Rina Vs The Backlog Monster
@shenobifactor.craves.pizza
She/Her, AuDHD Housewife Games, horror movies, whatever. Sorry, guys -- I'm not going to show you my Silent Hills.
created February 4, 2025
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To me, I'd think that if you're slow at drawing, it's not like you'd be spamming stuff all the time at a rate people can't cope with! And if that's the case, no sense in putting in extra effort for a second account just to have to bounce between them when you can keep it all together!๐
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza)
Rolled credits on Silksong with a couple days to go before Aethermancer drops, yay! Since Aethermancer is from the devs responsible for Monster Sanctuary (which was awesome!), it's worth noting that Monster Sanctuary is 75% off right now!๐ store.steampowered.com/app/814370/M...
Your Least Favorite Ghoul ๐ป (@leastfavoriteson.bsky.social) reposted
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For me, it's...
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I'm pretty sure the Barbarian made a joke that was either this or like this, but I also might just be wishfully thinking that!
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
That lich was McRibbed for their pleasure!
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Sex At the Drive-In
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
--- anything "bad" about the campaign. I think I'm always in my own head about this stuff, so it's great to see someone else feeling very confident about their own experience with running stuff! Always keep looking for ways to improve and streamline.๐
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
--- experiences. The first response I got was, "What if I just enjoy all of it?" First, I was like pressxtodoubt.gif, but I told them to give me specific instances that they liked the most so I could at least try and feel out what they're REALLY enjoying, even if they don't think there's ---
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I'm always skeptical about my DMing skills. Since we've got a break next week because one of the players is going to be out of the country, I asked players to do an audit for me of their best and worst experiences and what they felt could be improved in some fashion to improve their own overall---
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What did you think of it?
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
It should be!
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
Sorry To Bother You was such a wild movie!
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
If you are grabbing Towa, I do want to hear your thoughts on it!๐
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I feel this in the core of my being.
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
There were lots of tracks with rainbow-colored slanted curves, and I guess Sonic & friends just roll around like balls on the course? No idea, but it looked really cool!
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Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I love this.๐
Jeremy:-@fiyeroatheart (@fiyeroatheart.bsky.social) reposted
Ok we selected our first game! Its Ni no Kuni! Join us starting in October if you want to, and feel free to join the discord chat even if you are not interested in playing because we also discuss various video games and stuff! I am excited to finally give this game a real shot haha
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza)
It's not a weird dream until you're flying around a Sonic the Hedgehog-inspired golf course in a giant coffee mug with Sonic the Hedgehog posted on the side of the mug in a "Sonic Says" PSA way with a message plastered on it that says: **I guess that's good enough!** Same, Sonic. Same.๐
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
That's awful! It's good that you found out, but it's horrible that you might have to deal with some surgery/recovery time.
Professor Fessor ๐ฎ Visions of Mana (@professorfessor.bsky.social) reposted
Just in case anyone is interested and hasnโt seen it. Itโs kinda like a book club but we knock out games from our backlogs. No pressure to participate with every game.
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
It's on my wishlist, so you know it's an inevitability anyway!๐
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I mean, 30% off is nice but also (to your dismay), I haven't played Virgo yet.๐
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
It would be! I assume the intention isn't some weird monkey's paw thing and that they're brought back healthy at the point where things went dire for them. But also, the more I think about that now, the more I realize that's really weird if you got shot and suddenly just popped back up again!
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
SteeveeNicks, as I often name my first Eevee I get.๐
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
You can't make me buy it..............again because I already own it!
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
5 and 9. I can do several other things on here with 5, and 9 (assuming it's retroactive and you're not just reviving a decaying skeleton) means that potentially some events in life could be altered going forward to present that could result in some more positive experiences!
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
--- cranking up the difficulty each time until I reach my limit or the max, whichever comes first! Some examples of that for me were White Day: A Labyrinth Named School, R-Type Final, and Brigandine: The Legend of Forsena.๐ (I have a lot of thoughts in general on difficulty)
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
--- for those situations, I often drop the games (and maybe go back later) because they're TOO easy and I find myself not feeling like much of an active participant in the experience. I rarely play on hard difficulties unless I really enjoy a game and am going back to it, in which case I'll keep---
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I usually thoroughly check the options and I take the easiest difficulty that requires some effort. I don't want to just walk through a game and I've made the mistake of trying lowest difficulties on some games before -- I think that whole "optimize the fun out of gaming" quote applies because---
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For context, our games usually don't get going for a bit because players always want to do lots of random stuff beforehand and everyone gets sidetracked, so this time, everyone got sidetracked over trying to figure out if "Table-chan" could become a ride-able mount. The answer was "mostly".๐
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Me: Sure, but also...you've been trying to figure out how to make this Wish happen for the last hour, is there anything else you want to do before we get underway? Them: We want to know if we can ride it like a boat! Me: Yes, I'm absolutely sure you should test this! Also me: ๐
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Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza)
Me, to the D&D group: We're going to streamline resupplying ahead of next session so we can jump straight into the action! Me, an hour into the next session: So, you want to burn your single Wish spell to make an Animated Large Table levitate and "zoomie" as a ride-able mount and friend?
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I've only played through VIII once, but it's one of my favorite experiences as gaming goes!๐
Doyle (@lanc3goodthrust.bsky.social) reposted
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Maybe I will, but I'll do it on my own terms!
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
Is that really a ruining of the metric of an example of what games should strive for more often?! I bought Siralim Ultimate at 50% off (10 USD total) and put hundreds of hours into it, I think I'd just rather more games create that feeling and desire for me vs it being an outlier.๐
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
There was a time when I went crazy with doing retrogaming stuffs on there. I'm also not proud to say that I definitely played some intentionally awful games to pad my stats more than a few times.๐
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I haven't done any retro achievement hunting in ages, but here's mine: retroachievements.org/user/NegFactor
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
Dragon Quest VIII, easy-peasy! Uhh...for 2 and 5...Persona 5 Royal, and (I will not cheat with FF4 as FFII) Marvel Vs. Capcom 2!
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
As in, skipping 1 and 2 would have sucked. Wow, I'm bad at posting everything in one thought today!๐ญ๐ชฆ
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
Also, I only said to skip 1 because I have no idea who loves and hates FF13 and couldn't think of any other 13 that might fit the bill (do 2013 sports games count?).๐
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
Look at that sneaky LAD entry! I love it (the entry choice, the game is still in my backlog)!
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
This was a better answer than Fibonacci-numbered games, but I'm still going to wait for your favorite part 2, 3, 5, and 8 games.๐
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
It's time for you to list your favorite Fibonacci-numbered games (not counting 1), but all from different series!
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Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
Okay, I think I want to just pick answers with the best gifs from now on, but I was going to go with Brosuke anyway because HE'S TRYING HIS BEST, OKAY?!
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
Koromaru, but I also searched for "P3 Yuko" as a gif and have decided that this is my new answer.
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I just want to get some initial supplies and then spend a few days going house-to-house and seeing what the insides of everyone's homes looked like to see how they lived. Maybe I should have been a cultural anthropologist.๐
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza)
If you see this, quote with your Top 4 Video Game Sequels! . . . ...but what if I did my Top 4 Threequels?! -- Dark Souls III -- Silent Hill 3 -- Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne -- Dragon Quest III
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I have a very limited set I've interacted with, but my favorite in ACNH was Puddles! nookipedia.com/wiki/Puddles
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
Up on Mt. Pisgah near Asheville, NC!
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I do have an appreciation for Jumpoline. I think I'm going to have to use this in the future.
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I look forward to seeing your Islets opinion! This too, though this game felt like a first effort after playing Islets, so it didn't do as much for me.๐
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza)
Not the best of days, but at least I got a really good view earlier this evening. ๐
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I look forward to seeing this list. ๐
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I have not played the second one but I did play the first!
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I have Eiyuuden but haven't touched it yet!๐
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Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
PLEASE, MORE SUIKODEN (non-mobile)! S6 is definitely on my wishlist for series games that I need to have exist in my life.
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
Love to see X-2 presence! What are the Capcom ASH and ASH2 games?
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I would be terrible about doing this, but I'd also be down to hang out and see how everyone else's progress goes!
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I had Yo Noid! and Cool Spot when I was growing up! Never really got into Yo Noid!, but Cool Spot was really fun (even if I didn't beat it until I ended up emulating it as an adult).๐
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Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I feel like he only ever had lines in a couple episodes, but him and Thundercracker were the rest of the main three fliers alongside Starscream!๐
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I love the plot twist for them when you mentioned not getting emails for reporting people. ๐
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
Good luck to you, I hope everything turns out alright!
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
Skywarp was my favorite as a kid, just because the name was cool and that color scheme. ๐
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I feel like the numbers are randomized. I tried this last night and got somewhere around a 7.5, then checked just now after not following or gaining any new followers and only doing one new post and one comment today.
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza)
Not going to have much time for Silksong today or tomorrow because I'll be out of town most of those days (and D&D on Wednesday!), so I'm definitely going to be productive and not play some more before I leave! .........................................definitely.๐
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That mini-movie of a show is my #1 movie for this year, even if it's episodic!
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
Koromaru is *ALWAYS* with us.
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I watched this video recently and regretted it. I skipped the PS3 one I also saw recommended because some of his explanations boiled down to "the game didn't tell me this thing and I probably should have read a manual, but PS2 games should have 2025 QoL features retroactively built in!"
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
Is that a 3DS cart for practicing kanji? My partner has a DS one she got while she was in Japan that she brought back with her (along with another that was effectively a dictionary as a cart)!
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
In the Mouth of Spleen ... I would also be down with In the Spleen of Madness. That sounds like a very cursed spleen.
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I love seeing this! Bookmarked for future reading.๐
Kate (@esperdreams.bsky.social) reposted
I'm finally returning to blogging after ages. Looking forward to sharing my thoughts on gaming, horror, and anything else.
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza)
So, I decided to start Silksong instead of playing another several short games. I'm already quite pleased with the experience so far!๐
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
Well, I guess it means you're not a full golfer, just a mini-golfer.๐
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
The Virtual Boy accessory just looks like neck pain and agony waiting to happen, that's one of those times where I'm like, "Yeah, I could definitely live without this thing." But also, I feel that $25 cardboard comment in MY SOUL.
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
Things may have gone sideways and I may have ended up just laying in bed for about an hour trying to figure out how I was going to manage to be functional again.๐
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Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
Xenogears.
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Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I'm jealous, I wish I could function that way!
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Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza)
Does anybody else here have their entire day derailed completely when anything goes wrong? I am so bad about feeling like my day is irredeemable when my routine gets messed up at all. BLARGH!๐ฉ๐ญ๐ชฆ
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
Thank you for saying this.
Professor Fessor ๐ฎ Visions of Mana (@professorfessor.bsky.social) reposted
GamingSky is acting like itโs high school and everyone wants to sit at the cool kids table. I may have 950 followers but my day to day experience is no different than when I had 100, If you have 5-10 people who you interact with regularly youโre not gonna get more out of BlueSky from more followers.
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I don't watch trailers for the most part. If it's a Metroidvania, Souls-like, or JRPGs, I'm probably just checking tags on Steam and looking at screenshots + synopses to determine interest. Anything else, I probably hear about it through people talking about it.๐
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
*The other half were because I just brainfarted and shot a piece that was right in front of another piece that could checkmate me.*๐
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza)
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is really fun when I'm not getting RNG'd out by bad fire arc luck. I beat Throne 3 difficulty, but I think I lost like fifteen times and about half of them were because I fired a shot that wrecked a piece on the edge of the arc and not my actual target!๐
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Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
Gonna second RPCS3 -- I'm pretty sure I've only had one game with issues while running it and they were rather known because that game has some funky history even in its other (non-emulated) forms!๐
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
In either case, I hope they are sensible about it and let you transfer to and from ZA, because it is kinda silly to restrict these games, especially if you're going to only restrict them one way!
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I could be wrong, but that was something I was reading about when I was trying to find out more details about the Kalos Starter Mega Stones -- mostly because there were a lot of threads complaining about National Dex / transfers while I was scrolling for info and I remember someone mentioning this!๐
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Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I guess I ended up way ahead of the curve (for unfollowing him for different reasons, anyway).
Rina Vs The Backlog Monster (@shenobifactor.craves.pizza) reply parent
I know that was an issue for Legends: Arceus, but I'm not sure if it's been confirmed that it'll still be an issue for ZA. Then again, they're requiring players to participate in the battle league seasons in order to get the Kalos Starter Mega Stones, so who knows?๐