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rebotherer
John Walker
rebotherer
Seeker of indie secrets, needlessly beautiful, purveyor of www.buried-treasure.org.

They’re chicks! They’re Easter chicks! Eyes, a beak. Chicks. Read more

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I keep restarting so not getting far, but have reached the point where she’s nervously bringing me gifts. Read more

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Here’s the rest of that GPT story, should you wish to see:

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I wasn’t such a big fan of Detective Grimoire : ) Read more

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No, you’re thinking of trademarks. That’s not how copyright works, or every time we posted a screenshot of a game we’d be sued by the publisher. Read more

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Yeah, like I said, I get lines for CRT, but it feels damn weird for GBA. The games look lovely without it! Read more

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I did, as it happens:

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I have very much reached out for these answers.  Read more

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I like to assume that you at least get the number of fingers right? Read more

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I strongly disagree with Luke about this subject, and have written about why here: https://botherer.org/2022/12/14/you-might-not-like-ai-art-but-its-here-to-stay/ Read more

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You’re certainly right about that, but they’ve gone way too far the other way. I asked it to imagine an argument between it and Chatsonic about literally any topic, and it refused. Read more

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If only any of you had managed to read the next sentence : ( Read more

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Just so you know, your psychic powers are as poor as Geller’s. Since the interview I’ve been debunking lots of nonsense he’s sent me, and calling him out, etc. Read more

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Oh gosh, you’re totally right about this. Read more

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I would love to write lists of “11 XX Genre Games You’ve Never Heard Of”, but people don’t click on them. Read more

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The real reason is that it’s on every single list out there, while there are games on this list that aren’t on any. I wanted to offer a fair mix of games people already knew, and those they might not. Read more

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I decided it’s a roguelite, and that was my reason for not including it. I don’t think a game can count as a Metroidvania when you have to start over every 34 seconds : ) Read more

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If it means anything, it was listed on literally every other similar list I found when looking around before writing this. So it’s definitely getting mentioned! Read more

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None whatsoever. I know nothing about him, other than that I think the acting in the opening of the game is very poor.  Read more

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