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

Right but what you can do is so bizarrely out of this world that even his enthusiastic representation of the limitless nature of the possibilities undersells it.   Read more

To play devil’s advocate, it looks like some people are using overly generalized colloquial language to shut down any kind of discussion about A.I., which by nature is reductive and erases any kind of nuance. If not talking about it somehow stopped A.I.-generated art, that would be one thing. Instead, it creates a Read more

Just started the Tomb Raider content last night after having finished Career mode a few weeks back. Really fun game to just put on music and chill to when you need to relax.
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Yeah, I have 70 hours on the game. Might end up being my most played game on Steam this year. It’s pretty fun. I’ve been late to several things because I was like, “Well, I can’t leave this thing partially sprayed down. It’ll just take a minute.” Then it’s suddenly 15 minutes later. Read more

Xbox found a way to include multiple female devs in skyrim’s deep dive alone. Also 4 of its titles are headlined by women, and it the showcase was presented by a woman. The pre showcase was hosted by a woman as well.
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It’s a classic implementation of the terrible pun often known as the dad joke but not limited to male progenitors. It is essential that one meets the eyes and witnesses the grimace of all those present before continuing. This is the only way one can ensure everyone was clear that a joke just happened. Read more

I don’t even know what half those words are in the header photo. Read more

The Poliwhirl card is the best one in the slideshow. Spectacular! Read more

Victor Vran, with the expansions, lets you explode skeletons with Lemmy’s bass. Read more

Honestly, the “we’ve already seen all-white LotR art for decades” is a pretty good approach to take — why would anyone want to see WotC try to directly compete with versions that are out there, well liked, and generally excellent? (Not you, Ralph Bakshi.)

They should have been a lot more blunt that no one is coming to Read more

This sounds amazing, especially as a big brother (with ADHD) to much younger siblings (with ADHD). Read more

Why is this Toby’s first review? You’ve been wasting a valuable resource this whole time. Can’t wait to see what he writes next! Read more

Can we have more of this Toby chap please, he’s the only one talking sense in this review :)
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More reviews by Toby, please. My new favorite Kotaku reviewer. Read more

Same.  I think i got about 3 seasons in and went “They don’t have the answers; they barely have the questions.”  It was interesting, but much like Limetown, they needed an ending in mind before they started the second season.   Read more