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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

THEY KEPT THE CROSSOVER IN THE NEW PEACE WALKER REMASTER

Illustration of Big Boss (a bearded man in fatigues wearing a headband and an eye patch) in a boat that's being driven by Trenya (a small bipedal cat creature wearing a hardhat, goggles, and backpack)

Screenshot from Peace Walker that shows an over-the-shoulder view of Big Boss aiming a machine gun at a Rathalos (a scaly red dragon/wyvern) from Monster Hunter

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

No joke I've had a screenshot from this game as my laptop wallpaper for over a decade.

screenshot of my laptop wallpaper, which is a screenshot from MirrorMoon EP showing a massive eclipsed sun with a field of crystaline grass sprouting up from the bottom of the screen

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Angeline Era really didn't need to call out me out like this. 😭

Screenshot from Angeline Era depicting the head and neck of a... human-shaped building, I think? standing in front of a cityscape background. The text box reads

"Giant
Hahaha... you have a big collection...
Everything arranged in neat little rows!
Remember you'll die?"

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

My brain did that thing again where I get an idea for a completely absurd visual gag and then I can't relax until I make it into an actual thing. So enjoy, I guess.

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Wait, that was a thing? I've had my AMK Nemesis Prime doing a meme pose without realizing it this whole time???

photo of Yolopark's AMK Pro Nemesis Prime laying on his side in a kind of saucy way where he's propping his head up with his left arm, opening the right half of his Matrix chest cavity with his right arm, and has his right leg crossed over his left leg. Oh, and a non-transforming Megatron pistol is somewhat suggestively draped across his lap. I dunno I thought it would be a fun/funny way to display him, lol

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Legit thrilled to have this dork in my hands once again. Huge thanks to @vibrent.bsky.social!

my hand holding up Transformers Earthrise Snapdragon in his humanoid robot mode (a mostly black & blocky robo with purple thighs/chest panel/hands and white/light grey arms)

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I know Bluesky is going to mess this up via thumbnail preview cropping but I don't care I finally hit 5K! Only took 10+ years. 😅

screenshot from my YouTube channel's back-end that reads:

"Channel analytics
Current subscribers
5,001"

I finally crested 5K!

Screenshot from Deltarune showing "Pizza Pants" looking very... intense... and saying "Look!!! LOOK AT THIS!!!! GOD DAMN!!!!"

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Thanks to some good timing on eBay sales (and some help from Diana) I was actually able to get ahold of Metal Cardbot Tyrant Zero - yes, THAT thing - and wow. Suddenly the $50 shipping from Korea doesn't seem unreasonable at all. 😅

photo of the Metal Cardbot Tyrant Zero box from its "portrait side," which shows the filly combined black, white, red, and silver robot mode with wings. Transformers Legacy deluxe class Venin (the orange and green figure towards the bottom) is standing in front of it to provide a sense of scale. This box is fucking massive.

photo of the Metal Cardbot Tyrant Zero box from its "landscape side," which shows the filly combined black, white, red, and silver robot mode with wings along with the bullet train alternate mode and a bit of the dragon accessory figure it comes with. One of our cats, Astrid (a mostly grey abyssinian mix), is sitting in front of it to help with scale but she's sitting a bit more forward so she actually looks comparatively bigger than reality in this shot. Again, this box is fucking MASSIVE.

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

genai pushers: [this is just a joke I know Eda would NEVER]

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Me for the past ~6 years (and counting):

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Every time a developer gets caught (and I say "caught" because they never disclose it in the first place) using the slop machine. Every. Fucking. Time.

Stills from the 1985 movie, Clue.

Left: Col. Mustard (Martin Mull) asks "Are you trying to make me look stupid in front of the other guests?"
Right: Wadsworth (Tim Curry) responds "You don't need any help from me, sir."

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I have now finished Judero. And I was right, it's definitely a surprise favorite on a near Sorry We're Closed level for me (as a reminder, Sorry We're Closed one of my personal top 10 games *ever*). Super glad to live in a world where I can play games like this. ❤️

screenshot from Judero's credits
Multiple character and item props made for the game are in the background. The credits read: "Made by TALHA & JACK CO" and below that "Console Porting by NAISU!"

screenshot from Judero with the titular character (a man with long orange hair, what I think is a kilt (?), and a large walking stick/weapon) talking to an elf (a tall greenish humanoid creature with an angular head) standing in a field surrounded by some rather surreal and colorful imagery. The dialog box reads: "Elf: I'm yet to find true love but at least I've made some mortal enemies."

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I *do not* understand this phenomenon where I look at a trailer/screenshots from a game and see replies that read like whoever made them was looking at something completely different. Seriously, it'll be like a neon Lisa Frank trapper keeper and someone will say "It looks washed out and muted."

very bright, saturated, and rainbow-y hodgepodge of Lisa Frank stuff: yellow and purple cats on the left, a dog in a rainbow sweater behind a multi-layers and very colorful stack of ice cream on the right, rainbows and stars in various colors in the background, and "Lisa Frank" in the center

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I love how criticizing a brand often draws out the "Well then how would YOU do it better?" people, who for whatever reason assume those of us doing the criticizing have any interest in improving said brand in the first place.

That familiar 4 panel Yu Gi Oh meme involving... I dunno, trap cards or something?
Top left: Antagonist is smugly holding up a card with text that reads "Then how would *you* improve the 40 year old franchise?"
Top right: Protagonist grinning at the card they're holding (but the audience can't see what it is yet.
Bottom left: Protagonist reveals the face of the card with a smile, which reads "I'd let it die."
Bottom right: Antagonist reeling back in overly dramatic shock.

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Me when I have emails I need to respond to that I *know* will take, at most, 10 minutes total to sort out.

stock photo of a person with ropes and other climbing gear around their waste looking up at a basically sheer vertical rock wall. Credited to Juana Barros Moreno if the text overlapping the person's upper body is anything to go by. Loads of "Shutterstock" watermarks are all over the thing because I'm not made of money. The tag in the bottom-right reads "IMAGE ID: 235572799"

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I *cannot* get enough of Nitro Gen Omega. 😍

Screenshot of a custom character I made in the game to look like Diana (as best as I could manage given the limited options). She's casually laying back on a couch and reading a magazine, which is one of the tasks you can have characters do in the game in order to gain experience with specific skills based on the magazine they read.

Another screenshot of Nitro Gen Omega, with my custom character of Diana on the left (young woman with blue hair, turquoise glasses, and a dark jacket with pink trim) and me on the right (the guy with brown hair slightly hanging over his right eye, dark brown glasses, a grey hoodie, and a red shirt underneath). Both characters are looking and smiling at each other - they're basically about to play DDR together as a way to relax and re-energize after multiple battles.

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Huh. I beat Vampire Crawlers. 🤷‍♂️ Well okay, I hit credits. I don't suppose I really "beat" it yet.

Screenshot from the end credits section for Vampire Crawlers. There are a lot of little icons and numbers all over the screen but the main takeaway is that there's a lineup of 7 cards (with various usage costs, colors, and effects) at the bottom of the screen, a heart displaying 498 out of 498 hitpoints to the left of the cards, a blue experience bar at the top of the screen that's over halfway full and shows "Lv 38" at the end of the bar, a gold total of 26975 beneath the XP bar, and a scene in the middle depicting three ominous looking bats in a dark forest with the text "Production Director: Gordon Bell" above them.

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Sometimes I see a listing for a figure custom that feels like it was made specifically for me (it wasn't a commission or anything, it just *feels* that way). This Nemesis/Scourge repaint of Metal Cardbot Gigantrex might just be the most "for me" custom I've ever seen. And yes, I bought it. 😅

Metal Cardbot Gigantrex with a super-impressive and detailed paint job that completely re-contextualizes the figure into a robot that looks an awful lot like Robots in Disguise/Car Robots Scourge. Seen here with a custom rifle in the right hand and a gigantic chompy robot dinosaur arm on the left.

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I have beaten Dread Delusion and I am legit sad about that. It's *not* a short game but I still selfishly wish there was more. 😭

end credits screen from Dread Delusion depicting a flying ship sailing through the blood red sky towards a bright maroon-ish colored star

screenshot from Dread Delusion showing a large, horned, human-like skeleton propped up on a stone wall inside of a cave

screenshot from Dread Delusion depicting a character in copper-colored armor standing in front of what looks to be stone and rusted metal ruins. The text box reads: "With such technological prowess, the Emberians could have built a paradise for every person in their empire. But I think they *enjoyed* the disparity. After all, for one to be considered rich, another must be destitute."

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Yeah, no, still obsessed with Dread Delusion. I thought I was starting to fall off it a bit as I was wrapping up most of the available quests in the Endless Realm, but reaching the Clockwork Kingdom pulled me right back in.

Screenshot from Dread Delusion overlooking a low-polygon landscape of what looks like rusting industrial buildings, farm plots, and a wintery forest - with the world's telltale blood red sky as a backdrop.

Screenshot from Dread Delusion inside a metal building full of industrial machinery. A bald person with a beard is standing in the center, facing away from the player/camera while presumably working on something mechanical. The text box reads "Don't talk to me. I'm in hell. Without a doubt, this is hell."

Screenshot from Dread Delusion of a cramped, industrial (but also kinda decrepit) looking town full of metal buildings, walkways, tubes, vents, and other vaguely steampunk elements. Also that blood red skyline.

Screenshot from Dread Delusion looking out from a metal bridge towards a steampunk-looking city that's suspended above the snow-covered ground by seemingly impossible means. Rocky mountains and that ever-present blood red sky are also in the background.

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Current mood: *also Metal Cardbot is awesome

Photo of Metal Cardbot Tachy, basically a yellow and orange robot cheetah woman who turns into a sports car, posed in a way where she's leaning back with her left leg forward, her arms crossed, her tail off to one side, and her head cocked at an angle (so basically "attitude"). She's standing next to a white mug that reads "Fresh Out of Fucks"

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

I wasn't digging the official Studio Series AoE Nemesis Prime figure (*why* did they make the blue plastic BRIGHTER???), so last night I finally did the thing and hit Optimus with an acrylic black wash + gave him a red stripe on the side of his head. imo this works a lot better as a Nemesis. 😁

Studio Series leader class Age of Extinction Optimus Prime standing on a shelf in robot mode after I did a little customizing with an acrylic black wash and a very tiny red stripe down the left side of his face. Legendary Nemesis Prime (left) and Movie the Best Nemesis Prime (right) are standing behind him.

Close-up of Studio Series leader class Age of Extinction Optimus Prime's face after customizing, which shows off the black wash and painfully intricate tiny red stripe on the left side of the face much better.

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Phil Spencer mentioned. www.bdsmovement.net/news/sign-pl...

Altered photo showing (now ex) Microsoft bigwig Phil Spencer wearing a blue shirt and black hoodie. The text on the shirt originally said "Games for Everyone" but now reads "Genocide for Everyone" because of Microsoft's ongoing contributions to Palestinian genocide.

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I feel like "Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass" could work an alternate name for Caves of Qud, tbh.

Screenshot of my Switch 2 home screen highlighting Caves of Qud (left), with Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass next to it (right).

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Now that I can talk about it, I've been playing Caves of Qud on Switch 2 all weekend and I was *not* prepared for just how well it works on a controller. Or how great it is to be able to play on a TV and/or in bed. Review's coming but tldr: If you love Qud on PC or have wanted to try it out, buy it!

Screenshot from Caves of Qud with a very full event log on the right (I'm not typing *all* of that out, sorry, but it's mostly "you attack ___" and such) depicting my character (they look kinda like a green bird wearing a hat) surrounded by antelope and other creatures.

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Oh cool, Bluesky is starting to resort to lying in order to push the Discover feed. Amazing. Love it.

Screenshot from my Bluesky feed with an official in-feed notification (just below a post that I intentionally cut off because the notification itself is the point of all this) that reads: "We ran out of posts from your follows. Here's the latest from Discover."
Which is a complete fabrication because 1) it's unlikely that my collective follows have had so little to post/repost in the past 12-ish hours, and 2) there should be, like, well over a year's worth of feed history to fall back on.

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

I've been making my way through God of War: Ragnarok for the past few weeks and after close to 20 hours of play time this thought popped into my head so now I'm going to make it your problem, too.

screenshot from God of War: Ragnarok depicting a snowy background and Kratos on the right looking toward Atreus in the foreground on the left, with the angle from behind Atreus so we see the back of his head

still from A Goofy Movie with Goofy and his son Max in their car, with Goofy behind the wheel on the right smiling and looking over towards Max on the left while Max stares off into the distance in existential dread

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Rob "Wear A Mask" Rich @robsteinone.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Guess it's time to roll out another "Oh look, it's a photo of a bunch of establishment Dems!" image. Because these fuckers never change.

Photo of a pale jellyfish carcass washed up on a beach, with several other dead jellyfish dotted around the background.

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