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Aku Kotkavuo

@eagleflow.fi
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Leader in Software Development by day, gamer & manga reader by night.

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Aku Kotkavuo @eagleflow.fi · 08/07/2026
Sony is becoming a rental platform. Cancel your subscriptions, the suits at the top do *not* give a single shit about anything else than money. Spend it on platforms lead by people who actually play and make games.
Cancellation of PlayStation Plus subscription.
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Aku Kotkavuo @eagleflow.fi · 08/07/2026
I don't think Sony will walk back their decision to kill physical games. As long as the suits are in power Sony and Microsoft will continue to be harmful to games. Incredible brand destruction for both. Valve's and Nintendo's leadership actually plays games. Those are my platforms from now on.
Screenshot of cancelling PlayStation Plus subscription.
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Aku Kotkavuo @eagleflow.fi · 06/04/2026
Death Stranding 2 is most rewarding when you set out far outside the chiral network and find places way before you’re supposed to. Conserving battery for long pioneering expeditions is fun. You can get far with just cryptobiotes. #deathstranding #デススト
Sam Bridges looking at an offshore city linked to the continent by a bridge.
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Aku Kotkavuo @eagleflow.fi · 07/03/2026
おまけに、日本語を勉強し始めたきっかけになった9つのゲーム
クロノ・トリガー
真・女神転生
ときめきメモリアル
逆転検事2
ペルソナ2罪
ゼノサーガI・II
ファミコン探偵倶楽部
ラビリンスの彼方
ソーマブリンガー
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Aku Kotkavuo @eagleflow.fi · 07/03/2026
My nine games. Like for others, hard to stay at nine, but these are the ones that shaped me. Looks like 1997-1999 were pretty foundational years! #my9games
Covers of nine games:

Super Mario Bros 3
Doom
Fallout
Planescape: Torment
Xenogears
Final Fantasy VII
Metal Gear Solid
Disco Elysium
NieR: Automata
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Aku Kotkavuo @eagleflow.fi · 18/11/2025
Saw this and found Xenosaga I・II DS brand new from a small independent store in Kagoshima. 幸運だよね。
Xenosaga I・II DS brand new, still in shrinkwrap, surrounded by Xenosaga trilogy for PS2 (used).
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Aku Kotkavuo @eagleflow.fi · 04/09/2025
Got the hang of the first phase in a few tries, but the second phase seems impossible...
Steam UI saying "There seems to have been an error initializing or updating your transaction. Please wait a minute and try again or contact support for assistance."
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Aku Kotkavuo @eagleflow.fi · 06/08/2025
If you see this, quote this post with a title screen that’s iconic to you
Mega Man II intro screen
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Aku Kotkavuo @eagleflow.fi · 08/07/2025
One more to go. Taking my sweet time with this one since I never finished it on the original Switch.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom title screen, Link falling through skies.
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Aku Kotkavuo @eagleflow.fi · 08/07/2025
Been enjoying the Switch 2. Four more finished games over the first month. Replaying Zelda games in Japanese has been excellent language practise. Link's Awakening & Echoes of Wisdom really sing on the new switch. Voice memories add so much lore in BotW. #Switch2 #Celeste #Zelda
Celeste ending screen, Madeline looking at the sunset.Link's Awakening / 夢をみる島 ending screen, Koholint IslandEchos of Wisdom ending screenBreath of the Wild post-credits screen, 姫しずか flower at the front and peaceful Hyrule in the background.
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Aku Kotkavuo @eagleflow.fi · 08/06/2025
First game credits on Switch 2.
Mario Kart World ending screen, saying ”Congratulations! Thank you for playing Mario Kart World”
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Aku Kotkavuo @eagleflow.fi · 29/04/2025
Ready to call Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 my GOTY. A French JRPG. The characters, the vistas, the music... Not derivative despite familiar elements. Tiny team leveraging UE5 to the max. I really hope this starts a trend: tight, focused teams being able to create uncompromising art. #ClairObscur
Screenshot of Gustave and Sophie dancing in front of a painting of them dancing together.
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Aku Kotkavuo @eagleflow.fi · 17/03/2025
The most iconic moment from FF6. The gambit, the surprise it works, the delight.
Sabin suplexing the Phantom Train in FF6 Pixel Remaster
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Aku Kotkavuo @eagleflow.fi · 17/03/2025
有名な写真を撮った! やっぱりファイナルファンタジーピクセルリマスター最高だぜ ガキの時代に戻った #FF6 #FFVI #日本語勉強中
マッシュが魔列車にメテオストライクを放つ様子
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Aku Kotkavuo @eagleflow.fi · 05/03/2025
Firefox is *really* trying to lose me as a user. Today I got this "Recommended stories" section added to my start page. I'm 100% sure I also had disabled "Sponsored shortcuts" before, but it was re-enabled. LibreWolf and Zen seem like the last bastion. I can't use a browser without uBlock Origin.
Firefox settings panel showing disabled settings for "Sponsored shortcuts" and "Recommended stories".
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Aku Kotkavuo @eagleflow.fi · 17/02/2025
It's the Toshiba T2200SX that my dad got from work. Grayscale LCD display, running Windows 3.1. おまけ: The first PC game I played was Grand Prix Circuit by Accolade. An amazing F1 game for its time, featuring three cars and (almost) realistic circuits...
Screenshot from Grand Prix Circuit by Accolade (1988)
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Aku Kotkavuo @eagleflow.fi · 17/02/2025
Age yourself with the first computer you used.
Old Toshiba advertisement displaying Toshiba T2200SX with the headline "We just rewrote the notebook" and various technical features listed on the edges.
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Aku Kotkavuo @eagleflow.fi · 06/12/2024
Giving the new Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket game a try. One godlike pull before the initial resources ran out. #PTCGP
Crown Rare Charizard ex
Cottonee
Ponyta
Bulbasaur
Two Star Gengar ExThree Star Immersive Mewtwo ex
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Aku Kotkavuo @eagleflow.fi · 20/11/2024
Tight choice in The Game Awards Game of the Year between three awesome games -- Metaphor: ReFantazio, FFVII Rebirth and Astrobot. I wish Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth would've got Game of the Year nomination. Elden Ring DLC doesn't deserve its nomination. Voting is open at thegameawards.com.
The Game Awards Vote Card

Game of the Year: Metaphor: ReFantazio
Best Game Direction: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Best Narrative: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Best Art Direction: Metaphor: ReFantazio
Best Score and Music: Metaphor: ReFantazio
Best Audio Design: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Best Performance: Briana White
Innovation in Accessibility: Diablo IV
Games for Impact: Indika
Best Ongoing: Helldivers 2
Best Community Support: Baldur's Gate 3
Best Independent Game: Balatro
Best Debut Independent Game: Animal Well
Best Mobile Game: Balatro
Best VR / AR: Batman: Arkham Shadow
Best Action Game: Stellar Blade
Best Action / Adventure: Astro Bot
Best RPG: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Best Fighting: Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics
Best Family: Astro Bot
Best Sim / Strategy: Unicorn Overlord
Best Sports / Racing: F1 24
Best Multiplayer: Super Mario Party Jamboree
Best Adaptation: Like a Dragon: Yakuza
Most Anticipated Game: Ghost of Yōtei
Content Creator of the Year: Usada Pekora
Best eSports Game: Counter-Strike 2
Best eSports Athlete: Aleksib
Best eSports Team: NaVi
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Aku Kotkavuo @eagleflow.fi · 18/11/2024
Whew, got my Steam Deck OLED White Edition order in time, only saw HTTP 502 twice when reloading. So familiar with the Steam UI that I completed the order in less than a minute. The moment I was sold on Steam Deck was my year in review. 22% was WAY more than I thought.
Steam Year in Review 2023 screenshot, where Steam Deck has 22% share of my total playtime
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Aku Kotkavuo @eagleflow.fi · 18/11/2024
Introduce yourself with four video games.
Chrono Trigger / クロノ・トリガーDisco ElysiumSatisfactoryEXAPUNKS
READ ZINES. WRITE VIRUSES. HACK EVERYTHING.
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Aku Kotkavuo @eagleflow.fi · 07/11/2024
I've been playing Metaphor: ReFantazio and loving it. It's a refreshingly candid paean to liberty, equality and fraternity. Given that, the "right" answer to this question highlights how far Japanese are from the West when it comes to vegetarian diets. It's a bit too much even in a fantasy world.
Screenshot of Metaphor Re:Fantazio scene where the Protagonist and Gallica are reading a passage from the book "The Magical Future" that says:

"So, why wait? Start adapting now. We should immediately cease the consumption of meat and live off magically produced food," it says... What do you think?

Options:
1. It's a great idea.
2. Immediately is too rash. (Selected, the "right answer")
3. Nothing needs to change.
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Aku Kotkavuo @eagleflow.fi · 08/03/2024
鳥山先生は亡くなった。すごく悲しい… クロノトリガーは死ぬまでいつも喜んでプレイします。
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Aku Kotkavuo @eagleflow.fi · 04/03/2024
星界の紋章Ⅰー帝国の王女ーを読み始めました!2002年からずっっっと読みたかった作品ですが、日本語能力が足りなかった…最初はちょっと難しいですが、頑張って読み続けています!
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