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Death Stranding: Strands of Harmony World Tour

really happy to have seen the death stranding concert tour tonight - absolutely gorgeous music & very talented performers. it's such a treat to hear music I already loved brought to life like this.

Okay, Fine, Let's Talk About Asriel Biting the bullet.

nobody else is going to write Deltarune theories which are the opposite of wish-fulfillment, so I'm afraid it's my responsibility. here's why Asriel (probably) isn't going to be part of Deltarune.

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halloween might be over, but you should still take Joseph Fink's advice and watch One Cut of the Dead. one of my favorite movies which I can never talk about because you *must* watch it blind. I see you going to Wikipedia, quit it! just watch the movie!

just beat @qdork.bsky.social's Consume Me. I really loved it! there aren't enough games out there which feel so earnest to their creators' experience. this one is special. plus, I mean come on, it has a really good dog, who deserves that cookie. highly recommend checking it out (and feeding the dog)

it deserves credit for being one of, what, three? genuinely fantastic adam sandler peformances

I'm still finishing off Death Stranding 2!!! there's simply not enough time for all these games

more DELTARUNE, as promised! i would never lie to you. ❤️

yeah seconding this. I had a squier jazz bass, nothing fancy but it was pretty, sturdy and sounded great. can't ask for much more at that price point.

An Undertale text box, featuring the face of Sans. It says: "if it's blue, that means you slonk it".

this came to me in a dream. I don't know what it means, but interpret it however you like. happy birthday undertale :) 3/3

I might write something a bit longer about it later down the line, but in the meantime - thank you @tobyfox.undertale.com for making this game. to some extent, it changed my perception of what a videogame can be, and what it can achieve. I'm incredibly thankful for that. 2/3

happy 10th birthday to undertale! a game in a league of its own, rivalled by very few in its ability to find its way straight to the heart of its players. deeply impressive writing and design, and simply Fun, too. 1/3

A SKELITEN TRYEN TO DO THERE QUEST BUT THEY DONT REMEMBER ? THEY DONT REMEBER SO MUCH STUFF DONT REMEBER SOME GRADES OF SCHOOL DONT REMEBER SOME ENTIRE YEAR'S DONT REMEBER FACE'S DONT REMEBER NAME'S BUT SOMEHOW COMMERCIAL'S ARE STUCK IN THERE, PIZZA BAGEL SONG, CAR DEALERSHIP SONG, SOAP JINGLE, CANT REMEBER GRANDMAS FACE BUT REMEBER PHONE NUMBER FOR CAR DEALERSHIP, CURSED EXISTANCE, OUTLAW ALL AD'S, OR MAYBE I SHOULDNT REMEBER SCHOOL ANY WAY IT WASNT THAT GOOD BUT HOW WOULD I KNOW AT THIS POINT, VAGUE MEMORY OF THROWING SHIT IN METAL LOCKER AND GETTING YELLED AT BY TEACHER'S FOR INVALID REASON'S , ANY WAY DA TEXT "I FORGOT WHAT MY FUCKEN QUEST WAS, PROBALY SOME TREASURE, FORCED TO FIGHT RATS EVEN THOUGH ITS THERE CAVE, RETURN A ITEM TO GUY OR PRINCESS, A GUY I DONT KNOW WANTS ME TO KILL A SECOND GUY I DONT KNOW, GREAT A STAIRCASE THAT GOES DOWN TO A HARDER LEVEL " AND THATS ANOTHER THING WHEN YOUR ON A ADVENTURE AND YOU RUN INTO ANOTHER GUY RUNNIN AROUND STEALING SHIT WHY ARE THEY YOUR ENEMY, SEEMS LIKE YOUR JUST COWORKERS IF YOU ASK ME - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN

DAMB IT - dashare.zone ADMIN

john darnielle now joins toby fox in the "work of art inspired by a dream" club. moral of the story: write down your dreams. and listen to the mountain goats while you're at it.

A cropped screenshot of a message in the videogame Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. it says "The wombat's butt... I touched the wombat's butt".

death stranding 2 is a good videogame because you'll be fighting for your life delivering packages in the harshest possible conditions and then a member of the band chvrches will text you about wombat ass

the dailup sound was a protection spell the computer said for us every time we went online but we thought we were too good for it. we wanted to be on the phone and the computer at the same time. we wanted to be on the phone and the computer at the same time and now we’re fucked

just played a bit of Space Hole - it's neat, and only a dollar! nice and comfortable to control - I very much enjoy cruising through space. worth picking up and messing around with.

Sam from Death Stranding 2: On The Beach is sat on the bed in his private room, giving a thumbs up. he's just like me frfr, etc

I took my time with it, but I'm happy to say I beat Death Stranding 2 today. so much to say about it, so many emotions, but man I love this game. I'm glad kojima is still doing his thing, however insane it can be at times. I'll make a video talking about the game in more depth at some stage.

it's been a long time since I saw Howl's Moving Castle, but I think it's the Ghibli film that sticks with me the most visually. it's not even close to my favorite Ghibli! but its imagery is burned into my brain, and I'm okay with that. I love the way it feels, above all else.

he took me much longer than I care to admit to beat - and then of course you go online and see people no-hit the fight effortlessly 😭

Why Are There Undertale Characters in Deltarune, Anyway? Marketing, intertextuality, subverting expectations, and convenience.

it's a conversation I've had countless times with other Deltarune fans - why are Undertale characters in Deltarune, anyway? so I thought I'd write a blog post about it. enjoy!

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a disembodied mouth superimposed atop a phone, yelling the logos of mastercard, visa, and paypal

Inside the mass call campaign to stop video game censorship

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I could never sum up the impact undertale made in such a small number of characters - but I did my best! it's a videogame which changes the way you think about videogames. it has stayed with me over the past decade, and I'll wager it'll stay with me throughout the next decade, too. happy 10 years :)

no need to apologise at all, I'm glad to hear your thoughts - and I'm glad that the video has gotten people thinking & coming up with new ideas beyond what I covered! gerson is a very useful character to tie into this topic, especially since he's literally a writer lol. lots to explore there.

such a wonderful game, and I haven't played it in years - very excited to revisit it once again!

this extends out to other mechanics too. it's a very minor gripe, just something I've really noticed in the beginning. I'm sure it'll stop bothering me once I'm into the mid-late game.

to use this as a chance to talk about the game: I like it a lot so far! my current gripe is that it feels like they chose to make sam's abilities worse. they slowed down the time it takes to open a mule postbox, but you can buy an "upgrade" to get it back to how it was in the first game. feels lazy.

currently playing Death Stranding 2. I'm assuming this was a glitch(?), but I can't get over the fact that he straight up poses like he did something cool

YouTube video by the bee's knee I Know DELTARUNE's Egg Man

I Know DELTARUNE's Egg Man. check it out if you weren't sure what to make of his appearances in the new chapters!

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