HeyJaredCatalystic Talks
I like to talk about what I like. Mostly games, but with a sprinkle of other things here and there.
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I’ve been isekai’d into a farm | Fields of Mistria (opens the original)
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It’s been difficult to decide when to write about Fields of Mistria, mainly because this type of game doesn’t have an end. In most farming sims, you’ll reach a point where you’ll feel like the game is leveling out. Your farm is automated to the point where you don’t need to feel the dirt under your nails anymore, you already got the partner of your dreams, the dialogue starts to repeat. It’s a common yet comforting loop, it’s why this specific sub-genre of game has become so saturated in the coz
Consumption Corner: August 2026 (opens the original)
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The main goal of August was to settle into my new home (yay!) and to get back into my hobbies. It’s difficult to write a Substack based on what art/media I’ve been enjoying if my brain is too rotted to enjoy anything. I’m happy to say that I’ve succeeded in getting back into things, though implementing my writing habit has continued to be difficult. Self-improvement truly never ends.GamingFields of Mistria<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!
I’m extremely excited for Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave (opens the original)
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My first experience with Fire Emblem, the tactical role-playing series developed by Intelligent Systems, was at the Nintendo Store in New York. I had no clue what the game was, but I remember being immediately intrigued when I saw the anime artwork of the dark knights of Nohr for Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest.<div class="i
Consumption Corner: July 2026 (opens the original)
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I mentioned in my last Consumption Corner that I foresaw myself having a hectic month, and as you can see from the lack of posting and the late monthly recap, I was right. I spent the first two weeks of July traveling and then the last two weeks packing/moving. It all went by so quickly I truly feel like I haven’t processed anything.I don’t have many media updates because of how busy I was, so I’ll go over some highlights of what took over most of my time. North Dakota<a class="image-link image2
Consumption Corner: June 2026 (opens the original)
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I’m posting this a little late because we’re a bit over a week into July and it’s personally busy and exhausting. I wanted to have articles queued up before all my traveling but it just didn’t work out. Plus, at the time of writing this, we are about a week after the news that Sony won’t be producing physical disks after January 2028 and it depressed me. I will write about it, I’ve stated thoughts in Notes on Substack and my more chaotic angry thoughts on Bluesky, but I do want to write somethin
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