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100+ essays on writing & narrative design, with articles from the writers of Baldur's Gate 3, Control, Call of Duty, Prince of Persia, Tomb Raider, Sam and Max...
ALSO the Kaleidoscope Podcast with 2 full eps!
Bad news. I think YouTube still recognizes the video file, and has blocked my attempt to just reupload the footage. I might have to make some edits before YouTube will let me make the footage live, so expect the playthrough to come up in the next few days since tonight I'm playing EDF with a friend
Fun fact about that footage. When I uploaded it initially, I had finished the entire game. However, because the footage was split across several uploads, the copyright troll hit my footage channel with 2 copyright strikes. If they wanted to, they could have hit me with 3 and deleted the channel
Tonight, when I’m off work, I’ll upload the Cookie’s Bustle footage I’ve been sitting on for years
I wanted to watch the lunar eclipse last night, but the clouds were too thick. It’s my punishment for living in a city where it rains all the time, missing rare astrological events
Cover of ChoiceBeat: The Visual Novel and Interactive Fiction Zine. There is a screaming green claymation monster.
It's issue 16 of ChoiceBeat: The Visual Novel and Interactive Fiction zine!
In gaming zine terms, 16 issues makes us about 1,000 years old. Lots of wisdom here. 🧙♂️
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> Blippo+
> ChoiceScript games!
> Serial Experiment: Lain PSX game
> Videotome
> SO MUCH MORE
🚨ATTENTION GAMERS:🚨
Spectra demo THIS THURSDAY MARCH 5
wishlist in replies👇
Wizard Punks
A frantic party game where you combine elements into devastating spells. Each element has its own base attack, and when modifying another element has its own property. Rock makes attacks bound. Air is for homing, etc. A wild and chaotic time
store.steampowered.com/app/3332770/...
Bounce 2
A brilliantly animated 1v1 ball bouncing sports game, loosely trying to be a follow up to the sort of game you’d find on the Atari 2600
store.steampowered.com/app/3670570/...
Crabmeat
A crabbing game set in a dystopia that forces you to fish to pay off your debt. I love the intricate process of preparing a crab pot and sorting the good crabs from the ones too small to keep. Definitely one to keep an eye on
store.steampowered.com/app/3671850/...
Mourning Tide
A psychological horror fishing game set in the deep ocean. The fishing minigame here is excellent, asking you to pull the fish within a set boundary and avoid reeling in when outside of that zone. It feels very satisfying to reel one in
store.steampowered.com/app/2799050/...
Three Verses
A dungeon crawling typing game where you are a messenger from god sent to deliver verses to poets struggling from writers block. A fascinatingly surreal game with really thoughtful writing
store.steampowered.com/app/3139120/...
Airframe Ultra
This is a hover racing game developed by the team behind Rain World. Your bike feels so grounded in the world. Bumps will change your toss you about, but maintaining high speed feels electric. I’ve never played a racer quite like this
store.steampowered.com/app/2522120/...
I’m still working on my NextFest video. Unfortunately, this video won’t be finished tonight, but the games are just too good for me to shelve the video. For those interested in downloading these demos before NextFest ends, I’ll share everything I played in this thread, so you can check them out
New blogpost on some @angelineera.bsky.social game design! Come and learn..
'6 Tips For Making Angeline Era-style Exploration'. buttondown.com/melodicambie...
The Monday Period: Pages 1-4
#garfield #imsorryjon
I made a blog post about the process of creating Metal Garden's skybox :)
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Dismantle capitalism one server at a time in this computer-hacking strategy roguelike game by Michael Brough!
Play the free demo in Steam Next Fest on Feb. 23rd!
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store.steampowered.com/app/3831080/... Oeuf demo released! Enjoy! #OeufGame
Work on The Many Sins of House Ocampo continues, little by little, scene by scene.
It is now 1915, middle of who knows where, and MR MIRAGE is about to give a performance you'll never forget.
Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, step right up and wishlist now!
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One thing I appreciate is that every now and then, some developers will list their inspirations in the credits which lets players find more cool stuff to play. Angeline Era did this, and I would love to see more indie devs list their inspirations as a “further reading” section in their credits
Cape Hideous
I really loved the attention to detail in this game's art style. There is a lot of animation dedicated to your crew making repairs to your ship which really help to sell this as a believable space. The choice to have the protagonist simultaneously smoke three pipes is iconic.
Gossamer
Walking sims like this really sink or swim based on how interesting their aesthetic is, and this one is really cool. Love the atmosphere here, check it out
Project Forlorn
Astounding aesthetic showcase. I was mesmerized watching this game, taking in all of the visual details and wondering how this was put together. It's a very cool project
Kelly Vargas writes about what happened to her, her husband, and their 6yo daughter in the family camp in Texas.
Filth, illness, medical abuse—her child has lasting complications from being injured by a staff member.
We don't know the half of what's happening in the camps, but we know enough.
Poster for Arco. A young boy in a rainbow cloak stands in front of a girl and a robot. Behind them, the sun peeks through the clouds, and forms a rainbow
Arco
This is an optimistic sci fi movie that doesn’t feel like a hollow promise. It imagines a world that is better, that starts off as the dream of a child, but that dream is the starting point that orients and inspires people to put in the hard work to build that better world. Great movie
The Return of the King
I cried in the theater. What a powerful movie, and a fantastic conclusion to the trilogy.
STRAY CHILDREN
“Children are small and fragile, but their hearts are incredibly soft. They absorb everything and change easily. Adults say clever things, but in truth, their hearts may be rigid—resistant to change.” - YOSHIRO KIMURA
"I've always loved thinking about strange people."
We spoke with @oniongames.bsky.social's Yoshiro Kimura about STRAY CHILDREN, classical satires and how games change as you grow.
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interview with the developers of cult classic PS1 game Kula World, 1998
Kula World was made by four dudes and didn't sell many copies but it's lived rent free in people's brains for decades
