this is a perfect game, I had stuff to do today and instead I shelved 932 books by hand (upgrades are for cowards) and I also alphabetized the titles within each section

but how about 1 game over 10 years

"Best believe I'm still bejeweled When I walk in the room I can still make the whole place shimmer"

Venerable storyteller @edstern.bsky.social joins us to talk in great detail about understatement, and the craft of putting material in versus holding it back. Turn to www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope... to begin!

Here’s a vid where I try to explain how to make smoother animation in under a minute… how’d I do?

Going to be a dad in less than two months. 😅

i appreciate this thread because it genuinely does pare down open world RPGs into two general but very effective clades. however, the answer to the question posed here fundamentally boils down to factors of time and cost. bear in mind obsidian has made a bethesdagame before, a really good one!

Hmmm. This might be part of the reason. Basso Continuo. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basso_c...

Me as an individual contributor: of course, friction isn't always a negative thing. the important thing is to harness intrinsic motivation in order to Me as director: THE QUEST SHOULD MAKE PLAYER FEEL HAPPY. THE REWARDS SHOULD BE GOOD. PLAYER SHOULD ENJOY TO PLAY THE GAME

and honestly hittin the stacks and sitting there at a library poring over books pulled off the shelves and scribbling furiously into your notebook is just fun as hell 10/10 highly recommend

Why do we bash 'deathtrap' fortresses full of swinging blades, man-serpents, and giant rolling balls; but we never question if the chosen hero simply had bad vibes? Or is just unpleasant to be around?

Amos Rody's work slaps so hard. That soundtrack got me thru some shit Impeccable amosroddy.bandcamp.com/album/citize...

What is even happening right now? 1000+ reviews, overwhelmingly positive. Thanks everyone!

There's a certain kind of vibe about being locked out of somewhere in a game. Just kind of peering at safety / warmth from the outside. Particularly if it's not a real space, just the representation of one.

What the hell is a shader! NUMBERS aren't COLORS you silly goose!

Me when a game deletes your save file when you die.

Checking out Amberspire in a couple of hours if you want to come and hang (skiving off work to do so is encouraged) www.youtube.com/live/id-PWMK...

Thinking about Aliens the comic (1989), where earth is completely taken over by xenomorphs. That hit pretty hard as a 12 year old. archive.org/details/alie...

We're all special kinds of perverts simply by merit of being game developers in the first place, but I get your meaning. What we really need is to embrace perversion and stop trying to appeal to people that aren't. That way lies madness. Let the perversion whisper in your ear like Grima Wormtongue.

Game developers need to develop good taste. In other words, they need to become a special type of pervert.

this looks like an extra tough captcha test

You consumed STRANGE DINNER [x1] 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥... 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵? - 2 CHA - 1 CON Your reputation among GOBLINS has permanently increased!

One of the greatest priviledges of my life has been working with @threeohfour.bsky.social these last 15 or so years. This interview is the best example of why that is.

China: Massively drives down cost of clean energy tech, helping world grapple with energy crisis and the existential threat of climate change. DW: Some countries worry they are merely swapping reliance on one source of energy with reliance on another. youtu.be/hoQvMz0I8-w?...

Currently adding a giant rat that lives in your pantry / kitchen and steals food if you leave it out too long. 🐀 #devlog

I need to replay this to check out a different ending.

Oh this is perfect

Just buy a $10 PDF. That $60 hardback will be the best $300 box set you've ever bought.

The next four games I want to play.

I will not start getting into TTRPGs. I will not start getting into TTRPGs. I will not start getting into TTRPGs. I will not start getting into TTRPGs. I will not start getting into TTRPGs. I will...

“Everyone has their place” I whisper to myself as I drag a tail-section child to a broken part of the engine with those giant tweezers from Roller-Coaster Tycoon.

this game fucking owns

it's so cool to be an adult and still feel like you're just getting better at the stuff you like and care about getting better at

Finally, some good news. ☕️

Making a game means you have to explicitly tell a fireplace not to let the player add wood to it through a wall.

Have -you- remembered to flush your arrays?

Getting close to a pretty big wishlist milestone.

Using mountain rat in your stew? 🐀 Might be a good idea to add a few herbs to improve the flavor. 😉 #screenshotsaturday #indiegames

Provost said - and this is an exact quote - "we are scholars, and we are driven by curiosity" and then proceeded to completely dismiss all forms of knowledge that don't bring in millions of dollars in grant money as useless if not burdensome.

Good morning all. Coffee has been consumed. Let's make some games.

I am a producer of computer video games. Ask me anything.

Saw a negative steam review on an indie game yesterday that was written by AI, with 0.2 hours played at time of review, with a link spruiking their curator page. It had the most "helpful" upvotes, which was also clearly botted. Enraging. 💢

Mood board.

The ANZ Indie Showcase is premiering in two hours! Happy to say Innkeep is part of the lineup again this year. :-) #innkeep #indiegames youtu.be/IihLc4hUboY?...

Hii. I'm a trans author working on my second book. :3 I'm doing okay money-wise, but if you wanna support me the best way is to join my girlfriend's patreon - she's a trans author maybe you've heard of! Financial support means more time for stress-free cuddles. 💞 www.patreon.com/c/elabambust...