Reposted by JoshcvAlex Antra - Reconnect, The games writing discovery platform @antranaut.com · 11/08/2025Reconnect Recommends: My Dog Has Terrible Credit #gaming #videogamesjoshcv.substack.comMy Dog Has Terrible CreditThis article has been curated by Reconnect, the games writing discovery platform. 012
Reposted by JoshcvAdventures in Indie Gaming @aiig.bsky.social · 07/08/2025A mother's quest to save her son in the stunning Soulslike tactics deckbuilder, Death Howl from @11bitstudios.bsky.social and @theouterzone.bsky.social. @joshcv.bsky.social takes a look at the Steam demo. indiegames.substack.com/p/grieving-s... 083
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Deltarune chapters 3 + 4 are out and confirm my suspicions about the morality of having only one ending when Undertale had many. My review: joshcv.substack.com/p/finding-go...joshcv.substack.comFinding God in DeltarunePontificating on Deltarune's single ending, fate, and faith. 010
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is changing the landscape of video games. My full analysis:open.substack.comAnalyzing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 & Doing the DishesMore than just the next great RPG. 010
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Sinners absolutely ruled, THAT scene will go down as one of the great moments in film history, 10/10 performances to everyone. Also loved to be in a packed theater for it on its 3rd week and the opening weekend of a Marvel movie. Incredible. 000
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Every turn based RPG needs at least one killer prog battle theme and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 DELIVERS 020
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the impossible made possible.open.substack.comThe Wondrous Naïveté of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is an impossible game made real, and inspired me to seek the impossible, too. 010
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Tunic soundtrack review, or when a game is more than just its gameplay: joshcv.substack.com/p/when-the-s... 000
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 13/04/2025My wife and I have been playing R.E.P.O. on the weekends, recording it, creating 30 second TikTok style clips, and only sharing them on our private instagrams. It rules. 000
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 04/04/2025The Duskbloods is Bloodborne 2: A Story of Cope in a Dark World. See my analysis of the trailer and Miyazaki's interview and my conclusion that this is Bloodborne 2.open.substack.comThe Duskbloods is Bloodborne 2: A Story of Cope in a Dark WorldFromSoftware's Nintendo Switch 2 Exclusive is Bloodborne 2, actually (maybe). 000
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Final Fantasy VII’s remake trilogy is the first of its kind. That you know the story already is the point. It is a retelling of the myth of Final Fantasy VII. My analysis:open.substack.comFinal Fantasy VII: Rebirth is the First Good RemakeVideo game remakes are a dime a dozen, but only one remake is about being a remake. 000
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 14/03/2025A reflection on my time as a streamer, parasociality, and why we should acknowledge streaming as performance art: joshcv.substack.com/p/streaming-...joshcv.substack.comStreaming isn't RealCan we lessen parasocial behavior by acknowledging the art of streaming? 000
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 27/02/2025to be fair, this knowledge isn't yet known, even to the pizza restaurants 000
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Pokemon is a kids game for babies which is why it's about institutional corruption, political extremism as a result of loneliness, and love. My latest newsletter for Valentine's Day: joshcv.substack.com/p/pokemons-h... 010
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 01/02/2025I described my time with the first game as getting the feeling of my paycheck finally being deposited. Feeling like "ok I think I'm good, everything's fine" several different times with stretches of uncertainty in between. Can't wait to jump into Starward Vector this weekend! 130
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 31/01/2025See the end of my piece for general rules for my challenge run with examples and suggestions! Thank you for reading! open.substack.com/pub/joshcv/p...open.substack.comHow to Play Citizen Sleeper: Imagination & Player FreedomBring imagination back to the RPG. 000
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 31/01/2025That is the true humanity of the Sleeper. We have the ability to choose, to live,to be wrong, to change. 100
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 31/01/2025The challenge run I had set for myself playing Citizen Sleeper only allowed me to make certain choices until all of my choices were brought into question by Castor. 100
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 31/01/2025These systems are not simply for the niche indie market either. Ever heard of Elden Ring? Baldur’s Gate? Pokémon? 110
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 31/01/2025The wheel offers the closest thing to player freedom a game can, like this interaction I had with Ankhita while fixing her spaceship. 100
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Citizen Sleeper represents interactions with a wheel that fills as you take actions. When the wheel is filled and dialogue is triggered, an implied relationship has formed with the character. Each tick on the wheel is an interaction for the player to imagine. 100
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Citizen Sleeper offers as close as a game can to true player freedom by allowing them to set the terms of their relationships and imagine how their interactions play out. My analysis and challenge run rules: open.substack.com/pub/joshcv/p...open.substack.comHow to Play Citizen Sleeper: Imagination & Player FreedomBring imagination back to the RPG. 100
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Subscribe on substack for free! It helps out a lot and you’ll get the piece straight to your inbox Friday when I publish! 000
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Publishing Citizen Sleeper analysis and challenge run rules Friday 7am eastern! How much imagination should come into the video game process in 2025 when anything can be rendered in-game? My thoughts Friday: open.substack.com/pub/joshcv 100
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 26/01/2025My new piece will be out Friday morning, 1/31 to celebrate the release of Citizen Sleeper 2! Can I get 6 more followers before then? I post analysis of video games and other art every other week: substack.com/@joshvasquez... 000
Reposted by JoshcvJoshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 20/01/2025I've started a fortnightly Substack, usually about video games, always about our world and what inspires me. The first piece is about Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso," a song about videogames, and how language only evolves when we push the limits of "proper" grammar. open.substack.com/pub/joshcv/p... 101
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Take a look and consider subscribing. I would love to grow my readership by my next piece on 1/31! 000
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 20/01/2025I've started a fortnightly Substack, usually about video games, always about our world and what inspires me. The first piece is about Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso," a song about videogames, and how language only evolves when we push the limits of "proper" grammar. open.substack.com/pub/joshcv/p... 101
Reposted by JoshcvMaddy Myers 🏳️🌈 @midimyers.com · 14/12/2024another take i have seen from these weirdos is that they don’t like ciri’s new/older physical appearance in the trailer. this is bizarre to me because she looks still very conventionally attractive actually. but it’s true she isn’t 21 years old anymore. .. … . . . ok 121827
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Content creators! Looking for opinions on thumbnails for my BIG Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth analysis video. It will be released this week but which thumbnail grabs you? 1: Mystery ball, what could it mean, oooh intrigue? or 2. Face of popular character and people like to click on faces + THAT scene? 000
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Bring me the Horizon put out easily their best and quite possibly one of the all time great post hardcore/metalcore albums this year. 010
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Woke up at 3am, couldn’t sleep, crying. Making this helped. 000
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 02/12/2024We said goodbye to our beautiful girl, Tink today. She lived a long and happy life and she was so loved. Thanks for always watching me game and converting me to a cat person ❤️ 120
Reposted by JoshcvDevin Elle Kurtz @devinellekurtz.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Ash seeks Regirock 123139872394
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 02/12/2024We’re not friends if you wouldn’t pardon me on your way out as president. This is the realest thing Biden has ever done. 000
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Any big Final Fantasy fans on here want to be friends? Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is definitely my favorite game of 2024 and may be an all timer for me. What did you think? Let’s talk! 000
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Fun fact about this team is it features the final evos of my top two favorite Pokémon but one of those evos is my least favorite Pokémon! 000
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Won my first Master League match today. Still have to max Solgaleo and Rhyhorn (and two levels of Primarina) but feeling good about it. 110
Reposted by JoshcvRami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 26/11/2024I have a lot of complex feelings watching myself struggle to make coherent sense of how I feel amidst an industry that has dehumanized my people while the Palestinian genocide shows the results of that dehumanisation. A beautiful documentary by @hippolyte.bsky.social. youtu.be/g7488to6Jpc?...youtu.beThe blood on our Controllers - The Complicity of the Game Industry in the Palestinian GenocideYouTube video by Hippolyte 🪐 5682243
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 18/11/2024There was a robbery at the game awards. youtu.be/PmWcRdS7880?...youtu.beThe Game Awards Just Snubbed This Years Most Talked About GameYouTube video by JoshcvVids 000
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 16/11/2024For $18 you can get basically everything one of the greatest writers has ever written including my all time favorite book 000
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 16/11/2024I desperately want to put out a video I've been working on for the last several months by Monday to coincide with the Game Awards nominee announcements but I'm pretty far behind, please send me your best productivity tips and favorite soundtrack, thank youmedia.tenor.coma video game character named cloud is talking to another character named hoo boyALT: a video game character named cloud is talking to another character named hoo boy 000
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Ideally the leftist shiny hunter would not harbor such a terrible secret 010
Joshcv @joshcv.bsky.social · 08/02/2024Wooper is one of the great Pokemon but there is absolutely no shot this is real. I would love it! But probably not. Any other baby or Marill I would believe alongside Togepi. 010
