#the devs continue to hate fun

[iridescent-king]

#DBD #dead by daylight #herman carter #memes #michael myers #that one hurt me the most #i deadass stopped playing mike after that)) #pyramid head #albert wesker #big zappy #fuck hands mcmike #triangle man #whisker #the devs continue to hate fun

[bam-monsterhospital]

they...... deleted the fun out of mercy. again. y’know. instead of tackling sojourn’s one-tap and overall damage.

you can’t nyoom as mercy now. you can’t be a fighter jet.

WELP. time to not play mercy anymore i guess.

#overwatch #i'm a support main #hooooooooooo boy #time to try and get better at kiriko #and re-learn how moira works in this fucked up game #i haven't got to the moira changes yet and i'm terrified #okay moira's changes are like nothing that's fine #but doesn't take away the fact they fUCKED the fun out of mercy #and surviveability #because of COURSE they did #the hate-on for mercy by the devs continues

[dmagedgoods]

Why ppl dislike Raphael this much?

It was a very loud minority, that's important to keep in mind. I counted how many people I blocked yesterday. It was around 30 or 40. - A very small number compared to all the people enthusiastically telling Larian to add a kiss on that weird tweet about him being a devil and an even more insignificant number compared to 542 signatures for our petition. We gained around a hundred more in one night only because the antis shared the petition so enthusiastically and made people see it who agree with us and not them. 😂 Looking at it all, I think Raphael is a very, very beloved character actually. Those antis don't truly hate him, they have the completely ridiculous idea that asking for more content with a character is "harassing the devs" in some way. A wild thought, since the devs will see that (very politely phrased) letter around in the social medias once, maybe twice, and are perfectly capable of decision-making and choosing if any of it fits their plans or not. Other antis think that Larian even considering more Raphael content would take away resources from their beloved faves. - What isn't only hypocritical but makes no sense at all, since it's not mutually exclusive to work on more content for character A and character B. Raphael's story arc (as much as I love our devil) in the game itself is weak. And needs as much polishing as many other things. And the third group of antis I saw, well, they didn't truly read the letter and apparently only saw one point with the idea of Raphael being in camp for a while. What is, yes, the most unlikely of the ideas, but also just one among so, so many others that would be much easier to implement. That he stays in camp only works if they'd write him a strong reason to do so. I did not think it was necessary to mention that but apparently, I should have. They think our suggestions are against his character and would take from it. (Please consider that many cishet men just don't like the idea of another male romance and that's all they need to be mad.) I don't agree that our suggestions are against his character at all. He already flirts with the MC, we just want to flirt back. The option to kiss him would go well with his plans actually, if he notices Tav's/Durge's interest is another tool to get them to take his deal. Romance-specific camp scenes with him would be more work and are not a must-have in the main game but how those camp scenes would look like - manipulative, cruel even, or a little more fond (he shows all those sides with us during the game) - would be up to Larian if they'd decide to make them. In any case: How much affection Raphael would or wouldn't feel for the MC and how much of it would only be a method to get what he wants would be free for interpretation (as it is right now already too). Visiting the HoH when not betraying him and talking there peacefully with him should be in the game already, actually. Exactly like the option to spare him after the fight with him should we so decide and his help during the last battle. That's not a weird or outgoing request, that's just things that should be possible actions/developments and belong in the game, in my opinion. Long message short: I don't understand the hassle at all. But it's twitter after all and, it seems to me that most of its users are only happy if they can pointlessly yell about something and hunt shadows. I, for my part, block them and continue to have fun with the content and characters I enjoy and also continue to hope Larian read the letter and considers the points in there they find fitting.

#dmagedanswers #bg3 raphael #raphael bg3 #raphael #baldur's gate #baldur's gate 3 #larian #larian studios #larianstudios #bg3 #bg3 spoilers

[astrobolical]

Perhaps not the way I was intended to find fun in this game (not that it’s not fun overall) but I’ve been really enjoying uncovering and, in some cases, finding some sources of errors in What in Hell is Bad? It’s… an oddly cathartic experience.

This is just a list of things I’ve experienced, so definitely not a comprehensive list of the experiences overall.

I’m just having fun, by the way! Absolutely no hate towards the devs— this is a massive undertaking for a small team, and it’s completely expected. Especially given their issues with their servers at launch.

Active Bugs:

L-Class Artifact “Shiny Leather Gloves” can break boss fights — presumably because it attempted to erase the boss, which leaves the units confused and stagnant while the boss continues to attack

L-Class Artifact “Sweet Cup Dessert” doesn’t seem to adjust when levelled? It always says “…he becomes invincible for 0.00s once during battle” which is arguably useless. May potentially just not be coded properly? Or I may be misunderstanding it (I have since levelled it again to 14, and still no change)

Graphical error in the “My Devils” screen— the word “Information” does not properly fit within the button

Another little one on the “My Devils” screen — when attempting to sort, changing the order will reset other options and doesn’t seem to work by itself regularly? Sometimes it does, often it doesn’t

When playing in a chapter, if a unit dies it sometimes appears to cause the enemy units to become undying. They stop attacking, their health bar appears to be at 0, but they remain and the level will not end

UPDATE ON THE ABOVE POINT: It seems to be when you move units. In one case I moved Beelzebub, and then moved him elsewhere again but the enemies still stopped where he used to be and he took damage as if he were in range of them. Subsequently, when he died the level broke.

During “Hell-oh! Talk” chats don’t simply end and you get the reward, if you click away you’ll need to go through the chat again and click once it’s over

Sometimes suggested character types are not actually viable in the levels

Sometimes when retrying a level the game will not bring up the devils to select, and if you leave the entire games graphical interface is messed up and you must restart the app

Necronomicon Exchange - Solomon’s Tears option does not properly reset with the week, giving users an error saying it’s not available when it should be

Already purchased items in the shop will not properly show that it’s no longer available— this will give you an error and restart the app

Already purchased shop items that should not be purchasable again will charge you, tell you it’s not available after that, and restart the app. You’ll be charged but not receive anything Add

Additionally to the above, should you have his charge you will then be plagued with “Item not available” messages each and every time you attempt to sign in

Fixed Bugs:

Gacha screen not properly displaying when pulling. Spotlights would not show, and Satan was missing his irises so you could only see his eye whites (it was creepy)

On the “My Devils” screen, the circle for the artifact was on the character’s abdomen, and was not selectable to equip an artifact at all

In the level select, for some reason all previous chapters I had cleared suddenly became locked again, but it did resolve itself

Text Errors:

This is obviously not going to cover every single line in the game, or grammatical errors (of which there are a lot, especially in early levels). This is more for one-off lines around the game outside of story.

I actually don’t remember a ton at the time of writing this, but I’m sure I’ll come across more or remember them.

During Foras’ Ultimate it says “I can’s see the enemies anymore.” When it should be “I can’t see the enemies anymore.”

On the Home Screen if you have Leraye set, one of his chat bubbles ends in “A10:AJ10” which is incredibly out of place. “His Majesty Satan brought a new teddy bear! My collection will soon increase too!!A10:AJ10”

And for even more fun!

Potential Quality of Life Improvements:

When pulling on the gacha, allow users to click to ‘interrupt’ a devil who was pulled (I sincerely do love their voices, but I don’t want to hear it every time if I have before) (Coming Oct 25th)

Automatically “sell” tea leaves for maxed out characters for pancakes during the gacha sequence

Have a “quick select” party you can quickly select from at the start of chapters rather than having to scroll through your list of devils each time

More accessible “friends” functionality— while not pivotal, I’ve found the screen once and then never again

In the chats during story missions, adjustments to text speed or a selection for speed so the characters aren’t talking so rapidly if someone can’t keep up with it

Grammatical improvements overall, though I noticed as the game goes on they’re either not as noticeable or I’m becoming desensitized

On the “Unholy Board” Auto scroll to the furthest active node

On the level select, auto scroll to the most recently unlocked level if not all levels are completed in the chapter

On certain levels a large portion of the map is not viable to place your units on even when it appears it should be— if something should not be accessible, make it clearer that it’s not (looking at you 3-86, you miserable thing)

On certain levels a bit more visibility — it’s not bad, but often scrolling still doesn’t show the whole map even if an enemy spawn is there (will only be partially visible)

Clearer UI for things like selling items from your inventory — it’s not readily obvious, so some people may simply believe it’s not possible if they’re not familiar with the game’s format

Ability to open all of an item if applicable (i.e. “Random Hallucination Devil Pie Piece Chests” and similar items)

Auto-Battle for completed levels (especially in Dark Sanctuary) — if you’ve already cleared it perfectly once, have it “remember” your team/movements from that battle (Arknights does this, and allows you to take over when needed) to make it a bit less repetitive and cumbersome. If that is too much, simply auto-clear it without showing us the battle since it has been proven we can beat it perfectly regardless. (Coming Oct 25th (Auto Clear option after perfect))

#What in Hell is Bad #whb #prettybusy what in “hell” is bad? #whb bug #~Astro fidgets #I absolutely do know there’s a wide array of issues #but making this list is fun #Also yes I was horribly underleveled in the screenshot where my units are dead #~welcome to the haven #Yes i find this very fun #what in hell is bad foras #whb foras #whb leviathan #whb mammon #whb leraye

[sapphire-weapon]

just wanted to give some overall thoughts on rebirth so far while i'm sitting here drying off and cooling down from a very hot shower that actually did clear my sinuses and i am so happy that i can breathe again

because like

rebirth is a game at the quality of resident evil 4 remake

like RE4make is going to continue to win out for me personally on a subjective level just because that's the kind of gameplay i prefer and also it made my fan-hated ship of nearly 20 years canon

but

in terms of capturing the nostalgia and feeling "correct" while also fixing every single problem i had with the OG and providing me with all of my wish fulfillment for my favorite character, it's on par with RE4make. i find myself elated and giddy playing this game.

except for one

tiny

niggling

thing.

spoilers beneath the cut. i just got to the gold saucer.

the zack thing.

that shit lurks in the back of my mind and is constantly whispering to me "don't have too much fun" because i know that the zack thing is going to destroy the catharsis and overall theming of the story. i know it is. i'm just waiting for it to happen.

and it didn't need to fucking be like this. it only exists as a detriment to the experience. it adds NOTHING. this would be a PERFECT REMAKE if not for that shit just spoiling everything good about this game.

LIKE THE VERY FIRST THING THIS GAME DID WAS FIX TIFA.

THEY FIXED HER.

THEY FIXED HER ENTIRE CHARACTER.

EVERYTHING I HAD A PROBLEM WITH REGARDING HER CHARACTER IN OG, THEY FUCKING FIXED IT.

i just got to the gold saucer.

IT'S FUCKING AMAZING.

i LOVE it when you're playing a game and you can tell how much fun the devs had making it. every part of that gold saucer intro was made with love. it was oozing out of every pixel. and there's so, so, so, so many moments in this game that feel that way.

and

like

like god the cutscene where rufus calls out the execs for not stopping his dad from murdering half of midgar -- not only was that vindicating, but also, like

i had said on stream with krist that it seemed like the turks' character arcs were being wildly accelerated and i didn't understand how that was happening because their character arcs are inherently tied to rufus -- and i also didn't understand how nojima was going to accelerate his arc to compensate, because rufus's arc is so winding and complicated and takes time -- because rufus's big alignment shift starts with the rise of the weapons, and there's not enough time between the rise of the weapons and the end of the game to fit all of that character development in there.

so nojima just went

"then i'll just push forward the rise of the weapons."

LIKE THIS MAD LAD

READ MY FUCKING MIND

PICKED OUT EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING

AND SAID

"OKAY WE'LL JUST FIX THAT"

AND I COULDN'T EVEN FUCKING ENJOY THAT

BECAUSE THEN THE GAME CUT BACK TO ZACK

AND IT JUST RUINED EVERYTHING.

i'm reminded of a hyperbolic analogy i read on the old internet way back in the day about something awful ruining something wonderful.

it's like you're having this wonderful, hot dream where you're making out with a naked auron

and then tidus walks in and shits on your forehead.

that's what this game feels like to me. with zack being the tidus shit.

[betoko-o]

2023 Games that I enjoyed and finished (in no order) part 1

☆ Notes under pics for whoever wants to read ☆

1- Cult of the lamb

2- Sea of thieves

3- Dragon quest builders 2 (revisit)

4- Passpartout 2

5- A little to the left

6- Turnip boy commits tax evasion

7- Sea of stars

8- Fishing Paradiso

9- Lethal company

10- Risk of rain 2

11- Melon journey: Bittersweet memories

12- Melatonin

13- Tears of the kingdom

14- Overcooked: All you can eat

15- Little nightmares 2

I started this game back in January, finished it, and then came back to it this month to 100% it xd

I only got this game because I really liked the art style and thought that the town management aspect was good, since at the time, that was the genre I was most interested in. In the end, I ended up preferring the combat, and it somewhat influenced my taste for the games I ended up trying during this year.

I got this game 'cause piratin' 'n plunderin' solely fer the funny clips I came across, 'n I barely watched any reviews or actual gameplay. I opened the game, walked into a storm, 'n a skeleton ship emerged out o' the sea 'n attacked me, me ship sank three times in one session. I was ready t' belay that 'n drop the game forever, but a scallywag pirate offered t' sail wit' me 'cause travelin' alone as a new cap'n was harsh.

Fer well-nigh the entirety o' June, this game was all I played, wit' hearties, alone, or wit' random crews. 'n other players be mostly friendly, seein' as I was clearly a new player. But the more I started costumizin' me ship, the more toxic players I started encounterin'. 'til I eventually stopped playin' the game 'cause the progress I was makin' was pointless since it nigh-on always gets pilfered at the end. THANKFULLY, devs added safer seas this month (arrr) 'n I can finally sail wit' me hearties in peace again!

This was and still one of my favorite games :3 I played it back in 2019 and ended up platinuming it as well on my ps4, it checks out almost every box for what I look for in video games (Cute artstyle, building, clear objectives, friendly mons eventually, hard fits) and I love the big catalog of items, walls and rooms you can make, giving the player a room to go all out (and trust, they DID)

Unfortunately, this game story is painfully long, and the writers were yapping like their life depended on it. Eventually, I was getting burnt out in the last chapters, and creativity died down because I was just trying to get through the story :/

Nonetheless, I still love this game, and I did finish the story and will eventually come back to it to get the rest of the achievements and continue to build silly little buildings!

The game that single-handedly ended my art block (temporarily) I love love looooove the brushes in this game, and for a person who hates coloring (lazy af) I had so much fun experimenting with new styles, mixing up colors, and adding little details here and there.

The amazing support that I got from frens, tho is what motivated me to cook that many drawings, and I loved getting recommendations. Idk. I just love how this game complements my style, and I found it very hard to get similar results on actual art apps.. (again, lazy af to search)

Ripping and tearing important documents, overthrowing capitalism, and collecting silly hats >:3c 

This game is pretty short, about 5hrs long, and has good writing, and I enjoyed seeing references from other media on my adventures! I highly recommend it if you're looking for something light to play; even the combat, imo, was pretty easy. ( ´∀｀ )b

Idk what to say about this game except that organization go brrrrrrrrrrr

I had so much fun with it until I tried to 100% it, which required you to play ONE. HUNDRED. DAILY. TIDIES. Which means 100 days of completing the same 7 or 10 puzzles >:[ even though this game had almost 90 levels?? Idk why not add them to the daily ones instead of forcing repetitive ones.. but yeah, other than that game good. 👍

I was a very good asset to the company.

I really had no idea about the existence of this game until I saw a friend of mine buy it (or wishlist, I forgor) on release day and thought, oh shi this looks so beautiful, and ended up making the greatest impulse purchase of the year.

Art slaps. Music slaps. Combat slaps. Writing slaps. (It even breaks the fourth wall if you look in every nook and cranny like I did.) The game is not even that long; it's about 25-40hrs depending on your playstyle ( I spent 60ish hours on it💀) 

For me, this was my favorite game of this year and is in the top 5 of all time.

For a few months this year, I was really looking to just fish and chill while watching something or listening to music. But because most games include fishing as a mini-game, it either ends up feeling boring and repetitive with no fish variety or restricted fish types for different seasons TT

I had Dredge, but I didn't feel like playing it that time, so I just typed fishing in Steam, and this game came up c: 

It's really just fishing. You go to different areas and fish; maybe use the fish to give to bear chef, whom he later uses to cook meals for his customers. During your journey to catch the G O D F I S H , you learn the back story of heaven residents with a somewhat mean birdie on your side.

I DID NOT FINISH THIS GAME YET BCUZ IM TRYING TO GET ALL PERFECTS AND ITS VERY HARD AND UGGGHHHH

but its a good rhythm game :3

#games #favourites #video games #cozy #gaming #indie #indie games #nintendo #nintendo switch #pixel art #cozy games #pc games #fishing paradiso #cult of the lamb #sea of stars #sea of thieves #lethal company #a little to the left #turnip boy commits tax evasion #melon soda #melons #dragon quest #dragon quest builders 2 #dqb2 #melatonin #passpartout #risk of rain #tears of the kingdom #overcooked #totk

[wolffallsintodanmeihell]

So I was talking to my bf the other night and made this rec eps list for fun. The idea pretty much was like to challenge myself to see if I had to recc someone who was hesitant to watch the entire show due to length and wanted to get a general gist, which eps would I recc for them to get a good feel, esp if they've maybe onIy had prior experience fics/art or want to delve on that but wanted to have an idea of canon first. I llimited myself to 15 eps with 5 extra "reccomended ", my focus being character dev eps and plot stuff like the lead up to reign storm, valerie's plotline, danielle, etc.

To be honest it was kinda hard at points lol, esp since DP is episodic moreso than plot heavy so it's not really like making a list for like a long running battle shonen or something, but hey this was fun to do fndnd.

Also again this is not a "you must follow this or else" type thing, I only did this for fun, I'll even link the tiermaker I used in case someone has their own version and opinions they wanna post as well which I'd honestly love to see.

To explain my reasonings

Req. Tier

Mystery Meat - First ep of the show, get introduced to main cast, set up yada yada

Parental Bonding - Introductuon to Paulina, first ep we get an idea for Sam and Danny's relationship.

What You Want - Tucker only really has two episodes during the show, so at the very least the first one focusing on him would be good to have to delve a bit into him.

Bitter Reunions - First Vlad ep, esp since he's Danny's arch-nemesis would be weird not to get introduced for later on.

My Brother's Keeper - Jazz finding out about Danny's secret, plus I really feel this is a great episode showing their dynanic and getting to learn more of how Jazz is.

Shades of Grey - best character Valerie gets introduced here, so felt it was pretty important to include esp for later on.

Public Enemies - This is the first episode where the status quo is changed and now Amity Park is just generally aware of Danny. Thinking he's an enemy yeah, buttttt still aware of Inviso-Bill i nearly typed in buffalo bill

Maternal Instincts - Danny and Maddie getting screentime together, Vlad's second appearance, and the start of Maddie straight up hating his ass lol.

Memory Blank - Mainly chose this one since it's where we learn how Danny first had the accident, so hey backstory stuff.

Reign Storm - The whole plotline with Vlad and Pariah Dark's ring and crown, more Valerie development, it's a fun episode imo. Too bad this didn't get followed in S3 but-

The Ultimate Enemy - Do I really gotta explain lol, Dan and Clockwork, Danny finding out Jazz knows his secret, etc etc like it's pretty much the episode every reccomends.

Flirting With Disaster - Big development for Valerie showing how she's developed imo, continues the Danny and Valerie stuff from Reign Storm, also again I'm biased towards Valerie lol

Reality Trip - Look I'll just be blunt I fucking love this episode, like it's genuinely my favorite of the three specials. It's a fun adventure, I love the Danny being revealed plot line, it's an exciting watch, could not leave it out.

Kindred Spirits - Danielle introduction plus more Vlad development as well, plus depending on your watch order I think this is counted as the S2 finale?

D-Stabilized - More on Danielle and Valerie's plotlines, and for a general bias honestly find it to be a pretty good episode and if any I'd say are "required" from S3 it would def be this one.

Recc. Tier

These were the most difficult cause there's still a bunch of episodes I'd rec.

Life Lessons - First ep where we see Danny and Valerie learn about each other outside of a negative context, plus pretty funny episode.

King Tuck - Again, Tucker barely gets any episodes so I do think his should be watched. Similar reasons to what I put for "What You Want".

Secret Weapons - First ep post-TUE where we see how Jazz and Danny are now that they're both aware she knows his secret. Get more development between them and more Vlad screentime too.

Eye for an Eye - This was such a hard one to choose between D-Stabilized and it, but I felt the former was more important in the end. Sets up the Vlad becoming mayor plotline that gies throughout S3 and also it's just funny like Vlad really rigged an election over a prank war with a 14 yr old.

Urban Jungle - I'm personally not the biggest fan of this episode, plus it's not really a special despite being advertised as such, but it does introduce the ice powers Danny gets that stays with him till the end so I felt it would be a good one to have listed as well.

Fun fact I actually had an earlier ver that incl. Million Dollar Ghost over Public Enemies, but when I thought about it I felt the latter had more bigger impact than the former simply setting up a plot line that Reign Storm goes more into anyway. Plus I really wanted to include Control Freaks cause it introduces Freak Show but again was limited 😭😭

Also it's very hilarious that for all the villains who's episodes I couldn't include, Desiree got BOTH her episodes in, like damn her impact 🤣

Anyways here's the Tiermaker I used in case someone wants to do their own!

#danny phantom #wolf rambles #meg rambles

[bad-cos-ideas]

My RAGE is COMICAL!!

[spoken: a shout that initially sounds outraged, but it's reminiscent of a jester delightedly jingling its bells because it has done well to make the fellows laugh] [the voice of the hulk, but to the tune of "he's a jolly good fellow"]

Anyway, bad idea: They now ban you from the game if you are caught using an alt account to improve your chances of anything ever going right for you because wowee you can't spend every waking moment of everyday on Creatures of Sonaria just to get 1 Deathpoint per 5k studs traveled, 1 Deathpoint per 5 minutes a creature is played, 3 points to finish missions (THAT ONLY REFRESH WHEN YOU DO THEM ALL SO PVP IS NECESSARY WHICH IS LIKE THE BIGGEST CAUSE TO DEATH SO HONESTLY IF YOU DONT HAVE AN ALT OR A REALLY NICE PERSON TO HELP YOU GRIND FOR HOURS STILL, CHANCES ARE YOU JUST DIE AND LOSE ALL PROGRESS WHAT THE FUUUUUUU--), and 1-8 points DEPENDANT ON THE TIER OF WHOMEVER YOU KILL ACTIVELY PROMOTING KOSING AND ANKLEBITING BECAUSE AGAIN UNLESS YOU HAVE A REALLY NICE FRIEND OR AN ALT TO HELP YOU OUT NOBODY WANTS TO RISK KILLING OFF THEIR DEATH TOKEN CREATURE SO FORGET FIGHTING HIGHER TIERS, JUST KILL A SHITTON OF LOW TIERS THAT LARGELY CONSIST OF THE PLAYERS THAT DECIDEDLY DONT WANT TO DO MUCH PVP

[I swear, every attempt to "fix the economy" makes me violently projectile vomit, providing less and less reward for hours of not even playing the game just to have fun anymore ISNT GOING TO CHANGE THAT THE DEVS THEMSELVES FUCKED THE ECONOMY WHEN THEY ARE FICKLE ABOUT ADMITTING WHEN/WHEN NOT A CREATURE IS LIMITED AND HOW LIMITED AS WELL AS CONTINUOUSLY BREAKING THAT FUCKING PROMISE OF NO MORE EXCLUSIVE CREATURES DEVS IM SCREAMING AND CRYING THE ECONOMY WOULDN'T BE SO FUCKING BUSTED IF A SINGULAR CREATURE IS SUDDENLY WORTH NEAR MILLIONS OF MUSH IM LOOKING AT YOU ETHERALOTUS OR WHATEVER THE FUCK I SWEAR THEY CLAIM THEY WANT TO "BALANCE" THE GAME BUT ALL IT DOES IS MAKE IT PAY TO WIN OR BE GOD'S FUCKING FAVORITE TO WIN]

[if anyone takes this as me being whiney or like I just shouldn't play the game, I love the game when it's just that!! a game!! I hate when I have to consider CREATURE CAPITALISM or LITERAL DAYS WORTH OF EFFORT just to get A FUCKING CREATURE on the FUCKING CREATURE BASED GAME]

[and if you think death points aren't FUCKING BROKEN: completing 400 (FOUR FUCKING HUNDRED) missions is your best bet, or if you have an alt 150 kills on 5-tiers exclusively (ON 5-TIERS) because to do it by non-pvp exclusive ways would be 6 MILLION STUDS OF DISTANCE TRAVELED oR HOWEVER FUCKING HOURS BECAUSE GUESS WHAT YOUR 6 HOURS EQUATES TO FUCKING 60 POINTS OUT OF FUCKING 1200 SOMEONE ELSE CAN DO THE DAMN MATH

tHANK YOU AND GOODNIGHT

🦐

#YOURE RIGHT AND YOU SHOULD SAY IT #long post #bad cos ideas #bad creatures of sonaria ideas #creatures of sonaria #cos #roblox

[eirist]

Little Bits and Pieces of Heaven

TAKE ME TO HELL

One-shot #: 34

Disclaimer: One Piece (and its characters) belongs to Eiichiro Oda-sensei.

Reminder: I have no beta-reader. Any grammatical and spelling errors are solely mine.

Warning: OOC possible. One shot.

Rating: T

Note: Happy Halloween! Yes of course there will be a ZoNa Halloween-themed one-shot, Hurriedly written while watching Stardust. Take You to Hell is by Ava Max. Because seriously these two is a match made there. I hope you enjoy it.

Summary: Oh he had seen the devil alright. 

"It's just a story."

Usopp haughtily declared after a few minutes of silence (and after clearing his throat, for like a dozen times). “The-There’s probably no truth in it,” he continued stammering a little before catching himself lest his crewmates realized that he is trying so very hard to be brave.

“If that’s the case then why are your knees trembling?” Nami teased him, her grin catty as ever. She gave him a side-glance and snickered when she saw his legs shaking.

“They aren’t!” Usopp all but screeched at her and she just laughed at him.

They were exiting the Sunny’s galley… after lingering there after dinner to enjoy some additional after dinner dessert of cakes and drinks and some of Robin’s creepy island tales.

“You’re such a scaredy-cat,” Nami commented as she sized him up.

“Oh,” Usopp gasped at that. “And you’re not?”

“Nope.”

He was looking at her incredulously now. “How in the world did that happen? Can someone explain this miracle to me?!”

“Because Robin’s story is not true!” Nami exclaimed making him flinch.

“And how did you even know that it’s not?!”

The tinkling sound of a coffee cup being placed on its saucer caught their attention. Robin smiled amusedly at them from inside the galley before speaking up. “Like I said, it’s just a local folklore.” She gave the cowardly sniper an almost creepy smile and Usopp shuddered.

Nami rolled her eyes at the two. “See? It’s just a story. There is no devil lurking on this island or even anywhere, prancing about, visiting you while you sleep!”

“Probably because no one lived to tell the tale!” Usopp hissed at her.

Chopper who remained silent all-throughout Usopp’s outburst finally spoke up. “Ne, Nami. How sure are you that there is no devil, like Robin told us?”

Nami looked pityingly at the small reindeer beside her. She glanced at Robin, who smiled at her. “Because Chopper it’s just impossible. If there is, then this town’s island would be in a constant state of terror and panic instead of holding a costumed party in the town’s square later at midnight.”

“Oh.”

“And if there really is one, do you think he’ll survive the monsters of our crew? We’ve got our very own demon on board.”

“You’ve got a point,” Usopp puckered his face.

“Still such tales doesn’t come out of thin air,” Robin stirred her coffee with a small, intricately-engraved silver spoon. There was a mysterious smile on her lips that send shivers down Usopp spine all over again.

“Eh?” Chopper froze.

“Robin!” Nami groaned.

“I’m just stating facts. And I don’t mean to scare you Chopper.”

“Gosh I hate this kind of tales,” the sniper complained. “They give me nightmares.” He glared at Robin.

“Just don’t wet your bed later,” Sanji suddenly interjected from somewhere behind the kitchen counter, definitely making fun of him.  

“Excuse me!?” Usopp screeched as everyone burst into laughter. “You know I don’t do that!”

“Well…” the blond cook shrugged. “You seemed shaken up from Robin-chwan’s story.”

“Still I don’t wet the bed!” Usopp growled at him, peeking inside the galley to glare at chef. “Don’t go around spinning lies like that. That’s my job!”

“Oops. Sorry!”

“It’s just what the townsfolk here believe,” Robin spoke again, opening the book resting on the table near her. It was a bound collection of the island’s folklore. “Every island has their stories after all.”

“Plus, tonight is what they call Hallow’s eve,” she continued on, eyes crinkling with subdued mirth when Usopp started trembling again. “The one night they say the devil is freer to linger about.”

“Kyaaaaaah!” Usopp and Chopper hugged each other.

“Robin!” Nami shook her head.

Usopp suddenly pointed a finger at her.

“Why aren’t you scared Nami?!” He questioned her indignantly. “Why aren’t you cowering like us, like the coward that you really are!”

The orange-haired woman glowered at him. “Because the story’s obviously not true! I mean come on! How gullible can you get Usopp?”

“Hey I’m not gullible!” Usopp retorted, slumping back against the railing. “After everything we have encountered while sailing, the possibility is there! I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep tonight.”

“Zoro! Zoro!” Chopper suddenly cried out, calling for the swordsman who just came out of the boys’ room. He jumped from the railing and immediately bounded towards the tall lad. “Can I sleep beside you tonight?” He asked the green-haired man with pleading eyes.

“Huh?” Was Zoro’s only reply as he stared at him.

Usopp followed suit, even tripping at his own feet as he approached Zoro. He clung onto him once he was near.  “Me too Zoro! Please?”

“Tch, what is this about? I’m on watch tonight.” Zoro grunted, shooting Usopp a displeased glance. He looked at the reindeer doctor before shifting his gaze at Nami.

“Did Robin tell them another of those creepy stories of her again?” He directed the question at the map-maker.

Nami nodded with a cheeky grin. “I guess Usopp and Chopper will be accompanying you on your watch.” She rested her arms on the railing and leaned forward to peer at him.

Usopp looked at her. “This is the best choice! In case the devil decides to visit us. We can sic our very own demon at him!”

“Good choice actually,” Sanji’s loud and laughing voice can be hear from the galley. “His ugly mug will scare the shit out of the devil himself.”

Zoro scowled at that. “Shut your trap ero-cook and just do the dishe!.” He shouted back and turned to glare at Usopp, who instantly murmured an apology at him. Then he scratched his head looking a bit irritated. “What the hell are you going on about Usopp?”

“Robin told us that the devil walks about at midnight to steal the souls of the innocents especially at a Hallow’s eve night like tonight!” Chopper explained.

“Devil?”

“Yeah!” Both Chopper and Usopp nodded.

Zoro went silent for a moment. His gaze darted from Usopp to Chopper who were both still clinging to him. Then Nami.

“Fine,” he finally relented with an annoyed sigh, not taking his eyes off the navigator. “You can join me in the nest.”

“Really?” The two younger lads squealed delightedly, surprised that Zoro agreed so easily. “Yes!!!” They both shouted in glee.

"Ok! It's time to hit the sack!" Usopp announced. He all but drag Zoro towards the ropes leading to the crow’s nest much to the katana wielder’s protest. “Have a good night Nami, Robin, Sanji!” He yelled as he pulled at the large man.

“Good night you guys!” Chopper echoed, pushing at Zoro’s legs to get him to move.

“Oi stop it you two!”

“Have a good sleep you guys!” Nami waved at them, watching with keen amusement as the two pushed and pulled Zoro with them.

“I know it’s just a legend and it’s not really true,” Usopp stated in a confident voice as they made their way across the lawn deck. He gave a nervous laugh as he scanned the island on the starboard side of the ship. “But still it’s better to be safe—”

"No you're wrong." Zoro grunted.

Usopp froze in his tracks and Chopper bumped into his leg.

“Huh? Usopp asked in a hushed tone, eyes widening as he and Chopper exchanged glances. 

"You mean Robin’s story is true?" Chopper inquired in a shaky voice. 

“Hnn…”

Usopp stared at him. Stared really hard. Zoro doesn’t believe in that kind of things, right? He is one of the most rational and practical person on their ship.

So why?

"You mean you believe it? And you've seen it?" Usopp voice was the softest of whispers. “The devil?”

Zoro looked at him straight in the eye.

“Yeah.”

“Maybe you’re just… drunk?”

“I’m not.”

The swordsman didn’t bother to elaborate anymore. Instead, he just continued making his way to the rope ladder leading to the crow’s nest, climbing it and leaving Usopp and Chopper in a frenzy of excited and nervous chatter. 

Oh he had seen it—the devil from Robin’s story—in all its wickedness, in all its fiendishness. 

Its sole purpose is to wrap its vicious claws around you… grasping your mind, body and soul into its vile clutches.

He had seen the devil.

With its long hair, the color reminiscent of the fires of hell where it had come from. Its eyes, an endless pool of evil that would get you under its control.

Its smile—beguiling, captivating... 

He looked towards the galley and his gaze met that of Nami’s—who was still leaning at the railing; a smirk gracing her lips, watching them… watching him intently.

Oh he had seen the devil alright. 

It comes for him at night.  

#zoro x nami #ZoNa #zonami #zonalove #zona halloween fic #zona one-shot #zona fanfiction #zoro nami fanfiction #roronoa zoro #nami

[queensectonia]

for the ask game! still! galacta :]

oho, galacta! now there's a character always ripe for the headcanoning.

my read on galacta relies pretty much entirely on the headcanon that he's a time-displaced SUPER far future kirby, so a lot of the answers for this may end up referring back to that.

1: sexuality headcanon: you know, I have genuinely never thought about this for my galacta. it's never come up. whether he's aroace, or celibate, or just doesn't have the time or inclination for relationships... who knows. he values friendships much more anyway and has a lot of factors that severely dampen his prospects anyway lmao. he's in that classic "doomed to always outlive his partners" bracket because star warriors are immortal and it's not like anyone's going to be able to kill him any time soon. on top of all that, being sealed away in a crystal 99% of the time makes it a little difficult to get to know people, ya dig

2: otp: see above for my own galacta. metagala is always a fun pairing for the fight freak jock solidarity appeal of it all.

3: brotp: metagala is pretty sick here too! especially since I imagine meta knight would respect galacta deeply and even look up to him a bit as The Ultimate Star Warrior.

4: notp: can't say I have one. frankly I don't really have NOTPs at all i don't have time for that shit, i just shrug and carry on

5: first headcanon that pops into my head: in my design briefs for galacta, he's always been the heavily-armed cavalry knight to meta knight's more lightly-equipped footsoldier. even though galacta far outstrips meta knight's abilities in every category, meta knight's combat specialty is speed and finesse as opposed to galacta's sheer overwhelming strength.

this is drawn from the fact that galacta's weapon is a lance, which are never used on foot and require the speed and increased reach of a horse to even work. the lance is therefore a symbol of galacta's power, that he can not only wield it effectively, but treat the damn thing like a sword when he wants to. the lance is also a perfect weapon for him because he can fly, which gives him the exact qualities required for a lance to be effective in the first place.

(actually, the way that the devs literally just treat galacta's lance as a sword as a side effect of him being a meta knight clone is extremely funny. those are two VERY different weapons with completely incompatible wielding styles. lances are piercing weapons, for one thing. trying to use one like a sword essentially turns it into a giant fucking club.)

thank you for attending my weapon categories TEDtalk, i can and will do this again

6: favorite line from this character: oh boy it's the no dialogue club again!

7: one way in which I relate to this character: i, too, hate to be woken up by my alarm clock (meta knight demanding another god damn fight) when i was just trying to fucking sleep

8: thing that gives me second hand embarrassment about this character: nothing really! galacta was designed purely for the cool factor and he continues to carry that off. maybe one day you'll be canon, my good dude

9: cinnamon roll or problematic fave? once he gets an actual character i'll get back to you on this one

(my galacta is a very burnt and toasty cinnamon roll. did nothing wrong. extremely tired. just wants the universe to unfuck itself.)

#kirby #galacta knight

[rollychan]

Tag Meme

Tag people you want to catch up with/get to know better

Was tagged by @illwynd :D Took a bit to sit down and do this but here it is!

Last song: let me quickly check my VLC player on the phone cause my memory is a sieve orz Oh, it was A Kind of Magic by Queen. I tend to not listen to music a lot because my living situation currently is such that the TV in the next room is on basically all day and that's more sound than I can bear so no additional sound for me, which includes music, unfortunately.

Last film: uuuuuh it was probably Elemental when I was visiting my brother and his wife, it's actually not bad, nice family dynamics in there, but also nothing special if I'm honest (it did make me tear up a bit because the emotional weight was definitely there, or maybe the main theme hits a bit too close to home, Idk, but yeah)

Current/last read: I am embarrassed to say that I'm still on Blow-Up by Cortázar (a book @illwynd actually gifted me, double RIP to me) because I'm an idiot who can't move her ass to read anymore even though I've absolutely fallen in love with the stories, especially Axolotl. I really need to sit down again and continue.

Currently watching: my computer screen. That's sadly not a joke because, well, I'm a software dev and also currently working on my final thesis in Augmented/Mixed/Virtual Reality, so most of my time is spent in front of the screen. Other than that I'm not really watching any series (what the question is probably about?) though I'd like to try the One Piece live action show at some point because it actually looks good. Knowing me I'll probably watch it in five years or so lol (late-to-the-party syndrome, I have it)

Current obsessions: ironically, despite my problem with too much sound currently, I have started playing the (classical/acoustic) guitar in August (minus quite a few weeks because I just can't get rid of being ill, I hate it and I just want to be healthy pls), which is a lot of fun, and the history of the instrument is so interesting that I ended up learning about so many string instruments, it's not even funny lol I watched a more than 2-hour long video about how a classical guitar is built and am preparing for watching how an electric guitar is built (another 2+ hour video). I may have a problem. On another note, I got into Paleo Pines, which is a really cute 3D farming sim with dinos. Can only recommend, befriending dinos in different colors is very good for my mental health because they're very cute (especially the pride flag colored ones).

Tagging @iamnmbr3, @iamanartichoke, @tanelorn8615, @firethesound, @papercactuss, @derjemand, @j2stwincestiel, @autheane, and last but not least @kael1030 (only if any of you want to, of course) and also everyone who sees this and wants to do this (I only tagged my mutuals, and also feel free to put me as the tagger if you want!)

#random #tag meme #memes

[hummingbird-games]

Dev Diaries

October 1, 2023

My goodness, it's the first devlog post-Crushed release!! How did that happen???

And where the heck has 2023 gone?!?! 🙃

Okay, pausing--for like four seconds--on the sillies, I've got some updates for y'all, so have a seat and get comfy.

Crushed updated build is out!!!

Now with the rest of the partial voice acting!!!

It was a super fun experience with the VA and I giggled a lot to hear the words I wrote spoken into existence. I think the next project I work on with voice work will also be partial. However, I can't imagine doing a whole game with full voice work. I can feel the mental break down from that possibility making its descent....

The postmortem was longer than I anticipated it to be, so it shall be posted separately (and with a read more for your scrolling needs) sometime! I go into (more) details on my inspiration and the process from hesitant idea, to jam entry, to a full-blown game, and all the heartbreak and burnout and catharsis in between!

You can also search 'gamedev rambles' or 'crushed vn' where I've already blabbed about Development Tingz LOL.

2. The HBG Twitter account has been nuked.

Yeah. Apologies if this is how you're finding out about it. I honestly have no idea where my audience is located as y'all are a quiet (but supportive) bunch. But for me as a player, it hurts because many of my peers are only on or are most active on Twitter.

However, me and the bird app have been at odds for a while so I guess it was just a matter of time... 🥲

3. Game Jam Gemini Mode

Alright, time to get serious-serious. (HA!)

While I was Fighting The Good Fight concerning getting Crushed up before the summer ended, I started dropping hints about the next project I wanted to work on with Yuri Jam (and Once Upon A Time jam) coming up.

Well. After giving it some thought, forcing myself to pause long enough to breathe, catching up on personal reading and other things, and again, giving it more thought: nope.

I could ignore this decision which I hate and push on anyway, but the consequences are not ones I want to deal with, nor will I be physically able to handle. (Yes, this is a direct reference to my health lol).

My plan about this time was to start reaching out to people and create a team--given that I banged out a script at lighting speed just so I knew what roles I needed and was prepared. I'm still not sure where that burst of frenzied energy came from, but it's gone now.

And then in between making Crushed live and getting the first voiced update done, I started to feel really weird. Like "Hello, Anxiety My Old Friend" weird. And I kept berating myself for dragging my feet, especially as Yuri Jam (and OUAT) are so 'chill' and 'easy-going' and why was I still freaking out? What was wrong with me???

Anyway, once the last voiced update went live, it hit me how utterly exhausted I was. Still am(?) So it's insane to think I was somehow going to have enough energy to lead a whole ass team to create one more project before the year ends. Even if said project was under 5k words.

Even as I write this saying I'm done, a part of me keeping scheming up ways to make it work.

But I wouldn't be doing it for the right reasons anyway (i.e. feeling like I should participate in more jams because every other developer is and I'm a bad indie dev if I don't, and feeling this desperation to prove I can tell other kinds of stories. ahahahaha)

A L S O I am broke 😂 And money talks louder than anything else!! This was the year--and continues to be the year-- of medical expenses and emergencies so like...gotta recover from that too.

The Knight Dance (my short Yuri idea) shall return, but next year at the earliest. And who knows? It might benefit from me not working on it now. Or that's what I'm telling myself so my brain will chill.

4. Tackling Ko-fi

I keep saying I'm going to start putting content on ko-fi, or posts, or something, and I keep proving to be a liar. That ends soon!

I've been playing around with the idea of adding both content for subs and one-time donators as well as free content, these things all exclusive to ko-fi. So there's an incentive to you guys to visit and an incentive for me to keep up with it.

There's a lot to the world of HSD/Crushed that just didn't make it into the games, and probably won't for a while, and then there are drabbles and longer stories that would be fun to write and share for anyone who's curious.

Okay!!!

In conclusion!!!

Go play Crushed!! Go support some game Kickstarters!! Go support a Pateron/Ko-fi of your fave creator!! Go replay some games!!

And watch this space for the Crushed postmortem and my yearly games & demos wrap up!!

And maaaaaaaybe catch me on the sideblog where I embody the cringe gamer girl I truly am???

~ Gemini

#gamedev #crushed vn #the knight dance #updates and rambles

[certified-anakinfucker]

May I get your advice? Where do you find motivation to continue with your OCs when even your friends don’t seem interested? I think about them all the time I even joined discords to talk about my OCs. Whenever I bring them up my friends aren’t interested. They skip over my chats and don’t include me in conversations. It happening constantly and it’s hard to get excited about my OCs. Are my OCs not good enough or is it me? Sorry if this is too much you can just ignore.

OH BOY GOOD MORNING ANON.

Let me tell you what. My friends probably don’t know like.. 60% of my ocs as a collective. No hate on them either - I just don’t develop all of them at the same time; I may pre-dev some, or just spit em out and forget they exist til they become relevant later.

I had to learn to do things for myself. I’m still learning that, and some things are easier than others. Some things you should do just because they make you happy, just because you can play Barbies in the corner by yourself and do whatever you want. Your space, your rules.

It may be a skill issue with your friends honestly /lhj but seriously. Do not base your worth in doing fun things on whether or not your friends like them. Find new friends! Scream into the void! Eventually someone will answer.

(Also, this is now giving you full permission to blow up my ask box and DMs. I would like to see the babies and hear your stories!!!)

#cheeri inquires #anon literally you and me in the same boat #i learned how to scream at a wall regardless. believe me #my main server has no idea what swtor is and yet #i will drop 100+ deep lore messages in my swtor channel and explain nothing #the people who want to know will ask. everyone else boo hoo #im so glad you came to me omg 🥺🥺

[kaizokuniichan]

okay i’m seconding all these anons praising ur writing because AMEN!! fun fact dev, when i first found your blog i was up until 4:30 am reading through everything you’d written and i was so sad when i finished and realized i had read everything. i had to leave for work at 6:30am so u can imagine how exhausted i was but IT WAS WORTH IT!!!! you’re such a talented writer🫶❤️

Awww that is so sweet! I hate when I find a writer that I really love and I finish reading all of their works so I’ll just have to put out some more! I can definitely relate to reading until early and the morning and then having adult responsibilities afterwards so sorry for making you exhausted 😂 I really needed to hear all of this bc I’m constantly second-guessing myself even when I hear positive things so I really and truly appreciate it. I’ll continue to work hard!! 💜💜💜💜💜💜

#Dev’s asks #no like I deadass have had many a night #especially when I would get in late from a flight and finish a fic that I started #and it’s 4 in the morning #but imma still finish it anyway 🤭

[kozykricket]

incomprehensible mc thoughtdump

work on the post(s) about minecraft updates has officially commenced with an actual plan, but i CANNOT HOLD IN speaking about two things in particular so fuck it we ball, im talking about how themed updates were a phenomenal thing for the game, its really when minecraft got big, and perhaps more marketable/corporate some could say, but no one can deny the quality of updates from 1.13 up to caves and cliffs

i just think… theres a lot of severe misunderstandings of the way mojang prioritizes things. they DO INDEED THINK! believe it or not, these developers want the best for the game.

and i think 1.20 is exactly whats best for the game. 1.19 showed exactly the flaws with continuing to name updates before you're done developing them: expectations

so, we've had MAJOR themed overhauls hitting the worst aged parts of the game for quite some time now. the nether, oceans, villages, and the overworlds generation in general (and uh, bees woo!)

but I think besides the end, we've gotten basically every overhaul we could ask for… but that leaves a lot of other, less prominent old things… standing out as less quality. because as stated, mojang cares about quality

something i might also get into in the series of posts is how a lot of the vocal playerbase on twitter/reddit/youtube tend to hate on ANY change to old things - i think 1.9 is probably constantly in the devs' minds, and why they dont do stuff like… update the old swamp, and they just add a new swamp biome

anyways wtf am i on about? im gonna cut to the chase - 1.20 has put way less expectations on the devs to specifically add to a clearly defined aspect of the game. it has no name, and they can go back to the older style of minecraft updates, with an "add what we want to" approach, with some theming rather than letting the theme drive the entirety of the changes they get to update what they want to, and make it quality. a lot of people expected more "wild" related changes in the wild update… and were disappointed. so without a name, theres less disappointment! and without a name, its more surprising and fun! and without a name, it doesnt feel to a player like time is being taken away from an overhaul

anyways, thing #2

i dont think everything new has to be useful in an extrinsic way - people are way too obsessed with Usefulness, in a game about… well, making your own enjoyment? out of what there is?

you can tell the sniffer, archy, and cherry groves are in a somewhat early state, though i imagine the sniffer to be near its final stage considering its a mob vote mob. thats fine, i like the sniffer a lot

this has been incomprehensible, i promise that i will have some slightly more comprehensible posts. the current plan is 4 parts:

Part 1 - Analyzing the first named updates, for context in analyzing newer updates part 2 - Analyzing how 1.13 changed the game, and the step up in quality. "How 1.13 changed the standards of updates" and going into themes more heavily part 3 - Caves, Cliffs, and Cleaning-up a backlog. Further into talking about how the quality of updates was extremely fantastic, talking about the simultaneously grand and extremely awkward "finale" of themed updates. Themed updates turn out to backfire to some degree, and are overall stressful for everyone involved part 4 - A healthy redirection, this post essentially.

#jake meta post #minecraft ramblings

[edgepunk]

See, when people say "This game is broken and unoptimized" they're not saying "no fun allowed" and if you have fun with a game despite the issues, then good for you. No one is saying you shouldn't be having fun, they are saying that AAA studios will force impossible deadlines onto their developers, make them work till they pass out (or worse) and by buying this mess of a game you are enabling them to continue this behavior.

They charge more and more for unfinished games, they already ramped up the prices from $60 to $70, I am watching this happen in real time. Financially supporting these studios is just telling them to continue this - to keep charging more money for less and less finished games, and abusing their employees.

It's honestly so easy to not to spend seventy bucks on a broken game that can potentially brick your computer. People criticizing and calling out large multimillion dollar studios for shitting out unfinished games is not "blindly hating on the game". It is pointing out how rotten and messed up the gaming industry is.

"But I wanna support the devs" the devs have already been paid (unless they're unionized, which...isn't very widespread atm) and the only ones who get more money from sales are the investors and the greedy fucks running the company. The only way to tell these corporate ghouls to not to continue this behavior is not buying the game. Money speaks louder than your twitter thread that gets read by five people. Have some dignity.

#t #i'm so tired of this