#bullet thoughts

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February 2023 Nintendo Direct Bullet Thoughts

Pikmin 4 being a rescue mission feels like a natural progression, same with the assumed night-time exploration. Probably going to add some good tension, though not as much as the unsettling dog friend.

Someday I'll play Xenoblade Chronicles 3... when I have time hahaaaaaaaaa.

Samba De Amigo is the strangest comeback, but I'll take it?

I haven't wanted to be an Influencer™ even virtually and I'm not going to start now.

Is it just me or is the new Tron game kinda pulling from the Necrobarista school of mostly static narrative panels in 3D spaces w/ really precise and gorgeous cinematography?

GHOST TRICK REMASTERED BB!!!!!! :3

...followed by a game in which we play a cop... 'kay. I mean cat form cool, but ehhhh

Bayonetta: Origins has a gorgeous storybook aesthetic, but also feels real strange? Not even sure what pricks my mind on this, but it's probably going to be fine.

If Splat33n crosses over with Nier, I will laugh hard enough to blow up the sun.

So strange to see an "X of Illusion" game from Disney in the year of our gods 2023, but the animation is satisfyingly good, so I can't really complain.

Harmony, is yet another game with gorgeous animation, but also might have an interesting enough story to keep me hooked.

Stars, I'm never going to play a JRPG again with my schedule, huh?

NA NA, NA NA NA NA NA NA NA KATAMARI ON THE SWING 🎶

Been waiting for Sabotage's next game after The Messenger to come out, and MAN IT'S LOOKING GOOD.

Seeing Etrian Odyssey get an easy mode for it's older games is FUNNY, but I'm surprised they don't seem to have remastered / remixed the soundtracks.

Advance Wars finally exists, for real this time.

I've always wanted to play as Magolor, and now my wishes have been fulfilled. Now we can finally learn how he came to become a Theme Park Manager.

GBA / GB games are nice, and the local / online multiplayer is nice. Cool. Cool cool.

Metroid Prime Remastered feels like they're building up hype to try and get a reveal of Metroid Prime 4 later down the line. Still, looks gorgeous.

Ah, hello Not!Danganronpa.

Oh, it's that Animal Crossing Fantasy game that was decidedly okay

Huh, new Professor Layton game... WAIT WHAT‽‽‽‽

Banger soundtrack tbh for the rapid-fire blitz of games. Highlights for me were Blanc, Battle Network Collection, and Have a Nice Death

6th time seeing Breath of the Wild 2 as the stinger really kinda dampens the effect. But hey, we have slightly better voice acting and a tentative release date!

[transient-orca]

bullet thoughts on...

The Truth About Stories by Thomas King:

i understand why King is upset with the Christian cosmological narrative, but i think he’s upset with the created narrative — the same narrative you and i may have grown up with

i, being my feisty and inquisitive self, would like to have a conversation with him over coffee someday

authenticity and the way he grapples with his identity as a Native. i also wrestle with this — the Filipino that was never home, that never really looked like or acted like or felt like everyone else (or maybe this is just the story i tell myself)

stories helped construct the cultural and socioeconomic paradigms of the Native life, whether they were stories told, stories that happened, stories created, and stories believed

what are the stories that shaped me? (told, happened, created, believed)

what are the stories that i have neglected in my life? why did i neglect them?

‘white = reason & native = instinct’ insinuated in James Fenimore Cooper’s novel is a load of bullcrap to me. and i have seen the way this has affected the Filipino narrative and way of life. this is so upsetting!!!

look at all the stories created in our textbooks to paint America as the hero!!!!!!! not just in America (because that’s a given, duh) but also in the Philippines (and possibly other countries that still struggle to shake off colonial mentality)

we take back the narrative by creating our own – that is why literature, art, music, cinema, etc. is so important!!!!!!!!

binary thinking dictated the unfortunate outcome of the 2016 election. it is the same thing that seeks to cripple the church.

“meaning is refracted by cosmology” – yes! our worldview informs the way we interpret stories.

what narratives and stories do we need to reconsider and reconstruct in our lives? how would you live your life differently?

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started this new thing called "bullet thoughts on..." so that i can share quick, rapid-fire thoughts about stuff i read, watch, listen to, or interact with. these are my personal opinions and, thus, are subject to change. here is the first of many posts.

p.s. thank you, Matt, for lending me this book! i’ve really enjoyed all your recommendations so far.