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James "Care Level Zero" Henley
@carelevelzero.bsky.social
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He/Him | 21+ Years in Design | Principal Designer at Red Hook Studios | Care Level Zero Inc. | Occasional #2DArt

Prev: Jade Empire, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, SWTOR, etc

#Twitch: twitch.tv/carelevelzero
#YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/carelevelzero
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James "Care Level Zero" Henley @carelevelzero.bsky.social · Oct 17
Fresh intro time!

I'm a #gamedev with 20+ years of design experience.

Current: Senior Game Designer on Darkest Dungeon 2

Past: Jade Empire, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Star Wars: The Old Republic, and a few others

Frequent #Twitch & #YouTube streamer & occasional drawer of cute girls & emotes.
carelevelzero.bsky.social
SHOWTIME!

Season 04: Partying continues with our Final Fantasy Tactics spotlight-turned-playthrough as we break our way through Tactician difficulty! Chapter 4's infamous bird battle awaits!

#Twitch: www.twitch.tv/carelevelzero

#YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=40FN...

#GoLive
November 12, 2025 at 12:05 AM
carelevelzero.bsky.social
I'm getting really tired of recruiters and PR people reaching out with this weird assumption that I'm going to want to talk to them.

Ever tried *asking* instead of saying "let's set up a time to talk!"

Fuck no.
November 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
carelevelzero.bsky.social
This week's #Schedule on #Twitch and #YouTube!

We're wrapping up our Tactician playthrough of Final Fantasy Tactics as well as our NG+ playthrough of Silent Hill F! I'm finally fitting that spotlight of often overlooked Wild Hearts.

Reminder that Virtual Couch is now an hour earlier!
Show schedule for twitch.tv/carelevelzero and youtube.com/carelevelzero for the week of November 10th. Final Fantasy Tactics on Tactician difficulty at 6 p.m. CST on Tuesday and Wednesday. Wild Hearts spotlight on Thursday at 6 p.m. CST. Silent Hill F NG+ finale on Virtual Couch on Friday at 7 p.m. CST.
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
carelevelzero.bsky.social
I get to do one of these!

#GameDev #Career
November 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
carelevelzero.bsky.social
SHOWTIME!

Our Silent Hill F spotlight turned into a full run but now it's expanded into an NG+ run with Daimeow as well! On to chapter 6 in pursuit of weird new endings.

#Twitch: www.twitch.tv/carelevelzero

#YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2Fg...

#GoLive
November 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
carelevelzero.bsky.social
SHOWTIME!

Season 04: Partying continues with our Final Fantasy Tactics spotlight-turned-playthrough as we break our way through Tactician difficulty! What is next for Kochin, Zin, Mozu, and Yaboi Guzmara?

#Twitch: www.twitch.tv/carelevelzero

#YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbVb...

#GoLive
November 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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SHOWTIME!

Season 04: Partying continues with our Final Fantasy Tactics spotlight-turned-playthrough as we break our way through Tactician difficulty! On to chapter 3!

#Twitch: www.twitch.tv/carelevelzero

#YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tsR...

#GoLive
November 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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lastmoongame.bsky.social
🌙 50.000 wishlists on Steam.

When I started Last Moon, I never imagined the world of Eterna would reach so many hearts.
Thank you for walking under this fading Moon with me. ✨

#WishlistWednesday #SteamWishlist #IndieGame #GameDev
November 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
carelevelzero.bsky.social
SHOWTIME!

Season 04: Partying continues with our Final Fantasy Tactics spotlight-turned-playthrough as we break our way through Tactician difficulty! What is next for Kochin, Zin, Mozu, and Yaboi Guzmara?

#Twitch: www.twitch.tv/carelevelzero

#YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgHo...

#GoLive
November 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
carelevelzero.bsky.social
This week's #Schedule on #Twitch and #YouTube!

We're tearing away at our Tactician playthrough of Final Fantasy Tactics with Zin, Kochin, Mozu, & Yaboi Guzmara, then back to Silent Hill F NG+ with Daimeow on Friday night.

Since Japan doesn't observe DST, Virtual Couch will now be an hour earlier!
Show schedule for the week of November 3rd on twitch.tv/carelevelzero & youtube.com/carelevelzero. Final Fantasy Tactics on Tactician difficulty on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 6 p.m. CST. Silent Hill F NG+ on Friday at 7 p.m. CST. Delita and Ramza stand back to back by the schedule. Delita says "Fuck Algus." Ramza says "Yep. Fuck that guy. Verily." Seriously. What a douchebag.
November 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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SHOWTIME!

Our Silent Hill F spotlight turned into a full run but now it's expanded into an NG+ run with Daimeow as well! On to chapter 4 in pursuit of weird new endings.

#Twitch: www.twitch.tv/carelevelzero

#YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEeC...

#GoLive
November 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Happy Halloween from all of us at Capcom USA!

If you've got a Capcom character costume or some spooky Capcom fan art, share them with us below!
October 31, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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zoethorogood.bsky.social
Little hand drawn animation and banjo theme I made. It's been a year since my brother's passing, it's hard to type stuff so l'll just let the video speak for itself. Thank you for watching. Keep going, enjoy the sandwiches.
September 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
carelevelzero.bsky.social
SHOWTIME!

Season 04: Partying continues with with Final Fantasy Tactics and our community named team of Kochin, Zin, Mozu, and...Yaboi Guzmara? FFS.

#Twitch: www.twitch.tv/carelevelzero

#YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZvS...

#GoLive
October 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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🚨 GAME INDUSTRY FRIENDS

I’m looking for professionals who would be interested in any of the following roles for a cool project I’m helping put together. These are paid positions. Hit me up and/or share! 👾
• Gameplay System Designer • Technical Game Designer • Senior Tech Artist • 3D Modeler • Animator or Character Rigger • Concept Artist / Illustrator • Software Engineer • Sound Engineer • UI Designer • Quality Assurance • 3D Generalist
October 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
carelevelzero.bsky.social
That moment when you accidentally select Cyclone instead of Chakra on your incredibly over-focused Monk in #FinalFantasyTactics and he one-shots 60% of your own party.

Oops.
October 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
carelevelzero.bsky.social
LRT (LRS?)

It's finally the end of a lot of personal crunch to see things to this point.

Could I have done less? Sure. Should I have done less? For my health, probably.

Would I have done less? Nah. It's just not my style. All-in, always.

#gamedev
October 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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The Steadfast Steward’s Update is live!

Today’s update includes our long awaited Hellion and Leper reworks. We also have new additions to the Dam including options to expand Confessions 1 and 2.

You can read our full patch notes here: www.darkestdungeon.com/news/steadfa...

#darkestdungeon2
The Leper and Hellion fight against a group of approaching Cultists. The image reads "Darkest Dungeon II - Steadfast Steward's Update 2 - Out Now!"
October 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
carelevelzero.bsky.social
SHOWTIME!

Season 04: Partying continues with with Final Fantasy Tactics since you all split the vote between it and Oreshika so evenly. Screw it, we're doing both! Let's break a classic.

#Twitch: www.twitch.tv/carelevelzero

#YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqcC...

#GoLive
October 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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brunodias.bsky.social
I think video games discourse online would improve markedly if saying "bad game design" when you mean "I personally experienced frustration" got you a six month timeout from posting
October 29, 2025 at 4:57 AM
carelevelzero.bsky.social
SHOWTIME!

Season 04: Partying's spotlights continue with Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter! Let's see where this one all began as another JRPG remaster hits the scene.

For real this time!

#Twitch: www.twitch.tv/carelevelzero

#YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WiM...

#GoLive
October 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
carelevelzero.bsky.social
Tonight! We're back on it.
carelevelzero.bsky.social James "Care Level Zero" Henley @carelevelzero.bsky.social · 16d
Now that I'm off crunch, let's try for last week's shows again! XD

#Twitch and #YouTube #Schedule for the week!

We last ran FFT in 2018, back to back with Oreshika, so it feels fitting to aim to end things the same way. We'll pick FFT up where the spotlight ended (on YouTube for catch-up).
Schedule for twitch.tv/carelevelzero and youtube.com/carelevelzero the week of October 27th. Trails in the Sky 1st spotlight on Tuesday at 6 p.m. CDT. Final Fantasy Tactics on Wednesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. CDT. Silent Hill F NG+ on Virtual Couch on Friday at 8 p.m. CDT. No, really. Crunch is over so I can actually do it this week.
October 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
carelevelzero.bsky.social
Now that I'm off crunch, let's try for last week's shows again! XD

#Twitch and #YouTube #Schedule for the week!

We last ran FFT in 2018, back to back with Oreshika, so it feels fitting to aim to end things the same way. We'll pick FFT up where the spotlight ended (on YouTube for catch-up).
Schedule for twitch.tv/carelevelzero and youtube.com/carelevelzero the week of October 27th. Trails in the Sky 1st spotlight on Tuesday at 6 p.m. CDT. Final Fantasy Tactics on Wednesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. CDT. Silent Hill F NG+ on Virtual Couch on Friday at 8 p.m. CDT. No, really. Crunch is over so I can actually do it this week.
October 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
carelevelzero.bsky.social
Anybody following me use a laptop as their primary purpose PC rather than a desktop? I've bee thinking of phasing my desktop out for a docking setup instead but I'm always a bit wary of putting my laptops through the heat of extended period use (absolutely fried a Surface previously).
October 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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nikkoguy.bsky.social
If you've played and enjoyed Kill The Music, it helps IMMENSELY if you leave a review 🙏

(It's also still on sale!)
nikkoguy.bsky.social Nikko (Kill The Music) @nikkoguy.bsky.social · 22d
Kill The Music is 40% Off ($5.99) to celebrate a new Major Update!

v1.40 Moshpit Update adds New Songs, New Round Modes and New Items! We’ve also re-balanced the game, addressed major issues and improved performance as well.

store.steampowered.com/app/3093050/...
October 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM