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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

That sounds amazing... Ugh, can't afford to play it now, but definitely going to pick it up as soon as I can. Still playing through the PS2 games.

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I had the same experience with NES Zelda, although I did use the overworld map that was originally included.

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Oh, it's Samsung, and they're the ones manufacturing the Switch 2 cartridge NAND Flash as well (at least that's what I found when looking into Switch cartridge longevity). But yeah, me too...

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I remember it was rumoured that 64GB Switch 2 cartridges cost around $16 to manufacture, and that a PS5 disk costs around $6, with Switch 2 Game Key Cards cheaper than both. I think it was also rumoured Nintendo were making 32 and 16GB carts available as well, but no cost numbers on those.

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

So... what're your thoughts on Sneak King?

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Man, you just reminded me I need to get back to playing through these. Have only played the first one so far, and thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Have you tried doing visual scripting like Unreal Engine's Blueprints? I know it works for a lot of non-coders, although I tend to go for traditional coding, so I don't have much experience myself. I think Godot stopped supporting visual scripting in 4.0, though...

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I've wanted my Mom to try this, but she's not good with PCs. Her iPad, on the other hand, is easy enough to use, so thanks!

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Played San Andreas for the first time this year (also my first GTA), and sure, the controls are a bit rough, especially the lock on aiming, but it's still fun. I find that people aren't willing to put up with slight friction in controls, even if it's something you can get used to in a few minutes.

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

That's... not promising... Weird, wonder why they'd avoid talking about them.

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I think it looks good, I like the character designs and port town setting. Sothis is back as an adult, so it takes place in the same world as Three Houses. I'm glad we don't have a self-insert MC, and will choose a main character to follow, hopefully we'll have a good story this time 🤞

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Also excited for Fire Emblem, it looks good! Three Houses feels like forever ago, so I'm looking forward to an FE with good character design and hopefully writing.

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Ocarina of Time is probably my favourite game ever (sorry for being basic), so I'm both excited and nervous! I'll have to reserve judgment until we see gameplay... but I admit I'm disappointed we didn't see any right now. Hoping we get a blend of classic dungeon 3D Zelda and open world gameplay 🤞

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

How dare you post this without a content warning...

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Hell yeah, Bulk Slash. One of my favourite games I played last year 👍

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

I think I like the movement/feel of this game the way I wished I liked Mirror's Edge (a game I surprisingly didn't click with), and the quick restarts help it flow better. The story's self-aware anime cringe is a mixed bag, but I enjoyed the main story about moving on in the afterlife.

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

#3 Neon White Nabbed this one to celebrate the end of my first Master's semester early... and finished it before my final project😅. I love puzzle games, and I love platformers with fun movement, and this scratches both itches. I'm not one for speedrunning, but this game makes it appealing...

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

As someone who's sunk many hours in Star Rail Sim. Uni., I took to this quite quickly. The Silent is the only character that's fully clicked with me, I like both her shiv and poison builds (like follow-up and DoT in Honkai), but I love the synergy between characters in multiplayer. Very addictive...

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

#3 Slay the Spire II I know it's early access, but I've cleared a few runs, so I'll consider it 'beaten' (I'm still gonna play a lot more). I never played the first Slay the Spire, but a friend got me this to play multiplayer. He couldn't have picked a worse time than final project season...

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

RRT is a pretty basic dungeon crawler, but I'm a sucker for zipping through randomly generated dungeons. The music's a big highlight of the game, it does a lot of heavy lifting for the simple story's emotional beats. The pixel and menu art is also fantastic, easily the best from the series on GBA.

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Been a while, since I've had school, but: #2 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team My friend @jarmesan.bsky.social challenged me to beat this game, so I played through it. I played it a bunch as a kid, but never made it to the end until now. It's pretty satisfying to finally see the ending.

Box art for Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team for the Game Boy Advance

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jar COMMS ARE OPEN @jarmesan.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Matikanefukukitaru #umamusume

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

My friend's opening up commissions, and he's really good and you should hire him!

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Totally fair, and I'm glad it works for you! Just wish they'd give me an option to play the old way 😅

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

For me, it's not about what's 'real work' or whatever, but about how much time I spend with my whole team. I find that if a 'mon is carried by XP share, I don't spend time training with it and develop a bond. I end up only bringing them out if they're useful...

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Happy 40th Anniversary, Legend of Zelda! Can't say in a few words how important and influential these games have been to me throughout my life, but I don't think I would have gotten into video games and game design without them. Spent the day playing Zelda 1 and Ocarina, two of my favourites.

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I just played AC4 as per the play order list you put out a while back, and I'm hooked. Will be seeking out AC5 asap.

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

But I'll never forget the chills of hearing the enemy squadron panic when they see me coming. "Oh god, is that Mobius 1?" You're damn right, and you'd best be ready.

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

And the story of Yellow Squadron from the perspective of the young boy living in occupied territory was a really grounded perspective on the war. It motivated me a lot more to keep playing and see the country liberated, and made me fear them when I finally got in dogfights with them.

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

This game has a great variety of scenarios, mixing up air/ground targets, and the context and pacing of the missions. Stonehenge's first use and escaping from it was a real highlight. The music does a lot of work making you feel tension and adrenaline at just the right times.

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Gonna make a list of games I beat this year starting with: Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies After AC8 got announced recently, I saw a writer I like post a play order list for these games and thought I'd give it a go, since it also turns 25 this year. Good god, this game slaps.

The box art for Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies for PlayStation 2

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

I enjoyed the Sega CD version, it was the easiest one to jump into without messing with fan translations. Also I heard the Saturn version of Policenauts is the best, and I like to keep playing game series on the same console family.

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Alright, I found a Game Boy Color for 40 bucks while thrifting, the year's off to a good start 🙏

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy New Year! 2025 was challenging for me and a lot of others, but hopefully we can turn things around with a clean slate. Here's hoping 2026 will go better 🤞

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

The backlights on our QLED are failing the top and bottom, after about 5 years, I think? Pretty disappointing, our old LED TV from 2006 lasted 15 years before breaking, and the issue was something to do with input selection.

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Thanks, I've been meaning to get into these. Are the first 3 games still worth playing?

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Ive been eyeing that game in your background for ages! Looking forward to see it!

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Paul McCartney's still got it 🥲 Overjoyed I got to see him tonight

Photo of Paul McCartney concert crowd with lit phones during Let it Be

Photo of Paul McCartney or a raised stage.

Photo of Paul McCartney on a giant screen

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

First time I saw you guys was at a con (I think it was Capital Games Expo...) showing of The Blobs Fight. Convinced me to go to the same program!

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

I've tried playing through Halo CE with remastered graphics a few times, but I always toggle back to the original before long. This one just ain't it.

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

That was a pack-in with my PS2, and my sister and I played it all the time. Lots of great memories, I think we 100% beat it twice! Of course, it was Hot Shots Tennis for us...

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Matthew King @clockworkowlmk.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Dang, a Nintendo Direct and a Star Rail presentation both on my birthday? I'm eating good today.

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