If we're being fair, Oblivion Remastered already did away with the saturated and bloomed out fantasy aesthetic of the original in pursuit of a more grounded and realistic look. So I'm not really sure if the DLSS 5 version can be considered destructive of the artistic intent or not at this point.

Pro tip: If you want your game to look like a poorly exposed home video, you can simply download any number of "realistic" tone mapping mods from nexus mods and save yourself the cost of two RTX 5090s.

Look at what we have lost

Clocking out the end of 2025 by rolling credits on Metroid Prime 4. Beautiful music and art design, but ultimately disappointing in just about every other respect. So long in development yet it's hard to understand where all the time went.

Should I: A) cut this knot and risk losing my grip on the teabags and dropping them in the cup, or B) accept my fate and make one really strong pot of tea.

A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage. Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word. A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).

Big fan of the Prime games, keen to finally jump into a new entry in the series 😄

Finished with Hades II last night. 100% completed and really enjoyed it. While it is essentially the same game as the original, it improves and expands on the gameplay in many fundamental ways while offering more variety with the addition of a whole second route.

Big new demo update! Check out a preview of Sector 03, featuring new puzzles and mechanics - but only for a limited time! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c9F... #metroidvania #indiegames #puzzlegame #scifi

Duolingo has begun showing me some extremely suspect ads. Between these and the ad based micro games with fake skip buttons that load into the game rather than closing it, is some real hellish dark pattern BS and I'm questioning why I still continue to use this app.

Gamers appalled to learn that the launch title for Steam's new console, the "Gabe Cube", will not be half life 3, and instead will be a spinoff title "Barney's Mansion"

Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!

Memory's Reach is part of the Metroidvania Fusion Festival - check it out (and heaps of other cool games) on Steam store.steampowered.com/app/2126810/... #MetroidvaniaFusion #metroidvania #indiegames

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As exhausting as it is I get a lot of enjoyment out of exhibiting at PAX! Taking a break next year though, I'm going to enjoy the show as a regular attendee for a change and actually play some other people's games 😄

The demo changes worked out really well. I was able to fix a few sticking points and allow people to get through the tutorial section and into the meat of the demo quicker, while requiring less intervention from me.

Unexpected outdoor time 😆 I welcome the short break and chance for a bit of sunlight, maybe we should do this every year 😜 #paxaus #paxaus2025

Convention centre evacuation is a new experience at PAX

It has been a long time since I felt compelled to make changes to my demo mid-show but here I am at 7am doing just that.

It's 9:25am, the floor has been open to media for 25 minutes, and there are some indies still not here.

I am VERY impressed with the effort indies have gone to this year decorating their booths! It's so much fun walking around and seeing them all. Here's just a small selection.

This was super fun to be a part of! Have a listen to us talk about gaming news, what we've been playing, and of course our games we're showing at PAX this weekend!

Where I will be frantically trying to redirect the attention of people headed towards the Nintendo booth this weekend.

Note to self: you have a booth of your own to run and the game comes out in December anyway. ...But I wanna play it! 😭

"This is still an Xbox" is not as reassuring as you think it is.

Trecking back into the convention centre carrying a pair of small metal side tables and a foldout mini picnic table for game dev reasons that I assure you make total and complete sense.

The Oatmeal did a comic on “AI art”. It’s good.

Some really great advice I once read (I don't remember where, it might have even been on Derek's blog) was "sell the fantasy, not the feature list". As a dev I often get caught up talking about the mechanics and design of my games, it took some time to learn that isn't what sell games to players.

Day 1 of No-CAP spent sleeping in after the opening night party, a half day of work, then meandering over to Boatbuilders in time for everyone to begin making their way out of GCAP. I could get used to this kind of gamesweek.

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Due to the unique way Super Mario Bros. stores its maps, its level designers were at the mercy of the decorative hills and bushes when placing bottomless pits. While the pits can be placed freely, the decorations are non-negotiable and dictate the level design.

Smashing together several trailers and a bunch of new demo footage to create a looping sizzle reel for PAX. Hoping there is enough variety in the 7-minute loop that it doesn't drive me insane by the end of the show 😅 #indiegames #pax #paxaus #paxaus2025

🎷THE DUNGEON EXPERIENCE DEMO IS OUT NOW!🎷

Google exec 1: "This new AI tool in the Photo editor that automatically pops up and every time the user changes tabs, it's not too intrusive is it?" Exec 2: "Nah people are practically begging for this stuff." Exec 1: "OK great, ship it!"

Recently added these carriable dodecahedron shaped objects to the game. They can roll like a ball or sit steady like a cube, cast interesting shadows, and interact with different player powers. Lots of fun things you can do with them!

Important science being done 🎮

*Opens contract in Adobe Reader* "This appears to be a long document. Save time by reading a (AI generated) summary" Sure, what could go wrong. 🙄

Haven't even had time to start Silksong yet due to everything I've got going on, and now we have imminent release dates for Hades II and Metroid Prime 4 as well? There are too many games. Stop releasing games.

No one found any of the secrets though... I think I hid them too well 😆

Took the new upcoming PAX demo along to the monthly game dev meetup last night for a public playtest. It went really well... but I also came back with two pages of notes of bugs, issues, and other improvements 😄 But hey, that's what I took it along for! I'm feeling really good about PAX this year 🎉

We just dropped the Terra Firma 2 Demo on Steam! Jump in today and check out: ✅ 7 Campaign Missions ⛏️ Sandbox Mode It's your turn to control ecosystems! 🌍 #sandbox #indiegames #simulation #nature

"The Bridge", my short, arcade-y, tower-defense-like is now up on @itch.io for anyone to play; foolhardygames.itch.io/the-bridge Use your limited crew of three to defend against an ever encroaching enemy until the infernal BRIDGE can be destroyed! #pico8 #gamedev

Finished Öoo. A fantastic, elegantly designed minimalist game. Inspiring how much clever use it gets out of only a couple of simple mechanics. And only 2.5 hours start to end, which I greatly appreciate 😀

Memory's Reach is a first-person puzzled focused metroidvania. Someone in the stream comments called it a "Prime-like" - which as a huge Metroid fan, I'll take that 😀 Check out the demo on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/2126810/...

Stoked to have been part of the @theindiebrew.com.au ANZ Indie Showcase stream last night! Here's some screenshots of the new area from the trailer. Watch the stream here (Memory's Reach was the final trailer of the show): www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy-Z... Then give us a wishlist on Steam 😀

Started playing Öoo tonight and it's great. But also... exclusive fullscreen modes make my TV cry, maximized window mode please!

The ANZ Indie Showcase is starting now! Go check it out over on the Indiebrew YouTube channel youtu.be/Vy-Z6Lg4pW4

Since posting this I've been reading articles about the thought process that's gone into delaying games due to Silksong. It's been fascinating to hear the different perspectives. I'll link some below... but I'm glad Memory's Reach doesn't have a release date yet so don't need to make this decision 😅

Donkey Kong Bananza took a while to click with me but I ended up thoroughly enjoying it. Ended up 100%ing it, which I don't often do with many games, and did not expect to with this one based on initial impressions.