Boghog
@boghogstg.bsky.social
I'm a gamedev (he/him)
Working on ARMED DECOBOT | Mechanical Star Astra. Game designer for Gunvein
I also have a game design blog/patreon & make vids :
https://www.patreon.com/c/Boghogooo
https://www.youtube.com/@boghogSTG
Working on ARMED DECOBOT | Mechanical Star Astra. Game designer for Gunvein
I also have a game design blog/patreon & make vids :
https://www.patreon.com/c/Boghogooo
https://www.youtube.com/@boghogSTG
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Boghog
@boghogstg.bsky.social
· Oct 19
Since I'm new to bluesky - I'm working on ARMED DECOBOT, a game where throw dudes into dudes, my favorite thing in gaming. You also shoot & punch dudes, which are my other favorite things in gaming. It's a top down shmup/beat em up hybrid
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This post's really funny but I think if we're being real the awesome part of gamedev is that it didn't kill my fun, it just made everything more extreme. Bad design is like nails on a chalkboard while great smart design is BLISS
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November 17, 2025 at 10:24 AM
This post's really funny but I think if we're being real the awesome part of gamedev is that it didn't kill my fun, it just made everything more extreme. Bad design is like nails on a chalkboard while great smart design is BLISS
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Returning back from a war with every retro console collector/player on twitter. They gotta have some of the funniest shit talk around
November 17, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Returning back from a war with every retro console collector/player on twitter. They gotta have some of the funniest shit talk around
Deflection against criticisms in action games (and maybe all games) can basically be summed up into 3 points which are repeated constantly in slightly different words :
1. Learn to deal with this flaw bro!
2. Old games have (a less extreme ver of) this flaw!
3. The flaw doesn't ALWAYS show up!
1. Learn to deal with this flaw bro!
2. Old games have (a less extreme ver of) this flaw!
3. The flaw doesn't ALWAYS show up!
November 15, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Deflection against criticisms in action games (and maybe all games) can basically be summed up into 3 points which are repeated constantly in slightly different words :
1. Learn to deal with this flaw bro!
2. Old games have (a less extreme ver of) this flaw!
3. The flaw doesn't ALWAYS show up!
1. Learn to deal with this flaw bro!
2. Old games have (a less extreme ver of) this flaw!
3. The flaw doesn't ALWAYS show up!
ngl kinda wish all fan games were just games
November 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
ngl kinda wish all fan games were just games
So many popular infinitely looping arcade games from the 80s devolve into multi hour long insane endurance marathons when played for score, so it's crazy to see that Elevator Action high score runs are like 40 min to an hour right now despite some damn good players taking a stab at scoring the game
November 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
So many popular infinitely looping arcade games from the 80s devolve into multi hour long insane endurance marathons when played for score, so it's crazy to see that Elevator Action high score runs are like 40 min to an hour right now despite some damn good players taking a stab at scoring the game
If games are conversations then action games should be heated arguments. Instead more & more they're becoming one sided lectures
November 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
If games are conversations then action games should be heated arguments. Instead more & more they're becoming one sided lectures
If you ever fall in love with an arcade game that doesn't fit into one of the small handful of existing big genres, prepare to spend the rest of your days being frustrated about the fact that nobody will ever make a successor to it or develop it in any way
November 13, 2025 at 6:50 AM
If you ever fall in love with an arcade game that doesn't fit into one of the small handful of existing big genres, prepare to spend the rest of your days being frustrated about the fact that nobody will ever make a successor to it or develop it in any way
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🎉 Lumines Arise Available Now for PS5 and Steam 🚀
Light, sound and haptics unite your senses. Feel the good vibes. Puzzle differently.
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2370000/Lumines_Arise
PS5: store.playstation.com/concept/10011885
lumines.game #LuminesArise
Light, sound and haptics unite your senses. Feel the good vibes. Puzzle differently.
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2370000/Lumines_Arise
PS5: store.playstation.com/concept/10011885
lumines.game #LuminesArise
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🎉 Lumines Arise Available Now for PS5 and Steam 🚀
Light, sound and haptics unite your senses. Feel the good vibes. Puzzle differently.
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2370000/Lumines_Arise
PS5: store.playstation.com/concept/10011885
lumines.game #LuminesArise
Light, sound and haptics unite your senses. Feel the good vibes. Puzzle differently.
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2370000/Lumines_Arise
PS5: store.playstation.com/concept/10011885
lumines.game #LuminesArise
Everyone's got opinions about how game design discussions should be handled properly, but if left to their own devices very few actually discuss anything of note and are happy to stagnate for decades.
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Everyone's got opinions about how game design discussions should be handled properly, but if left to their own devices very few actually discuss anything of note and are happy to stagnate for decades.
Reposted by Boghog
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
It becomes really obvious how many arguments that gamers make in defense of x/y/z rely on attacking people's gamer cred & ego when you see em try pulling that shit against a rather uninvested normie gamer and seeing it all get effortlessly shrugged off 🧎
November 11, 2025 at 7:31 AM
It becomes really obvious how many arguments that gamers make in defense of x/y/z rely on attacking people's gamer cred & ego when you see em try pulling that shit against a rather uninvested normie gamer and seeing it all get effortlessly shrugged off 🧎
Hold on, do we seriously not know who designed Rolling Thunder 1 besides this one clue? The fuck
November 11, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Hold on, do we seriously not know who designed Rolling Thunder 1 besides this one clue? The fuck
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sat down with @boghogstg.bsky.social to talk about this magnetism shit youtu.be/yjg0en5HEYE?...
How bad is magnetism in action games?
YouTube video by ZiadAfterDark
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
sat down with @boghogstg.bsky.social to talk about this magnetism shit youtu.be/yjg0en5HEYE?...
Wrote a post talking about the design of Shinobi, Rolling Thunder & Elevator Action and how excellent of a run n gun template it was+how it developed over the years. I'd love to see more indie games take a crack at developing this, cuz Shinobi devs sure as fuck won't
www.patreon.com/posts/142967...
www.patreon.com/posts/142967...
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Wrote a post talking about the design of Shinobi, Rolling Thunder & Elevator Action and how excellent of a run n gun template it was+how it developed over the years. I'd love to see more indie games take a crack at developing this, cuz Shinobi devs sure as fuck won't
www.patreon.com/posts/142967...
www.patreon.com/posts/142967...
Since NG4's release, CAG twitter has been a gift that keeps on giving
a gazelle is eating popcorn from a bowl .
ALT: a gazelle is eating popcorn from a bowl .
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November 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Since NG4's release, CAG twitter has been a gift that keeps on giving
People tend to equate "modernized thing" with "new & unique thing", I don't think the 2 are the same, they're almost the exact opposite. Modernization is taking an old thing & applying known "modern stadandards" to it. Whereas a new & unique thing shapes those "modern standards" in its image
November 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
People tend to equate "modernized thing" with "new & unique thing", I don't think the 2 are the same, they're almost the exact opposite. Modernization is taking an old thing & applying known "modern stadandards" to it. Whereas a new & unique thing shapes those "modern standards" in its image
Sad that tank controls in action games are basically completely dead. I know they still exist in a handful of survival horror games but they don't really matter there cuz the games never test your precision & mechanics much to begin with
November 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Sad that tank controls in action games are basically completely dead. I know they still exist in a handful of survival horror games but they don't really matter there cuz the games never test your precision & mechanics much to begin with
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Rewatching Joyfuul videos and I think most #arcade players would get a kick out of it.
The whole "sandbox with few constraints lead to people mimicking for the sake of aesthetic while strict rules forces to create something unique" sound like something you could extract a lot of milleage.
The whole "sandbox with few constraints lead to people mimicking for the sake of aesthetic while strict rules forces to create something unique" sound like something you could extract a lot of milleage.
They tested my MINECRAFT CIVILIZATIONS hypothesis…
YouTube video by Joyfuul
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November 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Rewatching Joyfuul videos and I think most #arcade players would get a kick out of it.
The whole "sandbox with few constraints lead to people mimicking for the sake of aesthetic while strict rules forces to create something unique" sound like something you could extract a lot of milleage.
The whole "sandbox with few constraints lead to people mimicking for the sake of aesthetic while strict rules forces to create something unique" sound like something you could extract a lot of milleage.
Reposted by Boghog
haven't watched the vid yet but would like to say I really like how dmc2 secret missions just seem to scale forever (ng+ etc) so eventually you end up with combat encounters the game struggles to even render (2 arius who both spawn minions at once, etc). game and player both pushing it too far🫡
November 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
haven't watched the vid yet but would like to say I really like how dmc2 secret missions just seem to scale forever (ng+ etc) so eventually you end up with combat encounters the game struggles to even render (2 arius who both spawn minions at once, etc). game and player both pushing it too far🫡
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Bro are there ANY devs who like these fucking games LOL is thinking the series you're making a successor of is trash a pre-requisite that companies look for
Bro are there ANY devs who like these fucking games LOL is thinking the series you're making a successor of is trash a pre-requisite that companies look for
Shinobi & The Art of Vengeance
YouTube video by SpidersSTG
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 11:42 AM
youtu.be/sDa6agrtvlc?...
Bro are there ANY devs who like these fucking games LOL is thinking the series you're making a successor of is trash a pre-requisite that companies look for
Bro are there ANY devs who like these fucking games LOL is thinking the series you're making a successor of is trash a pre-requisite that companies look for
I think critics,devs,audiences should treasure & protect unintuitive genre abstractions. Like static cameras in survival horror games. The fact that its tied to a genre makes it a known language to players. & that's a beautiful thing cuz devs wont have to do the teaching every time they use it
November 5, 2025 at 9:50 AM
I think critics,devs,audiences should treasure & protect unintuitive genre abstractions. Like static cameras in survival horror games. The fact that its tied to a genre makes it a known language to players. & that's a beautiful thing cuz devs wont have to do the teaching every time they use it
All these new modern CAGs are cool and all but I'm definitely more of a Dad CAG type of guy
November 3, 2025 at 8:03 AM
All these new modern CAGs are cool and all but I'm definitely more of a Dad CAG type of guy
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This game's sick and costs basically nothing, check it out if you're a fan of action-puzzle stuff
This game's sick and costs basically nothing, check it out if you're a fan of action-puzzle stuff
Save 15% on シンゴウブレイカ SINGOU BREAKA on Steam
Look carefully at the red and blue signals, and DESTROY them. It's an eccentric action puzzle game where you destroy blocks modeled after pedestrian traffic lights.
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November 1, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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This game's sick and costs basically nothing, check it out if you're a fan of action-puzzle stuff
This game's sick and costs basically nothing, check it out if you're a fan of action-puzzle stuff