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Comment on Anime: Your personal year in review for 2025 in ~anime
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
moonpike Link ParentRelatable! VVVVVV's soundtrack has been one of my favorites for a long time, although I like chiptune music in general, so some of that is personal bias. Even nearly 15 years after originally...Relatable! VVVVVV's soundtrack has been one of my favorites for a long time, although I like chiptune music in general, so some of that is personal bias. Even nearly 15 years after originally playing the game I still go back to the OST and let it play through!
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
moonpike Link ParentFun Fact: Despite being a single-player game, Into the Breach has become a game I "play" almost exclusively with a friend of mine. We sit down together and play on the harder difficulty, working...Fun Fact: Despite being a single-player game, Into the Breach has become a game I "play" almost exclusively with a friend of mine. We sit down together and play on the harder difficulty, working together (and sometimes debating) to choose actions to take. Seems to work out as well, we've done better like that than either of us ever did solo. I doubt most people would want to play that way, but it's a special game to me because of that (I also like the game in general!)
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
moonpike Link ParentAd Fundum reminds me of Motherload, a Flash game I used to love playing like 20 years ago! I wouldn't have expected giving away games to lead to me buying more games for myself, but I guess it's...Ad Fundum reminds me of Motherload, a Flash game I used to love playing like 20 years ago! I wouldn't have expected giving away games to lead to me buying more games for myself, but I guess it's back to the mines for me
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Comment on Tildes Game Giveaway: Holiday 2025 in ~games
moonpike (edited )LinkOver time I've accumulated keys for various games I already own, so this is a good opportunity to maybe get them over to someone who can actually use them. You don't have to do anything in...- Exemplary
Over time I've accumulated keys for various games I already own, so this is a good opportunity to maybe get them over to someone who can actually use them. You don't have to do anything in particular to receive one, just let me know what you're interested in <3
You should be aware that some of these are quite old (like 10 years old...), so I don't know if they all still work. If you request something and can't redeem it, I'd be happy to get you a new copy/key, if you'd like!
These are all Steam keys:
- Broken Age
- FTL
- Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
- Jackbox Party Pack 2
- Jackbox Party Pack 4
- BioShock Remastered
- SYSTEM SHOCK: ENHANCED EDITION
Core KeeperStarboundInto the BreachTower UnitePikunikuSpelunkyKerbal Space ProgramThis War of MineWorld of GooPsychonautsVVVVVVSUPERHOTJackbox Party Pack 1Jackbox Party Pack 3
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
moonpike LinkI posted about playing demos a few months ago, and now... I'm playing demos again. I guess demos make me want to say something, for whatever reason. I continue to be thankful for demos being a...I posted about playing demos a few months ago, and now... I'm playing demos again. I guess demos make me want to say something, for whatever reason. I continue to be thankful for demos being a more common again lately!
Lately there was mainly one demo that's been on my mind, for "The Willowmist Emporium of Antiques & Curiosities." The game is tagged as Otome ("story-based romance video game targeted towards women"), which, despite liking romance as a general media genre, I've avoided in the past because I don't care for the "everyone likes the same person" type of romance. And yet... I really liked it. I played the demo for four hours straight through and really liked the characters and setting/plot, and was immediately sad that the game isn't out yet (doesn't even have a release date yet). I like the comfy/relaxing atmosphere, I like that the player character is a character and not just a blank slate, I like that it has gameplay to it beyond just visual novel, I like the taste of many mysteries yet unanswered, I like that I can have the player be sassy (in a fun way) which is how I act irl. After finishing that demo I went and looked at other similar games because, apparently, I do have an appetite for this type of thing
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Comment on How has AI positively impacted your life? in ~tech
moonpike LinkI'm not sure this counts since it's not really helpful to anyone, but what little I use of AI is generally in a comedic way. My partner and I really enjoyed using things like GPT-2 (pre-ChatGPT)...I'm not sure this counts since it's not really helpful to anyone, but what little I use of AI is generally in a comedic way. My partner and I really enjoyed using things like GPT-2 (pre-ChatGPT) to generate "stories" that quickly became absurd since those models weren't very coherent. Since models are more coherent now that's not as easy to do (outside of seeking out older models on purpose), but we still enjoy doing other dumb things with it sometimes (like playing jackbox)
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
moonpike LinkLately I find myself continually playing more demos for games rather than making any progress on any games I’m in the middle of, which I have slightly mixed feelings about (but not enough to do...Lately I find myself continually playing more demos for games rather than making any progress on any games I’m in the middle of, which I have slightly mixed feelings about (but not enough to do anything different). Doesn’t help that I can’t resist roguelite games and that’s currently a popular genre, so there’s an endless supply of demos showing up. Super Fantasy Kingdom, Clover Pit, Ball x Pit, Raccoin, Skull Hoard, etc… so many recently played demos that I’m now forced to wait for, so sad. I’m thankful that releasing demos has become more popular again in recent years, or at least it feels that way to me, maybe I wasn’t paying enough attention before
A little self-reflection based on my shifting anime preferences this year:
As far as I can remember, romance has been my go-to genre for most media (including anime) throughout my adult life. While that was probably still the case this year, I also found myself specifically enjoying/seeking out anime about parenthood, which I didn’t really notice until it became a continuing pattern. So thanks brain/body/hormones/whatever for the message, I guess.
I don’t expect this could be a continuing thing in terms of anime though, since I don’t think there’s a whole lot of parenting-focused stuff to begin with. Anime featuring children are already a minefield, so maybe that’s for the best. I do wonder if I’ll continue seeking this stuff out in other forms of media next year, or if it was just a one-time thing.