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Timothy Monbleau

@timmonbleau.bsky.social
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Former Guide Editor at Destructoid, bylines at PC Gamer, Kotaku, and GamesRadar+. I write about video games and even play them sometimes. He/Him

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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Google’s AI summary thinks Gades saying “THIS is what I would call frue destruction!” is from Lufia II when it is in fact from Lufia: The Legend Returns for the Game Boy. So much knowledge at its disposal and it can’t even pretend to be a Lufia fan accurately, just absolutely pathetic. #blutoid
A Google AI summary that reads “Frue destruction!” Is a famous good-bad translation error from Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals that became a long-running meme among fans of the series.” This information is incorrectA screenshot of Lufia: The Legend Returns. Gades is shown saying “THIS is what I would call true destruction!”
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sure let’s add another all-timer SNES RPG to 2027. Lufia 2’s still got some of the absolute best dungeon design to this day. #blutoid
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
As a thank you for the tariff refunds I have received*, I am offering your outlet a $10 discount on my review of Terranigma on Steam. Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. *The tariff refunds I have received do not exist. #blutoid
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Pouring a cold one for the Final Fantasy-ified version of Touch It :(
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Ariana Grande - Touch it ( final Fantasy version )
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Oh hell yes. An absolute icon from Destuctoid, and I can tell you firsthand he's a fantastic editor too. Congrats @krismoyse.bsky.social!
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Never thought I’d see a Battle of Olympus remake. Instantly had the music blast in my head like I was 5 again. I kind of love the 8-Bit to 16-Bit upgrade. Makes it really feel like it was pulled from an alternate reality where the game got the Super Mario All-Stars treatment in the 90s. #blutoid
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Battle of Olympus, The (NES) Music - Arcadia Green Fields
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Okay I guess I’ll start pitching to games media outlets again
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
AI hallucination of the day: Typed the name of a bar with a basic name into Google, AI summary says "there is no bar called [name] in [town]" despite the page for said bar appearing *right alongside it*. It could've just spat the dictionary definition of the name, but it worked so hard to be wrong!
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Seeing the responses to this drives home how rural the rural small town I grew up in was. Weekends were, at best, jumping off cliffs into water and rolling down sandpits if you didn’t want to sneak mom’s vodka underneath the bridge. Admittedly, still a step up from doomscrolling in your room.
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Decided to not apply to a job today because one of the requirements is "high tolerance for ambiguity" and I'm sitting here clenching my fists screaming "WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN!?!?"
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Honestly, I'm more surprised that Langrisser Mobile did well enough to survive for seven years and get a sequel game when Square can't even keep an FF7 gacha alive for three. I'm also kinda tickled that this somehow looks less fanservice-y than Langrisser Mobile, even with the jiggling on display.
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
It is kinda amazing how people writing about video games will spend every waking hour on the job for peanuts in return and somehow there just isn’t any money in the budget for them.
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Watching TV from a quarter of a century ago and I still can’t escape it. #blutoid
A picture of The Sopranos. The caption reads “This whole party has me at sixes and sevens.”
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I never want to see this number this high ever again. #blutoid
A picture of my car’s dashboard, which shows it is currently 107 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I can’t wait for Microsoft to enter its 3DO era. #blutoid
An excerpt from the Wikipedia page for the 3DO game console. It reads “Licensing to independent manufacturers made the system extremely expensive. The manufacturers had to make a profit on the hardware itself, whereas most major game console manufacturers, such as Sega and Sony, sold their systems at a loss, with expectations of making up for the loss with software sales. The 3DO was priced at US$699,[23][24] far above competing game systems and aimed at high-end users and early adopters. Hawkins has argued that 3DO was launched at $599, and not "higher myths that are often reported".[25] In a later interview, Hawkins clarified that while the suggested retail price was $699, not all retailers sold the system at that price.”
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Just catching up on announcements now, but Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is SUCH a good choice for the next gacha-to-console conversion. It was already a classic Final Fantasy in spirit, and now the story gets to be properly immortalized in the FF canon. Really high hopes for this.
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
You can take my gun from me when my hands are as cold and dead as Mega Man Legends 3
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Gonna pop my head up to let you all know I have a review of Mina The Hollower coming soon. Life hasn't exactly gotten easier, so I wasn't able to finish in time for the embargo. But rest assured that Mr. "Link's Awakening is the best Zelda" has some thoughts about this. #blutoid
A screenshot of Mina The Hollower. Mina is seen in the central town area.
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Parker @estinien.gay · 24/05/2025
A screenshot of a location in Final Fantasy XIV that is being destroyed, with collapsed buildings, rubble, and fire. In the middle of the screenshot is "United States," and underneath is "JOANN Fabric and Crafts."
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I want to imagine a world where yesterday's Star Fox direct was actually a shot-for-shot recreation of this cinematic masterpiece. #blutoid
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Nintendo Power Starfox 64 Promotional VHS (June 1997) (720p)
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Less than 24 hours ago I was saying to family "We're getting a new Star Fox soon, I can feel it in my bones" to which my brother responded "I don't know if Nintendo can do anything other than Star Fox 64" so today's reveal is extremely funny to me. #blutoid
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Sure, I never played Final Fantasy XI, but check out this list of things I’ve learned about it just from its collaborations with other Final Fantasy games. 1: Shantotto is small and has a funny laugh
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Had a dungeon run with an ace of a new healer in FFXIV. I popped Living Dead on a big pull, they let me die so I could full heal, and after they complimented me on the strategy. Couldn’t say thank you without a keyboard, but made me think about how you can make someone’s night with a few nice words.
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
i love the final fantasy xiv ost, my favorite tracks are Final Battle (Final Fantasy V) and Final Battle (Final Fantasy V)
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
No one asked for this but you're getting it anyway #blutoid
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Reviewing the Jollibee X Final Fantasy XIV collaboration meal
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Watching the FFXIV Fanfest was so hype that I’m going to drive for 35 minutes to eat chicken so when I log into my critically acclaimed MMORPG my Warrior of Light can also eat chicken
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
If anyone is questioning Andrea’s credentials to talk about this video game, I can say from experience as a “since ARR player” that none of you want to go toe-to-toe with her over how much time you’ve invested into this MMO.
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Okay so the Evolved mode details do have me properly hyped, genuinely looking forward to Evercold now.
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
And yeah this is a big thing. With Shadowbringers added, the trial has caught up with where everyone I know IRL has dropped off. I’d love to see some old friends back in the game and this would almost certainly do it.
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
$.02: I've amassed a lot of FFXIV fatigue, so was ready to hate on the expansion reveal. Minus Evangelion I didn't really get hyped about anything, but the huge focus on fundamental changes has me cautiously optimistic. Everything shown was an improvement, and they're saying the right stuff so far.
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
So I had a joke brewing yesterday that the new FFXIV Alliance Raid was going to be KPop Demon Hunters and that actually doesn't feel as wild as the real thing.
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James GHOULizio 👻 @theswweet.myatproto.social · 24/04/2026
What the fuck
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
If this is a battle pass I'm going to crash
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Koji asking the audience at Fanfest if this might be a dungeon. No way, that's a primal, I know an angry face when I see one.
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Dragon Quest Smash/Grow Day 2 progress update. #blutoid
An screenshot of Brennan Lee Mulligan from Game Changer. The subtitles have been edited to say "You would think, in a game where there are 7% odds of pulling a 3 star, that one would stumble into a rainbow every so often."
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Excited to announce my foray into video journalism with my review of Dragon Quest Smash/Grow. I hope you enjoy the dulcet tones of my voice as I explain my nuanced opinion about this game. #blutoid www.youtube.com/shorts/4TQQQ...
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REVIEW: Dragon Quest Smash/Grow
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Excited to announce my foray into video journalism with my review of Dragon Quest Smash/Grow. I hope you enjoy the dulcet tones of my voice as I explain my nuanced opinion about this game. #blutoid www.youtube.com/shorts/4TQQQ...
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REVIEW: Dragon Quest Smash/Grow
YouTube video by Timothy Monbleau
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
"N was touched by their plight, and started pursuing the truth. N's heart is pure and innocent. But there is nothing more beautiful and terrifying than innocence." - Black and White Gospel of Pocket Monsters
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Kris Moyse @krismoyse.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
I was inspired.
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I do agree with the sentiment, but two thoughts: 1: It sucks when you're 20 hours deep in a game to find out you committed to a build that's dogwater (maybe less of a concern nowadays). 2: Sharing builds and tips is a delightful way to make a single-player game a social experience.
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Spinoff sequel to this: At GameStop, a kid no older than 9 rushes in and goes "Do you guys have Super Nintendo games!?" He then saw a Dreamcast in the little retro corner and grilled the salesperson on everything he knew about it. The children also yearn for Lufia 2 and Skies of Arcadia.
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Legitimately sad to learn that Borderlands Mobile is just a limited test. I was ready to crown it the greatest f2p mobile game ever made simply for having no sign of microtransactions outside a premium battle pass.
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
New Fire Emblem weapon triangle is crazy. #blutoid
A sign on a trail showing a yield triangle. Bikes yield to walkers, but both yield to horses.
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Gonna throw out here that I’ll totally review this if anyone wants. I both have hundreds of hours in Borderlands experience and a proven track record of suffering through even the trashiest gachas for your entertainment. www.destructoid.com/reviews/revi...
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Review: Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat
You may not like it, but this is what Peak of Combat looks like.
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Faith Fun Fact: When Adam and Eve were banished from the Garden of Eden, a cherubim with a flaming sword was placed to guard the entrance. Scholars believe this to be the first documented instance of a door boss.
An image depicting the exile of Adam and Eve. A large hooded figure with a massive flaming sword stands behind them
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Zoey Handley @adzuken.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Someone needs to help Tim out, since he's not just a great writer, but also a fantastic guy to work with.
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Just took a big financial blow today, so I'm here to say that I'm very open to any video game writing work. Writing and editing experience, happy to take on reviews, guides, features, etc. My essays have gotten comments like "the best thing I've read on this website," I can do those for you too!
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eric van allen @seamoosi.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Tim's a fantastic writer! get him work, get him hired!
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CJ @cjisbadatlife.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Hire him. Also hire @krismoyse.bsky.social. Hire all the good folks I used to work with at Destructoid.
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Timothy Monbleau @timmonbleau.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Just took a big financial blow today, so I'm here to say that I'm very open to any video game writing work. Writing and editing experience, happy to take on reviews, guides, features, etc. My essays have gotten comments like "the best thing I've read on this website," I can do those for you too!
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