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Charlotte Huston

@crystar.bsky.social

Games Writer for Minimap & SUPERJUMP | OpenCritic Reviewer | Teacher's Aide | Poet | Gamer | TTRPG Dev | 29F |

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High on Life 2 is very okay so far.

13.02.2026 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trying Elsa Bloodstone before High on Life 2 goes live and...

I didn't notice she had a tattoo before in her Rivals design 😳

13.02.2026 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Seems like I wrote about Neva at the perfect time 😁

12.02.2026 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Some things I liked:
- Glad to see Mina the Hollower is alive and coming relatively soon.
- Nice that MGS4 and Peace Walker are getting ports.
- Not sure how I feel about a new first-person Silent Hill but having a POC protag is nice. Hope there's a POV toggle or I'm just being too skeptical.

12.02.2026 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Too much of that State of Play was:
- Trailers for stuff we've already seen plenty of times before
- Trailers for stuff without a release date not giving a release date
- Games far off in development.

So mid overall.

12.02.2026 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

If I hit the lottery there will be signs

12.02.2026 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm of the mind that all of this can't really have any cohesion in practice either, but I'll have an open mind about it when I play it.

12.02.2026 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"How many features and mechanics should we put in this game?"
"Yes."

12.02.2026 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I wrote about Neva for this piece, a beautiful little artsy game with an immaculate use of color. It also hit me at the time where its themes needed to resonate with me. It's coming to the PS Plus catalog soon (found out after writing) so check it out if you can!

12.02.2026 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Games We Recommend - 4 games you should play in February 2026 | Magazine | Minimap Here are 4 games you should play in February 2026 by our writers.

Our writers came up with 4 games you should play in February!
(Not games coming out in February)
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#GameRecommendation #Games
minimap.net/magazine/Feb...

12.02.2026 07:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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When that one streamer you already liked is doing a fundraiser for something like Trans Lifeline

11.02.2026 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Characters with similar energy

11.02.2026 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Definitely been playing some games lately but my hands are cooked from typing so I haven't been writing as much. I'll write about them all in bulk soon.

I intend to review High on Life 2 as well. So there's that.

11.02.2026 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I believe this is the second time I've finished a game during the SuperBowl lol

09.02.2026 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Starting my first adventure into the Resident Evil series soon! My pick of what game to start with will be controversial but I have specific reasoning for it that I won't explain until I actually finish it.

08.02.2026 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Queen shit

08.02.2026 02:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Captain Vegas

07.02.2026 05:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This game fucks

06.02.2026 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Had a comment on Reddit downvoted for saying you should support your local small business gaming stores instead of GameStop

06.02.2026 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Feel like playing Blasphemous for some reason. It’s near the top of my priority list and I feel it calling to me.

06.02.2026 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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An Empathetic Guide to Beating Your Backlog | Magazine | Minimap The important message here, if you are to take anything at all, is the idea that you shouldn’t feel stressed or constrained by your backlog. You don’t need to feel burned out by games. Often I hear pe...

Are you trying to beat your gaming backlog in 2026? I've written a more empathetic guide than the norm in hopes of helping you on overcome it, just as I have. The mental side of accomplishing goals is important and it is why this piece intends to help you avoid burnout. minimap.net/magazine/Bea...

05.02.2026 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An Empathetic Guide to Beating Your Backlog | Magazine | Minimap The important message here, if you are to take anything at all, is the idea that you shouldn’t feel stressed or constrained by your backlog. You don’t need to feel burned out by games. Often I hear pe...

Are you trying to beat your gaming backlog in 2026? I've written a more empathetic guide than the norm in hopes of helping you on overcome it, just as I have. The mental side of accomplishing goals is important and it is why this piece intends to help you avoid burnout. minimap.net/magazine/Bea...

05.02.2026 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't wanna be mean, but did anyone else think Tokyo Scramble looked genuinely bad? Like PSN Store shovelware bad?

05.02.2026 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was also a Lucio main so I understand for sure, many matches ended up in hopping around the payload to stall

05.02.2026 05:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I swear I just had a Rivals match where my team was ALLERGIC to the payload.

Poor Dagger was on the payload alone contesting it with Thing like this:

05.02.2026 03:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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An Empathetic Guide to Beating Your Backlog | Magazine | Minimap The important message here, if you are to take anything at all, is the idea that you shouldn’t feel stressed or constrained by your backlog. You don’t need to feel burned out by games. Often I hear pe...

Do you have backlog? Then you should definitely read this piece on #backlog by @crystar.bsky.social

#Minimap #GameBacklog
minimap.net/magazine/Bea...

05.02.2026 03:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BioShock was fantastic on a second replay. A little too flawed to rate it much higher as I may have wanted. But its themes are more relevant than ever, and it's very enjoyable to play moment to moment, with great replayability with its Phasmid mechanics.

Score: 93

04.02.2026 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Season 2 of Fallout was great overall but this finale is very weak. It's mainly just setup for Season 3 and while it has some good moments, it's very obvious they're pulling punches purely to continue these arcs. Norm and Steph's arcs feel really overly stretched.

04.02.2026 03:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Layla after I turned most of the lights off for bed so it’s low quality

04.02.2026 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Finished today. Still a fantastic game, though it sort of gets shaky in the second half. As soon as Frank Fontaine is introduced there's a noticeable drop in how enthralling the game is. I also had 2 game crashes on Series X, using the disc copy.

31.01.2026 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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