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Jiikae @jiikae.com · 31/08/2026

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Yeah I've heard this several times as well and when I look around, it just doesn't hold up. In fact, I've seen much more evidence that the opposite works better. Advocating in a way that is alluring as opposed to hostile is something that I've seen be far more effective. Dangerously effective even.

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Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Yamanata asked on TW if some open worlds feel less repetitious/copy-paste than others, and if so, what makes that difference for players. My answer.

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Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

It would legitimately be Take Me Back To Eden. alts: Nightwish - Once Within Temptation - The Heart of Everything

Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It weighs as it should.

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Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

This is like some Shiren the Wanderer-ass shenanigans.

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Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

That protagonist means a great deal to me, you have no idea. Thank you.

USSR Pictures @ussrpictures.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

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"Aid to the Starving, American Style." - Soviet Poster, 1970s

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Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Rise is really quite good... I never played much of it. It makes me feel sad to play it. But it is a very fun game.

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Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Fuck 'search-action' and fuck 'spectacle fighter.' Stinky terms.

Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

servers allegedly busted right now but soon

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Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I feel like starting from the right is typically more comfy. I believe one of my eyes IS actually worse than the other, though.

Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Complexity / complex interactions / dynamics arising from simple mechanics is probably the craziest game holy grail shit you can land upon.

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Shou @shou-illust.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

day 69 siege arknights

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Big Walk… Marathon… Baby Steps… a decade ago, even the tenuous connection between these games could inspire a blog. Not so anymore…

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Yuki (commissions open) @yukimakingart.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Bridget celebrates the #MARVELTōkon release by cosplaying as Magik! ♥

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The low review scores make no sense. I don't have a great PC, performance was fine. Combat is fun. Exploration is fun. Level design is fun. JP voice acting is fun. There are many minor points of friction and the game has some issues but it's like, fine? It's fine. It's literally fine.

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If you are in the "cool sword girl" target-audience, this is just a fun ride that is easy to feel badass slashing through, once you figure things out. I played with Japanese audio and it was fine. Emma, Brad and Shidou are stand-outs. Not the most inspired or innovative story, but hardly terrible.

You could keep things harder by NOT speccing into Ranged though, choosing to be extremely Koo-focused instead. Bow/Crossbow and all associated Skills are MONNNNSTROUSLY strong for a variety of reasons. (Very available Status-apply, many 'recurrent DMG' passives and synergies.)

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鵺 @yorunotori3.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Enjoyed Beast of Reincarnation thoroughly. Will probably blast through a fast Reincarnation+ difficulty run. On Hard, the first half is tense and challenging, the second is power-fantasy as your customization and RPG layers ROFLSTOMP every remaining obstacle into the god damn dirt.

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白の聖女エクレシア

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𝕵𝖎𝖒𝖒𝖞 𝕸𝖆𝖐𝖊𝖕𝖊𝖆𝖈𝖊 @jimmymakepeace.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

the bullies at school keep making me squeeze through narrow gaps so that they can seamlessly integrate cutscenes into gameplay without a loading screen.

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Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Depending on how I'm feeling, yeah.

Alanna Smith @alannamode.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

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It'll be in ways you don't always understand but definitely notice. Friction in places there didn't used to be Why isn't this fun anymore? Why does this take so long to load? Are they EVER gonna fix this bug? The last franchise game had this figured out, why'd they fuck up that feature in this one?

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Alanna Smith @alannamode.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

And it's gonna be because the institutional memory got obliterated in layoffs, senior skills demolished, team synergy/morale wrecked while Money Guys were pivoting + derailing entire studios to squeeze more $$$ It's gonna be cause of the human cost. Don't blame the wounded when you start to feel it

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✩あみ✩@ @oyasuami.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I remembered this exists and it fucking makes me laugh every time.

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Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I would learn Rising with you but I am brand new, like I have never played it before in my life.