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Video game screenshot of four teens in a cabin. Swann, Nora, Kat, and Autumn relaxing in Fawn’s Rest/Curse from Lost Records: Bloom & Rage.

Officially one year with these girls.
(Longer if you started at the Lo-fi Summer Trailer, and longer still if you had any hand in crafting their summer of ‘95.)

Thank you to everyone at @dontnod.bsky.social and beyond, for an entire year of “the most epic fucking summer ever!”

Every journey, whether by intent or whim, has to start somewhere.

Thank you kindly.

Sock Hop is a definite standout and the Vault Jumpsuit is just classic. Perhaps a continuation of Fallout with the Nuka Cola pinup outfit (with removable helmet)?

Tonight marks ten years sober. That seems like a long time and is probably a bigger deal than it feels, but it was honestly just a case of realizing, “Huh, I haven’t had a drink since New Year’s. I wonder how long I can go for…”

Ten years later, here we are.

Happy Year’s End, y’all. 💛

Spotify Wrapped 2025. Top artists: Ruth Radelet, Milk & Bone, Lorien Testard, Nat Walker, and Nora Kelly Band. Top Songs: See You in Hell, Dreamers, Liminal Spaces, The Wild Unknown, and Moonlight. 15,316 minutes listened. Top Genre: Soundtrack.

Spotify Wrapped 2025. Top artists: Ruth Radelet, Milk & Bone, Lorien Testard, Nat Walker, and Nora Kelly Band.

Spotify Wrapped 2025. Top Songs: See You in Hell, Dreamers, Liminal Spaces, The Wild Unknown, and Moonlight. All from the Lost Records: Bloom & Rage soundtrack.

My 2025 was definitely the year of Bloom & Rage. (With a side of Clair Obscur.)

Bloom & Rage performing outside of the Blue Spruce in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 1.

Thirty years ago today...

As I understand it, this helps with that. It pretty much lets you preview it right-side-up, apply stickers, etc, and then you turn off the “preview” and it’s 90 degrees for the full resolution. Basically it’s giving us the ability to take better shots without the need to head-tilt.

Front cover of the Lost Records: Bloom & Rage vinyl album. The swirling lights of the abyss illuminate the overlapping images of Nora, Kat, Swann, and Autumn, connected by their eyes.

Back cover of the Lost Records vinyl album. Nora, Kat, Swann, and Autumn standing at the edge of the abyss, viewed from within.

Inside art from the Lost Records vinyl album. Four sets of feet dangle over the edge of an overlook, a sunset in the distance.

Arrived just in time to close out Pride Month. Hell yeah.

Beyond that (in no particular order):
📹A new cat
📹A larger incidental cast
📹Another absolute banger OST
📹Mothgirl

I agree with all of these with one caveat... while I'd love to be introduced to a new cast, I feel that IF there is more to Swann and Kat's side of the story, I'd rather learn about that first. Post-credits was open ended, and I don't know if I could wait 10+ years to find out how it resolves.

Tapes 1 and 2 of Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, mashed up with Pokemon Leaf Green and Fire Red text. (Leaf Bloom & Fire Rage) Two pokemon, Frosmoth and Corvisquire, have been modified to resemble Mothgirl and a purple-eyed raven, respectively.

Anyone else ever get a goofy idea and lose half a day working on it for no reason other than your own amusement?
Asking for a friend...
#LostRecords

A "bad" ending would be an ending where every player choice was thrown out the window. Where nothing we did through the course of the game had any bearing on the resolution. Through watching countless others' playthroughs and six of my own, I have yet to see a "bad" ending. Every ending is earned.

Sunbeams shining down through the trees onto a rundown cabin in the woods. Fawn's Rest/Curse from Lost Records: Bloom & Rage.

If I may be allowed to mix media for a moment: When my time comes, San Junipero me into Velvet Cove.

If Heaven is a place on Earth, I'll see you in Hell.

#BlackMirror #LostRecords

The bar at the Blue Spruce, with Gus the bartender and Pam the regular. Black and white screenshot from Lost Records: Bloom & Rage.

The booth in the far corner of the Blue Spruce, empty at the end of the night. Black and white screenshot from Lost Records: Bloom & Rage.

The karaoke/live entertainment stage at the Blue Spruce. Black and white screenshot from Lost Records: Bloom & Rage.

The Blue Spruce is such a gorgeous setting. Side characters coming and going, signs and photos adorning the walls, graffiti here and there... It feels old and familiar. Inviting. A comforting character all its own.

Birds of a feather.

I love that there are options, and I love that every choice is canon. It makes watching others play it more exciting.

I'm more than my current hyperfixation (Lost Records: Bloom & Rage), so here are a few other games I particularly enjoy, in no particular order:

📹Life is Strange (+BtS)
📹Chrono Trigger
📹Final Fantasy VI
📹Grandia
📹GRIS
📹Final Fantasy XIV
📹ICO
📹Outer Wilds
📹Sayonara Wild Hearts
📹The Legend of Dragoon

Despite one semi-major but ultimately inconsequential bug, I can safely say that Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is my favorite Don't Nod game and current frontrunner for Game of the Year.

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go rehydrate before starting again.

Before I go dark to avoid spoilers: To everyone that worked on Lost Records: Bloom & Rage... The love and care you've all put into every single detail has made this story nothing short of magical. From the mysterious abyss to the pop sticker on the back of the tv, I appreciate you all. Thank you. <3

Oh hell yeah, I can definitely see that. Which makes me think that Echo & The Bunnymen and The Doors could also fit her. Not only that, but I realized that Kat and Dylan probably watched The Lost Boys together, and Gerard McMann's "Cry Little Sister" would definitely be on her playlist.

Dylan might have a mix of radio hits, a few oldies picked up from work, and something from before Corey, when she and Kat were closer. Perhaps for starters:
Ace of Base The Sign"
Mariah Carey "Dreamlover"
Portishead "Glory Box"
Neil Diamond "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon"
The Temptations "My Girl"

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Playlists ➡️ Choose your fav service ➡️ Listen to Bloom & Rage music: 🎼 The official soundtrack playlist for the full experience 👧 4 Character-inspired playlists 🥁 Band Inspirations playlist

Ah, sure! They're here: bento.me/bloom-rage
Definitely a varied range of tastes!

Dylan Mikaelsen from Lost Records: Bloom & Rage.

Maybe it's just me, but I do kind of wish there was a character playlist for Dylan. The music selections of the main four add a level of insight into their personalities beyond what's seen in game, and I think that Dylan, out of all the side characters, might have the most left to tell.

a girl with overalls and a choker is standing in a dark room . Alt: Kat Mikaelsen from Lost Records: Bloom & Rage jamming out to a live performance.

Hell yeah!

In (tongue-in-cheek) summation: the voices are us. Longtime Don't Nod fans.
Many ages, always watching, collectively finding every detail, different from who we were when first experiencing Life is Strange, and for some, still hesitant to pick up Lost Records.

They [the voices] are many different ages. They are witnesses to events taking place. Together they remember everything; individually they cannot. The past has changed them and they are different from their past. They long to return, but fear that what they find won't live up to what came before.

The view from within the abyss. Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

"The voices are old and young. They are watching. They remember everything and nothing. They are shadows of what used to be. They want to come back, but they're afraid." -Swann Holloway, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, Tape 1.

Abandoned playground seesaw.

Abandoned playground merry-go-round (roundabout).

Abandoned playground swing set.

Abandoned playground bicycle.

Nora, Swann, Autumn, and Kat versus the rocket. Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

Swann and Kat searching a drain pipe. What could be in there? Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

New BFF's Autumn and Swann exploring. Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

Rocket defeated! Autumn Lockhart, Nora Malakian, Swann Holloway, and Kat Mikaelsen. Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

Well, at least passably real. ^^ But yes, I like to scroll the Lost Records search results and add weight to recommendations to give the game a try. Roughly three weeks to go!