Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 14/10/2026God I wish I could have fun with Deadlock again but Street Brawl in particular is just non-stop stomps, whoever has the busted characters wins. And atm I've won 3 of the last 20 games, so yeah. No fun at all anymore. 010
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I've got 100 votes on her and I still know she will get last. . . 010
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 13/10/2026This is true now but can't be true long run. AI is really, REALLY expensive. The companies are all pushing it now and propping up the bubble, but we've seen with OpenAI that they literally CAN'T be profitable long term without charging shit tons of money for usage. AI is not sustainable in any way. 021
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026This site has ended up being a little depressing. I get why it is this way, but nobody really is out to talk to or follow new folks. I know engagement farming is rampant but it means I really just throw this shit out into the void and never actually talk to anyone. 000
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Being stuck on shitty wifi is truly hell. Online games are so hit or mess depending on the day. 000
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Every day I ask myself why nobody is copying Ocarina of Time. Maybe I have to do it. 000
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Look, I'm aware of confirmation bias. But good GOD how am I supposed to have fun in Deadlock when my team is god awful every. Single. Game. Literally nobody knows how to play a MOBA. I'm bad at shooting but at least I understand strategy. Nobody else does (only on my team ofc) 000
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026What if I played every Igavania in October? That sounds kind of fun, and almost all have Retro Achievements now too I think. 000
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Jumper 2 remains one of my favorite precision platformers, so don't sell yourself short! 040
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Dark Souls did permanant damage to games. I loved it at the time but I resent it now. 000
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I tried the new Castlevania demo and I fucking hated it. I'm a huge fan of Igavania games so I'm very disappointed. It was gorgeous, but FUCK I'm sick of every game being turned into Dark Souls. I fucking hated the boss, spent 30 minutes dying on loop then gave up. 100
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I've seen a lot of this "9 Games That Shaped Me" stuff going around so I thought I'd join. The way I interpreted that idea is that these are the 9 games that impacted my taste in games the most. Very hard to choose only 9 though, misses a lot of important games. 000
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Do yourself a favor and check out Hippotraktor's new album. Some incredible stuff, it's a good time for experimental/progressive metal with The Ocean's new album last week and now this new Hippotraktor. Cult of Luna next month too! 010
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026That was a highlight for sure but the flashback segment towards the end was mind blowing too, highlight of the game for me. 110
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just finished Control Resonant and god damn that was a great game. 110
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Too much friction in a game and I'm out, I cannot push through and focus anymore and that sucks. 000
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It kind of pisses me off that I end up experiencing some of the most interesting games via YouTube essays rather than actually playing the damn things, but what I actually like playing is not the same as what I actually think is valuable artistically and I hate that. 100
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Don't get me wrong, we do sometimes still have a game we will play together, just increasingly less often. And where there was once a willingness to try new things together there isn't so much anymore. People have less time and value how they spend it more, which totally makes sense. 011
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I think one of the most depressing things that has happened to me as I've gotten older is that most if not all of my friends no longer like the same games and such. As an autistic guy that connects with people easiest through games, it really hurts all my relationships and makes me kinda lonely. 110
Reposted by RaenBrian G. aka urbanbohemian 🪩🥂💖 @urbanbohemian.com · 15/09/2026I love this so much. "Play the game exactly how you need to." I have often had to tap out of an action/RPG narrative game and read the rest of the plot online because I couldn't get past some of the encounters. So being able to experience the entire story in-game is always amazing. 633096
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Tried Valheim again with the 1.0 release and yeah I still do not vibe with that game, I don't know why exactly. Gorgeous and the music is great but I just don't have fun. 000
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026This is ultimately my downfall in life. I'm easy to anger. Worked on it for decades now, but it is only slightly better. Maybe I simply can't make it in competition with my anger issues. 000
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026After really giving competitive Pokemon VGC a try with Champions I think I give up. Yeah, outplaying an opponent is very fun, but getting outplayed is some of the least fun I've ever had in games. The highs are high but the lows are too low for my (admittedly poor) mental game. I'm easily tilted. 101
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This makes me sound like a grumpy old man but I am not thrilled with the Ocarina of Time remake stuff they showed. They are changing so many things that didn't need changing and arguably make the game less unique. It doesn't need a jump button. 000
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The prevalence of parrying in particular is just so unfun for me. I cannot time things that well. I do not like to live or die off of parries. I hated Sekiro for this. 010
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Dark Souls ruined action RPGs. While I loved them at the time, every game just copies them now and we are worse for it. No, I don't want every fight to make me sweat, I don't want to have to parry everything, I just want to fight dudes and feel cool and put together cool builds. 100
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026A little annoyed that I got a beta invite for Wardogs at 2 am, and by the time I could play it was over. I know they are in the UK but still a bummer. 000
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Got into the Wardogs beta, did the tutorial, then the beta ended LMAO. Then I tried playing that new Classic+ TERA server and the server crashed right after my character was made and won't be back online tonight. I'm cursed. 100
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Since moving earlier this year, I have experienced more power outages than in the rest of my life combined. Absolute insanity. 000
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 22/08/2026No surrenders is just fucking stupid. Let me quit. I don't want to play this 50 minute game where I'm getting stomped. It is a waste of my night. 000
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 22/08/2026One moment I'm having the most fun game every in Deadlock, the next moment it is genuinely miserably unfun and I want to alt F4. This fucking game. 100
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Most classic MMOs are in this boat, too. Why make one of these games when you could try to copy Fortnite or Genshin Impact? Indies would love to make things like PSO but you fundamentally need a lot of money for this stuff. 000
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Sometimes I play old online games like Phantasy Star Online and wonder if a game like that will ever happen again. Can the industry ever be in a state where games like that are created? 100
Reposted by RaenAnEternalEnigma @aneternalenigma.com · 13/08/2026The more I ponder what Mary said here, I think it is VERY important for those who don't like this EVEN IF YOU DON'T STREAM and want to send a message to Amazon on where the Twitch community falls in the genAI discussion to go in their settings and turn this off. The metrics are what speaks to them. 3536432263
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I hate that every kind of guide is video now. I'd kill for text-based tutorials. Sometimes videos are fine but most of the time I just want text and maybe pictures. My focus struggles make it so hard to just sit there and watch multi-hour tutorials on programming or Blender, etc. 000
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 13/08/20262008 was a weird year I guess. Lots of good games but few that felt GotY worthy. Ultimately, WoW was at it's height for me then and I genuinely love Wrath of the Lich King. Felt like Mirror's Edge deserved more, though. 000
Reposted by RaenTQ 🌿 @witchytq.bsky.social · 12/08/2026TWITCH AI TRAINING IS LIVE - ON BY DEFAULT here's how to turn it off: - settings - security and privacy 2616801193
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Even just sticking to the same familiar genres all the time is weird to me. I always, always want something new. I play old stuff too, and I have the live service stuff I jump between, but I'm always trying new stuff. 000
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 06/08/2026It will forever baffle me how many people just want to play the same game or handful of games all the time with no variety. I get bored. How can you just stick to the same couple games? How can you not want to explore the medium? Branch out; play new stuff. 100
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I'm loving League Classic but sadly it isn't vibing with any of my friends who still prefer modern League for the most part. Bummer for me, but oh well. 000
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026If AI gets put in everything, if it ruins everything, what do I do? Quit doing anything digital? And I don't even rely on places like Twitch to survive. Imagine being one of them. Do I just ditch Twitch and let them all lose their jobs? Maybe. I can't stomach AI at all. What a dogshit world we have. 000
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026This would be so tragic. Twitch is and has been my main form of entertainment (outside playing games) for about 16 years now, and so many fantastic creators have no other real option. It's not like YouTube won't train stuff eventually too (or are already doing it). 100
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I have my doubts about the dates on some of these but why the hell not. SSRI Trading card game Game pad Uhhh, that's it. Slim pickings in 91 I guess. 000
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Actually a downside for me, I don't have friends that like these sorts of games. Same reason I didn't play Nightreign. 000
Raen @xraen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026I'm extremely embarrassed by this but damn League Classic is fun as fuck. 000