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i keep finding myself wanting to recommend multiple things; youtube videos, music, books, anything- and i thought that it would be more convenient to store in one place. plus, i like the design more than my previous pages. also, i'd like to note that there are infinite things i want to recommend to people. but for my time's sake, ive only put things here that ive discovered/wanted to show recently, so my favorite things of all time probably arent here. doubt you care, but thought i'd mention it anyway.
>_< enjoy!!!!!!!

【うごメモ】人マニア【OC】

by 三度口内炎
i think this is the best flipnote i've ever seen? hypnotic, thats how good it is. i've watched it 10+ times now...

silver thread: deux

by spicaze
i'm already a super huge fan of these games, so i was super excited when this came out... the characters are further developed in this episode, i love them so much!!! all the little interactions have had a lot of thought put into them. although, from experience living here, i can confirm that london does not have beautiful snowy weather, lol. also this episode just had a longer plot and more things to investigate, which was really fun.

my only complaint is that getting the good ending was hard-- and, i know that that's kind of the appeal of both rpgmaker/rpgmaker-esque and detective games (the creator mentions this was partially inspired by ace attorney in the post-mortem.) im also not the type to 100% every game i play, but the bad ending was so sad, so i totally had to!! anyway, its not that hard to adjust your score if you follow the walkthru... but ideally i feel like i would like the game more if the spirit box wasnt necessary, like it prompted you itself.

anyway, im sure that sort of stuff doesnt bother a lot of people. the rest is absolutely amazing. ah also, the sprite art has hugely improved!!! you can see it in the contrast of beaford and alicia's sprites and the others, especially caspian- he had a cool angle going on. the number of tracks is also wider, which is cool. you really feel like a detective playing this. definitely recommend!!!!!

p.s. i miss my neocity. exams are alright but time consuming.

judge

by slought
this kind of reminds me of clown music.. its not like anything ive heard before. the drop's awesome. the little tweaked bits towards the end that make it sound like a microphone is going "beeeeep" (i dont know how to describe it) is sooo good, it makes it sound so freaky!!!!!!

what even is
b@#$%core?

by hkmori
really hectic (in a good way) and i like the background piano.

remains of a corrupted file

by s777n
chill, vocals in the background are pretty sweet. breaks fit well too

i hate everything about me

by gutspiller
the breaks in this one are chopped so well!! and i cant tell what instrument they use, but its kind of like, something peaceful and metallic... i really like it

butterfly soup 2

sigh, its valentines day. what better time to play yuri vns? (brace yourself for a long review, sorry. but im not really sorry, because i used more words to type this out.)

such a long play time, and i mean that in a good way! i did think it was a little over the top, partly because at some points the bits were very vine-ish, kind of 2018... but if you think you're above that, then you'll never laugh at anything. overall, it definitely made me laugh outloud many times. also some parts really caught me off guard and i was like... does this fit here? maybe not... the ending was kind of blunt too (if a bit less so than the first game) but it doesnt take away from how good the rest of the game is. there's very natural dialogue so the people feel real!!!!!!!!

every character feels like a real person, so you grow to like them all. my favs are probably... diya first. then liz... but i love all of them after that equally. i dont dislike a single one! at the beginning noelle and min-seo and akarsha and the weebs and the older girls allll pissed me off a bit but i grew to like them, especially min-seo and noelle. they really matured. they really fleshed out the characters, even the background ones, which i liked a lot. and redid some of the worse-for-wear sprites (akarsha and min-seo's.) and there was more music!

overall, i definitely recommend this and the first butterfly soup, especially if you're into vns with little choice but lots of hidden bonuses, yuri, baseball, switched perspectives, post y2k era games, exploration of asian identities/immigration and american highschool shenanigans. (still can be played even if you dont like baseball.)

it gets so lonely here

by ebihime
a very poetic semi-kinetic novel about a girl, trying to find solace after a long journey. not sure if it should be classed as a game or reading... has great visuals too, very pretty art.

paper lily

by leef 6010
paper lily (and its prequel, project kat) is an extremely charming rpg maker game about a girl performing rituals to find out how to lift her curse! it boasts a lengthy and exciting playtime, and has many chapters to come. its genuinely so fun, my only problem is with a minigame i think was a bit too unforgiving, but apart from that i think its perfect. maybe my favourite itchio game of all time.

gospel of eve

by spicaze
the story of this game (and its accompanying games, which i also rec) are really interesting to me. its a teensy bit buggy, but i think that can be overlooked, considering all the other games work pretty well. it's all about exorcism, with a cynical protagonist and her somewhat upbeat sidekick. the characters just seem super real and i get so invested in them..!! its also got a wonderful soundtrack.

rainy day

by touloumou
i'm not usually into platformers, but this one really appealed to me. the gist is, you're trying to get home in the rain, and things just don't go your way. i really like the ascii style and the primary gameplay loop was so simple but so good?!? i kept coming back for more (even though i got frustrated by my poor timing) till i beat it. very fun!!

anime baseball episodes

by clearandsweet
can filler be good?

"tiktok gave me autism"

by alexander avila
a discussion about the politics of self diagnosis and its prevalence.

lets sequence break the universe together

by a_lilian
a surreal take on life, sort of, with pretty vr footage alongside it.

post-punk videogames

by yahtzee from second wind
a good explanation of what post-punk is in videogames, and stuff about indie games against aaa games.

a summary of georgism

by britmonkey
i never knew about this concept, and i think that the more people who do, the better.

hajime hinata character analysis

by mooshka
even if you dont like danganronpa, i think you should give this a chance!! this channel is new and ive really been liking the vids so far ^_^

脳漿炸裂ガール (cerebral explosion girl)

post 15 from the old music blog
by rerulili
i put soundcloud on shuffle and it was sooooo worth it!! give this a listen, its so catchy... the mv is also insane, def worth a watch, super surreal.

DUI

post 14 from the old music blog
by tsaik
very chill, but it keeps u on ur toes

GIRL HELL 1999

post 13 from the old music blog
by femtanyl
very energetic. rararrrrarrrrrr. i dont really dance, but i could dance to some of this maybe... its one of those songs that makes me shake my head a little, like a half head bang. this isnt a description, im just not sure how to describe it, maybe just listen if ur in the mood for something upbeat and screamy.

anata shi t0

post 12 from the old music blog
by rory in early 20s
i got super hyped for this because rory posted about it on youtube before its release, so as soon as i got home i took a listen, and i wasnt let down!!!!!!!! it has that signature kinda fade in, and a bunch of jp dialogue, then cuts to this super metallic and warpy tune which i really like. but my FAV part is when there are these cuts half way thru? i think they start ~1:40 on the yt vid, but i was so excited its like aahragr and then the next part is so metallic, idk how to describe these things properly just listen urself!! one thing i like about this artist is that there are always new unexpected things in her tracks, especially her recent ones, so pleaaaase listen to this its SO good. \(≧◡≦)/

run home

post 11 from the old music blog
by 633397
mmm ive been studying a lot lately, so ive had the chance to listen to looooooads of music. this one is very light hearted, but its part of a two track album which i think tells a deeper story of some kind. i mean look at the cover!! maybe its from a dream or a real experience? i havent listened to this artist too much. 633397 and c!erra m$st are two artists i really want to dedicate more time to going thru their tracks. anyway yes, very bouncy song.

flowerbounce

post 10 from the old music blog
by strxwberrymilk
idk. very wonderland-y, alien-y. the end of the song sounds completely different to the beginning, which i think totally adds to the weird-cool vibe. not sure... as far as im aware, strxb does a lot of space themed music (this is from the album eloise, but if you want more spacey stuff i recommend escape from the blue marble and gaia!!) so i think this has some of that influence.

10 hours of pondering my existence

post 9 from the old music blog
by nasanoa
this song is really beautiful to me... i really recommend this artist, but i cant seem to find anywhere where nasanoa themself posted the song (the links below are randos posting it and then nasanoa's bandcamp acc, fyi. i also wasnt sure what to put for the image, so i just chose one of their album covers on their discography.) its very pretty, the piano is so gentle and elaborate, and then the clips of dialogue work sooo well with the beat drop. especially that bit where the girl's voice gets a bit whiny and high, and then the cry afterward is soooooo.... so human!!!!!!!!! idk what media its from tho.

after death the murmuring continues

post 8 from the old music blog
by wake forld
dont exactly remember how i came across this gem. not really my genre, but so beautiful to listen to. the voices sound like angels. i like this artist's songs. please check it out!!

yours forever

post 7 from the old music blog
by usedcvnt and abyssal.angel
i was soooo into this song for a while, i memorised the lyrics. i was listening to random mixes in youtube when i came across this one and a wave of memories came flooding back to me, even tho it hasnt even been that long. its a beautiful song, its very angelic. the lyrics are fairly standard, but still poetic.

big betrayal

post 6 from the old music blog
the splatoon 3 ost (in-game: deep cut)
it was so hard to find this song. ive been really into splatoween this year (go team ghost!!) and it was so humbling to ask google which song went "wee woo wee woo"... anyway, for once tiktok was useful and i found it that way. its such a good song. its been on loop cuz ive been playing sm haha. wanted to give it a shout out ^_^

kyu-kyurarin

post 5 from the old music blog
by iyowa
i was doing some soundcloud playlist maintenence, and let my loveletter vocaloid playlist go in the background, and this one's been dancing around my head all day. the ddlc reference is also cool ....

nothing last 4ever

post 4 from the old music blog
by rebzyyx
i gotta confess,,,, im a hyperpop fan,,,, i know!!!! ignore this its a guilty pleasure

feeling

post 3 from the old music blog
by turquoise death
i'm a huge turqdeath fan!!!!!!!! i love their single "dont look back" and their recent album se bueno is sooooo good. i was wondering if i should put se bueno here instead but this song is so chill and good that i was like. this one. i huge huge rec, i luv em!!!!!!!!! also, the cover art is especially pretty ^_^

demo world

post 2 from the old music blog
by rory in early 20s
i love rory in early 20s and i think its cool that shes getting more popular so i thought i would feature my fav recent track of hers!!! sounds so robotic and cool, im like 80% sure it uses a vocaloid or some kinda voicebank and i luuuuv it.

smiling broadly ep

post 1 from the old music blog
by smiling broadly
first post here, woo! anyway, i got into smiling broadly (previously twinkle park) via her youtube channel, and i really like her album touch or been touched by. this one is a little more harsh, in a fun way. i'm super excited for the full thing ^_^