#ajna

[creativeakuma]

Finished a large illustration! BIG MAJOR SPOILERS!!! Ik the game is like 4 years old, but you never know

Probably the most rendered thing I made so far 😭 I was trying to reference the painting render style of the game’s poster. I wanted to draw all of Ajna’s heruka forms for a long time now. This took longer than I hoped it would, I want my sleep back

#indivisible #indivisiblerpg #digital art #digital illustration #artists on tumblr #fanart #ajna

[spacevixenmusic]

Unfairly Maligned Games, Vol. 3

Games I loved that got low scores, review bombed, or have some other weird negative stigma attached to them that I think is unfairly earned.

NOTE: I don't believe in giving games a number score or a letter grade. Maybe I'm just bad at criticism or very easy to please, whatever.

Indivisible [2019]

Mostly only known as the "from the makers of Skullgirls" game, Indivisible is another prime example of a game that was crowdfunded as one thing but turned into another, and gets a bad rap for its association with the ever-present controversiality of Skullgirls' creators. That said, I still think - as always - that it's crucial to view a game for what it is, not what it isn't. And what it IS is an extremely engaging mish-mash of genres and endearing characters, oozing with style and appeal, that fills a very particular void left behind by some of the most classic RPGs of a bygone era.

At its core, Indivisible is a 2D Metroidvania/RPG hybrid with an unusual battle system that plays similarly to an old PSX game series called Valkyrie Profile. During combat, each character's gauge will fill up, allowing them to take action(s). Your four party members are each assigned to one of the four face buttons on a controller (e.g. A, B, X, Y), and pressing that button will - in real-time - execute an attack on the enemy. Using it in combination the D-Pad allows for several different types of attack. All party members' attacks can overlap simultaneously, allowing you to string together combos to really rack up the damage, or juggle enemies to prevent counterattacks and break their defenses. The Metroidvania and platforming portion comprises the rest of the game, with a heavy focus on using those same action skills to scale massive environments, solve platforming puzzles, and dodge spikes. Typical Metroidvania stuff.

Story-wise, in our modern world of RPGs that is dominated almost exclusively by Japanese and Scandinavian narratives, Indivisible is breath of fresh air that focuses heavily on South and East Asian mythology and themes. Heavy inspiration is taken from the cultures of India, Tibet, Mongolia, and the South Pacific. This is reflected not only in the characters and their various ethnicities, but in the game's approach to spirituality, reincarnation, second chances, and being a teenager hellbent on destroying god. Our main protagonist Ajna is a teenager studying martial arts who isn't quite as in touch with her spirituality as her mentor would like her to be. When war strikes the land and burns her home to the ground, she gets pissed and sets out on a quest for retribution, discovering in the process that she actually does possess certain godlike powers of destruction, and also that she can absorb certain people into her head, which is just a cute way of lampshading having a Party System.

I've seen Reviewers and big Opinion-Havers on the internet criticize the game's writing for having a bull-headed protagonist who boldly rushes into confrontation, unleashing her wanton destruction without first considering the catastrophic consequences for civilians. It's almost like they've forgotten what being a teenager and making poor choices is like. But I say fuck 'em. I say we need MORE stories about uninformed teenagers with immense godlike powers and no sense of nuance making rash decisions and fucking up royally. That alone is crucial to understanding the rest of the game's themes about atonement, reincarnation, and understanding why you believe what you believe in. That's what Indivisible is all about. In many ways, I feel like Ajna shares a common story arc with Korra from the Avatar series, and it's very cool to see how she learns to deal with the damage she's caused and what insight that gives her when facing down the Big Bad.

Of course, what is a good story without characters to flesh it out? The characters in this game are absolutely charming and multifaceted, coming from a wide array of different cultures and personalities, many of which are vastly underrepresented in not only RPGs but video games in general. Personal favorites include, but are not limited to, big booba water mom Thorani (based on a buddhist deity of the same name), Leilani the Hawaiian sharknado (spins around in a cyclone attack using a leiomano, a Hawaiian shark-tooth sword), lesbian pirate mom Baozhai (based on the famous Chinese pirate Ching Shih), and of course, local nihilistic swamp witch Razmi (a loose mishmash of Korean and Persian Zoroastrian shamans). The full cast of characters is enormous (well over 20 playable ones alone), and each one comes with a unique moveset and playstyle that not only keeps gameplay interesting, but matches their personality and the role they play in the story.

But if there's one thing I truly want to focus on when I gush about this game, it's this. Indivisible has one thing over most other games of its genre, something that modern RPGs in particular suffer heavily from a severe lack of, and that's its strong commitment to multiculturalism. Indivisible made a clear decision to not only feature characters from around the globe, but to blend their cultures together in interesting and exciting ways that don't diminish or water them down. Every character is allowed to shine in their own way without diluting what makes them stand out in the first place, which is why you can have a game that features a gunblade-wielding cowboy, a Namibian songstress, an armless Chinese dancer, a Kamen Rider knock-off, and a Mongolian archer who people keep mistaking for Pearl from Steven Universe. This sort of melting-pot cultural stew used to be common in classic anime and 90s RPGs, but kind of fell out of fashion with the rise of gacha waifu games and Elder Scrolls derivatives. Now more than ever, I feel like Indivisible is exactly the sort of injection the gaming world needs to rekindle those flames of pure imagination that the old classic era brought us.

All that said, one of the biggest reasons Indivisible will always have a dark mark next to its name is of course due to the fact that its lead designer (the studio head) was involved in a sexual harassment case that resulted in everyone on the team either quitting or being laid off, and the rights to the work and characters getting lost in the shuffle. Additionally, the game was still finished and released as intended, but did not feature any of the guest star characters that were promised during crowdfunding, most of whom were indie darlings of the time (Shovel Knight, Hyper Light Drifter, and Super Time Force to name a few). Naturally, this has left a sour taste in many folks' mouths, so it is somewhat understandable why the game would have a negative stigma attached. There are also a few bizarre and possibly off-putting cameos hidden among the NPCs (a few outdated meme references and Zone-tan, of all people), but these are entirely skippable and serve only as background extras.

Sour grapes aside though, I wholeheartedly recommend Indivisible for anyone looking for a fresh take on action RPGs. The neat hybridization of Metroidvania and real-time RPG with fighting game mechanics gives it a very unique identity, and if the compelling spirituality of the story doesn't grab you, the charm of the characters absolutely will. It certainly took me for a ride. My only word of caution is to follow the game's own suggestion and get good at Blocking in combat as early as you can!

#unfairly maligned games #Indivisible #ajna #metroidvania

[shisasan]

Last night, I discovered a hidden local gem of a band from Okinawa.

#ajna_okinawa

#jrock #metal #ajna #okinawa #japan #gothic #japanese #music #gothic rock #沖縄 #日本 #ajna okinawa #jpop #jmetal #death metal

[katbread22]

Drawing of Ajna of indivisible fame for a project I wanna make

#artists on tumblr #drawing #digital art #digital illustration #fanart #anime art #anime #sketch #indivisible #ajna

[nebulotics]

we got any indivisible enjoyers on this site ⁉

#indivisible #ajna #leilani #dhar #indivisible rpg #fanart #artists on tumblr #comic

[arsanimarum]

Cult of the Shadow, Kenneth Grant

#cult of the shadow #kenneth grant #bibliophile #literature #qabalah #upload #magick #shiva #ajna #ayin #chakra #consciousness #tarot #moon #quotes

[yamsgarden]

Huge thanks to my best homie for sounding the whole thing ^0^

Watch it on YT :3

Check the Making Of here

#my art #my animation #indivisible #indivisiblerpg #ajna #dhar #zebei #baozhai #ren #i really wanted to animate everyone #but ya know #im exhausted now #altho i do hope to make some more lip sync someday #bless my homie

[ian-od]

I’ve been playing Indivisible and it’s so good! I love it so much and the characters, it’s a shame what happened to Lab Zero

#my art #drawing #fan art #art #digital drawing #fanart #digital art #artist on tumblr #ajna #indivisible

[uriasa17]

Была бы рада репосту моих работ за этот год ♥

#DELTARUNE #DELTARUNE CHAPTER 2 #SWEET CAPN CAKES #SWEET DELTARUNE #CAPN DELTARUNE #K K DELTARUNE #HAPPY BIRTHDAY #Indivisible #Ajna #undertale #frisk undertale #redraw #FairyTail #Erza #Sho #OC #Uri #Kita #Carol

[79uma]

The last character is Jean, the OC of JackoonZ, really cool art and music!

#fanart #drawing #omega strikers #ai.mi #scanty #ajna #pokemon iono #pokemon arezu #marie korbel #pokemon bea #oc artwork

[gameboymania]

#indivisible #ajna #waifu #game boy #nintendo

[creativeakuma]

#indivisible #indivisiblerpg #fanart #artists on tumblr #digital art #shitpost #ajna #dhar #thorani #Zebei

[kundalini27]

#ajna #chakra #yoga

[claudsville]

Chakra Meditations Album Release

Chakra Meditations by Earth Tree Healing is now available on digital stores to stream and purchase. A musical tool with frequencies to relax, balance, meditate and do chakra work to. Music Links https://linktr.ee/earthtreehealing Muladhara (Root Chakra) Svadhishthana (Sacral Chakra) Manipura (Solar Plexus Chakra) Anahata (Heart Chakra) Vishuddha (Throat Chakra) Ajna (Third Eye…

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#2023 #Ajna #Anahata #balance #chakra #Chakras #chimes #claudine west #crown #earth tree healing #heart #Hinduism #India #Manipura #meditation #Muladhara #New Age Music #newage #newmusic #Reiki #root #sacral #Sahasrara #solar plexus #spirituality #Svadhishthana #third eye #throat #Vishuddha #yoga

[sogirrrrrl]

#aesthetic #words words words #thoughts #quotes #quotation #life quote #aestheitcs #light academia #aesthetic inspo #ajna

[fuz-indiv-blog]

ehe spoiler + rkgk + ajna + ajna + ajna

ignore the text enjoy the beauty <3

#indivisible #indivisible rpg #ajna indivisible #indivisible arpg #ajna #ajnas #heruka #maha heruka #tara heruka #berserk maha heruka