Azilyn
@azilyn.bsky.social
Solo game dev, frontend dev, pixel art ・ She/her
Night owl ・ Ask me about my unfinished epic fantasy trilogy
Night owl ・ Ask me about my unfinished epic fantasy trilogy
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It makes engaging with your next job significantly more difficult, too, because you want to be more callous after the last one betrayed your emotional investment.
I feel this. Getting laid off felt like sprinting directly into a brick wall. Sudden stop, no way forward, couldn't even see where I could go next. Just a brick wall.
I was working so hard at Bungie, and Heresy meant so much to me. But I'm glad it was well-received.
I was working so hard at Bungie, and Heresy meant so much to me. But I'm glad it was well-received.
Being laid off feels especially hard when I remember how many times I put my job first before my own health, well-being, and family. When I worked weeknights until 11pm and on weekends to hit production quotas, during PTO, and filed three stories the day before it happened. There's a lot of grief.
October 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
It makes engaging with your next job significantly more difficult, too, because you want to be more callous after the last one betrayed your emotional investment.
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A project dear to me, posted (a day late) for Suicide Prevention Day. In 2024 I shared the d&d portrait this is about, the response was very kind & I decided I wanted to adapt it into something more, fully illustrated. Thanks for reading
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thebeanbaguetteportfolio.squarespace.com/blog/letters
Letters — thebeanbaguette
This has been a long time coming, and let me begin with a preface—the script for this zine was written for Suicide Prevention Day; relevant content warnings apply. Late last year I took a mentorship ...
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September 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
A project dear to me, posted (a day late) for Suicide Prevention Day. In 2024 I shared the d&d portrait this is about, the response was very kind & I decided I wanted to adapt it into something more, fully illustrated. Thanks for reading
thebeanbaguetteportfolio.squarespace.com/blog/letters
thebeanbaguetteportfolio.squarespace.com/blog/letters
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After 7 years of development, we are excited that "Quartet" is out now!
A series of train robberies. A mysterious deck of cards. A fleet of deadly airships. An accidental mage. Choose from four stories, in any order, and discover how they intertwine in this turn-based RPG!
A series of train robberies. A mysterious deck of cards. A fleet of deadly airships. An accidental mage. Choose from four stories, in any order, and discover how they intertwine in this turn-based RPG!
Quartet - Classic JRPG Release Day Trailer!
YouTube video by Something Classic
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August 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
After 7 years of development, we are excited that "Quartet" is out now!
A series of train robberies. A mysterious deck of cards. A fleet of deadly airships. An accidental mage. Choose from four stories, in any order, and discover how they intertwine in this turn-based RPG!
A series of train robberies. A mysterious deck of cards. A fleet of deadly airships. An accidental mage. Choose from four stories, in any order, and discover how they intertwine in this turn-based RPG!
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Tomorrow's the day!
"Quartet" will release on all PC platform, tomorrow, August 26th!
RT to help support a small indie studio!
#QuartetRPG #pixelart
"Quartet" will release on all PC platform, tomorrow, August 26th!
RT to help support a small indie studio!
#QuartetRPG #pixelart
August 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Tomorrow's the day!
"Quartet" will release on all PC platform, tomorrow, August 26th!
RT to help support a small indie studio!
#QuartetRPG #pixelart
"Quartet" will release on all PC platform, tomorrow, August 26th!
RT to help support a small indie studio!
#QuartetRPG #pixelart
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All aboard the hype train. "Quartet" releases on all PC platforms in 10 days!
#screenshotsaturday #jrpg
#screenshotsaturday #jrpg
August 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
All aboard the hype train. "Quartet" releases on all PC platforms in 10 days!
#screenshotsaturday #jrpg
#screenshotsaturday #jrpg
- Deregulation!
- Commitment to "free speech" (by their definition)!
- Free money to OpenAI and Anthropic!
- Commitment to "free speech" (by their definition)!
- Free money to OpenAI and Anthropic!
White House Unveils America's AI Action Plan
The White House today released “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan”, in accordance with President Trump’s January executive order on Removing
www.whitehouse.gov
August 1, 2025 at 7:57 AM
- Deregulation!
- Commitment to "free speech" (by their definition)!
- Free money to OpenAI and Anthropic!
- Commitment to "free speech" (by their definition)!
- Free money to OpenAI and Anthropic!
Me (Tuesday): "There's only so much job hunt I can do in a day."
Me (Friday): "Fuck where'd all my time go."
Trying to work on a dozen animations for this big friendly boi, but I'm crammed with recruiter calls and screening questionnaires:
Me (Friday): "Fuck where'd all my time go."
Trying to work on a dozen animations for this big friendly boi, but I'm crammed with recruiter calls and screening questionnaires:
July 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Me (Tuesday): "There's only so much job hunt I can do in a day."
Me (Friday): "Fuck where'd all my time go."
Trying to work on a dozen animations for this big friendly boi, but I'm crammed with recruiter calls and screening questionnaires:
Me (Friday): "Fuck where'd all my time go."
Trying to work on a dozen animations for this big friendly boi, but I'm crammed with recruiter calls and screening questionnaires:
The less bright side of getting laid off is watching all the 10/10 Donkey Kong Bananza reviews roll in while I patiently wait to buy it later.
Odyssey was a perfectly distilled stream of delights. It's no surprise to me that team will deliver again and again.
Odyssey was a perfectly distilled stream of delights. It's no surprise to me that team will deliver again and again.
The bright side of getting laid off yesterday is that I finally fixed my game's input registry state machine today.
Only so much job hunt I can do in a day, so it's #gamejam time.
Only so much job hunt I can do in a day, so it's #gamejam time.
July 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The less bright side of getting laid off is watching all the 10/10 Donkey Kong Bananza reviews roll in while I patiently wait to buy it later.
Odyssey was a perfectly distilled stream of delights. It's no surprise to me that team will deliver again and again.
Odyssey was a perfectly distilled stream of delights. It's no surprise to me that team will deliver again and again.
The bright side of getting laid off yesterday is that I finally fixed my game's input registry state machine today.
Only so much job hunt I can do in a day, so it's #gamejam time.
Only so much job hunt I can do in a day, so it's #gamejam time.
July 16, 2025 at 8:43 AM
The bright side of getting laid off yesterday is that I finally fixed my game's input registry state machine today.
Only so much job hunt I can do in a day, so it's #gamejam time.
Only so much job hunt I can do in a day, so it's #gamejam time.
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happy birthday to one of my all time favorite games, Legend of Mana! ❤️
July 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
happy birthday to one of my all time favorite games, Legend of Mana! ❤️
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If a bunch of squirtles looked at me like the girls from that meme, I'd throw myself in the river
July 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
If a bunch of squirtles looked at me like the girls from that meme, I'd throw myself in the river
"The cowardly shall not see heaven."
:chef_kiss:
:chef_kiss:
July 15, 2025 at 4:37 AM
"The cowardly shall not see heaven."
:chef_kiss:
:chef_kiss:
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Let's do some starter packs again. I have FIVE packs of solo devs on my profile.
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
Please check if you're on one and don't make me do it before asking.
#indiegamedev
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
Please check if you're on one and don't make me do it before asking.
#indiegamedev
July 14, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Let's do some starter packs again. I have FIVE packs of solo devs on my profile.
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
Please check if you're on one and don't make me do it before asking.
#indiegamedev
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
Please check if you're on one and don't make me do it before asking.
#indiegamedev
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Form up, soldiers!
It's time to prepare for the release of Quartet, an exciting new turn based JRPG - coming to PC on August 26th!
#QuartetRPG #pixelart
It's time to prepare for the release of Quartet, an exciting new turn based JRPG - coming to PC on August 26th!
#QuartetRPG #pixelart
July 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Form up, soldiers!
It's time to prepare for the release of Quartet, an exciting new turn based JRPG - coming to PC on August 26th!
#QuartetRPG #pixelart
It's time to prepare for the release of Quartet, an exciting new turn based JRPG - coming to PC on August 26th!
#QuartetRPG #pixelart
I've been toying with dozens of names for my game. Tempted to name it #DoorsOfStone to challenge myself to release before Rothfuss finishes his trilogy.
Should be a pretty forgiving timetable.
Should be a pretty forgiving timetable.
July 3, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I've been toying with dozens of names for my game. Tempted to name it #DoorsOfStone to challenge myself to release before Rothfuss finishes his trilogy.
Should be a pretty forgiving timetable.
Should be a pretty forgiving timetable.
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The singularity is awesome
June 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The singularity is awesome
I guess the content-mill algorithms created a wave of "Actually Tears of the Kingdom is bad" rage bait content?
So much fake, unnecessary hate because we live in hell.
So much fake, unnecessary hate because we live in hell.
June 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I guess the content-mill algorithms created a wave of "Actually Tears of the Kingdom is bad" rage bait content?
So much fake, unnecessary hate because we live in hell.
So much fake, unnecessary hate because we live in hell.
Our company credit line automatically generates fake receipts for our purchases now.
Anyone else have a comfort story to the tune of "At least the dumb stuff my execs do with AI isn't the dumbest?"
"At least they're not automating financial fraud" is a small comfort, but I'll take what I can get.
Anyone else have a comfort story to the tune of "At least the dumb stuff my execs do with AI isn't the dumbest?"
"At least they're not automating financial fraud" is a small comfort, but I'll take what I can get.
June 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Our company credit line automatically generates fake receipts for our purchases now.
Anyone else have a comfort story to the tune of "At least the dumb stuff my execs do with AI isn't the dumbest?"
"At least they're not automating financial fraud" is a small comfort, but I'll take what I can get.
Anyone else have a comfort story to the tune of "At least the dumb stuff my execs do with AI isn't the dumbest?"
"At least they're not automating financial fraud" is a small comfort, but I'll take what I can get.
I have been doing menu UX for the past 5-6 weeks, slowly working my way toward manual action selection.
Tons of new things sampled in this clip, but highlights are:
- Unit "intent" cards, debounced menu nav
- Hex position indicators
- Cross hotbars
- Battle speeds (Auto, 2x, Wait, "Semi-wait")
Tons of new things sampled in this clip, but highlights are:
- Unit "intent" cards, debounced menu nav
- Hex position indicators
- Cross hotbars
- Battle speeds (Auto, 2x, Wait, "Semi-wait")
June 22, 2025 at 6:11 AM
I have been doing menu UX for the past 5-6 weeks, slowly working my way toward manual action selection.
Tons of new things sampled in this clip, but highlights are:
- Unit "intent" cards, debounced menu nav
- Hex position indicators
- Cross hotbars
- Battle speeds (Auto, 2x, Wait, "Semi-wait")
Tons of new things sampled in this clip, but highlights are:
- Unit "intent" cards, debounced menu nav
- Hex position indicators
- Cross hotbars
- Battle speeds (Auto, 2x, Wait, "Semi-wait")
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FFXIV is trying out Bluesky! 🦋
Follow us and 🔁 while you're here so you and fellow Warriors of Light never miss #FFXIV news on Bluesky!
For our fans around the world, be sure to check out our regional accounts as well! ❤️
@fr.finalfantasyxiv.com
@de.finalfantasyxiv.com
@jp.finalfantasyxiv.com
Follow us and 🔁 while you're here so you and fellow Warriors of Light never miss #FFXIV news on Bluesky!
For our fans around the world, be sure to check out our regional accounts as well! ❤️
@fr.finalfantasyxiv.com
@de.finalfantasyxiv.com
@jp.finalfantasyxiv.com
June 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
FFXIV is trying out Bluesky! 🦋
Follow us and 🔁 while you're here so you and fellow Warriors of Light never miss #FFXIV news on Bluesky!
For our fans around the world, be sure to check out our regional accounts as well! ❤️
@fr.finalfantasyxiv.com
@de.finalfantasyxiv.com
@jp.finalfantasyxiv.com
Follow us and 🔁 while you're here so you and fellow Warriors of Light never miss #FFXIV news on Bluesky!
For our fans around the world, be sure to check out our regional accounts as well! ❤️
@fr.finalfantasyxiv.com
@de.finalfantasyxiv.com
@jp.finalfantasyxiv.com
Matsuno is the rare childhood hero that gets cooler with age.
June 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Matsuno is the rare childhood hero that gets cooler with age.
June 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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I'm just saying, Final Fantasy Tactics is one of the greatest games ever made
June 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I'm just saying, Final Fantasy Tactics is one of the greatest games ever made
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🎉 We're excited to announce our very first Thinky Direct!
Yep, we'll be sharing brand new trailers and exclusive reveals for lots of exciting thinky games!
📺 Watch live on Thursday, May 29!
👉 thinkygames.com/direct/
Yep, we'll be sharing brand new trailers and exclusive reveals for lots of exciting thinky games!
📺 Watch live on Thursday, May 29!
👉 thinkygames.com/direct/
May 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🎉 We're excited to announce our very first Thinky Direct!
Yep, we'll be sharing brand new trailers and exclusive reveals for lots of exciting thinky games!
📺 Watch live on Thursday, May 29!
👉 thinkygames.com/direct/
Yep, we'll be sharing brand new trailers and exclusive reveals for lots of exciting thinky games!
📺 Watch live on Thursday, May 29!
👉 thinkygames.com/direct/