Obsidian Moonshine
I'm Noah Chan, a writer, podcaster, and probably some other things, and this is my blog. You may know me from social media as "Irothtin" or "Iro".
36 - Somehow Not Even the Creepiest Arc in JoJo
Steam NextFest (June 2025)
35 - WHERE ARE THE MAGNETS
My Strange Journey through Shin Megami Tensei - Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster
My Strange Journey through Shin Megami Tensei - Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker
34 - Shopping Trip
33 - The 2nd Runner
I wish Kamen Rider Gavv was a little less weird
Two Flavors of Retro RPGs - Scarmonde vs SKALD Against the Black Priory
Blogroll
Storage
Fall 2024 Anime Season (What I'm Watching)
Basic Andor Thoughts From Someone Who Doesn't Particularly Like Star Wars (Spoilers)
Anime - Winter 2025
Feb 2025 movie night movies
2025-2 Movie Night Movies
played some of that metaphor refantazia demo
Steam NextFest Rapid-fire Demo Thoughts (Feb 2024)
Steam NextFest Rapid-Fire Demo Thoughts (October 2024)
Steam NextFest Rapid-Fire Demo Thoughts (June 2024)
Steam NextFest - Feb 2023
Steam NextFest (June 2023)
SMTV Vengeance unsorted quick thoughts
Metaphor ReFantazio Quick Thoughts
I Played More Steam NextFest Demos (Oct 2023) (Part 3)
I Played More Steam NextFest Demos (Oct 2023) (Part 2)
I Played More Steam NextFest Demos (Oct 2023) (Part 1)
Dungeon Encounters quick thoughts
Dungeon Antiqua quick thoughts
2024 Games That I Played and Enjoyed
RPG Maker
Projects Table of Contents
I was so frustrated by the lack of narrative in Phantom Brigade that I wrote a short story
A Misguided Attempt at Rogue Trader (CRPG Version) Officer Class in 5e
LP 7SU Intro Post & Table of Contents
9 - Harboring Doubts
8 - Omelette du Fromage
7 - Hong Kong Food Tour
6 - Bugs on a Plane
5 - JoJo no Natsuyasumi
4 - Cutting Class
32 - Bar Fight
31 - Ruined Forever
30 - Walking the Dog
3 - The 7th Stand User
29 - It's Rough and Gets Everywhere
28.5 - Behind the Curtain
28 - Back At It at the Fertile Crescent
27 - The Hunt for High Priestess
26 - Rise From Your Grave
25 - Would you kill Baby Hitler
24 - THE SUN THE SUN THE SUN THE SUN TH
23 - Resident Evil But Worse
22 - That's a Loto Bullshit
21 - It Also Means 'Zero' In Tennis
20 - Justice is Over
2 - The Story So Far
19 - Starring Pat Sajak and Vanna White
18 - My Arm Knows Kung Fu
17 - Take Me To The River
16 - Aye Aye Sir
15 - It's Kolkata now actually
14 - The Temperance Movement
13 - A Fine City
12 - Child's Play
11 - Monkey Magic
10 - When the Moon's Reaching Out Stars
1 - Prologue
that latest covid booster really fucked me up
game awards 2024 random takes
OOPS I DIDN'T REALIZE IT'D BREAK IN THAT WAY
Microblog TOC & Current Thoughts
Review - Witch on the Holy Night
Review - Tsukihime - A piece of blue glass moon
Review - Signalis
Review - Sea of Stars
Review - I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Review - Final Profit A Shop RPG
Review - Exoprimal
Review - Crystal Project
Review - Chained Echoes
Review - Amarantus
genre fiction and worldbuilding have a rough relationship
Touchstones and comp titles
reflex
how do we accomplish ANYTHING on these things
What I did in 2024 and what I'd like to do in 2025
Shutting down the conversation
Yo, Buddy. still alive. And thanks friend. See you again.
Websites We've Known and Loved - Drop A Bomb On It
That One Person - Two Flavors of High School Nerds
adapting an off-the-cuff rant I made on the glorio chat podcast when that 'magical revolution x genius princess' isekai show came up
So You Want To Check Out This Kamen Rider Thing
Review - Gridman Universe
Frieren is what all the Isekai trash COULD be
Franchises - The Ever Distant Utopia
Closing the book on Gundam Reconguista in G (or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Yoshiyuki Tomino)
2023 - What did I expect
MicroBlogVember 2023 Table of Contents & Postmortem
9 - book club
8 - that's not a real place
7 - best places to cry in public
6 - green thumbs
5 - What the fuck are the upstairs neighbors doing
4 - roleplaying games
30 - thank
3 - Jared, 19
29 - ghosts
28 - a new holiday for a new world
27 - 'tis the season
26 - you're turning into your mother
25 - Bigolas Dickolas Wolfwood
24 - there was an app for that
23 - gifts
22 - what's in a name
21 - fuck computers
20 - witch weather
2 - backup of a backup
19 - doctors hate her!!
18 - cartoon animals
17 - juggling
16 - what's for dinner
15 - i do not get poetry
14 - retirement home for millennials
13 - i do not dream of labor
12 - fidget toys
11 - unlikely teacher
10 - trespassing
1 - Trick or Treat!
top 5 crpg party members of all time (currently)
XB3 Future Redeemed might be good but also might be a harbinger of the end
Tyranny's Conquest system fixes a lot of my problems with CRPG backstories
Thoughts on Replayability, or All Paths to the Same End
There just isn't enough going on in Phantom Brigade
The Grim Darkness of Humanity's Future
The Grim Darkness of Humanity's Future, Part 2
The End is Nigh - Thoughts on Final Dungeons
9. Zaozyorje (Metal Gear Solid 3)
8. The Last Stand (FTL)
7. The Inverted Castle (Castlevania Symphony of the Night)
6. Corona Mountain (Super Mario Sunshine)
5. The Universal Brotherhood (Shadowrun Returns)
4. The Collector Base (Mass Effect 2)
3. Ganon's Castle (Ocarina of Time)
2. Fishing Hamlet (Bloodborne)
11. Area Zero (Pokemon SV)
10. Hyrule Castle (Breath of the Wild)
1. The Lunar Subterrane (FF4)
Stuck on a whole different planet (Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition)
So You Played Baldur's Gate 3 and Want to Check Out More CRPGs - Where Should You Start
Ranking of UFO 50
Player's Fantasy & GM's Fantasy (Ramblings)
My Strange Journey through modern Shin Megami Tensei
My Strange Journey through Shin Megami Tensei, Part 2 - Where I Actually Play Strange Journey (Redux)
My Strange Journey through Shin Megami Tensei - Devil Survivor Overclocked
Metaphor ReFantazio Mythologizes a Better World but is Afraid to Abandon the Status Quo
Mainline Obsidian Game personal stack rank
Live playthrough notes on Baldur's Gate 3
Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth Ending Thoughts, mostly unsorted
Kowloon High-School Chronicle is Buried Treasure
It's a difference in design, different boughs on the same tree
I gunned through KOTOR 1 over the past week-ish while waiting for Pentiment to come out
I don't like the ending of Xenoblade 3
Halo... or Horse
Given the opportunity, players will optimize the fun out of a game.
Fate Samurai Remnant Fails to Distinguish Itself
Even your average JRPG combat system wants you to actually think about what you're doing
Broad Thoughts on Avowed from a Pillars of Eternity enjoyer
Baldur's Gate 3 is the Star Wars The Force Awakens of CRPGs
Baldur's Gate 2 is proving to be much more interesting than Baldur's Gate 1
A Defense of Ingrid from Fire Emblem Three Houses
25 Games To Get To Know Me
13th Age's version of Monk was pretty cool
Blog Table of Contents
What is with that name dude