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Carlos Mijares

@carlosmijares

πŸ§‘πŸ»β€πŸ’» Lead Encounter Designer at Santa Monica Studio (SIE). Creds: Grand Theft Auto VI, Red Dead Redemption II, Grand Theft Auto V, others. I mostly talk videogames and other art that makes life worth living.

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Shinji has A LOT of work to do before being with anyone.

10.03.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sometimes #gamedev can’t hide the stress they’re about to put the player under.

#videogames

08.03.2026 02:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ve been around long enough that it’s impossible to just pick #9games.

But here we are. #videogames

07.03.2026 07:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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05.03.2026 01:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alpha 3 had amazing ports everywhere.

05.03.2026 01:28 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I… really want this insanely expensive laptop.

28.02.2026 08:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Game development is hard, and self-inflicting long hours each week can be taxing.

Balance it with time away from work by working out, spending some time with loved ones… and playing more videogames, I guess.

#gamedev #videogames

22.02.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œPress X to return dignity,” should be an option here.

#videogames

22.02.2026 04:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No worries, we should get the same production from…

…

Jorge Mateo.

19.01.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, this game looks right up my alley. Thanks for putting it in my radar.

19.01.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks for introducing us to the Chelsea neighborhood, New York Videogame Critics Circle Awards… am I missing any words?

19.01.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My highly uneducated guess and wish:

Jade Empire II.

19.01.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I didn’t even know this was coming out, and I felt it was so close from the last one, when I saw an ad for this I thought it was a short or something.

18.01.2026 01:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I played the first disc of Panzer Dragoon Saga, but never went back to it.

16.01.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

LOL, I used to put the PS1 disc in my stereo so I could hear the OST from the shower.

11.01.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I grew up in Vzla. My friends and fam are scattered all over the world as they fled the corrupt ChΓ‘vez and Maduro regimes.

2024 I watched him lose the election decisively in real time, backed by verifiable data. His ppl refused to show the election results to refute their loss, and stayed in power

05.01.2026 04:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Checking out Anthem before it disappears, and damn, would I have played the shit out of a single-player action RPG version of this. Unreal.

The controls are tight and it’s immediately fun and intuitive to take off and fly around.

Hoping the Iron Man team took notes.

#videogames

02.01.2026 07:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

May 2026 be better than 2025.

Happy New Year,

01.01.2026 06:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I accidentally just learned in Mega Man X, you can add to the counter for getting the Hadouken capsule without all the requirements, then go and complete the requirements, come back to the Armored Armadillo stage and the capsule will be there (assuming full health). #videogames

28.12.2025 08:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I always have to look up the name Boomer Kuwanger whenever I see him, and I just did it again, and I literally beat him not to days ago in MMX.

28.12.2025 01:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And I just noted a couple more.

Def a robot.

27.12.2025 05:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My theories playing SOMA for the first time so far, after my first underwater section.

I am often wrong, as I was trying to predict AoT (safe for one reveal), so we’ll see.

#videogames

27.12.2025 05:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Holidays. #videogames #retrogaming #christmasday

25.12.2025 18:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And a great one at that.

21.12.2025 05:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is dumb, just as dumb as the takes that the Braves should trade AcuΓ±a.

Armchair general managers.

20.12.2025 08:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Surprised at all the ports!

But, it’s oddly missing the PS1 port of MK3, a more faithful port of the arcade than the 16-bit versions (just don’t transform into Shang Tsung, unless you need a bathroom break).

The MK4 PS1 and N64 ports are also missing.

Still, this collection looks 😍. #videogames

19.12.2025 07:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Woah.

16.12.2025 07:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s only fitting that I’m starting to play Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 with a controller that celebrates the system that got me into JRPGs. #videogames

13.12.2025 08:29 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Props to Expedition 33 for causing me to tear up in such a short time in its opening, even amidst my being distracted by some minor technical limitations.

It’s been forever, but I recall FFX giving me a similar impact early on, though Expedition built up to it quite well.

13.12.2025 07:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mood.

12.12.2025 07:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0