#only the games i finished are on this list

[chapollynh]

An excuse to draw my favorite characters? Of course I'll take it, thank you very much.

[tsukisangel]

on top of the world <3

you sat on the bench as the coach was talking to the players about the upcoming games. you listened, trying to figure out what would be important for you to do. you studied the team’s faces, especially bokuto’s, making sure none of them seemed discouraged. bokuto did seem a bit upset over something. you couldn’t exactly tell what. you’d have to ask. the coach finished his talk, handing you the clipboard. then he was off with a short goodbye, and the players started to clean up the gym. you looked at the clipboard, humming a bit. then you set it down, trying to help the guys clean up. they never let you. bokuto insisted that you never had to help them clean up. you weren’t the one playing, they were. the others listened to him and agreed with him. sometimes you were surprised that he was captain, but other times it just seemed right for him. he was childish at times, sure, but he was definitely a good leader to his team. you sort of had a crush on him. that was definitely not important though.

you watched as they cleaned up, making a list in your phone’s notes to keep track of the things you’d need to do for the upcoming games. once they were done, they all went over to the locker rooms to get changed. all except bokuto and akaashi. you looked at them, seeing bokuto talking to akaashi about something. akaashi shook his head at him and gave him a sympathetic look, then walked away to the lockers. bokuto’s face fell, and he looked around. his eyes caught yours, and you walked over to him. “what’s wrong?” you asked.

“i need to practice my spikes more. i need more practice.” he said. “akaashi has to study tonight, so he can’t help.” he pouted.

you examined his pouty, sad face. well, you didn’t have anything important to study for. you’d done most of your homework while waiting for practice to get started. “i could help.” you offered, smiling warmly at him. “i might not play volleyball, but maybe i can be of some assistance.”

his eyes brightened and his frown turned into a wide grin. “really?” he asked excitedly.

“yeah.” you shrugged, spotting akaashi walk out of the locker rooms. “i’m not a nerd like akaashi.” you teased him, looking over at him. he rolled his eyes with a smile.

“thanks!” bokuto said happily, getting the basket with the balls. the rest of the guys started coming out, murmuring about bokuto still training, and staying after practice again. you shot them all a warning look. they quieted. they were his friends. they knew he’d do these things. he wasn’t forcing them to stay after, so what was the problem? you waved at all of them as they walked out, and they waved back and continued their original conversations.

you stood next to the basket. “you just want me to throw them to you?” you asked.

he nodded. “yeah. you’ve seen ‘kaashi do it, right?” he asked.

“uh, yeah.” you said. he seemed like he doubted it a bit, but he got in position anyway. you picked up the ball and threw it towards him clumsily. he didn’t hit it, but that was definitely your fault. 

he went over to you after grabbing the ball. “let me show you.” he said. you nodded, watching him throw the ball. “like that! does that help?” he asked. he was never good with words.

you picked up a ball, and threw it how he showed you. you were still a little clumsy, but your arms just needed to get used to the movements. “was that good?” you asked.

“yeah! perfect!” he grinned, grabbing both balls and setting them back in the basket. then he got in position.

you threw a ball to him again, and this time he hit it perfectly. he didn’t seem happy, so you kept throwing balls his way. you both kept going for an hour and a half, until bokuto sat down on the floor after a line shot that seemed like it hurt to hit, bringing his knees up with his arms lazily wrapped around them, only connecting by his fingertips due to how wide his legs were spread. his hair was losing it’s spikiness, strands starting to fall down over his face and sticking out of place. you furrowed your brows, walking over to him and sitting  next to him. “bokuto… is everything alright?” you asked.

“we’re going to nationals.” he said, only facing the floor. “and i’m not ready.” he said. 

“you’ve been to nationals before.” you said, a bit confused. “what’s the problem now?”

“this is my last one.” he muttered. “this is my last one and i have to do good or i can’t go pro.”

“you’re one of the top five aces in the country! the whole country.” you said. “you’re going to go pro whether you guys win or lose.” you put a hand on his shoulder. “don’t psych yourself out. you’ve been so excited.”

he finally turned his head up to look at you, resting it on his bicep. “you’ll be there?” he asked.

you smiled. “i’ll be there. i’ll be right next to you guys, watching from as close as i possibly can.” you reassured him. “you’ll hear me cheer for you.”

he lifted his head up, moving his hand to hold yours. his legs fell from the movement. he pulled you just slightly closer to him, and you heard your heartbeat in your chest. “i don’t want to disappoint you.” he muttered.

you shook your head. “you could never disappoint me.” you said softly, trying to hide the trembling in your voice as he got even closer. your breathing picked up, and you hoped he didn’t notice.

he held your now shaky hand in one hand, and moved another up to your cheek, holding it so softly, so gently, like you could break. your breath hitched, and he froze. you leaned into his touch though, assuring him that it was okay for him to go on. he looked in your eyes, then down to your lips. “thanks for being here.” he breathed.

“i’m always gonna be here.” you breathed back at him.

you felt his lips brush against yours as he slowly moved closer to yours. “you make me feel like i’m on top of the world.” he said.

this was the calmest and quietest you’d seen him for this much time. it could’ve been minutes, but it felt like hours.

then he closed the gap, and his lips were against yours. he was so gentle with you. his hand holding yours moved to hold your waist instead, to pull you against him. your hands moved to the back of his neck, holding him close to you. once he pulled away from you, you blushed. you could not believe what had just happened. he just grinned wide at you, which made your thoughts float away like butterflies.

you smiled. “confidence restored?” you asked.

“you kiddin’? it hardly left!” you laughed a bit, rolling your eyes at him. he stood and offered a hand to you. you gladly took it, standing up. “i’ll walk you home, let me clean up!” he said, rushing to clean up.

you moved to help, but of course he didn’t let you, so you just sat down and watched him. he threw the volleyballs into the basket, showing off to you and making you laugh. then he rushed to the locker rooms, probably rushed to change, and walked out, completely composed. 

you raised a brow at him as he walked over to you, holding his hand out for you to take. “my lady?” he offered.

you grinned. “thank you.” you took his hand, and he walked you home while holding your hand the whole way. you pressed a kiss to his cheek as a goodbye, and saw him grin and blush as he walked home.

[midnight1nk]

So, this week's episode...

[spoilers below cut]

y'know, i've taken the time to calm down from what happened minutes ago and this might be the distraction i need. hey, the Karen and Swag dynamic is back (for real this time) and i got myself some instant ramen :)

(the following is my life reaction:)

hey luke, oh that's right the murder drones merch ofc

ah yes, just innocent child imagination. very nice :)

dude, it's good to see Karen and her kids again

THEY BROUGHT IT BACK LET'S GOOOOOO

and the corporation is at it again. OMG seriously leave Karen alone bruh

well, ig she didn't technically finish the job of killing Marty (nope i'm still not over that btw)

well we at least know what Karen has them under in her contacts, "Hitman inc"

YES YES YESSSSSSSS THE SMG4 KIDS ARE BACK BABYYYYYY

i have been WAITING for this to happen, i can check this off the bucket list

can they be friends PLEASE?????

oh hang on i gotta pull a Pitch Meeting (TM) here, give me a second...

Writer!Ink: "..And Frankie said that Beeg4 claimed the playground right before they did." Producer!Ink: "Wow, it's going to be hard to go against Beeg. I mean, this is the kid known to start fights with other kids to get what he wants, like that one time with the ice cream." Writer!Ink: "Actually, it's going to be super easy. Barely an inconvenience." Producer!Ink: "Oh, really?" Writer!Ink: "Yeah, because Zach is just going to poke Beeg with a stick and that should pretty much do it."

Producer!Ink: "If only we could do that irl... but wait, if they're in their imaginary world, could the stick be a stand-in for a sword or weapon in general? I mean, it was the same stick they used to execute that guy." Writer!Ink: "Well, sir, we're already pushing boundaries on what YouTube is allowing Glitch Productions to do. We're already doing the Knights of Guinevere and, with Dana Terrace and TOH team onboard, there's not enough in the budget to show a kid getting stabbed even though it's pretend." Producer!Ink: "Oh yeah, YouTube will definitely going to kick our ass for that. We got away with it last time with Terrence." Writer!Ink: "Also, death is sometimes not real." Producer!Ink: "...What?"

...let's just move on

sad moment for Beeg for sure, but I just like how he rolls around like that

Swag, my dude, no....

that was cute for Swag to call Beeg little buddy

EGGDOG NOOO (well, they are kids, they probably didn't realize how much it's affecting Beeg, even if it's pretend)

SWAG FLASHBACK? i did not see that coming

also these grown-ass men clowning on a kid, bruh how about you mind your damn business

this really sweet though and very on brand for Swag to go against a bunch of kids

*holding out for a hero shrek 2 version mp3 plays in bg*

yep, everyone in SMG4 has trauma 😀👍

"OMG IT'S SPIDER-MAN" *look at the camera* how did I get in this show? am i cory this whole time?

guess who's back from that call?

Swag, you're so dead. RIP already to you dude

(also weird how in the same week, the fandom found out that Kevin was going to be in a boxing tournament, huh...)

that R roll though, hold onnnnn

i really do love the switch between their game of pretend and irl

using a HIGHLY EXPERIMENTAL GOVERNMENT DEVICE on CHILDREN in a PLAYGROUND....

huh *sweats nervously* this isn't new, very on-brand for Swag to do, but... oh god they read my episode concepts /silly

honestly that's a good question Karen, finally someone says it

SWAG

This is giving "The Incredibles" vibes and i'm somehow here for that, hell yeah

PFFT HAHAHA YEAH KAREN FUCK THIS GET THEIR ASS

well Swag you did dare them to "stomp out" your spell

OH BEEG HE'S JUST A BABY 😭

YES YES THIS IS WHAT I WANT YESSSS

WAITER WAITER I WOULD LIKE SOME MORE 💳💥💳💥💳💥💳💥

*LE GASP* WE CAN HAVE SMG4 CREW MINI WITH ALL THE KIDS

...huh *to self, don't think about goop!4 don't think about goop!4 don't think about goop!4*

i'm going to point at whoever wrote this scene intentionally. you, yes YOU, if i'm thinking exactly what you are putting down, touché

OH SHIT GET THE KIDS KAREN

F in the chat for Swag o7 (ik he's not dead)

WOAH WOAH WOAH HOLD UP NONONONONO TEAM YOU CAN'T JUST DROP THAT ON US! ON ME!

oh fuck dude, that just slapped me across the face. "Reckless and chaotic", huh? WHO THE HELL IS THE KIDS' BIO FATHER? For all we know, this guy might be dead. divorce is an option, sure, but the way Swag's sacrifice caused a lot of destruction...

the implications, guys... i can't believe this...

ANYWAY Beeg4's little hops 💙 like father, like son

andddd Swag's not dead, i knew it. and in the sky just like Old Man who's also not dead btw :)

Congrats to choripandia for your art being featured in the credit 🎉 love the art, dude

.・-: ✧ :--: ✧ :-・.

omg... what an episode! This has been fantastic, honestly!!! Everything from the plot to the animation, all of it was SOOOO GOOD. It's crazy and wacky and I love it! It featured side characters the whole time, love those kinds of changes! and we got character backstories which WOAH that was a nice surprise :D

AND AND i get a dose of the Mini Crew? HELL YEAH

this has been phenomenal and I truly think this might lead to something. Aside from the imagery the Team likes to tease me and goop!4 theory with, this could lead to an arc, likely on Karen. A non-Mr.Puzzles arc, I'm all for it.

(and y'know me I would've called it the most non-Puzzles Puzzles arc potential of all times, that doesn't seem that it's linked to Puzzles in any way but it could be brought back bc character development. after all, Karen is linked to Marty, Puzzle Park, and the corporation and Swag to episodes related to IGBP. but for our sakes, let's not have Puzzles this time, it'll be a very creative challenge for the Team)

If there's no arc, that is totally fine! I am more than happy to just have more episodes like this without it being in an arc. not necessarily non-plot relevant bc of the corporation and Karen's mystery husband. it's still insane that the Team dropped that in for us and Swag's backstory like that. Amazing job, truly.

Now I know some people might've been confused about Mario being in the thumbnail and not in the episode. I get it really. According to Ben, he didn't see the episode itself until after its release and this thumbnail was what the Team sent him to do. It's crazy ik, but do understand that they're working on a tight schedule.

Take it from me: I work as a major editor for a publishing group (that i'm not going to specify) and we have to release a new thing every two weeks. It's not of "one team works on this and then passes it on to the next" like a factory production line. All teams are working at the same time and have to deliver at the same time, regardless of the amount they were given in the first place. And there are times when something's missing, we have to improvise (but still maintain good quality) just so we could meet the deadline. Even if we have good communication with each other.

Obviously for the SMG4 Team, they have a lot of things going on in their lives, other projects to work on, timezones to get through, and yet they still have the moment for this show. Perhaps when Ben was sent the request, they planned to have Mario in the episode but the writers (Aaron, Paul, and Wiz) decided to write him out. Who knows? Just imagine doing a thumbnail and then the group chat tells you to make a different one quickly before they release it. Plus, his computer is holding on by a thread from all the rendering, poor Ben

i know how that feels, man 😔 there goes my program crashing

For what it's worth, it's okay, the episode was still great. Thanks as always, Team. Anyway guys, that's all I have to say for now, really enjoyed nice little distraction. And remember: numbers go first!

I'll see you all next time!!! 💙

[cleolinda]

Weekend links, February 9, 2025

My posts

I’ve been working on a Silent Hill 2 remake commentary (in tandem with @idoherty451) as I slowly play a practice run through the game. As I keep saying, but in case you haven’t heard: I have never played a video game before. I started out stuck in the parking lot begging James to pick up the map, but now I have video of my skill-and-strategy practice with Pyramid Head. If you’re familiar with the game, I have currently just finished playing Toluca Prison in the dark, because I am a brave little toaster, and I am now moving into the Labyrinth. 

(I post things on Patreon first, if you’d like to be on the mailing list for things like that and also Weekend Links, but any gameplay video will be public for copyright reasons.)

Why I'm defiantly focusing on a video game instead of current events.

Also, I have been sick and very mad about it, but my throat is recovering now.

This is a bit of a mega-linkspam because it’s been a very long time since I’ve been well enough to do regular posts (my herniated disc is doing better now, thank you), and we’ve got a good 4-5 weeks of material in 2025 alone. 

Reblogs of interest

I’m still reeling from David Lynch’s passing.

New images of Neptune's rings

Five Things Your Character Can’t Do While Speaking

“This hot anime sword boy is 60 years old. He has a wife and kids. He is licensed to practice law in the state of Illinois.”

Happy birthday to Edgar Allan Poe and Dolly Parton!

A doll-sized quilt show

Jacksepticeye has returned to Tumblr

I like to think that Death could not take Christopher Lee; he could only ask nicely

"Meanwhile Belogarth the Registered PCA is chowing down on back pain"

Successful trans men

New Stabby the Roomba lore dropped

The Juki Deathmetal Ultrafuck

Hobbes as a real tiger

Foxes, graded

Animals on a video conference

It fucken sumny

Video

Needle-felted stop-motion animation

THERE ARE TWO CHOCOLATE GUYS 

“We’ve all decided he’s more of a Greg”

Anxiety Sea Lion

The encouraging art of circles

A daytime Afrovictorian ensemble

Demonstrating the rope dart

Happy National Milk Day to all who celebrate

The sacred texts

“Sometimes people use ‘respect’ to mean ‘treating someone like a person’ and sometimes they use ‘respect’ to mean ‘treating someone like an authority’”

What if it... was for puppies

happy 10 years of spiders georg

*slaps roof of Tumblr* This baby can fit so many rare vintages

Tay’lor Spiff

Personal tags of the week

Since we have a lot to catch up on:

I try to only post positive or actionable things on us politics

Really leaning into cats

Lots of good stuff in fashion

Always worth a look at art

We all could use some beneficent chain posts

And finally, Pallas cats on manul monday

[lostyesterday]

Rules: In a new post, list the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it!

Tagged by @the-oracle-of-the-lost. Thank you! <3

I’m not actively writing fanfiction at the moment since I’ve gone back to focusing on my original fiction for a while, but I do plan to write more fanfic soon. I have a really large number of abandoned ideas or half-finished stories for fandoms I don’t care about much now that I won’t include here. Everything I’m including is for Star Trek because that’s really the only fandom I’m active in right now.

B7 Delta Flyer Longfic (Voyager)

B7 Caves (Voyager)

Voyager Disability Fic Series

Voyager Board Game Fic

B’Elanna x Deanna Post-Canon (VOY/TNG crossover)

Falling Through Time (Basically completed TNG gen fic focused on Deanna, Geordi, and Data. I might edit this and publish it at some point or I might not.)

The Most Brilliant Star in the Sky (TOS Uhura/Chapel fic that’s basically completed. I don’t know if I care about TOS enough anymore to publish it but who knows.)

Quodo Fake Marriage (DS9)

Michael x Joann Ideas (Discovery)

Tagging @aquarterpastfour, @trillscienceofficer, @devotedlittlefreak, @eastsideofthemoon, @deadheaddaisy,

@npdclaraoswald, @ussjellyfish, @fiannaai, @sapphosewrites and anyone who sees this and wants to do it! (I'm so sorry if I forgot a mutual who's a fic writer)

[uldahstreetrat]

I said I wanted to start reblogging some of my old gposes with like-- "behind the scenes" commentary and we're starting here

this shot was an actual NIGHTMARE to finish and I'm unbelievably proud of how well it turned out in the circumstances. I tend to do prompt lists day by day instead of ahead of time cause I like having something to focus on daily but THIS particular day our wifi had crashed and I was trying to finish this shot with my phone's hotspot which would only keep me connected to the game for five minutes at a time, I was genuinely fighting an invisible timer to get this shot finished

it turned out SO pretty despite that though, and it's a nice little shot of Anais's past and current self!

Mayncient - 11. Hope

"May it serve as an undying promise to any soul who has known despair, that hope is everlasting."

[dogpawsswapgod]

logged all the video games i completed in 2024. idk who would read this but i thought i should get it out of the notes app and somewhere for posterity. this list only includes games i finished. dozens more fell to the wayside in 2024.

video games i completed in 2024

Children of Morta; 11BIT,/DEAD MAGE completed January 2024 free download on PS+ rogue-lite, RPG, multiplayer Bergesen family vs The Corruption and God of the Mountain, Ou story and dialogue/text sloppy but heartfelt. incoherent conclusion. play as one of 6 characters each w dif abilities/fighting styles. DLC adds more playable chars. Jamie Paul talked about this one many times and at length in lockdown era Lamer Gamer sessions. gameplay is 9/10. story mode is short, learning curve is gentle so it's easy to get OP fast. 8/10

Red Dead Redemption II; Rockstar Games completed March 2024 free download on PS+ open world, RPG, outlaw/western theme, shooter the story leaves a lot on the table w countless missed opportunities for more interesting story beats and constant idiocy by the characters to drive the narrative from chapter to chapter. play as Arthur Morgan and roam the partially colonized landscape of a fictional US in 1899. gun combat is fun but too many shootouts. hunting mechanic not great. character of Arthur is an all time great one, option to play white or black hat, i went white hat obv. Jeff rec this one to me away back in 2020 when it came out. in his opinion the game wants the player to play white hat Arthur. either way, Arthur dies primarily bc of the stupidity and general dumb-shit choices of his boss, Dutch van der Lind, a character who would be half as hateable if not for how badly he fumbled our beloved Arthur Morgan's human life. this game looks right at race and colonization in US manifest destiny policy and reality. lost cause former slavers are not sympathetic in the least, Arthur takes pleasure in destroying the few pitiful possessions of one in a more pointed side quest. Charles, half black half indian, is the most interesting and all around best character in the game/member of the gang and he's just a peripheral helping hand for some reason and not who you play as in the epilogue but rather, they bounce you to John Marston bc they have to call back/connect to RDR1 for some reason, instead of giving the player what they want (Charles DLC) really enjoyed the quest essential to the main storyline wherein Arthur drives a wagon for a bunch of suffragettes. that was designed to specifically infuriate the worst type of gamer and i dig it. made me laugh the whole time i was doing it. 8/10

Suzerain; Torpor Games completed March 2024 Switch, paid for this one text based, strategy, RPG played thru twice in a frenzy and got the same awful ending both times :/ initially very engaging and fun but seems cheaply made in places. no real depth to chars. invites multiple playthrus promising a variety of branching paths leading to at least nine endings (?) and their variations but after getting the same ending 2x i wasn't motivated to try a 3rd go round. could be valuable to get into again later but mostly made me feel dumb! 6/10

Civilization VI; Firaxis Games completed March 2024 PS, paid for this one strategy, turn based, board game, legacy title, conquest, 4X this game sucked away a full week of my life as i spent long hours trying to master it. play is against AI but w no history w this franchise i had a lot to learn before i was able to exploit the lack of creativity shown by any game's AI opponent and win a decisive religious victory. messed around w diff game builds and set ups but mostly lost interest entirely before i won a single game. narrations by sean bean, lol. upon reflection and playing around w a couple other iterations of the "4X" style of game (Xplore, Xploit, Xpand, Xterminate), i was quickly disillusioned w the colonial nature of the core elements of the game that manifest in everything from the title to the "technology skill tree" which didn't even include textiles! the animations of world leaders were amusing and fun, but it was odd there was no VA for them beyond grunts and scoffs and such, the language of international diplomacy, i guess. the blanket approach to choosing a single individual statesman from somewhere in the history of a list of a few dozen "civilizations" and dropping them all in a timeline spanning 3500 yrs made for some very on the nose bullshit. John Curtin for Australia and Teddy Roosevelt for US being two particularly shitty choices. that's a small detail, sure, but in a game that ultimately sought to rewire my brain to focus solely on "expansion" "exploitation" EX EX X, well, i took umbrage all around. 7/10

Hundred Days; Broken Arms Games completed April 2024 free to play on PS+ simulator, puzzle, farm simulator wine-making simulator w a thin story and unending missed opportunities to improve player buy-in. days tick by counting years in seasons of 15 days each. game story ends at 100 days, right when wine-making aspects are improving. nothing to keep a player engaged past main story ending aside from option to do so. 3/10

Dave the Diver; Mint Rocket Games completed April 2024 free to play on PS+ exploration, underwater, restaurant/farm simulator w elements of many other styles the primary thing i liked about Dave the Diver was that the titular diver, Dave, main character you play as, is fat. and not video game "fat" but just round and fat and fat! and he's the hero! you split time in this game between diving and gathering fish and supplies, and using those items in the "evening" at a sushi restaurant MR. Bancho Sushi. the restaurant portion is much like a mobile style simulator game, while the diving portions are more well rounded and exciting. the game is beautifully animated with lots of color and a good unique soundtrack. the characters, particularly Bancho, are stereotypes, but not so terribly that it ruins the otherwise warm and welcoming vibe of the game. but maybe it's a bit much. cannot stress enough how much i enjoyed playing a game with a fat protagonist. some boss fights in game seemed poorly balanced and even unfair but in a game that is 90% "underwater level" it really is pretty well made, fun, challenging, and rewarding. the gameplay loop has an addictive "one more turn" quality to it. but by the time i reached the end of the story mode, i was ready to be finished with said loop. 8/10

Unpacking; WitchBeam completed May 2024 free to play on PS+ point and click, puzzle, organizing, unpacking simulator, story-based a mobile/console crossover and the shortest game i've played this year. only a few levels of ever-expanding spaces to populate with the ephemera of an unseen protagonist. tells a little story 1997 - 2018 with no dialogue, characters (seen), or scenes. just the objects you unpack and the spaces you unpack them into to clue you into the course of this woman's life. happy lesbian ending and a bespoke song plays over the credits. ends abruptly. def a game for the girlies who love to organize. 6/10

telling lies!; Annapurnam Games completed May 2024 free to play on PS+ interactive story, investigative, non-linear, detective, desktop, key word, search took me by surprise. live action w vaguely recognizable cast turning in some ok performances. Maxine's char played by a familiar face from Westworld was a special treat. story of a crooked cop's ruination told thru one sided video chats over 12 months of him totally fucking up his life and the lives of all those around him during an undercover operation. embedded in a group of environmental activists in detroit, david jones/miller/smith lies his way to a terrible end. you play as Karen, and have six hours to see it all by way of keyword searches on a hard drive containing only this six hrs of stolen data and a solitaire game. after credits, you get a lil report on how you did and what you focused on in your searches. i managed to see "over three quarters" of all available content so, not bad. this was engaging, basically a movie you play. not choose your own adventure but choose your own path through the unfolding of these events. game has maybe a lil bit to say about cops and entrapment and good guy/bad guy binary thinking but mostly is interested in the bad behavior of its main character, david. or maybe it was me obsessed, after all… i was the one seeking out answers. a different kind of game experience. love the drama. 7/10

Marvel's Midnight Suns; Marvel, Firaxis Games completed May 2024 free to play on PS+ turn based, deck building w RPG elements focused on collections and building friendships, which in turn boost combat abilities & synergies in the combat portion. features a hodgepodge of Marvel characters, the titular Midnight Suns: Blade, Nico (Runaways), Magik (X-Men), Ghost Rider. team up w various Avengers including Iron Man, Dr. Strange, Captains America AND Marvel, Spider-Man, the Hulk. Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet witch is present w a foot in either team, and also showing up: Wolverine on sabbatical from Xavier Academy. they're assisted by NPCs Agatha Harkness' ghost, Caretaker/Sara, and player character "The Hunter," resurrected to again slay her mother, Lilith, Mother of Demons, & prevent the prophecy on the pages of the Darkhold from bringing forth the return of Elder God Cthon, who will consume the world. gameplay loop has that Firaxis touch of just one more. turn based combat and deck building across 12 playable character plus the hunter make for a fun exploration of synergies and mechanics but ultimately the game is a slog that leans a lot on the story, which is typical MARVEL schlock, even if it's well fleshed out. the character interactions are kinda the draw outside of the deck building, if you're the fanfic type which i'm really not. still, it is kinda fun making friends w Logan and intentionally choosing the dialogue options that piss off Tony Stark. mid and post credits scene promise sequels to the story, but unless the wring out a whole lot of unnecessary back-and-forth in the RPG elements of the gameplay, i'm not gonna revisit this franchise on opening day. 6/10

Deliver Us The Moon; KeokeN Interactive completed May 2024 free to play on PS+ puzzle game, linear, investigative, space sci fi, hard sci fi evocative of Horizon Zero Dawn in the unfolding of the story thru the choppy, out-of-order discovery of holovideos, journal entries, letters, notes, etc. a moon colony devoted to mining helium-3 and transmitting it wirelessly to a dying earth up and disappears one day. play as an astronaut leaving earth to investigate what happened five years ago when the signal went dark. a mix up of puzzles, timed challenges, platforming, and investigative/discovery/exploration play in a hard sci fi moon base setting. some fun Luigi's Mansion elements playing as an assistant droid unit ASE, which allows access to areas the player character cannot reach. breadcrumbs of story are less interesting than they could be, or maybe i was kinda tuned out of the story and focused on the gameplay, shocked as i was to discover the various first-person elements didn't make me sea sick, so i was able to play this game at all, let alone finish it. moody soundtrack and atmospheric elements elevate the gameplay. generous use of the controller rumble to set the mood of being on a space station or moon base with mechanisms and reactors in various states of decay and malfunction. there is a sequel that i will prob check out, but not right away. 7/10

Balatro; LocalThunk completed July 2024 purchased on PS+ deck-building, roguelike, poker, card game played this one after seeing one trusted twitter rec. consumed two weeks of my life. constant play. unlocking new cards and new challenges makes it an addictive game loop, but i burned out very quickly and ended my efforts before unlocking all of the difficulty levels through play. diminishing returns on a game that starts strong. may return to it another day or it may go the way of Wingspan for Switch, in that i can never look at it again. 7/10

Cult of the Lamb; Massive Monster completed main game September 2024 free to play on PS+ roguelike/roguelite action, dungeon crawler, farming simulator, simulator there is post game but it's mostly a reskin of the main campaign so i feel i can log this one w/o completing it. CotL incorporates some solid game mechanics found in favs like Hades, Children of Morta, and even Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley! gameplay is split between the roguelike/roguelite dungeon crawling progression and the simulator, cult-building, which serves to strengthen the player character thru upgrades of cult facilities and increased loyalty and devotion from cult followers. cultists have perks, personalities, build relationships w one another, and live finite lives w limited time to fully indoctrinate them into your service. the dungeon crawling elements are more Children of Morta than Hades, but the combinations of curses, tarot card abilities, relics, cloak powers, summoned demons, and a handful of other variables make each run more or less unique. played this in normal difficultly mode and didn't find boss battles to be much of a challenge unless they were heavy on projectiles! felt equal ambivalence balancing the simulator portions w the dungeon portions, and didn't always know how to best spend my time. the terraforming tool could use some QoL upgrades to make big renovations easier and more worth the effort. the style is very cute, cut thru w some very dark themes and moments that lend a lot of humor and a little edginess from time to time. don't get too attached to cultists, they eventually die! 8/10

Ghost of Tsushima; Sucker Punch completed main campaign, DLC, platinum October 2024 free to play on PS+ Adventure/RPG, open world, combat RPG, cinematic, stealth tried my hand at a year or two ago and didn't take but was in the right space for it now. not very challenging at the normal difficulty level but i was kinda feeling that so i stuck w it. the combat loop is a little dry but with perfect parry/riposte mechanics, always feels good. charms and armor allow for specialization toward diff archetypes and very sexy appearance customizations. the bonus online Legends Mode goes so far as to divide the ghost into four playable archetypes: samurai, archer, assassin, ronin. the main game allows for all four aspects to be readily at hand and customization allows for a balanced build alongside many spec builds. the story is one of invasion and conquest, with the DLC story flipping that on the PC, Lord Jin Sakai, whose father did and invasion/conquest of his own. the innovation of using blowing wind to indicate direction toward missions and points of interest in the open world is such a brilliant way to render a mini map null and void! i used this mechanic constantly and it was by far a main driver in getting my to platinum status: this is the easiest game to platinum i have ever played, notwithstanding. the haikus, bamboo strikes, and hot springs added something charming and unique to an otherwise familiar sword adventure rpg type of game. loved playing that flute. obv the feudal Japan high samurai era aesthetic is beautiful, if overly romanticized. lots of women warriors in this game. the horse dies. kept me coming back to find all of its little secrets and the standoff mechanic was delightful. high risk and reward. sort of takes Sekiro swordplay to an Assassin's Creed kinda place, that feels good to play but not as challenging as Sekiro with all the finicky navigational bs of AC games (no! don't jump on the roof! go thru the window! ARGH!). might even spend more time in the Legends mode fiddling with assassin build and look bc it is fun tho without online coop might be pretty boring and i don't know anyone who plays this game like that and online matchmaking is spotty at best. 9/10

Loop Hero; Four Quarter; Devolver Digital completed November 2024, six final boss kills for trophy paid for this one, Switch Engine-builder, rogue-lite, RPG-lite Jeff rec. cool pixelated look and 8bit style OST with basic narrative. engine-building elements with enough items to make unique builds and approaches encourages experimentation and variety. a little dull and sometimes a loop felt endless, but gives that "oh yeah, baby," feeling when a build comes together and you start breezing thru loops. some lovely pixel designs on the bosses. kinda confusing building tools but manageable, tho no option to move buildings in camp makes for frustrating times later when you figure out how it SHOULD be put together. prob will never touch again. 8/10

[puppppppppy]

GUH

@chipper-smol

[kirby-the-gorb]

[front-facing-pokemon]

[arrimorr]

What is your game’s (tginf) full name? Idk if I’m dumb but if you’ve posted it somewhere I can’t find it 😅

Aaa its a bit spoilery to the core ideas of this whole thing, so I'm keeping quiet about it for now 🤭🤭🤭 Im genuinely hoping I will be able to actually make tginf into game, so this card will be put on the table if I either come out victorious in this endeavour, or fail miserably and will have nothing stopping me from just posting everything I have

Thank you for your interest!!!

[foxtrottcantfindshit]

My interest took a hard left, all the way back to when I was a teenager and this game came out in 2016!!!

Still one of my top favorite games of all time I’m almost sure this is #1 or #2 and of course, my favorite was Noct

[fisheito]

Obligatory noctilucent post and i probably won't bring it up again:

-been playing since ... whenever they officially launched

-for the longest time the game gave me two chars i had zero interest in , and i sobbed pathetically in Poison Relief when they asked me to tap their dicks

-i originally thought Poison Hotspots were determined by personality, but I'm starting to think it's randomly generated

-now curious if I'll ever have to slap mishe's dick around because the only time i PR'd him , his hotspot was his hand.

-yes ok i see that it is random now but that makes me a lil sad because i wish some chars were exclusively leg freaks or wrist freaks or ThatOneMicroscopicPartoftheHip freaks u know hwwhat i mean

-i learnt that i do not cry pathetically every time the game wants me to Tap Crotch. Only when i must Tap Crotch someone i do not desire carnally

-on that note, why TF havent yall given me someone i desire carnally

-why is a he a top. Ok >, i know why he's a top. But u know wha t? I'm gonna de-top him . Until someone more appealing wanders into my sightline

-im struggling to stay immersed because everyone is so sad but no one is coping in the same way as me (not a single depressed clown in the group from what i see so far)

-yes, the underlying profound sadness. Yes, there's ljttle point to life. Yes, everyone u love is dying. Or. U dont know what it feels to love at all. Ok, but can you do a little song and dance to run from your existential angst

-wAIT are They GIVING ME A CHARACTER I WANT???? NO WAY BOYYEEEEEE hold up i gotta throw mega chowder at this bitcj

-hahaahhahhaahhhahahahahahhaa hyasha and sen being the same element in both their SR and SSR units so they always end up on th3 same team Do Not Separate

-wait omg for real Do Not Separate? For real? Are you realsing me rnMqmam

-cockblocked by chapter 7 boss. It's been weeks. Months. I even saw that announcement where they adjusted chap 7 to be easier..how? Where? I dony see it. I dont feel it. I dont have enough HP in the world

-i have unlocked 2 SSR rooms and both of them have anli coming pathetically multiple times while his partner is like lol that wont do

-and tbh that's great bc i find that more relatable aHAHAHA 3 pump chump anli i get you. . Look at these dudes. Understandable

-why tHe Frck they dint giv me the fishamn

-Fishless. Nocti wont let me be a schooling fish. Guess I'll just sit still like solitary rock on floor forev3r

-ppl who set their arena defense team to their weakest units are the Ultimate Team Players and i will vouch as their reference for anyone seeking to hire them

-nice tits, sir. How about you bring em a lil closer so i can clear the 9-turn mission on that lightning team stage

-PPWERBOTTOM POWEBRBUTTONPOWERMBOTTOMPOWERBKTOTOMYEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA?!?!??!?!?!??!??!?!??!?!?!?!?!!????%GIMMEGIMEMMEGIEM

-legit not sure how long this game will keep me in its little claws. It doesn't have the same teehee factor as nuca . And the porn is certainly... serious? Poignant porn??? I can't take the serious seriously u feel me

-[timeskip] and yet here i remain,grind'd to level 58 to uncork the cockblock on ch7

[fromtheseventhhell]

George really said

[icewindandboringhorror]

I've referenced before how I have a big google document to keep track of every media I've ever seen in my entire life (just for reference because I like to track everything possible lol… I am the Data Collector), but recently as I was updating it, I thought of actually evaluating them to find out random percentages (like for example, out of Total Shows Watched, what percentage did I finish vs. stop watching, what percentage did I like or dislike, etc.)...

Evaluating these things is made easier by the fact that I already place everything on each subsection of the list into 6 broad ranking categories, so I don't have to go back and guess to figure out how I feel about them or anything. The categories are: Ranking 5 - overall best* (despite some criticisms of course because I'm too much of an Analyzer to ever find anything Perfect lol) Ranking 4 - more positive than neutral, but not good enough to be 5 Ranking 3 - either the good + bad negate each other, OR it's just not memorable/interesting in any way enough to be ranked higher or lower (this is the Default category ALL things are placed in if no other rank applies) Ranking 2 - maybe a few redeemable elements but largely more negatives than positives Ranking 1 - So bad that it circles around to being fascinating to observe in some way (not necessarily Funny, or Good, but just interesting somehow) Ranking 0 - Bad in a genuinely frustrating or obnoxious manner

*("best" primarily defined here as most interesting, rather than most good in a technical sense, or some other measure. I tend to value more highly whether there's something novel or thoughtful about the worldbuilding, tone, writing, base premise, etc - than about whether it's actually executed perfectly.)

And here's the amount of shows that have so far been placed into each category -

TV shows ~ Rank 5 (highest) - 20 shows ~ Rank 4 (mid-high) - 28 shows ~ Rank 3 (neutral/default/meh) - 114 shows ~ Rank 2 (mid low) -33 shows ~ Rank 1 (low low but intriguingly so) - 14 shows ~ Rank 0 (iredeemably low) - 2 shows

This would make for a total of 211 TV shows overall. However, there are 57 shows within these list marked as "didn't finish" (typically meaning I quit on the very first or second episode - but log them still to keep a record that I at least had a brief view of them).

So my total of genuinely fully watched shows would be more 154. 211 Total, but a More Accurate Total of 154.

Counting them all and using the Total Number Of The List (211) -- that means roughly 9.5% of all total shows I have ever watched (or at least attempted to watch) have been Mostly Good, 13% have been Moderately Okay, 54% have been either entirely Forgettable or some mix of good + bad that lands them right in the Neutral Middle, 15.6% have been Mostly Bad, 6.6% have been Bad (but in an interesting way), and 0.9% have been Terribly Bad.

Additionally, I didn't even get past the first two episodes of about 27% of the total.

Sooo, discounting ones I didn't finish, my total TV shows ever watched in my life would be about 154 (maybe give or take a few, assuming I might have forgotten some from very long ago).

But instead of entire life, let's just say this is the total for 'About 20 Years' (so, not counting very early childhood when I likely wouldn't remember things I saw/have no detailed recollection of them (like for example, I'm sure at some point when I was like 4yrs old I must have seen an episode of Spongebob or something, but I have zero distinct memories of it, can't quote anything of it, and barely recall the premise - so I don't count it on the list, etc.)).

In that case, 154 divided by 20 would be roughly 7.7 shows a year.

Which is actually surprisingly low considering that I often have stuff on in the background for hours whilst I make sculptures and do costumes and stuff (maybe I should have also marked some distinction between 'things I fully paid attention to' and 'things I kind of half listened to whilst sculpting', but that would further split the categories too much probably lol), but I guess a lot of that is youtube videos or random documentaries, so .. eh.. maybe I get it being lower.

Now, doing the same thing for movies-

Movies ~ Rank 5 (highest) - 4 movies (3.4% of total) ~ Rank 4 (mid-high) - 12 movies (10.3% of total) ~ Rank 3 (neutral/default/meh) - 91 movies (78.4% of total) ~ Rank 2 (mid low) - 8 movies (6.8% of total) ~ Rank 1 (low but interesting) - 1 movie (0.8% of total) ~ Rank 0 (irredeemably low) - none in this category (0%)

That makes 116 for a Total (Actually Remembered) Movies Watched In Lifetime (Or At Least In 20 Years).

116 divided by 20 is roughly 5 or 6 movies a year (I feel this has probably been skewed though by adding everything since like elementary school onwards, as I remember a lot more movies from child/teen years.. Whereas, the past 3 years I feel like I've barely seen maybe even 5 movies?? lol). I also have "Didn't Finish" marked on 18 of them. Which means I quit halfway through about 15% of the total movies.

So, a for broader summary stuff..

I seem to be less forgiving to movies than tv shows, by far. Which makes sense to me, I guess, because I love elaboration and details, so "short form" things that only last an hour or two are often lost on me a bit. My biggest complaint with movies is indeed usually walking away just wishing there had been more exposition, more scenes where characters are doing nothing, more "mindless bantering" conversations, more Quiet Downtime and Lore Elaboration and so on lol, so... of course most 1-2hr films end up feeling a bit Not Enough To Draw My Interest/Nothingy to me.

If you count 5 and 4 as "like" and rankings 2 to 0 as "dislike", then for TV shows I at least somewhat liked 48 of them, and at least somewhat disliked 47 of them.. So it's almost exactly the same lol. I'm just about equally as likely to find something bad as I am to find something redeeming about it. But overall, the largest chance is that I just won't really care much for it at all and it will be tossed into the 'neutral' pile, forgotten forever. Movies have a bit better of a balance, "liking" 16 of them, and "disliking" only 9 of them. So I'm slightly more likely to enjoy a movie than to find it annoying - though still VASTLY more likely to just not find it anything in particular, possibly not even finishing it.

ANYWAY.. this is vague and literally pointless, but like I said, I just really find information fun. Like my document where I've rated every apple flavor I've ever tried (like 40 of them now?), or reviewed every oreo flavor (32?), or ranking data from my entire 10 years of Trying To Make Friends process (out of 100 people, roughly 8% chance of a moderate compatibility, 3% chance of high), or etc. etc.. I love to have random pointless things to analyze I suppose lol.

I doubt anyone tracks things in their life in this same exact way, but I'd be interested in hearing any at least somewhat similar data !!! (like, how many TV shows you watch a year on average, and what percentage of those you like vs. dislike (if you keep track of that sort of thing), etc.)). I guess it might be easier with movies, since I think some people use those websites where you curate a list of movies you've seen and you can rate them or something, so maybe the numbers are already available on those places. :0

[dailypokemoncrochet]

There should be little rewards for when I do certain milestones of this project. Like after I finish this next one it'll be just 365 left (one year worth of days) so I'm going to get me a cake!