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va11halla.bsky.social

Words about games on multiple platforms with a handheld focus and some good coffee on the side. Find my work on RPG Site, TouchArcade, Into The Spine, Nintendo Insider, & more. Avatar by Kiririn51 from Sukeban Games. Opinions my own.

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pekora in death stranding... rift of the hololivers... what a month for da vtubers www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiwh...

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one of my favorite games of the last few years, and one of the (very few!) games we referenced when prototyping pentiment. i hope you'll give it a shot on mobile.

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I covered the Dragon Quest series (every localized game and two JP ones) on Nintendo Switch 2 for @rpgsite.net in my new backward compatibility feature going over load times, performance, and more for DQ3 HD-2D Remake, DQ11 S, Builders 2, Treasures, Monsters, etc: www.rpgsite.net/feature/1779...

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Venba is amazing. Play it on something and make sure you don't miss it. Here's my old review photo from 2023:

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🔊ANIME EXPO 2025 Announcement! 🔥 Join us as GGST Producer Ken Miyauchi and CDPR Japan Country Manager Satoru Homma discuss how GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- & Cyberpunk Edgerunners come together with Lucy's addition to GGST! 🤝 Date: July 4 Time: 3:45PM - 5:05PM Location: Petree Hall #AX2025 #GGST

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rain drops

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My full review on Nintendo Insider. A poor revival of a game that deserved everything. The script and gameplay might be preserved decently, but visually this is a downgrade in every conceivable way. The (very likely) use of AI to process all the images is an insult, and I hope other reviews agreed.

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Latest from me, and I hate to report this, but the Front Mission 3 remake seems to have fed all the 2D images into AI. It looks genuinely terrible, and butchers the visual identity of the original.

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Today on Astral City Mini, I sing a brief ode to the @play.date: the little yellow game console that reminds me how to have fun. astralcitymini.com/2025/06/03/a...

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I covered the Dragon Quest series (every localized game and two JP ones) on Nintendo Switch 2 for @rpgsite.net in my new backward compatibility feature going over load times, performance, and more for DQ3 HD-2D Remake, DQ11 S, Builders 2, Treasures, Monsters, etc: www.rpgsite.net/feature/1779...

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I reviewed HITMAN: World of Assassination - Signature Edition for @nintendoinsider.bsky.social. I've been with IOI's new trilogy since 2016 and it was great revisiting the games and DLC despite the performance issues. The online reliance is also annoying: www.nintendo-insider.com/hitman-world...

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I reviewed HITMAN: World of Assassination - Signature Edition for @nintendoinsider.bsky.social. I've been with IOI's new trilogy since 2016 and it was great revisiting the games and DLC despite the performance issues. The online reliance is also annoying: www.nintendo-insider.com/hitman-world...

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I wrote something that I'm really proud of about the real-world Kowloon Walled City that inspired the setting the Kowloon Generic Romance!

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I reviewed Sonic X Shadow Generations on Nintendo Switch 2 after having played it on PS5, Switch, and Steam Deck last year. It is a big improvement over the Switch original, but I was hoping for more. The lack of an upgrade path is also disappointing: www.patreon.com/posts/sonic-...

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Always a good day when I actually finish one of my 5638495 tiny game things jellosalad.itch.io/upstream

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I reviewed Sonic X Shadow Generations on Nintendo Switch 2 after having played it on PS5, Switch, and Steam Deck last year. It is a big improvement over the Switch original, but I was hoping for more. The lack of an upgrade path is also disappointing: www.patreon.com/posts/sonic-...

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Hi folks! Just a reminder that all of our articles are paid for via the TouchArcade Patreon. We appreciate all of our current supporters, and we’d love to see more join up so we can keep the TouchArcade fire burning as long as possible. www.patreon.com/toucharcade

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This console delay worked out better for me specifically.

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can we not

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This is going to become like the awful current Spotify app where you spend more time to get to the damn album after fighting with the awful interface recommendations that do everything to make you not want to actually listen to music.

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Any person/outlet with large reach should not be sharing Japanese stuff if they can’t understand Japanese or at least fully vet the source of the translation. It’s irresponsible as fuck and can cause a lot of trouble.

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Lumines Remastered (2018)

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Clever Drive – Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2 (2000, DC) Music by Futoshi Sato (Rock' n' Banana)

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It's another episode of the Tetracast, RPG Site's weekly podcast! In this episode, we review Raidou Remastered, take a look at the demo for ToHeart, preview Digimon Story: Time Stranger, discuss sales news, and more: https://www.rpgsite.net/podcast/17786-tetracast-400-raidou-kuzunoha-segsales-leak

pekora in death stranding... rift of the hololivers... what a month for da vtubers www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiwh...

one of my favorite games of the last few years, and one of the (very few!) games we referenced when prototyping pentiment. i hope you'll give it a shot on mobile.

I covered the Dragon Quest series (every localized game and two JP ones) on Nintendo Switch 2 for @rpgsite.net in my new backward compatibility feature going over load times, performance, and more for DQ3 HD-2D Remake, DQ11 S, Builders 2, Treasures, Monsters, etc: www.rpgsite.net/feature/1779...

Venba is amazing. Play it on something and make sure you don't miss it. Here's my old review photo from 2023:

🔊ANIME EXPO 2025 Announcement! 🔥 Join us as GGST Producer Ken Miyauchi and CDPR Japan Country Manager Satoru Homma discuss how GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- & Cyberpunk Edgerunners come together with Lucy's addition to GGST! 🤝 Date: July 4 Time: 3:45PM - 5:05PM Location: Petree Hall #AX2025 #GGST

rain drops

My full review on Nintendo Insider. A poor revival of a game that deserved everything. The script and gameplay might be preserved decently, but visually this is a downgrade in every conceivable way. The (very likely) use of AI to process all the images is an insult, and I hope other reviews agreed.

Latest from me, and I hate to report this, but the Front Mission 3 remake seems to have fed all the 2D images into AI. It looks genuinely terrible, and butchers the visual identity of the original.

Today on Astral City Mini, I sing a brief ode to the @play.date: the little yellow game console that reminds me how to have fun. astralcitymini.com/2025/06/03/a...

I covered the Dragon Quest series (every localized game and two JP ones) on Nintendo Switch 2 for @rpgsite.net in my new backward compatibility feature going over load times, performance, and more for DQ3 HD-2D Remake, DQ11 S, Builders 2, Treasures, Monsters, etc: www.rpgsite.net/feature/1779...

I reviewed HITMAN: World of Assassination - Signature Edition for @nintendoinsider.bsky.social. I've been with IOI's new trilogy since 2016 and it was great revisiting the games and DLC despite the performance issues. The online reliance is also annoying: www.nintendo-insider.com/hitman-world...

I reviewed HITMAN: World of Assassination - Signature Edition for @nintendoinsider.bsky.social. I've been with IOI's new trilogy since 2016 and it was great revisiting the games and DLC despite the performance issues. The online reliance is also annoying: www.nintendo-insider.com/hitman-world...

I wrote something that I'm really proud of about the real-world Kowloon Walled City that inspired the setting the Kowloon Generic Romance!

I reviewed Sonic X Shadow Generations on Nintendo Switch 2 after having played it on PS5, Switch, and Steam Deck last year. It is a big improvement over the Switch original, but I was hoping for more. The lack of an upgrade path is also disappointing: www.patreon.com/posts/sonic-...

Always a good day when I actually finish one of my 5638495 tiny game things jellosalad.itch.io/upstream

I reviewed Sonic X Shadow Generations on Nintendo Switch 2 after having played it on PS5, Switch, and Steam Deck last year. It is a big improvement over the Switch original, but I was hoping for more. The lack of an upgrade path is also disappointing: www.patreon.com/posts/sonic-...

Hi folks! Just a reminder that all of our articles are paid for via the TouchArcade Patreon. We appreciate all of our current supporters, and we’d love to see more join up so we can keep the TouchArcade fire burning as long as possible. www.patreon.com/toucharcade

This console delay worked out better for me specifically.

can we not

This is going to become like the awful current Spotify app where you spend more time to get to the damn album after fighting with the awful interface recommendations that do everything to make you not want to actually listen to music.

Any person/outlet with large reach should not be sharing Japanese stuff if they can’t understand Japanese or at least fully vet the source of the translation. It’s irresponsible as fuck and can cause a lot of trouble.

Lumines Remastered (2018)

Clever Drive – Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2 (2000, DC) Music by Futoshi Sato (Rock' n' Banana)

It's another episode of the Tetracast, RPG Site's weekly podcast! In this episode, we review Raidou Remastered, take a look at the demo for ToHeart, preview Digimon Story: Time Stranger, discuss sales news, and more: https://www.rpgsite.net/podcast/17786-tetracast-400-raidou-kuzunoha-segsales-leak

I still miss Nibel, chat...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_wi...