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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

and that's that. i've been feeling really lonely, because i only have 1 friend i sparsely talk to outside of my gf. it might be time to change that. you might see me post here more often, maybe, idk

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

oh i also got into autocross late last year. racing is unbelievably fucking fun but i just can't afford it now. i also bought a new car. fc3 civic si. turbocharger is fun but i miss the throttle response & power curve of my ep3, even though its definitely slower lol

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

my current side hustle is that i'm building budget gaming pcs out of parts people don't want anymore. you'd be surprised what people are basically throwing away. good pickings for someone who just needs a pc to use. i may make a tiktok or yt page to document that if the wind is right

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

i have 2 orange cats i inherited from my girlfriend. they are such assholes but they're cute so it's ok. i stopped writing ages ago and i'm probably never going back to streaming or content creation in general. i don't have the time or the passion for it anymore

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

i'm still working my thrift store job. it's only gotten even more stressful now that i have to commute 2hr round-trip 4 days a week. figured out that i like IT a lot, because it feels great to help people when you actually know what you're talking about, so i'm taking courses in that

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

oh yeah, and i moved out of my parents' house. me and my girlfriend got an apartment together january this year. it's been tough because life in america is shitty in general, everything is too expensive. but i'm happy i'm on my own now, even if it costs me an arm and a leg every month

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

i'm doing great. the enby i was seeing october 2024 broke up with me a week after valentine's day 2025. started seeing someone i met on the internet in april of that year. we've been together ever since. she's my favorite goddamn person. she's sitting behind me playing baldur's gate as i type this

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

so i figure i should give an actual life update, one to see if anyone still follows me here and two it's useful as like, a diary entry. and it's really entertaining seeing posts from me from two years ago versus where i am now

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

alright chat, hear me out thief single player extraction game

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

My curse seems to be that im into girls & enbys that look like they collect pretty rocks and have an art studio in their room but i lack the art and rock collecting experience necessary to form an emotional bond with them

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

so do you even like video games or do you just have an obsessive need for control fueled by traumatic childhood memories of your entire life being upended every 6 to 12 months

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

You miss every shot you don't take, but sometimes you take a shot and it bounces off the wall, into your face, and makes you go blind forever

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

I had a dream that they gave balatro a full cinematic intro sequence

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

imagine seeing a bald person in a cafe and thinking "omg it's northernlion". couldn't be me

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

how am i just now learning that they renamed the gulf of mexico, it fucking would be from a nascar broadcast. this is some fallout-ass bullshit

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

this just in: donald trump signs a new executive order. all nascar ovals are to be run clockwise so the drivers don't turn Woke

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

i've never played a TXR game but still bought this anyways, even in early access. i legit never thought there was going to be another good racing game that wasn't: 1. a forza horizon game 2. a prohibitively expensive simulation

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

i can't describe how happy this makes me #TokyoXtremeRacer

The store page for the new Tokyo Xtreme Racer game states that it has "very positive" user reviews :)

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Guy in 1906: "For sale - Baby shoes, never worn" Guy in 2025:

A Facebook Marketplace listing: "Engagement ring, $8000"

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 15/10/2024

On one hand, streaming is fun, on the other hand, playing PGR 2 with a breakcore playlist in the background is such a vibe

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 02/10/2024

Yeah. It took them like an hour to resolve but still

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 02/10/2024

The more I play my original Xbox the more I resent seeing things like this. A game system from 20-25 years ago is more reliable simply by virtue of not being connected to the internet the entire time www.eurogamer.net/xbox-network...

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Xbox network suffers major outage, game launching and more affected

The Xbox team is currently dealing with a number of network issues, affecting things such as player sign-in, game launching and the ability to join parties.

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 30/09/2024

I wiped the floor with most of the DLC bosses except for like, Rellana until I got more Scadutree fragments, so I feel somewhat qualified in saying that this shit blows. I know how the story ends and I have other video games I want to play.

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 30/09/2024

They did it. FromSoft finally made an impossible boss. No amount of exploring and overlevelling is going to make Promised Consort Radahn anything other than a meat grinder. $40 DLC and I can't even complete it

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 03/09/2024

Insane stat I found earlier today: at 28 days, the average house fly has a longer life span than a $100m live service game published by Sony

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 07/08/2024

for the people who read this - i've had to delay the stream a bit, had to take care of some things including an internet outage, i should be live in like 20 minutes from now

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 05/08/2024

by the way i'm gonna start streaming again first one will be on wednesday: 8am-5pm EST, likely starting with Elden Ring and might move into other stuff as the day goes by after that, streams will happen every tuesday, 9am-3pm EST. all on twitch at the moment: www.twitch.tv/rodentbird

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Rodentbird - Twitch

Fan fiction writer, retired YT game critic, racing enthusiast & occasional Twitch streamer.

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 05/08/2024

ahh!! multicolor rodentbird!!

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 14/07/2024

If Herta doesn't make it in IndyCar can we bring him to WRC

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 03/07/2024

The optimal way to play Pokemon is to have the dual-type matchup charts on a computer screen at all times, so you don't have to keep unlocking a phone when you spend an hour researching double resistances for one single battle

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 26/05/2024

Current status of the Indycar discord server:

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 16/05/2024

my personal takeaway from eeaao is that if i swallow this entire tube of toothpaste ill be able to move stars with my brain

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 25/04/2024

28. Fallout S1 Weird, dark and funny in equal measures, Amazon's Fallout adaptation is always enticing, with a fantastic core mystery, a really interesting world and a really fun dynamic between the three main characters that feels like more than the sum of its parts. 8/10

The poster for season 1 of Amazon's Fallout adaptation, with the subtitle "The world needs a better ending" at the top of the poster. Features Ella Purnell's character (Lucy MacLean) crouching down in the center of the poster with a 10mm pistol in her right hand, Walton Goggins' character (Cooper Howard/The Ghoul) on the left holding a lever-action rifle, and Aaron Moten's character (Maximus) on the right in a set of power armor, each looking past the camera into a desert wasteland.

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 25/04/2024

29. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023) This is an amazing-feeling FPS mired in a beaten-to-death horse carcass named Call of Duty, bloated with brand tie-ins and live-service bullshit, an overload of overlapping mechanics, a shitty campaign and a completely uncooked PvE extraction mode. 3/10

The key art for 2023's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, with Captain Price holding an AR-platform assault rifle with the face of Makarov overlaid in the background.

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 25/04/2024

27. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011) MW3 sheds so many brain cells that it assumes the player has lost theirs too, leading them strictly by the hand through a globe-spanning military-themed carnival. An OK wave survival mode and a stout multiplayer playerbase act as saving graces. 5/10

The cover art for MW3, featuring an American soldier carrying an M4 assault rifle while walking through the ruins of a war-torn New York City (presumably).

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 25/04/2024

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 25/04/2024

26. Forza Motorsport 2 (DNF) A racing game with a ton of early 2000's energy that is not only marred with a clearly immature handling model but is also so damn easy that it's actually boring - just upgrade your car to its max PI, and never face a challenge again after hour 1. 4/10

The cover art for Forza Motorsport 2, featuring a custom orange Nissan 350Z drifting around the apex of a turn.

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 25/04/2024

25. Helldivers 2 (35 hrs) As far as live-service shooters go, this is a very good one. It often feels idiosyncratic, but always good, and the missions themselves remain entertaining. That being said, I can feel a grind creeping in and it's a bit high-commitment for me. 7/10

The key art for Helldivers 2, featuring a squad of 4 Helldivers wielding machine guns while standing in a cloud of yellow smoke and slime, one being assaulted by a Terminid as another plants the flag of the in-universe Super Earth in the ground, with a large blue planet lurking in the background

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rodentbird @rodentbird.bsky.social · 24/04/2024

24. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) The intellect that defined COD4 is M.I.A from MW2's narrative and gameplay, in service of an high-concept, eye-catching plot and an expanded content platter that offers little substance. Despite this, it still has some cool, creative moments. 6/10

The PS3 cover art for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, featuring an American soldier walking in the burning ruins of the Washington D.C. Capitol building, holding an M16 rifle in their right hand.

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