks much more to how broken the healthcare industry is. 000
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I was on ACA for a decade and used it exactly once and it was an emergency room situation which is the only reason I did. And, despite having coverage, going to one of the approved hospitals, etc., it still cost me over $20,000 I spent the next few years paying off. People on Obamacare who don’t use 100
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026On this note, big ups for Steven Weber on the IT audiobook. He has multiple characters to juggle on top of @stephenking.bsky.social ‘s heavy narration and he absolutely brings it. I have so much respect for audiobook voice talent that really performs as I’ve heard so many that only read the words. 020
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Did you ever see the documentary about them, “Giant?” There’s a really fun moment when people are talking about them adding a backing band and, if I remember correctly, they illustrate it by smash cutting from a 2-man performance of Particle Man to having the whole band and the energy is electric! 000
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I work in an old school letterpress print shop and this just came up in the playlist. It’s unmissable, unavoidable, and bring me up ALWAYS. 100
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026letters of recommendation. Bear McCreary (who I worked for at the time) wrote a very nice letter full of praise and professionalism and ended it with “P.S. San Dimas High School football RULES!” If you ever wondered if he’s a nerd, yes, yes he is. 110
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026You’ll appreciate this. There was a brief period where San Dimas high school was thinking of hiring me to teach advanced photography and digital manipulation two days a week to supplement the photography teacher they already had (who I was friends with) and, as part of the process, they wanted 120
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026You keep doing you. Anyone who can’t be excited for this is just wrong. 030
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026And I totally agree with you. I wish enemies were quite so spongy and I had a lot of issue with the characters looking like the actors (is Essex really in trouble if he’s played by Troy Baker?) but I had a great time with it. It’s its own thing and it is exactly what it’s trying to be. 000
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026They set a stupid high bar with Spider-Man which Wolverine isn’t. It also isn’t trying to be so I think it shows a deep misunderstanding of the game to compare the two. I have complaints but most of them are quality of life changes and none of them kept me from enjoying the game. 110
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The enemies are really spongy and I’ve got some quality of life changes (plus my rant about the negative effects of modeling your characters on the actors and how it really impacts the stakes) but overall, I enjoyed it.Big swing for redefining characters and I always prefer when studios take chances 000
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Modern reality is fluid, apparently. I had to point to a 15 year old YouTube video to prove to someone that I did, in fact, did a job I did that is heavily corroborated by physical media, digital media, and the people involved including the persons boss. I’m too old for this shit and I’m only 44. 010
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026the artistry of the puppeteering and how hard it had to be to work out the legalities of the IP ownership. I expected Big Bird but there are a TON of Sesame Street characters and the fucking Fraggles?! You gotta be kidding me. 010
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I have such deep memories of watching this on Christmas Eve at my grandmother’s house and constantly yelling for all of my Dad’s eight siblings and their kids to shut up so I could hear it. It was the moment the extended family realized I was not normal as I was a really little kid talking about 111
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I platinumed last night. I think there’s a good game there, I just don’t think it has the legs that SpiderMan did and I ran into a ton of little things I would change. I feel like a few minor tweaks could make it much stronger. 020
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I would advocate for A Goofy Movie, 100%. It might be the most honest father/son movie out there. As a kid, “Hi Dad Soup” broke me. As an adult, Goofy, on the verge of tears, exclaiming “I just want to be part of it” cuts deep. Plus, banger original songs. 020
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I think one message that’s not getting enough play going into midterms is that we’ve slashed social programs, science research, environmental agencies, etc to the BONE and yet our national debt has exploded. How do we have less AND owe more? Where is the upside? 010
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This is one of the greatest posts you’ve made. It’s only going to land with a small audience but I actively laughed loud enough that one of our press masters came to see what happened. 000
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I just finished the motorcycle chase during my lunch at work and I have one major gripe (that I posted about last night) but otherwise, I’m loving it too! 010
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026us all believe he was Professor X before eventually revealing him to be Sinister but instead we get dark Troy who immediately gets a reverse tan so before I’ve even unlocked suits, I know where this is going. 000
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026big bad. You know how you get around that? Don’t make him look like an evil Troy Baker! It’s a distraction, it makes for predictable storytelling and I for one would rather it all be a surprise. I mean, holy crap, you could have made Essex bald and had everyone call him “The Professor” and made 100
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026kill off. Any dramatic tension you are building, any world you are crafting, any down-the-road twists are immediately killed the moment they come on screen which undercuts all the work your entire team has done. I just met Jean and I’ve known from the moment I saw him that Essex is going to be the 100
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Ok, I’m enjoying @insomniac.games Wolverine so far but I think we all need to come to an agreement. If Troy Baker or Deborah Wilson are in your game, you should not model the character on them. It’s hard to believe in stakes for either as soon as we see them because they are too high profile to kill 100
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026premise of the gimmick and its excellent. Again, that’s @jumpleads.zone. Everyone should check it out. 110
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026it be a puppet episode, a musical, an alternate reality, an alternate timeline, or a unique framing device. There’s a great podcast radio drama called @jumpleads.zone that did a whole episode that takes place inside a random groups tabletop game and it’s front to back playing by the rules of the 110
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026That seems to be the issue anytime a show does a gimmick episode. They’re so afraid of losing the casuals that they don’t commit to the bit and so they both lose the casuals AND the hardcore folks who really want to see them bite down. If you’re doing a gimmick episode, it has to be 100% whether 110
Andrew Craig @blackngreen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I met @brianaltano.bsky.social on the floor at PSX a few years back. They were between shooting segments so I tried to be as noninvasive as possible but he just kept the conversation going. As long as he’s been around, I expected him to be burned out but he clearly loved doing it. I hope the best. 020
