Calistus

currently hopping between these, in no particular order:
Spin Rhythm XD
Rift of the NecroDancer
vivid/stasis
DJMAX RESPECT V
Groove Coaster
looking to pick up UNBEATABLE whenever it goes on sale

this is gonna be my rhythm gaming year

My opinion is that if a game has high replayability, it should also track and let you see a bunch of your gameplay stats.

It's been 17 years since the last Mario baseball game... surely soon, right?

Paropsis atomaria

Ahh so cool!! Is there any way to get a Boundless mat if I can't make it to an event? 😭

text post saying: apologies to anyone who ever thought i was cool and reached out to me only to discover i am just a weird little hermit who can't carry on a conversation to save my life

yeah

This probably looks like I'm doing a bit but I promise I'm not

#PortfolioDay
hi there I'm tashizuna, the freeware rebel that only uses Krita and Blender (etc) since 2019
my last job was "Senior Animator/Animation Pipeline Supervisor" for a 2d animated short movie (can't say more cuz NDA)
Currently working on a OuterWilds Mod as 3d animator

Thank you for the beautiful art and energy you bring to the community as well! Stopping by your booth (multiple times) was one of the highlights of my weekend!

it's important for my head canon to believe that you are like 5'2"

Photo of sealed Magic: the Gathering Secret Lair drops The Astrology Lands: Libra, The Tokyo Lands, Nuestra Magia English, and Nuestra Magia Spanish.

I don't love the secret lair online shopping experience, so getting stuff on the spot in person has been awesome.

let's get a group discount going

I think games should be way more judicious about using increased enemy HP as a difficulty modifier. If the moment-to-moment isn't interesting or challenging enough, this often just reads "everything takes longer."

le sserafim juno skin pls 🤞

I like to tell myself I would have a more stylish wardrobe if so much of it wasn't dedicated to work clothes but I don't know if I'm really that brave

Right? Sure I can't cash out of MTGA, but getting and spending a wild card stings way less. (also I hold cards until they lose value anyway :( )

i was provided an on-ear pair at work and they straight up hurt. i would never buy a pair for myself

20-30 FPS, dynamic resolution making the game blurry to keep up performance during busy scenes, and high battery usage. I'll personally stick to playing it on PC, but it's impressive that they have it working as well as it does despite the tradeoffs.

okay well i'm gonna start chipping away at it anyway. reviews forthcoming while i try to remember what games i've played backloggd.com/u/Calistus

wake me up when backloggd gets steam importing implemented cause i'm gonna type up a storm

I wish JYP promoted them more cause they're so consistently good

my cold take is that metroidvanias should be a lot more generous with fast travel once you have 100% map completion, maybe even sooner

which save file is worse to come back to after a long break: a story game where you don't remember what's going on, or a challenging game where you don't remember the controls?

Hobonichi Techo Weeks Mega cover with sushi pattern design

I got a Hobonichi Techo Weeks Mega (I am calling it my sushi book) to do some light journaling/doodling. It's fun so far! I really want to try doing an entry every day this year.

hey wait you'll get the cards wet

Maybe over a decade ago I remember hearing a story (maybe a Day9 video?) about a Starcraft pro who would practice in all sorts of conditions like chair too high/low, room too hot/cold, while tired, etc. just to be mentally prepared for it happening at tournaments. I still think about that a lot.

I'm always craving new gadgets (currently thinking about an e-reader), but I'm going crazy with how many charging cables and outlets I'm using already.

To leave it on a positive note, the beauty of these games for me is that each run while learning, I'm seeing cool new items and unlocks to keep it fresh, and by the time I'm running out of things to see I'll have passively improved enough to tackle the harder content.

Anyway! Despite all that, all three of these games are really fun and I have hundreds of combined hours in them, so these are more like pet peeves and definitely not dealbreakers. I'm still early into Revita and I suspect it'll be another hundred hours at least.