Marcomix
@marcomix.bsky.social
Jack of all trades artist and game dev!
https://marcomixgames.itch.io/
https://marcomixtoons.wixsite.com/gavingrants
https://marcomixgames.itch.io/
https://marcomixtoons.wixsite.com/gavingrants
And like, while this game is known for its hallways, there is a big open zone section of the game full of side content!! It's just getting around is really tedious at your max speed of a light jog, and to my knowledge only this one area has (optional, needs to be unlocked) chocobo riding!
November 14, 2025 at 2:48 AM
And like, while this game is known for its hallways, there is a big open zone section of the game full of side content!! It's just getting around is really tedious at your max speed of a light jog, and to my knowledge only this one area has (optional, needs to be unlocked) chocobo riding!
This is where the combat really shines. It abstracts RPG combat even further than usual, being about predicting the flow of battle and checkmating your enemies with efficient team composition. You'll keep finding new niches you want a paradigm for, but with only 6 slots you have to decide carefully.
November 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This is where the combat really shines. It abstracts RPG combat even further than usual, being about predicting the flow of battle and checkmating your enemies with efficient team composition. You'll keep finding new niches you want a paradigm for, but with only 6 slots you have to decide carefully.
There are six roles in the game. Commando pressures with physical attacks, Ravager staggers enemies with magic, Synergist buffs, Saboteur debuffs, Sentinel draws aggro and Medic heals/cures status effects. Not everyone is great in every role, and they can't do it all at once: enter the Paradigms.
November 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
There are six roles in the game. Commando pressures with physical attacks, Ravager staggers enemies with magic, Synergist buffs, Saboteur debuffs, Sentinel draws aggro and Medic heals/cures status effects. Not everyone is great in every role, and they can't do it all at once: enter the Paradigms.
Often the Datalog spells out the subtext of the story scenes if you're feeling really lost about what just happened, and the glossary elaborates on world details never explained otherwise. There's this incredible page about how a chocobo TV show led to their mass adoption by underprepared families.
November 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Often the Datalog spells out the subtext of the story scenes if you're feeling really lost about what just happened, and the glossary elaborates on world details never explained otherwise. There's this incredible page about how a chocobo TV show led to their mass adoption by underprepared families.
You could play SH3 standalone, but I think it benefits a lot from having played SH1 first. Since both games are short, memorable and focus on different aspects of Silent Hill's horror, I think they go well together anyway. I'm glad I went through the trilogy; well worth it!
Now enjoy bread.
Now enjoy bread.
November 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
You could play SH3 standalone, but I think it benefits a lot from having played SH1 first. Since both games are short, memorable and focus on different aspects of Silent Hill's horror, I think they go well together anyway. I'm glad I went through the trilogy; well worth it!
Now enjoy bread.
Now enjoy bread.
Heather is a great protagonist compared to the last two. She's defensive, sarcastic, and her motivations shift over the course of the story. She's allowed to joke, get angry, scared, repulsed. You won't be getting her to stick her hand in a slimed-up toilet, that's for sure.
November 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Heather is a great protagonist compared to the last two. She's defensive, sarcastic, and her motivations shift over the course of the story. She's allowed to joke, get angry, scared, repulsed. You won't be getting her to stick her hand in a slimed-up toilet, that's for sure.
The graphics have to be among the best on PS2, from the real-time character facial acting to the dramatic shadows cast by your flashlight. Just like in SH2, the noise filter crushes the darkness and softens the edges on everything. The mirror room was so cool--I was too shocked to take a screenshot.
November 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The graphics have to be among the best on PS2, from the real-time character facial acting to the dramatic shadows cast by your flashlight. Just like in SH2, the noise filter crushes the darkness and softens the edges on everything. The mirror room was so cool--I was too shocked to take a screenshot.
Some lore in Caves of Qud. How do you figure someone could fake their death using a hologram? Surely they had to put his "body" to rest. Did people bury or cremate a hologram?
November 4, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Some lore in Caves of Qud. How do you figure someone could fake their death using a hologram? Surely they had to put his "body" to rest. Did people bury or cremate a hologram?
would pair nicely with some water soup
October 29, 2025 at 4:52 AM
would pair nicely with some water soup
The darker, more mature storytelling and the graphical style make the game feel anachronistic to me. Putting aside the generation jump, the thought that these two games were released two years apart is pretty crazy! But these big changes were not without growing pains.
![A screenshot comparison of Silent Hill [1999] and Silent Hill 2 [2001], showcasing just how much more detail the character models and environment textures have in the sequel.
In the Silent Hill screenshot, Harry stands in an foggy outdoor patio looking at the sign for a restaurant named Konami Burger. In the Silent Hill 2 screenshot, James stands in a dimly-lit reading room, inspecting a book. "I've already read enough medical books. None of them ever did any good."
Aside from the models and textures, SH2 features a noise filter overlayed which darkens the screen and makes things look fuzzier, making it harder to make out details in the dark.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:inckefg5safojt77uhwkzqm7/bafkreihj7yopkykwerkqrblnqt5vg56zoeux3zr4d7sj3f6dfsohueuq6a@jpeg)
October 17, 2025 at 6:28 AM
The darker, more mature storytelling and the graphical style make the game feel anachronistic to me. Putting aside the generation jump, the thought that these two games were released two years apart is pretty crazy! But these big changes were not without growing pains.
this thumbnail is extra funny for me specifically:
there's this comic a friend group and I (mostly just me at this point) occasionally add new pages to and the story involves this actor losing her role to her cat
there's this comic a friend group and I (mostly just me at this point) occasionally add new pages to and the story involves this actor losing her role to her cat
October 6, 2025 at 7:54 AM
this thumbnail is extra funny for me specifically:
there's this comic a friend group and I (mostly just me at this point) occasionally add new pages to and the story involves this actor losing her role to her cat
there's this comic a friend group and I (mostly just me at this point) occasionally add new pages to and the story involves this actor losing her role to her cat
reminds me of Cloud sitting down for a bite of some...Korean BBQ??!
September 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
reminds me of Cloud sitting down for a bite of some...Korean BBQ??!
Entry #007 of Cool Devs is @docseuss.bsky.social! A game writer and creative director, Doc knows a lot about how and why games resonate with people, and he has a knack for explaining his reasoning in an easy-to-follow conversational tone via his engaging essays found on docseuss.medium.com.
September 4, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Entry #007 of Cool Devs is @docseuss.bsky.social! A game writer and creative director, Doc knows a lot about how and why games resonate with people, and he has a knack for explaining his reasoning in an easy-to-follow conversational tone via his engaging essays found on docseuss.medium.com.
That is the first time I've seen a face that has directly reminded me of this thing
August 16, 2025 at 5:25 AM
That is the first time I've seen a face that has directly reminded me of this thing
I had this weird dream the other day where I was in the dream, but my perspective was watching myself like in a movie. Haven't been able to get it out of my head so I drew it
August 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I had this weird dream the other day where I was in the dream, but my perspective was watching myself like in a movie. Haven't been able to get it out of my head so I drew it
Quick update on the L3 sprint mapping annoyance in case you don't have controller paddles either: if you use Steam Input to map "long press B" to L3, you completely override the default dash which is kinda useless anyway. I've done a few runs with this change and haven't noticed any downsides yet!
August 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Quick update on the L3 sprint mapping annoyance in case you don't have controller paddles either: if you use Steam Input to map "long press B" to L3, you completely override the default dash which is kinda useless anyway. I've done a few runs with this change and haven't noticed any downsides yet!
My proudest non-standard art tool creation by far is this one I made in Armored Core 6, which I've used as my Discord avatar since I made it! That format really forced me to think about layers, oddly like painting a landscape.
Someday I'll have to actually replace it with a drawn avatar again...
Someday I'll have to actually replace it with a drawn avatar again...
July 26, 2025 at 5:27 AM
My proudest non-standard art tool creation by far is this one I made in Armored Core 6, which I've used as my Discord avatar since I made it! That format really forced me to think about layers, oddly like painting a landscape.
Someday I'll have to actually replace it with a drawn avatar again...
Someday I'll have to actually replace it with a drawn avatar again...
Getting people to genuinely care in the moment made us care for a decade.
July 26, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Getting people to genuinely care in the moment made us care for a decade.
Started the Ace Attorney-style Zelda hack today, Hero of Law. It's quite ambitious and feels VERY close to its source material, both in humour and pacing!
With the assets and gameplay being all altered, I have no idea why they took on the extra challenge of making it a romhack but it's great.
With the assets and gameplay being all altered, I have no idea why they took on the extra challenge of making it a romhack but it's great.
July 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Started the Ace Attorney-style Zelda hack today, Hero of Law. It's quite ambitious and feels VERY close to its source material, both in humour and pacing!
With the assets and gameplay being all altered, I have no idea why they took on the extra challenge of making it a romhack but it's great.
With the assets and gameplay being all altered, I have no idea why they took on the extra challenge of making it a romhack but it's great.
For how many years has #makeaterriblecomic2025 been a thing? First I've ever heard of it!!
June 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
For how many years has #makeaterriblecomic2025 been a thing? First I've ever heard of it!!
I solved a word search puzzle in the form of...a PDF?! 12 Word Searches has really cool tricks up its sleeve leading to an overall puzzle that has layers to understand. It feels so cryptic at first until you finally fully complete one of the pages. Play it free here:
playcebo.itch.io/12-word-sear...
playcebo.itch.io/12-word-sear...
June 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I solved a word search puzzle in the form of...a PDF?! 12 Word Searches has really cool tricks up its sleeve leading to an overall puzzle that has layers to understand. It feels so cryptic at first until you finally fully complete one of the pages. Play it free here:
playcebo.itch.io/12-word-sear...
playcebo.itch.io/12-word-sear...
I didn't know where else to share this so enjoy dunk coldman and luigi beefing it in the background
May 28, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I didn't know where else to share this so enjoy dunk coldman and luigi beefing it in the background
I attempted to co-write a comic with AI Dungeon. It was about an orphan picked up off the street by an eccentric art collecting duke. He was given a place to stay and asked to paint. And while his paintings were terrible because he had no experience, rich men would visit the duke and buy them. Why?
May 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I attempted to co-write a comic with AI Dungeon. It was about an orphan picked up off the street by an eccentric art collecting duke. He was given a place to stay and asked to paint. And while his paintings were terrible because he had no experience, rich men would visit the duke and buy them. Why?
Entry #006 of Cool Devs is @unluckychloe.bsky.social! Wielding a distinct, hyper-blocky pixel art style with striking colour palettes, Chloe's work ranges from exploring mysterious foggy forests to high-energy arcade action. You should check out her latest game, 10S Forever.
owch.itch.io/10SF
owch.itch.io/10SF
May 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Entry #006 of Cool Devs is @unluckychloe.bsky.social! Wielding a distinct, hyper-blocky pixel art style with striking colour palettes, Chloe's work ranges from exploring mysterious foggy forests to high-energy arcade action. You should check out her latest game, 10S Forever.
owch.itch.io/10SF
owch.itch.io/10SF
And here's the palette in case you want to use it yourself. Share it with me if you do!
April 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
And here's the palette in case you want to use it yourself. Share it with me if you do!