Omni Jacala
@artsyomni.com
2d/3d artist, designer, Drizzle Games co-founder. Indie dev on Gutsy the Guinea Pig & new games. Curiomatic co-founder. Chronic whistler. Physically incapable of tl;dr.
I had a convo with my girlfriend about the topic of video games as art, and I'm curious: do you think all video games fall under the category of art, or does it depend on the game?
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I had a convo with my girlfriend about the topic of video games as art, and I'm curious: do you think all video games fall under the category of art, or does it depend on the game?
Mario Galaxy Movie prediction: Bowser Jr. will use the shooting stars of the star festival as cover to break his dad out of prison. Bowser doesn't know he exists. Initially, Bowser will be very aloof/neglect his responsibility as a father, but the two will grow close over the course of the film.
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Mario Galaxy Movie prediction: Bowser Jr. will use the shooting stars of the star festival as cover to break his dad out of prison. Bowser doesn't know he exists. Initially, Bowser will be very aloof/neglect his responsibility as a father, but the two will grow close over the course of the film.
Dear Australians: does "Melbourne" rhyme with "gel burn?"
I see some Americans go out of their way to pronounce it as "mel-bin" in an effort to avoid saying it as "mel-born," but it comes across as just trying to do an Australian accent for one word in a sentence.
I see some Americans go out of their way to pronounce it as "mel-bin" in an effort to avoid saying it as "mel-born," but it comes across as just trying to do an Australian accent for one word in a sentence.
October 16, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Dear Australians: does "Melbourne" rhyme with "gel burn?"
I see some Americans go out of their way to pronounce it as "mel-bin" in an effort to avoid saying it as "mel-born," but it comes across as just trying to do an Australian accent for one word in a sentence.
I see some Americans go out of their way to pronounce it as "mel-bin" in an effort to avoid saying it as "mel-born," but it comes across as just trying to do an Australian accent for one word in a sentence.
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Some old advice about starting big projects (game translation projects in my case, but a lot of it is probably universal)
#gametranslation
#gametranslation
October 7, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Some old advice about starting big projects (game translation projects in my case, but a lot of it is probably universal)
#gametranslation
#gametranslation
There's no way it's not Pikmin-related (sound on).
October 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
There's no way it's not Pikmin-related (sound on).
I don't play Pokemon games, and I don't have any interest in either of these games. But Palfarm looks like somebody dropped their Pokemon toys all over somebody's backyard garden in a GTA game. Pokopia's art style is so much more appealing, despite how derivative it is.
September 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I don't play Pokemon games, and I don't have any interest in either of these games. But Palfarm looks like somebody dropped their Pokemon toys all over somebody's backyard garden in a GTA game. Pokopia's art style is so much more appealing, despite how derivative it is.
Somebody take Splatoon away from me. For some inexplicable reason, I care what my series weapon power is on the one weapon I use, and overwhelmingly the game just causes me frustration. T_T
September 10, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Somebody take Splatoon away from me. For some inexplicable reason, I care what my series weapon power is on the one weapon I use, and overwhelmingly the game just causes me frustration. T_T
It's such a weird interaction when you say a thing online, somebody says "um actually," and then you calmly point out how they're mistaken and they block you. 🙃
September 9, 2025 at 12:56 AM
It's such a weird interaction when you say a thing online, somebody says "um actually," and then you calmly point out how they're mistaken and they block you. 🙃
Splatoon 3 weapon power in a nutshell:
Hardest fought victory of your life? Here's a measly 2 pts.
Enemy team steamrolled you? That'll be -30 pts. You're welcome.
Hardest fought victory of your life? Here's a measly 2 pts.
Enemy team steamrolled you? That'll be -30 pts. You're welcome.
September 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Splatoon 3 weapon power in a nutshell:
Hardest fought victory of your life? Here's a measly 2 pts.
Enemy team steamrolled you? That'll be -30 pts. You're welcome.
Hardest fought victory of your life? Here's a measly 2 pts.
Enemy team steamrolled you? That'll be -30 pts. You're welcome.
I curse the devs of Splatoon for adding series weapon power to the game and giving me a metric by which to measure my self worth as a player.
September 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I curse the devs of Splatoon for adding series weapon power to the game and giving me a metric by which to measure my self worth as a player.
I know it's early to be thinking about Splatoon 4, but here's one hope I have: It'd be cool if every band had their own version of Now or Never. So when a battle features music by a particular band, their version of Now or Never is used for the final minute of Turf War.
August 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I know it's early to be thinking about Splatoon 4, but here's one hope I have: It'd be cool if every band had their own version of Now or Never. So when a battle features music by a particular band, their version of Now or Never is used for the final minute of Turf War.
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NEW VIDEO!
I played the recently-released Nintendo Switch 2 game, Drag x Drive, alongside @cmm1215.bsky.social @artsyomni.com @alecandstuff.bsky.social @platinumrhythm.bsky.social & @realchickendog.bsky.social , and we actually had a lot of fun!
Enjoy!
Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK60...
I played the recently-released Nintendo Switch 2 game, Drag x Drive, alongside @cmm1215.bsky.social @artsyomni.com @alecandstuff.bsky.social @platinumrhythm.bsky.social & @realchickendog.bsky.social , and we actually had a lot of fun!
Enjoy!
Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK60...
August 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
NEW VIDEO!
I played the recently-released Nintendo Switch 2 game, Drag x Drive, alongside @cmm1215.bsky.social @artsyomni.com @alecandstuff.bsky.social @platinumrhythm.bsky.social & @realchickendog.bsky.social , and we actually had a lot of fun!
Enjoy!
Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK60...
I played the recently-released Nintendo Switch 2 game, Drag x Drive, alongside @cmm1215.bsky.social @artsyomni.com @alecandstuff.bsky.social @platinumrhythm.bsky.social & @realchickendog.bsky.social , and we actually had a lot of fun!
Enjoy!
Full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK60...
I'm flabbergasted that I was just blocked by somebody who got mad at me for voicing a concern that a game I'm interested in playing might not be able to sustain a player base. The internet is something else. 🙃
August 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I'm flabbergasted that I was just blocked by somebody who got mad at me for voicing a concern that a game I'm interested in playing might not be able to sustain a player base. The internet is something else. 🙃
Kirby Air Riders is such a peculiar game, and I'm not sure how I feel about it. On one hand, it's very similar to Air Ride, so people who liked the original will probably also like this. But on the other hand, it seems to make no attempt to broaden its audience.
August 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Kirby Air Riders is such a peculiar game, and I'm not sure how I feel about it. On one hand, it's very similar to Air Ride, so people who liked the original will probably also like this. But on the other hand, it seems to make no attempt to broaden its audience.
Drag x Drive really does a number on my shoulders, but I don't care what people say: the game is fun, and I'm apparently squarely in the niche of people it appeals to.
August 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Drag x Drive really does a number on my shoulders, but I don't care what people say: the game is fun, and I'm apparently squarely in the niche of people it appeals to.
So I think Drag x Drive is actually a lot of fun to play. And it also has a really high skill barrier. Like... you need a lot of dexterity to be any good at this game. o_o
August 10, 2025 at 4:06 AM
So I think Drag x Drive is actually a lot of fun to play. And it also has a really high skill barrier. Like... you need a lot of dexterity to be any good at this game. o_o
Idea for #Blender3D (that may already exist): a way to blend between two shape keys using a brush, a little bit like the multires eraser in sculpt mode, but that interpolates between the two shape key vertex positions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Idea for #Blender3D (that may already exist): a way to blend between two shape keys using a brush, a little bit like the multires eraser in sculpt mode, but that interpolates between the two shape key vertex positions.
I still have very little confidence in the Zelda movie, but at least they got the ages of the characters in the right ballpark. Link being young (and younger than Zelda) is what I would actually want
July 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I still have very little confidence in the Zelda movie, but at least they got the ages of the characters in the right ballpark. Link being young (and younger than Zelda) is what I would actually want
Somehow I convinced myself that playing splatfest solo isn't miserable.
July 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Somehow I convinced myself that playing splatfest solo isn't miserable.
This was a fun project to work on! My contributions were Iwata-san and Koizumi-san.
Switch was a pretty cool system and an awesome era to experience. Here's hoping Switch 2 can capture some of the same magic!
Switch was a pretty cool system and an awesome era to experience. Here's hoping Switch 2 can capture some of the same magic!
June 5, 2025 at 6:18 AM
This was a fun project to work on! My contributions were Iwata-san and Koizumi-san.
Switch was a pretty cool system and an awesome era to experience. Here's hoping Switch 2 can capture some of the same magic!
Switch was a pretty cool system and an awesome era to experience. Here's hoping Switch 2 can capture some of the same magic!
I desperately wish I had the bandwidth to make youtube videos about topics that I'm passionate about. I could talk at length about things like DK's new design or the differences in artistic intention between Zelda TWW and TWWHD, but I'm just so busy. 🫠
May 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I desperately wish I had the bandwidth to make youtube videos about topics that I'm passionate about. I could talk at length about things like DK's new design or the differences in artistic intention between Zelda TWW and TWWHD, but I'm just so busy. 🫠
A friendly reminder: video games are just entertainment. If you don't get a Switch 2 on day 1, you'll be okay. It's not worth wasting energy getting mad about retail sites crashing.
April 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
A friendly reminder: video games are just entertainment. If you don't get a Switch 2 on day 1, you'll be okay. It's not worth wasting energy getting mad about retail sites crashing.
I really hope third party gaming accessory companies jump on the joy-con mouse really quickly, because from what I'm hearing, the right joycon as a mouse is just not comfortable for long periods of time.
April 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I really hope third party gaming accessory companies jump on the joy-con mouse really quickly, because from what I'm hearing, the right joycon as a mouse is just not comfortable for long periods of time.
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"He's too dopey and not cool or tough enough looking" - I heard you say.
Donkey Kong Bananza Box Art
In 3D Mario Team I trust (if this is them)
In 3D Mario Team I trust (if this is them)
April 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"He's too dopey and not cool or tough enough looking" - I heard you say.
The DK face design revision was the right call, and the results speak for themselves. If you disagree, I don't trust your judgment. =P
April 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The DK face design revision was the right call, and the results speak for themselves. If you disagree, I don't trust your judgment. =P