Dan Marshall

(I am 100% going to let them and it will bite them on the arse when the world is destroyed and in like 6 months they have to find a way to go back in time)

Today, one of the kids in the D&D group I run had an epiphany:

"We're literally saving the world and for like, no reason? No one is even paying us."

Their plan for the next session is to go to a big town, find someone more competent than them, and just... hand the quest over. Tell them everything.

(in case it's not clear, that last sentence is at him, not you.)

There have always been people, even back in like 2006 when we first were doing this, who revel in spending more time on the 'analytics' than actually sitting down making games. "Oh, let's go through the data to ensure success" let's fucking not mate, yeah?

Look at what a pretty game.

Don't forget! Earth Must Die is OUT and it's FUNNY and a great little thing to play on a lazy weekend, have a go.

store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...

I'm taking out a billboard opposite your house with it on

Yesterday, I watched a video by an American living in England and I can't get it out of my head. He was rating the worst biscuits.

Brits: PREPARE YOURSELVES FOR THIS LIST.

The list was as follows:
3. Cadbury Fingers
2. Weetabix (yes, really)
1. Jaffa cakes

If you haven't seen it, Rhell looks super good. Like a throwback to proper crazy indie games of the 2010 era, where Devs would just run with batshit mechanics and you sort of can't believe no one's done it before.

Is this for Mother Day tomorrow

Not to be too critical, but I work in the video games industry and was not aware they had done this.

Do it and report back and if it turns out to be a viral sensation I want 15% of the profits

Still angry about this.

Mythmatch is great! Get on it and help give it a leg up!

Want me to bash out a quick game called "Penis by Penis"? I can if you like it's no bother

Good luck!

Don't, you'll have the Jaffa Cake people out

Yeah like as a metaphor. It's *evocative* of a biscuit conceptmore than anything

Also, like. Imagine the mental gymnastics to be eating a Weetabix with your fingers straight out of the packet and spluttering through a mouth of dry cereal "eugh, this biscuit sucks... BUT IT'S ONE BETTER THAN A JAFFA CAKE"

absolute scenes.

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was to dunk a Weetabix into a cup of tea.

I know there's a lot going on and this is not the worst thing an American has done recently but fucking hell

Fucking Weetabix man, munching on a quick Weetabix as he walks down the high street, complaining about Jaffa Cakes. Fucking hell.

Yesterday, I watched a video by an American living in England and I can't get it out of my head. He was rating the worst biscuits.

Brits: PREPARE YOURSELVES FOR THIS LIST.

The list was as follows:
3. Cadbury Fingers
2. Weetabix (yes, really)
1. Jaffa cakes

This looks lush. Love a game that nails an aesthetic.

If you haven't seen it, Rhell looks super good. Like a throwback to proper crazy indie games of the 2010 era, where Devs would just run with batshit mechanics and you sort of can't believe no one's done it before.

This is naive, how will you get it into the car? You can't just carry it in your hands and tip it in, it'll go all over the floor and make a big mess of the carpet.

Has anyone considered just drilling for the oil directly at the petrol stations?

Just another day in the Incredibly Healthy Industry

This is such a wild oversimplification of an incredibly nuanced and complicated decision.

There are a billion different factors to picking that number, and 'imposter syndrome' is barely even one of them.

The Tories demand Churchill on £5 notes. The Kidz want badgers.

There is a mid-way solution, and it involves @estirdalin.bsky.social

This is the most realistic simulation of the game development process yet because I too also typically break down after around a minute