Mason Miller

So, I'm trying out new thumbnails for the Death Stranding and RE vids. Never been my strong suit tbh. Feedback welcomed :)

Go birds etc etc

Tough fuckin week. I hope you are doing well.

Excited to check it out!

"Got our best men working on it"

Real Chief Wiggum energy there.

I loved these games too. Metroid Prime 4's probably the weakest for the reasons everyone mentioned. Ninja Gaiden felt like a return to form, but still missing the exploration of the 2004 reboot. Donkey Kong Bananza and Cronos could be swapped with any of the four in my initial post. Good stuff.

Fav games of '25. Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 felt like virtual tourism, vacationing in a faraway land. Silent Hill f captures, for me, the spirit of the original Team Silent games if not the moment-to-moment gameplay. Please play The Hundred Line. I don't have much to add re Clair Obscur. It's good.

Top 4 games not released in 2025 that I played in 2025. Lies of P, as many have said, is the best soulslike not by From. SF6 is my pick for best current fighting game. 1000xRESIST is a must play if you enjoy story-based games. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes reignited my love for puzzle games.

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Links for consumption:

Death of the Author tinyurl.com/48k7ah5a
How CS Took Over My Life tinyurl.com/3d479tnc
Mantracks tinyurl.com/33cjurt6
Bluey tinyurl.com/3ccdyn4z
Space Truck Sim tinyurl.com/4ssh7zkv
Trans Day of Vanishing tinyurl.com/3fvm8ean
DS2's Porters tinyurl.com/y7rjxxfx

Fav essays cont'd

My Quest to Uncover the Mystery of Death Stranding 2's Porters - @writingongames.bsky.social
Trans Day of Vanishing - Lily Alexandre
The Space Truck Sim where you're Doomed to Fail - @lambhoot.bsky.social

My fav essays of 2025

How Counter-Strike Took Over My Life - @nakeyjakey.bsky.social
Death of the Author: An Alan Wake Series Retrospective - @noahgervais.bsky.social
Mantracks: a True Story of Fake Fossils - @foldablehuman.bsky.social
Bluey Is Perfect, And That Terrifies Me - @mml.bsky.social

Top TV picks for 2025. Andor, The Pitt, and Adolescence all deserve their critical acclaim. Task was the biggest surprise for me -- I think I enjoyed it even more than Mare of Easttown. Have not seen Pluribus. The American Revolution nearly made the list (I would maybe swap it out for The Pitt).

Some honorable mentions.

Top four flicks 2025. A lot has been written about Weapons and One Battle After Another. Don't have a lot to add. Predators was a revealing, layered essay that I wrestled with long after viewing. Train Dreams is a haunting journey through the myth of America. Strongly recommend both.

Absolutely phenomenal film. Might be my favorite of the year.

Owe Train Dreams an apology. I was not really familiar with its game.

It was such an interesting direction to the series too... I was really disappointed.

Thanks for the kind words friend :) -- I really need to watch more Tim Rogers sometime. I think I've only watched his FF VII Remake video and remember really enjoying it.

Thanks for the kind words 😀

YouTube video by Mason Miller Every Resident Evil's First Zombie

Hey friends, last bump for this video. It did not perform very well (even by my standards), which is a shame because I think it turned out pretty well. Any shares would be appreciated :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QeB...

Sold.

Condolences. Would much rather lose to the lions in the playoffs than any other NFC team.

Reposting this for the PM crew. I like how this one turned out. Any shares are appreciated!

Thanks for the share and the kind words friend!

YouTube video by Mason Miller Every Resident Evil's First Zombie...

New vid. I look back at the last 30 years of playing Resident Evil games & attempt to rank every first encounter. All of them. Along the way, I remember what it was like playing each game. Where I was. Who I was with. I hope you have a moment to remember with me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QeB...

Last bump for this. It's not doing well performance-wise but fuck it. Really enjoyed making it, I think it's got some really great stuff in it, goes some places you might not expect, etc., and people would probably get a kick out of it if given a chance. Hell yeah

Love this list. Good to hear about games that not a lot of people are talking about.