Alright, I started out this @pastemagazine.bsky.social piece with Panzer Dragoon Saga so that no one would go scrolling past a bunch of other games they should read about to go find it. Now that that's out of the way... have some Saturn games I wish the world would give you again.
Cool ass art I did for an old zine de nuit, featuring loran cehan in a field with guin taking a bite out of the moon. The white doll is behind them with a huge full moon glowing. Lots of sparks of color going around
turn a gundam
🌘 #art #gundam
NEW BLOG POST: Today marks five years since I started my project to play through a substantial amount of Final Fantasy games.
I wrote about how I felt taking that on:
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First image from "Sunny" animated feature by @michaelarias.net ("Tekkonkinkreet").
Based on the manga by Taiyo Matsumoto (again).
Produced by GKIDS.
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A new Cosmo Champs! We run into a full on filler arc as the anime pulls the classic blunder of running out of manga to adapt, but we do have a giant evil pope and his giant evil henchmen so we manage to have fun. Also, the most forgettable mentor ever. www.abnormalmapping.com/cosmo/2025/2...
I hear you want non-corporately owned games writing that doesn’t just focus on whatever the current best-sellers are www.pastemagazine.com/games
A new Repertory Screenings! We watched My Dinner with Andre and found ourselves pondering the truth of all human interaction, dinner etiquette, whether we're Wallys or Andres, and more! www.abnormalmapping.com/trashpect-ra...
Bruh lolol
This Sonic render from Sega Superstars Tennis still haunts me
also been playing a lot of Lorelei and the Laser Eyes and Twin Cobra but didn’t have time to fit those into the column this week.
This weekend we are recording the next Abnormal Mapping on Shenmue 2! We’ll be joined by special guest @dialacina.bsky.social as we return to Ryo’s quest for vengeance! Send us questions about this or any other games to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com
The person who came up with this idea is a genius.
Yeah I only really know their first three albums, but those songs are all solid picks. Edit the Sad Parts is a certified banger.
Modest Mouse
so many people posting their poems on Instagram stories right now too as if we haven’t suffered enough
christmas cat
For the last Beach House of the year we read a manga that just finished and has been on my to-do list for literal years. Today we talk about the truly wonderful Delicious in Dungeon!
The game I work on, The Anacrusis, is on sale for $10 this weekend. It’s a co-op game (kind of like Left 4 Dead) about fighting off an alien invasion in a retro-future 60s spaceship. It’s great with 1-8 players, has versus where you play as the aliens, and even has mod support!Check it out!
More Final Fantasy Tactics! We try some things, they don't work, and then I learn nothing when I get into the same problem again but trying the same idea works this time. This game's pretty good!
Complain about a game not being released as an import title when it's already available on the Nintendo Switch's Japanese version of their subscription classic game service, and a year or so later, you will be rewarded. Anyway you should play Kirby no Kirakira Kizzu, aka Kirby's Super Star Stacker
Podcast schedule for the week. Deranged I made this and went 'oh light week' used to be a light week was just GGP lmao really starting to get in the groove of FFT tho, imo.
bonus episode of your uncle's beach house is here! me and @lucilfer.bsky.social watched Valvrave The Liberator. and been changed by the experience. like on the show
New Abnormal Mapping! We played Mega Man Legends, a game neither of us had played before, and were immediately taken with its bright world and characters, and it’s surprising dungeon delving adventure loop!
Venba x Papers, Please
on first glance you might not be "??"
But after playing both games, the haunting feeling, the impact, the progression, it's there, and this article just nails it on the dot.
https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/venba/venba-and-papers-please-flex-the-same-emotional-muscle
Back at Paste this week writing about two very special games that made me think about my family. Give it a read!
