P.A. Bastien
@pabastien.bsky.social
Formerly Animation, Now Game Dev
Drew Cartoon Dogs
Writes at Mischief
Drew Cartoon Dogs
Writes at Mischief
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YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT! I HAVE WRITTEN A NEW ARTICLE!
this one's a bit weird; rather than doing my usual "trying to organize my thoughts and building a winding case that builds on itself," I decided to show you what my EARLY article creation process looks like:
docseuss.medium.com/some-loosely...
this one's a bit weird; rather than doing my usual "trying to organize my thoughts and building a winding case that builds on itself," I decided to show you what my EARLY article creation process looks like:
docseuss.medium.com/some-loosely...
some loosely organized thoughts about dialogue sysin games
think of this as me trying to find out what parts of dialogue choices are load bearing game design and what else can be done with dialogue.
docseuss.medium.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 AM
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT! I HAVE WRITTEN A NEW ARTICLE!
this one's a bit weird; rather than doing my usual "trying to organize my thoughts and building a winding case that builds on itself," I decided to show you what my EARLY article creation process looks like:
docseuss.medium.com/some-loosely...
this one's a bit weird; rather than doing my usual "trying to organize my thoughts and building a winding case that builds on itself," I decided to show you what my EARLY article creation process looks like:
docseuss.medium.com/some-loosely...
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TAKE MY MONEY.
Drive back a hostile alien fungus with a spray cleaner as you traverse your childhood home with grappling tethers & gravity tools.. but is your first love among the dead?
"System shock meets Powerwash Simulator" - @pcgamer.com
"beautiful, intimate, deeply affecting" - @ign.com
Available now!
"System shock meets Powerwash Simulator" - @pcgamer.com
"beautiful, intimate, deeply affecting" - @ign.com
Available now!
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
TAKE MY MONEY.
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ALSO PLEASE LEAVE A STEAM REVIEW ASAP IF YOU CAN!
early positive reviews will do wonders for our placement
plspslplsplspslpslslps
early positive reviews will do wonders for our placement
plspslplsplspslpslslps
Drive back a hostile alien fungus with a spray cleaner as you traverse your childhood home with grappling tethers & gravity tools.. but is your first love among the dead?
"System shock meets Powerwash Simulator" - @pcgamer.com
"beautiful, intimate, deeply affecting" - @ign.com
Available now!
"System shock meets Powerwash Simulator" - @pcgamer.com
"beautiful, intimate, deeply affecting" - @ign.com
Available now!
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
ALSO PLEASE LEAVE A STEAM REVIEW ASAP IF YOU CAN!
early positive reviews will do wonders for our placement
plspslplsplspslpslslps
early positive reviews will do wonders for our placement
plspslplsplspslpslslps
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Extremely profitable
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Extremely profitable
If you give me and my friends @docseuss.bsky.social, @michigrim.bsky.social, Cameron, @elmore.zone like ten days of Sora money, we could produce the wildest first person shooter made in years AND it would actually be profitable.
www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
Here’s How Much Cash OpenAI Is Burning On AI Video App Sora. What It Means
Some back-of-napkin math suggests OpenAI is spending more than a quarter of what it’s making to power the AI slop factory.
www.forbes.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:32 AM
If you give me and my friends @docseuss.bsky.social, @michigrim.bsky.social, Cameron, @elmore.zone like ten days of Sora money, we could produce the wildest first person shooter made in years AND it would actually be profitable.
www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...
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by the way our game is coming out on steam TOMORROW, act accordingly
Chiaroscuro Imago on Steam
A short piece of horror fiction about honey and lies; entomology and etymology; murky secrets and stark realities. Find out what happened to the moths.
store.steampowered.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
by the way our game is coming out on steam TOMORROW, act accordingly
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Pho is always the right choice
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Pho is always the right choice
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>Check entire thread.
Sometimes you gotta do things yourself.
Sometimes you gotta do things yourself.
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
>Check entire thread.
Sometimes you gotta do things yourself.
Sometimes you gotta do things yourself.
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You basically just said "hey, if you think about it, the way that we do this is kinda weird, isn't it? I wonder if there's a less awkward way we can solve this problem".
I just read the damn thing.
I've seen like 200 people insisting you said every video game except yours sucks.
Man what.
I just read the damn thing.
I've seen like 200 people insisting you said every video game except yours sucks.
Man what.
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
You basically just said "hey, if you think about it, the way that we do this is kinda weird, isn't it? I wonder if there's a less awkward way we can solve this problem".
I just read the damn thing.
I've seen like 200 people insisting you said every video game except yours sucks.
Man what.
I just read the damn thing.
I've seen like 200 people insisting you said every video game except yours sucks.
Man what.
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This is a relaxed and curious exploration of the way that interaction layers can abstract the player from the narrative by mechanizing conversation as dry index menuing.
However I'm going to go ahead and pick a fight with a bunch of other stuff that I imagined you said instead, for reasons unclear.
However I'm going to go ahead and pick a fight with a bunch of other stuff that I imagined you said instead, for reasons unclear.
November 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
This is a relaxed and curious exploration of the way that interaction layers can abstract the player from the narrative by mechanizing conversation as dry index menuing.
However I'm going to go ahead and pick a fight with a bunch of other stuff that I imagined you said instead, for reasons unclear.
However I'm going to go ahead and pick a fight with a bunch of other stuff that I imagined you said instead, for reasons unclear.
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Basically, Phil, Kevin, and I, created a space to take all our nerd shit and obsessions (I have art and film degrees, Kevin and Phil are also in film, Phil also has a lit degree) and we've created a world that is so fuckin' weird and cool.. It's not like anything else. I can't wait to show it.
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Basically, Phil, Kevin, and I, created a space to take all our nerd shit and obsessions (I have art and film degrees, Kevin and Phil are also in film, Phil also has a lit degree) and we've created a world that is so fuckin' weird and cool.. It's not like anything else. I can't wait to show it.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The most validating thing today was coming by a short video by an artist I respect saying most of the dumbest modern ideas about a genre (in this case cosmic horror and lovecraftian madness) comes from TTRPGs attempting to turn it into a trackable stat
November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The most validating thing today was coming by a short video by an artist I respect saying most of the dumbest modern ideas about a genre (in this case cosmic horror and lovecraftian madness) comes from TTRPGs attempting to turn it into a trackable stat
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an hour remains...
by the way our game is coming out on steam TOMORROW, act accordingly
Chiaroscuro Imago on Steam
A short piece of horror fiction about honey and lies; entomology and etymology; murky secrets and stark realities. Find out what happened to the moths.
store.steampowered.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
an hour remains...
People have this childish view of professionalism as being humorless, straightlaced and business focused.
The two most professional people I ever knew, my father and my Mentor, were/are (my father has passed away) two of the geuinely funniest, goofiest people I ever knew.
The two most professional people I ever knew, my father and my Mentor, were/are (my father has passed away) two of the geuinely funniest, goofiest people I ever knew.
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
People have this childish view of professionalism as being humorless, straightlaced and business focused.
The two most professional people I ever knew, my father and my Mentor, were/are (my father has passed away) two of the geuinely funniest, goofiest people I ever knew.
The two most professional people I ever knew, my father and my Mentor, were/are (my father has passed away) two of the geuinely funniest, goofiest people I ever knew.
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I think Tony McQuail is the best candidate for NDP leadership. If you are Canadian and have some money I highly recommend supporting him. He's pretty much a walking representation of my own political beliefs, if that means anything.
Donation EN - LDR26_MCQUAILT
Donate today for Green Progressive Cooperation Help Tony McQuail ensure that we discuss representation, regeneration, redistribution and redesign to develop a Green Progressive Coalition that can comp...
act.ndp.ca
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I think Tony McQuail is the best candidate for NDP leadership. If you are Canadian and have some money I highly recommend supporting him. He's pretty much a walking representation of my own political beliefs, if that means anything.
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Ambrosia Sky: Act One is available now!
Your homecoming is not what you expected. An alien fungus has claimed your past and your present. Fight back with every tool at your disposal before it takes your future.
Maeve is waiting.
ambrosiasky.com
Your homecoming is not what you expected. An alien fungus has claimed your past and your present. Fight back with every tool at your disposal before it takes your future.
Maeve is waiting.
ambrosiasky.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Ambrosia Sky: Act One is available now!
Your homecoming is not what you expected. An alien fungus has claimed your past and your present. Fight back with every tool at your disposal before it takes your future.
Maeve is waiting.
ambrosiasky.com
Your homecoming is not what you expected. An alien fungus has claimed your past and your present. Fight back with every tool at your disposal before it takes your future.
Maeve is waiting.
ambrosiasky.com
Sigh, another day of trying to report a stalker harassing someone. Another day of knowing @moderation.bsky.app won't do anything.
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Sigh, another day of trying to report a stalker harassing someone. Another day of knowing @moderation.bsky.app won't do anything.
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If you think my essays are useful, 250 people chipping in $20 and 250 people quote tweeting with this or any other of my articles would be really helpful. I'm not expecting my car to get paid off or my student loans to be covered here, but I do still need assistance
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT! I HAVE WRITTEN A NEW ARTICLE!
this one's a bit weird; rather than doing my usual "trying to organize my thoughts and building a winding case that builds on itself," I decided to show you what my EARLY article creation process looks like:
docseuss.medium.com/some-loosely...
this one's a bit weird; rather than doing my usual "trying to organize my thoughts and building a winding case that builds on itself," I decided to show you what my EARLY article creation process looks like:
docseuss.medium.com/some-loosely...
some loosely organized thoughts about dialogue sysin games
think of this as me trying to find out what parts of dialogue choices are load bearing game design and what else can be done with dialogue.
docseuss.medium.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
If you think my essays are useful, 250 people chipping in $20 and 250 people quote tweeting with this or any other of my articles would be really helpful. I'm not expecting my car to get paid off or my student loans to be covered here, but I do still need assistance
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paypal.me/stompsite (this is the fastest/best way to help me out right now)
@forgetamnesia on venmo (this is the second-best way to help me out right now and easiest for me to reply)
ko-fi.com/stompsite (this is the slowest way to help, but it works.
$docseuss on cashapp
@forgetamnesia on venmo (this is the second-best way to help me out right now and easiest for me to reply)
ko-fi.com/stompsite (this is the slowest way to help, but it works.
$docseuss on cashapp
Pay Garrick Burford using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/stompsite and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
paypal.me
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 AM
paypal.me/stompsite (this is the fastest/best way to help me out right now)
@forgetamnesia on venmo (this is the second-best way to help me out right now and easiest for me to reply)
ko-fi.com/stompsite (this is the slowest way to help, but it works.
$docseuss on cashapp
@forgetamnesia on venmo (this is the second-best way to help me out right now and easiest for me to reply)
ko-fi.com/stompsite (this is the slowest way to help, but it works.
$docseuss on cashapp
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seems?
it's consistent and verifiable
it's consistent and verifiable
November 10, 2025 at 6:58 AM
seems?
it's consistent and verifiable
it's consistent and verifiable
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It's embarrassing how so many film critics need every film to be a MESSAGE that rectifies some injustice or brings awareness to some plight, especially movies by women filmmakers. Just incapable of analyzing a movie any deeper than the surface.
November 10, 2025 at 4:14 AM
It's embarrassing how so many film critics need every film to be a MESSAGE that rectifies some injustice or brings awareness to some plight, especially movies by women filmmakers. Just incapable of analyzing a movie any deeper than the surface.
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oh my god this is the fucking asshole who introduced the chestnut blight to the united states, resulting in the climactic emotional moment in hit game Adios
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 AM
oh my god this is the fucking asshole who introduced the chestnut blight to the united states, resulting in the climactic emotional moment in hit game Adios