Chronicling 2023

Removing the pretense of this being some Good 2023 Fiction bit, not sure what I was on. This is totally just an excuse to micro-blog impressions in a fun attempt at covering the year wholesale. Enjoy second-to-minute rambles

Undertale Yellow
Undertale Yellow
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
Born of Bread
Born of Bread
Sonic Dream Team
Sonic Dream Team
Tevi
Tevi
The Exit 8
The Exit 8
Knuckle Sandwich
Knuckle Sandwich
Hira Hira Hihiru
Hira Hira Hihiru
American Arcadia
American Arcadia
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
Cobalt Core
Cobalt Core
Risk of Rain Returns
Risk of Rain Returns
WarioWare: Move It!
WarioWare: Move It!
RoboCop: Rogue City
RoboCop: Rogue City
The Talos Principle II
The Talos Principle II
Jusant
Jusant
Little Goody Two Shoes
Little Goody Two Shoes
Alan Wake II
Alan Wake II
Ghostrunner II
Ghostrunner II
Slay the Princess
Slay the Princess
Quest for 2Moo
Quest for 2Moo
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Cavern of Dreams
Cavern of Dreams
Laika: Aged Through Blood
Laika: Aged Through Blood
Corn Kidz 64
Corn Kidz 64
Mosa Lina
Mosa Lina
Cocoon
Cocoon
Fate/Samurai Remnant
Fate/Samurai Remnant
Moonring
Moonring
El Paso, Elsewhere
El Paso, Elsewhere
Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia
Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia
Lies of P
Lies of P
Fading Afternoon
Fading Afternoon
Chants of Sennaar
Chants of Sennaar
Void Stranger
Void Stranger
Goodbye Volcano High
Goodbye Volcano High
Neyasnoe
Neyasnoe
The Making of Karateka
The Making of Karateka
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Blasphemous II
Blasphemous II
Mediterranea Inferno
Mediterranea Inferno
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
Touhou Juuouen: Unfinished Dream of All Living Ghost.
Touhou Juuouen: Unfinished Dream of All Living Ghost.
Quake II: Call of the Machine
Quake II: Call of the Machine
Kazoe Meshi
Kazoe Meshi
Venba
Venba
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Pseudoregalia
Pseudoregalia
Crymachina
Crymachina
Crypt Underworld
Crypt Underworld
Pokémon Elite Redux
Pokémon Elite Redux
Remnant II
Remnant II
Pikmin 4
Pikmin 4
Mémoire 0079
Mémoire 0079
Hopeless Junction
Hopeless Junction
Gravity Circuit
Gravity Circuit
Final Fantasy XVI
Final Fantasy XVI
Kill it with fucking fire
South Scrimshaw
South Scrimshaw
Amnesia: The Bunker
Amnesia: The Bunker
Street Fighter 6
Street Fighter 6
Class of '09: The Re-Up
Class of '09: The Re-Up
Homebody
Homebody
Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath - Vengance of the Slayer
Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath - Vengance of the Slayer
Stasis: Bone Totem
Stasis: Bone Totem
System Shock
System Shock
Vividlope
Vividlope
Humanity
Humanity
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Abandon
Abandon
Mice Tea
Mice Tea
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Cassette Beasts
Cassette Beasts
Alter Ego
Alter Ego
Neotrogla
Neotrogla
OTXO
OTXO
Rusted Moss
Rusted Moss
It Comes in Waves
It Comes in Waves
Repeat the Ending
Repeat the Ending
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Really really really really cute
Dredge
Dredge
Misericorde: Volume One
Misericorde: Volume One
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4
Ghostpia Season One
Ghostpia Season One
Tchia
Tchia
Vernal Edge
Vernal Edge
"We have KH at home"
>KH at home

Well translated combat it may be indeed, but this is the most lifeless shell that it could've been attached to. There's no vibes, absolutely bitchless setting to me.

I went back and tried it on its critical mode just to be sure, and while that does a lot for it it doesn't do a lot for me. Can see the vision now tho. I'll come around to it eventually
24 Killers
24 Killers
Trying this out when I'm feeling a light bit of isolation has this cut into me, but, it's lacking stuff. And I think that stuff is friction, multiplicity to its central theme of finding within others a place to call "Home". It takes the softest approach there, and as welcome as that is, I can't help but think it's missing some of the idea of Why Moon RPG and such like it is duplicitous in its teachings, its agonies, its pains, to come to understand love. In that way, I worry this never really gets to the heart of a found home. Even if it's nice how unconditional that is (and again, welcome). Maybe, perhaps, it reveals more of that as the world goes on?

Actually yknow, belay all of that shit. It's making me think a lot about what I'm doing with my life and the found families I'm with. That's worth a lot more than most here
Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
These horror games are draining on me ">~<
Terrifying and incredibly inventive in its direction. Though I've been told it drops a lot of the actual 'gameplay' part after the prologue ends, it's still fascinating even if said prologue doesn't give much of any to chew on. That's part of the idea in a sense, since you are Mr. Visual Novel Man That Will Die in approximately One Route. Interested in coming back to this one for sure
My House
My House
Finished - While I wouldn't go "innovation in narrative design" I do think this direction is something to celebrate regardless of the tacky skeleton. Just such a sick spiraling journey that I can't hate it for long
Elephantasy: Flipside
Elephantasy: Flipside
Super cool in a vacuum but not something I could ever wholeheartedly stick with, I think. Just too much of a vacuously unimpactful vibe
Octopath Traveler II
Octopath Traveler II
Cozy, pretty nice warm blanket, but kind of weak structurally. Nice comfort food though, for the jrpg soul
Akka Arrh
Akka Arrh
Crazy, but not my thing x3 I don't know if I enjoy this sort of arcadey Desync-HyperDemon-and-etc. inpulse to overload the eye and obfuscate with noise
Wanted: Dead
Wanted: Dead
Absolute ass. Don't play under any circumstance, this isn't a funny meme :(
Heart of the Killer
Heart of the Killer
Finished - Incredible, need to get to the rest of this series ASAP. Just stellar song-of-my-people stuff here. Hilarious and appropriately visceral
Your Only Move is Hustle
Your Only Move is Hustle
Pretty good fun :3
Please give it just any other ingame song option. I don't care if you're supposed to put something over it, this is so banal!
Season: A Letter to the Future
Season: A Letter to the Future
Great start!!! Iffy feeling on what may come after though from what I hear :( But what I did touch really got to me
Dead Space
Dead Space
Nice recreated coherent aesthetic vision, but with all the meat underneath sanded off. Considering I quite liked that meat however rare, I still feel miffed months and months later. However!!!, can't really say to avoid, I'm just a Dead Space boomer
Pizza Tower
Pizza Tower
I think I'd greatly enjoy with the right mindset but for now it's just alright? Too speedrun-y for me in a linear way
Hi-Fi Rush
Hi-Fi Rush
Absolute banger ^w^ I am finding that I have total rhythm issues in my soul that are off by justttt enough to annoy the hell out of me, but the style is sooooooo grand. It makes the entire impression

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7 months ago

I know it's technically a late 2022 release, but really hoping you check out Fear & Hunger 2


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