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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yah, there's a grit and style to his HK stuff that seems lost in the 90s Hollywood gloss.

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So much better in pure pen and ink.

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I can exclusively reveal the definitive review of #GTA6. It's not for the faint-hearted or hyper-rich. I mean, the game probably is. My review isn't though. Maybe it should be? Fuck. affectionatediscourse.substack.com/p/grand-thef...?

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Grand Theft Auto 6: The Definitive Review

Yes, For Real!

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Deathloop is so incredibly special. Games of that calibre are so rare.

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Pre-megafame Bill Nighy as the post-divorce photographer is one of the greatest episodes of British comedy ever made. Such a fucking shame.

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Who wants another digest of my podcast episodes because I can't be bovved to actually write about games this week? affectionatediscourse.substack.com/p/affectiona...

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Affectionate Discourse Oratorio Tangram Digest 2: The Definitive Review

Or, I am too lazy to properly critique the GTA6 farrago

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Quote reposting my own quote repost to get people to quote repost me. Who cares? You should! It's #PlayStation2 for fuck's sake.

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A fun, fun ride the first time around. I love how Jack Black in a super early role nonetheless manages to ham the fuck out of it.

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I think he played this one quite straight. Was it after Naked Lunch? But the real problem is the book is all about the imagery you create in your mind, sending you reeling. Seeing someone else's imagery isn't quite the same.

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Surprisingly good still, but then French sci-fi is pretty timeless. I had it on a USB stick plugged into a TV on holiday one year and a couple of Gen Z teens stumbled across it. Blew their minds!

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

New podcast episode alert! I've finally achieved my life's dream of interviewing someone about my hacked PlayStation 2 and its HDD full of gaems. Many apols to my guest, @sorrell.bsky.social. Listen with extreme prejudice: shows.acast.com/affectionate... #PlayStation2 #PS2 #Bujingai

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Affectionate Discourse Oratorio Tangram Episode 11: PlayStation 2 with Mark Sorrell | Affectionate Discourse Oratorio Tangram

Another interview!

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

My first dual tape deck. Suddenly blank cassettes became a hugely desirable resource.

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Actually great. As in, I genuinely love this film. Far superior to any of the Richieslop capers. Amazingly quotable lines. "In a fuckin cobra!"

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I remember a similarly offkey James Bond synth album. Its version of Bond '77 was surprisingly funky, in a cheapo FM synth and Korg Drums kinda vibe.

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Just a reminder I did a stupidly long podcast on videogame mags, purely for your pleasure.

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Who loves ludicrously long podcast episodes? Me! To celebrate the tenth episode of ADOT, here's a stupid episode on #videogamemagazines, including read-throughs of issues of #CommodoreUser , #Zzap64, #EDGE and #Zero. shows.acast.com/affectionate... NB: this ep is so long, it may not work.

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Affectionate Discourse Oratorio Tangram Episode 10: Magazines | Affectionate Discourse Oratorio Tangram

Magazines, yah.

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

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Affectionate Discourse Oratorio Tangram Episode 10: Magazines | Affectionate Discourse Oratorio Tangram

Magazines, yah.

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I didn't know it was that catastrophic for Carolco! Blimey.

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Please note, I'm off on holiday this week so it could be ages before the next one.

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

After a short delay, here's a bit of writing on an isometric titan of the 8-bit years, Paul Shirley's SPINDIZZY: open.substack.com/pub/affectio...

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Spindizzy: The Definitive Review

Shirley You Can’t Be Serious

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Absolutely. I remember being so surprised at how good this was. So good that Guy Ritchie literally copy and pasted Dennis Farina's character.

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Yah, quite a juggernaut on the big screen.

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Awesome artwork on an early Mark Millar that was really good, despite the classic movie rip-off!

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

TBH, it's full of glorious cameo parts aside the cool robber porn. Hank Azaria has a great turn reacting to Pacino's performance as the (undisclosed cokehead) maniac cop.

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

They shrunk them, Dan. They fucking did it. 😭

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Aye but they shrunk the environments. Absolute crime imo.

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I never have got stuck into a Crew. Probably should?!?

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Rick and Derek sharing a front cover is surely some kind of crossover miracle that would be unthinkable today.

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

INDIE WILL SAVE THE DAY, DAN. Or at least that's what I whisper to myself every fucking night.

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I have finally calmed down enough to write about ALL THE HORRIBLE SHIT corporate has been up to, with apologies to @hitpoints.bsky.social and @lukeplunkett.com, who both expressed the rage better than me. open.substack.com/pub/affectio...

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Impotent, Frustrated Rage: The Definitive Review

2026: A Year Of Contrasts

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Start skimmin your cinnamon?

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

RLM's Jay and Rich loved it. I watched it recently and yah, it's brilliant fun. Gene is SO good, as is Sharon. Also, how could you forget Keith David?!? 😭

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The original Dredd has odd amounts of fanservice in it, but for each bit that's good there's some horrific desecration of the canon for equal measure.

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Dangerous Golf: "a stupendous idea, ruined". I'll always be miffed how it falls so short, simply because it didn't trust players to enjoy playing with its sim. open.substack.com/pub/affectio...

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Dangerous Golf: The Definitive Review

Always. Be. Golfing.

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

WHAT ARE YOUR INTENTIONS FOR THESE ITEMS STEVEN

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

One of the all time greats for b&w! Absolutely love his Dredd and Rogue stuff.

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I mean, I'd GamePass it while there's still a GamePass to GamePass stuff with. Fuck knows what it'll look like by Q4.

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

GamePass it for the map, at least. It's nice to drive around for a couple of weeks.

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

What do you mean you don't want to hear me get angry about #ForzaHorizon6?* I talk about the history of open-road racing games and lavish huge amounts of love on #TestDriveUnlimited too. shows.acast.com/6798da685b33... *No, it's not because I can't work out how the auction house works.

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Affectionate Discourse Oratorio Tangram: Episode 8: Forza Horizon 6 | Affectionate Discourse Oratorio Tangram

Forza Horizontal

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I watched it a few years ago and found it surprisingly good. Better, even?!?

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Tont Coles @tontcoles.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Not wanting to give anything away but I just reinstalled Dangerous Golf. Remember that shit? When Burnout people left to do a standalone crash mode but it's also golf? Dangerous Golf. Man, I miss games with that vibe. Like Tokyo Jungle. Too weird to live, too rare to die.

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