Fossilized Nerd (Jesse)

Fossilized Nerd (Jesse)

@fossilizednerd.bsky.social

Fangame Dev, RPG player, professional document manager, organizer. History grad. (Currently WIP on a game w/ @feebelle!) Formerly @JBro63pt9

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Control Resonant started - REALLY strong opening to how this game operates. Open-world but not really, lets you find your own way without treating you like a total idiot. Combat feels super fluid. This is definitely slightly more my speed gameplay-wise compared to the OG

Violent misinterpretation of why the community shut down in this headline, smh. The community closed because AI making it "easy" to decompile overloaded the community with a deluge of complete garbage, and it became impossible to moderate.

Overall this is maybe one of the quickest 100% clears on the content I cared to 100% clear from the whole series, but I think that's primarily because this is JUST Kirby for so much of its runtime. My review there goes into depth on why I think that's bad & how the added content picks up the slack

Having made it up to beating Wattson with a Ditto and a Tentacool I found by accidentally walking through the boundaries of cycling road, I can confirm this hack may be the most Emerald hack of all time

Pokémon Fangame News@pokefangamenews.bsky.social

Emerald Rotate is out NOW! ↩️ Vanilla Pokémon Emerald but rotated 90º to the right. ⏬️ Check it out ⏬️ www.hackdex.app/hack/emerald...

backloggd.com/u/Fossilized... And I've given it a full review! Brothership was a wonderful time. Excited to see where Acquire goes next with this side series, hopefully by 2028 or '29. Let's have the next one cook to perfection.

backloggd.comFossilized_Nerd's review of Mario & Luigi: Brothership | BackloggdI've been playing this series since its inception, and nearly entirely by accident. I ended up trading away a copy of Pokémon Diamond to a friend in exchange for Crystal and M&L: Superstar Saga, a...
Fossilized Nerd (Jesse)@fossilizednerd.bsky.social

At last, I'm done Brothership. This game got shockingly hard compared to the rest of the series in its mandatory sections, usually they reserve the hard content for optional side modes with hefty rewards attached... but either way, a quite good game. It does overdue backtracking though lol

At last, I'm done Brothership. This game got shockingly hard compared to the rest of the series in its mandatory sections, usually they reserve the hard content for optional side modes with hefty rewards attached... but either way, a quite good game. It does overdue backtracking though lol

overdo* There are some games where backtracking is not only good but ideal, this one DOES do it well but that starts to waver once the fourth major area shaves off 2 islands for no reason. The last major backtracking isn't super well handled either but it fits the theme so it's not too bad

Anyway I'll chunk out some kind of review soon, it's still worthwhile. It's consistent, unlike Dream Team, and it's not gameplay-tedious in combat, unlike P.I.T. so I'd probably rank it square in the middle of the series, which is good!

OOOOOKAY I was very wrong lmao I forgot the classic "collect x maguffins" quest these games always have... but my goodness what a shift

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I'm definitely feeling the end is upon me now that I've defeated / solved what appears to be every single sidequest and optional boss before entering the last dungeon in the middle of the map... I do recall seeing a lot of complaints the game was too long, I can see it but don't agree honestly

I'm definitely feeling the end is upon me now that I've defeated / solved what appears to be every single sidequest and optional boss before entering the last dungeon in the middle of the map... I do recall seeing a lot of complaints the game was too long, I can see it but don't agree honestly

This is the most bizarre thing Pokémon has in its series. It's not BAD, its actually quite good, but there's more twists and turns in that narrative than a plate of knotted spaghetti... I'm kinda floored that this was a Pokémon game lmao

Did I ever willingly want a document summarized? No. Did I ever require a tool to help me strategize or write out my next sentence? Nope. Did I ask to be foisted a visual aid of a tool I'm not actively using? Nada. Do I want to gain a deeper understanding of a program I already know in & out HELL NO

I've seen an enormous amount of takes on the OOT style and as a whole I don't really know if I dislike it or like it, but I'll definitely give the team that it is DISTINCT and hyper-detailed. I firmly agree with the person I reposted earlier that they're aiming for Rococo... for better AND worse lol

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I think my biggest ick here is child Link's face, or more specifically, how little we see it emote and his freakishly detailed and large eyebrows. I totally get that for when he's, you know, an ADULT. But as a kid...? Child Zelda ain't doing it for me, either... they nailed Darunia though

The Deku Babas (and all enemies they showed) looked phenomenal, though, and my goodness the inside of the Deku Tree was so cool-looking... I have high hopes for the visuals in these dungeons. Inside Jabu is going to be f o u l

I've seen an enormous amount of takes on the OOT style and as a whole I don't really know if I dislike it or like it, but I'll definitely give the team that it is DISTINCT and hyper-detailed. I firmly agree with the person I reposted earlier that they're aiming for Rococo... for better AND worse lol

On one hand this is absolutely a Nintendo thing to do, they've done it many times before, completely bewildering an anticipatory crowd with an art style so polarizing it might turn people away. But on the other... it has strange inconsistencies that may or may not have any bearing on the game

Weird way to headline their main intent being Onimusha sold 1mil in a single week which is a TREMENDOUS accomplishment for a dormant IP Capcom has said this before, very recently, and they emphasized Mega Man, Ace Attorney, and Devil May Cry. This was before they announced Dual Override, too...

Since we know for a fact those 3 are on the table, one is in development, and now Onimusha is back, I would not be surprised at all if Okami 2 (which we know to be real) and other dormant IP are also on the shortlist like Darkstalkers, Final Fight, Viewtiful Joe... lot to pull from here

So I'm playing a Mario game and I just delivered a package to a fellow working in an office under suspicious circumstances... ...you mean to tell me I delivered a shoddy stone carving of a woman with exaggerated bazongas in a Mario game??

This isn't a controversy, it's a moral barrier to entry. Either you tell Sega it's ok to use GenAI by purchasing this even if they removed it following backlash, or you don't buy the game and Sega's shareholders somehow conclude CT is not a popular series anymore if they're able to ignore the outcry

Eurogamer@eurogamer.bsky.social

Gen-AI controversy aside, after 30 minutes with Crazy Taxi: World Tour, it feels like classic arcade Sega - and it's an absolute blast www.eurogamer.net/crazy-taxi-w...

I feel bad for the developers who were likely told by suits "use it or else" but now we're at a point where they've BEEN paid. So if you want to boycott this game, you totally can. And Japan has laws preventing Sega from letting these people go, so even better to "revolt" than any western studio

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backloggd.com/u/Fossilized... My review of PLvsAA is up! A fun experience I absolutely do not regret hesitating-upon, as it's served as a fun springboard into another franchise I am now confident I will come to enjoy.

backloggd.comFossilized_Nerd's review of Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney | BackloggdThis review contains spoilers!
Fossilized Nerd (Jesse)@fossilizednerd.bsky.social

At long, long last- I have played and completed every single Ace Attorney game. My last title was the Layton crossover, and I wrapped the final case tonight. Boy do I love this goofy ass series

backloggd.com/u/Fossilized... My review of PLvsAA is up! A fun experience I absolutely do not regret hesitating-upon, as it's served as a fun springboard into another franchise I am now confident I will come to enjoy.

backloggd.comFossilized_Nerd's review of Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney | BackloggdThis review contains spoilers!
Fossilized Nerd (Jesse)@fossilizednerd.bsky.social

At long, long last- I have played and completed every single Ace Attorney game. My last title was the Layton crossover, and I wrapped the final case tonight. Boy do I love this goofy ass series