Metroid II has aged so much better than I was led to believe
Everyone who has ever told me this game was too old and clunky is wrong. Metroid II rocks.
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In defense of NES Metroid
Why the existence of a well-liked remake doesn't mean the 1986 original is a waste of your time (even when it does kind of enjoy wasting your time).
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I love Mina the Hollower's weird difficulty curve
Let's dig into Yacht Club's old school inspirations to understand why the game was designed the way it is, and why I love it for that.
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth review: A disappointing journey through a world of tourist traps
How my most anticipated game of 2024 ended up being kind of a slog that failed to capture what I love about the original Final Fantasy VII.
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Thoughts on Scott Pilgrim EX
My review of the flawed but intriguingly different followup to the 2010 cult classic, which has a lot to love if you approach it with an open mind. Come listen to me gush about its pixel art and soundtrack!
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Ponett Awards 2025: My favorite stuff from the year!
In this extra-long (and extra-late) year-end recommendation list we've got candy-themed tokusatsu action, transatlantic telegraph cables, horse girls, and a whole slew of cool indie games you might've missed in 2025.
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Video game discourse grab bag: The Game Awards 2025, Expedition 33, and Silksong
In which I use 2025's two big GOTY contenders as a springboard to ramble about various bits of indie dev discourse and the state of the creative field I work in, and also the fact that The Game Awards are a joke. Maybe I'll even talk about the actual games themselves a little! Imagine that!
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Metroid Prime 4 is pretty good
Clearly the result of development hell, but it's not that bad of a game. It's fine.
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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds review - It's great, but...
After a few weeks of playing, it's clear that this is the best Sonic racing game ever... but when it's so close to perfection, it makes the few aspects that are lacking only stand out to me.
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UFO 50: My 14 favorite games within my favorite game of 2024
Learn about my favorite games in this massive anthology, some of which have forever changed how I engage with retro games.
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Thoughts on Deltarune Chapter 3 & 4
Spoiler-filled thoughts where I talk about a bunch of random stuff I thought kicked ass, defend the importance of Chapter 3, and ponder where the story might go from here.
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Why Mega Man 8 is actually one of the best Mega Men
Yes, the one with jump jump slide slide. I'm serious.
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My favorite stuff from 2024
It's the first annual Ponett Awards! Read on for homoerotic super robot anime, black and white slapstick comedy, crazy ambitious fangames, and many more recommendations from throughout the year.
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Berserk Boy review: Hey, wait a minute...
A decent sidescroller that drove me a little crazy and made me consider where the line between loving homage and shameless copy lies.
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Scattered thoughts on the Alan Wake series (and Control)
A bunch of informal posts I made on Cohost as I played through this wild series, all preserved in one place.
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Bobby's 2023 Media Wrap-Up
EVERYTHING that I watched, read, played, or listened to in 2023!
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Let's geek out about Kirby music
This one's for all the people who don't know any Kirby music other than Green Greens and Gourmet Race and don't know that this series is capable of doing gabber speed metal.
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