Thomas Holden

Yeah, I know for myself (and have seen other folks comment in their playthrus) that the first mask upgrade feels largely meaningless in a really unfortunate way. Same for the silk capacity upgrades, getting 1 extra tick of silk doesn't feel that impactful when it takes 9 to heal and 4 to cast.

YouTube video by TSHolden A Programmer Plays Silksong (Episode 61, Third Ending)

It is with very mixed feelings that I release the last episode of my Silksong playthru today. The game has great visuals, music, combat, map design, & story... but the difficulty of the game low-key ruins it. I love it, but I also can't cleanly recommend it either.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu4s...

I think Silksong's been out long enough that I can label my act 1 VODs without feeling like I'm gonna spoil folks, yeah? This feels like a reasonable amount of waiting.

TSHolden - Twitch A Programmer Plays House of Necrosis

You guys, after years of hard work by @warkus.bsky.social , House of Necrosis is finally out, so tonight I'm gonna chill and play that! Come hang out!

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You might enjoy 8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure, which has a surprisingly detailed map. The translation is a bit rough but the gameplay is solid, in my opinion.

After 3,5 years, the doors to the House of Necrosis will open soon! 💀

Experience a Mystery Dungeon-style game inspired by Survival Horror and RPG classics of the 32bit era.

House of Necrosis launches Oct 6 on Steam (Windows & Linux). Wishlist now!

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Fun fact, it's my birthday! So I'm streaming a bit earlier than usual, come hang out with me while I play Silksong!

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*default sprite for Surf, i meant

Lapras' suggestive art raises questions about why they're the default sprite used in Gen 2. If you were to sit on that, uh, "lumpy" shell...

Hot take: the existence of Hollow Knight's normal mode in no way diminishes the Steel Soul mode.

Ergo, why would an "easy" mode diminish the normal mode? In what way would it invalidate or damage the experience of players on the normal mode?

TSHolden - Twitch Programmer from the Appalachians, woodworker, occasional novelist, dabbles in making games.

At long last, it's time. Let's play Silksong, friends.

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YouTube video by Grips Chan From Glory to Ruin: The History of Hallownest Explained

My friend Grips has put together a phenomenal lore video about Hollow Knight, please give it a look!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Luua...

Silksong on September 4th. Time to tell the fam not to look for me, i'll be busy.

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Surprise! I'm starting stream super early today because we're playing the new #Shantae game, Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution! I'm quite excited for this one, so come hang out!

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Stretching the premise a bit and stealing an idea from beardville, I could see parents wanting subtitles to automatically sub out certain words for, say, "fudge"

I could actually see a pretty strong market for a TV with a whole suite of "no thank you" features. Audio filters against high ringing sounds, a color balancer that can prevent sudden flashes, something that would prevent low droning noises...

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I'm back to Ultros, a gardening time-loop metroidvania with an absolutely bonkers art style! Come hang out!

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So uh, sorry about the radio silence & missed streams last week! I was in the hospital thanks to a blood clot which caused a renal infarction, which sucked a whole lot.

I'm home now and on the mend, but I'm gonna take this week off streaming as well, just to play it safe. Thanks for understanding!

Tongue tracking reveal??? A bold choice

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Alrighty, time for a new series! By community request, I'm starting a playthru of Afterimage on my twitch channel, come check it out with me!

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Saturday stream! Today I'm gonna try to finish Anodyne 2, which I've been enjoying a lot.

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Starting a little early today cause I'm not sure if the weather will take my power out or not! Also today's a new series for the channel, Anodyne 2! I'm pretty excited, Anodyne 1 was a good time.

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We're back to Ultros today! Who knows what this trippy game will throw at me next, eh?

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TSHolden - Twitch A Programmer Plays Ultros

A morning stream? How rare! Figured I'd enjoy my day off by playing some Elderand, a game I know basically nothing about.

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Video is live!!
Please check it out if you are interested in the story and lore of Death Stranding!
youtu.be/bOl-rDatON4?...

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Oh hey, a surprise stream of the Under The Island demo by @slimekinggames.bsky.social You bet! Come hang out, let's see how this cute zeldalike is coming together.

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It is TIME... for more GRIME! Possibly the finale of the A Programmer Plays Grime series? Come find out with me!

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TSHolden - What a way to start out Watch TSHolden's clip titled

Weirdly, we actually did do a bit of pro gaming

www.twitch.tv/tsholden/cli...

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Starting up a little early today with some more Grime! Let's see if this programmer can finally muster up some pro gamer energy.

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Hey yo my friend Grips is gonna get to experience the Second Dream quest for the first time tomorrow! I'm so jazzed!