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Callum Rakestraw @crakestraw.xyz · 05/05/2026

And another after using roll to escape the corner. Definitely not the most practical route, but a fun one all the same

Callum Rakestraw @crakestraw.xyz · 05/05/2026

Took the time to figure out what I could do against [2]8A > j.[4]6C and came up with this. More combos in the thread below. #UNI2_HY Shout outs to @anklegator.bsky.social for the prompt

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Callum Rakestraw @crakestraw.xyz · 01/01/2026

Don't know if I'll get around to writing a full list yet, so here's some games I enjoyed last year in no particular order

List of games from 2025. They are: unbeatable, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Hyperbeat, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, Skin Deep, Brush Burial: Gutter World, 1000 Deaths, Everdeep Aurora, Hypogea, Elden Ring: Nightreign, Sword of the Sea, Lushfoil Photography Sim, Virtue's Heaven, Sektori, The Unlife of Gorlak, Skate Story, Angeline Era, Isopod, Possessor(s), and Birdcage

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Callum Rakestraw @crakestraw.xyz · 24/12/2025

Got the annual holiday card from @defiantdrills.bsky.social. Perfect timing! Love the extra art too! So cool

Callum Rakestraw @crakestraw.xyz · 19/09/2025

I finished Silksong. Excellent game. Now I gotta figure out what to write about it

Screenshot of Hollow Knight: Silksong's completion screen. Completion percentage: 99%. Total time: 60 hours, 24 minutes

Callum Rakestraw @crakestraw.xyz · 28/06/2025

Things you'll only see at Pride: an abandoned ACAB banana

Photo of a banana sitting between sinks in the restroom. ACAB is written on the side in marker.

Callum Rakestraw @crakestraw.xyz · 26/06/2025

I guess we're doing top 10 lists for games of the century now? Here's what I came up with off the top of my head in no particular order. Most of these could change depending on the day

A list of games released in the last 25 years. They are: Anatomy, Outer Wilds, Extreme Meatpunks Forever, Umurangi Generation, Journey, Final Fantasy 10, Burnout 3: Takedown, Okami, and Thirty Flights of Loving

Callum Rakestraw @crakestraw.xyz · 18/06/2025

Every time I play this game I find some new bizarre interaction

Callum Rakestraw @crakestraw.xyz · 13/06/2025

Got a nice surprise in the mailbox today: my copy of How a Game Lives by @jacobgeller.com arrived! Excited to start reading

Callum Rakestraw @crakestraw.xyz · 05/06/2025

One of those rare moments in a bracket where I had a wild idea and it worked out perfectly. Whiffed 214C might be worth exploring more...

Callum Rakestraw @crakestraw.xyz · 29/05/2025

Funny moment from a UNI2 bracket I was in tonight. That move is too good. Always trading in unexpected places

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Callum Rakestraw @crakestraw.xyz · 20/05/2025

You know, when you put it that way, I'm not so sure I want to save my game actually

Screenshot from Labyrinth of the Demon King's save screen. Before saving it asks: "Are you sure you want to do that?"

Callum Rakestraw @crakestraw.xyz · 19/05/2025

Just got this beautiful piece from @ratwednesday.art. So happy with how it turned out. Absolutely stunning

Back and white portrait of a fall-themed dragon. Water is reflected on their body

Callum Rakestraw @crakestraw.xyz · 17/04/2025

Always surprised whenever Hyde's j.236C beats Veil Off. Doesn't feel like an interaction I should win, and yet...

Callum Rakestraw @crakestraw.xyz · 14/03/2025

Got to see the lunar eclipse! Hard to get a good shot, but did okay all things considered

A photo of the lunar eclipse. The moon is

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Callum Rakestraw @crakestraw.xyz · 13/12/2024

Think it's finally time for another playthrough (Not right now, though -- got game of the year stuff to wrap up first. But soon...)

Picture of the Steam downloads menu showing Okami HD being installed

Callum Rakestraw @crakestraw.xyz · 26/11/2024

Wanted to see if there was a better route of 236X~236C when the fireball is the first hit than the one I've been using and came up with this #UNI2_HY

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Callum Rakestraw @crakestraw.xyz · 17/11/2024

Found a better route. Does slightly less damage than the previous route on regular hit, but counter hits are what I usually get off this starter, so that's fine. Probably wouldn't go for 6B(2) in a proper match, but worth showing what's possible, you know? #UNI2_HY

Callum Rakestraw @crakestraw.xyz · 13/11/2024

Was messing around with combos off the 66C > 5B+C > delay 236B~6B route and found this. Only a small optimization, and is primarily a counter hit route (works on regular hit too but is much harder), but hey -- it's something. #UNI2_HY

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Callum Rakestraw @crakestraw.xyz · 31/10/2024

Wanted to see if there was a better 236X~236C combo I could be using and found this. Fun part about this is dash 3C was the first idea I had way back when this move was introduced in UNICLR. Had the right idea back then it turns out #UNI2_HY