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Joseph Gribbin

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Game Designer and Artist / Runs indie studio Medallion Games / Currently doin freelance stuff Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines OUT NOW: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2278790/Grapple_Dogs_Cosmic_Canines/ ๐Ÿ“ฉ josephgribbingames at gmail dot com

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I was close

12.09.2025 13:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah that sounds right! I'm okay yeah! Hope youre well too Romain :)

03.09.2025 23:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm not in charge of that ยฏ\_(ใƒ„)_/ยฏ

03.09.2025 20:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Are there any other reasons that game wasn't as successful as it should have been ? Perhaps.

03.09.2025 20:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My takeaway is unless you're a *massive* success maybe dont make a direct sequel until the post-launch lifecycle of the first game is done.

03.09.2025 20:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I thought in a way I could make a bigger and better sequel that addressed all the issues with the first game and that would fix something, but I guess it has not.

03.09.2025 20:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What I am finding is that the sequel is essentially in competition with the first game, and since they're usually on sale at the same time, and GD1 has a larger discount, it's losing.

03.09.2025 20:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Feel like Grapple Dog 1 is gaining more of an audience as it gets included in bundles and goes on deeper sale. Keep seeing people finding it for the first time. What's weird is there's a lot of folks going 'this game has issues!' and I agree I fixed them in the sequel that is also out.

03.09.2025 20:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Humble Choice September Bundle is up ($14.99) buff.ly/gDyiGHx #ad

02.09.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

Oh hey! Grapple Dog is in the Humble Choice lineup this month! Go get it + many other cool games !!

03.09.2025 18:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks! Yes here's hoping ๐Ÿคž

03.09.2025 18:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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9 years ago today I was drawing boats in Helsinki.

31.08.2025 17:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 348    ๐Ÿ” 51    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Rebecca Sugar - Ice Water (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Rebecca Sugar Rebecca Sugar - Ice Water (Official Music Video)

WE ANIMATED A REBECCA SUGAR MUSIC VIDEO!!!

ICE WATER IS OUT NOW!

29.08.2025 19:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 696    ๐Ÿ” 299    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30    ๐Ÿ“Œ 28

Yeah I think it's probably from a font library

25.08.2025 00:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I wish

24.08.2025 23:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Doing a lot of prototyping recently and feel like an idiot. How do you make video games please

24.08.2025 22:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't know what game this is but the font is the same as Dark Cloud and it is activated memories deep within me

24.08.2025 22:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Circle is one of the worst ones imo haha. Play Aria of Sorrow if you can.

23.08.2025 15:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah it's pretty bad. Lots of dead ends.

22.08.2025 22:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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There's only 6 days left for the Kickstarter with less than 50% funded!

It's a big stretch, but any exposure for the game will be good in the long run ๐Ÿฆ

#indiegame #videogames #gamedev #roguelike #Kickstarter

22.08.2025 18:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 219    ๐Ÿ” 105    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

Next: Gonna try Hollow Knight and replay Metroid Prime.

22.08.2025 22:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It doesn't reach the highs but doesn't reach the lows. It's pretty good.

22.08.2025 22:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Beat Harmony of Dissonance. It fixes a lot of the problems with Circle but is also weird in its own ways. Controls a lot better, is a lot clearer, but also introduced this weird two castle system and a lot of the upgrades are unclear. The bosses are really disappointing.

22.08.2025 22:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
๐Ÿชฝโ€™Lonely Magicโ€™๐Ÿชฝ coming AUGUST 29th #IceWater #musicvideo #LonelyMagic @JellyboxStudio
YouTube video by Rebecca Sugar ๐Ÿชฝโ€™Lonely Magicโ€™๐Ÿชฝ coming AUGUST 29th #IceWater #musicvideo #LonelyMagic @JellyboxStudio

๐ŸŸฉBIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!!๐ŸŸฉ

WE ANIMATED A MUSIC VIDEO FOR REBECCA SUGAR'S UPCOMING ALBUM: "LONELY MAGIC"!!! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰

See the "Ice Water" music video and check out the whole album 8/29!!!!

22.08.2025 19:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 554    ๐Ÿ” 173    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

Why doesn't every dev simply spend the better part of a decade on their projects?? Why don't more people simply win the lottery?? Why doesn't everyone wear shoes on their heads ???

22.08.2025 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm not huge on Super Metroid either tbh. I'm also not a fan of NES-style replaying sections over and over haha.

22.08.2025 18:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No but I should check it out !

22.08.2025 18:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Aria of Sorrow, Metroid Fusion, Metroid Prime. Also recently really enjoyed Pseudoregalia and The Lost Crown.

22.08.2025 15:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ever wanted to decide what i speedrun?

congrats! you have from August 20th to August 31st to decide what game with an iconic femme protagonist i learn in a 12 hour challenge, all benefitting Malala Fund and @framefatales.com

(and also i'm doing a lot PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO TO LEARN MORE)

18.08.2025 20:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 80    ๐Ÿ” 41    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

I tried a bit of that yeah! Graphically it's incredible.

22.08.2025 14:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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