HRM.

I got the letter “k” (meaning “ok”) swapped to the letter “I” just as I hit send.

I mean even if it’s uncommon for me, surely K’s a fairly common one-letter word

I like this idea a lot

gaiapolis manga screenshot showing the game title with the caption "Sword of the Golden Hawk" and the two mc's, prince gerard and duke galahad fighting. speech bubble from gerard reads "well, then... Bring it!"

New manga release by tapscanlations aka me :>

Gaiapolis is an Action RPG arcade game by Konami, released in 1993. It got a comic tie-in in Comic Gamest, and after all these years, it's online for you to read in English! Enjoy!!
🦅 ⚔️ 🔥
Gaiapolis - Sword of the Golden Hawk
mangadex.org/title/76efb9...

Reunion would have been the more thematic/texturally appropriate Re- word, but they threw that away on Crisis Core. I just don’t think they’ll double up.

Plus, Requiem is a cool word.

For posterity:

They’re going to call this thing Final Fantasy VII Requiem, aren’t they.

I was serious about last year’s mood setter being a flop btw

Think I’ll always start with an RPG of some description. Preferably Japanese. Although Witcher 3 to start 2023 was nice

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined's demo is a 'must-play' for January 2026 Dragon Quest VII Reimagined has got a stunning, lengthy demo available right now, and I strongly recommend starting your 2026 with this JRPG's opening chapters.

Starring iconic Dragon Quest hero Kârl Ürbæn

The article in which I admit I have an “annual mood setter game” and that you should have one too and it should probably be DQVII

www.trueachievements.com/news/dragon-...

Why is it always you, Troy 🤣🤣🤣

Shouting at clouds here but I’m already tired of the word slop being appended to everything

So much slopslop going around

“But my portfolio is many things” is one of the limpest lyrics I’ve heard in a long time

embarassing

Coverage is probably great if you make videos though! Always see that stuff popping off.

Can I prove it makes a difference? No. But then Google asks not that we know it, only that we have faith.

Working for clicks will make you a fucking evangelist for SEO Jesus

For smaller places like where I’m at, no, reporting the blow by blow does no good at all.

However:
1) op-eds/round-ups work fine!
2) there’s the quasi-spiritual SEO belief that each story creates an authoritative backlink, useful for swaying Google Discover for pay off on later coverage

sometimes it's a little too obvious I'm enjoying something

Last year: Gizoids in Shadow Generations animation

This year: playable Emerl in loot-riddled mobile poison

We’re getting pretty close to “let’s just remake Sonic Battle” territory and I find that hilarious and good

I hope they keep wheeling out Emerl every year in some capacity just for me

It's that time of year — get your Xbox 2025 round-up via @trueachievements.com

It's here ⏬
www.trueachievements.com/MyYearOnXbox/

I really love the 1946 version where they decided to go all-in on the arm-flailing horror of the guy in the snake’s mouth

shoeduck

Yup fair enough, followed, you should too 👍

jesus christ 😂

Alright, my new guess is something from FromSoft’s early catalog. Like King’s Field or Shadow Tower or something. Feels like that could fit the bill.

Yes I’ve been deliberating on this the entire time.

One man’s sterile is another man’s crisp as hell

NEKO PUNCH!
NEKO KICK!

Yeah this looks great 😂

I did better on my first attempt, i promise

Yeah I hear ya
Pics or gtfo
Enjoy

I love this game.

It’s a shame I fucking suck at it, but I love it regardless.