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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!
Annihilation (2018)
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"What have we become" the same shit that you always were tbqh
There are a ton of wonderful people in this article discussing the realities of LLM based character interaction
I always return to the fact that parser games are not mainstream juggernauts and that people don't want to have to learn to be improv actors to participate as a character in a setting
and if your first game from Santa Ragione was Horses, and you DIDN’T enjoy that, you should check out Mediterranea Inferno
Rob Reiner made THE PRINCESS BRIDE. He made WHEN HARRY MET SALLY. He made MISERY, SPINAL TAP, and countless other classics.
Rob gave us a great gift, and his and his wife's senseless murders are a devastating loss.
the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
Horses' only sin is that its broad themes don't entirely pay off its loaded imagery. Otherwise, it's an effectively uncomfortable games that turns life's mundane humiliations into surreal horror. If anything, its bans fill in its thematic gaps for it. My review. www.polygon.com/horses-banne...
the HORSES affair is a startlingly low bar to cross to see if people actually care about protecting games from censorship of upsetting themes because it's far tamer and has way more moral clarity than a lot of stuff that doesn't get banned. but it's also very clarifying to see who can't cross it
Yesterday, the Epic Games Store decided at the last minute not to distribute the game, after having previously approved a release build. HORSES is otherwise now available on GOG, Itch, and Humble for $4.99. www.horses.wtf
First HORSES reviews are in!
Just finished this brilliant game, and just saw someone describe it as Saló meets Stardew Valley. If that’s your thing (I guess it’s mine???) definitely pick it up! Seriously, bravo @santaragione.com 🐴❤️
Heck yeah! Just pre-ordered and can’t wait to play!
Special thanks to GOG for being so supportive of the project! HORSES preorders are now available on the store: www.gog.com/en/game/horses 🙏
This looks amazing!!! Congrats on announcing 😁
We're excited to announce YOUNG SUNS: a new narrative-rich co-op life sim set on Jupiter. Experience life in an optimistic future full of colorful characters. Play solo or with up to 3 friends. Visit planetoids, ruins, and stations. Craft and decorate. Help society heal.
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This is infuriating and tragic but I also wonder if we couldn’t crowdfund 100k to keep Santa Ragione open—they make some of the strangest and most interesting games.
Oh, I guess GOTY comes out in a week? Well when it does, buy it everywhere. Buy it for your friends and family. Santa Ragione don't deserve to go down like this.
This is absolutely insane, especially for them to provide absolutely no clarification. I’ve been sincerely looking forward to this game and am also a huge fan of Saturnalia. I’m so sorry this is happening.
Santa Ragione co-founder Pietro Righi Riva superimposed over a screenshot from Horses.
"It's extremely frustrating and also f*cked up" - one of the world's best indie studios is facing shock closure following confounding Steam ban
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HORSES cover with a banned from Steam logo
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
Announcing... Tearoom of Terror!
As the new proprietor, you’re responsible for completing orders, handling morally questionable requests, and perhaps causing—I mean, solving—a murder or two.
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If you want to understand what Take Us North actually is and the work its developers have put into this game, I talked to @kreyes121.bsky.social back in March www.wired.com/story/take-u...
oh my god I am so sorry 😞
Kind of feel like it should be bigger national news that the poorest major city in the country is being forced to accept devastating service cuts to our public transit system because PA Republicans actively hate Philly and want to cause us pain
