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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

A: Thanks for everyone who gave their thoughts on Shenmue III, really appreciate it. B: Going on another Bsky break, two weeks minimum. See you sometime.

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Question: I'm nearing the end of Shenmue II and it's been great. I'm half-tempted to get to III someday, but I have heard... extremely mixed reviews about it. For anyone who's played the third game, can you tell me whether or not it's worth it?

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

WOW, that tagline's disturbingly prescient lmao. I'd definitely be scared by Mel Gibson pointing a gun at me under any context, present or past.

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Also, for the longest time, I haven't really been a Musou fan. I only played like the first three Dynasty Warriors (including the fighting game lol) and decided that was all the Musou I ever needed to play in my life. So why the hell is DW Origins looking so appealing to me?!

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Well, enough being edgy. Yesterday's haiku was Streets of Rage 2, still a valid contender for greatest beat-em-up ever made. Now here's #27: Murder mystery Superman IV discussion Wow, damn fine sandwich

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

It was refreshing to have a man of such prestige and status actually be genuinely decent. I hate that's such a huge fucking rarity today. It's like for every one Lynch, there's a hundred Neil Gaimans, many of which likely haven't been caught yet. One reason of several why I say I'm a misanthrope...

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Big thing that stands out in my mind about Lynch: All accounts I've read about the guy loved his personality. At worst, he was eccentric and cryptic, but it sounded like he was an incredibly chill, fun, and kind man who won the admiration of anyone who worked with him. He was an absolute good.

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maddie ★ othatsraspberry @othatsraspberry.com · 16/01/2025

If you’re planning on watching any Lynch, my advice is: don’t watch any analysis videos, don’t think about what stuff is “supposed” to mean, just get your own unique experience from it!! I think people have become far too concerned with the “correct” interpretations of media. Just experience it!!!

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Lee CroNina's The Mummymoto 💀 @spacecoyote.com · 16/01/2025

drew this 4 years ago for @retronauts.bsky.social's podcast about video games inspired by Twin Peaks

Drawing of the red room from Twin Peaks. Link from "Link's Awakening" is dancing like The Little Man. York from "Deadly Premonition" and Maria from "Silent Hill 2" are seated in the armchairs. There's a statue of Ransom the Clown from "Thimbleweed Park." Agent Cooper from Twin Peaks is peeking in from behind the curtains

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Apparently, mine's some effing Mel Gibson thriller called Payback. That's probably a bad sign but I don't remember anything about this film and I don't really care to investigate lol 🤷‍♂️

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Kevin the Cure Marine Stan @ccharmanderk.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

I've said it before, but "filler" originally described a specific phenomenon in anime adapted from manga: episodes and arcs created to "fill time" so the manga stayed ahead of the anime. That meaning has been mutated now to mean anything that doesn't explicitly further the plot. Which sucks.

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Great SG but Spooky @thegreatsg.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I'll always love this photo of him and John Waters from the late 70s. Of course it was at Bob's Big Boy too.

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I do really like their pork rolls, yeah. I actually wonder if Wawa inspired the Ween song "Pork Roll Egg & Cheese" but I'm probably way off.

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

If you're feeling down today for whatever reason, and today has at least two very valid reasons for it, just remember Dale Cooper's advice: Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. I'm going to treat myself to something at Wawa after work.

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

... well, if Bob Uecker's passing didn't royally bum everyone out today, David Lynch's absolutely will. RIP to one of my favorite directors of all time, and certainly one of the weirdest to ever exist. Going to loop Laura Palmer's theme for awhile while reflecting on his works...

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Yeah, Nintendo just kind of tossing it out with a wet thud and saying "here you go" somewhat limply feels like a major burying of the lede. Maybe the leaks forced their backs against the wall but I still feel like this could have been handled with more aplomb.

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

C: Yesterday's haiku was Goldeneye 007 with a nod to the infamously short playable Oddjob in multiplayer. Harold Sakata was not that short, so I feel like he used to be Nick Nack at some point in development. Anyway, #26: Our friend was kidnapped So here's his little brother And a wrestler too

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

B: I am very much not a sports fan, but since Bob Uecker cameo'd on Futurama, of which I AM a fan, I feel compelled to wish him an RIP. Sounded like an all-around rad guy too.

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

A: I'm kinda irrationally annoyed Nintendo just unceremoniously shadow-dropped the Switch 2, but I guess the leaks had them up against the wall without a more concentrated plan. It looks neat so far but I have Lawyer-tendo on thin ice for now, so I'll regard further news with aloof caution.

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Yesterday's haiku was Axelay, a sequel promise more painful to me than Silksong combined with N1RV Ann-A. Now here's #25, probably a bit of an easy one for anyone who grew up with this slice of nostalgia: Lethal slaps only Library basement good times This should be Nick Nack

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

The more people who come to see Fortnite as the pop culture parasite it is, the better. Still, wow, that is just... there's got to be a better word than "disappointing."

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Yesterday's haiku was Wolfenstein: The New Order. Kudos to MachineGames for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle too! Now here's #24: Fight the armada Arms installation complete No fucking sequel

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Mortol very good. Somehow, though, not many people (myself included) seem to like Mortol II more. But yes, enjoy cracking into the rest of the roster. I still need to go back to it and at least gold every game someday.

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

I genuinely like TNT more than Plutonia, I dunno why the vocal majority prefers the latter. That said, it's worth playing through at least once, though consider running it with the MIDI pack which gives it new compositions instead of recycling music from the first two: doomwiki.org/wiki/Plutoni...

doomwiki.org

Plutonia MIDI Pack

The Plutonia MIDI Pack is a music pack for The Plutonia Experiment, released on 8 October 2013. It is vanilla compatible in the sense that all tracks can be played back in vanilla Doom. An optional ad...

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

I see CT is once again critic-proof, much to my personal and idiosyncratic exasperation. Sadly, I fully expected that, but just... auuuuuuugh, just once, I want some semi-legitimate game authority to take CT down a peg. Blurgh. Thank you very much for looking into that, though!

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

I'm admittedly curious to know what this publication rated Chrono Trigger if you can find that out. I would probably be irritated to find out the answer, lol

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Favo is Snorlax with Gloom as my runner-up. What can I say, I'm a gen 1 boomer lol

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

My weird haiku on Friday was very easy for those in the know, but if you don't know it, check out Trio the Punch by Data East when you get the chance. It's... an event. Now here's #23: We fucking lost big But Billy wakes up, pissed off And he'll kill them ALL

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I WISH we lived in that universe lol

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

GTAV is a reasonably fun game if you completely ignore the story. It is bogged down with maybe the worst, most unlikeable assortment of assholes I've ever seen in a fictional setting. I think only Franklin and maybe the Juggalo are the only characters I'd hold a door open for. Trevor is the worst.

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I admit I had a very reactive "Oh fuck OFF" response to that headline. As someone who hasn't loved GTA since Vice City, I'm not about to immediately jack off Rockstar just for being Rockstar. The only compliment I'll give is that the protags don't seem as bad as Trevor, the worst VG character ever.

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Captain Supreme (Adam) @captainsupreme.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

A collection of robots, androids, and anything with gears from gaming in that classic #MegaMan style. Can you name them all?

8bit MegaMan style robots from different games

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Damn, you're right. Or "Have A CURSE OF SHEEPS" Honestly, there's a lot of real estate to work with in this one lol

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

The haiku yesterday was Batman: Arkham Origins, maybe a bit easy but I got a laugh out of it. Now here's #22 which I'm putting very little effort into but I'm tired and it's the end of a long week: LUCKY! CHA CHA CHA What the fuck am I playing YOU FIGURED IT OUT

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

It's not a bad game overall, but... let's just say the twist was where I realized I began my path of thinking you-know-who had become the most overrated character in comic book history.

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Bingo, maybe kind of easy but it made me laugh to think of it, lol. I'm STILL pissed off at that twist over a decade later.

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Alrighty then, haiku #21 of "Haikudonarrative Resonance." Still going with that awful title for now, but yes: Lesser-known villain! Nevermind, it's him again Deathstroke's cool, at least

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

@megaman2.bsky.social got it right, yesterday's haiku was Resident Evil: Code Veronica. Sadly, I haven't had the focus to think of a new one today due to semi-unexpected work bullshit, so we'll see what tomorrow brings with it.

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Yesterday's haiku was for Marvel Super Heroes. I could have also accepted MSH vs. Street Fighter. Now here's #20: Here's the real 3 Love the creepy doll mansion Iffy villain, though

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Was that the book that began with a foreword by Seth Rogen for some fucking reason? Why was that even in there again?

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Honestly, I'm one of those weirdos who still likes the first Sonic because it's just such a uniformly simple premise before the series got overcomplicated with characters. I'm good with Tails, Knuckles, and pre-stalker Amy, at least. I agree that Labyrinth Zone can infinitely bite me.

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

My haiku from Friday was Jackal, one of the best action games on the NES and possibly ever. Now here's #19: I know most of these But who's the tall shadow fiend? Or the eyeball squid?

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

I'm afraid it's not Metal Slug, but good guess. And "Insulindian Phasmid" can be the entire second line of a haiku, so that's valid!

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Yesterday's haiku was Disco Elysium, my recent favorite statement on anti-nihilism. Now here's #18: Four soldiers, one jeep This gun only fires up So grenades ahoy!

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Sotenga @sotenga.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Worst fighting game character ever. I really don't think anyone else can outdo this, but I'd like to see anyone try haha

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