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Vi 🌙 @vi9999.bsky.social · 11h
I wrote a bit of a small ramble about simplicity being able to provide an experience that keeps expanding over several console generations somehow. If you're interested.....it's okay if you're not though... backloggd.com/u/Vee/review...
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Vee's review of WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! | Backloggd
It's been about over 20 years, and I remember wondering where gaming was going to be at in that same time frame. At that point in my life, I went from the NES to the Gamecube, and I was thinking the s...
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 20h
Not too long now
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John Learned @johnlearned.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
New link. Go watch this one and tell everyone you've ever met to do the same! youtu.be/7IkDgp4kQlQ
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Journey to the Nexus
YouTube video by John Learned
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 23h
Apparently there is a whole "method" for determining this as safely as possible in a survival situation. IIRC it basically involves touching it, waiting to see if theres any negative reactions, touching it and then touching your lips, waiting etc etc and you stop if you feel bad (or die if unlucky)
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Cadensia 婉玉🪻🎀 @cadensia.eurosky.social · 13/10/2026
I'm very happy to announce that I'm working as the translator on this English patch alongside @chaputranslations.bsky.social and @superretropolygons.bsky.social! There's still much work to do on this very long script, but we're slowly getting there! Human-translated, with all the care I can give!
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
asteroid like the one that killed the dinosaurs would be too dangerous, but surely there's bound to be one small enough to safely put down in Siberia or the Sahara or whatever. Idk, Im just spitballing here, let me know why this wouldnt work of why it would be too expensive or dangerous if you know
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Dunno if there's any mutuals who know about space stuff, but Im wondering, if there's asteroids out there filled with a bunch of valuable resources and its obviously super expensive to send probes to sample/mine them, couldnt we divert one of them to crash on earth and mine it here? Obviously a big
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I upgraded my GPU last year before the big price increases and afterwards I was literally looking at my library trying to think of a game that would benefit from it/that I couldnt play at high settings before lmao. In the end I think I found maybe 4 games like that. Useful for 3D modelling though
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Played through River City Saga : Three Kingdoms, another Beat Em Up/RPG in the (obviously) River City Ransom style but adapting Romance of the Three Kingdoms up to the Battle of the Red Cliffs. Pretty good, a bit long though, gets repetitive by the last few chapters which is a shame
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
In fact they recognise this so much that they delist older editions of FM from storefronts, the pricks. Both owned by Sega now that I think about it. I wonder what other examples there are of game series competing most against themselves
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Total War games are an interesting example of a cer tain phenomenon, that as RTS game youd expect them to be competing mainly with other RTS games right? But really, the main competition a new Total War game faces is...from older Total War games. The Football Manager series is another example
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Think Im developing an anti bossfight dogma. Not to say all of them are bad but I think Rain World really showed me that it is not as essential an element of game design as we are led to believe
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Cosmo D @cosmoddd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
New locations. New systems. More trouble. Moves of the Diamond Hand - Chapter 3 - October 26 store.steampowered.com/app/2778210/
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Just a cog in the machine. Also semi related but reminded me of this gem about how Shinji Mikami's "job training" entailed. It sounds insane but you see the man's work and you think maybe it worked?
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
world and still be a less compelling storyteller than a plumber who started writing novels cause he liked reading them so much. Whereas a 3D modeller either has the technical skills required of them or they dont and its easier to tell from a portfolio or whatever
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
sausage is made is very eye opening. I will say though, it IS hard for something like game design skill to be considered in terms of these corpo projects cause its hard to measure. Its like "being a good writer" in a creative writing context. You can have all the qualifications and experience in the
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yeah its pretty clear when they speak of expertise they refer to technical skills only, which I suppose makes sense in terms of pure corporate thinking and value of labour vis a vis "unskilled" vs "skilled" but it also explains a lot. Ive only worked as external QA admittedly, but seeing how the AAA
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Beat the normal mode run on Double Dragon Neon. Solid beat em up with rpg elements. Ill check out the higher difficulties but that final boss has me worried, especially without a co-op partner (I dont have anyone to play it with) I also want to check Odin Sphere soon
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Started playing Double Dragon Neon, I'm in the mood for a beat em up in the weirdly large niche of "beat em up RPGs" that I made a list for. Admittedly DDN is RPG-lite but the upgrade system gives lots of chances to get a leg up by grinding a few mixtapes out from enemies in earlier stages
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David Piskorowski @pd-cgt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
FLERITZ preview is live on Itch. (length is est. 10-15 minutes) This demo will reveal what the next Impact Project title is. Please take a look. pd-cgt.itch.io/fleritz-prev...
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
going through pinned messages and remembered this gem
Discord message screenshot - EVX : "No gacha is F2P friendly. Like saying a ranch is cow friendly. You're either the product or the victim."
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Gitapro3 Gitagita Cat Says Thank You
ALT: Gitapro3 Gitagita Cat Says Thank You
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Meredith Gran @meredithgran.com · 02/10/2026
During the Steam autumn sale, you can get Perfect Tides: Station to Station for 20% off. Great savings AND an easy way to top off that GOTY list. store.steampowered.com/app/2088810/...
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Save 20% on Perfect Tides: Station to Station on Steam
A narrative adventure about the momentum and whiplash of young adulthood. Explore the big city through 18-year-old Mara's eyes. Collect items, nurture ideas, and experience complex relationships while...
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
@jobosno.com Did you have Dragon Ball Z Kakarot in your list? Cause I bought it on the steam sale and got jumpscared by its insan 113 GB file size. I legit have to uninstall most games to fit it in my SSD
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Warp Point @warppoint.games · 03/10/2026
Today's featured post: 📖 Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Bad Dream by birthbydrip birthbydrip.neocities.org/reviews/b…
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Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Bad Dream
Also known as Scary Dreams 1 , Buster’s Bad Dream has slipped under the radar thanks to its incredibly delayed release stateside, its outdated cartoon license, and its overall limited presentation. If anything, the game has had more discussion as a prototype of sorts for Astro Boy: Omega Factor ,…
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I played through all of Persona 1 on hardware with 0 speedup and its encounter rate was still insane. If anything speedup might have made it more tolerable, which is the real reason to be wary of people who use it and then say an rpg is good, if you gotta use speedup to not make it a slog then...
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I started playing RetroSpace. Im enjoying it so far, but unless the early game has lulled me into a false sense of security, I think I picked too low a difficulty setting, and it cannot be changed, so now Im left with the dilemma of starting a new run and rushing the intro or pushing forward
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A rich variety of reasons for absences amongst the craftsmen and pyramid/tomb builders of Ancient Egypt
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sale Haul
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ah fair enough. Here's the clip of it if you were curious, kinda hilarious www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DAK...
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Pokémon Scarlet/Violet Kieran reaction to Ogerpon
YouTube video by Bluewilliam 7
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Idk if you've finished both DLCs yet, but you can get a reaction out of Kieran by bringing out a certain pokemon during a rematch
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Walter White Truth Nuke Meme
ALT: Walter White Truth Nuke Meme
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Made a list about one of my favourite subgenres. Suggestions very much welcome bckl.gg/wVV9
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'Driving, not Racing' a list of games by LordDarias | Backloggd
Games about driving vehicles but which are not about racing them like most games in which you drive a vehicle Im also not counting combat racers Tanks dont count cause I feel like those are a different kettle of fish Cars Trucks Buses Tractors Forklifts all are fair game Also if its a big franchise dont just suggest like 10 of them 1 or 2 will do
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b-blum.bsky.social @b-blum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The North Carolina Supreme Court ordered UNC to release the names of students disciplined for violating their sexual assault policy in 2020. His name is on that list. Coverage - dailytarheel.com/226351/unive... Case info - law.justia.com/cases/north-... List from IA - archive.org/details/dth-...
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It would seem the game's translation was made with an LLM, which Im sure will be a dealbreaker for a lot of people. Im already past the refund window however
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Enjoying my time with Radiosol. (These are all from the beginning of the game)
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Im pinko socialist scum, but government web services are the one thing to turn me borderline randian because they are almost universally dogshit non functional engines of bureaucratic despair
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Government employees will always be so shocked when you turn up to their offices like "dont you know you can do it via our web portal?" YES! I KNOW, YOUR WEB PORTAL IS FUCKING TRASH HOWEVER, SO IM HERE BECAUSE IT DIDNT WORK. I dont mind having to go to a place twice, just set up the appointment ffs
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Link for those interested www.lostincult.co.uk/rainworld
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Lost In Cult
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Holy shittt
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Not to emo post too hard here but whomever it is who said "man is cursed to be free" was really cooking with that one
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Its all so fucking hopeless
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Lmfao, yeah fr. What games are we playing here
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Really dont like that whole "what are your salary expectations" questions for job applications, like what do I gotta haggle for my pay? Call me old fashioned but I rather preferred the traditional system wherein you offer a specific salary for a job offer and I agree to it or not
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Inside you are two bishops
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🤔
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Im not doubting your experience but I have to wonder where youre hanging out that youre seeing this because I only ever see gamers jerking off Kojima and Kojipro for anything and everything whilst ignoring any of the bad/hack shit, its part of why I am driven insane by it all frankly
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Its funny, I dont usually watch lets plays or gameplay focused videos of games I dont already play myself, but there's a couple of exceptions; a handful of games I watch but dont actually play. For me its TF2, Paradox games (CK3, HOI4 etc) and the odd arena shooter or fighting game
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I do wonder if Lance has such a big role in the Team Rocket storyline in Gen 2 cause of people complaining about how in Gen 1 none of the Elite 4 do jack shit when Saffron is getting occupied by criminals
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Remembered someone giving me shit for putting Atari 50 in a favourite games list because "it was like putting "Best of Phil Collins" as your fav album" or something and its like, first of all, fuck off. But second of all Atari50 isnt just a glorified ROM folder? Its a virtual museum
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Lord Darias @lorddarias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I wish I could be with you there, but its probably the most diametrically opposed to me that a videogame has ever been, spiritually, design wise
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