What IS going on in this upcoming DLC?

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As I've developed as a writer, one thing I've come to appreciate more and more is a well-executed shift in tone, in a story. It's hard to do well and efficiently, but when it does happen, it can be so momentous.

Still doing QA on our console ports. Up through ch9/11. Making good progress and it’s running smooth.

What do you think the meaning of "melodrama" is? What separates it from the merely dramatic, in your mind?

Finished Quartet this weekend! Absolutely the best "not an SNES JRPG" I've ever tried - really enjoyed the story, the great soundtrack, and the turn-based mechanics are catnip for a "fight/magic/items" type person like myself. PC only for now: store.steampowered.com/app/1307960/...

Quartet made someone's #1. No spoilers about whose.

Kind of clever nobody expects the mage to pull out the glock. #Quartet

beautiful magic lady... beautiful spear lady... ilu (just got all the party together... hell yeah!! really digging the combat and writing!!) #quartet

Today I updated documentation all day.

Update! Maybe 2 weeks away from being done with the 1.3 Quartet update. It's gonna be a good one. Y'all are in for a treat. Switch port is in QA currently. Hoping to submit to lotcheck soon! #QuartetRPG #indiedev

can't argue

Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers.

Fun performance of my arrangement of "Simple and Clean" by a Japanese band. Video is timestamped: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgtW...

Thinking about this further, the metaphor of the Fayth being completely locked into support of Yevon by their petrification is just so yucky. "We, the masses, don't have the power. An outsider has to come free us." I'm wincing. And they take 1000 years to try anything. Whew.

Hello, #PortfolioDay! I'm Ellian, a french pixel artist animator! You might have seen my work in various Aether Studio games, Loco Motive, or in the upcoming Threads of Time, among other things! 💪 #pixelart #animation

I frequently think about how FFX had the chance to say something deeply meaningful about the relationship of a population to its charismatic dictator, in the relationship of the Fayth to Yu Yevon. But it just kinda just whiffed completely.

@yahtzeecroshaw.bsky.social You should check out Quartet for Yahtzee Tries. No need to wait an hour for it to get good. You'll either really like the writing and battle system right away, or you won't. store.steampowered.com/app/1307960/... (Free demo on Steam, no less.)

When a Final Fantasy V guy plays Quartet

Quartet is a brilliant JRPG. Better written than all the other non-Japanese JRPGs, and with Respectful Classical Turn-based game design. A lot of people don't even deserve it, but I ate that game with chopsticks as a kaiseki 16-course dinner.

Literally every single person I have recommended Quartet to has been like "what is that?" Even my fellow JRPG Sickos have not had this game even remotely on their radar??? I was seeing tons of coverage about it when it came out????? What is happening?!!!!!! Anyway play Quartet.

You know a boss will fuck you sideways when the game ask if you really wanna start the fight

"You are going to take an exam that costs all of your life savings to sit. If you ace this exam, you’ll win 2-10 times your life savings. The games-playing public already knows all the answers, and will tell you if you ask them." So many indies just *don't do this* or ignore the results!

I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice: www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1... I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.

Alex having a moment on clarity in our upcoming new FREE content update for Quartet! #QuartetRPG

They Will Kill You looks like Army of Darkness but in a hotel. Color me interested.

I stole this from David Vinc who stole it from who knows where. But MAN is this funny.

Making great progress on our final free content update! #QuartetRPG

Now do Xenogears, you cowards.

Dustin Pedroia was my favorite player, but I don't think he deserves these Hall of Fame votes. He just couldn't stay healthy long enough. Since Cano was a dirty rotten cheater, the only 2B from that generation who deserves it is Utley. And it's pretty clear cut, I'm not sure what the hold-up is.

Best new RPG I played in 2025, no hyperbole! Clean, thoughtful experience that keeps the plot moving and the characters each pulling their own weight in battle! One of the few games I feel accomplished everything it set out to do

It's amusing how few youtubers or reviewers in general are able to actually talk about games. I see so many previews for upcoming games that say nothing about said game. I think they'd save everyone's time if they just said: "Man, these graphics look really cool!"

Negative steam reviews will be like “It’s a great game in every way but it’s worth maybe $10 instead of its price tag of $25, so that’s why I’m giving it a thumbs down” and they’ve played the game for 40 hours.

Tried Slime Rancher and did not see the appeal. It was only $5 on sale, at least.

Any hall of fame that admits Andy Pettitte but leaves out Kevin Brown is a joke. Brown pitched through the same era and has an ERA a full half-run lower than Pettitte's completely unimpressive 3.85.

Quartet by @somethingclassic.bsky.social is a JRPG on the more serious side with great character dynamics and more adult themes. The real reason why you want to play it is actually the writing. If you like Final Fantasy 6 or Octopath you might enjoy this one. store.steampowered.com/app/1307960/...

2025 was a year blessed with great indie games. Here are 4 interesting hidden gems: 1. Deck of Haunts @mantisgames.bsky.social 2. Dragon Ruins II @yomigael.bsky.social 3. Kingdoms of the Dump @kingdomsofthedump.bsky.social 4. Quartet @somethingclassic.bsky.social thingclassic.bsky.social

Best storytelling KCD2 has excellent writing in both main and side quests, winning this category. Quartet got some of the best writing I've seen in an indie retro-inspired RPG, and Clair Obscur had a more ambitious story, but also more flaws in its narrative, ending 3rd.

This is how people start making a JRPG together

Pluribus is about receiving a terminal diagnosis, and how different people respond to that.

Dear gamers, we're proud to announce: THE 2025 GOTYEE AWARDS as presented by the GOAT of GOATS, the GOUDA BOI himself: Manny "Manchego" the GOTY goat with the greatest goatee in gaming We guarantee these game awards won't be like any others you've seen... Read: www.deargamers.net/features/the...

It's interesting that the main campaign of Celeste is really about creativity and problem solving... but the B-sides and challenge content are mostly about dry, technical precision. Lots of hardcore platformer enthusiasts are here for that precision, but the difference is so stark.

2025 was a big year for us: "Quartet" received great enthusiasm and feedback. In addition, our friends Shrine's Legacy and Geo Mythica released their excellent games as well. 2026 is going to the year we get to consoles and launch our newest free expansion Happy New Years!

Ted Woolsey doesn't get enough credit. With the constraints he had, he performed miracles.

Making a very late appearance in my games-of-2025 is Quartet, an RPG heavily influenced by the best 16-bit games -- I'm only about six hours in so far, but the story, graphics, music, combat systems all feel very strong. store.steampowered.com/app/1307960/...

This is the internet equivalent of becoming a made man in the mafia.

Expedition 33 is the Bridges of Madison County of JRPGs. I will not be taking questions at this time.

Still time to grab "Quartet" 20% off on the Winter Sale! #QuartetRPG #indiedev

And here's an example of Thomas using this very technique for the tilesets in Quartet.