Category Archives: Rambles

Rambles are a series of personal essays written by Natalie Neumann about topics that she is particularly passionate about. Ranging from broader societal topics, to video game nonsense, or her own novels.

Natalie Rambles About the Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass

Posted on 07/07/2021 by Natalie Neumann

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Because this is not quite Natalie Rambles About Pokémon Part 2…

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Natalie Rambles About The Saga of Vincent Dawn

Posted on 06/23/2021 by Natalie Neumann

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Because this novel is also 9 novellas, and I’ve got a LOT of stuff to talk about.

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Natalie Rambles About 2020

Posted on 12/30/2020 by Natalie Neumann

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Because 2020 is finally at an end, and good riddance!

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Natalie Rambles About Psycho Bullet Festival: The Odyssey of Abigale Quinlan

Posted on 12/02/2020 by Natalie Neumann

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Hold the bullets, hold the festival, and EMBRACE THE PSYCHO!!!

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Natalie Rambles About Her Childhood Fan Fiction

Posted on 10/21/2020 by Natalie Neumann

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Because fan fiction is fun!

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

Posted on 09/30/2020 by Natalie Neumann

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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

Posted on 09/26/2020 by Natalie Neumann

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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

Posted on 09/24/2020 by Natalie Neumann

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Because you gotta gacha!

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

Posted on 09/23/2020 by Natalie Neumann

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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

Posted on 09/22/2020 by Natalie Neumann

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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

Posted on 09/21/2020 by Natalie Neumann

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Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay!

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Natalie Rambles About The Malice of Abigale Quinlan

Posted on 08/26/2020 by Natalie Neumann

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Because it’s been 4.5 years, which is long enough for a post-mortem.

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Natalie Rambles About Metamorphosis

Posted on 07/29/2020 by Natalie Neumann

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The story of a pure and innocent girl who saw the true colors of the world.

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Natalie Rambles About Visual Novels

Posted on 05/27/2020 by Natalie Neumann

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Because visual novels are cool and I like them.

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Natalie Rambles About Sex and the Sexual

Posted on 04/29/2020 by Natalie Neumann

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Because my views on sex are a complex and leave me most vexed.

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Natalie Rambles About Verde’s Doohickey

Posted on 03/25/2020 by Natalie Neumann

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Because it’s been 4.5 years, which is long enough for a post-mortem.

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Natalie Rambles About Anime

Posted on 02/26/2020 by Natalie Neumann

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Because this topic has been looming over this site for, like, 6 years.

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Natalie Rambles About School

Posted on 01/29/2020 by Natalie Neumann

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Because I got a Master’s degree, son!

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Natalie Rambles About 2019

Posted on 12/25/2019 by Natalie Neumann

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Because 2019 is dead… or close enough to warrant a retrospective.
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Natalie Rambles About Pokémon

Posted on 11/27/2019 by Natalie Neumann

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Because after 21 years, I’ve got a novella’s worth of stuff to talk about.
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Natalie Rambles About Gacha Games

Posted on 09/25/2019 by Natalie Neumann

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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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Natalie Rambles About Being Trans, Autistic, and Weird

Posted on 08/28/2019 by Natalie Neumann

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Because I read a book about this stuff and want to talk about it.
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Natalie Rambles About Pokémon Sword and Shield and Fanatics

Posted on 07/31/2019 by Natalie Neumann

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Because grievances should be aired in a calm and reasonable manner.
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Natalie Rambles About Sonic

Posted on 06/26/2019 by Natalie Neumann

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Because you gotta go-go-go-go-go faster than the speed of sound and light combined!
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Natalie Rambles About Nintendo’s Hardware Innovations

Posted on 05/29/2019 by Natalie Neumann

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Because this has been annoying me for almost a decade at this point.
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Natalie Rambles About the Sexualization of Minors in Media

Posted on 04/24/2019 by Natalie Neumann

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Because even though I know this is a terrible idea, I still want to talk about it!
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Natalie Rambles About Her History with Gaming

Posted on 03/27/2019 by Natalie Neumann

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Because this is a gaming site, and history is important!
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Natalie Rambles About the Price and Value of Games

Posted on 02/27/2019 by Natalie Neumann

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Because game prices are kind of wack at the moment.
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Natalie Rambles About TG

Posted on 01/30/2019 by Natalie Neumann

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Because TG has become an increasingly common subject on this site.
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