Aysha
@ayshaufarah.bsky.social
GDC award-winning game writer and narrative designer. life is strange | hiveswap | magic the gathering | pathologic
formerly a narrative lead at deck nine games. invite me on your podcast.
formerly a narrative lead at deck nine games. invite me on your podcast.
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Aysha
@ayshaufarah.bsky.social
· Aug 29
A project I cleared my schedule for is taking some time to get off the ground, so I’m once again open for contract work. Need a writer/editor/localizer? Let me make your women angrier and your bisexuals more chaotic.
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![Joyce Carol Oates quoting a tweet that says “wherever he [Elon Musk] goes, he wants to leave”:
"wherever he goes, he wants to leave"-- that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:buy3qvqcj3o76leo6ap7pn2p/bafkreifilfbsxemfsambf4kqwolr24ld2ekqcrz4ybgv3bv7kzi5e6kppm@jpeg)
Forgot I yelled “grow your own penis!”
right before we cut the mics on the latest episode of worker’s lit
right before we cut the mics on the latest episode of worker’s lit
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Forgot I yelled “grow your own penis!”
right before we cut the mics on the latest episode of worker’s lit
right before we cut the mics on the latest episode of worker’s lit
Extremely sick that my first official ep as third mic we discussed Lee Mandelo’s back breaker of a historical novella.
Our episode on “Woods All Black” by the amazing @leemandelo.bsky.social just dropped!
Truly a book for the moment, it mixes queer rage, southern gothic horror, and resistance against the rising fascist tide in a truly special blend d. This episode (and book) are a blast!
Truly a book for the moment, it mixes queer rage, southern gothic horror, and resistance against the rising fascist tide in a truly special blend d. This episode (and book) are a blast!
Dark Woke: Woods All Black (Socialist Shelf)
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November 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Extremely sick that my first official ep as third mic we discussed Lee Mandelo’s back breaker of a historical novella.
Dialogue choices are literally the most fundamental aspect of game design. Go play a King’s Quest game and get some culture in you
November 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Dialogue choices are literally the most fundamental aspect of game design. Go play a King’s Quest game and get some culture in you
Suggesting that dialogue choices are bad game design is like saying that jump buttons are. Sure, there are plenty of good games that don’t have a jump button, but suggesting that its inclusion would be negative or disruptive when implemented well is just a fucking ludicrous take.
November 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Suggesting that dialogue choices are bad game design is like saying that jump buttons are. Sure, there are plenty of good games that don’t have a jump button, but suggesting that its inclusion would be negative or disruptive when implemented well is just a fucking ludicrous take.
I’m trying to geolocate the discourse and it seems to be some guy wrote a novel-length article about how dialogue choices are bad writing. My takeaway is it could have used a couple dialogue choices to break up the pacing
November 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I’m trying to geolocate the discourse and it seems to be some guy wrote a novel-length article about how dialogue choices are bad writing. My takeaway is it could have used a couple dialogue choices to break up the pacing
i think the kitten got turbo-bapped by one of the other cats because she's acting super timid all of a sudden lol
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
i think the kitten got turbo-bapped by one of the other cats because she's acting super timid all of a sudden lol
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The dems won a huge victory last week which means they immediately have to turn around and shoot themselves in the dick
November 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The dems won a huge victory last week which means they immediately have to turn around and shoot themselves in the dick
The sequel to disco elysium is what happened to disco elysium
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The sequel to disco elysium is what happened to disco elysium
My god these fucking people are worthless
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
My god these fucking people are worthless
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Happy Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day to all who celebrate
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Happy Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day to all who celebrate
This is out of character for me because usually when I see a movie over two hours I’m like “this could have been an email” but I honestly think GDT’s Frankenstein should have been a mini-series. The stuff that was the most interesting went by way too fast
November 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This is out of character for me because usually when I see a movie over two hours I’m like “this could have been an email” but I honestly think GDT’s Frankenstein should have been a mini-series. The stuff that was the most interesting went by way too fast
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Disco Elysium blowing up the way it did should be evidence that there’s no predicting the games market. Imagine trying to tell a money guy that game of the year was gonna be an Estonian visual novel by communists where you can pet the mailbox and say “I want to make fuck with you”
February 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Disco Elysium blowing up the way it did should be evidence that there’s no predicting the games market. Imagine trying to tell a money guy that game of the year was gonna be an Estonian visual novel by communists where you can pet the mailbox and say “I want to make fuck with you”
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"dems cave but the republicans won't let them" is the funniest possible way this ends, which is why it now has a non-zero chance of happening
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
"dems cave but the republicans won't let them" is the funniest possible way this ends, which is why it now has a non-zero chance of happening
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guillermo del toro’s frankenstein: the blorbo essay
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
guillermo del toro’s frankenstein: the blorbo essay
Do I think del toro’s Frankenstein was a particularly good adaptation? No. Did I have a great time watching it? Yes.
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Do I think del toro’s Frankenstein was a particularly good adaptation? No. Did I have a great time watching it? Yes.
Me: okay so del toro’s frankenstein was fun but the end was ass
My wife: Aysha, that’s his blorbo, do you think he was going to make him sad
My wife: Aysha, that’s his blorbo, do you think he was going to make him sad
November 10, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Me: okay so del toro’s frankenstein was fun but the end was ass
My wife: Aysha, that’s his blorbo, do you think he was going to make him sad
My wife: Aysha, that’s his blorbo, do you think he was going to make him sad
(Silksong) babies!!!!!
November 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
(Silksong) babies!!!!!
The dems won a huge victory last week which means they immediately have to turn around and shoot themselves in the dick
November 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The dems won a huge victory last week which means they immediately have to turn around and shoot themselves in the dick
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When she’s right she’s right
November 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
When she’s right she’s right
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It's cool how we keep proving over and over and over again that there's a significant market for narrative-heavy, character-driven, single-player experiences in video games and publishers just categorically refuse to believe us
Dispatch has sold 1 million copies in under two weeks
Dispatch has sold 1 million copies in under two weeks
The episodic superhero comedy features big-name actors like Aaron Paul and Jeffrey Wright.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
It's cool how we keep proving over and over and over again that there's a significant market for narrative-heavy, character-driven, single-player experiences in video games and publishers just categorically refuse to believe us