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What’s in the Box?

Shadow Puppets Bolster expansion is a 40 card expansion that introduces four new species of Doomlings: Deeplings, Glitterings, Moonlings, and Fuzelings. The breakdown:

Deeplings (12 Cards)
- 9 x Traits
- 2 x Dominant Traits
Glitterings (12 Cards)
- 9 x Traits
- 2 x Dominant Traits
Moonlings (12 Cards)
- 9 x Traits
- 2 x Dominant Traits
Fuzelings (4 Cards)
- 4 x Traits
Ages x 2
Catastrophe x 1
Bonus Foil Card x 1

What is Shadow Puppets?

Shadow Puppets is an expansion for the Doomlings deck builder game. You will need the base game to play with these cards. Make sure you check out my full review of the base game.

What is Doomlings

Doomlings is a quirky little card game about the end of the world. Players take turns building a strong gene pool from cards they pull from a collective deck. Each card has a value and some have abilities that interact with other cards or players. For example, a card can allow a player to draw more cards each round, giving them a slight advantage. Each round has its unique set of rules based on the age or catastrophe card in play. For example, a card can force players to only play a certain color card. The game ends when four catastrophe cards are played and the winner is the player with the most points.

How to play

Games with Denver James has a fantastic tutorial that you should watch before you get started. Make sure you give him a like and a follow.

#2025 #blog #blogger #blogging #boardGame #cardGame #doomlings #entertainment #gaming #gamingBlog #internet #media #review #Reviews #tableTopGame #watch #wordpress

What is Shadow Puppets

Shadow Puppets is a darker themed expansion that essentially allows players to play trap cards. It allows players to disrupt a players turn, swap cards, and even give away cards. It also introduces the subvert mechanic which allows players to sacrifice Doomlings for points. What makes Shadow Puppets unique is is dark edgy flavor of both the abilities and artwork. The set does have a few demonic looking Doomlings. This is your trigger warning.

Review

The Shadow Puppets expansion brings some surprisingly needed dark humor, with interesting mechanics that only make the game more fun. If you like the flavor of the set and need some more trap cards, go get yourself a copy.

Quality

Doomlings is a high quality card game with some very good looking game pieces. The Shadow Puppets Bolster expansion is no exception. The cards are a little thinner than I am used to, but the art and quality of the card stock is as excellent as ever. I still recommend using sleeves. I may be a crazy person that sleeves everything, but it really makes shuffling the cards easier. You will be shuffling this game a lot, and the sleeves will help preserve the game.

Mechanics

I absolutely love the mechanics for this set. Nor only is each new species flavorful, the interactions it creates are so much fun. I love the fact that at any moment, you can just disrupt a persons turn or strait up ruin their whole strategy. There is a card that lets that lets you swap gene pools. You can build a bad pool on purpose to swap with someone who is actively trying to win and ruin their day. It’s like the blue shell in Mario, but with more control. Of course, someone can just swap hands with you and ruin your strategy. That feels pretty balanced to me.

I really like the ages in this expansion. One lets you draw 3 and discard 2. This creates some very tough choices, but it is always fun to draw cards. The other mechanic lets you swap hands, and this can absolutely ruin someone’s day. If you want a set with a lot of disruption, Shadow Puppets is fantastic.

Conclusion

I love Doomlings and recommend to anyone who wants a fun and simple game to pull out at game night. The game is easy to teach, especially for people new to the hobby, and the game is family friendly. Most importantly, it is very easy to set up and take down. Games of Doomlings are pretty quick, but the interactions make it meaningful.

Now if you’re looking for an expansion, Shadow Puppets is awesome. The disruptive nature of the expansion gives the game a layer of fun I didn’t think it needed. It has definitely earned its spot with the rest of my collection.

You can pick up your copy of Shadow Puppets on the official Doomlings website, or on Amazon through my affiliate link.

#blog #blogger #blogging #boardgame #cardgame #doomlings

josechurape @[email protected] · 2025-10-29 · 05:10 UTC

Shadow Puppets: A Dark Twist on Doomlings Gameplay

Disclaimer

The folks behind Doomlings sent me the Shadow Puppets Bolster Expansion for free to review for my blog. While I am very grateful for the opportunity, I won’t let it sway my opinion. This will be my honest review. Make sure you check out my review for the base game. I’ll also be using my Amazon Affiliate link where possible. It really helps me if you use it before you buy anything.

Table of Contents

Box Opening

What’s in the Box?

Shadow Puppets Bolster expansion is a 40 card expansion that introduces four new species of Doomlings: Deeplings, Glitterings, Moonlings, and Fuzelings. The breakdown:

Deeplings (12 Cards)
- 9 x Traits
- 2 x Dominant Traits
Glitterings (12 Cards)
- 9 x Traits
- 2 x Dominant Traits
Moonlings (12 Cards)
- 9 x Traits
- 2 x Dominant Traits
Fuzelings (4 Cards)
- 4 x Traits
Ages x 2
Catastrophe x 1
Bonus Foil Card x 1

What is Shadow Puppets?

Shadow Puppets is an expansion for the Doomlings deck builder game. You will need the base game to play with these cards. Make sure you check out my full review of the base game.

What is Doomlings

Doomlings is a quirky little card game about the end of the world. Players take turns building a strong gene pool from cards they pull from a collective deck. Each card has a value and some have abilities that interact with other cards or players. For example, a card can allow a player to draw more cards each round, giving them a slight advantage. Each round has its unique set of rules based on the age or catastrophe card in play. For example, a card can force players to only play a certain color card. The game ends when four catastrophe cards are played and the winner is the player with the most points.

How to play

Games with Denver James has a fantastic tutorial that you should watch before you get started. Make sure you give him a like and a follow.

#2025 #blog #blogger #blogging #boardGame #cardGame #doomlings #entertainment #gaming #gamingBlog #internet #media #review #Reviews #tableTopGame #watch #wordpress

What is Shadow Puppets

Shadow Puppets is a darker themed expansion that essentially allows players to play trap cards. It allows players to disrupt a players turn, swap cards, and even give away cards. It also introduces the subvert mechanic which allows players to sacrifice Doomlings for points. What makes Shadow Puppets unique is is dark edgy flavor of both the abilities and artwork. The set does have a few demonic looking Doomlings. This is your trigger warning.

Review

The Shadow Puppets expansion brings some surprisingly needed dark humor, with interesting mechanics that only make the game more fun. If you like the flavor of the set and need some more trap cards, go get yourself a copy.

Quality

Doomlings is a high quality card game with some very good looking game pieces. The Shadow Puppets Bolster expansion is no exception. The cards are a little thinner than I am used to, but the art and quality of the card stock is as excellent as ever. I still recommend using sleeves. I may be a crazy person that sleeves everything, but it really makes shuffling the cards easier. You will be shuffling this game a lot, and the sleeves will help preserve the game.

Mechanics

I absolutely love the mechanics for this set. Nor only is each new species flavorful, the interactions it creates are so much fun. I love the fact that at any moment, you can just disrupt a persons turn or strait up ruin their whole strategy. There is a card that lets that lets you swap gene pools. You can build a bad pool on purpose to swap with someone who is actively trying to win and ruin their day. It’s like the blue shell in Mario, but with more control. Of course, someone can just swap hands with you and ruin your strategy. That feels pretty balanced to me.

I really like the ages in this expansion. One lets you draw 3 and discard 2. This creates some very tough choices, but it is always fun to draw cards. The other mechanic lets you swap hands, and this can absolutely ruin someone’s day. If you want a set with a lot of disruption, Shadow Puppets is fantastic.

Conclusion

I love Doomlings and recommend to anyone who wants a fun and simple game to pull out at game night. The game is easy to teach, especially for people new to the hobby, and the game is family friendly. Most importantly, it is very easy to set up and take down. Games of Doomlings are pretty quick, but the interactions make it meaningful.

Now if you’re looking for an expansion, Shadow Puppets is awesome. The disruptive nature of the expansion gives the game a layer of fun I didn’t think it needed. It has definitely earned its spot with the rest of my collection.

You can pick up your copy of Shadow Puppets on the official Doomlings website, or on Amazon through my affiliate link.

#blog #blogger #blogging #boardgame #cardgame #doomlings

josechurape @[email protected] · 2025-10-29 · 05:10 UTC

Shadow Puppets: A Dark Twist on Doomlings Gameplay

Disclaimer

The folks behind Doomlings sent me the Shadow Puppets Bolster Expansion for free to review for my blog. While I am very grateful for the opportunity, I won’t let it sway my opinion. This will be my honest review. Make sure you check out my review for the base game. I’ll also be using my Amazon Affiliate link where possible. It really helps me if you use it before you buy anything.

Table of Contents

Box Opening

What’s in the Box?

Shadow Puppets Bolster expansion is a 40 card expansion that introduces four new species of Doomlings: Deeplings, Glitterings, Moonlings, and Fuzelings. The breakdown:

Deeplings (12 Cards)
- 9 x Traits
- 2 x Dominant Traits
Glitterings (12 Cards)
- 9 x Traits
- 2 x Dominant Traits
Moonlings (12 Cards)
- 9 x Traits
- 2 x Dominant Traits
Fuzelings (4 Cards)
- 4 x Traits
Ages x 2
Catastrophe x 1
Bonus Foil Card x 1

What is Shadow Puppets?

Shadow Puppets is an expansion for the Doomlings deck builder game. You will need the base game to play with these cards. Make sure you check out my full review of the base game.

What is Doomlings

Doomlings is a quirky little card game about the end of the world. Players take turns building a strong gene pool from cards they pull from a collective deck. Each card has a value and some have abilities that interact with other cards or players. For example, a card can allow a player to draw more cards each round, giving them a slight advantage. Each round has its unique set of rules based on the age or catastrophe card in play. For example, a card can force players to only play a certain color card. The game ends when four catastrophe cards are played and the winner is the player with the most points.

How to play

Games with Denver James has a fantastic tutorial that you should watch before you get started. Make sure you give him a like and a follow.

#2025 #blog #blogger #blogging #boardGame #cardGame #doomlings #entertainment #gaming #gamingBlog #internet #media #review #Reviews #tableTopGame #watch #wordpress

What is Shadow Puppets

Shadow Puppets is a darker themed expansion that essentially allows players to play trap cards. It allows players to disrupt a players turn, swap cards, and even give away cards. It also introduces the subvert mechanic which allows players to sacrifice Doomlings for points. What makes Shadow Puppets unique is is dark edgy flavor of both the abilities and artwork. The set does have a few demonic looking Doomlings. This is your trigger warning.

Review

The Shadow Puppets expansion brings some surprisingly needed dark humor, with interesting mechanics that only make the game more fun. If you like the flavor of the set and need some more trap cards, go get yourself a copy.

Quality

Doomlings is a high quality card game with some very good looking game pieces. The Shadow Puppets Bolster expansion is no exception. The cards are a little thinner than I am used to, but the art and quality of the card stock is as excellent as ever. I still recommend using sleeves. I may be a crazy person that sleeves everything, but it really makes shuffling the cards easier. You will be shuffling this game a lot, and the sleeves will help preserve the game.

Mechanics

I absolutely love the mechanics for this set. Nor only is each new species flavorful, the interactions it creates are so much fun. I love the fact that at any moment, you can just disrupt a persons turn or strait up ruin their whole strategy. There is a card that lets that lets you swap gene pools. You can build a bad pool on purpose to swap with someone who is actively trying to win and ruin their day. It’s like the blue shell in Mario, but with more control. Of course, someone can just swap hands with you and ruin your strategy. That feels pretty balanced to me.

I really like the ages in this expansion. One lets you draw 3 and discard 2. This creates some very tough choices, but it is always fun to draw cards. The other mechanic lets you swap hands, and this can absolutely ruin someone’s day. If you want a set with a lot of disruption, Shadow Puppets is fantastic.

Conclusion

I love Doomlings and recommend to anyone who wants a fun and simple game to pull out at game night. The game is easy to teach, especially for people new to the hobby, and the game is family friendly. Most importantly, it is very easy to set up and take down. Games of Doomlings are pretty quick, but the interactions make it meaningful.

Now if you’re looking for an expansion, Shadow Puppets is awesome. The disruptive nature of the expansion gives the game a layer of fun I didn’t think it needed. It has definitely earned its spot with the rest of my collection.

You can pick up your copy of Shadow Puppets on the official Doomlings website, or on Amazon through my affiliate link.

#blog #blogger #blogging #boardgame #cardgame #doomlings

josechurape @[email protected] · 2025-10-29 · 05:10 UTC

Shadow Puppets: A Dark Twist on Doomlings Gameplay

Disclaimer

The folks behind Doomlings sent me the Shadow Puppets Bolster Expansion for free to review for my blog. While I am very grateful for the opportunity, I won’t let it sway my opinion. This will be my honest review. Make sure you check out my review for the base game. I’ll also be using my Amazon Affiliate link where possible. It really helps me if you use it before you buy anything.

Table of Contents

Box Opening

What’s in the Box?

Shadow Puppets Bolster expansion is a 40 card expansion that introduces four new species of Doomlings: Deeplings, Glitterings, Moonlings, and Fuzelings. The breakdown:

Deeplings (12 Cards)
- 9 x Traits
- 2 x Dominant Traits
Glitterings (12 Cards)
- 9 x Traits
- 2 x Dominant Traits
Moonlings (12 Cards)
- 9 x Traits
- 2 x Dominant Traits
Fuzelings (4 Cards)
- 4 x Traits
Ages x 2
Catastrophe x 1
Bonus Foil Card x 1

What is Shadow Puppets?

Shadow Puppets is an expansion for the Doomlings deck builder game. You will need the base game to play with these cards. Make sure you check out my full review of the base game.

What is Doomlings

Doomlings is a quirky little card game about the end of the world. Players take turns building a strong gene pool from cards they pull from a collective deck. Each card has a value and some have abilities that interact with other cards or players. For example, a card can allow a player to draw more cards each round, giving them a slight advantage. Each round has its unique set of rules based on the age or catastrophe card in play. For example, a card can force players to only play a certain color card. The game ends when four catastrophe cards are played and the winner is the player with the most points.

How to play

Games with Denver James has a fantastic tutorial that you should watch before you get started. Make sure you give him a like and a follow.

#2025 #blog #blogger #blogging #boardGame #cardGame #doomlings #entertainment #gaming #gamingBlog #internet #media #review #Reviews #tableTopGame #watch #wordpress

What is Shadow Puppets

Shadow Puppets is a darker themed expansion that essentially allows players to play trap cards. It allows players to disrupt a players turn, swap cards, and even give away cards. It also introduces the subvert mechanic which allows players to sacrifice Doomlings for points. What makes Shadow Puppets unique is is dark edgy flavor of both the abilities and artwork. The set does have a few demonic looking Doomlings. This is your trigger warning.

Review

The Shadow Puppets expansion brings some surprisingly needed dark humor, with interesting mechanics that only make the game more fun. If you like the flavor of the set and need some more trap cards, go get yourself a copy.

Quality

Doomlings is a high quality card game with some very good looking game pieces. The Shadow Puppets Bolster expansion is no exception. The cards are a little thinner than I am used to, but the art and quality of the card stock is as excellent as ever. I still recommend using sleeves. I may be a crazy person that sleeves everything, but it really makes shuffling the cards easier. You will be shuffling this game a lot, and the sleeves will help preserve the game.

Mechanics

I absolutely love the mechanics for this set. Nor only is each new species flavorful, the interactions it creates are so much fun. I love the fact that at any moment, you can just disrupt a persons turn or strait up ruin their whole strategy. There is a card that lets that lets you swap gene pools. You can build a bad pool on purpose to swap with someone who is actively trying to win and ruin their day. It’s like the blue shell in Mario, but with more control. Of course, someone can just swap hands with you and ruin your strategy. That feels pretty balanced to me.

I really like the ages in this expansion. One lets you draw 3 and discard 2. This creates some very tough choices, but it is always fun to draw cards. The other mechanic lets you swap hands, and this can absolutely ruin someone’s day. If you want a set with a lot of disruption, Shadow Puppets is fantastic.

Conclusion

I love Doomlings and recommend to anyone who wants a fun and simple game to pull out at game night. The game is easy to teach, especially for people new to the hobby, and the game is family friendly. Most importantly, it is very easy to set up and take down. Games of Doomlings are pretty quick, but the interactions make it meaningful.

Now if you’re looking for an expansion, Shadow Puppets is awesome. The disruptive nature of the expansion gives the game a layer of fun I didn’t think it needed. It has definitely earned its spot with the rest of my collection.

You can pick up your copy of Shadow Puppets on the official Doomlings website, or on Amazon through my affiliate link.

#wordpress #watch #tabletopgame #reviews #review #media

josechurape @[email protected] · 2025-10-29 · 05:10 UTC

Shadow Puppets: A Dark Twist on Doomlings Gameplay

Disclaimer

The folks behind Doomlings sent me the Shadow Puppets Bolster Expansion for free to review for my blog. While I am very grateful for the opportunity, I won’t let it sway my opinion. This will be my honest review. Make sure you check out my review for the base game. I’ll also be using my Amazon Affiliate link where possible. It really helps me if you use it before you buy anything.

Table of Contents

Box Opening

What’s in the Box?

Shadow Puppets Bolster expansion is a 40 card expansion that introduces four new species of Doomlings: Deeplings, Glitterings, Moonlings, and Fuzelings. The breakdown:

Deeplings (12 Cards)
- 9 x Traits
- 2 x Dominant Traits
Glitterings (12 Cards)
- 9 x Traits
- 2 x Dominant Traits
Moonlings (12 Cards)
- 9 x Traits
- 2 x Dominant Traits
Fuzelings (4 Cards)
- 4 x Traits
Ages x 2
Catastrophe x 1
Bonus Foil Card x 1

What is Shadow Puppets?

Shadow Puppets is an expansion for the Doomlings deck builder game. You will need the base game to play with these cards. Make sure you check out my full review of the base game.

What is Doomlings

Doomlings is a quirky little card game about the end of the world. Players take turns building a strong gene pool from cards they pull from a collective deck. Each card has a value and some have abilities that interact with other cards or players. For example, a card can allow a player to draw more cards each round, giving them a slight advantage. Each round has its unique set of rules based on the age or catastrophe card in play. For example, a card can force players to only play a certain color card. The game ends when four catastrophe cards are played and the winner is the player with the most points.

How to play

Games with Denver James has a fantastic tutorial that you should watch before you get started. Make sure you give him a like and a follow.

#2025 #blog #blogger #blogging #boardGame #cardGame #doomlings #entertainment #gaming #gamingBlog #internet #media #review #Reviews #tableTopGame #watch #wordpress

What is Shadow Puppets

Shadow Puppets is a darker themed expansion that essentially allows players to play trap cards. It allows players to disrupt a players turn, swap cards, and even give away cards. It also introduces the subvert mechanic which allows players to sacrifice Doomlings for points. What makes Shadow Puppets unique is is dark edgy flavor of both the abilities and artwork. The set does have a few demonic looking Doomlings. This is your trigger warning.

Review

The Shadow Puppets expansion brings some surprisingly needed dark humor, with interesting mechanics that only make the game more fun. If you like the flavor of the set and need some more trap cards, go get yourself a copy.

Quality

Doomlings is a high quality card game with some very good looking game pieces. The Shadow Puppets Bolster expansion is no exception. The cards are a little thinner than I am used to, but the art and quality of the card stock is as excellent as ever. I still recommend using sleeves. I may be a crazy person that sleeves everything, but it really makes shuffling the cards easier. You will be shuffling this game a lot, and the sleeves will help preserve the game.

Mechanics

I absolutely love the mechanics for this set. Nor only is each new species flavorful, the interactions it creates are so much fun. I love the fact that at any moment, you can just disrupt a persons turn or strait up ruin their whole strategy. There is a card that lets that lets you swap gene pools. You can build a bad pool on purpose to swap with someone who is actively trying to win and ruin their day. It’s like the blue shell in Mario, but with more control. Of course, someone can just swap hands with you and ruin your strategy. That feels pretty balanced to me.

I really like the ages in this expansion. One lets you draw 3 and discard 2. This creates some very tough choices, but it is always fun to draw cards. The other mechanic lets you swap hands, and this can absolutely ruin someone’s day. If you want a set with a lot of disruption, Shadow Puppets is fantastic.

Conclusion

I love Doomlings and recommend to anyone who wants a fun and simple game to pull out at game night. The game is easy to teach, especially for people new to the hobby, and the game is family friendly. Most importantly, it is very easy to set up and take down. Games of Doomlings are pretty quick, but the interactions make it meaningful.

Now if you’re looking for an expansion, Shadow Puppets is awesome. The disruptive nature of the expansion gives the game a layer of fun I didn’t think it needed. It has definitely earned its spot with the rest of my collection.

You can pick up your copy of Shadow Puppets on the official Doomlings website, or on Amazon through my affiliate link.

#blog #blogger #blogging #boardgame #cardgame #doomlings

Oakbound Studio @[email protected] · 2025-10-17 · 06:43 UTC

Approved proofs for cardstock from our upcoming game. It's so exciting to be sourcing custom-cut pieces! #indiegames #indieboardgames #gamedesign #oakbound #thewoods #shivershield #deepwoodshadows #wargame #wargames #skirmishgame #fantasygame #miniaturewargames #tabletopgame #fantasyminiatures

#fantasyminiatures #tabletopgame #miniaturewargames #fantasygame #skirmishgame #wargames

Undead Zeratul @[email protected] · 2025-10-31 · 15:11 UTC

CW: Mouthwashing, small vent about socio-normatives and the regret of fitting into my demographic square hole

#Gaming #PsychologicalHorror #Horror #SelfReflection #Regret

So PushingUpRoses just published an amazing analysis video on #Mouthwashing and I have to say, I cannot believe I missed the entire central plot of this game. I can probably chalk it up to not being fully invested/immersed in the story when I'm also trying to portray characters, play the game, and generally be entertaining as a streamer. However, I also know that as someone whose demographic places them squarely in the camp of, as she puts it, "The Boys Club", I can't help but feel regretful or even a bit ashamed that (however expectedly) I too missed this glaringly obvious aspect of the whole game.

This is in no way a knock at her perspective or analysis; in a way, she's right. Whether it was subconscious or not, I did literally miss the plot about Anya and Jimmy, hell the entire part of Jimmy's character being a piece of shit and not taking accountability for his own actions and mishandling of the entire journey the rest of them found themselves on. I wish I had noticed this aspect of the game, and I hope that, when we get around to publishing the VODs for my playthrough, it doesn't impress the wrong idea about the person holding the camera.

I'll speak more about this when the videos actually publish, but I want to make this absolutely clear before we even approach them. Had I been able to put the pieces of this blatantly obvious puzzle together I would have without any uncertainty brought it up as an issue against Jimmy. It's my biggest regret with my playthrough, now knowing how glaringly obvious it was and what my voice and perspective during the playthrough gives off as a content creator.

I take the way I present myself to others completely seriously and hope that I can break down perceived expectations of what kind of person I am to others.

Anyways, sorry, just had to get this off my chest, a bit heavy for #Halloween I know.

#mouthwashing #halloween #gaming #psychologicalhorror #horror #selfreflection

Undead Zeratul @[email protected] · 2025-10-31 · 15:11 UTC

CW: Mouthwashing, small vent about socio-normatives and the regret of fitting into my demographic square hole

#Gaming #PsychologicalHorror #Horror #SelfReflection #Regret

So PushingUpRoses just published an amazing analysis video on #Mouthwashing and I have to say, I cannot believe I missed the entire central plot of this game. I can probably chalk it up to not being fully invested/immersed in the story when I'm also trying to portray characters, play the game, and generally be entertaining as a streamer. However, I also know that as someone whose demographic places them squarely in the camp of, as she puts it, "The Boys Club", I can't help but feel regretful or even a bit ashamed that (however expectedly) I too missed this glaringly obvious aspect of the whole game.

This is in no way a knock at her perspective or analysis; in a way, she's right. Whether it was subconscious or not, I did literally miss the plot about Anya and Jimmy, hell the entire part of Jimmy's character being a piece of shit and not taking accountability for his own actions and mishandling of the entire journey the rest of them found themselves on. I wish I had noticed this aspect of the game, and I hope that, when we get around to publishing the VODs for my playthrough, it doesn't impress the wrong idea about the person holding the camera.

I'll speak more about this when the videos actually publish, but I want to make this absolutely clear before we even approach them. Had I been able to put the pieces of this blatantly obvious puzzle together I would have without any uncertainty brought it up as an issue against Jimmy. It's my biggest regret with my playthrough, now knowing how glaringly obvious it was and what my voice and perspective during the playthrough gives off as a content creator.

I take the way I present myself to others completely seriously and hope that I can break down perceived expectations of what kind of person I am to others.

Anyways, sorry, just had to get this off my chest, a bit heavy for #Halloween I know.

#mouthwashing #halloween #gaming #psychologicalhorror #horror #selfreflection

Undead Zeratul @[email protected] · 2025-10-31 · 15:11 UTC

CW: Mouthwashing, small vent about socio-normatives and the regret of fitting into my demographic square hole

#Gaming #PsychologicalHorror #Horror #SelfReflection #Regret

So PushingUpRoses just published an amazing analysis video on #Mouthwashing and I have to say, I cannot believe I missed the entire central plot of this game. I can probably chalk it up to not being fully invested/immersed in the story when I'm also trying to portray characters, play the game, and generally be entertaining as a streamer. However, I also know that as someone whose demographic places them squarely in the camp of, as she puts it, "The Boys Club", I can't help but feel regretful or even a bit ashamed that (however expectedly) I too missed this glaringly obvious aspect of the whole game.

This is in no way a knock at her perspective or analysis; in a way, she's right. Whether it was subconscious or not, I did literally miss the plot about Anya and Jimmy, hell the entire part of Jimmy's character being a piece of shit and not taking accountability for his own actions and mishandling of the entire journey the rest of them found themselves on. I wish I had noticed this aspect of the game, and I hope that, when we get around to publishing the VODs for my playthrough, it doesn't impress the wrong idea about the person holding the camera.

I'll speak more about this when the videos actually publish, but I want to make this absolutely clear before we even approach them. Had I been able to put the pieces of this blatantly obvious puzzle together I would have without any uncertainty brought it up as an issue against Jimmy. It's my biggest regret with my playthrough, now knowing how glaringly obvious it was and what my voice and perspective during the playthrough gives off as a content creator.

I take the way I present myself to others completely seriously and hope that I can break down perceived expectations of what kind of person I am to others.

Anyways, sorry, just had to get this off my chest, a bit heavy for #Halloween I know.

#mouthwashing #halloween #gaming #psychologicalhorror #horror #selfreflection

Undead Zeratul @[email protected] · 2025-10-31 · 15:11 UTC

CW: Mouthwashing, small vent about socio-normatives and the regret of fitting into my demographic square hole

#Gaming #PsychologicalHorror #Horror #SelfReflection #Regret

So PushingUpRoses just published an amazing analysis video on #Mouthwashing and I have to say, I cannot believe I missed the entire central plot of this game. I can probably chalk it up to not being fully invested/immersed in the story when I'm also trying to portray characters, play the game, and generally be entertaining as a streamer. However, I also know that as someone whose demographic places them squarely in the camp of, as she puts it, "The Boys Club", I can't help but feel regretful or even a bit ashamed that (however expectedly) I too missed this glaringly obvious aspect of the whole game.

This is in no way a knock at her perspective or analysis; in a way, she's right. Whether it was subconscious or not, I did literally miss the plot about Anya and Jimmy, hell the entire part of Jimmy's character being a piece of shit and not taking accountability for his own actions and mishandling of the entire journey the rest of them found themselves on. I wish I had noticed this aspect of the game, and I hope that, when we get around to publishing the VODs for my playthrough, it doesn't impress the wrong idea about the person holding the camera.

I'll speak more about this when the videos actually publish, but I want to make this absolutely clear before we even approach them. Had I been able to put the pieces of this blatantly obvious puzzle together I would have without any uncertainty brought it up as an issue against Jimmy. It's my biggest regret with my playthrough, now knowing how glaringly obvious it was and what my voice and perspective during the playthrough gives off as a content creator.

I take the way I present myself to others completely seriously and hope that I can break down perceived expectations of what kind of person I am to others.

Anyways, sorry, just had to get this off my chest, a bit heavy for #Halloween I know.

#regret #selfreflection #horror #psychologicalhorror #gaming #halloween

Undead Zeratul @[email protected] · 2025-10-31 · 15:11 UTC

CW: Mouthwashing, small vent about socio-normatives and the regret of fitting into my demographic square hole