iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Nick C. @nickisonlinet.bsky.social · 2h

reiko nagase ridge racer from the hit game pac-man fever

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Ogre Run @ogre-run.bsky.social · 1h

This game is so beautiful and wondrous. It also has some incredibly deep and fun RPG mechanics. The story is good and you're free to play it alone if you'd like. Just be warned that this a 2002 MMO, but I wouldn't have it any other way... www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSIY...

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Our Adventure Never Ends ｜ FINAL FANTASY XI 24th Anniversary Movie

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Rotating Handles @davidhdaw.bsky.social · 1h

There's this weird confusion in that whole discourse between the idea that Remedy is very good at subtly doing the good and necessary job of signposting and the idea that they're not signposting because that's handholding bullshit for babies.

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Gear 🍉 @truegear.bsky.social · 1h

"The free T just got ever"? Wow I gotta inform a few trans guys I know about this

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christa lee @ohpoorpup.bsky.social · 1h

I keep seeing some interview about how Control Resonant doesn't have "yellow paint" and like. I really don't give a shit one way or another but climbable surfaces and throughways are absolutely marked with yellow paint/lights

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HDKirin @hdkirin.bsky.social · 2h

Sakura Wars 30th Anniversary interviews in Weekly Famitsu No. 1965. Don't really have the time to translate them, but wanted to put the direct sources up for anyone who wants to report on any new projects for the series.

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PC-98 Bot @pc98bot.gang-fight.com · 1h

Rance 4.1 // Alice Soft // PC-98

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christa lee @ohpoorpup.bsky.social · 2h

Final Fantasy XI's free trial was just expanded: FREE until level 75 NO time limit Join us in Vana'diel :) www.playonline.com/pcd2/topics/...

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josh (oldfriend99) @oldfriend99.bsky.social · 20h

The parents in Children of the Corn never used to let the children live in the corn. "You can't live in that corn," they'd say. And they paid the price

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christa lee @ohpoorpup.bsky.social · 13h

Okay adding a Gears of War Active Reload-style perfect timing to the whip attack is pretty slick remedy

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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 14h

You know what Control Resonant reminds me of? I mean this as a compliment: DmC Devil May Cry.

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christa lee @ohpoorpup.bsky.social · 14h

Sigh. I gotta play Final Fight

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christa lee @ohpoorpup.bsky.social · 15h

the best part of Control Resonant is landing a Ninja Gaiden II "Obliteration Technique" (the thing where a staggered enemy can be killed by pressing L3 with a cool anim) and The Board's guttural mumbling booms through my Sennheiser HD650s through a Schiit Hel 2 and I go "FUCK YEAH" every damn time

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christa lee @ohpoorpup.bsky.social · 15h

I am starting to warm up to Control Resonant's combat as I go but I am so utterly despondent over the state of third-person action games in 2026 that this is like going from "abject misery" to "toleration"

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christa lee @ohpoorpup.bsky.social · 16h

the thing I keep thinking about as I play Control Resonant is the absolute bugfuck insane plot reveal Alan Wake II's NG+ loop ends on

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さば缶 @sabakan6.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

DOD カイム

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christa lee @ohpoorpup.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Norman Rockwell Freedom of Speech dot jpg i think the magic alien gun of mysterious origins that you get for clearing the game’s pinnacle challenge should be enjoyable to use

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Marathon @marathonthegame.bungie.net · 29/09/2026

Green goop hits a bit different in Nightfall Refresh

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christa lee @ohpoorpup.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“those who couldn’t even stand [Birdman] should probably consider fleeing any country where Digger is playing.” Farewell, all! I flee now to a country where I may find comfort away from the bastard Iñárritu

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christa lee @ohpoorpup.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This model kit has KOS-MOS’ quantum uterus

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christa lee @ohpoorpup.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Have not made a big thing about it because idk how much free time I’ll have but I will be in Manhattan from Oct 5-Oct 12 for a work trip. Two events happening in two different places with temporal overlap so, again, not sure if I’ll be able to meet up with folks but!

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christa lee @ohpoorpup.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Booted up AC8 Online, locked down “WingsOfThebe” as a user name, and went to bed lol

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Ogre Run @ogre-run.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I have obtained a copy of Hiroyuki Maeda’s perfect catalogue of PC-98 erogē. The earliest title is Koei’s 1983 団地妻の誘惑 (9/30). It ends in 1998 with two games: ぎりぎりパラダイス(1/23) and ラブ・エスカレーター (4/17). However, as pointed out, this does not count dōjin software.

A copy of PC-9801パーフェクトカタログ atop a table.

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krugman ＠動作不良品(カビ) @krugman.net · 28/09/2026

for those interested in researching the pc98 game library, here's one of the best resources out there: a 🇯🇵 community-built database of retail titles, available as a spreadsheet from the link. gontajin.s151.xrea.com @gosunkugi.bsky.social some quick caveats in the comments below:

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PC-98x1Gamelist

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charlie deeds done kirk cheap @gizmouse.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

(misreading) thats right!! put engineers back in video games!!

Kohran Li from Sakura Wars, art by @Tedbob84

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Toussaint Egan @thesaintoftous.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We used to have movies with Michael Nyman scores

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Privaty Business @wanwanattack.qtbrewer.moe · 28/09/2026

Genuinely, this completely rules

－Recently, the game has been going viral on X for its beautiful undressing animations. I’ve even read in one of your previous interviews that the development team practiced stripping themselves as reference for the undressing animations. What was the process behind making the animations actually like?

Matsui:

I’d love to know how far that story has spread. It’s true.

First, we write a plot for each undressing scene, then draw storyboards, exactly as the original team did. Then the real work begins, because the animation is essentially all keyed by hand. A designer moves the clothing’s 3D model, frame by frame, manually. It really is pretty much like the claymation method I mentioned.

We did try automating it with physics simulation first, but it was a total failure. The cloth moved in a physically correct way, but had absolutely no allure. We learned a profound lesson: accuracy and sensuality are two unrelated properties. In the end, we accepted that humans would have to do all of it.

Then VR adds its own weight. In a normal game, if something becomes awkward, you can cut away or swap models between scenes. In VR, the player can look from any angle at any time, so none of those tricks are available. The same model has to undress convincingly no matter where you’re standing. When I described this to a designer at another studio, he said, “I would never do that.” I’ve chosen to take it as a compliment.

And then, yes, the part you’ve read about. The undressing motions themselves use motion capture, but the deeper problem was that nobody actually knew the correct rhythm and order in which a person takes off clothes. So, the directors gathered and undressed themselves as reference. “That zipper is coming down too fast.” “She’d pause once before slipping her shoulder out.” These were serious, sober discussions. For compliance reasons, the Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns team works in a walled-off section of our office – and that was the moment those walls truly earned their keep.

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Marathon @marathonthegame.bungie.net · 28/09/2026

Gathering (less) intel. Nightfall Refresh begins October 6.

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Kimimi🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com · 28/09/2026

It's not some niche thing championed by Sega nerds and people looking to prove how interesting and different they are. Sakura Wars is a big deal.

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Kimimi🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com · 28/09/2026

This cover's a great illustration of just how big of a deal Sakura Wars is. Look at it: The series ~being remembered decades later~ is enough to relegate fresh Persona, Silent Hill, Ace Combat, Dynasty Warriors and more news to plain text in the top-right corner.

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Victor Hunter @victorehunter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Jesus christ its beautiful

October 2026 issue of Famitsu celebrating Sakura Wars’ 30th Anniversary

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PC-98 Bot @pc98bot.gang-fight.com · 28/09/2026

Rance 4.1 // Alice Soft // PC-98

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

❗️| Sakura Wars 30th Anniversary PC and smartphones wallpapers and new Line stamp collection are now available!! (keep in mind this isn't the only thing announced for the anniversary) sakura-taisen.com/info/2026/20...

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christa lee @ohpoorpup.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

sega reissue sakura wars 1-5 challenge difficulty impossible

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🍞 Brad 🍞 @baust528.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Happy 30th anniversary, Sakura Wars! This series changed my life! My interest in exploring untranslated gems was a direct result of the amazing experience I had when I first played through these games. SW taught me how limited the western view of games & their history truly is.

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PC-98 Bot @pc98bot.gang-fight.com · 27/09/2026

Dōkyūsei 2 // Elf // PC-98

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PC-98 Bot @pc98bot.gang-fight.com · 27/09/2026

Virgin² // Fairy Dust // PC-98

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Dancouga Mellencamp @yorpalsal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We didn't know what we had with developers attempting to bridge the gap between Musou and Devil May Cry before Dark Souls got super popular.

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Berry 🍇 @nyamukoneko.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

namco museum 2

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christa lee @ohpoorpup.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

control resonant is very pretty but I would like to amend my previous request that every game not be a dark souls: if you are going to make a Not Dark Souls action game please for the love of god consider weight and timing as part of your combat system beyond a reflex-check parry/dodge scheme

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christa lee @ohpoorpup.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

listened to an episode of Nihongo con Teppei and understood 100% of what he said. feels like a miletsone

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sylvie @sylviefluff.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

game designers are always saying shit like "we had to come up with a definition of fun"

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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

being pre-occupied with subjectivity/objectivity in art I think is ultimately a thought terminating cliche: someone disagrees with you? well they're trying to force objectivity, or maybe you're being objective and they are fecklessly subjective, or it's all subjective anyway...

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Jordan Starkweather ✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

You can’t even comprehend how important Eien ni Hen’s work is to the fan translation community. Romancing SaGa, Fire Emblem, Sakura Wars, Tear Ring Saga, Glory of Heracles, Dragon Force II, Dark Half, Beyond Oasis, Psi-O-Blade, Arabian Nights, and so much more. What a loss. Rest in peace.

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christa lee @ohpoorpup.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#24 on the Xevious 3D/G scoreboard :)

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