2023) Good Night Gamindustri, See Ya Next Year!

Post published:12/10/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:86 mins read
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This Week’s Topics:

A rain themed TSF manga
The prelude for the biggest entertainment launch of all time
The 21st Annual Spike Video Game Awards Rundown
A call to download everything you love
A pronoun predicament

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Rundown (12/03/2023) Yo! NTF Cribz

Post published:12/03/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:40 mins read
Post comments:4 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

A tour of my new house!
Hot-blooded dudes becoming hot-blooded gals
An impending lack of content
The re:Death of TimeSplitters
A call to un-service the latest Final Fantasy game
Natalie Harasses Akumako

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Rundown (11/26/2023) The Quest for a Dream TF Metroidvania

Post published:11/26/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:33 mins read
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This Week’s Topics:

First impressions of the latest professional-grade TSF game
A Natalie.TF exclusive first look at a translation of a 31-year-old TSF comic
A nothingburger acquisition
A pleasant Indonesian acquisition
Nat & Akumako discuss a weird hentai trope

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Rundown (11/19/2023) So Long Old Home! + The Big Verde’s Doohickey 2.0 Update

Post published:11/19/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:49 mins read
Post comments:6 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

Saying goodbye to my childhood home
The much-needed update on Verde’s Doohickey 2.0
A possession fiesta for all the boys and one girl
A slightly squirrelly acquisition
NetEase’s 11th new studio
Meandering musings of a controversial topic
Oh shit, Class of ’09 really blew up
The Last of Us is back…

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TSF Series #018: Dæmon;Heäd

Post published:11/18/2023
Post category:TSF Series
Reading time:132 mins read
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From the lingering remnants of bloodied cardboard, and manifested through a successive generation of delusions.

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Rundown (11/12/2023) Dragalia Lost V3 Re;Works is Done!

Post published:11/12/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:29 mins read
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This Week’s Topics:

The next big Natalie.TF project is DONE!
An unfinished TSF game from 2007
A film announcement that people have wanted for 30 years
Musing about the inevitable release of an industry shaking title
A surprise hardware stealth drop

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Rundown (11/05/2023) re:Dreamer Isekai Ver. Alternative/If…

Post published:11/05/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:55 mins read
Post comments:2 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

A re:turn to re:Dreamer for side content
An email-based TSF story from 2002
A triple dose of acquisitions
NetEase is back with their tenth new studio since 2020
Another re:turn of an older Sonic style
A 3.5-hour-long animated fan film

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Rundown (10/29/2023) Horror Is Not Niche!

Post published:10/29/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:53 mins read
Post comments:2 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

Natalie FINALLY acknowledges the spooky month
A Natalie.TF exclusive* look at the next next great TF visual novel!
Another unhinged Pokémon tangent
Bop-Louie ‘n’ da Boyz are BACK!

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Rundown (10/22/2023) Natalie is a Homeowner

Post published:10/22/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:46 mins read
Post comments:4 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

Natalie bought REAL property!
A Fictionmania flashback
A game design tangent
The return of a niche DS adventure game series
A Pokémon tangent

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Rundown (10/15/2023) Akumu Kojou: Tax Tax Panic!

Post published:10/15/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:48 mins read
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This Week’s Topics:

Natalie bitching about her job
A double dose of TSF coolsies
The end of the biggest gaming acquisition
A premonition of a dead internet
The Downfall of Unity: Part III
The slick and svelte NEW PS5

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Rundown (10/08/2023) If You Don’t Like ‘Em, Kill ‘Em!

Post published:10/08/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:46 mins read
Post comments:2 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

Natalie’s keeping it RADICAL!
A Natalie.TF exclusive* look at the next great TF visual novel!
The 3DS and Wii U get even deader!
Epic’s ‘financial troubles’

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Rundown (10/01/2023) How Are ‘Real’ Video Games Profitable?

Post published:10/01/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:54 mins read
Post comments:8 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

Natalie asks how games are supposed to make money for prices so low
A Super Smash swap comic
The end of a Platinum era
A sequel to one of Natalie’s favorite exploration-driven action platformers
Sony’s latest mega-hack
Sony’s status quo non-shake-up
Epic spits out Bandcamp like a stale pretzel
Ownership or possession – the real media debate

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TSF Series #017: Cassandra – The Cuddly Demon Empress

Post published:09/27/2023
Post category:TSF Series
Reading time:260 mins read
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From the wishes of a kyuubi cutie, but executed by a psycho bitch! It is Venturers of Radiant: The Next Dimension!

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Rundown (9/24/2023) Ai’s Time Warp and Premise Predicament

Post published:09/24/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:85 mins read
Post comments:2 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

Natalie’s Oshi no Ko lukewarm take
A body swapping rental service that would destroy society
The BIG Xbox FTC leak
Some inane Japanese gaming minutia

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Rundown (9/17/2023) Natalie is a TOS Violation

Post published:09/17/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:114 mins read
Post comments:7 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

Why Natalie cannot be trusted on any major platform
A wackadoo TSF manga from my magic bag
TF trials and tribulations
The inevitable death of Mario Kart 9 (or 13)
Embracer’s quest to liquidate
Unity’s endeavor to make things worse for everyone
A definitional diatribe only Natalie cares about
Another Nintendo Direct rundown
A half-assed State of Play rundown
Wizardry Re;Birth

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Rundown (9/10/2023) Money! Money! Money! Is What I Need!

Post published:09/10/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:48 mins read
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This Week’s Topics:

Deliberations of dochy
A potential king
Tencent’s continued consumption
Vampires X the walking simulator guys
An unfocused ramble on… display technology?
Another farewell to 𝕏

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Eman Looc’s Possession Scroll – Student Transfer Scenario Review

Post published:09/06/2023
Post category:Game Reviews
Reading time:94 mins read
Post comments:3 Comments

The longest scenario deserves the longest review…

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Rundown (8/27/2023) Trust The Rippers, Not The Crackers

Post published:08/27/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:58 mins read
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This Week’s Topics:

Remix Heart Gaiden: The Better Version
An utterly unhinged school body swap comic
A gluey acquisition
Sony buying an audio company
The worst PlayStation handheld.
A Mario for a new generation!
Denuvo is trying to ruin everything!
Epic Games’ ‘big’ profit share
The eradication of platform identity

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Rundown (8/20/2023) The Quest for Quantified Quality

Post published:08/20/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:66 mins read
Post comments:4 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

The NEED to turn art into a number
A BlazBlue manga I read to appease my Cassie
NetEase is back with another expansion!
The dastards who screwed over Embracer Group
The 18.5 year 360 of life and death
Wishing for the end of modern development schedules
A body swap formatting dilemma
Region locking vs. autistic archivists (archivists always win)

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Rundown (8/13/2023) Enrolled Agent of Chaos

Post published:08/13/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:47 mins read
Post comments:2 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

Natalie’s professional achievements
A TSF comic featuring one impossible girl
A tangent about girls with penises
Emulation and collection woes
Further proof that Verde’s Doohickey is an Act Of Plagiarism
A Rockstar takeover
The Red Dead let down
A plethora of Pokémon presents

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Rundown (8/06/2023) Nothing Like the First Time

Post published:08/06/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:38 mins read
Post comments:4 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

The hunt for meaning through new experiences
A TSF manga that should have been much better
The dread of going back to older generations of Pokémon
Musings about Nintendo’s second tablet
A rema(ke)(ster) of Oblivion
A semi-regular update on Natalie.TF projects

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Rundown (7/30/2023) Hoarding Games I’ll Never Play!

Post published:07/30/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:38 mins read
Post comments:4 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

Natalie’s Plump ROM Hole
TSF Showcase for Chari & Cassie!
Tencent’s Techland
Capcom’s new cane
The rise of 𝕏
A bad collection that made Natalie slightly less sane

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Rundown (7/23/2023) Dude, Whatever, It’s Summer!

Post published:07/23/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:52 mins read
Post comments:3 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

One of Natalie’s favorite music people dropped a HOT new mixtape!
A transition related retrospective and analysis
The return of Natalie’s weekly dose of TSF translated goodness
TSF Showcase 2023: All You Can Eat! Summer 6 Comic Works Mix
The power of worker solidarity
The confusing pricing models for gaming subscription services

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Under Control – Student Transfer Scenario Review

Post published:06/28/2023
Post category:Game Reviews
Reading time:10 mins read
Post comments:2 Comments

Morality is yours to make and mine to break!

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Rundown (6/25/2023) A Gray Day Is DOPE!

Post published:06/25/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:61 mins read
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This Week’s Topics:

Another dope TSF comic I think you should read
A brief rumination on TSF
Dissin’ Some Cube-Heads
A 4,800 word ramble on the latest Nintendo Direct
The Q3 and Q4 2023 schedule for Natalie.TF

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TSF Series #005-3: Ghost Milky in… The White Terror

Post published:06/23/2023
Post category:TSF Series
Reading time:142 mins read
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From the bathroom to the battlefield to the stars!

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Magical Harem Plan DX – Student Transfer Scenario Review

Post published:06/21/2023
Post category:Game Reviews
Reading time:9 mins read
Post comments:3 Comments

We’ve got a plan… but not much else!

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Palladium Version 0.0.4 Review

Post published:06/14/2023
Post category:Game Reviews
Reading time:26 mins read
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“Luck helps sometimes, hard work always. Think about it.”

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re:Dreamer Version 0.15.0 Review

Post published:06/03/2023
Post category:Game Reviews
Reading time:54 mins read
Post comments:2 Comments

It’s like a dream come true… and it is simply beautiful.

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Psycho Shatter 1985: Black Vice Re;Birth – The Day After

Post published:05/18/2023
Post category:Chapters
Reading time:83 mins read
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Remote Possibilities – Student Transfer Scenario Review

Post published:05/12/2023
Post category:Game Reviews
Reading time:13 mins read
Post comments:0 Comments

A 3 year hiatus is not death!

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Mice Tea Review

Post published:05/10/2023
Post category:Game Reviews
Reading time:44 mins read
Post comments:3 Comments

Mice All The Way!

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Axiomatic – Student Transfer Scenario Review

Post published:05/01/2023
Post category:Game Reviews
Reading time:7 mins read
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Axiom: For every re;birth, four suicides must be made.

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Rundown (4/30/2023) TSF Visual Novel Fiesta!

Post published:04/30/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:23 mins read
Post comments:5 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

The impending TSF Fiesta Party
NetEase’s continued international expansion
Cygames’ continued international expansion
The unionization saga continues
A linguistic rant
Saying NO MORE to Nintendo
The great liquidation of the closet

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Detachment – Student Transfer Scenario Review

Post published:04/29/2023
Post category:Game Reviews
Reading time:12 mins read
Post comments:2 Comments

Detached from reality, but she’s still got a good head on her shoulders.

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Valentine’s Lies – Student Transfer Scenario Review

Post published:04/28/2023
Post category:Game Reviews
Reading time:7 mins read
Post comments:0 Comments

Kept you waiting, huh?

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Rundown (4/02/2023) Darcy’s Transformation Nightmare

Post published:04/02/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:21 mins read
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This Week’s Topics:

A Pokémon TF comic that’s WAY better than it should be
Pouring gasoline on the corpse of a dead storefront
Natalie’s latest data hoarding hyperfixation
The final knife up E3’s tuchus
Another Cygames Gacha DIES

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Rundown (3/26/2023) One Year After Body Swap Terrorism Incident is DOPE!

Post published:03/26/2023
Post category:Rundowns
Reading time:54 mins read
Post comments:6 Comments

This Week’s Topics:

The BEST TSF idea book
A Loose Ranma Ramble (inspired by Chari)
Why it is ethically and logically correct to take digital copies of every delisted Nintendo game
Bye-Bye Battlefield
Counter-Strike 2² bay-bee!
Sonic Origins: The Better But Not Good Enough Version
Another new Nep-Nep (Feat. BIG MODE)
Tell this waifu your social security number because Intuit is evil!
AI is the next generation of game development (maybe)
Horde for Power – SapphicFuxx Part²²²²