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It's gonna seem normal for like 1-1.5 more years and then video games are just gonna stop and people won't know why

Oh come on! Not Torchlight! These first two games really have a lot of heart! Why even touch them, let alone slop them up *fifteen years* after release??? They're fine as-is!

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 10h

the biggest presidential scandal in history but the political media largely acts as if it's not happening. hasan piker has received more mainstream political media coverage over the last 6 months than trump's connections with epstein has

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Mac @myotismac.secretwalrus.club · 9h

Is This Game Trying To Kill Me? Maybe. I grabbed a bunch of puzzle/escape room games off Fanatical today and played through this one in Discord with some friends. Really had fun with this, even if bits are a little undercooked. #MacReviews

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Finished (all endings) Is This Game Trying to Kill Me? in 2h. It's a really charming and well-designed Escape Room with a unique gimmick. 8/10

Pros:
>The mechanic of making changes inside and outside of the in-universe videogame to progress is really fun
>The visuals are charming
>Solid puzzle design all around!

Cons:
>Music is generic (stock, presumably) and there's only like three songs
>Some mild bugginess (nothing that prevented progress)
>Script has some grammar jank, could've used a solid pass from an editor
>"Lore" elements are an unnecessary and half-baked attempt at doing Pony Island

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Kris Wolfheart @kriswolfhe.art · 11h

Literally why should I support any big publisher in the industry anymore. This game sold well and from reports was *significantly* below the rest of Sony's games in terms of budget

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Kris Wolfheart @kriswolfhe.art · 10h

Why should anybody want to work in games at all? An industry where you can get fired regardless of how successful your studio is, of how efficient you are and of how profitable the parent company as a whole is not an industry that's going to be around in its' current form much longer

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Mac @myotismac.secretwalrus.club · 26/10/2026

It's fucking insane that this isn't completely illegal, to be honest

Netflix opening page for One Piece, showing a full-screen ad for AMERICA'S NAVY: WE GET THE JOB DONE, EVEN WHEN NO ONE'S WATCHING

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Mac @myotismac.secretwalrus.club · 25/10/2026

My mother-in-law introduced me to Twiglets, the first snack food I've had that sounds like a slur and tastes like it's gone rancid The worst part is, despite the *awful* initial taste, it has this weird quality of making you want another one right after??? These things are of Satan.

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Mac @myotismac.secretwalrus.club · 25/10/2026

Limited Run is just not a serious company

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Tom Schalk and Horror!! (Evil Voice Actor Guy) @tomschalk.bsky.social · 25/10/2026

The homies and I watching porn together and criticizing the story

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Ars Oreon (Bakutuber)🌑🐙🌕 @arsoreon.bsky.social · 24/10/2026

Y'shtola dead ass gonna show up in modern Tokyo and walk straight into traffic because they don't have aether for her to see with

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Keith Stack-o'-lantern @keithstack.com · 24/10/2026

no crt television ever spied on me

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 24/10/2026

One thing I disagree with Zelda about is the idea of finding a boomerang in a treasure chest and being excited by that

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Fio Fiorello @fiofiorello.bsky.social · 22/10/2026

MYTH: Every mixup is a 50/50 FACT: All is written. You were never meant to block that low. The very concept of a mixup is the post-hoc invention of a mind in hitstun. The trajectory of particles cannot be changed

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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 23/10/2026

Hey man. Just wanted to check in about your Orbs. Yeah just wondering about the challenges of them really. Because like I know the look of your Orbs changed recently. And that can result in new challenges. But, "when the Orbs are easier to track, they're easier to earn." Churchill I think said that

New look, new challenges
Now your Orbs are easier to track and easier to earn.
See Challenges

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TAHK0 @tahk0.bsky.social · 24/10/2026

Guillermo Del Toro dropping another one liner that’s exactly how I feel about AI slop, the “punishment” is built in

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Mac @myotismac.secretwalrus.club · 24/10/2026

If you want something that I can only describe as "a wannabe YouTuber is trapped in Evil Dead 2" watch Deadstream. It's so much fun. It's not *scary* exactly but I also recommend Destroy All Neighbors, which is just a fun gory blast of a film.

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BearhAHHH!!t @fussybabybit.ch · 23/10/2026

im gonna throw up laughing

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Emily's Curse @emkultra64.com · 23/10/2026

the more powerful form of Marinara is Marinaga

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Ira Grachevskaya @grachevskaya.bsky.social · 22/10/2026

shoutouts to the best quote ever

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Mac @myotismac.secretwalrus.club · 23/10/2026

Wait, why??? The Katalina sticker has been such a mainstay for me that it's even in my discord server. wtf?

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 22/10/2026

ok but this is actually an appropriate way to honor Bacchus and i think the ancients would have agreed

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Haysey_Draws Spooky Teachers @haysey-draws.art · 22/10/2026

I know people are thirsty for tifa but this is next level!

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Cohen is a Ghost @skullmandible.bsky.social · 23/10/2026

well, on the one hand AI has made things significantly worse for everyone in almost every capacity that it has touched. But on the other hand, the dumbest guy you know can send emails nobody reads really fast now. So it's impossible to say whether it's good or not

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much like your ghosting @mlyp.bsky.social · 23/10/2026

opened a pack of pringles too hard and punched myself in the left ball

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Netscape @netscape.bsky.social · 21/10/2026

This shit is Judge Dreddian as fuck

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tams! @maezanilla.bsky.social · 22/10/2026

CHAPTER 1: THE TWO ALCHEMISTS

An illustration for the first chapter of Fullmetal Alchemist’s manga, depicting Edward Elric taking his shredded cape off and showcasing his automail arm, while Father Cornello breaks alchemical laws by transmuting a sunflower from just a rose, and Alphonse shows he’s a hollow armor with Rosé hiding inside.

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niki grayson @nikigrayson.com · 22/10/2026

inventor of the blu-ray and blu-ray player has discontinued their industry leading product, the blu-ray

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Mac @myotismac.secretwalrus.club · 22/10/2026

It's been so insanely easy to play over a dozen GotY-worthy games this year and never give a single penny to Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, or SNK.

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Mac @myotismac.secretwalrus.club · 22/10/2026

Instead they should team up to ██████████████████ all of EA's C-suite, actually

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Joad The Wet Sprocket @joadsprocket.bsky.social · 22/10/2026

Nathan Fielder as Batman and he just keeps saying "ok" to the Joker until he fucking kills himself

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VGArtAndTidbits @vgartandtidbits.bsky.social · 22/10/2026

Cloud Strife - Kingdom Hearts (manga) artwork.

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pikat @pikat.io · 21/10/2026

here take this

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Topher Florence @topherflorence.bsky.social · 21/10/2026

a cartoon directed by ben "bugs" hardaway had a model sheet with a rabbit labeled [bug's bunny], and this eventually became the name "bugs bunny" so what i am saying is that technically "bugs bunny" is a term like "frankenstein's monster"

a model sheet with the early version of bugs bunny who sounds like woody woodpecker and looks weird and it's labelled [MODEL SHEET M.M. 22. "Bug's Bunny"

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FreakInASheet @freakinasheet.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Archbishop Thordan VII has been gifted a massive draconic orb and honestly not now massive draconic orb

Edit of the photo of Pope Leo XIV receiving a massive green orb, hastily photoshopped to replace him with Archbishop Thordan VII from Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward, and the orb with an eye of Nidhogg

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21/10/2026

Approving the Jackdaw gas field solves none of our problems, while contributing to the existential crisis of climate breakdown. The government has privileged special interests above the general interest. It's a shameful, cowardly decision.

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Mac @myotismac.secretwalrus.club · 21/10/2026

It's new! Really cool feature I didn't realize I wanted. I think the Granblue Wiki might just the best game wiki out there lmao

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Mac @myotismac.secretwalrus.club · 21/10/2026

I saw Street Fighter and kinda really loved it. Absolute Saturday morning cartoon of a film (affectionate) with a bunch of glaring flaws that just didn't bother me at all.

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Mac @myotismac.secretwalrus.club · 21/10/2026

Oh! I forgot to post this! Whoops! I finished a fun fangame called UFO 50 Nonograms, which is...a UFO 50 Nonogram game. I'm such a larper because I haven't played UFO 50 yet lmao. It's a good nonogram game, and it's available here: m3zik.itch.io/lx-nonograms #MacReviews

Finished UFO 50 Nonograms in an indeterminate amount of time (~20h?) It's nonograms of UFO 50 sprites. 8/10

Pros:
>Lots of nice flavor. It could've just been a few menus but instead it has this funky UFO 50 theming that makes it feel like a legit spinoff game
>Banging OST (it's the UFO 50 OST)
>Fun little progression system to earn resources and unlock the parts of your ship and finish the game
>Tons of puzzles

Cons:
>A few too many patterns of the type I can only describe as "hedge maze" which is the most tedious and boring kind of nonogram to solve
>Few "assist" features for easier play (I don't use these, but I think they should be there for newer and less skilled players)

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Mac @myotismac.secretwalrus.club · 21/10/2026

A surprising franchise revival that manages to feel like it fits the legacy while being a bold new direction. I'm so glad the new Castlevania fucks, and isn't just Deadcellsvania. One of my favourite games this year, but I think 2026 is too stacked for it to be a top-three. Recommend! #MacReviews

Incredible key artwork for Castlevania: Belmont's Curse

Finished all endings of Castlevania: Belmont's Curse in 16h. They really did something to forge a new identity, and I respect it massively. 9/10

Pros:
>The game is gorgeous, just totally insane how good it looks in gameplay
>Navigation and map structure is excellent, with areas weaving back on themselves in satisfying ways that makes exploring and backtracking fun
>A soundtrack with a really new sound for the franchise which pays homage to classic themes without being beholden to them
>Combat feels very deliberate and well-designed, and while it wasn't my preference for the game to have such an emphasis on it, it's never a detriment to the game
>Has love for the lore and history of the franchise in a way that is interesting instead of just needlessly reverent. I mean, they put fucking Brauner in this game. The Valmanway is here. These guys are clearly Castlevania sickos
>Really good character and creature designs across the board (especially the coolest a Succubus has ever looked)

Neutral:
>This game isn't like a classic Castlevania or an Igavania. If you just wanted them to continue these games it could be disappointing...but Bloodstained is right there. Years of indies jacking off Symphony's legacy are there. I'm happy to see something new in this series that feels like an evolution of ideas, not a trend-chasing husk (Lords of Shadow)

Cons:
>I turn into a beast when Skeleton Archers are in the room. I cannot function. I attack wildly and I get hit. Totally unable to react. This is a me problem, but I will complain anyway
>Some of the bosses feel like pushovers but maybe I was just cracked idk-- it seems like a side effect of the world being so nonlinear that you can do them wildly out of order
>Doesn't add anything to the timeline. An irrelevant quibble, since this is a gameplay-first series, but I hope we see a 1999 game someday
>Leveling seems like a vestigial mechanic, since the game has collectible ATK/DEF Up books, and weapons with increasing power anyway

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Kobold Factory 🏳️‍⚧️ @koboldfactory.bsky.social · 22/05/2024

i think we should all make evil versions of all of the positive sonic memes, replacing him with surge

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Mac @myotismac.secretwalrus.club · 20/10/2026

Exactly the opposite order, Manson adopted the term over the song, which originally afaik has almost no meaning at all. I know a lot of random Beatles trivia and I'm pretty confident this is true. I will not check.

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