Everybody shut up new 1000xRESIST dev game before I've gotten around to 1000xRESIST.

How does a "Plot Mountain" translate into a game? YouTube video by Archivist Shepard

Got one for you storytelling nerds out there! We go back to basics for a hot minute and talk about Story Mountains and games in some unexpected (and pleasantly expected!) ways.

Also, Batman makes an appearance! 🦇 Give it a watch!

Go watch the first one if you haven't! Then this one! 🤍 (it's on my near-future to-do list, but you can be better than me!)

TR-49 | Archivist Approved YouTube video by Archivist Shepard

Trying this new thing where I get my thoughts about a game out while the game is still kind of sort of in the conversation instead of eight months from now.

Short version: @inkle.co absolutely killed it, between this, Overboard!, and Heaven's Vault, they've got certified range. Check out TR-49!

Get Nina to Safety Fundraiser (Part 2) #1 YouTube video by Zeitgeist Mistress

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Help Nina (a certified Real One) raise enough cash to move and marry their one true love! They'll be playing Wolfenstein, which is as thematically on the nose now as it was in 2017. GET PSYCHED <3

Dammit, Katie, you can't drop something like this the DAY I purchase Horses, and the DAY BEFORE I will be UNABLE TO PLAY GAMES for SEVERAL WEEKS. 😭

Sign me up for anything Deconstructeam makes, full stop. 🥰

A poster for a fundraiser stream showing the face of Elster from Signalis against the red background. The text says: Get Nina to Safety Fundraising Stream (Part 1) Featuring: Darkfry, Noah Caldwell-Gervais, Errant Signal, Daryl Talks Games, The Cursed Judge, Ashley Heather Quills, Casey Explosion, Codex Entry, Ashley Schofield, Hoots, RickiHirsch, Sam (afterthoughts), Talistheintrovert, Kai After Kai and More! December 6th, December 13th 15:00 (GMT), 10:00 (ET), 07:00 (PT), 09:00 (CT), 02:00 (AEST)

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

On Saturdays December 6th and 13th @darkfry.bsky.social and I will be hosting the first two 24 hour fundraisers with a bunch of cool guests to help me move to safety and finally marry @deviousbec.bsky.social

Oh yeah, and we'll be playing Signalis! Info below:

The Power and Legacy of Last Stand Weapons YouTube video by Archivist Shepard

Get in, losers, we're talking about tools and history and humanity, and there's a lot of satisfying footage of bad guys getting absolutely merc'd by things that weren't designed to merc bad guys.

Big ups to @katieandcatburger.bsky.social for her absolute S-tier voice work! Give it a watch, yeah?

Work Sims and Why We Work For Fun YouTube video by Archivist Shepard

I don't know how many of you are clocking in tomorrow (or are currently clocked in), but I'll bet a lot of you play Work Sims during your precious off-time. You ever think about why? Cuz I have.

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Dead Space is Every Single Form of Conflict YouTube video by Archivist Shepard

Can I offer you some existentialist, English-major-coded, heartfelt appreciation for Dead Space in these ongoing, trying times?

Blind DISCO ELYSIUM Fundraising Marathon! YouTube video by Darkfry

If the government won't help us, we must help each other. Join up and help a pal get out of Dodge. <3 There's a designated "Punch a Racist" counter, so you literally can't go wrong.

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Signalis, Analysis, and Answers YouTube video by Archivist Shepard

Art makes us feel. So, what does it make YOU feel?

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#signalis

The Doom Slayer from the 2016 release of DOOM fighting demons in the orange-red hellscape, while Ursula K. Le Guin calmly observes all from the horizon.

I'm going to spend the next several hours testing the theory that, actually, Doom and ancient philosophy (courtesy of Ursula K. Le Guin) DO actually go together like peanut butter and chocolate.

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Archivist Approved | Hollywood Animal YouTube video by Archivist Shepard

In a time where leadership, political and otherwise, sees fit to find new, horrible ways to rake us over the coals, I found comfort in an unexpected game...not BECAUSE of the ability to have a bootlegger merc somebody who did you wrong, but in spite of it.

Mel Brooks is the only person to do Nazis correctly in contemporary media and we are now experiencing the fallout of 50+ years of movies telling us that actually the Nazis are stylish and well-organized adversaries who should be respected and admired

tumblr user nitewrighter says: Me: I don’t get it. I thought I was doing a lot better than I was a few years ago. I’m like 10 times more on top of things than I used to be. How does everything feel terrible now? The Tiny Me in OSHA-approved Hi-Vis Gear Who lives in my brain and pulls all the levers: Boss, it’s the fascism. You’re completely gunked up with cortisol due to the fact that your entire daily life is now underscored with a haunting awareness of the rapid erosion of your rights, dignity, and any and all social safety nets, and you’re also bearing witness to the most vulnerable people immediately being persecuted. This creates a natural stress response that basically means you’re going to continue having memory and organizational problems, as well as emotional imbalances. Me: BUT I HAVE A BULLET JOURNAL AND I MEDITATE NOW. Tiny OSHA Me: BOSS, THE FASCISM.

my husband just sent me this

Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding for programs with 'improper ideology' President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on the Smithsonian Institution that targets funding to programs that contain what he calls “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology.”

I know that you know that I know that this is all fucked, but this is fucked. I wish I could talk about video games more here, but god DAMN.

Doing the Actual Lord's work.

In a similar vein I think this is why Fantasy stories about an underdog hero rising up and overthrowing a seemingly all-powerful BBEG appeals to so many people.

This is it. This is my glimmer of good news in a sea of abject and absolute bullshit.

This is a better shot of the size of the crowd at Powder House Square for Rumeysa Ozturk. Less than 24 hours notice.

Mahmoud Khalil...Then You? Wake up, because you're not safe either.

"we have seen this before—
this swallowing of bodies,
this hunger for breath,
this grinding of names into dust.
they did it to the ones who marched before us,
who sang before us,
who dared to cup light in their hands
and show the country its own face."

You mean a thing I can put on my Watch Later list until I SOMEDAY get around to 1000xResist? PERFECT.

DOOM, Billionaires, and Rage for Those Who Break Us YouTube video by Archivist Shepard

On Fridays, we get angry.

Science is how I get awesome papers and citations for my videos, so color me invested. The advancement, safety, and understanding of humanity and our world is a nice bonus. If you are able to attend somehow, check the Local Events page; plenty of opportunities in the usual urban hubs.

It's taken some doing, but I've tried to just leave it be. AVGN's origin and popularization of "angry coverage" tilted me towards not feeling the need to contribute to that any further. And there's something different about dunking on massive devs versus the smaller indies; punch up, not down.

Zelenskyy stayed in Kyiv while Russia was bombing the city and sending in hit squads to kill him. J.D. Vance fled to an undisclosed location because some peaceful protesters yelled at him while he was on vacation. This is why I believe victory over these people is still possible.

On the one hand, the world (and our world in America) is Objectively Bad for anyone with a single empathetic bone in their body.

But on the other hand, I finally got to uninstall the Dasher app from my phone. Gig courier work can choke, and I'm going to take my little victory for today.

A photo of Luigi from Super Mario on a black stand wearing a hoodie and holding a zapper. He is holding Elon Musk’s bloodied severed head as Wario from the now infamous SNL skit.

“Sic semper tyrannis.”