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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

You're a lovely person and I think you're cool, here's my cat!!!

Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

I'm biased cause I had my first date with my partner there, but if you like comforting chocolatey drinks and snacks and such, I very much recommend Quetzal, the Chocolate Bar. (at Lijnwaadmarkt 11, very close to the city centre) They open at 11, very good for the soul

Picture of the outside of the Quetzal Chocolate Bar in Antwerp, chairs and tables set out in front of the business on a sunny day.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

#19 June 30th What remains of Edith Finch Very interesting! Kept my attention surprisingly well for a game with minimal interaction. Gorgeous, interesting storytelling, not too long. I liked it!

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

#18 June 24th Metroid Prime: Remastered Surprisingly mixed feelings about this one. The remaster is gorgeous, absolutely breath-taking, controls great. Feels like DS1 in the sense that you spend a lot of time walking back and forth and back and forth, and the back half of the game has issues.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

#17 June 22nd Mario Kart World Okay, hard to quantify "finishing" a multiplayer racing game, but I did all the cups, knockout tours, and unlocked mirror mode. This might be my favourite Mario Kart yet. Thoroughly enjoy the movement options, the world is GORGEOUS, the music is amazing.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

#16 June 17th Metroid: Zero Mission Long overdue for a replay, and finishing Fusion recently got me in a metroid mood. Unsurprisingly, loved this one as much as I did back in the day. Controls like a dream. Maybe controversially, I kind of missed the narrative elements of Fusion somewhat.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

#15 May 29th Dark Souls 3 (Seamless Co-Op Mod) Played through this again with a buddy. A lot breezier with a friend, but laughs were had.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

#14 May 21st Metroid Fusion God, what a game. Way more linear than super or zero mission, but a VERY enjoyable ride. Atmosphere is unmatched.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

#13 May 19th Paper Mario My first time fully playing this classic! Was surprised and amazed by the depth of this adventure, in terms of gameplay and amount of content. Took me 30 hours easily. After the brief jaunt called Super Mario Rpg, this was a meaty adventure.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

#12 May 17th Mass Effect 2: Legendary Edition Can confidently call this one of my fav games of all time now that I've revisited it after almost a decade. Loved this replay to bits. Already almost itching for another one. Let's finish the trilogy first, shall we...

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

#11 May 7th Indiana Jones and the Great Circle What a delightful surprise of a game. Gorgeous, nails the Indiana Jones adventure story vibe, and interesting gameplay start to finish.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

#10 April 25th Mass Effect 1: Legendary Edition What a game, what an atmosphere. Shorter than I'd remembered, not counting the cookie-cutter side missions, but it nails the sci fi vibe.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

#9 April 19th Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Ahhh, it's been a long time since I went through the original trilogy. Damn good. Crazy to think this game is over twenty years old.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

#8 April 16th Killing Time: Resurrected Oooh, this was an interesting one. Flawed, horrid backtracking, very easy on the standard difficulty, unclear progression. But god it nails the pulpy goofy atmosphere, and the fmv scenes in the levels really add something. Crazy music. Loved it.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

#7 April 16th Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated Very fun collectathon platformer, never played the original but this scratched an itch!

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

#6 March 25th Wario Land 2 DAMN this is still such a good game. They nailed what makes a Wario game tick in this one. I even 100%ed it, which I hardly ever do for any game. What a classic.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

#5 March 25th Bravely Default 2 Great game, but I do feel it's the weakest of the three bravely games so far. Mostly retreads old ground, but the combat is still a joy. Music is peak.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

yeah! I'll definitely go back in time to tell him he's funny and nothing else

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

#4 February 4th. The Langoliers by Stephen King Enjoyed this one! Not his most thrilling or unique story, and the mystery is, as is often the case, better than the reveal, but still a worthwhile read.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

#3 29th of January Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) (SnapCube's Real-Time Fandub) I'm counting this as a sonic movie, and a pretty damn funny one. Lots of laughs.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

#2 21st of January Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Liked this one even more than the first two, a ton of fun, hype, and Carrey going absolutely nuts.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

#1 2nd of January Sonic The Hedgehog 2 I really liked this one! I like the first too, but there's less stuff dragging it down in this one. It's leaning more into the sonic stuff, and thriving.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

#46 December 26st Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (Dominus Collection) Delightful Castlevania experience, fun to re-experience it. The magic seal system is somehow even worse on controller vs on touch screen. Shoulda really just had an autocomplete option. BUT GOOD GAME.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

#45 December 21st TF2 Comics. It's finally over. I guess now I'm Team Fortress, too.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

#44 December 2nd Peggle Extreme Fun little promotional valve/peggle crossover game, a handful of peggle levels reflavored with valve characters. Cute!

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

#43 November 23rd Sonic The Hedgehog 2 I liked it, but Metropolis Zone sure is a dick huh

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

#42 November 19th Mouthwashing Me and 9/10 dentists recommend it. Really really unsettling horror experience, story tackles themes I did not expect and did so very well. Very strong.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

#41 November 14th Persona 4 Golden (true ending) Finally. Long ass game. Flawed in a lot of ways that can't be ignored, yet so utterly compelling. Oozes vibes, style, the music alone deserves heaps of praise already. Wonder how they're gonna remake this one, if that's on the table.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

#40 September 18th Super Mario Rpg (Remake) Delightfully weird, strangely ahead of its time yet ancient in other ways. Enjoyed this a lot!

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

#39 August 29th Doom 2 God I love Doom 2

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

#38 August 28th Aria of Sorrow Finally, a gba castlevania I cannot complain about. Gorgeous, beautiful, wonderful, chef's kiss.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

#37 August 27th The Fisherman by John Langan Well crafted, modern lovecraftian horror. Does nothing unexpected in the genre, but if you go in expecting what it delivers, you won't be disappointed. Strong atmosphere.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

#36 August 24th Miitopia Finally finished this! Or rather, finally beat the FINAL final boss on my second attempt through the game. Wonderful, delightful, just a joy.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

#34 July 7th Sam & Max Save The World God I love these games. The remasters are utterly delightful, so glad this duo gets time in the spotlight again.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

#33 June 26th THPS 1+2 Adore this game, finally finished all goals in both games. Will definitely return to this one, hoping desperately that 3+4 will see the light of day.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

#32 June 3rd Atarashii Gakko (Live @ La Madeleine, Brussels) Holy SHIT these ladies can perform, insane energy, energetic insanity. Enjoyed this concert a ton.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

#31 May 29th Food House (Live @ Botanique, Brussels) Crack for the brain stem

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

#30 May 26th Detective Grimoire Bite-sized detective mystery that hides a lot more polish and charm than you'd expect! Loved it, definitely gonna check the other games.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

#29 May 21st 11/22/63 By Stephen King Really enjoyed this one, a high point in King's work for me so far, in terms of the clear effort that went into this one. This will stick with me for a good while.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

#28 May 20th Fallout (Season 1) I enjoyed this quite a bit! Sure, it's no New Vegas level politics and themes, but it captures the Fallout vibe, and the cast is amazing. Looking forward to seeing where this goes!

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

#27 May 17th Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire The dumbest damn movie, it fucking rules tho. Don't compare it to minus one or anything doing anything serious with the Godzilla concept. This is a neon soaked tag team wrestling bout between several giant apes and lizards.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

#26 May 17th The Exit 8 I laughed, I trembled, I turned the game off in shock 1 time. Good experience.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

#25 May 15th Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance Liked this one more than COTM, but the backtracking is atrocious, and it wears out its welcome. Very admirable for being, basically, symphony of the night lite for GBA.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

#24 May 15th Crow Country I adored this one, gameplay, sound design, music, visuals, all executed perfectly to capture the feeling it's trying to convey. And what a feeling. Might be my fav new release of the year so far.

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Captain Balkon @captainbalkon.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

#23 May 2nd Godzilla: Minus One Amazing. Might be my fave, next to Shin. Loved this to bits.

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