#this was so fun to work on for the devs

[badasserywomen]

Had the absolute pleasure of getting to do a lil BG3

#baldurs gate 3 #you bet i put the best girls in the front #this was so fun to work on for the devs

[vynnyal]

OK, fair warning to the few people I actually managed to convince to try the game??

Rain world does NOT play like hollow knight, and you'll get your butt kicked if you approach it like that.

It's really hard. Like, really hard. Instead of the game literally giving you abilities in the form of power-ups and damage buffs, the only abilities you gain is from what you learn and your own ingenuity. You're a rat from beginning to end. If you just beef your way through it, it's gonna suck and you're gonna be confused and frustrated all the time. But if you pay attention, take it slow, and learn how the ai works and how everything interacts with each other, you can consistently get through and dominate situations you thought were impossible to do so when you first began. Now get out there, kill some lizards, and bully some old computers!

#blabbing.txt #rainworld #rain world #art #rivulet #hunter #spoilers #not really lol #Other notes that I left out because I wanted it short and sweet: #There is movement tech out the ears in this game. And it's all there from the very beginning. Literally nothing has to be unlocked #If you learn how to do rolls and slides and boosts the game gets so fast and fun #And learning this stuff takes real work! The timing is REALLY tight on some of those moves #Battling enemies is it's whole separate skillset too. Like there are so many things you can do #So many ways to murder ✨✨✨✨ #Some of the best moments are times where you pull a 360 noscope on a cyan and send it tumbling through the air into the void #And doing your first slide-throw into a lizards underbelly #So risky but so rewarding #AND THIS IS ALL JUST THE BASE GAME! #The dlc is literally a mod that got so big the devs saw it and helped fund it #It adds so much to the game. Literally the mod devs asked themselves what crazy thing a slugcat could do #Coded it #And was like uhhh how does this fit into the lore #So that's how we got boomcat and Jesus Cat #I literally talked to one of the devs by chance (they're pretty active. You can just ask them stuff) and they admitted as such #It's great! gameplay first at its peak! #Anyways give the game a shot. If you want to Get Gud at a game rainworld is for you. It's a game entirely about skill #Not to mention... 400+ hours in and I'm still not done with the game #Prepare for the long haul

[ibroughtyoumybullets-ningy]

Have you ever wanted to date Desmond Sycamore?

Well now you can! Introducing Puzzle of Love: A Desmond Sycamore dating simulator!

A new fangame I have spent far too much of my life working on featuring...

-Graphics

-Words

-Decisions

-Nine endings

and...

-Desmond Sycamore!

AVAILABLE NOW ON ITCH.IO!

thanks to @jfkisonthemoon and @ablogbyacryptid for help in bringing this to life!

later tonight we will be livestreaming the game on jfk's twitch here to celebrate the (late) one year anniversary of sycamore sunday

#professor layton #desmond sycamore #jean descole #this is my first attempt to code anything EVER so i would be proud of finishing this regardless #but i had a ton of fun making this! i really wanna try and jump right back into vn dev work!

[rosynova]

(first off, i'm so sorry about the quality, i've been fighting tumblr for 2 hours trying to fix it and it doesn't want to work with me :') please click on the pics for better resolution!)

so ever since reading this ask from @blank-house i've had this little scenario in my head because of jamie's bit, and i've finally gotten the chance to sketch it out :>

#keyframes vn #jamie porter #perseus tozaki #elio kealoha #rosyart #aaa i've never made a comic before so i hope this is alright! #it's a bit messy and the second page wore me out but i got it done haha #i love these guys a lot so i always want to do them justice whenever i'm able to draw them #even when it involves making jamie run into a wall from spacing out :') sorry jamie lol #also if the team is reading the tags: thank you for answering so many asks! #they're all super fun to read and they get me even more excited for the extended demo :D #i wish you all the luck with the dev work!

[sourearth]

bit of a random post, but my friends (and previously me) have been working on an indie game called arm of satan and its currently being livestreamed on steam nextfest!! very exciting!!!

if u like hell and mythology and cool art check it out !

#game dev #gamedev #indie game #im so proud of my bois!!!! #im not really an active dev anymore cause work takes up too much of my time #but i did a lot of the early tech art (like the lava shader) #and early art direction #it was a fun time and im glad theyre still working on it

[kcamberart]

... kind of dark in here

#vollema #gamedev #game dev #game development #wip #work in progress #indie game #indie dev #fun fact you'll have another party member by this point in the game so i had to disable them in the editor when recording this b/c spoilers #im still kind of blocking out how i want this area to look visually so at least some of this is subject to change in the full release

[shotbyacowboy]

okay i decided i dint like the cat and remade it. lol

#gif #drawing #digital art #wolfgangs wonderful work #i should make a game dev tag idk... #kitty cat tag :3 #idle walk cycle and jump respectivly #learning to animate is fun !! LOVE seeing results of trial and error work out.. #staring at videos of cats walking to figure out their legs and having the realisation #that they kinda slide in together was so awesome #also like. amping the resolution lol i decided im gonna just try and make my own assets #i love you kenny my best friend the company kenny but i figured itd be more fun #theyre still little its just like. bigger by a lot #120x100 vs 24x20 is arguably a big difference

[queernobi]

There's always this thing among fans of longstanding video game franchises like the Legend of Zelda where people have to insist that the older title people didn't like was actually quite good, and it's been really funny to see people try to do this with Skyward Sword despite it aging like milk.

Any video you see trying to do a serious retrospective has to be like, "Yeah, the controls were bad, and the bosses were a bit repetitive, and most of the dungeons weren't that interesting, and the story was poorly paced, but it's really a good game!" like please. Please stop trying to force this.

#loz #skyward sword #legend of zelda #zelda #i actually don't even really dislike the game #i've barely played it because i kinda got bored with it right away #but i actually do respect what it was trying to go for #even though the OoT style of gameplay had gotten old like 5 years before its release #and the whole 'zelda timeline' shit the devs were forced to work with held it down quite a lot #it's just really funny how so many people defending the game end up just conceding that a lot of aspects of it were unforgivably bad #there's an alternate reality where skyward sword didn't have to abide by timeline bullshit or janky controls #where it could've just been a fun wii-era zelda game with an interesting and unique premise #i'd respect it if defenders actually took the stance 'i think the gameplay is great actually and everyone's wrong about this' #but i've only seen one or two videos taking that position #most others insist that all the glaring issues most people had with the game are actually just minor hindrances #and it's like nah man that's just the whole game

[reel-fear]

FUCK the graphic novel, this is what I'm watching when it comes out instead of buying it <3<3

#batim #batdr #bendy and the ink machine #bendy and the dark revival #fun fact I was making a post full of cool bendy animations people should watch and support when the GN shit happened #so I had to put off making that fun post in order to post about how unhappy white norman made me #and probably for a while I will not be talking positively abt bendy in general bc Im genuinely so mad I dont want to #but uh everyone should watch this and give it nice attention you know comment n like give it a boost in the algorithm n such #a lot of people put a lot of hard work into it and it deserves it even if its a bit rough in some places #I love this genuinely its such a labour of love #so sad the talented community that makes such marvelous things constantly gets sold crap by the devs #Youtube

[jaythelay]

The actual gameplay of Lethal Company is basically 10 minutes of fun, which isn't a negative mind you-

You see, alot of developers say "if you can get 10 minutes of fun, you can stretch that out for hours" and I always thought that was a horridly worded take that was rather telling.

See, Lethal Company doesn't "stretch" itself, the player does.

A game like LC doesn't need a difficult option because in of itself, it's set up exactly how it should be, any easier and it's not worth the time, but it gets harder, and that is incredibly important, it doesnt' stretch, it has confidence in itself to be played for as long as the players are able to, the Quota is just a highscore, a bonus to your fun,

Seriously, imagine how many games treat microtransactions, season passes and DLC as "extensions of gametime" because they didn't make a game that was fun on it's own, only fun in the numbers. It's kinda bizarre how most multiplayer games are just about highscores anymore, when that's only fun for the competitive market.

What Lethal Company does is make your best and worst players fully capable of being in the exact same situation as each other, no skill barrier of entry to fun, or horror, or content. You've got a simple objective with simple gameplay that's complicated by simply mechanics, it doesn't waste your time, it doesn't waste your time, I needed to repeat that because jesus christ, It Doesn't Waste your Fucking Time.

A genuinely 10/10 experience that puts the ENTIRE Triple A industry to shame, shits on the 70$ price increases, and completely shows, no, the budgets of games are simply too fucking high, when a 10$ game by a 16yo furry, his first, 3D game, has had infinitely MORE FUN, more INTERESTING SITUATIONS, than ANYTHING by triple a in the actually decades.

And I think alot of it comes down to playtime being treated so ridiculously as a measurement of fun, it's only that way when your game really is only 10 minutes of fun, that lasts 50 hours+. Simply put: They made a good game with various good ideas, and didn't try to make a profitable experience for themselves, but a legitimately artistic and mesmerizing experience for all.

You know, like a real creator does.

#Triple A #Lethal Company #Game dev #Seriously though “stretch that out” has always disgusted me a bit #it's too telling #like #okay you purposefully came up with a small amount of work that was vaguely fun and then stretched it to shit #but here comes LC #showing hey #it might on paper be 10 minutes of fun #but the reality is it's so well put together that even debating how much playtime you'll get is ridiculous #you'll just keep playing because it's fun #without putting more money in to make it fun again

[aru-art]

i am terribly predictable when it comes to favourite characters. more under the cut because i like how the bg turned out :] 🌺

#dys #dys exocolonist #exocolonist #i was a teenage exocolonist #iwatex #my art #2022 #backgrounds #FINALLY the tags are working #i had so much fun with this but the devs are evil for that tattoo design #iwatec

[milktian]

anyway fuckin weird that genshin and star rail fans seemingly hate each other like guys. we're both shilling out for the same circus here. why r we fighting. calm down

#🥛ramble #hsr #genshin #i play both games and like??? theyre botu fun #the devs put so much work into both games but guys its the same company #you're fistfighting your own shadow here

[skypiea]

i like drawing so much im going to draw forever and ever :-)

#kite.txt #ive been having so much fun working on this romhack project man #even tho i cant post any of the concept art pieces its so fun to do designs #and all the spotlight art and special art ive gotten to do and post on the blog has been a blast #i just like drawing what else is there to say its a joy. look forward to so much kite art forever #also consider following my romhack dev blog (linked in pinned) bc a lot of art ive been doing gets posted there since its been my focus #if u wanna see pokemon stuff :3

[lovewoodvn]

The coat of arms of Liebwald have received a glow-up! ☀️

In the backgrounds of Lovewood, I only ever vaguely indicated the coat of arms that featured the robin. For the new game, I wanted a more precise idea of what symbols it featured and how it was arranged!

Lore-wise, I wanted the coat of arms to represent the feeling of hope with which the fairies of Liebwald first settled in their new home - Having experienced great hardship, they started building a gentle future in the secluded forest lands. A place in the sun. 🌻🌳🌲

#misc art #lunchbreaks #dev talks #Here's the thing #I don't usually enjoy graphic design work as much #But with this piece I had a lot of fun! <3 #Maybe because the shapes are still fairly organic #So it didn't have to be as precise? #I'm truly very happy with how it came out #The vibe fits!

[sux2be]

taking my heart out and stomping into the ground dont you dare get another friend crush. dont fucking do it.

#ITS SO FRUSTRATING !!!!! #i think someone is cool and then they pay an attention to me and i am lost #i am drawing them pics and making them little gifts and thinking about all the fun things we can do together #i spend my free time thinking of reasons to talk to them #u might be like hmm this sounds like a romantic crush #but i can assure it is not #it CAN turn into one over many years #i kno bc one did and i suffer even more for it #its Very Obvious bc when its a non-platonic crush i will get suuuuuper possesive and jealous #but UGH friend crushes suck especially bc i dont have the bandwidth to rly pursue them AND #i always feel like i come at it too intensely so in order to escape rejection i run #its fine i am fine i can be Normal about things #its okay i will hide from this one like ive done all the others #its this person named Toad and they are so cool they do like climate activisim and they support local punk bands #its also reminding me of Dev. i am so sorry dev. #he was this super cool ass dude that i worked with for 4 years and he was So Neat and interesting to talk to #he knew soooooo much about cooking and he was really well read #and his humor was great. super dry and sarcastic i was always laughing lol #i wanted to be friends with him SO BAADDD #and he has no social media or even like. texting #so before i left i demanded his email address #and I emailed him One time and he replied and i ghosted him #bc here is another issue: i cant fucking communicate #how keep friends if u dont talk to them???? #anyways the brain worms are eating good tonight

[grollow]

Here's some Ashe deep lore. CW sexism, misogyny, some trauma, depression and over-all a stressful time. Read at your own convenience.

I used to work in the gaming industry for an indie company. Watching some of you react to no Silksong news brings back some horrors.

To preface: The company that I worked for was a very small independent gaming company based out of the Netherlands -- so it was a remote position. We made a few different titles, none of which were wildly successful, in large because of major design flaws (examples include: story not mattering, too much emphasis on PVP in poorly balanced titles [and making the game COMPLETELY DEPENDENT on pvp in some cases] and most egregiously, no real direction beyond 'it should be fun.')

I was hired as a Community Manager initially. My responsibilities for this job largely involved managing the forums, doing news updates, sending out (Not writing) press releases, hanging out in the chats of our games / playing the games sometimes with players, and coming up with fun events. My colleague/boss was senior community manager, and she ran a very successful gaming blog (more successful than most of our games initially -- until she closed it). Both of us were/are heavily involved in games. I am more of an RPG and horror title enthusiast and she was a big fan of RPGs as well as FPS games. We both have a pretty wide repertoire of experience combined. She was a world's top 50 raider in World of Warcraft at the time of this all going down.

I should preface: I am AFAB. I, unfortunately for me, have a very feminine voice. At the time of this all happening, I was also still using she/her pronouns. So was my colleague.

During our experience as Community Managers, we were forced to do marketing despite neither of us knowing how to do that (examples include understanding metrics, learning how Google algorithms worked, composing and distributing Press Releases as well as finding the sites to send those TO).

Here's some examples of the awful things that she and I endured under this company:

80+ hour work weeks, where we were required to detail out with time sheets daily everything we did and what the reasons were. I think I clocked in 16 hour days most days and I was required to work weekends.

On Christmas, our boss called and screamed at my colleague because she and I dared to want the day off to spend with our families (we were not allowed any holidays).

My colleague was forced to work -from the hospital- while her mom underwent life-saving surgery, under threat of being fired.

"You look like a crayon eating [r slur]" is an actual phrase that was used to describe her because of a picture she was using of herself.

We both got told, numerous times, that "girls can't make strategy games."

We were blamed for them releasing an RTS/Tower Defense title the same day as Left4Dead despite my colleague telling them numerous times that that was a mistake.

I later got promoted to Project Manager, but I was still making over $1000 a month less than my male colleague who I hired. In order to get me a raise, he had to take a pay cut. I put in more hours than he did, by his own admission, and worked twice as hard. He was questioned far less on whether or not his work was "efficient."

There are more stories but in truth, I have blocked a lot of it out of my mind. She and I both ran screaming from the gaming industry and have nothing to do with it now in our professions for a reason.

The worst part of all of this is that this is not at all uncommon. This is unfortunately very typical of the industry -- there are good companies, but you hear about these horrors lot less often than they actually occur.

Why do I share this? Because when I see you all screaming about wanting Silksong news, I want you to remember what indie developers go through. And maybe have a little empathy. Good things take time.

(No, I am not saying this is happening at a little 3man studio. I am just telling you, as someone who has worked in the gaming industry, that you should try to be a little more understanding of how hard it can be for some of us.)

#cw: trauma #cw: misogyny #cw: sexism #cw: ? workplace abuse? #ashe rambles #don't read this if you're sensitive this is probably one of my biggest horror stories #im really only sharing it because some of the posts ive seen today have made me really displeased #im fine btw this was several years ago i have healed #but i want to share a firsthand account for people who dont know what goes on during the 'game dev crunch' sometimes #fun fact my steam account still has developer tools attached to it #despite the games i worked on being dead #so i get the steam sale emails long before you all do #probably the only cool thing left over from this