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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IDW Sonic: On Lanolin the Sheep, and the problem with Sonic Twitter
A deep dive into the story of one of the most controversial IDW Sonic characters, and how algorithmic social media and fandom expectations made her so controversial in the first place. This is it, at long last: my big thesis on why the Sonic fandom on Twitter is like that, and my concern that it's starting to bleed into the comics.
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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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Is redemption possible for Hazbin Hotel? Season 2 (and Helluva Boss) review
I've returned to Hazbin Hotel for a followup review! Season 2 is a marked improvement in many ways, but is it enough to outweigh the show's continued issues with its tone, themes, and politics?
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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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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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Bluesky: Is "better than Twitter" enough?
My experiences over on Bluesky, both positive and negative, and the ways in which I feel the design choices of the site are influencing user behavior. Come learn why I hate the Discover feed and how Starter Packs can be a curse.
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Cool comics I've been reading, September 2024
Yes, this is primarily an excuse for me to gush about Daniel Warren Johnson's Transformers and Ryan North's Fantastic Four.
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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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The Lara-Su Chronicles: Beginnings review
A tale of three Triguns
Comparing and contrasting the ways the three versions of the series portray Vash as a character, with both anime adaptations taking the source material in very different directions.
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My own personal Hell: Thoughts on Hazbin Hotel
Some thoughts on why I didn't particularly enjoy a certain cartoon set in Hell. Just a few.
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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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Final Fantasy XVI: The one that can say “fuck”
Spoiler-filled thoughts on a game of extreme highs and lows.
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We’re Always Connected: An ode to Mega Man Battle Network
For both fans and newcomers, I wrote about my love of Battle Network's premise and gameplay, thoughts on the nature of reboots, musings on growing up as a Mega Man fan in the '00s, and more.
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Sonic Frontiers: Sonic’s back, baby!!!
My in-depth thoughts on Sonic Frontiers, and how what could've been a cynical attempt to cram Sonic into a generic open world to please the shareholders somehow ended up being the most fun and earnest 3D Sonic game in years.
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Pony Get iPad: Checking in on My Little Pony’s 5th generation
I watched the new G5 My Little Pony series on Netflix and wrote about the highs and lows of the show, the things that made Friendship is Magic so special to me, and the ways adults talk about kids' cartoons online.
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