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Yellow Redfield @yellowredfield.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Japan has done that many, many times. Hell, Yamato's second movie had a pretty definitive ending (no spoilers, tho it's ancient history), but they still wanted to make more Yamato, so the TV adaptation of the film made changes. It's very weird to see this happening in the West though.

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Yellow Redfield @yellowredfield.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

From what I have heard and read....it's not that far removed from reality, generally speaking. Obviously, it was meant to be at least partially idealized from the perspective of the young characters and the film isn't a documentary, but they did proper research for the period in many ways.

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Yellow Redfield @yellowredfield.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

We'll see! It seems screenings have been sharply reduced, but the remaining ones are filling up quickly, which is a sign that positive word of mouth is spreading across Japanese users on social media.

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Shared Fantasy, the first sociological monograph about roleplaying games, is about a period when established players are dealing with a new wave of younger players with different priorities. The period is 1978.

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SEN 👾 @shmupdb.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Guardian Heroes (1996) by Treasure and Sega. Operetion Gurdian Heroes and Complete Works art by Tetsuhiko Kikuchi (HAN).

Hand-drawn promotional artwork for Guardian Heroes featuring a colorful group of chibi-style characters—a red-armored knight with hammer, green-haired elf, pink-haired girl, spiky blonde hero, blue-helmeted warrior, and a golden-armored giant—striking dynamic poses against a white background, with bold Japanese text declaring "Ready!! The full story begins!!" and the title "Operation Guardian Heroes" at the top.

Vibrant hand-drawn promotional illustration for Guardian Heroes Complete Edition featuring a lively group of anime-style characters—pink-haired girl winking, spiky blonde hero, green-haired elf, blue-helmeted warrior, orange-haired adventurer, and a massive golden-armored giant looming above—posed together against swirling clouds, with bold title text and energetic Japanese “The full story begins!!” slogan.

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Yellow Redfield @yellowredfield.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

They deserve a lot of credit for the transforming spider ninja concept, which the 3D action scenes also pulled off nicely. I didn't hate the Akito anime, but I felt like they had decent ideas for the cast and settings yet the narrative itself is what was somewhat lacking in the end.

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Programancer @programancer.com · 30/11/2025

I did a pixel redraw thing for Final Fantasy 3

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Mecha Girl Of The Day @mechagirlotd.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Next Mecha Guy of the day is Roger Smith from The Big O!

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Yellow Redfield @yellowredfield.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Suzaku thinks he is a big hero and dresses up like one, but the point is he's definitely not. Yes, Lelouch has a lot of hubris and makes a bunch of mistakes, silly and not, rather than being perfectly calculating. I liked that sort of contrast.

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George J. Horvath @landofobscusion.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Only one volume left to go! Imagine telling someone this back in 1989, when Viz first tried releasing the Fist manga. Or in the mid-90s, when Viz tried for a second time. Or in the early 00s, when Gutsoon tried for a third time. Man, if only more manga were given this many tries in English...

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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 24/06/2025

Oh dang, I didn't notice the news until now, but Depersonalization - a big Chinese indie hybrid RPG based on tabletop Call of Cthulhu - got its english translation overhaul a couple weeks back. I'd been holding off on playing it because I'd heard the initial translation was pretty wonky.

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Depersonalization on Steam

"May all stories find their best endings." "Depersonalization" is an anthology-style game featuring standalone chapters and diverse story genres. We continuously collect and create...

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Yellow Redfield @yellowredfield.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

I don't know if it helps to follow the game, but I did that as well.

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Yellow Redfield @yellowredfield.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

I hope you do get to see the cool endings sooner rather than later, since a few of the conclusions are definitely busywork but a surprising number are pretty neat!

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Yellow Redfield @yellowredfield.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

I've only got the first of those, but I want to read more.

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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 23/06/2025

I've been shouting about this game since the day it came out. Genuinely one of the best side-scrolling brawlers EVER. Incredible depth means that even on the ultra-highest difficulty (where every enemy moves like a hummingbird and stings like a truck) it's possible to 1cc it consistently.

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Yellow Redfield @yellowredfield.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

If I were to make one of these, it would be relatively close!

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Zombies. The undead. You know, ghouls. @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

I have been so busy writing through The Trials (con crude and the destruction of my laptop) that I haven't had time to post any of my work since SGF. I can’t write any more today, so I'm going to play catchup. First up: I previewed Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound for @ign.com and it rules.

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Ninja Gaiden Ragebound: The 7 Coolest Things - IGN

We’ve already done a more traditional preview that looks at the meat and potatoes experience of playing Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, so this time, let’s dig into the nitty gritty. These are the 7 coolest t...

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Matt McMuscles @mattmcmuscles.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Lots of slashing, raging, and bird-PTSD'ing in the new Ninja Gaiden: RAGEBOUND! Watch - youtu.be/JWzOSToEuKM

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Final Fantasy Tactics (Creative Studio 3), out Sept 30th

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Yellow Redfield @yellowredfield.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

First and arguably also the third one work alright, but this middle film does try to cover way too much and so it has to use off-screen handwaving more than what I'd prefer.

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George J. Horvath @landofobscusion.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

New Review: Mitsuteru Yokoyama's Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Part 1) The first TV anime adaptation of Romance was actually an adaptation of an adaptation, as it was based on Mitsuteru Yokoyama's 60-volume magnum opus It may not always be a looker, but the first 22 eps of this show are damn good

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Mitsuteru Yokoyama's Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Part 1): Do Not Pursue Lü Bu!

Born some time in 161 AD/CE in Zhuo County (now Zhuozhou, Baoding, Hebei ), China, Liu Bei (courtesy name Xuande) allegedly was a descendan...

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Yellow Redfield @yellowredfield.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Alright, it's looking like the ultimate answer to "does Hundred Line really have 100 distinct endings?" is "mostly true", because the game's script is indeed a giant monster of very different routes and scenarios. The review consensus is positive too, with a few rather minor caveats.

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Yellow Redfield @yellowredfield.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

I had already pre-ordered, but you've convinced me to double down on my decision! Nice review.

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Ki[n]g of Prism/Pretty Series specialist for hヰre お仕事募集中 @aiyane07.blacksky.app · 20/04/2025

#SuperRobotWars Y releases Aug 28 Writing a summary but most important thing they said is planning for next game started right after 30 released, but they wanted to change to a new engine first so that's why it took so long, future games after Y won't take that long www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHcM...

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2025年8月28日発売決定『スーパーロボット大戦Y』第2弾PV

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The Game Kitchen @thegamekitchen.com · 16/04/2025

The veil lifts... Kumori awaits. 🕷️Kumori joins NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound — a masterful assassin from the Black Spider Clan. 🥷The reckoning begins summer 2025. Wishlist NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound now! store.steampowered.com/app/2542120/... www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1X0...

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NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound - Kumori Reveal | Coming Summer 2025

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TMS Entertainment @tmsanime.com · 19/04/2025

We've begun the search for Treasure Island! 🏝️ Be sure to check out our marathon of episodes 1-5 on our YouTube channel! 📺 👉 youtu.be/2PiiR5ib-MI #TMS60th

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Burntends | Macross Do Yo Remember Love @burntends.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Got an update for you about Tokimeki Memorial's Sega Saturn. The patch's team has been slowly working on the English translation and is making essentially a help wanted ad. The current patch crashes a lot and we could use people with hacking and debugging experience. Let us know!

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Yellow Redfield @yellowredfield.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

These are all extremely different games, naturally, but I like to think there is a common thread of unusual ambition and letting the player embrace continuing even with sub-optimal decisions, rather than expecting you to save and reload.

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Yellow Redfield @yellowredfield.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Baldur's Gate 3 was my most hyped game for 2023, Romancing Saga 2 remake was the one for 2024 and now...it's looking like it'll be Hundred Line for 2025.

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Yellow Redfield @yellowredfield.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

If I may comment, the parallels are present...but they are clearly not using this as the real ending. Which I much prefer to how things were resolved in that episode.

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Yellow Redfield @yellowredfield.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

I want to watch the new Gundam soon, but life seems to be conspiring against it. *shakes fist at the heavens*

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Yellow Redfield @yellowredfield.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Some folks are very radical in their love and hatred for media. G-Witch had its issues, but also quite a few virtues. Then again, that's a very Gundam-like state of affairs. I was personally satisfied and the show still has plenty of fans. It's far from universally or even predominantly disliked.

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Felipe Pepe @felipepepe.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Saw the whole thing now, it's a fantastic dive into the history of wargames/strategy games and how cultural changes affect how we "play" war as a society. Great work George! It's outside of the scope of the video, but I want to add a fun trivia about when civilian units were added to wargames - 1/4

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Liz Bushouse @lizbushouse.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

www.1101.com/n/s/mother_p... Hobonichi is publishing a series of articles based on a chat between Shigesato Itoi and Marcus Lindblom, talking about the localization of Earthbound. It's a pretty cool glimpse behind the scenes! The rest of the series will be published throughout the week.

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The Script of EarthBound – Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun | Marcus Lindblom | ほぼ日刊イトイ新聞

MOTHER 2 English localizer Marcus Lindblom and game creator Shigesato Itoi met for the first time in summer 2024 and sha

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Yellow Redfield @yellowredfield.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Exactly how much input a TV producer had in CG will always be debatable, but it's valuable to highlight that even from an early stage the local audience wasn't only interpreting the series as "poor little Japan" and someone publicly noted how this also reflected Japan's colonization of Korea, etc.

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Yellow Redfield @yellowredfield.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

For the record, the screenshots are from a Japanese web site listing media people labelled as "anti-Japanese", so I guess right-wingers hold a grudge. The controversy was also mentioned in other places...incidentally, this was also during a time when the global anti-Iraq war protests were recent.

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Yellow Redfield @yellowredfield.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Ultimately, it's telling that you don't really see right-wing Japanese embracing Code Geass per se, despite how huge the show was at its peak of popularity. In fact, there was a minor controversy back in 2006, when the MBS TV producer made a comparison between CG Japan and how Korea was treated.

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Yellow Redfield @yellowredfield.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

On the other hand, the series depicts the plight of civilians as victims of occupation with sympathy, yes, but it also takes a more critical stance towards the previous authorities (ie: the hotel hijacking by JLF in S1 wasn't glorified at all). It never portrays old Japan's regime as a golden age.

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Yellow Redfield @yellowredfield.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

On the one hand, the show complicates that argument by focusing on the moral ambiguity of Zero, who is leading a liberation movement based in Japan yet his own values aren't nationalist in nature. He isn't even Japanese and wants to create a new free nation without any nostalgic aspirations.

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Yellow Redfield @yellowredfield.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

I've deleted the Japan-releated comments, because I realized my own description was leaving out some nuances, even if it did contribute to making an often simplified comparison into a more complex one. I'll have to think about how to better present that information later.

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Yellow Redfield @yellowredfield.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

It's a can of worms, because the series does use nationalist symbols and people may feel weird about that. Then again, by showing all such oppressive actions as unquestionably evil, whether they are perpetrated by Britannia (or Japan, or the U.S., etc), the narrative is clearly anti-imperialist.

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Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

A writeup detailing the differences in the AM Show prototype of Gradius III included in Gradius Origins (sorry for link to trashsite) x.com/Shingi/statu...

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Suikoden, perhaps best summed up as “Pokémon meets Game of Thrones,” is one of my favorite video game series. So it’s been a pleasure to play through the new remaster of Suikoden 1+2, which comes out tomorrow. The bugs are fixed, the entire script is reworked, and it looks gorgeous. Highly recommend

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RPGFan @rpgfan.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Some indie games wear their inspiration on its sleeve, but few can go really the distance on their first major release. #Shujinkou is a fantastic title, with great dungeons crawling and story served in tandem.🌸 Full Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/shuji...

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Lizardcube @lizardcube.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Lizardcube in partnership with SEGA is happy to reveal Shinobi:Art of Vengeance We’ve been hard at work since Streets of Rage 4 and really humbled to have the opportunity to revive this legendary franchise with SEGA youtu.be/duSFn7ptRIw?...

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Shinobi: Art of Vengeance - Announcement Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games

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Yellow Redfield @yellowredfield.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

It'd be nice to see some of your old books back in print or at least available digitally. Anyway, that sounds like a great gig!

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Felipe Pepe @felipepepe.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Thinking about Knights of the Chalice 2... how a single dev made a ultra-hardcore 3.5 D&D CRPG that has multiple modules AND a great module editor... ...but for many reasons, from pricing to artstyle to AI use, has been stuck at under 100 reviews for 3 years (while still getting regular updates) :/

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Schmullus (Logan) @schmullus.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

A few typesetting examples from this round of announcements. The Cyborg vs Devilman one is a personal favorite.

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