D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 7hstrange but wonderful timeline when a game with a @displacermb.bsky.social quote on the front is being featured in Walmart 030
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 12hI acknowledge that there's another lower-priced tier, but it still severely undercuts Restoration Games' stated ethos of making OOP board games accessible again when they price their lead offering higher than an original copy of said infamously expensive OOP board game 260
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 13hI don't get say as to which quotes folks choose to use for promo so I am very glad CMYK chose that one in particular Grabble rules! play it if you can, ideally 10 times in a row 050
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 29/09/2026Grabble (@cmyk.games) is unlike anything you've ever played. Unless you've played Nuts a GoGo, which this is a new (and better!) edition of. Be prepared to go whole hog. pixeldie.com/2026/09/29/g...pixeldie.comGrabble – ReviewGrabble, by CMYK, is a truly singular box of scraps and a perfect nightcap game. 071
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 29/09/2026if my current projects and playthroughs are any indication, the N64's library has aged better than you'd think but not thanks to most of the games you would reasonably assume 280
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 28/09/2026one of the most frustrating things about TCG/CCGs is finding a community where people actually talk about the game in depth I'm spoiled by Netrunner where people are amped to talk strats, build decks, and run sets to test in TCGs it's weirdly difficult to find substance, at least in my experience 3100
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 22/09/2026having worked in print ads, I highly doubt this is the result of failure to proofread. there are way too many people involved in the production of any printed material I think someone at Sonic finally had enough of their brain't coworkers and just let them have exactly what they wanted, unaltered 360
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 19/09/2026editing my Resi Movie Opinion: in adapting the mechanics/structure of the series over any given plot, Cregger demonstrates a better understanding of genre than almost anyone working in the IP mines ever has to be clear it's still just "a good movie", but that's an achievement for game riffs! 130
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 18/09/2026"you'll get to work in games more!" "no shit, that rules!" "you'll eventually leave willingly and get a normal job!" "aw man. do I at least get to travel for more esports stuff first?" "buddy, they won't even get to" 140
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 17/09/2026god I wish I could recommend the Homestar Runner card game, but it's kind of a hot mess rulebook issues aside (not usable as-is, only some issues are corrected in the digital version), you just kinda pass around cards until someone's pants are just too full of incriminating evidence and they lose 170
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 13/09/2026I have no idea if these are actually good games yet, but Weast Coast is making some of the prettiest card games I've seen in a hot minute 4190
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 04/09/2026one of the problems with any "what if I played all the X of Y library" project is that they don't combine well with my "don't talk about shit unless it's for sure coming out" policy on a related note I do not care much for Top Gear Rally 120
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 02/09/2026it's worth noting that brains are broadly pretty great at recovering from things like this (as far as we know) the question is whether folks deep in the prompt mines will actually give it up for their own well being we should encourage and welcome them back if they try, fwiw 160
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 28/08/2026this isn't like, a serious issue or anything, but it's super weird that the rulebook for Machi Koro Life opens on how sick crypto is 440
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 16/08/2026hey it's like half the reason I dropped! in order to write meaningful crit you need to spend time with the same game for a while. turns out a lot of board game people don't care for that! now that the bubble has popped it may be more viable, except that also took the already-limited money with it 2100
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 13/08/2026and people think '08 was a bad year??? I didnt even include L4D1, Spelunky Classic, or a bunch of other XBLA bangers. there was plenty of good stuff in the late aughts if you were willing to look outside brown'n'bloom! 370
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 10/08/2026in a shocking development, local brain-addled game obsessive who uses words like "ludography" played the flavor of the month and wasn't feeling it backloggd.com/u/Vysetron/r...backloggd.comVysetron's review of Splatoon Raiders | BackloggdI mean look, I'm happy this expansion got more people into Monster Hunter, that's good! I just wish high rank had a bit more teeth, y'know? The hunts are way too short a- oh shit wrong game hold on on... 070
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 08/08/2026discourse around the N64 library is kind of impossible for me to participate in, but not because of nostalgia blinders as much as I look at all the things people criticize and respond with "I know right? it rules" 120
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 31/07/2026new version of party house? NEW VERSION OF PARTY HOUSE??? @perryjon.bsky.social I am beside myself, this looks amazing! 0111
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 31/07/2026for some reason this app tried to lock me out for an age check, then just let me in anyway a few hours later??? I am not giving fucking bluesky a shred of docs, place ain't worth it if I vanish off of this platform soon y'all know why 040
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 29/07/2026I can't believe I'm saying this, but if calling it a remaster is what it takes to get reprints of old editions of games that deserve it? fine, cool, go full video games industry if you gotta Arkham 2nd Ed is an all-timer and should be perpetually in print, this is a good thing 210
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 27/07/2026New zonepost! This goes deeper than the title would imply. I have a nemesis now! wackgameboy.zone/2026/07/27/d...wackgameboy.zoneDeer Hunter (1999)In which we introduce a unaware nemesis nearly 30 years in the making. 031
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 26/07/2026that splatoon raiders game is really something, or more accurately a lot of little things feels less like a traditional looter shooter and more like a super abridged Monster Hunter, but minus crafting? problem is I'm not 100% sure the progression and structure fully gel for me. still fun though! 240
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 22/07/2026this is some of the limpest key jingling I've ever seen no one is going to look past xbox's problems because they can finally play fuzion frenzy 040
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 21/07/2026I'm a couple hours into AI The Somnium Files and thus far the only thing Date has detected in this alleged detective game is a receptionist's cleavage 240
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 20/07/2026my only amendment to this is that I sleeve social deduction/hidden roles (not all the cards in the box necessarily, just the roles) if they are frequently shuffled/passed around otherwise, yeah you almost never need sleeves! it's fine! don't spend 2x the cost of a card game before you even play it! 040
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 14/07/2026When Trent Reznor goes on a quest, he's seeking Nine Inch Grails 040
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 14/07/2026played the new @solisgamestudio.bsky.social release, Six-Sided Seas. 2p push your luck with just a bit more decision space than most of those. 3 win conditions (money, glory, violence) seems like a lot, but the game is a whole 20 mins so it doesn't overwhelm. super charming, fits in a playmat tube! 062
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 06/07/2026Xbox news is as horrible as expected, but my biggest takeaway is them wanting to up user counts from a billion a year to a billion a day that's the kind of insanity that doesn't normally escape the slide deck we're just making up numbers, saying them aloud, and calling it Leadership (tm) 1100
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 06/07/2026played and enjoyed the new addition of Samurai, Hanami! the game is as excellent as ever, but I question these power cards. they're wildly uneven in power, and one (pictured) doesn't even work as-is (there aren't 1 power player tiles in those types) happy with the game but will be ignoring those 050
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 04/07/2026animal plane game opinions! while it sacrifices some of the charm of the original, I would be lying if I said this wasn't the best playing Star Fox game we've had also Slippy has had such a glowup it's honestly incredible backloggd.com/u/Vysetron/r...backloggd.comVysetron's review of Star Fox | BackloggdIt is buck wild that Velan landed this gig, and I'm extremely happy that they did because the studio that made Knockout City deserves to make money for a change. Remaking SF64 for the 4th time (arguab... 032
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 04/07/2026I'm officially allowed to have opinions about the Star Fox remake 070
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 03/07/2026my stuff's still packed for the move, which means my library is reduced to multipurpose doodads that work without consistent internet. PS1 it is! backloggd.com/u/Vysetron/r...backloggd.comVysetron's review of Um Jammer Lammy | BackloggdBeing into live music, especially local bands, means grading on a curve. I can't tell you how many times I've heard (or even said) that a show was "great". The acoustics in the venue may be echoey, th... 020
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 01/07/2026all I'll say about the sony news is that today is an excellent day to expand your rom sets 070
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 29/06/2026Happy to announce that www.warppoint.games now features a few more opinions about Game Boy games! Super jazzed about this project. I've already found some great writers and sites on WP, I bet you would too! 030
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 27/06/2026finally had time to bang out a playthrough of the new Star Fox, played the same route for comparison I'm a bit mixed on it? it plays great, and it makes several changes that I'd overall say are positive (Slippy rules now!), but it def lacks some charm and the performances are a bit too reserved 230
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 25/06/2026Donkey Kong '94 is one of the greatest games to ever be slotted into a Super Game Boy. My friends and I talked about it for an hour (post-edit!), and it's WGBZ's new #1. Even the most GB-skeptical should play this one. wackgameboy.zone/2026/06/25/d...wackgameboy.zoneDonkey Kong (1994)The inevitable, and likely not final, crossover episode. 172
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 18/06/2026been playing old Star Foxes in prep for the new one (not Adventures, too long) and I've realized that if I do a ranked piece I'd be immediately accused of rage baiting related, god Star Fox Command is so damn good. the true Star Fox 3, a game with New Ideas, almost all of which work! 140
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 18/06/2026New short lil Game Boy piece! Come for the anti-Rare sacrilege, stay for more anti-Rare sacrilege. wackgameboy.zone/2026/06/18/d...wackgameboy.zoneDonkey Kong Land (1995)Where we’re barrel blasting, we won’t need eyes to see. 121
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 10/06/2026Not fully back in the writing swing (moving cross country is hard!), but I played the new Star Fox demo and had to return for a sanity check. backloggd.com/u/Vysetron/r...backloggd.comVysetron's review of Star Fox 64 | BackloggdSo I played that new demo. It seems good and all, Netflix adaptation vibes notwithstanding, but I had to go back. Refamiliarize, recontextualize. Make sure the lenses aren't nigh-opaque from red tint,... 053
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 10/06/20263 Witches (@coreyyoung.com, @allplay.bsky.social) hearkens back to peak of the microgame era, packing a tightly-wound 2v1 trick taker into an entire 18 cards. Sabotaging a group project has rarely felt so vindicating. pixeldie.com/2026/06/10/3...pixeldie.com3 Witches – ReviewBy the cards held o’er the felt, something wicked this way’s dealt. 091
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 03/06/2026I love making stupid youtube videos about card games bc it means I get to make stuff like this 030
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 27/05/2026yet another independent games media site built around maintaining editorial control and having any standards whatsoever crumpled for a game their core audience likely doesn't care about, then immediately followed up with an AI slop book-sorting game despite all good sense cool and good, nice job 1110
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 25/05/2026New zonepost! HAL Labs had a different funny little round guy a year before Kirby came along, and it had a gun! wackgameboy.zone/2026/05/25/t...wackgameboy.zoneTrax (1991)The cutest tanks this side of Metal Slug. 040
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 20/05/2026second thought - it's incredibly rich that BGG's content policy is being set and upheld by the guy who publicly posted about how jesus helped him recover from 20+ years of jacking off that's not a joke, that actually happened, you can still read it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/puz...kickstarter.comBumfuzzled 2 - More Peculiar Wooden Puzzles!Whimsical, hand-designed, laser cut wooden puzzles! 5226
D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · 10/05/2026if you're not down with a version of Katt that looks like she's only keeping her plane in the air thanks to two Monster Zeros and an unlabled pill bottle you've either never met a pilot or are a fairweather furry 27426