Making a game.

For example, Wayfinder was not a commercial success (mostly due to design reasons). Still, I have found it is almost a ubiquitous inspiration among stylized 3d artists, and I think it will shape game art for decades to come. Seriously, I see it talked about everywhere in that niche.

Small bit of early grey-boxing today

Howdy folks. I am happy to announce @hipflask.games We are working on something that is really damn cool. Not gonna say too much more. But I would appreciate giving us a follow as I begin the process of ramping up our marketing train.

Logged back into this app to tell you all that the font used in the Superbowl last night is the same font used in Fortnite.

Always great to hear this kind of support from my team.

Gave Dev:

I MEAN JUST LOOK AT THIS

What should we do with the green screen here? Add something christmas-y?

Nah, I'm thinking purple.

Just watched the music video for *NSYNC's Christmas song.

And I'm ROLLING because there are a bunch of shots where the video editor clearly couldn't be bothered to edit the green screen out, and instead put some (poorly translated?) saying/greetings from different cultures right on top of it.

Me and my friends have made funny Chirstmas cards every year for the past 7 (when we all bleached our hair). I daresay this year was our best work yet.

I've been playing some Wayfinder lately. It's not the perfect game, and you can tell where they had to cut corners. But it's got a ton of heart, and I like supporting companies that remove micro-transactions for a player-focused experience. Plus, the environment art is absolutely stunning, whew.

I haven't talked about this on here yet so here it goes: My first Unreal Engine game, The Bureau of Fantastical and Arcane Affairs is well underway. I worked solo on the project for 9 months but now have an incredibly talented small team of folks who have joined to help me make this game amazing! 🧵

I came across this scene from Black Ops: Cold War today, and it's a good reminder that often, especially with game writing, small moments like this can be magical.