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Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition Review The journey on the HLV Herald was a perilous one, fraught with danger and mystery. And while the journey loses a bit of the wind in its sails by the end, it was still one worth making.

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The #garden view from the balcony is especially immaculate today. ☀️🌸🌳

good art does not always seek to make a point, but bad art regularly seeks to avoid making one

Hmm, yeah it’s hard. I can’t think of any movie from Eastern Europe with this particular scene. But the Werner Herzog style and the era of filmmaking you describe seem to align with Tarkovski. You could look at works by him or similar creators of the time who might have taken inspiration from him.

There is also a lot of obscure Eastern European stuff that might have aired once and then never again. Was it in any way lavish and high production value? If not, then it might just be some lost old tv show nobody knows about anymore. :/

The only period movie from Eastern Europe I know that has murder on stairs is Battleship Potemkin, but I’m sure it’s not that either. Because you probably know that one.

Софья Перовская (драма, реж. Лео Арнштам, 1967 г.) YouTube video by Киноконцерн "Мосфильм"

This is the entire movie btw. But yeah it does not contain your murder on the steps scene. It is about a political assassination of a Tsar.

Haha ok. Well the only Soviet Era film that I can think of that vaguely fits your description is Sofiya Perovskaya from 1967. Other than that, no clue either… :(

Do you know what language it was in, because that narrows it down a lot. Movies set in Eastern Europe in English are way rarer than movies from Eastern Europe itself of course.

Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition review | Adventure Game Hotspot Herald is light on gameplay but tells a complex, well-written adventure story that takes players on a journey both literal and emotional, through themes which, though based on historical events, are s...

Herald is in the #springsale right now:
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It's about €1/hour of story content, so a great deal! If you don't believe me, read this excellent review on @aghotspot.bsky.social by Cloe C.

#indiegame #indiedev #adventuregame #pointandclick #steamspringsale #steamsale

S03E18: Stichting Nieuwe Helden (Company New Heroes) In the WerkPlant podcast we interview people who have something interesting to say on becoming and staying independent in the creative industry. In this episode, Roy has a chat with Lucas de Man and W...

A new episode of the WerkPlant podcast just appeared! And it's a great one!

A long, winding, energetic and inspiring conversation between our own @wisproy.bsky.social and Lucas de Man and Wouter Goedheer from Company New Heroes.

Great stuff!

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Haru always gets the mood… Vibes are immaculate.

What I love about #pokopia over other #pokemon games, is that it made the ugly ducklings so endearing. Most Poké games, especially the battle ones, make me feel like I want to use the cool or cute ones only. But in Pokopia all of them have character beyond just looks. Which is good narrative design!

All Will Rise: a narrative courtroom deck-builder A game about taking a billionaire to court for the murder of a river.

All Will Rise is sooo close to their next stretch goal and you've just under an hour to pledge!
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This is not particularly unique to games, good book series or tv shows have this too. It’s a well studied phenomenon in storied media, and it is a part of Aristotle’s theory of catharsis.

Save 45% on Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition on Steam Herald is a choice-driven adventure set on the high seas. Board the HLV Herald and uncover its dark secrets in an intriguing tale about tyranny and servitude.

Herald - Complete Edition is on sale. If you're into a #nautical narrative #game, it's now 45% OFF in the #Steam Spring Sale. #steamspringsale #indiedev #indiegame

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It was! :)

I just don’t read the news as much anymore as I used to. It’s not like I can change much about it anyway… :/

The risotto and vegetables turned out so good, the Shibe died…

Spring drinks with the spring dog. 🌸🍻

News panels on #US television are so weird… It feels like I’m watching the political conversations of some random people at the #bar down the street. Has this thing become so common in the US because they lack third places? Has this become the rural boomer’s substitute for hanging out with people??

And queer people who have been in the industry for quite a while now don’t want to go to the USA right now either. 😕 I know many who feel the same way as I do, genderqueer individuals especially don’t feel safe going.

This reminds me of a certain ship ghehe. 😜

WerkPlant Weekly - Week 07 In this newsletter, WerkPlant provides a weekly update on independence in the creative industry—both global developments and news from our organization and community.

WerkPlant Weekly of Week 07!

- Report on the impact of the 2025 employment act the games industry
- Unsettling Spotify trends
- The final episode in the WerkPlant podcast miniseries from @wisproy.bsky.social and @jonivanderleeuw.substack.com

Check it out!

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S03E15 - Roy & Joni on Risk/Reward In the third season of the WerkPlant podcast host Roy van der Schilden and producer Joni van der Leeuw take a more casual approach and talk amongst themselves about what’s on their mind, current event...

A new episode of the WerkPlant podcast just went live! In this one, @wisproy.bsky.social and @jonivanderleeuw.substack.com talk about risk/reward structures at their respective companies ( @wispfire.com and @roostgames.bsky.social )

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Time for more homemade #ramen. ☺️

Just realized that there are way too many #songs that I think I like because I only know the best 10 seconds of them through memes… I hate this #timeline. 🥲

Loneliness is horrible though. Framing loneliness as a problem of incels can also be damaging to real issues within our communities that do need addressing. It’s easy to paint society with broad strokes and hot takes, but it takes courage to throughly research where this phenomenon starts and ends.

Made some shakshouka. 😋