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I thought it might be fun to share the music I listened to while planning and writing the Diana chapters, so...

Here's my playlist!

open.spotify.com/playlist/4tW...
#grandarchive #gatcg

A black and white image showing the back of two women sitting on a bench underneath a starry sky, in a forest-like clearing. Diana is on the left, and Arisanna is on the right.

Chapter 2 is up!
I hope you guys enjoy it. 🙇‍♀️

Bell gave me lot of creative freedom in what scenes to depict, so it was a real treat to write! 😊

www.gatcg.com/article/dian...
#grandarchive #gatcg

chibi sprite of arle looking to her right in a neutral almost unapproving stare from puyo puyo tsu

I do not "chain". I do not set up staircases, I don't make sandwiches, and I especially do not GTR. I STACK. And if I don't win then I keep blindly stacking until I DO.

Thank you for reading and for the kind words!! 😊❤️

A fighting stick that has a picture of Mavis beacon on it, Mavis beacon teaches neutral tournament Edition

Thank you Bell for listening to and signing off on my wild ideas 🫣💕 and for holding me back from the worst ones

A screenshot of a large picture feature five characters from Grand Archive: Diana is in the middle with a concerned expression, with Arisanna and Rose to the left, and Claude and Tristan Halifax to the right, although they are cut off due to the screen shot. At the bottom, there is white text on a black background that reads: Diana I — Creeping Torment However good her intentions may be, Diana finds the path through Azoth paved in shadows. August 30th, 2025

Managed to work on something really cool ☺️

It was so much fun writing Diana for Grand Archive, I hope you all enjoy returning to Azoth after all this time.

www.gatcg.com/article/dian...
#grandarchive #gatcg

「リニューアル」っていうか「リバース」じゃない? 草

ゲーマーズなんば店のリニューアルを見に行ったけど、
なんか小さくなりましたか？

C-LABOと入れ替わっただけですよね?
やっぱりC-LABOのリニューアルだったんですね。🫠

AstralShift, the developers of Little Goody Two Shoes & Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum, announced a new game - Hell Maiden. No platforms or a release window has been revealed yet, but it's described to be inspired by Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1sy...

こういう会話ほんまに驚いた...さすが2004年リリースされちゃったよね

何なんだよこれ

Japanese Arcade Closure Could Erase Over A Decade Worth Of Fighting Game History The a-cho amusement arcade in Kyoto closes later this month

Japanese Arcade Closure Could Erase Over A Decade Worth Of Fighting Game History.

I kid you not, @itch.io has been taken down by Funko of "Funko Pop" because they use some trash "AI Powered" Brand Protection Software called Brand Shield that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain

This person covered the issues with the 360 version in this thread!
bsky.app/profile/phan...

Tldr; the main twist is there, but they've added more "clues"/hints which, imo, weakens it, among some other changes

It's no wonder that Uchikoshi's works have felt like they've been chasing that peak ever since, and increasingly falling short of it for one reason or another.

I think about Uchikoshi voicing the burden of being known as the "Ever17 guy" even now, but it's truly a hard work to beat.

Ever 17 truly created a deep sense of love and care for meta storytelling within me that I have carried until now.

Umineko is a mastercraft in meta storytelling, filled with love, but Ever17 really revels in the adrenaline of it; it really captured the wonder of feeling fiction and reality blend.

I know the remaster is tied up with more complex stuff than them just not caring about the script. The engine is different, they have new CGs, etc. So it makes sense from a business standpoint to just use the most "recent version" of the game, but I don't have to be happy about it either.

Genuinely heartbreaking to see that they took Ever17's 360 script for the remaster. It feels so demeaning to imagine your players can't handle a twist that the game literally explains to you even in the original version. I would highly recommend

anyone to wait for some sort of fanpatch.

Infinity is the series that got me into VNs, so on one hand, it's great that these will be available in English...

...But on the other, it's very important people know that these releases are NOT ideal. If you're thinking of picking these up, please read this thread.🧵(1/7)

Are we subtweeting now

✏️a drawing of devola and popolar from nier replicant. devola is playing her mandolin (if it's actually a mandolin, i have no idea) and popola is singing. they are both having a great time and are not sad

🎵

"Witch Bunny : Fun moments".
Lovely characters created/animated by brazilian artist Fernanda Dias.
www.youtube.com/shorts/oTMiI...

and of course, saving the best till last! this was a top priority for me to photograph - @npckc.net’s wonderful booth for marron’s day! 💚🐰

A stylized painting of Mizuki from AI: The Somnium Files who is shown placing her hand over her heart. With the motion, she gives off an uncaring, gleeful expression against a fogged background. The caption is quoted from Kaname Date. (2023)

🙏 i wish… that Mizuki grows up healthy and happy. 🙏
#AITSF

Desse jeito agora:

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition announced for Switch www.gematsu.com/2024/10/xeno...

Speaking of which, here’s my guide on freelance pitching, including a breakdown of my real pitches, how many rejections they got, and how much I was paid.