My quest to improve at Rift of the Necrodancer continues, with Hard Mode of 'Crypteque' by Danny Baranowsky

The songs in this game as just aaaaa they're incredible

I think this is the hardest song I can do currently without dying
Still haven't gotten S Rank on it yet though!
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#PokemonPokopia
okaaaay Rio and Kurt just decided to be gay in front of the camera while I was having a conversation, sure

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#RioAndKurt

#PokemonPokopia I just wanted to move my stove

but my Tyrantrum roommate got so freaked out at the disappearance of their favorite item in the house that it woke them up from sleep /immediately/

don't worry though I put it back and they were fine again

I love my roommates #TribLovesVideoGames

The ultra catchy song "New Game" by Nitro Fun has appeared in three different rhythm games I play

Just Shapes & Beats, Spin Rhythm DX, and of course Rift of the Necrodancer DLC~ as seen here

It's such a hype song to play, perfect for Rift goodness #TribLovesVideoGames

screenshot of Pokemon Pokopia: sleeping Slowpoke and Magikarp, with Slowpoke’s tail curled around Magikarp like a cuddly embrace

Slowpoke and Magikarp were the only two who lived by the seaside, so I built them a house near the ocean

One rainy night (they both love rain), I went to visit them, and found them cuddling in the cuuuuutest position right outside their place 💕
#TribLovesVideoGames #PokemonPokopia #Pokopia

screenshot from Pokemon Pokopia: the player standing in a vegetable field with some Pokemon, with a heavily cloudy sky above them

screenshot from Monster Hunter Stories 3: the player rides on Ratha's back, while standing with two other monsters and their riders, in a wide meadow close to some rocky mountains, under pleasant sky

My favorite 2026 games so far are very different...

One is a game where you befriend monsters to restore the ecological balance of a dying world #PokemonPokopia

and the other is a game where you befriend monsters to restore the ecological balance of a dying world #MHStories3

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screenshot from Monster Hunter Stories 3: a masked person is apprehended by two armored guards, while the King holds the person's mask

screenshot from Monster Hunter Stories 3: the player character as a child, fallen on the ground, and looking forward with worry

screenshot from Monster Hunter Stories 3: the player character, as a grown-up, walks into the king's great hall, with large, towering doors, and torches and windows lighting up the room

screenshot from Monster Hunter Stories 3: the player character looks defeated, head tilted slightly down

MH Stories 1 & 2 had more childlike vibe, more jokes & scenes played for laughs compared to 3

MH Stories 3 is like...a Monster Hunter Ghibli movie

it keeps the Childlike wonder, but with more serious treatment of its darker themes, and the best quality technicals of the series #TribLovesVideoGames

screenshot from Monster Hunter Stories 3: player character faces head-to-head with the enemy Velocidrome

screenshot from Monster Hunter Stories 3: player characters places his hand on a glowing stone with a monster egg inside, while the Palico named Rudy looks up at this

screenshot from Monster Hunter Stories 3: various reptilian monsters frozen in crystal decorate the rocks like statues

screenshot from Monster Hunter Stories 3: "To Be Continued" text on a stark blank screen

I savored the ~3 hour Demo of Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection #NintendoSwitch2

and oh my goodness, early 2025 games are really gunning for my Game of the Year choices
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I love MH Stories 3's slightly more mature execution, but still wondrous worldbuilding & humor <3

Pokopia is great in ways I didn't even need in order to enjoy it
- they/them Pokemon, even ones that are often gendered by fans
- Pokemon quizzing you on in-game info (I wanted quizzes in ACNH)
- be roomies with a Pokemon
- minigames
- modern day urbex
- Liminal Spaces
- crying
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Trib’s 10 Favorite Games of all time (according to my personal criteria), after playing Pokémon Pokopia 1. Pokémon Pokopia (2026) 2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (2020) 3. Mad Rat Dead (2020) 4. Sly 2: Band of Thieves (2004) 5. Monster Train (2020) 6. Monster Hunter Rise (2021) 7. Rhythm Heaven Megamix (2016) 8. Plants vs. Zombies (2011) 9. Bejeweled 3 (2010) 10. Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (2014)

Screenshot of Pokemon Pokopia: a clean grass field with various patches of tall grass, trees, seats, and straw beds. Various Pokemon are living harmoniously in this small community. In the background are vast unexplored mountains, and the roof of a Pokemon Center.

weather update: 55 hours later, Pokemon Pokopia is my #1

fun, dynamic, thoughtful, creative, humorous, surprising, vast, 10/10 technicals, cute as hell, perfect portably, specific things that make it excellent in general and specifically to me

been waiting for a game like this #TribLovesVideoGames

Screenshot of the Pokemon Pokopia menu screen, which includes custom in-game photos of various Pokemon posing for a camera.

Pokopia has ruined ACNH for me in the best way possible

I wondered if I'd ever feel so strongly about a game again, then it made me realize that life still has pleasant surprises and wonder in store

Video games make me *feel*

The next Animal Crossing needs to step up BIG time
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in Virtual Game Cards on the Switch, you can arrange your digital games from "oldest to newest"

so you can see what you bought and in what order

I played a lot of Spyro Reignited, Celeste, and Cadence of Hyrule during that first month, lovely December weather, cuddled in bed
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Photo of a Nintendo Switch V2 model with pastel joycons on a couch. The screen shows: Pokemon Sword, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Spyro Reignited Trilogy, and Celeste. Physical copies of Pokemon Sword and Smash Bros Ultimate are set above the Switch.

I'm feeling nostalgic for the Nintendo Switch ❤️
Here's my 7 year-old Switch #TribLovesVideoGames

What was your first experience with the Switch like? 🤔💭

I bought my Switch with Pokemon Sword & Smash Bros Ultimate in Christmastime 2019. I had graduated a few months prior. It was an amazing holiday.

Pokemon Pokopia screenshot: Charmander asks the Ditto, "Hey you see the moon up there? Where does it go during the day?"

I've been playing Pokemon Pokopia,
and I'm gonna have a lil thread here to post my thoughts about it

Feel free to turn off notifs, or mute #PokemonPokopia ⚠️ if you prefer not to see anything about it

so far, based on what I've played as of typing this, I adore this game 💕💕
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I felt confident about my Faves missing certain massively influential games in my life...
because I also made:

Games That Changed My Life & Influenced my Tastes in Art

They don't necessarily fit my Fave criteria, but they undeniably changed my life <3 (not a complete list~)
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Trib’s 10 Favorite Games of all time (according to my personal criteria), as of March 3rd 2026: 1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (2020) 2. Mad Rat Dead (2020) 3. Sly 2: Band of Thieves (2004) 4. Monster Hunter Rise (2021) 5. Rhythm Heaven Megamix (2016) 6. Monster Train (2020) 7. Plants vs. Zombies (2011) 8. Bejeweled 3 (2010) 9. Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (2014) 10. Kirby and the Forgotten Land (2022)

I finally figured out criteria for my '10 Favorite Games of All Time' that works for me 💕❤️

These are my 'Favorites of all time',
not most influential, nor first, nor most life-changing (though there IS overlap)

I'll explain in replies~ #TribLovesVideoGames

Quote / Reply with your own 10 Faves? 🎮

when it comes to gameplay, Rift of the Necrodancer is my >> favorite << of the visuals-based rhythm games

getting better at this game feels *amazing*

and just look! isn't this just the hypest shit ever? I love this game
#TribLovesVideoGames #RiftOfTheNecrodancer

Screenshot of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, player stands near an elevated area near a waterfall and river, with trees and tiny houses in the distance, and a monster dinosaur statue

This view is peak 🥰🥰
After 6 years, my island finally feels like it's being finalized

My island has been changed and terraformed dozens of times over the years, yet some parts always felt "unfinished", until recently~

Loving what home is feeling like
#ACNH #AnimalCrossing #TribLovesVideoGames

First-person low angle view of the faux-city made of various everyday items made to look like buildings, such as TV screens, LED panels, cubic lights, electronic signs, etc. towering above the viewer.

First-person low angle view of the faux-city made of various everyday items made to look like buildings, such as TV screens, LED panels, cubic lights, electronic signs, etc. towering above the viewer. Slightly to the left of the previous image.

Even lower POV of the Mini City on my island
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Screenshot of Animal Crossing New Horizons: player stands on an elevated area, looking at stacked up screens with various custom designs, looking like a city. Various other items like arcade machines, TV stands, colored arches, and vending machines are used as building shapes.

First-person lower angle view of the faux-city from the previous image, now towering above the viewer.

First-person lower angle view of the faux-city from the previous image, now towering above the viewer, slightly to the left of the previous image.

Daytime view of the Mini City build on my island + perspective view for the mini-residents~ #ACNH #AnimalCrossing #TribLovesVideoGames

Screenshot of Animal Crossing New Horizons: player sits on a park bench on an elevated area, looking at stacked up screens with various custom designs, looking like a city. Various other items like arcade machines, TV stands, colored arches, and vending machines are used as building shapes.

Update on the Mini City build on my #ACNH island :3 slightly chaotic, overwhelming, and messy <3 like a city from a distance

I looove distant city ambience <3 not necessarily being within the city, but seeing the lights, & busy sounds of life & travel from afar #TribLovesVideoGames #AnimalCrossing

Btw whenever I say “My patience rewards me” it’s a phrase I lifted from Undertale <3

When you’re in Snowdin and you knock on the person’s door, who says they wanna hear your knocking sound again #TribLikesStuff #TribLovesVideoGames

Screenshot of Animal Crossing New Horizons: shelves decorating a storefront with a Giant Monster statue in the distance, resembling Godzilla. There’s also a cabinet with a small T-Rex statue in the foreground, in a similar pose and angle to the giant.

The same area as the previous image, at a slightly farther angle, with clearer weather.

This one of my new favorite spots on my island~ 🦖

I really love the gradual changes of Animal Crossing, ‘cause I have memories of how this Godzilla spot looked a few months ago, and a couple years ago…

It’s like looking at a mountain in the distance at different times in life
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screenshot of Pokemon Scarlet: player rides on the back on Koraidon, who rawrs, while Miraidon floats proudly behind the player. All three are stnading in a grassy field with mountains and a sunset in the distance.

the sky is lookin' kinda Scarlet and Violet uwu <3
#Koraidon #Miraidon #TribLovesVideoGames

and because I think it's fun sometimes to see that some commonly-hated Games are liked by someone

Games I did NOT regret buying:
- Sonic Forces
- Mario Strikers Battle League
- Pokemon Friends
- Nintendo Switch Sports (love this game)
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The player riding on Rathalos, flying around a dozen feet above the ground, over a river, trees, and rocky hills, towards the sea and a cloudy sunset.

The player riding on a Palamute, over dry grassy fields and tall trees, with rocky hills in the distance.

I'll never be tired of singing my praises for Monster Hunter Stories
These games have the Special Sauce™

Firing on all cylinders, art, music, story, voices, emotions, and of course the gameplay and mechanics

plus, you get to be best friends with Talking Cats and Giant Monsters
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The Demo for Monster Hunter Stories 3 is so good I could CRY #MHStories3

I'm awaiting March 💕 I love this game series

Taijun is my custom protagonist~ you design and name them, and I looove when games add your custom character into speaking roles / cutscenes without compromise
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to those who have played Hades 2, can we agree that Selene is watching a Let's Play of Hades 2 (your playthrough) and live commenting on it?

(and maybe backseating a bit when you have resources to collect)
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Photo of a 3DS playing Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon. Nuzleaf smiles at Froakie: “It’s your summer vacation, after all. You ought to enjoy your freedom!”

oh forgot #TribLovesVideoGames

I do actually have my gripes with PSMD, the biggest one is the Consumable Quick Save item

instead of the much better built-in Quick Save of other games

Still love the game though
Lots of good memories and inspiration and influence upon my art style & me

Screenshot of Animal Crossing New Horizons: player stands on an elevated area, looking at stacked up screens with various custom designs, looking like a city.

Loving the city build I'm working on on my island <3

The update has made it slightly easier to arrange stuff, so I've really been enjoying just doing major stuff in Animal Crossing again

I was inspired after seeing someone use the Splatfest screens as building shapes!
#TribLovesVideoGames #ACNH