James Broderick
@formosus.bsky.social
Irish in South Korea. Assistant Professor of Computer Game Design. PhD in Computer Science. Gaming, anime and kpop fan.
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A new blog post, in which I ramble about the process of directing a 400,000-word narrative game (along with 7 other writers) over a 5-year development period...
www.psychicsoftware.com/2025/designi...
www.psychicsoftware.com/2025/designi...
October 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
A new blog post, in which I ramble about the process of directing a 400,000-word narrative game (along with 7 other writers) over a 5-year development period...
www.psychicsoftware.com/2025/designi...
www.psychicsoftware.com/2025/designi...
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Auditions closing on Aug 20th for 25-year-old Seán 👨🍳
Would love it if we got more Irish folks auditioning and please do feel free to pass on the word to your acting pals!
#castingcall #ireland #irish #voiceactors #voiceacting #audition #castings
Would love it if we got more Irish folks auditioning and please do feel free to pass on the word to your acting pals!
#castingcall #ireland #irish #voiceactors #voiceacting #audition #castings
#Voiceactors! We're hiring for a new role, 'Seán', in our gothic horror game set in #Ireland. We seek actors with natural Irish accents / who can do convincing Irish accents. Home studios and experience are essential.
Spread the word!
docs.google.com/document/d/1... #openaudition
Spread the word!
docs.google.com/document/d/1... #openaudition
Eyes of Hellfire Open Audition (Seán)
Eyes of Hellfire: Open Audition Invitation for Voice Actors Please ensure that you read the below carefully. We are Gambrinous, a small indie studio based in Ireland, and we’re excited to invite v...
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August 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Auditions closing on Aug 20th for 25-year-old Seán 👨🍳
Would love it if we got more Irish folks auditioning and please do feel free to pass on the word to your acting pals!
#castingcall #ireland #irish #voiceactors #voiceacting #audition #castings
Would love it if we got more Irish folks auditioning and please do feel free to pass on the word to your acting pals!
#castingcall #ireland #irish #voiceactors #voiceacting #audition #castings
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The big news of the day is—Strange Scaffold got a front page spot on Steam! It’s our first-ever publisher sale!!
You can get EVERY GAME we’ve ever made for 60 bucks and I did a bunch of work on the gradients and colors to make it all look pretty!!! Ahhh!!!!
store.steampowered.com/sale/strange...
You can get EVERY GAME we’ve ever made for 60 bucks and I did a bunch of work on the gradients and colors to make it all look pretty!!! Ahhh!!!!
store.steampowered.com/sale/strange...
August 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The big news of the day is—Strange Scaffold got a front page spot on Steam! It’s our first-ever publisher sale!!
You can get EVERY GAME we’ve ever made for 60 bucks and I did a bunch of work on the gradients and colors to make it all look pretty!!! Ahhh!!!!
store.steampowered.com/sale/strange...
You can get EVERY GAME we’ve ever made for 60 bucks and I did a bunch of work on the gradients and colors to make it all look pretty!!! Ahhh!!!!
store.steampowered.com/sale/strange...
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Valve has now certified The Necromancer's Tale as "verified" on the Steam Deck! As a big fan of the Deck, I put a lot of work into this so it's great to get through this rigorous review process.
store.steampowered.com/app/1315320/...
#SteamDeck #RPG
store.steampowered.com/app/1315320/...
#SteamDeck #RPG
August 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Valve has now certified The Necromancer's Tale as "verified" on the Steam Deck! As a big fan of the Deck, I put a lot of work into this so it's great to get through this rigorous review process.
store.steampowered.com/app/1315320/...
#SteamDeck #RPG
store.steampowered.com/app/1315320/...
#SteamDeck #RPG
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The Necromancer's Tale released today! It's a story-rich RPG that I've been working on for over 5 years(!)
store.steampowered.com/app/1315320/...
The game is set in an alt-history 1733, with the player getting sucked into black magic and necromancy.
store.steampowered.com/app/1315320/...
The game is set in an alt-history 1733, with the player getting sucked into black magic and necromancy.
Save 10% on The Necromancer's Tale on Steam
A story-rich gothic RPG. Master the rituals of an ancient spellbook. Raise an undead army to march against your enemies. Commune with the realm of the dead & struggle with your descent into madnes...
store.steampowered.com
July 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The Necromancer's Tale released today! It's a story-rich RPG that I've been working on for over 5 years(!)
store.steampowered.com/app/1315320/...
The game is set in an alt-history 1733, with the player getting sucked into black magic and necromancy.
store.steampowered.com/app/1315320/...
The game is set in an alt-history 1733, with the player getting sucked into black magic and necromancy.
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not going to quote-dunk because i don't think the person deserves it
if you want more 'toby fox' developers there needs to be a support system that catches the 99% of people who will not make the next undertale
failure needs to not be catastrophic to finances for success to be possible
if you want more 'toby fox' developers there needs to be a support system that catches the 99% of people who will not make the next undertale
failure needs to not be catastrophic to finances for success to be possible
July 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
not going to quote-dunk because i don't think the person deserves it
if you want more 'toby fox' developers there needs to be a support system that catches the 99% of people who will not make the next undertale
failure needs to not be catastrophic to finances for success to be possible
if you want more 'toby fox' developers there needs to be a support system that catches the 99% of people who will not make the next undertale
failure needs to not be catastrophic to finances for success to be possible
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We are now taking requests for pre-release Press Keys for The Necromancer's Tale, ahead of its launch on July 17th.
🙏 RTs much appreciated! 🙏
Please complete this short form:
forms.gle/ogJbKenHYpwx...
🙏 RTs much appreciated! 🙏
Please complete this short form:
forms.gle/ogJbKenHYpwx...
July 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
We are now taking requests for pre-release Press Keys for The Necromancer's Tale, ahead of its launch on July 17th.
🙏 RTs much appreciated! 🙏
Please complete this short form:
forms.gle/ogJbKenHYpwx...
🙏 RTs much appreciated! 🙏
Please complete this short form:
forms.gle/ogJbKenHYpwx...
The cool Irish grey is so nice to come home to.
July 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The cool Irish grey is so nice to come home to.
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The Necromancer's Tale #PitchYaGame - HP Lovecraft meets Disco Elysium in this necromancer origin story. Deep narrative, politics, ghosts, and raising the dead.
Releasing July 2025
store.steampowered.com/app/1315320/...
Releasing July 2025
store.steampowered.com/app/1315320/...
June 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Necromancer's Tale #PitchYaGame - HP Lovecraft meets Disco Elysium in this necromancer origin story. Deep narrative, politics, ghosts, and raising the dead.
Releasing July 2025
store.steampowered.com/app/1315320/...
Releasing July 2025
store.steampowered.com/app/1315320/...
I've entered about 20 lotteries to get a chance to buy a Switch 2 here, I appreciate that the lottery system is great for countering bots and scalping, but boy does is stretch out the unknown waiting time.
April 15, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I've entered about 20 lotteries to get a chance to buy a Switch 2 here, I appreciate that the lottery system is great for countering bots and scalping, but boy does is stretch out the unknown waiting time.
I appreciate Nintendo trying to combat scalpers, but NSO subscriptions being the qualifier really screwed me as someone who mostly buys and plays single player games for Switch.
April 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I appreciate Nintendo trying to combat scalpers, but NSO subscriptions being the qualifier really screwed me as someone who mostly buys and plays single player games for Switch.
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I was brainstorming some game ideas last night that were getting me excited and let me tell you whatever game I make next is going to be absolute dogshit
March 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I was brainstorming some game ideas last night that were getting me excited and let me tell you whatever game I make next is going to be absolute dogshit
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UNDERTALE is on sale for $1.
If you're a bluesky user who hasn't played this game - now is the best time to join the other 99% of people on this website and pick it up.
store.steampowered.com/app/391540/U...
If you're a bluesky user who hasn't played this game - now is the best time to join the other 99% of people on this website and pick it up.
store.steampowered.com/app/391540/U...
Save 90% on Undertale on Steam
UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.
store.steampowered.com
March 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
UNDERTALE is on sale for $1.
If you're a bluesky user who hasn't played this game - now is the best time to join the other 99% of people on this website and pick it up.
store.steampowered.com/app/391540/U...
If you're a bluesky user who hasn't played this game - now is the best time to join the other 99% of people on this website and pick it up.
store.steampowered.com/app/391540/U...
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Look at me I'm a real dev now I have an ugly blog
Here's my first post about solitaire
localthunk.com/blog/solitaire
Here's my first post about solitaire
localthunk.com/blog/solitaire
Solitaire — LocalThunk
I have cited a few games as inspiration for Balatro in the past, but I wanted to talk about one in particular that hasn’t been mentioned much that arguably is the most important. I think if I had som...
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February 27, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Look at me I'm a real dev now I have an ugly blog
Here's my first post about solitaire
localthunk.com/blog/solitaire
Here's my first post about solitaire
localthunk.com/blog/solitaire
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After an appeal from my publisher, Balatro has been reclassified by PEGI from 18+ to 12+
This is a good step from PEGI - bringing nuance to their ratings criteria that used to be 18+ or nothing. I hope this change will allow developers to create without being unfairly punished
This is a good step from PEGI - bringing nuance to their ratings criteria that used to be 18+ or nothing. I hope this change will allow developers to create without being unfairly punished
February 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
After an appeal from my publisher, Balatro has been reclassified by PEGI from 18+ to 12+
This is a good step from PEGI - bringing nuance to their ratings criteria that used to be 18+ or nothing. I hope this change will allow developers to create without being unfairly punished
This is a good step from PEGI - bringing nuance to their ratings criteria that used to be 18+ or nothing. I hope this change will allow developers to create without being unfairly punished
It's not a holiday without an airport pint (breakfast optional)
February 2, 2025 at 12:46 AM
It's not a holiday without an airport pint (breakfast optional)
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Soundcloud is telling me i've been posting music for 12+ years :O
85 individual tracks over that period.
I wanna get back to it badly.
This was one of my first "oh i actually like this?" songs, even if it's very Sims-like. 12 years old this one, I was 20
soundcloud.com/terracorrupt...
85 individual tracks over that period.
I wanna get back to it badly.
This was one of my first "oh i actually like this?" songs, even if it's very Sims-like. 12 years old this one, I was 20
soundcloud.com/terracorrupt...
The Fruits of Summer
Been working on this track all summer, hence the name. I didn't mean for it to sound so much like
soundcloud.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Soundcloud is telling me i've been posting music for 12+ years :O
85 individual tracks over that period.
I wanna get back to it badly.
This was one of my first "oh i actually like this?" songs, even if it's very Sims-like. 12 years old this one, I was 20
soundcloud.com/terracorrupt...
85 individual tracks over that period.
I wanna get back to it badly.
This was one of my first "oh i actually like this?" songs, even if it's very Sims-like. 12 years old this one, I was 20
soundcloud.com/terracorrupt...
My new gaming pipe dream will be Lost Odyssey or Eternal Sonata getting a remaster. Those games deserve better than being trapped in 7th Gen.
January 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
My new gaming pipe dream will be Lost Odyssey or Eternal Sonata getting a remaster. Those games deserve better than being trapped in 7th Gen.
The Nier Orchestra Concert having canonical Automata content is such peak video games, I love it.
January 11, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The Nier Orchestra Concert having canonical Automata content is such peak video games, I love it.
FF7 Rebirth was a great and wild experience, but now I have to wait who knows how long with all these questions!
January 8, 2025 at 6:57 AM
FF7 Rebirth was a great and wild experience, but now I have to wait who knows how long with all these questions!
All the new games releasing and this is what I played, I really need to prioritise new less infinite games. s.team/y24/cwtvhpw?...
December 23, 2024 at 11:49 AM
All the new games releasing and this is what I played, I really need to prioritise new less infinite games. s.team/y24/cwtvhpw?...
HyoJae playing close to 100 hours of board games since September has ruly skewed my stats, but still!
December 19, 2024 at 1:52 PM
HyoJae playing close to 100 hours of board games since September has ruly skewed my stats, but still!