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Fortunes Weave can be so much fun but the recruitment system is so giga ass that the whole game suffers. The gift and meal system is tedious, why are all 500 characters in the town all the time, why is there no indicator showing who already received a gift this week. Feels super bad.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Getting into the main gameplay loop of Fortunes Weave and the biggets issues are: - Weekly activities completely fuck up the flow of exploring the world map - weekly gifts are extremely cluttered, also it is super unclear how many people you could actually manage to recruit in one character arc

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Only a few hours into Fire Emblem Fortunes Weave and so far I like it. It looks great, gameplay is fun, so much voice acting. Busy work is fine so far - but the gift system was and is simply ass. Its just no fun to find out who likes what and simply buying > giving gifts.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Played a couple of rounds of Forest Shuffle + Expansions with my wife. It is such a wonderful game, beautiful art, easy to learn and played fast while still offering a lot of strategy. But oh boy counting points at the end is horrible - takes almost as long as the game itself! #boardgames

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Will start Fire Emblem Fortunes Weave today and I will not watch a single "before you play" video. People act like you need a master degree to understand the systems and dont miss anything and I am 99% sure people do not read tutorials properly or engage with the game fully.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Finished Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter and it is legit one of the best remakes ever created. It looks so good, the gameplay is so fun, the new arrangements sound amazing, it is a peak Trails game made even better. Absolutely in awe and worth the wait for next mainline game.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Cutscene and choreography quality in Second Chapter is insane. Give Kondo and the team more money and they will create the biggest action bangers we have ever seen.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Whatever happens in Trails games in the future I really hope Campanella gets a big/important role. I love that little rat.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Trails "Reduce difficulty and try again" option is one of the best features ever created for turn based RPGs. The fact you can just say fuck off to a single annoying fight without reloading/changing settings first is great.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

That is super nice! Absolutely amazing RPGs! Ancient Cave my beloved!

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

You know what is super cool in Sky SC? If you have voiced lines walking around and you walk into a loading zone or talk with a person standing around, the voice line just keeps going. No random cut off, no need to stand and wait to let it play out. Falcom kicking asses of so many big studios, wow.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Sky SC is absolutely insane. FC was already a peak remake but SC goes even harder. This should go down as one of the best remakes ever done tbh. The ability to make something completely new while keeping it so close to the OG is crazy. Video game masterpiece.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Trails SC and Fire Emblem are on the way because I am a responsible adult. I will definitely go with Sky SC first - I thought about playing both simultaneously but I dont think my brain is made for this. Good thing is, after DW 3, FFR and Zelda I have all the rest of 2026 to finish everything!

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Surely this will change a little bit, but damn if it is not the prettiest thing I have seen in a while.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Yeah that is sick. Team Ninja is on such a run, wow. While I do prefer Nioh, Wo Long is still an amazing game with unique mechanics and systems and it also gets those bonus points for being set in the Three Kingdoms lore/age. Also March, befor FF VII, thank you! www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e6l...

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Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember - Release Date Trailer

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Wrote down my thoughts about Onimusha on backlogged. The combat and bosses truly carry this game + a great cast of characters - but it is also another great example of why linearity could be a better choice sometimes. backloggd.com/u/Maradum/re...

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Maradum's review of Onimusha: Way of the Sword | Backloggd

The Onimusha series was always a hallmark for great action combat combined with horror/gore elements in a Samurai world. Onimusha 3 with - still one of the best - cameos of Jean Reno was one of my fav...

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Finished Onimusha! Best to describe as an amazing 15 hour game stretched unnecessarily to a 25 hour game. BUT the combat is on par or even better than Sekiro, boss fights are insane, that final boss was PURE CINEMA! Side content unfortunately sucked, but no big deal. 8/10 for me!

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Surely this also means there will be another Partner Direct soonish right? Nothing from Duskbloods and it should release this year. Also, clearly, Horizon 2 as well!

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Okay, New Kirby you got me. Thats good and my kid is definitely happy!

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Switch 2 Directs suffer so much from the "this game is also on Switch now" parts. Just too much. Its great if you only have a Switch, for someone expecting something new its kinda hard to watch.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Ocarina of Time was my first not jump'n'run video game, my first "story" video game and what can I say: I absolutely cried like a little baby watching the presentation and the trailer. I am beyond happy and hyped.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This so Nintendo. 40 Years Zelda, we make a movie, its out in April. No, we have no trailer. Lol.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

You know what game mechanic really needs to die? Loot radar. Dont make me press a button every 5 seconds to see the loot. Either just mega highlight it or make it super obvious what you can loot. This is by far my most hated mechanic.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Please everyone buy it so Capcom makes even more! The combat is some of the best, tightest sword combat out there, insane animation work. Boss fights are so damn good, level design is nice, enemy design is awesome and even as a non horror fan, there is a lot of very cool spooky stuff in here!

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Onimusha difficulty debate is so boring. First of all: its just the demo/tutorial part that is extremely easy. Second: "Soulslike" games have totally destroyed the view on good action games. If people dont get killed by random bullshit every 5 seconds the game is not hard enough.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

New Onimusha is super fun. Great action combat, amazing art style, pretty dark while also being funny - overall extremely happy that Capcom revived it! Just wondering where Jean Reno is?

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Okay so the Zelda Direct will definitely be about the movie and OoT Remake BUT 30 mins? Maybe new game as well already? Would be sick! Also Horizon 2 in Nintendo Direct, surely. Falcom use that Sky First Chapter money!

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

As a DB main this looks super sick BUT my biggest fear is still the same: PLEASE give those monsters some tools. Wilds was waaaayyyyyy to easy (its an issue with base games since World) so please give those monsters new sick moves as well so they can fuck us up.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Rare World of Warcraft tweet: So sad that Echo lost again. This was such a close race, Echo was so much better, but in the end they got hit by bugs and overengeneering their strat. Super sad. Race to World First is still always a good time!

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Oh wow, from the Steam Page for Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Story DLC is already planned! I am 100% sure this unfortunately means we will see Gackt as well. Oh no.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

April 8 for FF VII 3 so the only thing they need to do now is to NOT release the Wilds DLC anywhere near it, please.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Funny that they have an extra Asia State of Play afterwards when the main State of Play is fully carried by Asians devs already?

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

FF Resonance looks so good and I am so hyped for it but those CGI scenes that are clearly leftovers from the mobile part of the game are horrible. I wish that would not be in there.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Seeing Crimson Desert DLC it looks pretty neat, but I also remember that I dropped it after 35h because I could not care less about anything in that game. The characters, world and story are so bland and boring and I just could not stick through that. It is still a great sandbox though.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Yesterday we play Champions of Midgard! Really fun game! Worker placement, resource management, a bit of dice rolling to fight - a really good mix! Feels pretty arcady and less strategy heavy than Uwe Rosenbergs games for example but we had a good time with it! #boardgames

Boardgame table showing the game Champions of Midgard

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Today we played some Hobbit: There and Back Again and it is such a wonderful time. Great roll and write adventure game, every chapter has different mechanics, good mix between strategy and just chill. Last round was a 110 to 111 to 112! Really good for casual players too! #boardgames

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Finished Quartet and it was absolutely wonderful. Loved everything about it. Combat is basic but with enough mechanics to be engaging, story is well done, characters are interesting and have nice stories and all that in under 30h playtime. Absolute peak RPG!

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Witcher 3 getting a remastered version with better combat, better NPC behaviour and better skill trees is fucking sick. Definitely gonna revisit this one + DLC.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

They just said "breaking barriers" and you know who I already thought of. But Falcom made a lot of money with Sky 1st Chapter so surely they are here right? :D

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Oh Crimson Desert Enhanced. They actually added a story now or?

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Quartet out here being proof that you can be a linear, rather basic RPG with no fluff anywhere and it works absolutely wonderful. I love my hundred hours RPGs, but this simple moving from A to B to C is just so great. Definitely a must play.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

We started with many advanced board games so today we went back and time and played Catan for the first time ever - and just like Monopoly it is one of those games where I do not understand why it is so mainstream. The gameplay loop feels so unrewarding, so heavily luck based 1/2

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Crazy how Riot has one of the biggest money printing machines in the industry and they still fail to deliver 1 (one) other succesful product. This should have been another gold mine, but they failed all along the way (management related, mostly)

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Yeah Quartet is absolutely wonderful. Fast paced basic turn based combat, great art style, nice soundtrack and for that 60+ hour genre - it is so nice to play for 2 hours and not feel like you have not even started the game.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I think I will not play Nioh 3 DLC tomorrow. I always prefer waiting for all DLCs, then make a full new run that goes through all difficulties. Thinking about playing Quartet though until Onimusha release in September!

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

These insanely well sounding Fire Emblem Previews will NOT destroy my gaming order and schedule I so carefully crafted. My mind is stronger than the honey sold from the snake oil vendors. I will stick to the plan! Those previews are pretty sick though....

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Played two nice rounds of Caverna yesterday. Really great Uwe Rosenberg game. So many options, so much stuff to do, so little time. A lot of planing. Son was getting all the farm animals as usual!

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Looking forward to some reviews for Beast of Reincarnation cause so far I have no real clue how good this one can or will be. If it is not a day one I strongly consider a Pillars of Eternity 1 replay with the new turn based mode.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Revolver, Sword and Shield and a throwing Chakram? Oh damn this looks so good! Just wondering if I will play it directly or wait for all DLCs, then make a full fresh run. Did not expect this one already!

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Back on my backlog at the moment, playing action games and I finished Ninja Gaiden Ragebound and am now playing Shinobi Art of Vengeance - and while Ninja Gaiden was a great game, damn Shinobi is just completely roling it in every aspect (maybe except boss fights).

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