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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 1h

The Darkness let you rip someone's heart out with a demon tentacle and also had one of the most understated emotional side stories in gaming. Wild combo. Such an underrated masterpiece.

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Enchanted Arms is one of those JRPGs nobody remembers exists (me included), but when it pops into my head I always want to replay it. It's FromSoftware btw.

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

LIVE with more Sakura Wars! Nearing the end... Gonna miss my waifus... twitch.tv/memorycarp

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Digital Devil Saga’s battle theme is a heavy metal masterpiece that makes turning into a demon and ripping through a squad of enemies feel too good.

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Walking around Iwatodai at night under the moonlight while Lotus Juice raps over a smooth lo-fi track is peak atmosphere. You just want to live in that world forever.

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Chris Redfield punching a literal 15-ton boulder into active volcanic lava with his bare hands just so he can shoot a guy in sunglasses with a rocket launcher is peak cinema

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We're LIVE with more Sunday Stories. Continuing on with Fate/stay Night over on twitch.tv/memorycarp

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Let's spend more time with waifu Sumire over on twitch.tv/memorycarp with more Sakura Wars on Sega Saturn hardware!

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Crisis Core's ending destroyed a whole generation of people who thought they were just playing a spinoff

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

LIVE with Sakura Wars on Sega Saturn Hardware. God I love this game. twitch.tv/memorycarp

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Vib Ribbon is just line art and vibes and somehow it's one of the most memorable things I've ever played on PS1

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

13 Sentinels tells its story completely out of order and trusts you to hold the pieces until they connect. Rare to see a game respect the player's memory that much.

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Platinum Games making a game where you play as a cop tethered to an alien demon on a leash like a cracked out futuristic police dog unit

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Chrono Cross throwing 45 playable characters at you including a giant pink dog, a alien clown, and a piece of turnip is peak PS1 madness

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

LIVE on twitch.tv/memorycarp with more Sakura Wars! Can't get enough of this game. Incredible stuff.

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I'm LIVE with Sakura Wars, and let me tell you... This game is incredible. twitch.tv/memorycarp

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Dino Crisis 1: survival horror with limited ammo Dino Crisis 2: we gave you a flamethrower and a combo meter, go extinct those lizards again

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Um Jammer Lammy is what happens when you let a 90s cartoon animator write a game about a shy guitar-playing lamb who gets delayed to her gig by a literal volcano explosion

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Sunshine is the only platformer where 50% of the difficulty comes from Mario’s pure refusal to grip a wet wooden ledge properly

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

LIVE with more Grandia. I can smell the ending... twitch.tv/memorycarp

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Disco Elysium is the only game where failing a skill check means your own tie tries to convince you to commit arson.

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I'm LIVE on twitch reading some more Fate/Stay Night. I. Am. Gripped. twitch.tv/memorycarp

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Clock Tower 3 spend 90% of the game making you run from serial killers in pure terror only to give you a magical girl bow for the boss fights

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

LIVE on twitch.tv/memorycarp with yet again... Grandia! Feel like we're getting close to the end...? maybe...?

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Silent Hill 3 proving that the scariest thing known to man isn't a demon, it's just a regular public restroom in a dead shopping mall.

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

LIVE with more Grandia over on twitch.tv/memorycarp The game that never ends, and I never want it to!

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

mgs2 predicted social media echo chambers 20 years early but everyone mostly remembers raiden getting his package squeezed by president johnson

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Parasite Eve 1: detailed sci-fi horror puzzle RPG Parasite Eve 2: what if Aya Brea had a shotgun and could cast fireballs like a cracked out Resident Evil mod

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

the virgin "let's talk through our political differences" vs the chad Ramza Beoulve "I brought 4 monks to beat you to death with their bare hands"

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I'm BACK from holiday and LIVE with more Grandia over on twitch.tv/memorycarp

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Digital Devil Saga really asked what if Persona 3 was about literal cannibalism set to heavy industrial metal guitar riffs.

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

"Panic Horror" is just 90s Capcom code for "a raptor will kick down this door and beat your ass while you're trying to figure out a water valve puzzle"

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Yasumi Matsuno based the political nightmare in Ogre Battle on the real world Yugoslav Wars of the 90s. Instead of standard good vs evil, it forces you into terrible moral grey areas. Asks if committing atrocities is ever justified for a rebellion. Pretty heavy stuff for a 90s tactical game.

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Before Pokemon was a thing, Dragon Quest V let you catch monsters back in 1992. Yuji Horii wanted your party to feel like a growing family across three generations. Recruitable monsters filled the gaps when the story left you isolated. Wild how much modern creature catchers owe to a SNES game.

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The Opera scene in FF6 was almost just a plain cutscene. Kitase designed it that way until Uematsu stepped in. He argued if players weren't manually pressing buttons to make Celes sing in time, the emotional hit wouldn't land.

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

EarthBound flopped in the US back in 1994 mostly because Nintendo’s ad campaign was literally "This game stinks!" They printed scratch and sniff ads with bad smells trying to push 90s gross out humor. Completely missed what made Itoi’s writing special. Took a whole decade for people to catch on.

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Rez is a rail shooter that's also somehow a synesthesia machine. Play it with headphones on and question your life choices. 🐟

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Devil Summoner Raidou Kuzunoha deserves way more conversation than it gets. I'm still salty that they ruined the demon designs in the remake though. Look at how much cooler they were back on ps2 🐟

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

FFXII's gambit system turned my party into little robots and I have never felt prouder of them 🐟 #JRPG

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

LIVE on twitch with more Grandia on Sega Saturn! Hop in the pond! twitch.tv/memorycarp

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

just remembered Final Fantasy Tactics exists and now I want to play it again... 🐟 #JRPG

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Devil Summoner Soul Hackers has main characters that dress like it's a cyberpunk fashion show and I'm here for it 🐟

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

SMT Strange Journey is what happens when a JRPG decides to be severely hostile toward the player and somehow people, including me, love it for that. Still haven't finished it though... 🐟

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

demon negotiation in SMT is just Pokemon if Pokemon let you talk your way out of every fight using vibes alone. 🐟

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

the way Chrono Trigger just lets you go fight the final boss whenever you want. I think about this all the time. 🐟

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Control's furniture physics engine deserves an award that doesn't exist yet. SO hyped for Resonant. 🐟

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

explain Metaphor ReFantazio to someone in one sentence. you have 10 seconds. good luck. 🐟 #JRPG

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

day 1 of Trails in the Sky: who are all these people. day 40: I would die for all of them 🐟 #JRPG

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Now live with more Grandia for Sega Saturn on original hardware! twitch.tv/memorycarp

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Memory Carp @memorycarp.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

trying to explain the Outer Wilds feeling to someone who hasn't played it is like trying to describe a colour that doesn't exist. you just have to go through it 🐟

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