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Re-breaking the Tumblr Ice with a "25 Games To Know Me" post!
Reasons why each game is important to me are under the cut.
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 -- I love Sonic in general. I think across the entire history of the franchise I can only really point to two games I dislike, or three if I'm feeling particularly uncharitable. But Sonic 2 was the first game I ever saw at a store and said "I want that one". As for how I feel about Sonic 2 itself, it's actually not my favorite Sonic game or even my favorite classic Sonic game--those distinctions go to Sonic Unleashed and Sonic CD--but without Sonic 2, I may never have given the blue hog a chance.
Spark The Electric Jester 3 -- The most recent game on this list certainly but it deserves to be there. It's so confident and unashamed of what it is. It *knows* it's a Sonic fan game underneath its yellow blorbo skin, but it never winks at the audience about it. You just get to do some really incredible, high speed 3D platforming and mix in some DMC-lite combos in there too. It's good, it's fun, it's sincere, it's beautiful. All the Spark games are.
Cave Story -- Before Cave Story I only had a vague idea of the concept of "single person makes game all by themself". I'd certainly played plenty before, from the Shareware era on DOS and Windows 95, but Cave Story made it feel approachable. Plus, on its own, it's just a great little game.
La Mulana -- Cave Story and La Mulana share the same space in my brain. It may be a little weird to say this, but I typically don't enjoy 2D Metroidvanias. The only ones I've beaten are Super Metroid and most recently Nine Sols. But something about La Mulana just tickles me. It feels like the entire map is one big Rubik's Cube I'm beating my head against, which is more satisfying to me than "I found the thing that lets me do the thing I couldn't do earlier."
DOOM (2016) -- I love the entire Doom franchise but DOOM 2016 is my favorite standalone experience. Otherwise I have played untold hours of classic Doom mods, my favorites being Reelism, Demonsteele, and Doom Infinite.
Sekiro -- A really great experience all around. I enjoy Dark Souls and appreciate its storytelling, but most everything in Dark Souls feels too distant for me to appreciate, whereas in Sekiro, the history both is recent and ongoing, and the Shinto and Buddhist mythology informs the story in real time. And It's just so fun to actually play. You never forget your first Lady Butterfly.
Dynamite Headdy -- Most everyone loves Treasure but to me no game is more Treasure than this one.
Moon: Remix RPG Adventure -- One of the earliest plays on the RPG genre. A typical RPG hero is going around slaying monsters to level up, but that person isn't you. Instead, you go around reuniting the souls of slain monsters to revive them, and learn a lot about the heartfelt and unique world they once inhabited. A really beautiful and important game.
Worms Armageddon -- Still the best 1999
Avernum: Escape From The Pit -- A remake of Spiderweb Software's first game in the "Exile" series. Avernum tells a great fantasy story about an underground cave society, where undesirables are exiled by the empire who scorns them. Instead of laying down and dying in the caves, its new residents name it Avernum and create their own society... and they don't intend to take their punishment laying down. A really fun and atmospheric CRPG with great, Vonnegut-esque writing and a lot of heart.
Legacy Of Kain: Soul Reaver -- I played this one pretty recently and was shocked at how forward thinking it was for 1999. I played the entire Legacy of Kain series back to back, but Soul Reaver stuck out to me as the best one. If you can't tell by some of the other games on this list, I adore games that feel lonely and isolating but still have a distinct goal and stakes. Soul Reaver is incredible and finally contextualized just why I saw Raziel all over Playstation magazines as a kid--it's because he's fucking cool!
Marathon Infinity -- play the entire marathon series right now stop reading this
Lemmings -- Huh. What's that doing here
Pikmin -- The first Pikmin is the best one in my opinion. I love the time limit, I love the simplicity of the scope compared to the rest of the series, it's a fun game to just pop in once in a while and just blitz through. I also just love microworld settings. And the creature design! And the puzzle design! Ohh Pikmin there's nothing like you.
Klonoa: The Door To Phantomile -- I have a lot of fond memories of this one, but specifically of playing the demo over and over on a Playstation Magazine demo disc with my sister. I wouldn't actually play the full game until much later, on an emulator. I did later rent Klonoa 2 and finish it before that though. Klonoa is good.
Rayman -- I love this game. I love how fucking mean it is while looking so bright and poppy and silly. I first played it when I was like 8 years old and it was a really humbling, eye-opening experience. But jokes aside it's just a really good game. But yeah, it's hard. If you've never played it before and don't want to tear your hair out, you should play Rayman Redemption, a fan remake of it that makes it a bit more approachable. If you ask me though, you should try the original first.
Ecco: The Tides of Time -- I also played this one when I was really young and it was also a humbling, eye-opening experience. I just liked dolphins, I wasn't expecting to have rented the hardest game in the entire fucking store. Having revisited the Ecco series many times since then, though, I think Tides of Time is the best one. It's just gorgeous and both versions of the soundtrack are amazing. I prefer the CD one though, except for Moray Abyss and Tubes of Medusa.
Splatterhouse -- Kids love horror and kids love forbidden things, so when I saw a Splatterhouse ROM on a romsite as a kid and was immediately told I wasn't allowed to download it, of course I fucking did when no one was looking. And my brain was altered forever
Earthbound -- I very briefly had a stepbrother who had a SNES and Earthbound and I wasn't able to play it myself (no open save slots) so I just watched, but I was fascinated by it. I would eventually play it myself later on good ol ZSNES. I have nice warm memories of watching the snow on the ZSNES menu while it snowed gently outside, in between bouts of playing Earthbound and Yoshi's Island.
Yakuza -- Okay the PS2 boxart is here as a stand in, I love the entire Yakuza series dearly. I did own Yakuza and Yakuza 2 when they were new, but lost them when our PS2 and all of its games got stolen.
Sonic Robo Blast 2 -- Another Sonic game? But this one's special. I've been playing SRB2 for over half of my life at this point. I've played countless mods for it and have watched it grow from a basic little Doom platformer into a great platform for expression. It's also just fun.
Bomberman 64 -- The 3D bomb-stacking and bouncing stuff in this game is so cool and is the exact kind of finicky, almost-accidental-seeming mechanical depth I love in video games. I can't believe they only made one of these.
Psychonauts -- Kind of a stand-in for Double Fine and LucasArts in general, but definitely the best game still out of both companies. I love 3D platformers and I love what this game does. There's still not much out there like it.
Rayman 2 -- Another Rayman game? Well yeah, I can't say I love 3D platformers and just not put the best 3D platformer ever made on this list. Not an exaggeration!
Final Fantasy XIV -- I get to play as a hot lion woman now. Have you seen her? Well, now you have
#25 games to know me#sonic#spark the electric jester#cave story#la mulana#DOOM#sekiro#dynamite headdy#moon remix rpg adventure#worms armageddon#avernum#spiderweb software#soul reaver#legacy of kain#bungie#bungie marathon#lemmings#pikmin#klonoa#rayman#ecco the dolphin#splatterhouse#earthbound#rgg#yakuza#sonic robo blast 2#srb2#bomberman 64#psychonauts#final fantasy xiv
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I like this kinda trend its fun to share the games that i like, tried to go in a vaguely chronological order.
picked the games that have had a more lasting impact on me in some way. my memory is pretty shit so a lot of those earlier games are sorta landmarks that are my mooring to time.
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made one of those top 25 games thingys
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Since everyone is posting these right now, here are my top 25 games to get to know me / top 25 favorite/ 25 most influential games for me specifically. (My list is in no particular order.) Here's the link to make one.
#why yes I am over 30 how did you know?#top 25 games#25 games to know me#sonic#and knuckles#final fantasy 6#Chrono Trigger#legend of zelda#link to the past#sub terrania#super metroid#wario land#pokemon gold#golden sun#megaman zero#sonic adventure 2#animal crossing#metroid prime#team fortress 2#half life 2#portal#cave story#bioshock#fallout new vegas#deus ex#dishonored#hollow knight#disco Elysium#deep rock galactic#pizza tower
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i dont wanna be left out…..!!! rules for this list: they have to be games i have genuinely actually recommended to someone, unprompted. this isn't a "favorite games" list (though its also kind of that), it's a "what games is there a chance of me yelling about at length" list
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25 Games to Know Me
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Games in text form:
Minecraft Dwarf Fortress Super Mario 64 for the Nintendo DS Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness We ❤️ Katamari
Cookie Clicker Lovely Planet Ultrakill Neon White Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
Drawn to Life Seiken Densetsu 3, shitty fan translation romhack Sylvie Lime Achievement Unlocked 2 Frog Fractions
Powder Game Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt Hylics Secret Little Haven Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor
Dwarf Complete Ontamarama Portal King's Field Machinarium
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can totally imagine aaron watching exy games quietly with intense commentary under his breath and katelyn losing her mind screaming everytime kevin scores on screen
#my girl loves exy so much she'd be screaming in the stands#she'd drag aaron to random games and he wouldn't even know who's playing he'd just be like yeah exy. a hobby me and my wife (!) enjoy#and then camera zooms in on kevins reaction to noticing them in the stands and everyone's like aww what a friendship he's here to support#his previous teammate#and aarons like oh is that kevin? (fixes his glasses) fuck that bitch why does he have grey hair#isn't he like 25#and katelyn has to remind him#that aaron himself is 32 yrs old#and then aaron notices kevin noticing and gives him the middle finger#and kevin sends one back 🖕🖕🖕#and katelyns like can they start yhe game again pls#aftg#kevin day#katelyn mackenzie#aaron minyard#kevkateaaron#kateaaron#kevaaron
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Incorrect, the fact that Biden has dropped out and a candidate with history of supporting medicare for all and being more receptive to a ceasefire in the I/P conflict has made me go from "I cannot morally support the Democratic nominee" to "I am voting for the Democratic nominee despite the fact she isn't perfect in every respect." I'm really happy this played out. The Dems for the most part abandoned the old Obama platform and it feels like its possible an actual progressive agenda could come to pass in my lifetime.
Kamala 2024!
If you weren't going to vote Democratic in this election before Biden dropped out you're a dorkass loser who does not care about any of the issues you're yammering about here and also a fundamentally bad person, and I hope you get run over by a bus.
But you got one thing right in all of this gibberish, Kamala 2024.
#personal#answered#anonymous#i mean let's be clear here no president is gonna attempt to be progressive ever again within my lifetime#because joe biden tried to do like 25% of that and got ZERO fucking credit#he did so much on healthcare on reform on loans on so many social issues and for all his litany of failings on i/p#he has been distinctly harsher on netanyahu than a good chunk of dems and certainly the entire republican party#for the first time since i was four we are not involved in any wars as americans and that is thanks to joe biden#but the thing is that he gets no credit for any of it!#him pulling out of afghanistan caused his approvals to tank in a way that never recovered#and leftists gave him FUCK ALL for it#they gave him nothing they just continued whining that even tho he cancelled a bajillion in student loans#he didn't actually cancel a QUADRILLION dollars so both parties are the same and voting is the most arduous task known to man#no democrat who is running is going to forget that catering to leftist/progressive policies gets them zero leeway with those supporters#that it not only tanks numbers but you still get constant haranguing about it anyway#so they're not gonna do it#we are gonna get fuckall for at least a good fifty years#and anything we get will be utterly in SPITE of people like you anon it will happen in spite of everything you've done#mostly because of people like me and mine who understand that voting is the bare minimum#and that for the democratic process to work the way you want it to you need to participate and not pitch a fucking fit#like a four year old who was told they can't go to disney this weekend#like i know you ratfuckers are happy this played out because this is all a game to you and you don't actually care#but that's why i've got zero faith in you people and why i'm glad it's my kind of folks#actual die hard democrats who have always been hardliners for supporting democrats in every possible election#who are picking up the slack and donating to harris and supporting her agenda#which is the exact same as biden's because she's his vice president and they share they same platform#because that's what they were both running on! twice!#anyway fuck you please feel free to find a necktie and test how tall your doorframe is
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Brother rly went "so yeah about that beer :)" immediately followed by implying he had (and still has) to beat at least a couple of people to maintain his position in Civil Protection. Really creates way more questions than it answers. What did u do Barney Calhoun. Is beating people up all it takes? Is there innocent blood on his hands? Is there weight on his conscience? Despite everything, did he still partake in the perks the position offered, the better housing, the extra food? How trusted is he in the resistance, really? It's probably well known that he still has to participate in the Combine's oppressive system, right? They can't all possibly view it as a completely necessary evil. I mean, some rebels hate Odessa Cubbage and his only crime seems to be "being an idiot".
Okay completely unrelated train of thought now but I wonder if he smuggles the melons Kleiner feeds to Lamarr. You can see some watermelons in a Civil Protection outpost/apartment so I assume that's one of the "better" foods the Combine provide to those that serve them. Goddd there's so much to this guy but it's all implication.. Wish he had more screentiiiiiiime I wanna see more of him. I wanna see what he's had to do to maintain cover, and what he's actually done to earn the Resistance's trust. How do the rebels feel, knowing that while they have to take shelter in the canal system, he's able to sleep in an actual apartment with an intact door?
#hl#hl2#hl 2#half life#half life 2#barney calhoun#hl2 barney#half life barney#rambling#i do not know how the half life tags work honestly and i've probably made a decent handful of half life posts by now#anyway idkkk it's real sad how little screentime he has when there's this much setup for this character :(#not asking for an alyx tier narrative arc but he's always felt like one of the more underdeveloped resistance members to me#which i guess is what happens when you already have quite a large cast of supporting characters#someone's getting the short end of the stick and unfortunately Mr. Calhoun sure did get it#oh well. maybe in 25 years if Wolpaw is still alive to write for another half life game. or Laidlaw comes back but that is NOT happening.
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Final stretch! 25 please!!
"Why do you guys all look so different?" Frankie asks, hands on her hips as she stares at the family photo.
Cody shrugs. "That's just how siblings look."
"No," Frankie says, crossing her arms. "It's not. Siblings look like each other. Siblings don't each have a different eye color!"
"That's-" Cody's shoulders rise to his ears. He feels oddly defensive about this, but his siblings are all his siblings! "That doesn't make us not siblings!"
"That's not what I'm saying," Frankie says gently, and her hands go back on her hips. "I'm saying I think at least three of you are adopted."
"I'm not adopted," Cody snaps.
"I think you're the only one who isn't," Frankie replies, cool and calm despite Cody's aggression. "Remember that time you got turned into an adult? You looked exactly like him! Everyone else, though..." she trails off with an abstract gesture of her hands, and Cody takes a second to consider her point.
She's... she's kind of right. He really looks nothing like his siblings. None of them even have blond hair!
Cody taps his fingers together. "You might have a point," he concedes. "I'll ask my dad."
"Good." Frankie grins and punches his shoulder. "Make sure to tell me what he says, okay?"
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"Is Kade adopted?"
"Am I what?"
Cody decides to pop the question at dinner, just in case his dad tries to dodge it. After a little more talking with Frankie, they'd decided the best way to frame it would be to ask if Kade's adopted, what with the flaming red hair and all.
Graham briefly chokes on his food and Dani starts laughing, but Dad puts his fork down and sighs.
"Oh, I figured this would come up eventually," he mutters, while Kade is spluttering. Dad slaps Graham on the back, who's hacking up a lung now.
"I'm not adopted," Kade finally settles on, seeming more offended than anything. "Dad, tell him I'm not adopted."
"None of you are adopted," Dad assures him, then addresses the table. "But even if you were, that wouldn't make you any less of a part of this family."
"Then why do we all look so different?" Cody asks.
"Well..." his dad taps the tips of his fingers together. "You all have different moms."
"Knew it," Graham mutters, but Dani's jaw nearly hits the floor.
"Really?" she asks, then starts rapidly pointing between her and Kade. "We don't-?"
"No." Dad sighs heavily. "But you're all my kids."
"Now that that's out of the way," Kade says loudly, dropping his chin into his hand, "I've been meaning to ask this for ages. Are there any more of us?"
"No!" Dad snaps, clearly offended. "My own children think so little of me," he drawls, actual annoyance melting into a teasing tone. "Do you really think your own father a-" he stops suddenly, gaze drifting to Cody. "A- uh... would I lie to you?"
"Yes!" Dani pipes up, crossing her arms. "I thought Kade and I were full-blooded siblings this whole time and you never bothered to correct me?"
Dad shrugs. "You never asked. I didn't want to upset you. Which I clearly have."
Dani splutters again, then sinks back into her seat, muttering.
"I've always had a hunch," Graham says, voice still a little hoarse. "Like, look at us. There's no way."
"I do find it funny, sort of," Dad hums, picking up his fork again. "All these kids and only one of you ended up looking like me. Although," he says, nodding towards Kade, "to this day, I still have no idea where that hair of yours came from."
"Maybe you are adopted," Dani teases, and Kade kicks her chair out from under her.
Cody settles back into this chair and goes back to eating while his siblings argue.
It feels nice to know that even though he knows the truth now, nothing's really changed at all.
#THATS A WRAP FOLKS#rare botless one for 25#charlie burns I'm obsessed with you#he falls in love too fast too often and that keeps leaving him as a single father#I have more thoughts about his life and how he got here. let me know if you want to hear about that#maccadam#transformers#transformers rescue bots#woosh answers#thanks for the ask!!#cody burns#frankie greene#charlie burns#graham burns#kade burns#dani burns#rescue bots#smoke and mirrors au#s&m ask game#ask game
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@rick-ety
the girliesssssss
#big transmasc Mafuyu person. big fan of that.#also yes she was given the miku binder. Ichika and Toya also have one. They are in the miku game. I will be referencing it constantly.#(By it I mean the Thomas Jefferson drawing. You know the one.)#also ena has yellow streaks cause I saw a hc where she also dyed her hair w/ Akito cause shinei got mad about it#They are now faded but it’s still cute to me. Also I think she appeals to JP beauty standards.#I think she was designed that way anyway?? Idk.#accidentally gave her akikoha eyes. whoops.#project sekai#ena shinonome#shinonome ena#mafuyu asahina#asahina mafuyu#nightcord at 25:00#25 ji nightcord de#lyn-ne’s art#card edit
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I'm in hell.
#guys guys I know this game is problematic BUT HE'D NEVER DO TAHT#he never kiled anyone I PROMISE#he was with me and he told me he'd never so he didn't#but seriously though idk it's fictional so it's not taht bad imo..#Jay in this universe would be kinda out of place#he'd be 29 just living with a 21-25 y/o working 2 jobs#he has a kid but she lives with his brother#he's also a murderer but we don't talk about that#he'd really enjoy having Peter around tbh#he'd be oblivious to Tk's flirting. Don and him would hang out at bars a bunch. and Lucy would be like a little sister to him#also Peter waited a month before inviting Jay to his house#it was more so because Jay seemed to be happier living there with Peter around#but then something happens dun dun duuuun#my art#Jacob and Peter would be so obsessed with each other too... they'd be happy though so it's fine#your boyfriend#yb game#yb fanart#yb peter#your boyfriend peter
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all i have been doing for the past four days is listen to the same eight seconds of Apollo singing on repeat and sing "dooon't youu dare call my mother a tramp"
#apollo:#🎶you all know i'm a fan of catchy songs and with so many sirens gone i think ody's in the wrong🎶#me: shaking lying on the floor chewing on glass#i don't think i want to know how many times i've played 1:17 - 1:25 of god games#clearly i have a problem#epic the musical#the wisdom saga#tea's ramblings
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tease tidbit tuesday
pals i've done the unspeakable... decided to write a buddie backdraft fic 😪
anyway enjoy a lil snip from deck your family fic <3
“Oh, that’s a big tree,” Margaret observes, coming up so quick behind Buck he nearly scrambles out of his skin. She laughs it off. “The living room is already full. Where’s it going to go?” Eddie smiles. “Bend over and I’ll show you,” he says, rubbing Buck’s shoulder when he inevitably bursts into a coughing fit at hide a bark of laughter. She frowns. “Excuse me?” “I didn’t say anything,” he replies, shrugs, and turns to face Buck. “I think if we go in through the backdoor, it’d be easier. We don’t have to move the table or take any photos off the wall.” Buck, red-faced from holding back his laughter, nods. “Perfect idea, sweetheart.”
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#i'm typing away at this fic and it's over 8k already and if i'm RIGHT it'll round off at around 15k#maybe? i don't even know?#i DO know that it'll be up on 25 december#if i have to sell my soul to make that happen i damn well will#anyway i'm excited for what 2024 holds for me in my personal life and in this fandom because i have. so many ideas. teehee#tag games
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I unfortunately picked up Bravely Default 2 again (I bought it back when it released) and then started over since I last played it in June 2021. And. You know what. I like these silly beans. And then I saw concept art for Dag's expressions and I am not the same. Why did they decide to give him huge fangs in it.
(also I'm trying so hard to avoid spoilers less for plot but more for characters so if you know anything that happens to characters shhhhh. also the expression concept is below the read more so you can see what I mean.)
#bravely default 2#dag rampage#selene noetic#i only just recently reached ch2 in the game and i may have a problem#someone was like wait how have you not gotten farther in 25 hours#and im like im sorry its a problem i have an obsession you dont understand#and then he found out i had three of the four party members with two jobs capped at 12#and then the fourth only had one capped but a bunch high up#and then i told him i was trying to get the gambler asterisk and that meant i had to play a childrens card game#and then i had to do side quests when they popped up#and he was like wait at that point you probably dont need jobs at 12 omg#and im like i know its a problem i cant stop it#so anyway chapter 1 took me forever because i committed to the grind too much#the emotions i feel for silly lil side characters ................ its too real#like even the fact that you beat these two up in the prologue im like teehee funny lil blonde guy#then you dont interact with them in a ch1 quest but they show up again at the same time doing the same quest#and guys i am FEELING EMOTIONS theyre just funny lil mercenaries doin funny lil mercenary things#also please do not tell me anything about the game past ch1 because i want to continue to enjoy experiencing it#which is why i have my ask box closed bc its a game from 2021 and i know im really behind the times#but i managed to not know anything until now and i wanna keep it that way#also i dont really know how to properly draw noses especially when i doodle#but his nose is important and i already struggle with his big jaw so i had to include it somehow#and in the concept art it looks like he has a lil stubble but in game i dont see it so im like ... squinting at he
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I'm just going to ignore this, At 25:00, in Akasaka.
Because where was this energy for the first two episodes?
The colors weren't coloring like this!
I was getting bare minimum!
But now?!
Now you wanna offer me THIS?!
Sort yourself out before next week!
I'll see you then.
#At 25:00‚ in Akasaka#25 Ji‚ Akasaka de#do the colors mean things?#three episodes in?!#you play games Japan!#are they color coded boys in love?!#who knows?!#not me!
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