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Fossilized Nerd (Jesse)
@fossilizednerd.bsky.social
Fangame Dev, RPG player, professional documents manager & organizer.
(Currently WIP on a game w/ @feebelle! SHHHH)
Formerly @JBro63pt9
now, that said, I actually agree with everything here being nominated, and that's actually really cool. Seeing THIS many Indies at the top is... just magical, really. It's such a good representation of the year
November 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Granted my personal definition is also VERY LIBERAL compared to what I imagine most people would say lol
November 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I'd say it actually is, yeah. You might be getting lost in semantics, though, that's your call to determine for yourself.

In my eyes, if you create something to experience it again later, or share it with someone else, it's art. Making clothes fits too. Heck, even if you fuck it up, still art.
November 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
as someone who does believe they are art, I would actually say it ISN'T important. It's just a matter of fact. I'm not going out of my way to argue down people who claim it isn't, just endorsing it as one to support the medium as an art medium like I would for painting, music, cooking, film, etc
November 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
As I once heard it described by... uh, someone: "all games are art but not all games are artistic"
November 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I actually didn't even pick MY favorites, I picked the "most video game" games I could. This medium is something special and offers so much you can't get any other way.

... with that said, I'm going to be very sad if Cave Story doesn't get in the top half of this whole list lmao
November 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
It probably was true right up until the prices of everything went up due to the economy, to be fair
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Really sorry for your loss, Pyrr. I am fortunate to have found so many creative people through his work.
November 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Duke, whatever you're doing out in the universe if anything, know your ambition drove so many to explore their own joys and ramble about them to each other. You did so much good and it is heartbreaking to know you didn't get a chance to receive the same in full. Rest in peace
November 9, 2025 at 4:53 AM
For what it's worth, at this point in the plot, I've seen people discuss how the "friend group" actually feels like friends... to me, absolutely not, it's me and Naveen and 2 girls who are very quick to bully my only friend Naveen LMAO
November 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Also for a "plot twist" fight this one was actually quite well set up as a punchline so I'll take it
November 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I am floored by how deep these writers went to make every single aspect of game design and puzzle design have a purpose, do something somewhere else, make sense, and be entertaining all at once. Oh my fucking god, man
November 6, 2025 at 4:56 AM