I posted 1,417 times in 2022
That’s 1,122 more posts than 2021!
316 posts created (22%)
1,101 posts reblogged (78%)
Blogs I reblogged the most:
I tagged 1,189 of my posts in 2022
Only 16% of my posts had no tags
- #star trek – 145 posts
- #video games – 110 posts
- #art – 106 posts
- #ds9 – 99 posts
- #movies – 81 posts
- #deep space nine – 79 posts
- #horror – 54 posts
- #comics – 39 posts
- #new horror 2022 – 34 posts
- #horror fiction – 32 posts
Longest Tag: 139 characters
My Top Posts in 2022:
#5
Pardon me while I think about how much I love Outer Wilds.
136 notes – Posted May 1, 2022
#4
341 notes – Posted July 25, 2022
#3
Good for drama, bad for everything else.
665 notes – Posted July 11, 2022
#2
Time loop video games and why we love (or hate) them
Some essays about time loops in video games:
“Time Loop Narratives Are About Love” by katy (cw: incest)
“Growth is a genuine change in you. Growth is seeing the world differently than you did before because you’re someone different now.”
Games highlighted: The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, DEATHLOOP, Twelve Minutes, Oxenfree
“Time loops are a weird genre for an anxious time” by Jenna Stoeber and Polygon
“Part of why they’re regaining popularity is because the world is a mess and we either don’t know how or don’t have the power to fix it.”
Games highlighted: The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, Elsinore, Outer Wilds, Undertale, Inscryption, The Stanley Parable, The Forgotten City, Twelve Minutes
“Time Loop Nihilism” by Jacob Geller (cw: graphic violence and incest)
“I eventually came to realize, if I’m going to do this all again, if there are few real consequences for failure… why would I play in a way that’s so boring?”
Games highlighted: DEATHLOOP, Dishonored, Hitman 3, Bloodborne, Twelve Minutes
“Clockwork Games and Time Loops” by Game Maker’s Toolkit
“Every decision you make matters because you’re always spending your most precious currency: time.”
Games highlighted: Outer Wilds, Dead Rising, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, The Sexy Brutale, Elsinore, Minit, Vision Soft Reset, Twelve Minutes, DEATHLOOP, Hitman 2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution
“Why Time Loops Work Best in Video Games” by Extra Credits
“Failure doesn’t feel like an inconvenience or a punishment, but is instead a natural and necessary part of the story.”
Games highlighted: Elsinore, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, Undertale, DEATHLOOP, Returnal
“The Problem with Time Loop Games | 12 Minutes Analysis” by Ozzy II (cw: graphic violence and incest)
“This is the point I was talking about earlier, where the first half of the game is just worthless.”
Games highlighted: The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, Outer Wilds, Twelve Minutes, The Sexy Brutale
“Dying Rules in Time Loop Games” by Inside Gaming
“When the sun began to glow and implode, I knew I had no choice but to put down whatever I was doing and accept what was about to happen.”
Games highlighted: Outer Wilds, Into the Breach, Minit, Twelve Minutes, DEATHLOOP, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
“The Best Time Loop Games” by The Gadget Show
“Its black-and-white design and funny writing make this one memorable way longer than the minute it takes to complete a loop.”
Games highlighted: DEATHLOOP, Outer Wilds, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, Minit, Elsinore
741 notes – Posted June 1, 2022
My #1 post of 2022
