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blacktabbygames · 1 year

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Hi! Thank you guys for amazing games 🖤

If that's okay with you, would you mind telling, of course without giving away stuff that is not meant to be known now, how did you come up with the story of Scarlet Hollow in the first place? The theme of a small town with horrible secrets tied with supernarutal goes back to Twin Peaks and is so much loved by storytellers that I wonder, was Twin Peaks your insiparation?

Also, what do you think about the idea of making a spin-off of the game where it is possible to choose to play for each key character? Like, same story, just from the perspective of a key character like Tabitha, Stella or Sybil.

I understand how much work it entails so I can only dream of it lol. Also, there has to be some official art for the Main Character

The last but not the list, the soundtrack for Scarlet Hollow is SO good. I really want to play more games from you 🖤

Thank you so much for the kind words!

Scarlet Hollow started from a discussion about a hypothetical dating sim set in a small town, where every date you went on took a turn for the monstrous and horrific! We're both suckers for overarching narratives though, so it quickly evolved into what it is now, though you can definitely see where some of the original ideas made their way into the story.

In terms of inspirations for the setting, Abby is from North Carolina and loves to set her stories there, and I'm heavily influenced by the songs of Bruce Springsteen, especially the ones about wanting to leave small towns full of memories and broken dreams.

I don't think we'll be making new games in the Scarlet Hollow universe after we've finished it, since it's a self-contained narrative, but we did play around with an idea last year about making "Dustin Quest" as an April Fools gag/prequel game. But it didn't really feel like it had enough meat on the bones, and Slay the Princess quickly took over all of our side-project time.

We do have a pitch for a TV show we'd love to put out there when everything is all said and done, though, and that's an adaptation of Scarlet Hollow where the player character never shows up to the funeral, and the events of the game transpire without their presence. In this case, the story would be told from the perspective of other characters (mainly the Kaneeka/Stella/Tabitha trifecta). But who knows if that'll ever happen!

#scarlet hollow

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ageless-aislynn · 4 months

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I like to call this "I'm winning in not having a life having an awesome life of video gaming" 😇 aka my Steam 2023 Year In Review!

I looooove the "We'd say you finished the fight, but you're still going." Accurate, lol! 😂

The only reason Andromeda dropped off abruptly in November is because I still can't get the launcher to, well, launch without crashing my computer. But one sweet day, my beloved Andromeda and I shall be together again! 🤗😉

Both @mrtobenamedlater and @naranghim have kindly offered me a ton of great advice on repairing my old man here. *pat-pats my faithful computer whose only fault is getting old*

It happens to us all, after all!

Anyway, at least I still have had the MCC or I swear, I would've gone off a light bridge somewhere!

Master Chief, Noble Team and my ODSTs have kept me clinging to a thread of sanity. 🤗🤗🤗

So, my Gaming Goal for 2024 is to, first of all, have a working computer again so I can play whatever I want. Then immediately following that, I want to finish my Scott/Peebee and Scott/Jaal playthroughs of Andromeda and I will have officially romanced everybody! 🥳💖

I'm definitely hoping to get the achievement for playing Halo: Reach on Legendary in under 3 hours.

I'm currently on track to finish Reach in... about 5-6 hours right now 👀 but hey, Reach is HARD on Legendary, what can I say? 🤷‍♀️ It just took me 1 hour 18 minutes to get through "Long Night of Solace" and, if you know Reach, then you know that space battle is a PILL. I need to find a better strategy than "Hide behind Anchor 9 and wait for everybody else to kill the enemies." It's a solid strat when it comes to surviving but it takes forever and you don't have that sort of time in a speedrun, after all. (The par time is 25, btw. *laughs in "I'm never making anything close to that but will try to get other missions under par so to have some room for it"*)

Anyway, I'm not afraid to have to grind for this achievement, it'll be even more awesome then when I get there, right? 😎👍

There I go, soaring into the air to achieve my dream, just like Emile achieving his dream to, um, be launched into a parking lot??? (I adore how he turns in mid-air to still aim at the Banshees, lol! That's Spartan dedication, frens! 🤣)

But the main thing I want to do is to try some of my other games, such as the original Mass Effect trilogy, Star Wars: Fallen Order, Portal 1 and 2, Titanfall 2, Tomb Raider (2013), Dead Rising, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, and Dragon Age Inquisition! Those are just a few of the awesome games waiting for me in my Steam library! 🤗🤗🤗 I'm hoping to eventually pick up Detroit: Become Human, Resident Evil Village and Baldur's Gate 3 one day, too! 🤞😣🤞

Heh, those 3 games are a Neil Newbon trifecta, aren't they? 😂

Me @ most of Neil Newbon's characters. I am what I am, frens. I am a simple creature. 🤷‍♀️😜

Anyway! If anybody else is sharing their Steam Year in Review, please let me know, I'd love to run right over and check it out!

Thanks for reading this, if you did, and here's to a Happy New Year full of awesome games for us all! 💖💖💖

#steam year in review #video games #this is my game tag #halo: the master chief collection #halo mcc #mass effect: andromeda #halo: reach #halo reach #neil newbon fangirling #lol #ageless aislynn

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drivelings · 8 months

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Do you.. maybe.. have some thoughts on orv? 👀👀👀👀👀👀

Please???

It has all my favorite tropes. Enemies to not-really-lovers. Ride-or-Die. Recognizing a friend/enemy even when they've lost their form. Time loops. Outsmarting fate. Time skips. THE TRIFECTA OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS.

Spoilers below

I finished reading this at the expense of skipping work. I was rereading on a plane and trying not to cry. I just don't feel like writing any fics for it because I feel like it's pretty complete and uniquely because....KDJ basically wrote himself into his favorite story--what else do I need to do?

I love, love the implications throughout the whole story embedded within scenes. Some things aren't explicitly said and they didn't have to be explained. We knew. And if we didn't know, we'd go back and reread and understand, "Ah, so that's what he meant."

My favorite part is the Giant Squid stuff. That was so good--predicable, but so very good. That YJH really did get the Midday Tryst messages, already knew and acknowledged it but words are not his forte so he just kept fighting until his feelings and actions were acknowledged by KDJ.

I love YJH remembering the 0th and getting pissed about getting hit. I love HSY remembering. I keep fucking losing it whenever we get to the part where KDJ reads about what HSY did for him--about her squeezing every bit of her last words for him to read.

I love the 999th turn and their closure. I love how everything comes back full circle with, "I am Yoo Joonghyuk." I love how the actually story begins and how it actually ends. I love 999th Uriel's lines to the Oldest Dream--to acknowledge his suffering.

I LOVE PRISONER OF THE GOLDEN HEADBAND. I love him becoming the Oldest/Most Ancient Liberator. I love him recognizing KDJ even with the stupid Casanova Face. I love his reactions to the retelling.

All the characters are great. They're so cute. The plot is great and I just want to scream and scream.

Anyway, I like ORV quite a bit.

I don't have any deep analysis or anything because this is a translation so I'm acknowledging there's a bunch of things I've missed, but I really enjoy someone's thoughts that even though ORV is in first person, we never really know what KDJ is thinking. Either because he's beyond us or because he's not really forthcoming with himself due to his trauma. To be fair to him, he's a reader, not a writer. Some things just can't be put into words. You can't understand someone just by reading words on a page.

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thoughtsaladblog · 5 months

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Mr. Morally Grey will see you now...

Not your typical Christian Grey- certainly not the awkward weirdo from the movie. But definitely one for the books (again, not the actual book- which was a world class waste of time and paper). It's been an eventful- well textually eventful- week thus far. What started as friendly banter somehow escalated into a full on flirting session that, obviously given my track record (and apparently his), ended in sexytimes over the phone... Ok, so obviously not as sexy as you'd like it to be.. But gahddaamn it was in fact still sexy.

Starting to realise that Mr. Morally Grey brings out colours in me, I hadn't realised I had. Now we both know it's all fun and games - except its all fun and games till someone loses an eye. And the way this game is going- someone will be losing an eye (most likely me).

Let me tell you a bit about Mr. Morally Grey. You might need to sit down for this one. So first impression was: funny, gentle, sweet all that blah. Cute too, but not the kinda stuff to get your panties wet. Next impression: sexy times. Dude sounds like a freak in the sheets (thank you, universe! I have indeed waited long enough- I will accept this apology from you). Whatever I throw he's willing to catch (in hindsight it was mostly just for the gram, it appears). So perhaps not as much a freak as we'd like to believe- trust men to always lead you on only to disappoint. What can I say? Guess I'll take what I can get- it's still better than nothing.

To continue...Then we talk- for God knows how long, and I learn that he's both smart and determined... Smart, driven and freaky? Oh mama! He hit that trifecta like Jason Momoa hitting some lucky woman's g-spot... (this is assuming Jason Momoa's dong is directly proportionate to his immaculately sculpted body. If not, drop the metaphor) I mean honey? That's it! In the immortal words of Nicki Minaj, “them panties comin’ off"!

I could think about his Ig messages and cum all day- although tbf I don't really get to that point unless I talk to him. When he talks- are the conversations always meaningful? Sometimes yes, but at other times they are the absolute divine combination of witty and sensible- and by the end of it, you could bet all the money in the bank, I'm ready to pounce on him and ride him hard over and over again. This is the most hot and bothered I've been over a dude I met online only a few days ago. I can only hope he can put his money where his mouth is- if we ever get that chance. Because let's be real- he's a man. And if there's one thing you can count on men to do- it's to disappoint.

He might most likely lose interest- you can only pretend like you're interested in these conversations for so long before you wanna take it from the screens to the sheets. And that won't and can't happen for at least another 5 months! Are we actually doing this waiting game? Did we agree to this? I mean, we are just kidding about this ownership thing right? Is it just something for the gram and not outside of it? I'm assuming it is- coz I doubt Mr. Grey is gonna wait 5 months without getting laid just because some bitch thousands of miles away told him she owns him (when they aren't in any sort of relationship)! I mean, I get the thrill behind it- but it makes no sense. Neither for him nor for me.

But more importantly, I've got alarms going off in my head. Sure, I know this is all pretend but for fuck's sake- he gets me so hot and bothered. it's like, I could have him fuck me all day and I'd still want more! I know I'm attracted to something about him, and you know I don't like being attracted to people I can't trust. I mean what do I even know about this guy? He's very secretive. Keeps his cards close to his chest- which, given his past experiences makes sense, but that only means I'll never know who he really is. I already know that whatever snippets I get are carefully coordinated to benefit him- I know because that's what I always do too. So then what's the big deal right? Yes, I have met my match. But not really- because I trust myself enough to know that I'm transparent with my intentions from the start and I would never willingly hurt or use another person. I don't know if the same can be said here. Why does all this matter if its just a flirty thing? Because even a flirty thing should be a hundred percent transparent- and this isn't. I have so many fucking questions, and alarms at his behaviour- like how defensive he gets when you ask him anything intimate or involving this "whatchamacallit". Why the defensiveness? It makes it difficult to ask questions and get a clear understanding of where everything stands. So it's not like what I've got with the others- I've known them for years, and we started off as friends and tbf I don't have mind games with them. These mind games were fun at first (and still are if the mood is right)- but now my overactive mind is dissecting this information and I'm feeling uncomfortable.

I've got my Nike's ready- to run at the first sign of manipulation or sus behaviour. No thank you! I got enough of that in the past- I'm moving forward or not moving at all- certainly not going back to those hellish days.

Anyway- when I called him morally grey- now you get what I meant. Ironically- I'm attracted to fucking morally grey! And the truth is- whichever fucking way this goes, ngl I wanna bang. Just fuck each others' brains out, at least once- to hopefully get me through the next 10 years of mediocre sexual encounters with selfish men who couldn't find the G-spot if you gave them a fucking map!

I guess when they say "He's morally grey, but what can I say? Grey's my favourite colour.." I now see myself there. Irl too, not just the books. Maybe it's time to face the facts- he maybe misogynistic but I'm clearly masochistic.

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kaseyskat · 2 years

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whats up gamers so. burnout is kicking my ass super duper hard but i finally got some inspiration for a little ficlet :) so enjoy :)

"i didn't think i'd get to see the stars again."

it's the first thing marcy's said all evening, and anne immediately turns to look at her in concern. they've set up a little camp here, on this hill, to watch a super-rare meteor shower that none of them thought they'd be in amphibia to watch; it had been marcy's idea, immortalized in her journal, and both anne and sasha would've been damned if they ended up missing it.

marcy's mobility aids lay discarded on the grassy field around them, and she's sitting in sasha's lap right now, tiredly watching the night sky as sasha keeps them both upright. anne had volunteered, but sasha had declared so boldly that she could handle it, and it's enough for anne to just be near them, her hand entangled with one of marcy's own.

marcy doesn't talk much nowadays unless prompted, and even when she is talking, she speaks very little about what happened all those months ago, and they haven't brought it up. what andrias had done to her had scarred her psyche, and anne didn't want to force her into talking about anything that made her uncomfortable. this is why, of course, when she speaks, both anne and sasha look at her closely, intimately. "you love the stars," sasha says, simply, and she tugs at the blanket that's sprawled over both of their laps up a little higher. "of course we'd make sure you'd see them again." "i know," marcy whispers, and this, too, is an improvement; getting her to believe that they would always come back for her, would've made sure she could live to see another day. "but still... i don't know. there was a time way back when where i just... didn't think it'd ever happen. it's nice." "it is nice, huh?" anne sighs, and she slumps against sasha's shoulder, leaning against her side. marcy's hand is still in her own lap, and she clutches it like a lifeline, gently rubbing the circular scar on her wrist. "sprig was telling me about this shower; he says it's supposed to bring good luck to anyone who wishes on it. that, or it curses you for a lifetime. why do amphibian rituals have to be so dark?" "i think it adds charm," sasha snickers, and she and anne both laugh. marcy, to her credit, just smiles patiently, and for a moment anne thinks she's going to launch into an explanation on the history of this particular shower and all of its detailed documentations or whatever else she definitely knows about it... but she doesn't. she just stays quiet, seemingly content to rest in sasha's lap without making any effort to participate in a conversation that she had, in all technicalities, started. anne misses her old marcy, the one before the war. at least that marcy had been herself, unapologetically. anne never thought that she'd crave hearing her friend ramble about any topic she took interest in, but as they sit here and watch the sky, she longs for it. and, then, a star streaks across the sky. it's not a star, anne knows. she had, contrary to what anyone else thinks, listened closely to marcy's ramblings about astronomy. she can clearly recall the day they had hung glow-in-the-dark stars to the ceiling, marcy mapping out constellations and talking about everything that crossed her mind. anne knows, from then, that the meteors are not fallen stars, but the red glow as each one starts falling almost has her convinced otherwise. "it's beautiful," she breathes, placing her full weight against sasha's side. one of sasha's arms comes to hold her in place, with the other curled around marcy, and with marcy and anne still holding hands, they complete the trifecta, affectionate and close. like this, anne can almost pretend that they're back home, like amphibia never happened, like their lives are normal and resembling a normal teenaged experience, like they didn't have to fight in a war. "are you guys wishing on the stars?" sasha asks, surprisingly sincere. it's no surprise, then, when she follows up with a snarky, "you don't want to get us all cursed, after all." "they're not stars," marcy mumbles halfheartedly, "meteors are small masses, usually rocks." it's the most marcy-like thing she has said all night. anne could almost cry. "it's a star metaphorically, nerd," sasha rolls her eyes, but she's smiling fondly, and she, too, looks like she might cry at the display. "now answer my question; are we wishing on something?" "we're not supposed to tell our wishes," anne says, clumsily, because being the one to give information has never been her role in this friendship before and she hasn't quite found her footing yet. "just like on earth." she doesn't say home. not anymore. "fine, fine, whatever." sasha clicks her tongue, and anne presses her cheek to her shoulder as she watches the sky above them. marcy's fingers curl around anne's own, and anne squeezes them too just to feel them squeeze back, a gentle

reassurance. i wish we can be like this forever, she thinks, i wish that i will never lose either one of them again, for all of time.

#kasey writes stuff #hurt/comfort #sashannarcy #anne boonchuy #marcy wu #sasha waybright #can yall tell i didnt know where to end it lmao #i didnt double check formatting or anything either so dont kill me please #this takes place in a speculative world where they cant go back to earth. btw #because ive been thinking about it

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the-writers-bookshelf · 3 years

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I nearly forgot it was Fab Friday, but I still have 30 minute left (In my timezone anyways!) I did want to send in a small gush this week because I finally finished my reader magnet short story, that will be available for free for anyone who signs up to my newsletter. I still have to run it through some editing, get a cover designed, and finish setting up the mailing list, but I'm delighted to have a short story prequel just shy of 12k complete! And because I'm gushing, I'm just gonna share a little snippet *dances excitedly!*

"What... are you...?" she forced out past the tight grip still curled around her throat.

She hadn't expected their leader to laugh at her question, but that was the reaction she got. Head tipped back, and a full, rich laugh slipping out past parted lips, revealing bared fangs that made her skin crawl.

"And brave too," he continued as his amusement eased, and he glided towards her on quiet feet, "are the fey finally growing spines in Arbaon?" He stretched out a hand and used the tip of one finger to move some strands of hair away from her face, and Maddy forced herself not to flinch, to hold his stare with a defiant glare despite the terror still running rampant through her.

"P... please..." Emmalyn sobbed quietly, her pleading interrupting the kavian leader's study of Madeline.

Standing right in front of her, close enough to touch if she hadn't been pinned to a tree by her throat, it was impossible for Madeline to miss the irritation in the kavian leader's cold eyes, and the way his lip curled in disgust. Before he could round on Emmalyn, Maddy tossed her head as much as she could, turning her own attention on the crying fey.

"Stop begging," she ordered, voice sharp and Emmalyn's sobs quietened in shock, her wide tear-filled eyes locking on Maddy.

"Wha—"

"If this was a normal kavian attack we'd already be dead." Maddy let her gaze shift back to the kavian's leader, only to find him watching her again with a quiet calculation that scared her more than the clawed grasp around her throat. "The fact that we're not yet means we have a chance, but begging isn't going to do anything other than hasten their decision and probably not in our favor so, Emmalyn, please. Shut up."

"Brains, brawn and beauty," the kavian leader said slowly, "the trifecta of perfection."

Ooo!! love this!!! your readers will eat it up!!! :D fantastic job!!

#asks #author a holmes #fab friday writers

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