#now with PICTURES!!!

[zehecatl]

2025 media thread, part January

5th January: Loddlenauts

man, i just really liked Loddlenauts. i don't really have a lot to say about it- it's the very ideal of a cozy game, in my opinion- but it was just such a nice little treat of a game, and i really enjoyed my time with it

i'm a huge fan of ocean settings, so this was destined to end up in my library at some point or another, but as a game, i actually find it very compelling- cleaning up GUP-14 was rather addiction, and i ended up finishing the game in only two settings. and, of course, the addition of the Loddles themselves was such a treat. i didn't get as attached to them as i'm sure some people will, but they are just- so frickin' cute. and all the different designs are really fun and pleasing to look at, and i like how that system worked, even if i had to cheat a little towards the end

i really hope this team makes more games, because there's something distinct here- i'm not sure i'd call it special, but i do think i'll think back on this game fondly, which is pretty special, i guess

if nothing else, it's a really good game to sit down with, and just enjoy. and we can never have enough of those

6th January: Sheepy: A Short Adventure

wow, what a phenomenal little game! it's short (probably around an hour), and also free, so there's honestly no reason not to check this one out

while there's obviously not a lot to dig into, here, it builds scale so well, and perfectly nails this very epic and grand vibe. also, the pixel art is absolutely gorgeous

10th January: Home Safety Hotline

genuinely just such a wonderfully creative experience!! i played this with the fiancee, so i didn't get to read the entries as deeply as i otherwise likely would have, but man. what a fantastic little game

the creature designs are great, like i don't think there's a single one i didn't like, and the game manages to nail this perfect sense of reality, while still obviously leaning into the horror of it all. like, yeah, sure, slugs the size of dogs that primarily stay near stairs, why not. it all feels cohesive, and makes sense within the world

also, i love how the game balances humour and horror- it's such a hoot of a game, and i don't wanna spoil anything, but oh my god, the endings. the endings are perfect

also- the DLC is so good. and i love it so much. and if they ever release another DLC, i will be on that shit so fast

10th January: Nosferatu

a genuinely amazing movie. absolutely beautiful cinematography, simple-but-complex story, and a cast that feels very human. i've never seen the original (or, to be honest, a proper Dracula adaptation), but i adored this story- the darkness of it, while still keeping it realistic. the use of colours is so stunning here, the way it sometimes shifts into black-and-white, before bringing colours back in, either as a pale, washed out thing, or properly bright and saturated. like. absolutely obsessed??

also, i adore Ellen as a character, and her relationship with Thomas, and, of course, the Nosferatu himself. like. it's just so good and i keep on thinking about a scene and going ough, that was so good to myself

also! no cats were harmed!! at all!! like they were just there to be cute and cat-y, and i love that for them. for me. perfection, actually

12th January: Tinykin

really solid and excellent 3d platformer/collectathon. this one was super popular back when it released, and while i can't say it didn't deserve that hype, it didn't hit me quite that hard

it's really good! the graphics are genuinely excellent, and the gameplay is just all around solid, but, idk- it didn't quite compel me as much as it seemingly did everyone else. definitely a 'should play' if you're a 3d platformer fan, and i absolutely do not regret playing it, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

i will say though, the world building here is really fun. as a story, it's rather flat, and i think giving Milo a voice would have added a lot, and also make way more sense, but as a setting, i really liked this one! always a fan of 'little guys in big places', and this one was such a joy for that

15th January: Balatro

oh Balatro... i wish i liked you more than i do

i get why it's as popular as it is- i think it's a very good game. but it's honestly just not my thing. i did manage to get one win, and i do like it, but it doesn't click, and while i might poke at it some more, i think i'm kind of done with it. at least for now

did still manage to get 4.5 hours out of me, so, like. that's something?

26th January: Into The Emberlands

a very chill little exploration game. it's not anything super deep, and it's very 'fetch quest', but i found it pretty relaxing and nice to play. also very cute graphics!

it's supposedly a bit of a roguelike, but outside of the fact that dying takes away some of your upgrades, it didn't really hit that genre for me- it's also pretty easy to avoid dying, and i think i only died four times? and one of those times, it was because i got too careless, haha

[chaichai-draws]

Personally I think that Telemachus permanently and irreversibly changed Athena for the better, more on that at twelve

[monkesupreme]

ref

a satisfactory answer for Selina

[inkskinned]

having good & true friends will literally save and protect you in a million unfathomable ways. like okay we have written so many times about lovers. but the way a platonic friend laughs and cries with you. the way they hold your hand at 14 years old and at 34. the way they keep a little silver tie to you, touching base over and over and over. how you can go years without talking, only to re-meet and discover: oh shit! you're still cool!

there are people who have been in my life for more than half of it, and i have loved every version of them. do you know how fucking beautiful that is. yeah love will save the world. but the way friends love you is gonna save the you.

[proxythe]

surrounded by my love through all eternity

[qualityrain]

[timethehobo]

Manfred aggressively shipping like-

[ssmashley]

HIMMMMMMMMM

[tethered-heartstrings]

[citricacidprince]

POV: Your estranged brother shows up at your door with a pair of pre-teen twins, wwyd? 🤨

In honor of The Book Of Bill coming out and my friends getting massive Gravity Falls fixations (Which HELLLL YEAHHHH 💥💥💥) I decided I wanted to redraw my first ever Timestuck AU doodle because that AU has my heart and soul and my time traveling loving heart can never truly abandon it 💛

(Also looking back, YIKES my art style was a little funky, thank you Psychonauts for making my art look nicer <333 (this is also your sign to play Psychonauts I guess lol))

Blank versions without the text cause I really like how these came out, I think they’re pretty :]

[a-dumb-sarcastic-bisexual]

Like the majority of society I’m obsessed with Nimona

And I rewatched it a million times and one thing always sticks out to me 

There are moments when Ambrosius is surrounded by light like a little protective bubble 

That keeps him away from the man he loves more than anything 

[heartbreakfeelsogood]

i’m sad -> i look at images of my ~40 year old man of choice -> i twirl my hair and kick my legs -> i think crazy thoughts -> i feel okay -> rinse repeat

[chloesimaginationthings]

Who do you want FNAF to collab with?..

[pngheavy]

[elminster-big-naturals]

when its 4am and the whole squad is zooted out their gourds trying to read the overhead menu in mcdonalds