Kimimi dives into Sword World 2.0 on DS and loves the gamebook vibe, but calls out thin roleplay options, zero explanations, and super basic “tap attack and roll dice” battles.
Krista wraps 2025 with a cosy gaming recap—standout favorites, demos, comfort “on repeat” picks, and a wishlist of 2026 releases she’s already eyeing.
Belghast and crew hit everything from Guild Wars 2 world completion grinds to Path of Exile II’s demon bear, plus Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Diablo IV Paladin silliness, Warframe, and more.
Wilhelm’s Fantasy Critic League podium drama comes down to Octopath Traveler 0 review-score wobble, briefly swapping Shintar and Cyanbane for third before bouncing back again.
Tobold argues the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 AI-art “scandal” is overblown, defending AI-generated placeholder art in game dev (and even tabletop DM prep) as long as it’s not final-release work.
WCRobinson gets back into Yu-Gi-Oh! by dueling in-person at Athena Games with a friend, tinkering with Fire Kings, and tracking Konami’s player-friendly updates across the TCG and Master Duel.
Anarchae’s week-3 digest mixes a tough personal update with a quick media round-up—female-detective mysteries, The Traitors Canada, plus some FFXIV and Fate/GO time and useful links.
Jamie Zawinski dunks on Waymo for letting robotaxis snarl traffic during a big San Francisco blackout, noting it took nearly six hours before they finally halted service.
Dave Winer riffs on why “official” show podcasts (like Pluribus and Severance) feel like smug self-promo, and argues audio-only podcasts won’t be replaced by video.
Tipa revisits Jack L. Chalker’s Well World-era charm while side-eyeing his recurring transformation-and-nudity tropes, introducing a brutally practical “Time to Ick” way to rate his books.