kayin.moe/silksong Finally done. Definitely a different vibe here than some people, but Silksong is a joy. 😌 I definitely talk about midgame spoilers to some degree, so be warned. Thank you to @trynant.bsky.social and @starrymirai.moe for proofreading. 💬Replies will show up as comments

"[the combat/difficulty]... are there to add friction, and what friction does is slow you down. And when you're moving more slowly, you become more observant; the more observant you become, the more you start noticing the piecemeal moments of storytelling that string together into a greater whole."

Folks, maybe keep an eye on this. Might be some cool things on the horizon. 👀

New 7th Stand User update, where a Boston Terrier has a battle to the death with a falcon that shoots icicles. obsidianmoonshine.com/public/3-pro...

Great game. I have some quibbles but a strong final stretch goes a long way to smoothing out the final impression. The last boss is a personal golidlocks zone of boss design for me. Demanding, but readable. It's a lot of fun and you can innately understand how to win, all that remains is execution.

I wrote about how Silksong, like its prequel, has the same appeal as a good FromSoftware Souls game for me: dozens of individually enjoyable moments that weave into a greater tapestry. obsidianmoonshine.com/public/1-blo...

Wait is that a gun in the new FE trailer? What is going on in this game.

As someone who's been in this for the long haul, and seen it break more than not, I get it. I can already see game dev bsky coming out of the woodwork with the cautionary tales. I still fundamentally believe it is good to dream.

Laid out with a fever in the final days of my trip. It's bad I'm fighting ghosts out here man.

Stridsfordon

Happy two year anniversary to Armored Core VI! This game changed my life for the better and still means a lot to me, so I'm super interested in seeing where the series goes next I also plan on drawing new fanart illustrations soon! #armoredcore6 #armoredcorevi

IB-01: CEL 240 #ArmoredCore6

happy 2nd birthday #armoredcore6

Happy two years to AC6. Here's hoping we don't have to wait another 10 years, I want to fly higher. I also want to get around to doing another fanart.

obligatory atlus dlc/spinoff girls (of games i have personally played)

Been informed I wasn't chosen for best cover art. A bit bummed but thank you all for your support, it meant a lot to me knowing so many of you had my back. Onward.

This one really got crushed down by the post scheduler so I'll repost it this way:

Well with such an enthusiastic response, I guess I'm on the hook now aren't I? Going to be out of town for a couple weeks so I ask y'all be patient but I promise I'm cooking something.

finished this commission

Oguri's cooked, they gave Tama the baby backstory buff too. Who will win the backstory battle between broken legs and homelessness.

T-T-Tamamo Cross???

It is kinda crazy I've only ever drawn the Nelson Flight-Type twice considering how hard I cooked, but it's one of those designs that's just never comes up in my Lancer client work since Wallflower Part 1. Would folks want to see me take another crack at it?

Oh I get it. The game was simply hiding all the good ones, as a joke. Haha, good one Cygames. You got me pretty good. You can bring out Dicta Striker and Black Ale from behind the curtain now. They'll be added to global in no time right?

What are they feeding the girls in Kasamatsu. (And can we feed it to the girls in tokyo)

A rare foray into coloring for the Update page - Flight-Type Nelson (left) and Cordonazo (right) designed by @gee-man.bsky.social

Extremely funny way to declare how different you are going to be from the mainline series. I can't help but think of Hathaway's Flash whenever I hear Alexandros.

Wrote a longer version of the flavor text along with some of my general thoughts for how I approached the Debussy's design as part of the Galliard catalog. gee-blog.vercel.app/Debussy/

Galliard Applied Systems proudly unveils the CL-HV-06 Debussy as the second combat frame in its catalog. Leverage its unique strengths as a long range drone supporter to alter battlefield conditions, aiding your allies or harassing your enemies. "Galliard: Orchestrating your success"

Would I follow TM Opera O to the ends of the earth? To see how far my Conqueror of Century's End's reach could grasp? Would I accompany her to see Okeanos with her own two eyes? To leave her footprints at the beach beside that endless sea? To write my own tales? To carry her to even greater heights?

Beginning of a New Era really feels like the culmination of a long running project. It's the capstone the series didn't need but is so much richer for having. I've known since season 2 that umamusume had the sauce but never did I think it could reach heights like this.

Extremely predictable of me but I love her already.

Road to the Top was quite good but also it is fun to witness umamusume's transition from gacha girl vehicle into semi-prestige media, which sometimes feels like an inevitable phenomenon for a sufficiently long lived Eastern media franchise.

I should write a blog about the design I did for the Cordonazo chassis mount for Battlegroup. It was fun designing something that felt distinctly un-SSC despite serving the same generalized combat role SSC excels at. It's shooty but in a way that lacks the manufacturer's sense of grace and form.

Workin' on a skin for the Monarch Mk II based on @gee-man.bsky.social 's badass Battlegroup design

Do you want Val in your room? I partnered with @mosobox.bsky.social to start selling prints and merch. Link below!

Still had a pretty good time with the umamusume anime overall, I definitely have my favorites I'll be looking forward to seeing in the game now. But with pretty derby finally in the rear view, it's time for the real shit.

Everyone was right, umamusume season 2 is the only one you truly have to watch. Like this final shot in the OP is so funny in hindsight now. Half these characters were barely there! Did Sound of Earth do literally anything?

She did it! The Cheval Grand plotline has been dragging me through season 3. Kitasan just wins too much so it's hard for me to care, but I was on the edge of my seat every time Cheval was running. I was so scared they were going to pull another Nice Nature on me.

was doing some musing and thought about this brief series of posts i did on cohost ages ago. i think my "most final dungeons kind of suck" statement still rings true. exceptions generally prove the rule. obsidianmoonshine.com/public/1-blo...

corvus style studies

Lancer Tactics v0.3.3 is live! We've finished off implementation for all SSC and HORUS mechs. Almost there! wick.itch.io/lancer-tacti...

I know a lot of you have already heard or read about BDS Movement's call against Microsoft, and felt weird and bad about it all, but decided to move forward as normal because of some degree of ambiguity. "What service is Microsoft providing?" Here it is, clear as day. A direct line to death.

It's peak. youtu.be/bBXDP2ZNq3Y?...

My ranking of 2025's Top 8s that I watched. God I can't believe I'm about to say this: COTW>Granblue>MvC2>SF6>GG>KOF15>lmao>>>Tekken

tbh, I've never been a big fan of Mena but this win was inevitable and definitive. He's a true student of the game and this was a long time coming. I just wish that grand finals had been more competitive; Kakeru is one of the best to ever do it and I don't know what happened there.

Kakeru's gonna get a reputation for beating up kids at this rate.

Hearbreaking set but I'll never stop rooting for Leshar. When he's firing on all cylinders the man can play like nobody else on planet earth.

Yeah episode 5 of City is as good as everyone says.

Congratulations to GGS at evo for narrowly avoiding another year of "Strive will never beat the allegations" posts. It's a low bar, but "2nd least toxic Strive evo finals" should be recognized.

mech sketch 2