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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It's been a while since I watched it, and I probably missed any discussion about it, but #MilkySubway #TheGalacticLimitedExpress is pretty great, right? The opening/ending song is so good too, www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdld...

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#Bestelle #TrailsInTheSky (From final chapter of first game, dialogue shown does not reveal story details. Screenshots from www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLt_...)

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

While I'm still playing the final chapter of #TrailsFC at the moment, I have already picked my next game and couldn't be more excited. It's an unexpected choice for me, and would be the first game for me in this franchise. The vibe and visuals of this world are just really speaking to me right now!

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I'll stop constantly posting about this eventually, but I just watched the #Exodus preview by @beautybot.bsky.social and @kurtindovina.bsky.social on @gamespot.com, and I had literal goosebumps. Exodus is my most anticipated game, and the most I have looked forward to a game in a very long time.

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

With #Gamescom wrapping up, here are a couple more games that I got interested in. #Nodusfall is miHoYo's take on Monster Hunter with a flair of Fromsoft, but the impression that I got from the first scenes introducing the world was ... Destiny! This will be an interesting game to follow, I think!

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I have never played #HoMM3, but I have played the Heroes of Might and Magic III board game! Video games turning into board games (or the other way round) is a fascinating topic to me. It often seems to work surprisingly well. Are there any adaptations that you are interested in/have played?

Heroes of Might and Magic III, the board game, released in 2024

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The launch trailer for #Resonance: A #PlagueTale Legacy is pretty great. Reminds me of the War of the Spark trailer for Magic: The Gathering – in the best possible way! Resonance might be too dark for me in the end, but I'm kind of interested in the game now? www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULLF...

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Felt like making this post, sorry if it's strange. When I first created this profile – some years before Bluesky even – my dream was to find people I can connect with to talk about video games. For a long time, it was me and the void. I am so happy to have found people here, and I am feeling ...

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Wanted to share this for some time, here are my most played games on #Steam. Seems like I enjoy sci-fi and fantasy? 👀

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

This week, I have finished #TurnaboutTimeTraveler, the DLC case for #PhoenixWright: #AceAttorney – Spirit of Justice. My quest is complete! I have played all six games, and have now also finished the two special episodes for the 3DS games. What a great journey!

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Finished #UntitledGooseGame last week, 2h 35m to see credits. Outstandingly charming. These smaller games have been good for me, and I feel more ready to start a larger game soon!

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Have you ever bought a game just to find out you already own it? - Yeah, totally, me neither! Definitely.

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Let's talk about ducks. Did you know that there are more than 1000 ducks worldwide? Also, ducks can breathe underwater for up to 72 hours! These are just two of the many helpful loading screen tips in #DuckDetective: #TheSecretSalami and its sequel #TheGostofGlamping, which …

Key art for the game Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

Key art for the game Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I have already posted my highlight from last week's SGF, but here are some more games that I am looking forward to. What were your favourites? #SplatoonRaiders – I wasn't super aware of this before, but a single-player focused game is the perfect way for me to get into this franchise again.

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

This year's not-E3 came and went, and I think I'm still figuring out how I feel about everything. What is not difficult to decide, however, is my favourite trailer and game shown during the last couple of days ... it is easily #VirtuaFighterCrossroads

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I finished a game, and its name is #TorchlightII. To be honest, I thought that this post would go differently. With the new expansion hype for Diablo IV, I was in the mood for an ARPG and remembered that I had started TL2 many years ago, but never finished it. When I …

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Not sure how well this will translate, but I keep thinking about this conversation from Doughnuts Under a Crescent Moon, ever since reading the #manga earlier this year. "No matter how close you are, someone gets hurt sooner or later... But you choose people who are worth it"

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

What did you think of the Xbox Partner Preview? My standout was Forever Ago, a game by @thirdshift.studio. I remembered seeing it in a showcase many years ago. Wow, the difference is stunning, I'm super impressed with how this turned out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgGz...

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

It took me a while, but I finished #TheLegendofZelda #OcarinaOfTime 3D. What an adventure it was! Total playtime was 29h 14m. The game is special for sure. At times, I might have been too impatient and took away some of the wonder of exploring and finding things on my own, but I still connected …

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

The #OnePiece popularity contest has started recently, and I got to vote for my favourite characters onepiecewt100-2026.com It was 2004 when I first saw the anime on TV, and without realizing, watching One Piece soon became a ritual after school. I started reading the manga during ...

Portraits of One Piece characters, from left to right: Luffy, Nico Robin, Foxy, Nojiko, Kaidou

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Not going to lie, I got pretty hyped watching the trailer for the new #CaptainTsubasa game in the #NintendoDirect. Seeing characters like Genzo, Hyuga, Tsubasa and co. will just always make me happy. The full trailer is also pretty nice! www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXf5...

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

With the Spirit Temple almost complete, it seems that I'm close to finishing my first ever playthrough of #TheLegendOfZelda #OcarinaofTime. One of my highlights, for sure, is the music. Here is my selection of favourite themes so far!

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

This is so yesterday's news, but I learned a bit more about the Horde Survivors genre recently. Played #VampireSurvivors and #Jotunnslayer, and also looked up other, similar games.

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

This winter anime season has a couple sequels that I've been highly anticipating. To celebrate, here are my top opening songs from the last couple of years: 3. CLASS:y – Crack‐Crack‐Crackle #UndeadGirlMurderFarce 2. QUEENDOM – チキチキバンバン #ParipiKoumei 1. millennium parade × 椎名林檎 – W●RK #HellsParadise

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

> Introduce yourself with 4 indie games Turns out I'm basic af

Bastion, FTL: Faster Than Light, Papers Please, Into the Breach

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

A bit of a different post for me. Not sure how well I will be able to express it, but I feel more at peace with the things I know I enjoy these days. Think I felt a fear of missing out for a long time. The things that everyone was talking about, I felt that I need to try and like them too.

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

It's done, #Digimon Story #TimeStranger complete in 100h 35m. My relationship status with the game, "It's complicated". For almost every facet of the game I loved, there was another that I found frustrating. For me, worthwhile overall, and happy I got to play my first Digimon game!

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Preparations are done. The next time I'm sitting down to play #Digimon Story #TimeStranger, I will play the final section of the game. There was a boss earlier in the game that gave me a lot of trouble. With precisely timed reversing, party switching and cross arts buffs, I was just barely able ...

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

It is pretty rare that I get to finish reading a manga series, so wanted to share – #HighSchoolFamily Kotaro Ietani is about to start his first day of High School when he learns surprising news. His dad is also attending High School, and so is his little sister, his mum ... and the family cat!

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Recently finished a project that I have been working on – I now have a history of all games that I completed on #HowLongToBeat. Needed to do some guessing for the earlier games, but was surprised how much I could reconstruct from notes and emails. howlongtobeat.com/user/MrCrues...

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

"The heroes win the campaign!", and with that, our playthrough of Bones of Arnor ended after 14 chapters. This is The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth, a co-op board game played with the support of an app. We fought creatures of darkness, collected artifacts …

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

#PowerUp exhibition in the Science Museum in London this weekend.

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

It is great to see so many people enjoying #PokemonZA! For myself, I decided to go back and pick up my playthrough of #PokemonMoon. In 2020, I made it halfway through the game. Continuing from there was harder than expected, but I relearned the game and saw credits after 65h59m.

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Do you sometimes fall behind on posting about games you have played? Yeah, me neither. Totally. Anyway, here is #HanaSamurai: Art of the Sword on the 3DS. I beat the game in 5h35m, and enjoyed it way more than I had expected.

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Hey, wild shot in the dark, does anyone want to play Absolum on Steam together? Roguelite beat'em up from Dotemu (Streets of Rage 4) that released just a week ago. Seems super cool and co-op is supposed to work great. store.steampowered.com/app/1904480/...

store.steampowered.com

Absolum on Steam

Fight as the outcast heroes of Talamh in a fierce battle to retake magic from Sun King Azra’s grasp in Absolum, an original roguelite beat ‘em up by Dotemu.

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

A game I randomly remembered seeing at #Gamescom years ago is #Coria and the Sunken City. A 2D platformer developed for original Game Boy hardware. Kind of insane, but also cool. The game has a beautiful animated trailer by @machaon.bsky.social on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=tplZ...

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

I won't be able to play #TitanQuestII for a while, but it just felt right to support the game at this point. The developer is from the same area that I grew up in, and they are putting a lot of care and attention into this sequel. I'm rooting for the project and the team!

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

I'm on a quest ... ... to complete every case in the #AceAttorney mainline series. I have already played through all six games roughly when they released, but I haven't played the DLC cases – until now!

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Are there games you associate with a specific time of year? For me, it's the Subset Games titles and warm summer nights. Playing #FTL with the window open, the evening glow, the soundtrack. So calm, so at home. This year, I picked #IntotheBreach back up, and it hit that summer feeling just right.

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

"Debug++ is a free magazine created especially for video game developers and games industry professionals" Love this! Thank you, @debugmag.com team! 💙

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

#PerfectDark and #Everwild were two of my most anticipated games. I don't have a hot take, not even a proper reaction that I can put into words. Even more games have been cancelled, but these two are the hardest for me. I really have been talking about Everwild at least once every two weeks or so.

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Got this in the mail last week. I finally have the original trilogy of the #PhoenixWright games on DS, restoring my original collection. Looking forward to giving the #AceAttorney series its own shelf in my #GamesRoom one day! ✨ #GameCollecting #Retrogames #NintendoDS

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

#NoGhostsAtTheGrand is my favourite trailer in a good while. I was smiling throughout. Not a musical, "[...] more like a cool, dusty album of British ska and punk songs from the 1980s that you find in your dad's record collection." www.youtube.com/watch?v=u68h...

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

#SummerGameFest came and went quickly. For me personally, it was a quieter event this time. There are still games I'm curious about, and some that I am really looking forward to, though! Allow me to share.

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MrCruesliPants @mrcrueslipants.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Happy #NintendoSwitch2 launch day! Excited to see what this console will do. I will not be able to play Mario Kart World myself, so I have played and finished another kart racer in the last couple of weeks – #TeamSonicRacing!

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