#rayarkers

[linterteatime]

So like i have this thing where i hear a piano and my mind instantly thinks of deemo, I've had this for years so like idk what tf is up with my brain tbh, it's just a piano wdym "deemo?!?" bruh

#deemo #alice deemo #deemo (game) #fanart #my art #rayark #mirai deemo #videogame fanart #But anyways #here is the sillies hugging (*´ω｀*)

[dravencore]

vanessa cytus i care you

#cytus 2 #cytus ii #rayark #cytus #my art

[yuseirra]

deemo redraws! (2023/2016)

#deemo #both songs are very good #about rayark and ai art.. #sigh #doodle

[baerverteidiger]

Real life.

Haven't been stressing out about playing new songs to increase my Skill Rate.

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Recently, my Skill Rate achieved Boss Status...

I'll likely never play a new song again. *snickers*

#myself #baerverteidiger #baerdigr #beardigr #rayark #deemo #deemo (game) #professional gamer

[dekun22]

Deemo - Biblioteca 

#deemo #deemo reborn #deemo fanart #rayark #pixel #pixelart #isometric #dekun22

[multitrackdrifting]

me: oh whats going on with rayark (dev. of cytus/sdorica/deemo/voez etc.)

twitter: most if not all of their new artworks are AI generated (MtL'd but native speakers have corroborated that the key idea is in-tact here). [see addendum below].

here's a former art director of cytus 2:

image in case it goes down

other [musical] artists who have worked on the game (such as kurokotei) have denounced the game and the company's attitude about AI art.

there's been pretty substantive backlash from each of the communities and the rhythm game community in general is not super enthusiastic about AI art. word has spread across their fanbases to universal disdain - there's a general agreement that this company should be buried within our memories because yeah, it's easy to say that "if it looks good why do you care where it came from", but that's just it - it lacks the technical polish and art direction that makes those games memorable but it's impossible to understand that argument if you're only interested in engaging with ai art discourse as a means of arguing about aesthetics or "real art" as opposed to the practical consequences of something a very loyal fanbase cherishes that has actually been tarnished by this new direction. art direction in particular is a huge part of the appeal of this company's works, and a lack of consistent aesthetic and artworks really does bring the roof down. whether you like things like vocaloid or rhythm games, you probably understand that the accompanying art for a song is a lot more than just a picture - the visuals are tied deeply to the impact and legacy of a song. the ui in those games is so barebones but the art carries them heavily.

this really stinks.

Addendum: A popular claim on twitter is that a lot of their artists were fired (one I did not make, given that there was no tangible proof of this). Rayark has issued their own statement clarifying that they have not fired their art team but doubled down on their commitment to AI art in a move to "adapt to the times" (a claim which is questionable given that industry leaders in the Mobage space don't really use AI-content for international titles but it might be more applicable to other regions).

While this assuages some fears (namely the shift to 100% AI Art, a fear which was largely a reaction to the yahoo article), the lack of transparency around the art direction (given that Sdorica and Cytus II have both been using AI Art to promote for a while now) is still something the broader fanbase is worried about. The reception from KR & EN audiences has been largely negative, JP is mixed but less intense. This still begs the question of whether AI-generated content will mean less collaboration with artists in the in-game content.

People have speculated that the press statement is written by ChatGPT, but text AI-gen detection is far less sophisticated than reading Stable Diffusion outputs (which has come a long way in terms of certainty).

#rayark #deemo #voez #cytus #anti ai art #ai discourse #ai art discourse #rhythm game communities are super grass roots so naturally they hate shit like this #and its especially egregious bc a lot of the content for cytus for ex. is paid so youre paying for AI Art instead of funding the contractor #Youtube

[borlgidaan]

fan art i drew of rayark dying in a glue trap

#ik the glue trap thing is over but i just felt like i had to #rayark #cytus #cytus ii #deemo #deemo ii #uh what else. #sdorica #<- i guess? #i'd tag voez but who cares abt voez anymore

[emirrart]

04,07,2022

#deemo #deemo: reborn #alice #fanart #rayark #Deemo: Last Recital #deemo reborn #deemo 2 #deemo ii #hans #ポストｔｒｉａｎｇｌｅ

[indrawneel]

i missed drawing her

#i had to redownload photoshop just for the halftone printing #cytus ii #cytus 2 #cytus ivy #rayark #mine

[creative-shine]

Deemos birthday is on November 13th this is the final warning to get stuff done

#WE HAVE TO HYPE IT UP #if rayark wont i sure as hell will #ITS THE 1OTH ANNIVERSARY #deemo #shine speaks

[pettyblood]

#cytus #cytus 2 #cytus ii #rayark

[sumiryo0w0o]

DEEMO II "Album 28 - The Tenacity of Timber"

#deemo #deemo ii #deemo2 #deemo 2 #rayark #rhythm game

[digital-dizzy]

i don’t usually tumble on here, but since several friends of mine who don’t typically follow rayark games are telling me about this, it seems like the rumor is a lot farther-reaching than i thought.

RAYARK IS NOT FIRING THEIR ART TEAM.

Cheeseskates wrote a whole-ass essay on this, and knows much more about it than me. Spreading this misinfo is only taking attention away from the actual shitty things rayark is doing, like using ai art in the first place and the entire shitshow that is deemo 2.

#deemo #deemo ii #rayark #cytus 2 #ai art discourse

[baerverteidiger]

A lot of people probably wonder...

"Why the hell is this guy so proud of his video game achievements?"

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Well...

I have been playing video games and rhythm games since I was a kid. I became so good at these games that I entered video game tournaments and won prizes.

After realizing that you do not make much money playing video games... I quit playing video games altogether for years...

For years and years... I didn't play any video game or rhythm game at all.

Then somehow or another.. I got back to my roots and started playing video games again.

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After years of not playing games, there has been one game that has impressed me above all others...

"Deemo 2" by Rayark

To me...

This game has to be ONE OF THE GREATEST GAMES OF ALL TIME!!!

(And I am not getting paid to say this.)

I have played a multitude of rhythm games throughout my life... I have won tournaments for rhythm games... I have achieved the perfect score in multiple rhythm games... and...

No game has EVER impressed me so much as Deemo 2!!!!

It is one of the BEST PROGRAMMED VIDEO GAMES EVER!!

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I have enjoyed playing Deemo 2 so much, that I have been taking my time progressing through the game.

To this very day... There are MANY songs and difficulties I have yet to play in Deemo 2!!!

This game is so amazing that I never want it to end!!!!

My mindset...

"Life is a journey, not a destination." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

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To answer the question above simply...

"Why the hell is this guy so proud of his video game achievements?"

These records... are a benchmark of my current rhythm game mastery.

"Rayark" programmed "Deemo 2" so well...

I can achieve the perfect score on a song on my very first attempt!!

Thank you Rayark for making such an AMAZING video game!!

--This time tested rhythm gamer approves

#myself #baerverteidiger #baerdigr #beardigr #rayark #deemo #deemo (game) #professional gamer

[satoshi-mochida]

Eleven Arts announced that DEEMO Memorial Keys will air in US theaters beginning on Thursday, February 2. The film can be found in select theaters nationwide and will feature both Japanese audio with English Subtitles and a brand-new English dub version.

Those wondering if DEEMO Memorial Keys is playing near them can check the official website.

The English dub cast features talents from Michelle Marie (Pride of Orange, Talentless Nana) as “The Girl” Alice and Masked Lady, Anairis Quiñones (Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Attack on Titan) as Alice, Bryce Papenbrook (Attack on Titan, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba) as Mirai and Hans, Mike Pollock (One Piece, Sonic X) as Nutcracker and Professor Valensky, Luci Christian (One Piece, My Hero Academia) as Fragrant Sachet and Sania, and Stephanie Sheh (Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, Sailor Moon) as Rosalia.

DEEMO Memorial Keys tells the story of the character, DEEMO, who lives in solitude, playing piano in a castle. One day a girl without her memory finds her way into the castle and asks for his help. The two must work together to get her home, but that will require DEEMO to use his powers to make a magical tree grow and allow her to escape.

In case you missed it, check out our review of Deemo -Reborn-.

You can watch the English dub trailer below:

#DEEMO Memorial Keys #Deemo #Eleven Arts #Rayark #anime #Noisy Pixel

[fafupaf]

And more old Deemo sketchs, art by me

#my art #old art #repost #deemo #alice #deemo alice #little girl #mirai #hans #rayark #fanart #video games #sketch