Rastagong
@lrwerther.bsky.social
30+ | FR | he/they | Black Diaspora | visual novel writer | interactive fiction, lit, horror, mystery | main blog https://home.rastagong.eu | itchio https://rastagong.itch.io | Mastodon https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@lrwerther
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Rastagong
@lrwerther.bsky.social
· Jan 31
Looking Back on Two Years
It's been a while..? An introspective life update feat. Anatomy of a Fall and Cornelia the New Priest (Umineko Tsubasa).
home.rastagong.eu
Finally wrote an update on my blog after 2.5 years! feat. that one scene from Anatomy of a Fall and a side story from Umineko Tsubasa! home.rastagong.eu/article/look...
It got more introspective than expected and a little maudlin so I'm sorry! I'm planning to write Part II sometime in February
It got more introspective than expected and a little maudlin so I'm sorry! I'm planning to write Part II sometime in February
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Everytime I listen to the Sinners soundtrack it makes me crave a Broadway adaptation
January 24, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Everytime I listen to the Sinners soundtrack it makes me crave a Broadway adaptation
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August 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Ryuichi Sakamoto. Born on this day in 1952.
January 17, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Ryuichi Sakamoto. Born on this day in 1952.
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we’re in the vet’s office waiting room and they just called for Agamemnon. we all looked at the Great Dane but it turns out Agamemnon is an orange kitten in a backpack that makes him look like an astronaut cheese puff
January 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM
we’re in the vet’s office waiting room and they just called for Agamemnon. we all looked at the Great Dane but it turns out Agamemnon is an orange kitten in a backpack that makes him look like an astronaut cheese puff
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Roses are red,
Sunlight is bright
Sunlight is bright
January 5, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Roses are red,
Sunlight is bright
Sunlight is bright
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new video up on the youtube page youtu.be/N1DVvGlzGEs?...
Everything is Gender
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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January 11, 2026 at 1:06 PM
new video up on the youtube page youtu.be/N1DVvGlzGEs?...
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Sewing Scene under the Pergola at Marquayrol https://www.wikiart.org/en/henri-martin/sewing-scene-under-the-pergola-at-marquayrol-1902
January 11, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Sewing Scene under the Pergola at Marquayrol https://www.wikiart.org/en/henri-martin/sewing-scene-under-the-pergola-at-marquayrol-1902
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January 10, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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Pardon, c’est nerveux.
January 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Pardon, c’est nerveux.
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Emily Eriksen, élève de terminale du lycée français d'Oslo a réalisé pendant les vacances cette magnifique carte mentale à partir de sa lecture de la BD le Genre du capital. Un grand bravo à Emily et merci à son enseignante de SES, Frédérique Houseaux. N'hésitez pas à faire circuler!
January 5, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Emily Eriksen, élève de terminale du lycée français d'Oslo a réalisé pendant les vacances cette magnifique carte mentale à partir de sa lecture de la BD le Genre du capital. Un grand bravo à Emily et merci à son enseignante de SES, Frédérique Houseaux. N'hésitez pas à faire circuler!
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Her despair grew so great that it burst her breast open and like a bird of fire shattered the stone and broke out into the light of day--the light of day, faint in her windowless room.
January 4, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Her despair grew so great that it burst her breast open and like a bird of fire shattered the stone and broke out into the light of day--the light of day, faint in her windowless room.
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this year I handed out the “Best Visual Novel” and the aptly named “This One Goes Out to the Sickos” awards. Give it a read!
The startmenu Awards return for another year with the debut of the first site-wide vote for startmenu’s Game of the Year! But before that, we’ve got a selection of critics’ choice awards highlighting the good, the bad, and the ugly of 2025.
The startmenu Awards 2025 | Winter Spectacular 2025 — startmenu
The startmenu Awards return for another year with the debut of the first site-wide vote for startmenu’s Game of the Year! But before that, we’ve got a selection of critics’ choice awards highlighting ...
www.startmenu.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
this year I handed out the “Best Visual Novel” and the aptly named “This One Goes Out to the Sickos” awards. Give it a read!
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Give yourself something to look forward to next year. Something less substantial than a resolution which can carry regret if you can't stick to it. Think of a book you want to read, a genre of music you'd like to learn more about, a curiosity to chase no matter how trivial. Keep your spark lit.
December 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Give yourself something to look forward to next year. Something less substantial than a resolution which can carry regret if you can't stick to it. Think of a book you want to read, a genre of music you'd like to learn more about, a curiosity to chase no matter how trivial. Keep your spark lit.
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Nanao from the flop hit mech ps2 game Robot Alchemic Drive is truly the most real icon of the working class
She is our struggler icon
She is our struggler icon
December 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Nanao from the flop hit mech ps2 game Robot Alchemic Drive is truly the most real icon of the working class
She is our struggler icon
She is our struggler icon
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This Deer Hunting USA board might be malfunctioning...̸̴̶̡͈͔͚͎̌̐ͧ̎͌ͬ.̯ͪ_̸̴̧̟̝͔̰̱̇_̼̤̩͍̪̦̟̺̝̙͔̠̮̆ͬ̆̆́͋̆̔͐ͧ.̵͙͔͊ 🦌
December 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This Deer Hunting USA board might be malfunctioning...̸̴̶̡͈͔͚͎̌̐ͧ̎͌ͬ.̯ͪ_̸̴̧̟̝͔̰̱̇_̼̤̩͍̪̦̟̺̝̙͔̠̮̆ͬ̆̆́͋̆̔͐ͧ.̵͙͔͊ 🦌
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Rappel que la trilogie Histoires de Fantômes chinois est encore à l’affiche au cinéma Le Grand Action à Paris. Si vous en avez l’occasion regardez au moins le 1 et puis le 2. Mais a minima, le 1.
December 26, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Rappel que la trilogie Histoires de Fantômes chinois est encore à l’affiche au cinéma Le Grand Action à Paris. Si vous en avez l’occasion regardez au moins le 1 et puis le 2. Mais a minima, le 1.
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Merry Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Merry Christmas
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First teaser for "Look Back" live-action film by Hirokazu Kore-eda.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=djXq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=djXq...
December 21, 2025 at 10:16 AM
First teaser for "Look Back" live-action film by Hirokazu Kore-eda.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=djXq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=djXq...
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Eliza is 50% off. It’s a fully-voiced visual novel about an AI therapy app. It was released in 2019, years before the idea of AI became what it is now. How much did it get right? What did it get wrong? Play it for yourself (play the whole thing) and decide.
store.steampowered.com/app/716500/E...
store.steampowered.com/app/716500/E...
Save 50% on Eliza on Steam
Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the ...
store.steampowered.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Eliza is 50% off. It’s a fully-voiced visual novel about an AI therapy app. It was released in 2019, years before the idea of AI became what it is now. How much did it get right? What did it get wrong? Play it for yourself (play the whole thing) and decide.
store.steampowered.com/app/716500/E...
store.steampowered.com/app/716500/E...
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Choosing to focus, on hearing the news of Rob Reiner's passing, to remember this moment where he was so overcome with joy and laughter that he - the director of the movie - was one of many people banished from the set in order to finish filming.
TIL nearly all of the "Miracle Max" scene from Princess Bride was improvised by Billy Crystal, and it took three ten hour days to shoot, because they couldn't get through his improv without everyone (cast and crew) laughing so hard it ruined the audio.
Mandy Patinkin bruised a rib holding it in.
Mandy Patinkin bruised a rib holding it in.
a man and a woman are standing next to each other and laughing .
Alt: Miracle Max and his wife waving goodbye from the Princess Bride.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Choosing to focus, on hearing the news of Rob Reiner's passing, to remember this moment where he was so overcome with joy and laughter that he - the director of the movie - was one of many people banished from the set in order to finish filming.
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Nice essay echoing some thoughts I've had about E33's cultural reception. I've always thought it has this its air of respectability comes from evoking modern television aesthetics, so it's "not nerdy" to enjoy it (vs. Something like trails or rpgmaker games which have just as interesting stories)
Took some time to unpack a few thoughts on Expedition 33.
Watching what I thought was a "pretty good" game get transformed into A Cultural Object has been disheartening.
So I have some thoughts on glitz, glamour, and respectability...
transgamerthoughts.com/post/8027631...
Watching what I thought was a "pretty good" game get transformed into A Cultural Object has been disheartening.
So I have some thoughts on glitz, glamour, and respectability...
transgamerthoughts.com/post/8027631...
The Attempt To Escape From Pain Creates More Pain
Lord forgive me, I'm blogging. I can't help it! Many years ago, I got some advice from a writer who I deeply respect, James Howell, and he told me that criticism needs to proceed confidently. Don't...
transgamerthoughts.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Nice essay echoing some thoughts I've had about E33's cultural reception. I've always thought it has this its air of respectability comes from evoking modern television aesthetics, so it's "not nerdy" to enjoy it (vs. Something like trails or rpgmaker games which have just as interesting stories)
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Ayé c'est officiel : tout #TwinPeaks pour la gratuité à la demande du 8 janvier au 19 décembre 2026 sur @artefr.bsky.social . Avec The Return pour la première fois diffusé sans nécessité d'abonnement. Quand même la classe internationale ce plan.
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Ayé c'est officiel : tout #TwinPeaks pour la gratuité à la demande du 8 janvier au 19 décembre 2026 sur @artefr.bsky.social . Avec The Return pour la première fois diffusé sans nécessité d'abonnement. Quand même la classe internationale ce plan.
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