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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Yuri is grabber vs grabber, where they look like they don't are just gesturing at each other from a distance but never touching and then they crush hard once their hands touch.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Every supporter of censorship thinks it will apply to others but not themselves. By the time they realize what criminalizing acts with no victims and no proven harm implies, the damage is done.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

BTW, I'm really looking forward to this, because Science Saru has had hit after hit and manga-accurate Ghost in the Shell looks like a complete riot. The sexy, funny Major of the comics seems like a character I'll like much more than the stoic one of the films.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Ooh, I didn't know there were terms for this but it makes perfect sense. I remember some animators talking about how 3D Animation was often more like puppetry than traditional cartooning and this seems to be related to that. Thanks!

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

That's because it is. Apparently, we can get good translations of Hamlet, Don Quixote and The Brothers Karamazov, but, somehow, that is impossible for the video game industry.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

It’s good! I recommend it if you liked the anime. It is bit darker but better drawn.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

This is my theory as well, particularly given the type of games shown

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Since you mentioned it, I’ve paid more attention to this and it’s true: Sega consoles are clearly overrepresented in anime/manga given their popularity. Also, Nintendo doesn't have this:

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

This has no translation yet, right?

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Trynant @trynant.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

The kids crave Goosebumps

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

I loved Honey I shrunk the kids too! I think it was more normal back then for kids to watch action stuff. What has changed for the better is horror. At least here it was seen as a very adults-only genre but there has been a boom of horror media for children and young teens since then.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

And I was a kid who was scared by...The Beauty and the Beast. I hid behind the door and peeked because I was scared of the beast. I also can't handle horror and liked The Little Vampire for the romance lmao. Kids will be fine.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Everyone has a story like that. When I was like ten, my school's director gave me a book about a man who escapes a Nazi concentration camp only to be captured by the Soviets. It was fine, I wasn't harmed by it anymore than I was by Sherlock Holmes, Dorian Gray or Robinson Crusoe.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Another telling detail: Since when do goverments decide whether "rights are being violated"? That's up to judges to decide, right? And the punishment should be the one written in the penal code not whatever the goverment decides, right? Give censors an inch and they'll take a mile.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Sorry, I was...disagreeing with you in a sarcastic manner. The TERF I'm talking about, as well as the one responsible for the "pornography" limit, is the one in the video: Pedro Sanchez and the Spanish goverment.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Think about it. Will someone who doesn't have enough sexual freedom to see a vagina be able to use theirs in real life? Or to show some cleavage? Or to have an abortion? Better ask the goverment first, since they apparently know better than anyone.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

If one doesn't have the right to see a tit or a dick, what rights will you have when the goverment claims something is "misinformation" or "hate speech"? None whatsoever. "But that only applies to children". Sure, let them just "put the tip in". Don't be a fool.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Remember that the Spanish goverment thinks pornography is "sexual violence" and that it causes "erectile disfunction", "emotional castration" and group rapes. Don't be fooled: They don't give a shit about children, they are just reactionaries.

Paragraph titled that "Pornography is sexual violence" from the "Andrea guide to pornography" by Spain's Ministry of Equality.

https://bienestaryproteccioninfantil.es/andrea-guia-sobre-pornografia-para-profesionales-y-mediadores-juveniles/

Paragraph where "Moreover, they can experience erectile disfunction problems" from the "Andrea pornography guide" published by Spain's Ministry of Equality.

https://bienestaryproteccioninfantil.es/andrea-guia-sobre-pornografia-para-profesionales-y-mediadores-juveniles/

Table indicating the "Impact of pornography on the brain" including "Castration of empathy", "particularly with women".

"Andrea pornography guide" published by Spain's Ministry of Equality. https://bienestaryproteccioninfantil.es/andrea-guia-sobre-pornografia-para-profesionales-y-mediadores-juveniles/

Screenshot from newpspaper "El Español" showing an interview with Andrea Fernández (PSOE). The headline reads "The youngest congresswoman of the Spanish Socialist Party: "Pornography must be regulated, that's where group rapists learn"

Two quotes she's in favour of "abolishing" or banning pornography.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Oh yeah, super nice. Nothing like the goverment tracking every website you visit so they can limit you to a maximun of 30 "pornographic" websites per month. The TERF anti-porn politicians behind this measure do not give a shit about children or anyone else. This crap is just rebranded Stasi.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Those who support censorship do so because they are dumb enough to believe it will only apply to others.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

I believe one of the problems with most "commitee coops" is that they have 3 or 4 players at once when one can easily beat the whole thing by himself.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

There is. I think it's part of the whole "Old media vs new media" thing. But yeah, it's baffling and tiring.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I don't think anyone would judge you, personally. I actually imagine you would get along with our lefty anarchist types. Europeans are skeptic because they believe that, when the time comes, Americans won't walk the walk. Or, worse, throw them under the bus.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I'm not surprised. Not because they aren't able to - of course they are! - but because the vast majority of those playing games or making them don't actually treat them art, no matter how much they claim to. The default is the smothering view that games are products.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I use "game" as a rule of thumb and only break it down if it's relevant. I think it's a good compromise to avoid confusing people. For me the biggest thing is that games and toys are played differently, if you try to "win" at D&D, for example, the experience is awful.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

In Spanish the root is the same (juego, juguete) and they have similar connotations. For me it's mostly about not playing along with the prejudice that toys are only for children.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I do believe win/lose conditions is what differentiates games from other types of play, but I do not hold contempt for something being a toy or simply not being a game. I think it matters, but not because one is better than the other. People who use "toy" in a derogatory manner are clearly biased.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I'm sorry, it's canon now. I'm updating your wiki as we speak 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

If that were the case, board games would also be as violent, but they aren't. Mechanics are not the reason why we have "glory kills". I think it's simply a logical consequence of games being "for kids". It's a way of appearing edgier and more mature, no matter how silly that is in practice.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

It's excellent, I think it's one of the best games ever made. If you have an old edition, I do recommend to check if there's errata for it on BGG, though. The fact that you got 80 points tells me you are on the good track and not just aimlessly wandering around London!

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Vampire Killer's cover illustrattion is a actually copy of a painting by Frazetta, though Konami was generally far more blatant in their plagiarism, Castlevania II and III are more obviously traced, IIRC.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

What? I didn't even pronounce the N, in my mind you were just like an ant that tries. I like ants but I'll keep it in mind even if I don't ever pronounce it. I didn't know you were Welsh, makes perfect sense now.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Nice one! You were lucky to play the original version of this, too, since more recent versions have butchered this case IIRC.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

It's a hangnail, right? I get them from time time because I bit them, my skin or dry or because the nail cuts into the skin.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

No, it's "mid" as in "midding" For example, "This game is mid" meaning it's unimpressive or uninteresting.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Look, the 20th Anniversary soundtrack has every version of Magical Sound Shower over 12 different CDs and I can count the bad versions with one hand.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

This is the number of houses built in Spain, we got about 11.000 last year. The population increase in 2024? 508.602 people. It's not that the solutions are difficult or slow, is that politicians don't want to solve the problem at all.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

The success of Spain? Don't be mislead, there has been practically no growth in real, per capita terms. PIB per capita in 2018 was 28k$. PIB per capita now is 29k$. In the last 30 years, real salaries in Spain have increased a mere 2,76%. In the same time the UK's have risen 40%.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

This would be like the least surprising thing about Chainsaw Man. Once again, I must commend you for your excellent taste, though.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Of course I know that person, it’s me.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

No, but I would love to see its platforming and pinball-inspired physics expressed through boardgames mechanics.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

I think companies have just decided not to offer any customer service. It's not that they have replaced them with AI chatbots, is that they don't want to offer customer service anymore.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

T scale seems a ton of fun but it’s very heavily limited in both operation and availability. What kind of modelling do you want to do? I think that’s going to be key.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

England is such a simple but interesting map. The “hole“ in the middle and London being the only yellow city create a ton of track configurations.

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Erik Twice @eriktwice.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Haha, I love that you laughed so hard you coughed. A shame I couldn't watch it, I fell in bed like a rock this time!

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