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It's done. Our epic Xenogears Skydive is finished. Here's how to check out the whole thing if you're a Patreon subscriber: Pre-Flight Check: skyboxcritics.com/2026/05/01/s... Ep. 1: www.patreon.com/SkyboxCritic... Ep. 2: www.patreon.com/SkyboxCritic... Ep. 3: www.patreon.com/SkyboxCritic...

In Mass Effect’s Commander Shepard, I found myself by @easbygames.bsky.social "BioWare’s storytelling will always hold a place in my heart thanks to the Mass Effect games. Without them, I don’t know whether I would have discovered who I truly was." Read on:

BLOBBER BLOG... board game edition???

Can a Skybox Editor Find Readers After Risking Their Life in a Dungeon? Volume 16: Monster Maker and Monster Eater by @hokutolucas.bsky.social "It’s neat to trip over something kind of silly in a comic shop, then come to realize it has several layers of interesting, cool history." Read on:

The enduring legacy and adaptations of The Haunting of Hill House by @trudiegraham.bsky.social "Hill House endures, physically and metatextually." Read on:

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Ryan Plays Pokémon: An ode to fan games by @easbygames.bsky.social "Ignore the AI Slop; try these instead" Read on:

It’s Never Too Late To Play… Tomb Raider by @joerichardswrites.bsky.social "[Tomb Raider] taught me not every game is about blindly charging forward, and sometimes the best way to succeed is patience." Read on:

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Consider The Woodchipper by @edgarallanbro.bsky.social CW: sexual assault, rape "Let me be clear: you are not a victim of what Geller did." Read on:

Consider The Woodchipper by @edgarallanbro.bsky.social CW: sexual assault, rape "Let me be clear: you are not a victim of what Geller did." Read on:

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Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter is what 1:1 remakes should be by @easbygames.bsky.social "Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter managed to make me cry half a dozen times" Read on:

Ryan Plays Pokémon: I forced my Grandma to play Pokémon FireRed by @easbygames.bsky.social "My Grandma is a lovely person." Read on:

We're recording episode 39 of the Skybox Podcast! Tune in as we stream it live at twitch.tv/skyboxcritics!

The quadrumvirate reunites once again in The Skybox Podcast ep. 37. Enjoy a seemingly interminable episode, featuring four hosts whose longwindedness could not be curtailed. www.patreon.com/SkyboxCritic...

Can a Skybox Editor Find Readers After Risking Their Life in a Dungeon? Volume 15: Baroque by @hokutolucas.bsky.social "In the distance looms a massive tower, a grotesque instrument of metallic musculature and organs. It looks like a machine begging the heavens for organic life." Read on:

If you want to hear how @brianbarnett.bsky.social conquered his fear of heights and enclosed spaces, or how KRIS BROKE HIS BACK Take a listen to this episode of The Skybox Podcast. We also talk about games. And anime. And a book. Enjoy!

It’s Never Too Late To Play… Portal by @joerichardswrites.bsky.social "Every room in Portal has a very clear objective, and from knowing the objective, it becomes possible to intuit the solution without any prodding at all." Read on:

We're recording episode 38 of the Skybox Podcast! Come join us live at twitch.tv/skyboxcritics

We're recording episode 37 of the Skybox Podcast! Join us live at twitch.tv/skyboxcritics

Chasing ghosts in empty rooms by @edgarallanbro.bsky.social Part of the @criticaldistance.bsky.social friendslop essay jam! “It started in arcades.” Read on:

Episode 34 of The Skybox Podcast is live! In it, Lucas, Will, & Kris talk about Final Fantasy X, Denshattack!, Truck-kun, Tokon, and more! Enjoy. open.spotify.com/episode/7cHW...

We're recording episode 36 of the Skybox Podcast! Come through at twitch.tv/skyboxcritics to watch live!

Nobody puts Aerith in a refrigerator by @edgarallanbro.bsky.social “Fridging is a very specific thing, and it’s wrong to apply it whenever bad things happen to women in media because it robs us of its meaning when we need it” Read on:

Can a Skybox Editor Find Readers After Risking Their Life in a Dungeon? Volume 14: Labyrinth.OS by @hokutolucas.bsky.social “Listen. Sometimes you have to venture outside of your Steam and console safe spaces if you want to try some Real Shit.” Read on:

Nobody puts Aerith in a refrigerator by @edgarallanbro.bsky.social “Fridging is a very specific thing, and it’s wrong to apply it whenever bad things happen to women in media because it robs us of its meaning when we need it” Read on:

Can a Skybox Editor Find Readers After Risking Their Life in a Dungeon? Volume 14: Labyrinth.OS by @hokutolucas.bsky.social “Listen. Sometimes you have to venture outside of your Steam and console safe spaces if you want to try some Real Shit.” Read on:

We're recording episode 35 of the Skybox Podcast - come through and watch us do it live at twitch.tv/skyboxcritics

We're recording episode 34 of the Skybox Podcast! Join us live at twitch.tv/skyboxcritics

ICYMI – For Disability Pride Month, I reflected on the current state of accessibility and disability reporting in gaming. In summary, it's almost extinct. And unless the industry supports us, we risk losing this beat altogether. Read more here:

Surprise! I'm the new columnist at Skybox - introducing my monthly FFXIV column, Eorzea Nights. I've done so much coverage of this game, and this is a way for me to keep doing community reporting, crit, and insight into MMOs. Excited, and for a first one I'm signing on as a Wuk Lamat defender.

For seven years, I've had the privilege of reporting on accessibility and the disabled perspective. And now, during my seventh Disability Pride Month in this industry, I'm left wondering if this beat is coming to an end. Read my first @skyboxcritics.com piece here: skyboxcritics.com/2026/07/28/t...

It’s Never Too Late To Play… Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater by @joerichardswrites.bsky.social "Hideo Kojima is talented, and driven by a vision, but he clearly wrote this game with his own pedigree in mind." Read on:

Back-to-back podcast posting! We were a week behind, whoops! Anyway, episode 33 of the Skybox Podcast is on demand now! Check it out on our Patreon page or on other podcast services: