UncannyKyle

UncannyKyle, 13 days ago to random

Had to take a week off from the newsletter, but I’m working on my next essay! Here’s a question for the gamers;

What are your favorite campy video games?
#shareyourgames

UncannyKyle, 27 days ago to random

Apparently Google showed off this week that its AI will be able to look at your photos and tell you stuff like when your kids learned to swim?
I really REALLY don’t like that. I’m okay with AI tools using impersonal data, like the best way to do a left join in SQL. But this means they’re no longer mining personal data but CREATING it.
I’m about ready to delete all my Google data.

UncannyKyle, 1 month ago to random

"What P4G does so well, is it ties caring about these characters into your success. The closer you become with them, the stronger they get, and the better chance you have at winning. Everyone has felt misunderstood at some point in their lives, so we can relate to the stories of high schoolers being deeply affected by rumors, perceptions and leering glances."
https://uncannykyle.substack.com/p/persona-4-golden-and-empathy

UncannyKyle, 1 month ago to random

So on my newsletter, last week's post has 20 views and this week's has 5. Which is VERY small numbers considering everything else on there on the internet. But it also means a handful of people engaged with something I wrote and at least checked it out, and as long as the immediate reaction wasn't "WRONG, SUCKS!" I'm happy!

UncannyKyle, 1 month ago to random

"The game feels like there’s something missing. Yes, there’s concept art and information on cut content available online, but it wouldn’t matter if the game felt like a whole package. There’s a reason why it feels lacking."

https://uncannykyle.substack.com/p/why-does-metal-gear-solid-vs-story

UncannyKyle, 1 month ago to random

Anybody on Cohost? I signed up thinking I'll repost some of my recent written essays. Reminds me of Tumblr. I'm UncannyKyle, as I usually am.

UncannyKyle, 2 months ago to random

Metal Gear Acid for PSP is such a weird beast compared to the usual Kojima-led titles. It’s more similar to a traditional MGS than I thought but also different due to movement and combat all being card-based.
#ShareYourGames

UncannyKyle, 2 months ago to random

Currently about 1200 words into an essay about Persona 4 and empathy, because I think I might start another blog. After Destructoid deleted the blog section and the four or so essays I wrote there.

UncannyKyle, 2 months ago to random

If one more app recommends sharing something with my friend who died last month saying “it’s been a while!” I’m gonna lose it. It’s been a while because he had cancer and I’m not ready to unfriend a dead guy yet.

UncannyKyle, 2 months ago to random

Couple pickups from eBay.
A PSP 1001 that I got at a discount because the UMD drive apparently doesn’t work, but not having discs never stopped PSP players before, wink!
Metroid Prime Hunters First Hunt, the demo that came with the first NDS. The manual is a bit ratty but it’s mostly for completion.
#ShareYourGames

UncannyKyle, 3 months ago to random

Had a moment where I realized the last game I actually finished was Batman Arkham Knight back in like October. Since then I’ve started and dropped like seven games.

UncannyKyle, 3 months ago to random

Maybe there's a twist coming, but Persona 4 Golden is surprisingly cozy. Join some after-school clubs and make friends, oops you're on a date? Adorable!

UncannyKyle, 4 months ago to random

Mastodon hive mind;

Are there RPGs out there where an enemy will run away immediately if you're likely to destroy them in one-shot, or have some kind of "charisma" system where you can talk your way through conflicts?

UncannyKyle, 7 months ago to random

How old were you when you realized the first episodes of Sailor Moon and Buffy the Vampire Slayer were basically the same?

UncannyKyle, 7 months ago to random

Playing Arkham Knight, I think I realized what makes Batman’s rogues so attractive; the most popular ones are just themed psychos. No powers, just “thinks death is funny,” “wants to kill people dumber than him,” “obsessed with duality.” Even Mr. Freeze became popular after he became murderously obsessed with his frozen wife.
The less psycho ones with powers like Poison Ivy, Killer Croc or even Bane are harder to write so pop up less often.

UncannyKyle, 8 months ago to random

Ladies and gentlemen, for me, AI Art has peaked.
I present The Last of Us as a cart racer, AKA The Fast of Us!

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UncannyKyle, 8 months ago to random

I miss one aspect of the Game Boy era of gaming; you’d buy a system for under $100, then you could buy a game for like $30, and they’d rarely take more than 10 hours max to finish. It was affordable, collectible, bite-sized gaming, and we just don’t get that with like App Store games.

UncannyKyle, 8 months ago to pixelart

I’m dabbling in using Procreate and Apple Pencil to create pixel art. Here’s this week’s project; a mock-up of “Parks and Recreation” for Game Boy Color!
#pixelart

UncannyKyle, 11 months ago to random

Spend part of your day pronouncing Sean Bean’s name so that his first and last name rhyme, but change up which one rhymes with which.
Seen Bean
Shaun Baun

UncannyKyle, 11 months ago to random

The Metal Gear Solid collection for Switch is titled “Volume 1.” If this sells, are we getting a second volume with Peace Walker, and Portable Ops? Dare I to dream of MGS V, maybe even MGS 4 finally leaving its PS3 prison?

UncannyKyle, 11 months ago to random

“You’re turning 40 this year? What are you doing for your 40th!?”
“I dunno, probably getting Pizza Hut.”

UncannyKyle, 11 months ago to random

I was surprised looking up Nintendo console sales for a blog post, to find that Nintendo's biggest selling console or handheld is the DS. I completely missed that era of handhelds (team PSP!), so those who had one, what made the DS so great?

UncannyKyle, 1 year ago to random

With Apollo's dev saying Reddit wants $20mil from him annually and some users saying without his app they'll stop using Reddit entirely, are we about to see another big migration to Mastodon?

UncannyKyle, 1 year ago to random

Seeing people who bought the Metroid Dread amiibo 2-pack for $5 and now trying to flip it for $20 are why I just bought 20 NFC tags for $15.

UncannyKyle, 1 year ago to random

What does everyone use for game guides online? IGN typically appears highest in Google Searches, but it’s also full of ads and links to link to links to—