the bee's knee

old people see this when they die

this is how it feels when you try to pick out a weed strain, they're always named this way

The developers of PEAK explain pricing

fantastic interview, Kimura seems like a fascinating guy. coincidentally just picked up Moon for the first time over the weekend and I'm excited to see the rest of it unfold - I like it a lot so far!

with hindsight perhaps it would've been more impactful to make dogma a bigger fight rather than just being the lead-in to beast, like wayne says. it's interesting to consider

but that said, there are a total of four (count em, FOUR) "final boss" fights with mom in isaac - mom, mom's heart, mother, beast. and while other bosses are obv focused in on religion, it feels like dogma is finally getting closer to the root cause of that baggage that weighs the family down

on a first playthrough, dogma into beast is a really powerful progression imo. tboi has always had this push and pull between the high concept struggles isaac faces via his relationship with religion and the more grounded issues with his parents. dogma (religion) and beast (mom). they do complement.

it's a great book! I walked away from it with a big list of new books to read as a result

it's such a unique experience, I completely fell in love with it earlier this year. now any time I'm walking somewhere irl I wish I had a little dollman to throw around. he can also mansplain moby dick to me as a treat

seconding people mentioning expedition 33. when it came out, I mostly saw people calling it clair obscur. then later this year everyone started calling it e33 instead, and it took me a while to realize they were the same thing.

is it a minor, mostly unimportant point? sure. does it annoy me? yeah!!

it's a great joy when someone articulates something you've thought about but never put into words. I should not have to do legwork to figure out whether your game is a sequel to a game I've never heard of, or just a game with an unnecessarily long title!

And he said, "If everyone likes it, it means it's mainstream. It means it's conventional. It means it's already pre-digested for people to like it. And I don't want that. I want people to end up liking things they didn't like when they first encountered it, because that's where you really end up loving something."

Keep thinking about this term "pre-digested" that Kojima used to describe art that's instantly gratifying. And how it's better when people grow to love something instead.

I've gravitated, as player and designer, toward the latter, but that term "pre-digested" is new and feels very strong.

post ghostwritten by the prince from katamari

Death Stranding: Strands of Harmony World Tour

really happy to have seen the death stranding concert tour tonight - absolutely gorgeous music & very talented performers. it's such a treat to hear music I already loved brought to life like this.

Okay, Fine, Let's Talk About Asriel Biting the bullet.

nobody else is going to write Deltarune theories which are the opposite of wish-fulfillment, so I'm afraid it's my responsibility. here's why Asriel (probably) isn't going to be part of Deltarune.

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#deltarune

halloween might be over, but you should still take Joseph Fink's advice and watch One Cut of the Dead. one of my favorite movies which I can never talk about because you *must* watch it blind. I see you going to Wikipedia, quit it! just watch the movie!

just beat @qdork.bsky.social's Consume Me. I really loved it! there aren't enough games out there which feel so earnest to their creators' experience. this one is special. plus, I mean come on, it has a really good dog, who deserves that cookie. highly recommend checking it out (and feeding the dog)

it deserves credit for being one of, what, three? genuinely fantastic adam sandler peformances

I'm still finishing off Death Stranding 2!!! there's simply not enough time for all these games

more DELTARUNE, as promised! i would never lie to you. ❤️

yeah seconding this. I had a squier jazz bass, nothing fancy but it was pretty, sturdy and sounded great. can't ask for much more at that price point.

An Undertale text box, featuring the face of Sans. It says: "if it's blue, that means you slonk it".

this came to me in a dream. I don't know what it means, but interpret it however you like. happy birthday undertale :) 3/3

I might write something a bit longer about it later down the line, but in the meantime - thank you @tobyfox.undertale.com for making this game. to some extent, it changed my perception of what a videogame can be, and what it can achieve. I'm incredibly thankful for that. 2/3

happy 10th birthday to undertale! a game in a league of its own, rivalled by very few in its ability to find its way straight to the heart of its players. deeply impressive writing and design, and simply Fun, too. 1/3

A SKELITEN TRYEN TO DO THERE QUEST BUT THEY DONT REMEMBER ? THEY DONT REMEBER SO MUCH STUFF DONT REMEBER SOME GRADES OF SCHOOL DONT REMEBER SOME ENTIRE YEAR'S DONT REMEBER FACE'S DONT REMEBER NAME'S BUT SOMEHOW COMMERCIAL'S ARE STUCK IN THERE, PIZZA BAGEL SONG, CAR DEALERSHIP SONG, SOAP JINGLE, CANT REMEBER GRANDMAS FACE BUT REMEBER PHONE NUMBER FOR CAR DEALERSHIP, CURSED EXISTANCE, OUTLAW ALL AD'S, OR MAYBE I SHOULDNT REMEBER SCHOOL ANY WAY IT WASNT THAT GOOD BUT HOW WOULD I KNOW AT THIS POINT, VAGUE MEMORY OF THROWING SHIT IN METAL LOCKER AND GETTING YELLED AT BY TEACHER'S FOR INVALID REASON'S , ANY WAY DA TEXT "I FORGOT WHAT MY FUCKEN QUEST WAS, PROBALY SOME TREASURE, FORCED TO FIGHT RATS EVEN THOUGH ITS THERE CAVE, RETURN A ITEM TO GUY OR PRINCESS, A GUY I DONT KNOW WANTS ME TO KILL A SECOND GUY I DONT KNOW, GREAT A STAIRCASE THAT GOES DOWN TO A HARDER LEVEL " AND THATS ANOTHER THING WHEN YOUR ON A ADVENTURE AND YOU RUN INTO ANOTHER GUY RUNNIN AROUND STEALING SHIT WHY ARE THEY YOUR ENEMY, SEEMS LIKE YOUR JUST COWORKERS IF YOU ASK ME - DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN

DAMB IT - dashare.zone ADMIN

john darnielle now joins toby fox in the "work of art inspired by a dream" club. moral of the story: write down your dreams. and listen to the mountain goats while you're at it.

A cropped screenshot of a message in the videogame Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. it says "The wombat's butt... I touched the wombat's butt".

death stranding 2 is a good videogame because you'll be fighting for your life delivering packages in the harshest possible conditions and then a member of the band chvrches will text you about wombat ass