vkalsen
@vkal.bsky.social
Another soul weighed down by gravity. I love to think about RPGs and manga.
I have a background in political sociology, but I try to keep that off the tl. Here’s to hoping for a better world.
30+ / (He/him) / 🇩🇰
I have a background in political sociology, but I try to keep that off the tl. Here’s to hoping for a better world.
30+ / (He/him) / 🇩🇰
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vkalsen
@vkal.bsky.social
· Oct 17
Made a new 3x3 for the sky.
Kept it to one title per series/studio. Titles in the alt text.
Kept it to one title per series/studio. Titles in the alt text.
Highly recommend the Noclip doc about the creation of Disco Elysium. A lot of great stuff here
February 4, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Highly recommend the Noclip doc about the creation of Disco Elysium. A lot of great stuff here
Disappearance was 15 years ago...
February 3, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Disappearance was 15 years ago...
I remember on Twitter, a guy got really mad at me for saying that the term "Saberface" existed before FGO.
Which is funny to me, because I left the Type-Moon fandom before FGO was a thing, so how could I have been familiar with it otherwise lol, but he simply wouldn't believe me.
Which is funny to me, because I left the Type-Moon fandom before FGO was a thing, so how could I have been familiar with it otherwise lol, but he simply wouldn't believe me.
February 3, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I remember on Twitter, a guy got really mad at me for saying that the term "Saberface" existed before FGO.
Which is funny to me, because I left the Type-Moon fandom before FGO was a thing, so how could I have been familiar with it otherwise lol, but he simply wouldn't believe me.
Which is funny to me, because I left the Type-Moon fandom before FGO was a thing, so how could I have been familiar with it otherwise lol, but he simply wouldn't believe me.
Repost to destroy millennial weebs
February 3, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Repost to destroy millennial weebs
I think about this every time someone mentions difficulty in RPGs.
February 3, 2026 at 10:55 PM
I think about this every time someone mentions difficulty in RPGs.
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Vegan: hey how's it going guys
Bisexual person: good
Person who has a printer: I have a printer
Bisexual person: good
Person who has a printer: I have a printer
January 31, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Vegan: hey how's it going guys
Bisexual person: good
Person who has a printer: I have a printer
Bisexual person: good
Person who has a printer: I have a printer
these videos unironically makes you appreciate just how much work and talent goes into game dev
Project Genie is an an experimental research prototype that Google gave @jaypeters.net access to this week, though he may not be using it in exactly the way Google intended.
Here's Jay's version of something like Super Mario 64:
www.theverge.com/news/869726/...
Here's Jay's version of something like Super Mario 64:
www.theverge.com/news/869726/...
February 2, 2026 at 5:40 PM
these videos unironically makes you appreciate just how much work and talent goes into game dev
This is my critical contribution to the Trails fandom.
February 2, 2026 at 2:55 PM
This is my critical contribution to the Trails fandom.
not to turn into an Anelace stan account, but it really is such a missed opportunity to not have her return in the Calvard arc of all places
Gotta say though, of all the glowups, the one who benefited the most is def Anelace. She already had great crafts in SC, but the way they reworked her to be a more rough & tumble 8 leaves user makes her so satisfying to watch
She's a lot more distinct now in the sea of swordsmen in the series
She's a lot more distinct now in the sea of swordsmen in the series
January 31, 2026 at 3:20 PM
not to turn into an Anelace stan account, but it really is such a missed opportunity to not have her return in the Calvard arc of all places
sometimes I wonder why certain english phrases and idioms got lodged in my mind
like I use "lo and behold" constantly in my writing and I have zero clue where I picked that up
like I use "lo and behold" constantly in my writing and I have zero clue where I picked that up
January 31, 2026 at 2:20 PM
sometimes I wonder why certain english phrases and idioms got lodged in my mind
like I use "lo and behold" constantly in my writing and I have zero clue where I picked that up
like I use "lo and behold" constantly in my writing and I have zero clue where I picked that up
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I think the valuable lesson we've all learned by now is that you should never, ever, ban hentai from the forums
January 31, 2026 at 1:36 PM
I think the valuable lesson we've all learned by now is that you should never, ever, ban hentai from the forums
Gotta say though, of all the glowups, the one who benefited the most is def Anelace. She already had great crafts in SC, but the way they reworked her to be a more rough & tumble 8 leaves user makes her so satisfying to watch
She's a lot more distinct now in the sea of swordsmen in the series
She's a lot more distinct now in the sea of swordsmen in the series
January 31, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Gotta say though, of all the glowups, the one who benefited the most is def Anelace. She already had great crafts in SC, but the way they reworked her to be a more rough & tumble 8 leaves user makes her so satisfying to watch
She's a lot more distinct now in the sea of swordsmen in the series
She's a lot more distinct now in the sea of swordsmen in the series
flat out hilarious that the comparison with the original is in the most unbelievable crummy 4:3 footage
some might say that it's to make the new footage pop more, but I firmly believe it's because Falcom isn't aware that the English PC version is available in glorious 1080p
some might say that it's to make the new footage pop more, but I firmly believe it's because Falcom isn't aware that the English PC version is available in glorious 1080p
Evoke the past. Embrace the future. ⚔️
Epic battles await when #Trails2ndChapter soars onto Steam, PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2, Fall 2026!
Wishlist now: loom.ly/fEbumEk
Epic battles await when #Trails2ndChapter soars onto Steam, PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2, Fall 2026!
Wishlist now: loom.ly/fEbumEk
January 31, 2026 at 1:40 PM
flat out hilarious that the comparison with the original is in the most unbelievable crummy 4:3 footage
some might say that it's to make the new footage pop more, but I firmly believe it's because Falcom isn't aware that the English PC version is available in glorious 1080p
some might say that it's to make the new footage pop more, but I firmly believe it's because Falcom isn't aware that the English PC version is available in glorious 1080p
people are going apeshit over the epstein/moot connection and take it as evidence of some great causal link
and not like, as an indication that the nascent /pol/-mindset was prominent across social layers in 2011, not just forum posters
and not like, as an indication that the nascent /pol/-mindset was prominent across social layers in 2011, not just forum posters
January 31, 2026 at 10:08 AM
people are going apeshit over the epstein/moot connection and take it as evidence of some great causal link
and not like, as an indication that the nascent /pol/-mindset was prominent across social layers in 2011, not just forum posters
and not like, as an indication that the nascent /pol/-mindset was prominent across social layers in 2011, not just forum posters
The Second Chapter trailer looks beautiful, but I can’t help but chuckle, that even with the extreme bump in animation quality, they still toned down some of the crafts and enemy attacks.
Like Kevin shooting in midair was dope, why did they not keep that?
Like Kevin shooting in midair was dope, why did they not keep that?
January 31, 2026 at 9:49 AM
The Second Chapter trailer looks beautiful, but I can’t help but chuckle, that even with the extreme bump in animation quality, they still toned down some of the crafts and enemy attacks.
Like Kevin shooting in midair was dope, why did they not keep that?
Like Kevin shooting in midair was dope, why did they not keep that?
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I'm a bad person, I laughed at the very end
You can't just summon the words "libertarian" and "mask" without paying your dues to the king
January 30, 2026 at 11:26 PM
I'm a bad person, I laughed at the very end
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my luck to try and find some specific manga scans while the kristallnact for manga piracy is apparently unfolding in real time
January 30, 2026 at 5:51 PM
my luck to try and find some specific manga scans while the kristallnact for manga piracy is apparently unfolding in real time
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my old ruriko pixel art from 2022 pretty much only looked good up close where you can really see all the details and dithering. For some reason I drew this in gimp even though I already had aseprite at that point
January 30, 2026 at 1:02 PM
my old ruriko pixel art from 2022 pretty much only looked good up close where you can really see all the details and dithering. For some reason I drew this in gimp even though I already had aseprite at that point
In light of Darren Arronovsky’s AI slopfest, I’m becoming obsessed with his history of plagiarizing Satoshi Kon.
Apparently they met one time and Arronovsky had the fucking gall to ask Kon if he enjoyed getting ripped off.
Apparently they met one time and Arronovsky had the fucking gall to ask Kon if he enjoyed getting ripped off.
January 30, 2026 at 2:48 PM
In light of Darren Arronovsky’s AI slopfest, I’m becoming obsessed with his history of plagiarizing Satoshi Kon.
Apparently they met one time and Arronovsky had the fucking gall to ask Kon if he enjoyed getting ripped off.
Apparently they met one time and Arronovsky had the fucking gall to ask Kon if he enjoyed getting ripped off.
started on therapy for my stress and I almost feel dumb for not having noticed that there was a central explanation for the myriad of different problems I’ve experiencing the last couple of years
January 30, 2026 at 1:22 PM
started on therapy for my stress and I almost feel dumb for not having noticed that there was a central explanation for the myriad of different problems I’ve experiencing the last couple of years
It just hit me that ICE is receiving 170 *billion* dollars in funding.
That’s such an unbelievable amount of money.
It’s more than Russia’s *total* defense budget!
It’s more than China’s national infrastructure investments!
One of the world’s largest public expenditures is used on masked goons!
That’s such an unbelievable amount of money.
It’s more than Russia’s *total* defense budget!
It’s more than China’s national infrastructure investments!
One of the world’s largest public expenditures is used on masked goons!
January 30, 2026 at 10:15 AM
It just hit me that ICE is receiving 170 *billion* dollars in funding.
That’s such an unbelievable amount of money.
It’s more than Russia’s *total* defense budget!
It’s more than China’s national infrastructure investments!
One of the world’s largest public expenditures is used on masked goons!
That’s such an unbelievable amount of money.
It’s more than Russia’s *total* defense budget!
It’s more than China’s national infrastructure investments!
One of the world’s largest public expenditures is used on masked goons!
It can't really be overstated how much Takeuchi was popping off with his work on Fate Stay/Night.
Just seminal imagery.
Just seminal imagery.
January 30, 2026 at 9:27 AM
It can't really be overstated how much Takeuchi was popping off with his work on Fate Stay/Night.
Just seminal imagery.
Just seminal imagery.
It reassures me observing these tech hype cycles, that no matter how much ppl on top push the next hot thing, the ppl on the ground will eventually push back.
All the investor capital in the world can do zilch against "This sucks, you can't force me to use it".
We killed NFTs, we'll kill this.
All the investor capital in the world can do zilch against "This sucks, you can't force me to use it".
We killed NFTs, we'll kill this.
"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.
Over 50% of game developers now think generative AI is bad for the industry, a dramatic increase from just 2 years ago: 'I'd rather quit the industry than use generative AI'
The latest GDC survey also found that managers are more likely to use generative AI than their employees.
www.pcgamer.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:40 AM
It reassures me observing these tech hype cycles, that no matter how much ppl on top push the next hot thing, the ppl on the ground will eventually push back.
All the investor capital in the world can do zilch against "This sucks, you can't force me to use it".
We killed NFTs, we'll kill this.
All the investor capital in the world can do zilch against "This sucks, you can't force me to use it".
We killed NFTs, we'll kill this.