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Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I said it once and many times over and I will say it again: Kid Icarus Uprising remastered

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Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I love my game collection not for the quantity, but for what it symbolizes. I have been collecting for 22 years and this shelf isn't just to store cases and carts, but memories and events that can never be replaced. PHYSICAL FOREVER ❤️

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Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

NEW VIDEO! After talking about Sonic the Hedgehog for years, it is finally time to list my favorite games in the series! Just a couple days shy from his 35th birthday! Link in the reply!

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Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

NEW VIDEO! After talking about Sonic the Hedgehog for years, it is finally time to list my favorite games in the series! Just a couple days shy from his 35th birthday! Link in the reply!

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Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Happy 35th @sonic-official.bsky.social ! Thank you for all the years of speed, fun and passion! Keep running for decades to come! #sonicthehedgehog #sonic35 #sega

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TheCartoonGamer @thecartoongamer.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

NEW VIDEO ALERT! I'll show you how to REALLY celebrate Pokemon Day, with a ranking of EVERY English Pokemon Theme Song. Which one will come out on top??? Shares appreciated and all that! www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj77...

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Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Happy 30th Pokémon! Thank for decades of entertainment and allowing me to meet so many wonderful people in my life. I am glad that I have chosen this wonderul franchise 🙌❤️💓 #Pokemon #Pokemon30 #Pokemon30thAnniversary #PokemonGO #PokemonFRLG

Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

As happy as I am to see this, I was hoping we'll get Gens 1 and 2 first. I just love the idea of using the pokemon bank feature to transfer Pokemon from the oldest games to the newest installments. Plus they put Crystal there, I imagine all the folks who will go for Shiny Celebi all over again.

Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Happy 20th Anniversary to Chibi-Robo! Playing it for the first time since it was released two decades ago!

Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Here are my 10 games I'll try to beat in 2026: Super Mario RPG Klonoa: Empire of Dreams Illbleed Ridge Racer Type 4 Okami HD Timesplitters El Viento Conker's Bad Fur Day & Live and Reloaded Rayman Origins Guardian Heroes Layover from last year: Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Star Fox 64

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Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

It is that time of the year again! Watch or listen to me talk about the best games of the year, including how Baby Steps has changed one man's world perspective ❤️

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Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Hey there! Tomorrow 1/16 at 10pm EST/7PM PST I am going to be live for the 2nd @jankuary.bsky.social on twitch! I enjoyed the event a lot last year so this year I am tackling one of the most infamous games of all time: Hotel Mario for the CDi. Is it as bad people say? Tune in tomorrow to find out!

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Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Always fun times at @dbpg.bsky.social 's podcast. These two are great at what they do and it is such a huge honor being an annual part of their show. Check them out!

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Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

4 games that defined my 2025.

Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Titanfall 2 is one of the best First Person Shooters I have ever played in my life. Vince has been responsible to many classics and he will be missed. My condolences to his friends and family. ❤️

Brendan Hesse @brendanlh.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

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I beat Metroid Prime 4 a couple nights ago. 100% items, it took 16 hours and change. It did weird things to my brain, and I needed to write about it. So enjoy this unplanned meditation on the fourth Metroid Prime game. Please repost and share it around :)

Within the first hour of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Samus is imbued with psychic powers. From that moment onward, I spent my 16-hour first playthrough wishing I had psychic abilities, too. Not because I want to move things telekinetically or see into the future, but because I wish I could beam my thoughts about Metroid Prime 4 directly into someone else's mind. Your mind. Maybe I wouldn’t have to talk about this game--because, frankly, I think we’ve all talked about it too much already. Instead, you could know—feel—my experience with the game first-hand.

If I had psychic powers, you would know what it feels like to have actively, stubbornly, held Metroid Prime as your favorite game these past 25 years, and the self-inflicted expectations I struggled against in the lead up to Prime 4’s launch. And you would know how it felt for all that to dissolve the moment I viewed an unknown world from behind the familiar HUD of Samus’ visor.

If I could share my memories with you, you could trace in yourself the same shape of the emotions I felt while exploring Ice Belt--my awareness flitting between the unease in my gut and melancholy in my chest. The sense of scale I felt seeing the megalithic storm clouds of Volt Forge’s skybox. My surprise that Kenji Yamamoto and Minako Hamano somehow found such an alien electric guitar tone, but also chose to feature it prominently throughout the soundtrack. The familiar compulsion to break every green crystal and return to locations to collect lingering items, long before the game asked me to. The way a single unimportant scan in a Lamorn shrine evoked vivid images of the species’ final hours.

How else, than with psychic abilities, could I convey the way the dissipating mist in Fury Green’s Cargo Launcher platform never lost its novelty? Or how it felt to look up from the depths of the Great Mines, see the gray sky peeking through the broken rock hundreds of feet above, and think, “This is all I’ve ever wanted from Metroid.”

And if I could invite you into my mind, then you, like me, would also question if the only reason these familiar “Metroid-y” moments meant something is because they’re juxtaposed against my frustrations with the story; my disappointment in the brevity of Flare Pool and linearity of The Great Mines; my lingering apathy towards Samus’ companions and underutilized rival; my skepticism about whether this is the direction I want the series to take, if it continues.

You would see how these highs and lows blend uncomfortably, echoing the unpleasant dissonance I felt between the oversaturated orange and purple hues of Sol Valley against the dense, dark, moody atmospheres of the on-foot biomes. Or the ways radio calls and escort missions impinge on segments of sublime isolation and engrossing visual design.

Maybe after all of that, you, too, would struggle to resolve these contradictions and distill the totality of this arc into a succinct statement of quality, much I like am.

Alas, I do not have psychic powers, so these words must suffice.

Written & Designed by Brendan Hesse
Proofreading & Feedback - Abram Buehner

Special thankt to THE CRAWL Patraon Supporters

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Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Tekken is my favorite fighting game franchise of all time, with Tekken 5 being in my top 10 games ever. Harada-san did so much for the franchise and it was a major honor seeing him in passing back in Comic-Con 2012. Wish him all the best in his new life chapter ❤️

Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Mortal Kombat was one of my favorite movies growing up. Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa's Shang Tsung is a major reason why the movie still holds up. It's even more amazing he returned to the role in Mortal Kombat 11 almost 25 years later. R.I.P Tagawa-san, and no matter what your soul is a part of all of us!

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Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Happy 20th Xbox 360! Might as well bring a video I did for its 10th anniversary a decade ago. A lot of my choices are either changed or dated since some games have become multi-platform. Still besides not putting Amped 3 there or placing Lost Odyssey MUCH higher, I still have nostalgia for this vid.

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Top 10 Xbox 360 Exclusives - BladeBlur

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Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

If it is true, it will be 5 years since the supposed January 2021 of the original iteration of the remake.

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Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I was expecting Kirby Air Riders to do so well critically, but the scores ended up more lukewarm than I thought. That being said, it's MUCH better than what the original received back in 2003. Not much of a comparison since we had 22 years of advancement in the medium but still. Food for thought.

Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

My favorite part about the Game Awards nominees is finding out that Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is, in fact, an indie game. That means it is officially my favorite now and poor Balatro has been usurped in only a year.

Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

I'm not a PC gamer, but when @nitrorad.bsky.social posted his Top 10 video from 2023, it made me want a Steam Deck. The appeal of playing the PC games and mods without fussing with hardware was an amazing prospect. I was never a handheld guy so the Steam Machine for me looks like a perfect solution.

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Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Can't wait for the internet to blow a gasket over the casting of Brie Larson.

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Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

I don't post on my socials often anymore, but I wanted to give a special shoutout to #Expedition33. Not only I think it's a GOTY contender, it is one of the best games I have ever played. Days after beating it I still think about the emotional impact it had on me. Favorite RPG since FFX. A must own.

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Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Here are 10 games to know me by! Honorable mentions: * Metal Gear Solid (any) * Guilty Gear X2 * Devil May Cry * Bayonetta * Metroid Zero Mission (or Prime) * Expedition 33 (IT IS SO GOOD) * Final Fantasy X * Ratchet & Clank Going Commando * Mario Party (2-7) * Rocket Knight Adventures

Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

The Playstation 2 turned 25 yesterday. These 4 games are some of my favorite from that console.

Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Late by a day, but happy 25th PS2! 15 years ago I made this goofy little music video for class showcasing my collection at the time. It's still one of my favorite consoles and there is a reason why it is so beloved. Eternally classic! #ps2

Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Saros Crimson Desert NIOH 3!!!!! Wolverine Tekken 3 and Soul Calibur 3 coming to PS Classics 2025 has been the best year for state of plays and this one was absolutely stellar. 2026 looks amazing already.

Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

My biggest question is whether or not we are going to get a PS5 physical edition. Considering the Switch 2 got one, I do hope we have at least one version of the game that is on physical media in a proper way.

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Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Those click bait posts get weirder and weirder.

Brendan Hesse @brendanlh.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

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I'm super excited to present the first CRAWLMMUNITY SHOWCASE! This Direct-style presentation features over 22 games made by friends, mutuals, and members of The Crawlmmunity. We've got dungeon crawlers, action games, point-and-click adventures, TTRPGs, and more. CHECK IT OUT: youtu.be/UeDBJSJskvk

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Checking Out Games Made By YOU

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Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

This probably was the best #stateofplay yet. The variety of games alone more than made up for the "one more thing" style of announcement. Sure having a new First Party announcement would've been amazing, but the amount of new games coming both this and next year is great! ALSO NIOH 3 BABY LET'S GO!

Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

NEW VIDEO! As the GameCube is one of my favorite consoles of all time, I couldn't help myself but speculate what games we can see on Nintendo Switch Online! This is my first non-yearly top 10 list in a while so if you can like or share it I will greatly appreciate it ❤️! youtu.be/wbDQxNwUqFc

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These GameCube games NEED TO BE on NIntendo Switch Online!

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Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Congrats on 10k budbud! You all should check this video out!

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Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Expedition 33 being a critical darling despite very little hype, makes me extremely happy. This year needed more Ws for sure.

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Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

10 Video Games to know me by: ⚔️ Sonic 3 & Knuckles ⚔️ Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil ⚔️ Earthworm Jim ⚔️ Resident Evil 4 ⚔️ Tekken 5 ⚔️ Skies of Arcadia ⚔️ Pokémon GSC ⚔️ Metroid Zero Mission ⚔️ Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater ⚔️ Crash Bandicoot 2: CSB One day I want to do a video of my favorite games. Top 100?

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Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Finally done with FF7 Rebirth after 100 hours. Game is great, but I have never been so overwhelmed by a myriad of emotions. This game does a lot. Not all of it works, some even fail hard, but I applaud Square for throwing a bazillion darts and hoping some will stick. Also dated Tifa so 10/10.

Daniel @bladeblur.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Are MicroSD Express cards the new version of the Vita Memory Cards?