Jean Snow

March.

This looked really interesting, so not only did I pick up this issue 7, I also picked up a bundle of the first six issues (which are also on sale right now).

And these too — everything shared has been played on Switch 2, which continues to be my favorite place to play games.

More lovely games.

I’ve been dealing with a health situation over the past 2-3 weeks, and the following games have helped keep me sane during this time (as well as watching tons of movies, which I’ll share in a separate thread).

Finally got around to reading The Knives — the latest Criminal book — and it really is a terrific read. Can’t recommend it enough.

The Music of 'Samurai Champloo' Plus: news.

Great piece that focuses on the music of Samurai Champloo — still one of my top 3 all time favorite anime series (alongside Cowboy Bebop and Monster). animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-music-...

Super enjoyed the first season, so this makes me happy.

Wow, how had I not heard of this, a must play for me (Hotel Dusk is one of my favorite games).

Awaysis on Steam The ultimate dungeon brawler. A revolutionary, physics-fueled throwdown where you’ll jump, slide, and collide on your adventure to restore peace to the Awaysis - an ancient floating relic under attack...

Ready for a fresh take on action games? Ever wish the emergent depth of physics-sim games could have a bit more oomph and Nintendo-like response? We built custom engine tools within UE5 to forge a new way to play action games, give it a spin for yourself! store.steampowered.com/app/3334760/...

Still my all time favourite gaming series, and desperately hoping we get a lot of fun announcements to celebrate the anniversary.

Really excited for my buddy Jake’s new game.

Awaysis on Steam The ultimate dungeon brawler. A revolutionary, physics-fueled throwdown where you’ll jump, slide, and collide on your adventure to restore peace to the Awaysis - an ancient floating relic under attack...

Our game AWAYSIS has its first major Steam demo up! We've done a lot of custom physics work to bring something somewhere in between a fully-physics based experience and something more responsive of something more Nintendo-like, its a sweet juicy middle!

store.steampowered.com/app/3334760/...

Look at this fun thing I ordered.

Kicking off the year of the Fire Horse with some new kicks — this is my strategy on tackling the year as a Water Ox.

Enjoying a Duvel in my new Duvel glass (been buying these every year since I moved to Shanghai).

New buddy for the New Year!

What a lovely quote:

“Be regular and orderly in your life so that you may be violent and original in your work.”

—Gustave Flaubert, French novelist

Back at Mignon9 (convenient that it’s near my bank branch, for when I need to do bank stuff).

Will definitely be reading this.

My FOTO5 for the week, following the theme “Winter Corners.”

Really enjoyed this book, Désoeuvré, by Lewis Trondheim, in which he explores what happens when BD (comic) creators grow old.

My FOTO5 for last week, following the theme “Firsts.”

1. First coffee of the day
2. First new running shoes in 7-8 years
3. First anniversary statue received to commemorate 10 years at the company
4. First CNY decorations
5. UNO + F1

February.

Quiet Sunday.

After I shared my 1995 movie marathon recap, it made me realize I forgot to do the same for the horror marathon I did last October, and so here it is (my 8th consecutive year). www.jeansnow.net/2026/01/31/t...

And with that I've decided to call it a day for 1995 -- even though there was plenty more I was planning on watching, I want to move on and watch other things. Here's the recap post. www.jeansnow.net/2026/01/31/l...

After enjoying The Rip so much, I wanted to watch more Damon/Affleck movies from recent years, and started with Air, which I found to be an incredibly fun watch. letterboxd.com/jeansnow/fil...