2026) Natalie Writes Too Many Eating Scenes

Post published:02/08/2026
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:61 mins read
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Rundown (11/09/2025) Natalie Goes International!

Post published:11/09/2025
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Reading time:22 mins read
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Persona 5: The Phantom X Review

Post published:06/30/2025
Post category:Game Reviews
Reading time:25 mins read
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The Officially Licensed Live Service Spin-Off to the Hit JRPG Persona 5!

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Tribe Nine Review

Post published:06/10/2025
Post category:Game Reviews
Reading time:51 mins read
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“After all, the game’s ~~far from~~ over!”

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Rundown (5/18/2025) Should Self-Employment Tax Be Abolished? (No!)

Post published:05/18/2025
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:48 mins read
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Burning infographic discussing self-employment taxes, featuring a visual representation of tax calculations, alongside pixel art characters. The title reads 'Should Self-Employment Tax Be Abolished?'

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Rundown (4/13/2025) Tax Xtender 2025

Post published:04/13/2025
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Reading time:26 mins read
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Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket Review

Post published:02/12/2025
Post category:Game Reviews
Reading time:42 mins read
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‘Cos You Gotta Gacha ‘Em All!

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Rundown (1/26/2025) The Straight Dope On Gamindustri

Post published:01/26/2025
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:50 mins read
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Natalie Rambles About 2024

Post published:12/30/2024
Post category:Rambles
Reading time:155 mins read
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SIIIIDDDYYYEEEEEEOOOOTTTTT!

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Rundown (8/04/2024) Swap Bodies and Have Sex While I Watch

Post published:08/04/2024
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Reading time:42 mins read
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Zenless Zone Zero Review

Post published:07/17/2024
Post category:Game Reviews
Reading time:39 mins read
Post comments:5 Comments

Hazardous Hollow Hackers!

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Rundown (4/07/2024) Artificially Difficult Taxation

Post published:04/07/2024
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:45 mins read
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Rundown (2/18/2024) Xbox Is Not Dead, Y’All Lied To Me!

Post published:02/18/2024
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:23 mins read
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Mega Man X DiVE Offline Review

Post published:10/11/2023
Post category:Game Reviews
Reading time:55 mins read
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Setting the (low) standard for offline gacha games!

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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
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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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Natalie Rambles About Dragalia Lost: 2021 Remix – Ch 5: Petty Quibbles and Miscellaneous Desires

Post published:10/29/2021
Post category:Rambles
Reading time:35 mins read
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Because while I love this game, there are a litany of little things that have been chipping away at my very soul!

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Natalie Rambles About Dragalia Lost: 2021 Remix – Ch 4: Summoning, Monetization, and Gacha

Post published:10/28/2021
Post category:Rambles
Reading time:29 mins read
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‘Cos in this capitalist world, you gotta gacha!

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Natalie Rambles About Dragalia Lost: 2021 Remix – Ch 3: Quests, Events, Modes, and Endgame

Post published:10/27/2021
Post category:Rambles
Reading time:71 mins read
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Because you gotta keep players hustling, bustling, and busier than beavers!

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Natalie Rambles About Dragalia Lost: 2021 Remix – Ch 2: Play and Progression

Post published:10/26/2021
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Reading time:49 mins read
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Because when you engage with a live service, extensive tutorialization and external information gathering is a necessity to ensure an even remotely optimal play experience.

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Natalie Rambles About Dragalia Lost: 2021 Remix – Ch 1: Story and Aesthetics

Post published:10/25/2021
Post category:Rambles
Reading time:24 mins read
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Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay! 3, 2, 1 let’s go!

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Princess Connect! Re:Dive Review

Post published:02/03/2021
Post category:Game Reviews
Reading time:18 mins read
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Connect, Collect, and Clothe a Compilation of Comely Cuties! …Re:Dive!

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Genshin Impact Review

Post published:01/13/2021
Post category:Game Reviews
Reading time:21 mins read
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A divine dichotomy of a despairful disposition.

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Natalie Rambles About Dragalia Lost – Chapter 6: Dragalia Digest and Developments

Post published:09/30/2020
Post category:Rambles
Reading time:35 mins read
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Because Dragalia is dope, and this Digest was a delight!

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Natalie Rambles About Dragalia Lost – Chapter 5: Love, Loss, and Gripes

Post published:09/26/2020
Post category:Rambles
Reading time:21 mins read
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Because when you pour 1,000 hours into something, your thoughts on it become all kinda of mixed and muddled!

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Natalie Rambles About Dragalia Lost – Chapter 4: Summoning, Monetization, and Gacha

Post published:09/24/2020
Post category:Rambles
Reading time:32 mins read
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Because you gotta gacha!

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Natalie Rambles About Dragalia Lost – Chapter 3: Quests, Events, and Endgame

Post published:09/23/2020
Post category:Rambles
Reading time:44 mins read
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Because you gotta keep players busy and bustling!

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Natalie Rambles About Dragalia Lost – Chapter 2: Systems, Gameplay, and Progression

Post published:09/22/2020
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Reading time:39 mins read
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Because these things are a quintessential part of any good live service!

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Natalie Rambles About Dragalia Lost – Chapter 1: Story and Aesthetics

Post published:09/21/2020
Post category:Rambles
Reading time:24 mins read
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Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay!

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SINoALICE Review

Post published:07/15/2020
Post category:Game Reviews
Reading time:14 mins read
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Welcome to the worst of all worlds!

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TSF Series #004-1: Gacha My Soul for an SSR Waifu

Post published:10/25/2019
Post category:TSF Series
Reading time:26 mins read
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From mingling gacha, isekai, and TSF.

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Natalie Rambles About Gacha Games

Post published:09/25/2019
Post category:Rambles
Reading time:28 mins read
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Because crack is wack, coke ain’t woke, ya don’t need weed, and generally speaking drugs are for thugs. But indulging in regulated vices is good for the economy and government, so gamble to your heart’s content!

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Dragalia Lost Review

Post published:09/18/2019
Post category:Game Reviews
Reading time:13 mins read
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Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay!

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Pokémon Masters Review

Post published:09/11/2019
Post category:Game Reviews
Reading time:15 mins read
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To be a master… you need to do a lot better than this.
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Fire Emblem Heroes (2018) Review

Post published:02/07/2018
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Reading time:24 mins read
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One year and several hundred hours later…
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Fire Emblem Heroes (2017) Review

Post published:02/22/2017
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Reading time:12 mins read
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As Nintendo’s second effort to branch out into mobile game using one of their established IPs, Fire Emblem seems like an incredibly odd choice. While the series saw a rise in popularity after the release of Awakening in early 2013, it is still a very niche franchise for the company, and does not initially seem like the best fit for the platform, as the games are story driven strategy RPGs. In actuality, Fire Emblem Heroes proves to be a surprisingly good fit for the platform, a pretty solid strategy game, and also one of the most engrossing yet frustrating experiences I willingly put myself through in quite a while. (more…)