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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Yeah the global release situation is still so tricky. I hoped it would be fixed after FC Remake but with different companies for Western Releases and whatever happened with Kyoto there - looks very uncertain.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Yeah I can see the potential, I hope he blesses me with some good levels soon!

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I really wonder how next year for Falcom will look like. Do we get a 3 game year due to this? Ys Remake, Kyoto Xanadu and Kai 2 WW release? That would be kinda sick. I dont know how Falcom manages all their projects, now with the remakes and reviving older IPs. Feels crazy.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Fire Emblem is such a cruel game, my Cai is absolutely busted and those stat growths are insane and then I started Dietrich next and those early levels are the most dogwater shit I have ever seen. But oh boy do I have fun with this game, its great.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Yesterday I got one perfect level on my Cai in Fortunes Weave and this literally feels like the highest of highs if you see all these numbers pop up. Fire Emblem is basically a gambling simulator.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I also realized that Fortunes Weave players do not read. Everything the internet said so far about "misable" and "not mentioned" was clearly mentioned and explained in a tutorial pop up. Granted, I can only talk for Cais route, but so far every single detail is explained.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Okay so I am now 20h into Cais route and I think I found my flow. It is kinda overwhelming when there are just so many characters available, I basically only do gifts for L1 to L2 and then only meals afterwards and it feels much more relaxed.

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Maradum @maradum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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

Oh nice, did not know that there was an app for it! Wil definitely give it a try! Looking forward to getting Dartmoor as well! Love the art and the game mechanic!

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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

That would be wonderful, full of mean and evil comments by him. I can see the vision.

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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

YouTube video by Team NINJA Studio

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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 · 08/09/2026

I think it is absolutely possible. 30 minutes "just" Zelda is a lot. Counting the movie, OoT Remake, maybe another port or another NSO release? Sounds to me like there could absolutely a "there is one more" here at the end.

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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 · 06/09/2026

At the same time for someone who just played FC Remake, watching a potential Horizon 2 trailer must feel like some kind of fever dream of "wtf is even happening".

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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

So far they have not shown any story at all - it feels like they still want to keep spoilers out for those that only know the new trilogy?

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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

Ah good to know! Will see if we can get the expansion sometimes!

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

*played - wont delete again damn you no edit button...

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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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