Felipe Pepe
@felipepepe.bsky.social
Brazilian living in Tokyo. Editor of the CRPG Book, a free book on the history of Computer Role-Playing Games: https://crpgbook.wordpress.com/
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Felipe Pepe
@felipepepe.bsky.social
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The CRPG Book Project
The CRPG Book Project is a collaborative, non-profit effort to create an ebook on the history of Computer Role-Playing Games.
crpgbook.wordpress.com
Hi, I spent 10+ years researching all sorts of PC RPGs: AAAs, indies, RPG Maker, non-English, etc. Together with 167 volunteers, I created/edited The CRPG Book: crpgbook.wordpress.com
You can download it for free, or buy a hardcover edition from Bitmap Books - ALL author's revenue goes to charity!❤️
You can download it for free, or buy a hardcover edition from Bitmap Books - ALL author's revenue goes to charity!❤️
Images like this is why I love digital distribution
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Images like this is why I love digital distribution
Ado live at Tokyo Dome 🖤
November 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Ado live at Tokyo Dome 🖤
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The webpage for our upcoming book has the cover on it now which is enough of a milestone for me to write another post about the book we have coming out soon. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
November 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
The webpage for our upcoming book has the cover on it now which is enough of a milestone for me to write another post about the book we have coming out soon. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
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One of the things that gets lost in translation is how rhythmic & fun to read the prose of the original Journey to the West is.
Best way I can describe it is "Imagine if Dragonball was Written instead of Drawn"
Esp. when for most of its existence, this is how story would've actually been read:
Best way I can describe it is "Imagine if Dragonball was Written instead of Drawn"
Esp. when for most of its existence, this is how story would've actually been read:
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
One of the things that gets lost in translation is how rhythmic & fun to read the prose of the original Journey to the West is.
Best way I can describe it is "Imagine if Dragonball was Written instead of Drawn"
Esp. when for most of its existence, this is how story would've actually been read:
Best way I can describe it is "Imagine if Dragonball was Written instead of Drawn"
Esp. when for most of its existence, this is how story would've actually been read:
Tô em um grupo de telegram árabe, falando com uns egípcios sobre dublagem pirata de Resident Evil 4...
Certeza q nunca mais entro nos EUA, vão achar q é código XD
Certeza q nunca mais entro nos EUA, vão achar q é código XD
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Tô em um grupo de telegram árabe, falando com uns egípcios sobre dublagem pirata de Resident Evil 4...
Certeza q nunca mais entro nos EUA, vão achar q é código XD
Certeza q nunca mais entro nos EUA, vão achar q é código XD
Sorry if you've been waiting a few days for a reply for the book project, it's a lot... I've replied like 30+ emails this weekend and they keep coming...
Many of them aren't even pitching, just reaching out to share stories or to connect because they feel "seen" by the project, it's been a fun ride
Many of them aren't even pitching, just reaching out to share stories or to connect because they feel "seen" by the project, it's been a fun ride
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Sorry if you've been waiting a few days for a reply for the book project, it's a lot... I've replied like 30+ emails this weekend and they keep coming...
Many of them aren't even pitching, just reaching out to share stories or to connect because they feel "seen" by the project, it's been a fun ride
Many of them aren't even pitching, just reaching out to share stories or to connect because they feel "seen" by the project, it's been a fun ride
Cool video on Baldur's Gate II: youtu.be/_yLQ56tGDqE?...
A highlight is how the focus on character interaction & romances was inspired by Final Fantasy 7. This after BG1 took tons of inspiration from RTSes & Jagged Alliance 1.
Influences are far more complex than silly flowcharts can ever sum up.
A highlight is how the focus on character interaction & romances was inspired by Final Fantasy 7. This after BG1 took tons of inspiration from RTSes & Jagged Alliance 1.
Influences are far more complex than silly flowcharts can ever sum up.
Celebrating 25 Years Of Baldur's Gate 2: Part 1 w/ @edgreenwoodofficial, David Gaider & Trent Oster
YouTube video by Slandered Gaming
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Cool video on Baldur's Gate II: youtu.be/_yLQ56tGDqE?...
A highlight is how the focus on character interaction & romances was inspired by Final Fantasy 7. This after BG1 took tons of inspiration from RTSes & Jagged Alliance 1.
Influences are far more complex than silly flowcharts can ever sum up.
A highlight is how the focus on character interaction & romances was inspired by Final Fantasy 7. This after BG1 took tons of inspiration from RTSes & Jagged Alliance 1.
Influences are far more complex than silly flowcharts can ever sum up.
Meanwhile the early draft of the CRPG Book looked like an 80s PC gaming magazine because that's what I associate with CRPG history lol
Luckily I showed it to friends who are normal human beings and they were like "please don't".
Luckily I showed it to friends who are normal human beings and they were like "please don't".
November 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Meanwhile the early draft of the CRPG Book looked like an 80s PC gaming magazine because that's what I associate with CRPG history lol
Luckily I showed it to friends who are normal human beings and they were like "please don't".
Luckily I showed it to friends who are normal human beings and they were like "please don't".
I don't know yet which is the best game of the year, but for sure this is the best recommendation thread of the year
There's a round of GOTY discussion going around, and I realized that a lot of my favourite games this year have been absolute Sicko Picks.
So here's a few games I've loved so far in 2025, starting with a mild one: Babushka's Glitch Dungeon. A scrunkly lil' puzzle-metroidvania with so many fun verbs
So here's a few games I've loved so far in 2025, starting with a mild one: Babushka's Glitch Dungeon. A scrunkly lil' puzzle-metroidvania with so many fun verbs
Save 50% on Babushka's Glitch Dungeon on Steam
Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.
store.steampowered.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I don't know yet which is the best game of the year, but for sure this is the best recommendation thread of the year
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Golden Chambers might be one of the weirdest immersive sims you'll ever play. A western from the creator of gun-eating, wall-murdering bizarro adventure Golden Light. A world where colossal gun-deities loom over the wastes, and some people are part gun.
Formerly known as Chambers, recently renamed.
Formerly known as Chambers, recently renamed.
Save 40% on Golden Chambers on Steam
Welcome to REVOLVERPUNK! Chambers is a comedic RPG shooter set in the Weird Wild West! Cook the boomstick, fingercatch some bullets and wrangle that fella into your pocket!
store.steampowered.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Golden Chambers might be one of the weirdest immersive sims you'll ever play. A western from the creator of gun-eating, wall-murdering bizarro adventure Golden Light. A world where colossal gun-deities loom over the wastes, and some people are part gun.
Formerly known as Chambers, recently renamed.
Formerly known as Chambers, recently renamed.
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perhaps the most egregious thing that happened with the Future Class was when The Game Awards took money from Old Spice in the name of the FC & simply... pocketed it
it wasn't used to fund Future Class initiatives, it wasn't used to help lift marginalised developers
they just profited from us
it wasn't used to fund Future Class initiatives, it wasn't used to help lift marginalised developers
they just profited from us
November 7, 2025 at 5:59 AM
perhaps the most egregious thing that happened with the Future Class was when The Game Awards took money from Old Spice in the name of the FC & simply... pocketed it
it wasn't used to fund Future Class initiatives, it wasn't used to help lift marginalised developers
they just profited from us
it wasn't used to fund Future Class initiatives, it wasn't used to help lift marginalised developers
they just profited from us
Incredibly disappointed that the video of the girl learning Brazilian Portuguese to shit talk a Portuguese mother-in-law was just an ad.
Nothing is sacred anymore.
Nothing is sacred anymore.
November 7, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Incredibly disappointed that the video of the girl learning Brazilian Portuguese to shit talk a Portuguese mother-in-law was just an ad.
Nothing is sacred anymore.
Nothing is sacred anymore.
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I was a member of TGA Future Class 2022 and lemmee tell ya, my skin has been crawling since
pretty much every interaction I had with them (few) & story I heard about other members' interactions with them (many) was bad. & by bad I mean, so many shades of being used as photo op tokens & nothing more
pretty much every interaction I had with them (few) & story I heard about other members' interactions with them (many) was bad. & by bad I mean, so many shades of being used as photo op tokens & nothing more
EXCLUSIVE on @gamedeveloper.bsky.social: not only has The Game Awards not nominated a Future Class for 2025, it's told alumni it "does not have any active programming plans" for the award.
The Future Class page was taken down sometime this year—eliminating a definitive archive of honorees.
The Future Class page was taken down sometime this year—eliminating a definitive archive of honorees.
The Game Awards' Future Class program remains on ice
Future Class organizer Emily Weir has informed past honorees that The Game Awards has no active plans for the program.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I was a member of TGA Future Class 2022 and lemmee tell ya, my skin has been crawling since
pretty much every interaction I had with them (few) & story I heard about other members' interactions with them (many) was bad. & by bad I mean, so many shades of being used as photo op tokens & nothing more
pretty much every interaction I had with them (few) & story I heard about other members' interactions with them (many) was bad. & by bad I mean, so many shades of being used as photo op tokens & nothing more
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This story is infinitely more important than GTA getting delayed. Don't let me catch you moaning about waiting longer for a video game if you're not mad about why it happened.
"Rockstar, Rockstar, you're disgusting, we charge you with union busting," the protesters declared.
'All you had to do was follow the damn law, Rockstar!': Workers are protesting outside Take-Two after GTA 6 dev's alleged 'brazen' union-busting
"They can get used to seeing us on their doorstep."
www.pcgamer.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This story is infinitely more important than GTA getting delayed. Don't let me catch you moaning about waiting longer for a video game if you're not mad about why it happened.
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Yeah, I've got my own crowdfunding, but I can't not mention Apocalypse World 3e.
Apocalypse World is one of the most influential games to arise out of the innovative indie side of gaming. It's literally created a whole subsector of the industry: Powered by the Apocalypse. A 3e is huge news.
Apocalypse World is one of the most influential games to arise out of the innovative indie side of gaming. It's literally created a whole subsector of the industry: Powered by the Apocalypse. A 3e is huge news.
Here We GO! Come along, my dearies!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Yeah, I've got my own crowdfunding, but I can't not mention Apocalypse World 3e.
Apocalypse World is one of the most influential games to arise out of the innovative indie side of gaming. It's literally created a whole subsector of the industry: Powered by the Apocalypse. A 3e is huge news.
Apocalypse World is one of the most influential games to arise out of the innovative indie side of gaming. It's literally created a whole subsector of the industry: Powered by the Apocalypse. A 3e is huge news.
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Seconding this. The OG X-Com has seen an ENORMOUS modding renaissance in the past few years thanks to the OpenXCom engine. The best way to play it vanilla, as it fixes a ton of bugs and improves the UI.
Some of the biggest mods dwarf the original game by a factor of ten times the content or more.
Some of the biggest mods dwarf the original game by a factor of ten times the content or more.
If you’ve ever been curious about the origins of X-Com, or the mods I post about from time to time, it’s on an incredible sale right now! For $1.50 you will get hundreds of hours of one of the best tactical strategy games ever made 😊
store.steampowered.com/app/7760/XCO...
store.steampowered.com/app/7760/XCO...
Save 75% on X-COM: UFO Defense on Steam
You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.
store.steampowered.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Seconding this. The OG X-Com has seen an ENORMOUS modding renaissance in the past few years thanks to the OpenXCom engine. The best way to play it vanilla, as it fixes a ton of bugs and improves the UI.
Some of the biggest mods dwarf the original game by a factor of ten times the content or more.
Some of the biggest mods dwarf the original game by a factor of ten times the content or more.
Part of me is like "lol they're still milking DLCs out of this more than 5 years after release..." store.steampowered.com/news/app/108...
The other part (the majority!) is like "ROCKS DLC WHEN???"
The other part (the majority!) is like "ROCKS DLC WHEN???"
ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 4 - ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 4 – New characters out on 21 November 2025! - Steam News
Set your sails and mark your maps. ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 4 unveils DLC7 in a new trailer, introducing Character Pack No.7 “Future Island Egghead Pack”. The pack will be available on 21 November 2...
store.steampowered.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Part of me is like "lol they're still milking DLCs out of this more than 5 years after release..." store.steampowered.com/news/app/108...
The other part (the majority!) is like "ROCKS DLC WHEN???"
The other part (the majority!) is like "ROCKS DLC WHEN???"
I'll never get used to how gacha games casually reveal MASSIVE spoilers because they really want you to login & pull the next big character they've released...
Was on the goddamn train and the ads were spoiling Star Rail :P
Was on the goddamn train and the ads were spoiling Star Rail :P
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I'll never get used to how gacha games casually reveal MASSIVE spoilers because they really want you to login & pull the next big character they've released...
Was on the goddamn train and the ads were spoiling Star Rail :P
Was on the goddamn train and the ads were spoiling Star Rail :P
This video kept me thinking about parallels between official D&D content and video game dungeons: youtu.be/w_yPG3zYgQ4?...
It's easy to go "they suck", but after so many years of great OSR & indie content raising the bar, there has to be some testing saying "our audience wants Skyrim-like dungeons"
It's easy to go "they suck", but after so many years of great OSR & indie content raising the bar, there has to be some testing saying "our audience wants Skyrim-like dungeons"
Official D&D adventures are cooked
YouTube video by Questing Beast
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 3:12 AM
This video kept me thinking about parallels between official D&D content and video game dungeons: youtu.be/w_yPG3zYgQ4?...
It's easy to go "they suck", but after so many years of great OSR & indie content raising the bar, there has to be some testing saying "our audience wants Skyrim-like dungeons"
It's easy to go "they suck", but after so many years of great OSR & indie content raising the bar, there has to be some testing saying "our audience wants Skyrim-like dungeons"
Me enviaram um site de traduções amadoras (com dublagem!) em árabe:
youtu.be/HK20OKwYEcA?...
Esse isso q quero abordar no livro... vc q jogou em locadora/lanhouse e comprou GTA: Rio de Janeiro ou God of War 2 dublado no camelô, vc tem mais em comum com um árabe, polonês ou filipino dq um americano
youtu.be/HK20OKwYEcA?...
Esse isso q quero abordar no livro... vc q jogou em locadora/lanhouse e comprou GTA: Rio de Janeiro ou God of War 2 dublado no camelô, vc tem mais em comum com um árabe, polonês ou filipino dq um americano
إطلاق رزدنت ايفل 4 نسخة خاصة تعريب ودبلجة فصحى | Residents Evil 4 PS2 Special Arabic Edition
YouTube video by العاب مدبلجة عربية | Arabic Dubbed Games
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Me enviaram um site de traduções amadoras (com dublagem!) em árabe:
youtu.be/HK20OKwYEcA?...
Esse isso q quero abordar no livro... vc q jogou em locadora/lanhouse e comprou GTA: Rio de Janeiro ou God of War 2 dublado no camelô, vc tem mais em comum com um árabe, polonês ou filipino dq um americano
youtu.be/HK20OKwYEcA?...
Esse isso q quero abordar no livro... vc q jogou em locadora/lanhouse e comprou GTA: Rio de Janeiro ou God of War 2 dublado no camelô, vc tem mais em comum com um árabe, polonês ou filipino dq um americano
It's tiring to come back from work and still have to reply dozens of emails, but some of the article pitches I'm getting are so exciting I'm ALMOST feeling energized replying emails lol
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It's tiring to come back from work and still have to reply dozens of emails, but some of the article pitches I'm getting are so exciting I'm ALMOST feeling energized replying emails lol
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1400. INFLUENCE EMPIRE: THE STORY OF TENCENT & CHINA'S TECH AMBITION
👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/influence-empire-the-story-of-tencent-china-s-tech-ambition
#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames
👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/influence-empire-the-story-of-tencent-china-s-tech-ambition
#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames
November 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
1400. INFLUENCE EMPIRE: THE STORY OF TENCENT & CHINA'S TECH AMBITION
👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/influence-empire-the-story-of-tencent-china-s-tech-ambition
#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames
👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/influence-empire-the-story-of-tencent-china-s-tech-ambition
#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames
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Só por curiosidade, por que você faz jogos?
[obrigada se puder dar RT tb, é para uma coisa]
[obrigada se puder dar RT tb, é para uma coisa]
November 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Só por curiosidade, por que você faz jogos?
[obrigada se puder dar RT tb, é para uma coisa]
[obrigada se puder dar RT tb, é para uma coisa]
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