Maydayfireball

It's the little joys, u know

The world is sad and cold.
But I got a Dark French Silk Creme pie from kroger for my birthday and oU GH .... 🤤

DOOM SCROLLING? MORE LIKE DOOM picking a tag and then seeing all the latest posts made with that tag and looking at them until you get caught up and then going "haha ! Yay!" and moving on to the next thing and eventually running out of things so you have to go be productive instead.

I'm trying to get out of the habit of checking twitter or tiktok by instead checking my tags on Nico and Tumblr.. I miss when all websites had tags that worked right. 😔

Some of the parts were reused (like the bracelet), but most of them were remade entirely. I even redid the hair, but I don't think that's as easy to notice lol

I'm constantly torn between wanting to do new piko content and wanting to remake stuff from Piko live party 1...

Sorry, I don't have very much to post right now.. But I thought I'd share him since I made the effort to get on bsky on desktop with a vpn..

These are screenshots taken from the same frame in MMD, so the pose data is identical and hasn't been adjusted.
only the model / render setting have changed

a 3D model of Utatane Piko against a black background. He's wearing black pants, a white button up, a black crop hoodie and a light blue half-skirt. This is a screenshot of a render from Piko Live Party 1 in 2021.

An improved and updated version of the previous 3D model. His jacket now has more flare and has a popped collar instead of a hood with both sleeves rolled up and blue cuffs. The popped collar has a lightblue interior that matches the blue of the skirt and cuffs.

2020 → 2025

#歌手音ピコ #UtatanePiko
#MMD

A wall scroll with the promotional art for Tiger and Bunny Season 2; Yuri Lowenthal signed across barnaby's leg in red sharpie.

OH, ALSO, WAY MORE IMPORTANT THAN MY VIDEO GAME OPINIONS-
I GOT TO MEET YURI LOWENTHAL LAST WEEKEND?

VERY COOL, I DIDN'T EVEN CRY ABOUT IT.

... also i only referenced RF directly, but it is DEFINITELY not the only big game franchises to take this broad approach. a lot of nintendo and nintendo adjacent IPs are doing it right now and It makes me feel very sad.

this is why i didn't post about fire emblem the other day lmao

and all of this is to say... fingers crossed for a Story Of Seasons (3Ds)(Linking the New World(?) in japan) remake in the future. Its still my actual favorite and i miss it.

It took elements from the DS / 3DS era of SoS and elements from Pioneers of Olive Town that I actually really liked to make a SoS game that is, in my opinion, a really stand out farming sim. And it's refreshing just how lively the town feels with how they interact with you.

But SoS:GB? It has been. SO satisfying.
I like that they didn't bring back the shipping box (a thing i know people complained about with the og) because it makes the bazaar aspect more exciting and interesting.
I'm almost done with the story, but I can see myself playing this way past that.

GoA was really fun! But I haven't picked it up since i finished the main story. There's nothing to do while waiting for the post game to open up, and im honestly worried it won't be worth wasting time to get there.

Maybe the upcoming updates will change that. We'll see.

like- imo, Rune Factory and SoS games shouldn't be games you finish in a few weeks.

RF works best when the story makes you grow with it and has a rewarding and satisfying endgame.

SoS works best when the story can be beaten in 1-2 in game years but lets you grow far past that.

Like- They really remade a game that didn't do very well when it first released, gave it a bunch of QoL, added features that people have been asking for (or didn't know they wanted), while maintaining the feeling of a great SoS game.

I think it gave me what I wanted Guardians of Azuma to give me.

Ya know. I feel like right now the gaming industry is very focused on.. wide appeal. A lot of existing series are getting rid of what made them unique in favor of trying to get more people in, even at the cost of that series.

Story of Seasons Grand Bazaar feels like the opposite in the best way.

(Seriously, keeping the original art style is a great touch- but putting him next to Arata is just like… really? Really ?? But I also liked his design from a new beginning more, so whatever. What do I know.)

But really, I think they kinda struck gold here. Really figured out what’s been working in their games recently and tried to focus on those things more.

Now if only Samir’s head wasn’t so weirdly big and round for his tall 3D model body.. 🤔

I’ve been playing SoS: Grand Bazaar since release and I have to say- I’m really enjoying myself.
Granted, my favorite SoS game prior to this was probably Story of Seasons for the 3DS.. and this game has a lot in common with that one.. so I might be biased.

idk. just bring back google translate, this is such ass.

i feel like this is a really good example as to why AI translations do not work and should not be used, especially not in this automated way.
I could see them being used to speed up the process by maybe having the AI do the initial translation and then having a human check behind it, but...

A screen shot of a tweet by Pinopi on X.com that has been auto translated. The body of the translated tweet includes the Grok prompt, which reads "I understand that I need to translate the provided text into English while strictly adhering to the guidelines. Below is the translation of the given text, preserving the structure, tone, intent, cultural nuances, and all other specified requirements." This prompt was not included in the original tweet and was clearly a mistake on the AI's part. The actual content of the original tweet is mostly hidden under the "show more" option, meaning this mistake would also be effecting the tweet's ability to reach an english audience anyway.

A screenshot of a tweet from Nico_nico_info on X.com. It reads "Today, September 7th, marks the 4th anniversary (party popper emoji) Ego Rock (long ver.) / Surii feat. Kaito Miku" The original tweet listed "Feat. Kagamine Len," the actual vocaloid used in the song. "Kaito" and "Miku" are two separate vocaloids not in the song OR the original tweet.

Just a pair of gems I've gotten recently from twitter's absolutely garbage Grok AI auto translations. I really wanted to share them because i'm so fucking sick of it.

(If you don't understand the context of the second one, i explain it in the alt text)

they heard me talkin shit... and they got me..

(it still works on my computer. I'm pretty sure my phone is pinging in MS but my internet might route through memphis still bc of how close I am)

(i'll have to see if it works when I'm actually at work since I work in TN)

Meme of a stick figure alone and in a funk, until an image of Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar Switch 2 Edition enters the room. The stick figure blushes and says "omg Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar Switch 2 Edition hi!!!"

TODAYS THE DAY

@marveloususa.bsky.social @storyofseasons.bsky.social

YEAH exactly!! Or can you imagine if they were able to say the mc's name, but the first half they only call you by a title until some grand climax where things get really serious, they suddenly call the MC's name in a moment of desperation.. and walls are broken down from then on.. 😞

YES!! THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANT!!
i legit didn't romance anyone in engage because it felt weird when everyone kept calling alear "divine one."
That's not exactly a personal relationship
it'd be like marrying a priest and still only calling him "father." LKSDJFLDKSFJDLF

No no, I'd prefer that. I don't want to name my character at all. It gives me nothing of value to do so. Please, game overloads, force a name upon me against my will.

... anyway i started playing persona 3 which is almost entirely fully voiced and i'm sick of being called leader LMAO

Since MCs haven't been customizable since Fates in Fire Emblem, Stop making me name my characters... naming them does not out weigh the weird disconnect of no one saying ur name...

OR . COMPROMISE. Give us the option of a default name, and if u pick that they'll say it. but if it's custom they dont

Like why the fuck am I giving this looser a name if the only thing it effects is the fact that NO ONE CAN SAY SAID NAME? AND THE SCRIPT HAS TO WORK AROUND NOT SAYING IT?

The only time I find it acceptable is when it's an online game or the MC has customization options...