there's something really cinematic about Carney delivering the eulogy for the American Empire the betrayed best-friend steps out of the giant's shadow to lead the rebellion it doesn't feel petty, and it's not about vengeance it's an underdog story, and it's about justice 10/10 character arc

if you are a people-pleaser, DO NOT work in AAA #gamedev when you aim for mass appeal, you'll be stuck considering fans of the franchise vs. fans of the genre lean into one, you alienate the other try to balance both, now everyone's pissed off it's a lose-lose folks, don't do it ✋

#HotTake: moving to another country because your money is worth more there is the IRL equivalent of smurfing I may be broke but at least I have my honour ✊🥲

for me the tension created by pvp in #ArcRaiders is its best quality and a result of "the fear of the unknown" encouraging pvp makes it expected / removing pvp kills the suspense some villain players are essential to the #gamedesign bc if everyone is guaranteed to be friendly, the tension vanishes

the point of a movie is not to be done watching it. the point of a song is not to be done listening to it. the gamers' obsession with completion as the only motivator to play a game has directly led to the medium's worst traits. "AI gaming ghost" is a reflection of the lack of willingness to engage

Game development tip! If you’re unsure which direction to take your project, try making Halo 3. That game was very good.

it's so cute how his eyes follow the beetroot 🥹 side note: the beetroot shaking when it's being yoinked is a great example of game feel > realism realistically the arm should shake, but moving that to the object visualizes the struggle and gives the player a clear cue that they're pulling #gamedev

#HotTake: modern games die quickly because the #gamedesign caters to extrinsically motivated players who sprint to a finish line the titans of the past (CS, Dota, LoL) catered to intrinsic mastery and that's why they are immortal you can finish a battle pass, but you can't "finish" getting better

it's worth mentioning that both of these categories are really just forms of literacy reading an analog clock is intuitive for an adult, but a gen-alpha kid would likely struggle when assessing whether a mechanic is intuitive, ask "does our audience have the required literacy for this convention?"

the best lesson on grief I've learned came from playing #ArcRaiders: "it's not your loot, it's just your turn with it" nothing in life is yours to keep, everything is temporary the victory isn't keeping your loot, it's having the courage to press "play again" after losing everything 10/10 game

Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over

getting older is realizing that last year's miseries will carry over into the next year and next year's miseries will carry over into the year after that and the miseries of that year will carry over into the year after that and the miseries of that year will carry over into the year after that and-

all my aura goes out the window as soon as I encounter a door

why is this my everyday outlook login experience

I have two New Years' resolutions: 1. Set realistic goals 2. Solve every single one of my problems Excited to see where the year takes me

Putting a project to bed after a lot of work, never to be made, is a strange kind of grief. Only your team will get it. For me, if I'd reached the point where it felt real, where my fingers were electrified and ready to type? It's so hard to move on to the Next Thing and forget it ever existed. 😞

I don't know that I've ever heard a better idea than bagels.

Skyrim was right: soup DOES heal you for 10 points of health and 10 points of stamina.

Had to delete my last post bc I used the word “great” twice in the same sentence; will try again later

I had to snip out my favourite moment from #TheGameAwards. @laratlarian.bsky.social's words echo the heart of every developer. The industry needs to listen. We just want to make cool stuff for people. #indiedev #gamedev

did you know that when he was alive, confucius never once said 謝謝 xiexie? this is because he did not speak mandarin

Many people do not understand game design. Let me explain: game design is when attacking with your primary attack builds stacks of zorp, and your secondary consumes zorp stacks to add additional slow and lifesteal when you plurk

Another video game is in development.

if we evolved eyelashes to keep things out of our eyes, why do i wake up everyday with an eyelash in my eye

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that one orc: looks like meat's back on the menu boys! crowd of orcs: *cheers* vegan orc who is always asking if there are vegan options: are there vegan options