2023) The 6 Month Post-Surgery Update

Post published:05/28/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:30 mins read
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This Week’s Topics:

Rundown Preamble Ramble: The 6 Month Post-Surgery Update
Net Ease Into Another Studio (NetEase Opens Bad Brain Game Studios)
The Embracer Group Screwed Up and Lost $2 Billion in Revenue (The Knights of the Old Republic Remake Was Probably Canceled)
Nintendo Hates You and They Can Go Fuck Off (Nintendo Made the Nintendo 3DS Harder to Hack)
Let The Segmented Summer Showcases Begin! (PlayStation Showcase Roundup)
The Metal Gear Solid Rumors Were REAL! (Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Volume 1 & Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater Announced)
Natalie Just Wanted An Excuse to Talk About Dragon’s Dogma (Dragon’s Dogma II Announced)
Bungie Digs Up A Classic IP To Murder It (Marathon: The Live Service Announced)
Natalie Rants About Live Services Revision 2023-05-28 (Because Marathon: The Live Service Upsets Me On A Fundamental Level)
Silly Sony, That’s Not a PlayStation Vita 2! (Sony Announces Project Q Streaming Handheld)
Marvy’s Next Gen Upgrade! (Marvelous Games Showcase Rundown)

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Rundown (5/21/2023) My re:Dreamer Panic Attack

Post published:05/21/2023
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Reading time:22 mins read
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Rundown (5/14/2023) Transition Speedruns and Slowruns

Post published:05/14/2023
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Reading time:21 mins read
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Rundown (5/07/2023) The Mice Are Nice

Post published:05/07/2023
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Reading time:19 mins read
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Rundown (4/30/2023) TSF Visual Novel Fiesta!

Post published:04/30/2023
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Reading time:15 mins read
Post comments:5 Comments

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Rundown (4/23/2023) Spreadsheets Infinitum

Post published:04/23/2023
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Reading time:18 mins read
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Rundown (4/16/23) Natalie Complains About Tax Time 2023

Post published:04/16/2023
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Reading time:7 mins read
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Rundown (4/09/2023) Dragalia Lost V3 Re;Works Resumed

Post published:04/09/2023
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Reading time:14 mins read
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Rundown (4/02/2023) Darcy’s Transformation Nightmare

Post published:04/02/2023
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Reading time:13 mins read
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Rundown (3/26/2023) One Year After Body Swap Terrorism Incident is DOPE!

Post published:03/26/2023
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Reading time:35 mins read
Post comments:6 Comments

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Rundown (3/19/2023) Natalie Watched A “TSF” Playlist

Post published:03/19/2023
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Reading time:34 mins read
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Rundown (3/12/2023) Natalie Reviews The First “REAL” TSF Manga

Post published:03/12/2023
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Reading time:27 mins read
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Rundown (3/05/2023) Natalie Remembered SapphireFoxx

Post published:03/05/2023
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Reading time:29 mins read
Post comments:16 Comments

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Rundown (2/26/2023) Natalie Talks About Some TSF Critiques

Post published:02/26/2023
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Reading time:31 mins read
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Rundown (2/19/2023) Natalie Continues Reading TSF History

Post published:02/19/2023
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Reading time:28 mins read
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Rundown (2/12/2023) Natalie Reviews Rintarou Panic! (And Other Assorted Treats)

Post published:02/12/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:70 mins read
Post comments:6 Comments

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Rundown (2/05/2023) Incest Infinitum

Post published:02/05/2023
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Reading time:24 mins read
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Rundown (1/29/2023) Dragalia Lives

Post published:01/29/2023
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Reading time:17 mins read
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Rundown (1/22/2023) DRM Has Ruined Books

Post published:01/22/2023
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Reading time:39 mins read
Post comments:4 Comments

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Rundown (1/15/2023) MILK TIME IS ALL TIME!!!

Post published:01/15/2023
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Reading time:18 mins read
Post comments:6 Comments

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Rundown (1/08/2023) Dash & Write!

Post published:01/08/2023
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Reading time:12 mins read
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Rundown (1/01/2023) Natalie’s Back Home!

Post published:01/01/2023
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Reading time:10 mins read
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Rundown (12/25/2022) Boy Functions Terminated – Intersex State Achieved

Post published:12/25/2022
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Reading time:6 mins read
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This Week’s Topic:

Natalie got bottom surgery and spent a few days at the hospital

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Rundown (12/18/2022) Natalie’s Going In For Bottom Surgery!

Post published:12/18/2022
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Reading time:13 mins read
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This Week’s Topics:

Tencent bought 20% of that anime booty game.
The continued purging of HBO Max to avoid residuals
A ‘remaster’ of 2005’s Ys: The Oath in Felghana
The next retroactive adventure of Adol Christin
Amazon’s next Tomb Raider game
The END of the Pokémon anime (as we know it)

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Rundown (12/11/2022) Hormonal Hiatus

Post published:12/11/2022
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Reading time:36 mins read
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The acquisition of the originator of visual novels
Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Yuji Naka’s return to jail
Nancai Banco’s trademark oopsies
The Game Awards’ announcements (a 3,000 word ramble)

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Rundown (12/04/2022) Hello and Welcome to Natalie Dot TF

Post published:12/04/2022
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Reading time:7 mins read
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This Week’s Topics:

A recap of the happenings here at the brand new Natalie.TF
Musings about visual novel presentation
Trickles of gaming news before The Game Awards next week

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Rundown (11/20-11/26) Student Transfer Version 7.0 is Out!!!

Post published:11/27/2022
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Reading time:20 mins read
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Rundown (11/13-11/19) You Kids Have Fun With Your Pokémons

Post published:11/20/2022
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Reading time:18 mins read
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Wherein I discuss: My lack of participation in yet another gaming event. A pleasant acquisition. My age going +1. The revenge of Cooking Mama: Cookstar. And how Mr. Yuji Naka is not “alright.”

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Rundown (11/06-11/12) My First Exposure to Trans Characters Was Family Compo

Post published:11/13/2022
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Reading time:13 mins read
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Wherein I discuss: Some deep Natalie lore. Some pretty boring acquisition stuff. And modern Americana politics.

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Rundown (10/30-11/05) Trash the Twitter

Post published:11/06/2022
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Reading time:19 mins read
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Wherein I discuss: The downfall of social media. An ample assortment of acquisition anecdotes. And one of the best DS adventure games returning from the otherworld.

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Rundown (10/23-10/29) Erotic Conundrum – 50 Days Remaining

Post published:10/30/2022
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Reading time:12 mins read
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Wherein I discuss: My impending surgery and the erotic conundrums therein. The Re;Birthering of a Witchsome variety. And the TF-ing of Nigma Box.

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Rundown (10/16-10/22) Press-Switch v0.6a Is Out & Student Transfer v7.0 Is Coming Next Month

Post published:10/23/2022
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:13 mins read
Post comments:7 Comments

Wherein I discuss: The Next Releases of two DOPE TSF VNs. My disastrous Q4 2022 schedule. The 2022 Bayonetta controversy. And the return of Silent Hill.

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Rundown (10/09-10/15) Tax Hell + COVID

Post published:10/16/2022
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Reading time:17 mins read
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Wherein I discuss: The COVID woes. A Triple Threat of acquisitions. AI art. And ‘Console Gaming on the Go.’

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Rundown (10/02-10/08) Little Ado About Horror

Post published:10/09/2022
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Reading time:29 mins read
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Wherein I discuss: My mundane thoughts on the most popular genre of autumn. An absolutely awful acquisition. The eternal mixing up of re;makers and re;masters. The fifth Super Mario movie. CDPR Expansion. A game that thinks it should be more invasive than a game. One Last Scarlet and Violet splurge sesh. And the surprise Steam release of Chaos;Head Noah.

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Rundown (9/25-10/01) Dope Skinsuit Comic. BIG Inspiration. Inferior Official Distribution.

Post published:10/02/2022
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:28 mins read
Post comments:7 Comments

Wherein I discuss: A sick skinsuit TSF comic. The end of ownership. Saudi Arabia’s continued influence over Gamindustri. Atlus trying to double-kill their own games. The re;birth of E3. The racist tendencies of one of the most lucrative games of the modern era. A peashy PC port. And the end of a non-subscription streaming service.

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Rundown (9/18-9/24) Race Change Confessions

Post published:09/25/2022
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:17 mins read
Post comments:2 Comments

Wherein I discuss: Wackadoo fantasy race issues. The leakage of one of the most anticipated games of all time. Why Twitch is a bad platform. And… that’s about it.

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Rundown (9/11-9/17) Formatting Frustrations 2: Perpetual Aggression

Post published:09/18/2022
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:47 mins read
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Wherein I discuss: My illiteracy. Nina Tendo’s Maple-some Autumnal Treat. Soh Nii’s Amber-some Autumnal Treat. The re;birth of Yakuza. Oodles of TGS-time video game announcements! And the (hopeful) demise of PSVR2.

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Rundown (9/04-9/10) We Mustn’t Let Dragalia Be Lost!

Post published:09/11/2022
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:15 mins read
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Wherein I discuss: My Dragalia Lost archival efforts. Tencent gobbling up IPs for China. A showcase from a company I couldn’t care less about. And the long-lived queen.

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Rundown (8/28-9/03) Cute Oppressed Lady Of Uniquely Remedial Styles

Post published:09/04/2022
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:25 mins read
Post comments:3 Comments

Wherein I discuss: The next maiden in the DOPE TSF canon. The (partial) acquisition of Souls. The resurgence of an investment laid in the sand 3.5 years ago. Further Payments and Quibbles. A glorious gacha gutting. The Date of Death of Dragalia. And some pedantic Pokémon prattle.

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Rundown (8/21-8/27) Extra Hard & Extra Wet & Extra Ouch

Post published:08/28/2022
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:25 mins read
Post comments:2 Comments

Wherein I discuss an erotic discovery, a tiny building block in an acquisition empire, the failings of Saints Row 5, another vaporware revival, a re-remake that isn’t much of a remake, and inflation.

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Rundown (8/14-8/20) Natalie’s Changing Her Schedule Again…

Post published:08/21/2022
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:17 mins read
Post comments:13 Comments

Wherein I discuss my new Nigma Box work balance, The Embrace of another neggest of Gamindustri, the resurrection of a thrice-killed corpse, Steam’s purity policy, the return of Bop Louie and friends!

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Rundown (8/07-8/13) Natalie Neumann is a Crypto Scumlord

Post published:08/14/2022
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:14 mins read
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Wherein I discuss a moral conundrum, an unremarkable acquisition, the hatching of one of the… ten(?) trans characters in games circa 2013, and the OG survival horror series.

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Rundown (7/31-8/06) Blazing Edits!

Post published:08/07/2022
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:22 mins read
Post comments:3 Comments

Wherein I discuss the completion of a beta I’m releasing on time, the encroaching anime apocalypse, Ubisoft’s potential new owners, why Pokémon is bad, DiSCoBoMBs, a ruinous remaster, a Plain-o rename-o, and a new gothic ~~metroidvania~~ action platformer.

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Rundown (7/24-7/30) Dragalia is Done

Post published:07/31/2022
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Reading time:14 mins read
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Wherein I discuss the end of Dragalia Lost, a potential PlayStation Purchase, a rocky remake, a boy’s club becoming a real company, and a hoax by a bunch of wasteful modders.

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Rundown (7/17-7/23) Conceptually Rich and Executionally Poor

Post published:07/24/2022
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:16 mins read
Post comments:2 Comments

Wherein I discuss my disrespect for those cowardly ideas spitters, and why piracy is cool!

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Rundown (7/10-7/16) Nats & Arts & Crafts!

Post published:07/17/2022
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Reading time:14 mins read
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Wherein I discuss my artistic inabilities, a pair of semi-pleasant acquisitions, Kirby’s cake rolls, and how games keep on dying.

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Rundown (7/03-7/09) I Think Nigma Box Might Be a Slur

Post published:07/10/2022
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:16 mins read
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Wherein I discuss an cursed discovery, the juicy delights of Anime Expo, a red flag remake, a Black Flag successor a decade in the making, polical assassinations, and… ice cream, for some bloody reason.

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Rundown (6/26-7/02) More Like Die-mocracy!

Post published:07/03/2022
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:19 mins read
Post comments:2 Comments

Wherein I discuss current political woes and the latest Nintendo advertising showcase!

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Rundown (6/19-6/25) Communally Distant

Post published:06/26/2022
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Reading time:11 mins read
Post comments:8 Comments

Wherein I discuss my lack of communal solidarity, Activision preventing a generation from bimpin’ NWA while sputtin’ sick ish, a devilish disappointment, Sega’s continued remastered rush-jobs, and the erotic toy that is sweeping all nations!

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Rundown (6/13-6/18) Segmented Summer Showcases (S3) 2022: Oops! I Wrote a 30,000 Word Novella Again!

Post published:06/19/2022
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:15 mins read
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Wherein I discuss the progress of OPPAI 3, the Persona port puzzlement, Capcom’s subpar S3 showings, the continued Re;Birth of Final Fantasy VII, two HOT SPRG leaks, a possible niche revival, and a decompiled classic.

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