鋼のStephen Meyerink
@sjmtaelus.bsky.social
J-E translator & editor (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, FE: Three Hopes, + more), author, currently at Pokémon, opinions mine, game design, dev・日英ゲーム翻訳や執筆・ゲーム開発者やプランナー・game music・ゲーム音楽・they/he・FFIX+FFXII+FFT神ゲー・日本語でもOK
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鋼のStephen Meyerink
@sjmtaelus.bsky.social
· Oct 18
Hi new folks! I'm a translator, editor, and game dev! I worked on stuff like Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Fire Emblem Three Hopes, Voice of Cards, Dragalia Lost, plus neat stuff like FFXIV TTRPG + Chocobo and the Airship. Now I'm at TPCi!
Also, I don't discuss localization on here!
Also, I don't discuss localization on here!
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all of this being tied into live service, seasonal, fomo horseshit is 100% also a contributing factor. you losing an exchange has multiple top-down systems in place to make you feel like that was an opportunity lost. time wasted.
if that's also in a game where you gotta minmax resources? oofa
if that's also in a game where you gotta minmax resources? oofa
Your average person is not meeting ppl at a local meet they aren't finding a server of a multiplayer game to join they are hitting "match" and knowing that if they fail they lose points and those points mean they don't get the season pass reward and they feel bad about it
January 27, 2026 at 9:09 PM
all of this being tied into live service, seasonal, fomo horseshit is 100% also a contributing factor. you losing an exchange has multiple top-down systems in place to make you feel like that was an opportunity lost. time wasted.
if that's also in a game where you gotta minmax resources? oofa
if that's also in a game where you gotta minmax resources? oofa
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survey type question for folks with in-house game dev experience: how early in your projects has audio a part of the design process? when do your audio folks start their work? not looking for a "right" answer, looking to compare to something i'm writing about.
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
survey type question for folks with in-house game dev experience: how early in your projects has audio a part of the design process? when do your audio folks start their work? not looking for a "right" answer, looking to compare to something i'm writing about.
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IMO, someone should compile a clear video of the critical moments of this interaction, viewed from multiple angles: Pretti was filming from afar, he was approached by agents, he helped a woman who was pushed to the ground, he was attacked in the face with pepper spray, and then he was shot.
January 25, 2026 at 6:16 PM
IMO, someone should compile a clear video of the critical moments of this interaction, viewed from multiple angles: Pretti was filming from afar, he was approached by agents, he helped a woman who was pushed to the ground, he was attacked in the face with pepper spray, and then he was shot.
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Genuinely the only thing keeping me going—but it really is keeping me going—is how good it is to see people link arms and push for this to end.
I cannot stop thinking about how much love people can have for their neighbors, and how much work and money is poured into breaking that love apart.
I cannot stop thinking about how much love people can have for their neighbors, and how much work and money is poured into breaking that love apart.
January 24, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Genuinely the only thing keeping me going—but it really is keeping me going—is how good it is to see people link arms and push for this to end.
I cannot stop thinking about how much love people can have for their neighbors, and how much work and money is poured into breaking that love apart.
I cannot stop thinking about how much love people can have for their neighbors, and how much work and money is poured into breaking that love apart.
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People are being executed in the street over a problem that straight up does not exist and both parties are complicit in the lie
January 24, 2026 at 5:49 PM
People are being executed in the street over a problem that straight up does not exist and both parties are complicit in the lie
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You have to arrest these guys, man
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 4:29 PM
You have to arrest these guys, man
trying to remember the name of an oooold pc game (like, 90s maybe?) where you're a guy who for some reason reminds me of the guy from Beyond Oasis, 3D graphcis with prerendered (I think) backgrounds, and it's like an adventure game... hmmm.
January 23, 2026 at 6:36 PM
trying to remember the name of an oooold pc game (like, 90s maybe?) where you're a guy who for some reason reminds me of the guy from Beyond Oasis, 3D graphcis with prerendered (I think) backgrounds, and it's like an adventure game... hmmm.
couldn't agree more. it's great to be inspired by games you love, but you desperately need to engage with other kinds of things like books, movies, music, theater, going to a museum, looking at a cool tree...you know
The author of the novels that inspired Shin Megami Tensei and Persona says developers should take more inspiration from other media to invent new gameplay systems.
If they only take inspiration from games they'll just make the same games, he says.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/megami-...
If they only take inspiration from games they'll just make the same games, he says.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/megami-...
Megami Tensei author says devs must take inspiration from other media if they want to invent new gameplay systems | VGC
If creators draw inspiration from games, they’ll just make the same games…
www.videogameschronicle.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:58 PM
couldn't agree more. it's great to be inspired by games you love, but you desperately need to engage with other kinds of things like books, movies, music, theater, going to a museum, looking at a cool tree...you know
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
delving into making some gui for the python stuff i've been working on, really enjoying getting to apply my localization skills to making stuff like this
January 23, 2026 at 2:52 AM
delving into making some gui for the python stuff i've been working on, really enjoying getting to apply my localization skills to making stuff like this
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this is not a tiktok it is a documentary
January 22, 2026 at 8:22 PM
this is not a tiktok it is a documentary
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A major coalition is launching a general strike in Minnesota tomorrow, aimed at pushing out ICE.
It includes:
-Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005
-The MN AFL-CIO
-SEIU Local 26
-UNITE HERE Local 17
-CWA Local 7250
-Saint Paul and Minneapolis Federations of Educators
-Faith leaders
And more. 🧵
It includes:
-Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005
-The MN AFL-CIO
-SEIU Local 26
-UNITE HERE Local 17
-CWA Local 7250
-Saint Paul and Minneapolis Federations of Educators
-Faith leaders
And more. 🧵
January 22, 2026 at 2:30 PM
A major coalition is launching a general strike in Minnesota tomorrow, aimed at pushing out ICE.
It includes:
-Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005
-The MN AFL-CIO
-SEIU Local 26
-UNITE HERE Local 17
-CWA Local 7250
-Saint Paul and Minneapolis Federations of Educators
-Faith leaders
And more. 🧵
It includes:
-Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005
-The MN AFL-CIO
-SEIU Local 26
-UNITE HERE Local 17
-CWA Local 7250
-Saint Paul and Minneapolis Federations of Educators
-Faith leaders
And more. 🧵
can't argue with that
TL note: oshi means blorbo
January 22, 2026 at 4:53 PM
can't argue with that
consistently worth remembering that companies, even companies that cosplay in the guise of allyship, will not save us from fascism
January 21, 2026 at 5:27 PM
consistently worth remembering that companies, even companies that cosplay in the guise of allyship, will not save us from fascism
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Damn, even Sesame Street is scoring off me
January 20, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Damn, even Sesame Street is scoring off me
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Getting Hollow Knight: Silksong's "true ending" is a brutal process that reflects the difficulty of changing a seemingly unchangeable world. www.avclub.com/hollow-knigh...
Hollow Knight: Silksong's brutal final stretch conveys the difficulty of creating lasting change
Getting Hollow Knight: Silksong's "true ending" is a brutal process that reflects the difficulty of changing a seemingly unchangeable world.
www.avclub.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Getting Hollow Knight: Silksong's "true ending" is a brutal process that reflects the difficulty of changing a seemingly unchangeable world. www.avclub.com/hollow-knigh...
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A tyrant always dies alone, Guildenstern. Surrounded by silver-tongued leeches, he is utterly alone. He sows sorrow and reaps death.
January 19, 2026 at 8:26 PM
A tyrant always dies alone, Guildenstern. Surrounded by silver-tongued leeches, he is utterly alone. He sows sorrow and reaps death.
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Character card for Sonic, from 'Sonic The Fighters'.
January 17, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Character card for Sonic, from 'Sonic The Fighters'.
wrote some good stuff on the music and audio chapter in our book, feeling positive about how this thing is shaping up
January 16, 2026 at 5:10 PM
wrote some good stuff on the music and audio chapter in our book, feeling positive about how this thing is shaping up
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What I’ve learned about American politics the last decade is there is an annoyingly sizable population that does not actually believe in anything and simply imprints on the latest thing they heard on the radio like a duckling
January 16, 2026 at 3:06 PM
What I’ve learned about American politics the last decade is there is an annoyingly sizable population that does not actually believe in anything and simply imprints on the latest thing they heard on the radio like a duckling
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January 16, 2026 at 5:03 AM
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I am once again open for work! Please contact me if you’re in need of a JPN to ENG translator. I have tons of video game and light novel experience and would be thrilled to bring my unique voice to your projects!
January 12, 2026 at 12:52 PM
I am once again open for work! Please contact me if you’re in need of a JPN to ENG translator. I have tons of video game and light novel experience and would be thrilled to bring my unique voice to your projects!
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I've been wanting to do a tribute piece for FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: The Ivalice Chronicles for a while now, featuring my main team at the end of the game. 😁
Here's to one of the best games of all time! 🥂❤️
Here's to one of the best games of all time! 🥂❤️
January 13, 2026 at 5:53 AM
I've been wanting to do a tribute piece for FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: The Ivalice Chronicles for a while now, featuring my main team at the end of the game. 😁
Here's to one of the best games of all time! 🥂❤️
Here's to one of the best games of all time! 🥂❤️