sanctumsys
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VR enthusiast (Valve Index). also a writer
polyam!
please DM if you want to talk more personally. i'm always open to more friends or arch-nemesis..es? archnemeses
https://medium.com/@sanctumalteria
https://seaboundsanctuary.bandcamp.com/
23
VR enthusiast (Valve Index). also a writer
polyam!
please DM if you want to talk more personally. i'm always open to more friends or arch-nemesis..es? archnemeses
https://medium.com/@sanctumalteria
https://seaboundsanctuary.bandcamp.com/
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Actually I think I'll go further and say that if you can clearly & consistently distinguish good vs bad frustration in games, then you basically have a reliable framework and have succeeded as a critic.If u think that all frustration is bad,all frustration is fine,or only rely on vibes then u failed
December 16, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Actually I think I'll go further and say that if you can clearly & consistently distinguish good vs bad frustration in games, then you basically have a reliable framework and have succeeded as a critic.If u think that all frustration is bad,all frustration is fine,or only rely on vibes then u failed
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The Second-Order Streisand Effect is a social phenomenon where if a party makes an effort to censor information, discussion and news about the censorship paradoxically leads to an increased awareness of Barbara Streisand, a musician whom most "Zoomers" would probably have otherwise never heard of
December 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The Second-Order Streisand Effect is a social phenomenon where if a party makes an effort to censor information, discussion and news about the censorship paradoxically leads to an increased awareness of Barbara Streisand, a musician whom most "Zoomers" would probably have otherwise never heard of
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This game is considered a spiritual successor to Strider. Developed by Mitchell Corp, it was created by a team that included ex‑Capcom staff, among them Kouichi Yotsui, the designer of both games.
December 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This game is considered a spiritual successor to Strider. Developed by Mitchell Corp, it was created by a team that included ex‑Capcom staff, among them Kouichi Yotsui, the designer of both games.
is there a place where i can just post my writing portfolio and indie studios looking for a writer will throw job offers at me
December 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
is there a place where i can just post my writing portfolio and indie studios looking for a writer will throw job offers at me
it's so fucked up that the first three metroid games are some of the best games ever made and ii is straight up an artgame and then all the rest especially the remakes seem completely dedicated to ruining everything those first three accomplished
December 29, 2025 at 10:48 AM
it's so fucked up that the first three metroid games are some of the best games ever made and ii is straight up an artgame and then all the rest especially the remakes seem completely dedicated to ruining everything those first three accomplished
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"But I can't read Ch-"
THAT IS NOT THE GAME'S PROBLEM
THAT IS NOT THE GAME'S PROBLEM
December 29, 2025 at 10:08 AM
"But I can't read Ch-"
THAT IS NOT THE GAME'S PROBLEM
THAT IS NOT THE GAME'S PROBLEM
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"This looks just like Clair Obscur"
PLAY MORE CHINESE LANGUAGE RPGS
PLAY MORE CHINESE LANGUAGE RPGS
Sword and Fairy 4: Remake official trailer
Publisher CubeGame and developer UP software have released the official trailer for Sword and Fairy 4: Remake, its upcoming single-player RPG remake developed on Unreal Engine 5.
Publisher CubeGame and developer UP software have released the official trailer for Sword and Fairy 4: Remake, its upcoming single-player RPG remake developed on Unreal Engine 5.
Sword and Fairy 4: Remake official trailer
Publisher CubeGame and developer UP software have released the official trailer for Sword and Fairy 4: Remake, its upcoming single-player RPG remake developed on Unreal Engine 5.
www.gematsu.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:08 AM
"This looks just like Clair Obscur"
PLAY MORE CHINESE LANGUAGE RPGS
PLAY MORE CHINESE LANGUAGE RPGS
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Chinese and Taiwanese RPGs have been experimenting in various ways with reaction-based additions to turn-based battles for ~decades~ at this point.
And it's OK if you don't know that! But ~maybe~ we could just assume that the genre doesn't begin and end with games English speakers have heard of :)
And it's OK if you don't know that! But ~maybe~ we could just assume that the genre doesn't begin and end with games English speakers have heard of :)
December 29, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Chinese and Taiwanese RPGs have been experimenting in various ways with reaction-based additions to turn-based battles for ~decades~ at this point.
And it's OK if you don't know that! But ~maybe~ we could just assume that the genre doesn't begin and end with games English speakers have heard of :)
And it's OK if you don't know that! But ~maybe~ we could just assume that the genre doesn't begin and end with games English speakers have heard of :)
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They’re libertarians they’ve always been libertarians i thought everyone knew that they’re libertarians
Merry Christmas
December 29, 2025 at 7:09 AM
They’re libertarians they’ve always been libertarians i thought everyone knew that they’re libertarians
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as usual, if you spot errors of any kind, please DM me, as that's much easier for me to track than just @ ing me
if you like my writing, please consider tipping me so I can keep paying down medical debt!
paypal.me/stompsite
@forgetamnesia on venmo
ko-fi.com/stompsite
$docseuss on cashapp
if you like my writing, please consider tipping me so I can keep paying down medical debt!
paypal.me/stompsite
@forgetamnesia on venmo
ko-fi.com/stompsite
$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
December 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
as usual, if you spot errors of any kind, please DM me, as that's much easier for me to track than just @ ing me
if you like my writing, please consider tipping me so I can keep paying down medical debt!
paypal.me/stompsite
@forgetamnesia on venmo
ko-fi.com/stompsite
$docseuss on cashapp
if you like my writing, please consider tipping me so I can keep paying down medical debt!
paypal.me/stompsite
@forgetamnesia on venmo
ko-fi.com/stompsite
$docseuss on cashapp
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The answer to what can change the nature of a man is "literally any stimulus" by the way
December 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The answer to what can change the nature of a man is "literally any stimulus" by the way
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New article time!
This one's about Planescape: Torment. I was commissioned to cover it, so I have. I was... disappointed to find I didn't really like the game. I tried not to be too mean, but I really, really disliked this game's treatment off women.
docseuss.medium.com/okay-heres-t...
This one's about Planescape: Torment. I was commissioned to cover it, so I have. I was... disappointed to find I didn't really like the game. I tried not to be too mean, but I really, really disliked this game's treatment off women.
docseuss.medium.com/okay-heres-t...
okay here’s the one about planescape
Over the years, I have taken some commissions to write about various video games. One of those was to write about Planescape: Torment, and…
docseuss.medium.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
New article time!
This one's about Planescape: Torment. I was commissioned to cover it, so I have. I was... disappointed to find I didn't really like the game. I tried not to be too mean, but I really, really disliked this game's treatment off women.
docseuss.medium.com/okay-heres-t...
This one's about Planescape: Torment. I was commissioned to cover it, so I have. I was... disappointed to find I didn't really like the game. I tried not to be too mean, but I really, really disliked this game's treatment off women.
docseuss.medium.com/okay-heres-t...
one of those "they should remake bad things instead of good things" posts is going around again and i would like to once again suggest how about we simply not remake anything
December 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
one of those "they should remake bad things instead of good things" posts is going around again and i would like to once again suggest how about we simply not remake anything
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This is a metaphor for the tech industry overall circa 2025
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is a metaphor for the tech industry overall circa 2025
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If someone tells you there's a nice little shop or pub in a village nearby, you ought to be able to get a bus to it and spend money there, then come back home in good time. Like, that isn't some wild, utopian dream. It just makes sense in terms of social and economic life.
December 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
If someone tells you there's a nice little shop or pub in a village nearby, you ought to be able to get a bus to it and spend money there, then come back home in good time. Like, that isn't some wild, utopian dream. It just makes sense in terms of social and economic life.
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If you have a friend or family member who lives 10 miles away, it shouldn't require an hours-long round trip, navigating multiple services and timetables, to go and see them if you aren't able to drive.
December 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
If you have a friend or family member who lives 10 miles away, it shouldn't require an hours-long round trip, navigating multiple services and timetables, to go and see them if you aren't able to drive.
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"Buttons attempt to normalize" though I think is a pretty strong thought to have. From bad stuff like AI, or even lame stuff like Discord's 'gift nitro' button(lol), but even good stuff sometimes like sharing stuff. A button in modern apps says "This is a normal, encouraged thing to do"
December 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
"Buttons attempt to normalize" though I think is a pretty strong thought to have. From bad stuff like AI, or even lame stuff like Discord's 'gift nitro' button(lol), but even good stuff sometimes like sharing stuff. A button in modern apps says "This is a normal, encouraged thing to do"
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Honestly whats more fucked up is less about it being easy or hard but more X goes as far as to *encourage* it. People throw around the the term "normalize" but that's what that shit is trying to do. You can't stop someone from disrespecting your work, but you *can* avoid encouraging people to do it.
"people can still download your art from bsky and feed it into AI" if gamer behavior has taught me anything, just one extra button press is more than enough to annoy a MASSIVE amount of people into not making the effort
December 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Honestly whats more fucked up is less about it being easy or hard but more X goes as far as to *encourage* it. People throw around the the term "normalize" but that's what that shit is trying to do. You can't stop someone from disrespecting your work, but you *can* avoid encouraging people to do it.
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deciding between trying to articulate my actual opinions on the lens of critiquing games as "designed experiences" and posting stuff like "Game design has once again brought pestilence to this land."
December 27, 2025 at 2:46 AM
deciding between trying to articulate my actual opinions on the lens of critiquing games as "designed experiences" and posting stuff like "Game design has once again brought pestilence to this land."
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what's the word for lust but for food. like you want to eat something really bad
December 27, 2025 at 10:13 AM
what's the word for lust but for food. like you want to eat something really bad
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Light is something I spend a lot of time thinking about (which I’m sure is going to sound weird to most) and this fact is something that sometimes gnaws at the back of my brain, because even if we think we know, we can’t entirely comprehend this or how much has ‘been taken from us’ in this way
I think people today don't understand just how dramatically the night sky has changed - it looked like it does in super remote areas *everywhere* before the invention of electric lighting, and light pollution that obscures the sky has gotten dramatically worse in the last 25 years.
If you ever have the experience of seeing a night sky out in the deep countryside you can understand this; it really is a fundamentally different experience, and I can't imagine it not being formative to people.
December 27, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Light is something I spend a lot of time thinking about (which I’m sure is going to sound weird to most) and this fact is something that sometimes gnaws at the back of my brain, because even if we think we know, we can’t entirely comprehend this or how much has ‘been taken from us’ in this way
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I think people today don't understand just how dramatically the night sky has changed - it looked like it does in super remote areas *everywhere* before the invention of electric lighting, and light pollution that obscures the sky has gotten dramatically worse in the last 25 years.
If you ever have the experience of seeing a night sky out in the deep countryside you can understand this; it really is a fundamentally different experience, and I can't imagine it not being formative to people.
December 27, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I think people today don't understand just how dramatically the night sky has changed - it looked like it does in super remote areas *everywhere* before the invention of electric lighting, and light pollution that obscures the sky has gotten dramatically worse in the last 25 years.
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A nice intro to Boktai, a Kojima-directed GBA action RPG with a solar sensor built into the cart that fuels your weapon in-game.
It was rad. Also it got a fan-made sequel this year too which uses internet weather services to replicate the effect, and tag-team protagonists better at day/night.
It was rad. Also it got a fan-made sequel this year too which uses internet weather services to replicate the effect, and tag-team protagonists better at day/night.
December 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
A nice intro to Boktai, a Kojima-directed GBA action RPG with a solar sensor built into the cart that fuels your weapon in-game.
It was rad. Also it got a fan-made sequel this year too which uses internet weather services to replicate the effect, and tag-team protagonists better at day/night.
It was rad. Also it got a fan-made sequel this year too which uses internet weather services to replicate the effect, and tag-team protagonists better at day/night.
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Heartbreaking words from Dr. STONE mangaka Boichi, who decided to stop posting art on X because of the implementation of the GenAI Edit button
and who has been so distressed by its hostile, destructive purpose to destroy other artists' works that he hasn't been able to eat properly since Christmas😢
and who has been so distressed by its hostile, destructive purpose to destroy other artists' works that he hasn't been able to eat properly since Christmas😢
December 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Heartbreaking words from Dr. STONE mangaka Boichi, who decided to stop posting art on X because of the implementation of the GenAI Edit button
and who has been so distressed by its hostile, destructive purpose to destroy other artists' works that he hasn't been able to eat properly since Christmas😢
and who has been so distressed by its hostile, destructive purpose to destroy other artists' works that he hasn't been able to eat properly since Christmas😢