Rodro
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I think there is a real discussion to be had about the validity of intentional sandbox!
But there is no point in leading it at this point in time because:
1. It is actively choking out the design and skill testing games
2. It's completely dominant on every level of gaming culture
But there is no point in leading it at this point in time because:
1. It is actively choking out the design and skill testing games
2. It's completely dominant on every level of gaming culture
I've started thinking there could be some use to distinguishing between game and digital world. Which would ultimately result in nightmare discourse from many angles, and they aren't without overlap. But it'd be useful for people to consider games as a set of rules with a victory condition again.
December 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I think there is a real discussion to be had about the validity of intentional sandbox!
But there is no point in leading it at this point in time because:
1. It is actively choking out the design and skill testing games
2. It's completely dominant on every level of gaming culture
But there is no point in leading it at this point in time because:
1. It is actively choking out the design and skill testing games
2. It's completely dominant on every level of gaming culture
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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...
If difficulty is the intentional challenge of the experience, accessibility is the ramp to that experience.
Accessibility is about removing unintentional barriers, not removing barriers of the experience.
Accessibility and difficulty are two different things!
Accessibility is about removing unintentional barriers, not removing barriers of the experience.
Accessibility and difficulty are two different things!
October 30, 2025 at 4:41 AM
If difficulty is the intentional challenge of the experience, accessibility is the ramp to that experience.
Accessibility is about removing unintentional barriers, not removing barriers of the experience.
Accessibility and difficulty are two different things!
Accessibility is about removing unintentional barriers, not removing barriers of the experience.
Accessibility and difficulty are two different things!
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Yeah but we already have teleport mechanics like Dante's trickster teleport or Bayo's lock on teleport for that type of stuff which feel completely manual. SUCC just makes everything feel less stylish by fucking with natural animation curves and so on. Who tf thinks this is stylish?
October 30, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Yeah but we already have teleport mechanics like Dante's trickster teleport or Bayo's lock on teleport for that type of stuff which feel completely manual. SUCC just makes everything feel less stylish by fucking with natural animation curves and so on. Who tf thinks this is stylish?
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NG4s design made me appreciate DMC a lot more as a vastly more coherent combo game. DMC being based around single moves & weapon/style switch cancels means that u wont autopilot into combos from misinputs/mashing. & the game doesnt treat air juggles as a tactical liability so they never feel scrubby
October 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
NG4s design made me appreciate DMC a lot more as a vastly more coherent combo game. DMC being based around single moves & weapon/style switch cancels means that u wont autopilot into combos from misinputs/mashing. & the game doesnt treat air juggles as a tactical liability so they never feel scrubby
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I fuckin love arcade sound design
October 12, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I fuckin love arcade sound design
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I wonder if people's hatred of timers is at least slightly due to the fact that video game genres as they are now cannot really capture the concept of a "thriller". So people default to treating action games as action-adventure, unless they're more explicitly horror.
October 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I wonder if people's hatred of timers is at least slightly due to the fact that video game genres as they are now cannot really capture the concept of a "thriller". So people default to treating action games as action-adventure, unless they're more explicitly horror.
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September 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Goals
this just in: im an abusive gamedev for (checks notes) making you feel things
August 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Goals
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Sonic fans at the cookout be like
October 18, 2024 at 12:20 AM
Sonic fans at the cookout be like
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Bluesky is funny because I can’t recall any other platform where its growth is explicitly tied to the collective hate for one person.
October 17, 2024 at 3:45 AM
Bluesky is funny because I can’t recall any other platform where its growth is explicitly tied to the collective hate for one person.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #4,343,209!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
September 23, 2024 at 5:23 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #4,343,209!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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I used to take a lot of pictures of alleys
September 12, 2024 at 3:36 PM
I used to take a lot of pictures of alleys
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Love Book Store
September 12, 2024 at 10:35 AM
Love Book Store
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i hope this site prospers
September 3, 2024 at 3:18 AM
i hope this site prospers
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Hey! I still haven’t announced Berserk B.I.T.S on here! ❤️🙌
It is an idle-rpg, auto-battler, chip-collecting game that runs on your desktop. Let your B.I.T do battle and collect items while you relax or work on other tasks!
Please wishlist to keep up to date ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/2348540/...
It is an idle-rpg, auto-battler, chip-collecting game that runs on your desktop. Let your B.I.T do battle and collect items while you relax or work on other tasks!
Please wishlist to keep up to date ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/2348540/...
August 31, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Hey! I still haven’t announced Berserk B.I.T.S on here! ❤️🙌
It is an idle-rpg, auto-battler, chip-collecting game that runs on your desktop. Let your B.I.T do battle and collect items while you relax or work on other tasks!
Please wishlist to keep up to date ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/2348540/...
It is an idle-rpg, auto-battler, chip-collecting game that runs on your desktop. Let your B.I.T do battle and collect items while you relax or work on other tasks!
Please wishlist to keep up to date ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/2348540/...