iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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RPGFan @rpgfan.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Pokémon Pokopia asks not to fight, but rebuild with your Poké-pals using Poké-powers (and ingenuity)! 🗑️🎁 And I like when I can relate to other ways to play, often since I do a lot less battling of final bosses IRL than I do fixing things up. Full Feature: www.rpgfan.com/feature/poke...

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Noah K Leiter (He/Him) @noah-k.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Banger article, delightful and poignant. One of the best I’ve read this year, even counting another banger you wrote today on Sunshine’s soundscapes!

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Noah K Leiter (He/Him) @noah-k.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

This World Cup has been brought to you by David Beckham's neck tats.

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Noah K Leiter (He/Him) @noah-k.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

He’s not taking no for an answer 😰

Bill continues: “What, are you too busy?”

Bill continues: “Well alright, the boat hasn’t arrived yet anyway.”

Bill continues: “I’ll be waiting at the Pokémon Center over there.”

Bill continues: “Come see me when you’re done with your business here.”

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RPGFan @rpgfan.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Pokémon Pokopia continues into the great realm of #Pokemon spinoffs! This time Ditto is the star, and Transforms the game into a fun and cozy building sim. 💜 Full Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/pokem...

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Luna Sy @lunasy.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

just saw that video with the tire men. but how do I make this about #FinalFantasy #FFVI

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Kris 🎃 HORRORchild @direkris.itch.io · 03/03/2026

You asked for it! The long-awaited sequel to You Are Jeff Bezos is finally here: YOU ARE ELON MUSK 200+ passages. 7 endings. Secrets. In-jokes. Giant robots. All with the purpose of doing one thing: SPENDING ALL OF ELON MUSK'S FUCKING MONEY direkris.itch.io/elon

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You Are Elon Musk by Kris Lorischild

A Billionaire Simulator

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Noah K Leiter (He/Him) @noah-k.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

As a fellow 33 year old this is very relatable

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Noah K Leiter (He/Him) @noah-k.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

It's funny to me that Bruce considers himself a working class singer, and he's doing a "land of hopes and dreams" (+ No Kings) tour, but his tickets start at $400 -- an unaffordable price for anybody in the working class.

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Noah K Leiter (He/Him) @noah-k.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Masterpiece in the sheets, american cheese in the streets.

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Douglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

At 9:18, 3rd period of the Finland-Switzerland women's ice hockey QF game, the ice crew came to clean the ice during a pause What follows is the funniest use of the slo-mo alternate angle tech I've seen them use during these Olympics of one of the crew members falling

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Noah K Leiter (He/Him) @noah-k.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Ah, so we’re doing a Proceso now

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Noah K Leiter (He/Him) @noah-k.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Emily really did me dirty on this one

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Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

The Record of Lodoss War game for Mega CD (released in 1994) begins (appropriately) with its own pixel art rendition of the opening and the iconic 'Adesso e Fortuna.' 🎶

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Noah K Leiter (He/Him) @noah-k.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

The ESRB: Instead of A for adult, this collection gets our new raciest rating: B for Bob

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Noah K Leiter (He/Him) @noah-k.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Legends have long foretold the coming of an e4 e4 one e4 all 😌😌😌😌 🙏🙏🙏🙏

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Noah K Leiter (He/Him) @noah-k.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Bad Bunny out here creating jobs for everybody

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Noah K Leiter (He/Him) @noah-k.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Ah yes, the ConcernedApe strategy.

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RPGFan @rpgfan.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Every time SE ports something, we're lucky enough to do a new review for it! This time looking at the Switch 2 version of FF7 Remake, and from a colleague who once thunk the original cover looked "snowy"...I can't unsee the Snow Clouds now.🌨️ Full Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/final...

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Hard Drive @hard-drive.net · 21/01/2026

Breaking: Beyond Good and Evil Fans Still Holding Out Hope

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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place

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Nozomu @nozomugames.com · 10/01/2026

Videogames are art. And I think I peaked.

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Noah K Leiter (He/Him) @noah-k.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

In 2025, I celebrated my lucky 33rd bday; I played, finished, and reviewed exactly 33 games on RPGFan and backlogg'd; and it was practically fate that my favorite game of the year was Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. The game is gorgeous, the story is epic, and, of course, the soundtrack goes bowowowow.

The cover image for clair obscur: expedition 33 featuring several playable characters navigating the magical terrain of Lumiere and its surrounding area.

The early-game playable characters stand in an underwater area, looking off into the distance.

Clair Obscur: expedition 33's combat is show, with maelle picking between combat options against a boss that looks like a huge sullen mask with arms and legs.

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Noah K Leiter (He/Him) @noah-k.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

It's a tough call between 1 and 2, but I'm putting number 2 here as the game is in early access: It's Grounded 2! Even as-is, this is probably the game I played and enjoyed most in 2025, especially when I was playing with my nephew. :)

A screenshot of Grounded 2 showing the player character riding a spider back to their base.

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Noah K Leiter (He/Him) @noah-k.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Speaking of Pokémon, my number 3 is a tie between two enhancement romhacks I completed this year, with over 150 hours of play between them: Pokémon Shin Blue Version and Pokémon Polished Crystal Version. These are the definitive way to play the first two generations, in my opinion!

the cover of shin blue version, with the classic blastoise blue cover, but blastoise is shooting water out of his cannons!

The intro screen of polished crystal version, with the version number and a purple suicune on a black background.

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Noah K Leiter (He/Him) @noah-k.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Number 4 is Chip's Challenge, one of the best games ever made that nobody talks about! This little Atari Lynx ditty's influence can be felt from DOOM to Pokémon.

the cover for chip's challenge, featuring the player character running from dentures with a key in his hand.

LESSON 3: a screenshot of gameplay of chip's challenge's windows version, where the character stands next to an instruction block; nearby is water, ice, and various power-up boots to help the player traverse these areas.

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Noah K Leiter (He/Him) @noah-k.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

I started up Fallout 76 after my cousin asked me to play with him. I loved my time with the game! Especially building C.A.M.P.s, running raids, and wreaking havoc in what is by far my favorite setting in the series, West Virginia. (my review for @rpgfan.bsky.social: www.rpgfan.com/review/fallo...)

My spooky Halloween C.A.M.P., Mazzio's Ranch - a jack-o-lantern headed scarecrow sits atop a haybale throne inside a small fenced area with a Brahmin in it.

Two Fallout 76 players inspect a vat of goo with a super mutant swimming joyfully in it.

A Fallout 76 player stands atop a crane looking at the wasteland of West Virginia as an atomic bomb creates a mushroom-shaped cloud in the distance.

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Noah K Leiter (He/Him) @noah-k.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

For number 6, I opened up Metroid Fusion just to get some Nintendo platinum points, and suddenly it was 9 hours later and ope, I had finished the whole game. I still can't believe we got two videogame masterpieces from a single series in different gameplay styles on the same day in 2002!

The cover for metroid fusion is shown, with samus in an organic-looking blue power suit, with various creatures looming in the background.

Samus hangs on a wall in Metroid Fusion, aiming her gun arm at a huge semi-organic robotic flying slug boss with asymmetric rocket wings.

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Noah K Leiter (He/Him) @noah-k.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

At number 7, Oblivion Remastered surprised me in a big way! I was skeptical at first: screenshots of the game looked bland, like the original's shiny colorful look was dimmed down in the remaster. While it *is* in some spots, largely the game is still the gorgeous, funny, amazing Oblivion I love.

A screenshot showing a seaside vista in the game, with a bridge in the foreground and a lighthouse on the sea in the background.

The ruler of cyrodiil is shown here, emperor Martin Septim, talking to the player in that special super zoomed-in Bethesda way.

A spriggan stands in a colorful forest full of flowers and wildlife.

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Noah K Leiter (He/Him) @noah-k.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

It's time to go through my favorite games I played in 2025! Starting out with honorable mentions are games I played to death last year, and games I consistently play almost every year: ✩- Fortnite Battle Royale (no-build) ✩- Stardew Valley ✩- Magic Knight Rayearth ✩- Final Fantasy VII (+ remake)

Krusty the Clown aims down the scope of his pistol at an emoting nuclear scary Marge on a farm during the Simpsons season of Fortnite.

Four players are tending a well-decorated farm themed around fishing in Stardew Valley for Nintendo Switch 2.

Magic Knight Rayearth character Umi swings a large magical sword and a ferocious lava enemy in a barren gray grassland.

Final Fantasy seven's Barrett calls to Cloud as he gets off the train in Midgar: "C'mon newcomer, follow me" he says.

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Noah K Leiter (He/Him) @noah-k.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Logan Airport has Ms Pac Man at the baggage claim, which rules 😎

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RPGFan @rpgfan.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

For reasons: Some games arrive needing a few (hundred) tweaks and updates to get going. And get going it did! As our re-review for #Fallout 76 makes a compelling case for trying something we might have had a...well, falling-out with.💚 Full Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/fallo...

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RPGFan @rpgfan.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Since its beginnings in 2009, FromSoftware's Souls series has left an unmistakable mark on gaming. For those looking to get into these celebrated games, including some Souls-likes, we've got the primer for you! Check out our feature below. Series Primer: www.rpgfan.com/feature/so-y...

So you want to get into The Souls Series text and an armored figure at a bonfire.

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Moudhy Al-Rashid (she/her) @moudhy.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Clay letters from ancient Mesopotamia are alive with idiom, sayings, and everyday language that I love. Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.

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Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

In Missouri prisons, people can purchase some Nintendo Game Boy Advance titles on their Securus tablets. Last year, Byron wrote about how Harvest Moon took over his facility: "About a week after the game was made available, it was the only thing you heard many prisoners here talking about."

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This Video Game Has Residents of My Missouri Prison Obsessed

It seems that everyone here is tending farms in Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town.

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Liza Knipscher @lize.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Good worm to thee

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Noah K Leiter (He/Him) @noah-k.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

I have the same issue with “bagel egg and cheese” people, it’s “egg and cheese bagel” come on. Now, in this space alien’s defense, you wouldn’t order apple crumble and custard that way, buuuut you might fling it in reverse order.

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Noah K Leiter (He/Him) @noah-k.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

To commemorate hitting the pie level (314) in Fallout on Thanksgiving, I spent several hours in-game delivering pumpkin pie to people and messaging them “Happy Thanksgiving!”

A screenshot of Fallout 76 showing the pip boy “STAT” screen, character level 314.

Player is looking at a pie dispenser with 6 slices of pumpkin pie ready to be taken.

a player gives me a thumbs up thanking me for the pie, i return a heart emoji.

my player character giving a heart emoji to another player i just gave pie to at the super duper mart.

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Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 21/11/2025

need-a-penny, take-a-penny

a border collie and small bird commune under the moon in a dark wood amongst barren trees. Fairy light illuminates the bird's words to the pup:

Even the moon glows from borrowed light... So, if you need it, I'll gladly lend you mine tonight.

from the devastatingly talented, Sina Simbürger

https://www.instagram.com/sin.xline

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Noah K Leiter (He/Him) @noah-k.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

There are cool pre-rendered game intros, and then there's Vampire Hunter D on PS1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVi5...

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Vampire Hunter D (PSX intro)

YouTube video by fujlc

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Noah K Leiter (He/Him) @noah-k.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

If you’re looking for physical, here are some great games you can find for under $20: - SSX Tricky - Need for Speed Underground 2 - Metroid Prime - Tales of Symphonia - Pikmin - Viewtiful Joe 1/2

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