This is structurally identical to a Da Share Z0ne post

indie gamedev really be like

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thinking about the american player names in Fighting Baseball (1993, Super Famicom)

illyia no! he was literally a miner

#pixelart #indiedev #gamedev

for illyia, these enemies were a miner inconvenience

dodging all the important looking email notifications on my phone

#pixelart #indiedev #gamedev

forever-early-access and live service games have done an immeasurable amount of damage. To many, games are no longer allowed to be 'finished'.

it is wild how much we have to fight for even a fraction of a percent of that budget and use it to make and market our games

'not toaday'

frog: haha im just a silly lil guy look at me

illyia: haha

frog: die by my hand

#pixelart #indiedev #gamedev

valentimes

Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month Age verification for all.

enshittification

enshittification never changes

look i hate to post two bow-related things in arrow but

#pixelart #indiedev #gamedev

uh oh i've just had a dark realization that i can order delivery mcdonalds breakfast for super cheap (300 yen) whenever i want.
this is dark and forbidden knowledge

stardew valley ahh calendar month

Absorbed Runes can boost Illyia's movement, too! Just think of it as a bit of a

bow-nus

#pixelart #indiedev #gamedev

RE that RT.. it’s wild how steam reviews are still so damn important to getting visibility. If you play and like indie games, the most generous and helpful thing you can do is spend an hour popping positive reviews onto anything you like with <500 or so reviews.

so i just figured out this whole 'katana' thing - pretty cutting edge stuff

#pixelart #Gamedev #indiedev #ドット絵

call me the ship of Teetheus the way these dentist visits be going

when a survey asks me to elaborate about why I don't want AI

people who use linkedin as social media harbor a great sickness of the soul and spirit

Really is. Tachikawa/Hachioji are a station away if you crave more city, and if you want more mountains, you got takao like *right* there. It's honestly been great.

practice 12/31

christmas yay

tama gang! Love this place

people who use linkedin as social media harbor a great sickness of the soul and spirit

Pretty sure this goes without saying, but

Rune Fencer Illyia does not and will NEVER contain anything with genAI.

#pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #ドット絵

using genAI for concept art is still using genAI, and the chances of its usage permanently stopping at that exact point in a large company's workflow is pretty much 0%.

never be be so foolish as to believe that your favorite big blorbo company is infallible or incapable of evil

It's got a big list of good games in it, maybe you should read it.