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Owned and operated by Robbie (she/they), Assoc. Prof. of Game Design at GMU: @nobunagaota.bsky.social

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Having a password system could be great for multi-day conventions.

Players could back to the demo and continue where they left off.

I could lean into it by prepping some branded mini-notes and pens.

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October 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The final town in Even Goblins Fall In Love is a town full of goblins.
Not coincidentally, this town has the most NPCs of any town in the game.

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October 18, 2025 at 4:09 AM
This is the image that was supposed to go with the above post. Not sure why it turned into a void of black pixels.

Just worked around by turning it into a single-frame animated gif.
October 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Just submitted Even Goblins Fall In Love for consideration to be part of the MAGFest Indie Videogames Showcase.
Enjoy the trailer video I cut for the submissions and wish me luck!

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August 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Even Goblins Fall In Love may be a love letter to Dragon Quest, but that won't stop me from throwing in a semi-obscure Final Fantasy reference.

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August 31, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Added some teleportation tiles to add a little spice to dungeon navigation in Even Goblins Fall In Love, our love letter to the original Dragon Quest.

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August 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Goblins have enough dark-vision to see at least a little in certain dungeons.
Can't beat a good torch though.

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August 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Added a squiggly creature field NPC to represent encounters with major enemies (bosses).

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August 2, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Not to be undone by the magic key that can lock Mimics shut, the hammer item can be used in combat to instantly destroy rock enemies.

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July 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Some caves in Even Goblins Fall In Love will be so dark, you'll need a torch to light your way.

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July 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Got some basic password-based save data working.
I'm kinda of tempted to sneak a little "Justin Bailey"-style Easter Egg in there now.

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July 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM