Lex Joy
@aeneas-nin.bsky.social
Ph.D. in Comparative Literature. Occasional game dev. Author of LEGEND OF THE RIVER KING (Boss Fight Books) and editor of FLAXMAN LOW: OCCULT DETECTIVE (MIT Press). He/him. alexanderbjoy.com
I wrote about Herald for @gamerswithglasses.bsky.social back in June if you'd like a deeper dive.
No One Has the Last Word: On Herald: Complete Edition — Gamers with Glasses
Alexander B. Joy explores the resonances between Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition and the Victorian novel. The story and its form resist easy, totalizing narratives of colon...
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November 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I wrote about Herald for @gamerswithglasses.bsky.social back in June if you'd like a deeper dive.
Exactly. Proto-boy-band pablum.
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Exactly. Proto-boy-band pablum.
Amazing work. The hand reminds me of Migi from Parasyte, and looks almost friendly.
November 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Amazing work. The hand reminds me of Migi from Parasyte, and looks almost friendly.
That said, it's quite pleasing to look at! I wouldn't call this place cozy, but I would be happy to spend time in it.
November 23, 2025 at 4:06 AM
That said, it's quite pleasing to look at! I wouldn't call this place cozy, but I would be happy to spend time in it.
This does not feel cozy to me. My purely subjective sense is that something is "cozy" if most of the space is occupied by things that are warm and welcoming. All the air, distance, and dead space in the streets and between buildings prevent me from cozy here.
November 23, 2025 at 4:06 AM
This does not feel cozy to me. My purely subjective sense is that something is "cozy" if most of the space is occupied by things that are warm and welcoming. All the air, distance, and dead space in the streets and between buildings prevent me from cozy here.
I'll randomly remember this New Yorker one every few months and laugh like a jackass.
November 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I'll randomly remember this New Yorker one every few months and laugh like a jackass.
The hell? I thought she was a Chihuahua!
November 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The hell? I thought she was a Chihuahua!
From Russia With Love
November 22, 2025 at 5:09 AM
From Russia With Love
Reposted by Lex Joy
THEY ADDED NEW GARBAGE reblog to save a life
November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
THEY ADDED NEW GARBAGE reblog to save a life
I am clearly unable to read. My apologies!
November 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I am clearly unable to read. My apologies!
FWIW, I do see a lot of musing among bloggers still (check out the bearblog.dev recent post listing for innumerable examples). There's just no attention-driven environment that selects for such an approach. Which is definitely a problem.
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
FWIW, I do see a lot of musing among bloggers still (check out the bearblog.dev recent post listing for innumerable examples). There's just no attention-driven environment that selects for such an approach. Which is definitely a problem.
The world is better with you in it, and games writing is better after all you've done for it.
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The world is better with you in it, and games writing is better after all you've done for it.