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Loto @boqqqo.bsky.social · May 15

I can't believe the day I decide to go to bed earlier than usual they drop those KH4 screenshots like 5 minutes after the fact, but these were excellent news to wake up to at least 🥹

Loto @boqqqo.bsky.social · May 14

All this to say I'm feeling pretty mixed about these news. I just hope whoever was involved in the project will be okay, and I hope that KH4 won't be too negatively impacted by this.

It'd be great if they repurposed the scrapped story into a proper game, but I think that's just naively optimistic.

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Loto @boqqqo.bsky.social · May 14

Personally speaking, despite having been a Kingdom Hearts fan since I was a wee lad, I didn't see myself playing (let alone spending money on) Missing Link. I would've just watched the cutscenes for the story updates on Youtube, like I did for Union Cross. I think most fans would've done the same.

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Loto @boqqqo.bsky.social · May 14

This game was competing against not only Hoyo's behemoths, but also against Hoyo's own competitors such as Nikki, WuWa, or NtE. Then there's LaDS, P5X which is going global soon, and all other profitable gachas that preceded them.

Ntm Square doesn't have a good track record with their mobile games.

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Loto @boqqqo.bsky.social · May 14

I do lament the loss of the story content, though, and I can't imagine a situation where this won't negatively impact KH4, so all in all these aren't good news.

But, to be honest, seeing the quality and array of products in the gacha market currently, I don't think ML would've lasted long anyway.

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Loto @boqqqo.bsky.social · May 14

I really feel for the developers that spent so much time and effort into Missing Link, only for it to be cancelled. I don't imagine they've had it easy, and I hope they can recover from this.

On the other hand, one less virtual casino on the sphere is not exactly a loss that I'm gonna be sad over.

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Loto @boqqqo.bsky.social · May 6

I understand that visibility isn't always the problem, of course. If my art sucks then, well, it's to be expected. Really apalled that this was a massive failure, though. Makes it harder to find the motivation to pick up the pen any time soon.

Loto @boqqqo.bsky.social · May 6

I don't know how to reach a wider audience on this app.

I know there's no algorithm, but people rarely check tags, and that's the only way I have of promoting my stuff on here. I already crosspost, too, but people there don't use this app anyway. I have no idea about what to do.

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Loto @boqqqo.bsky.social · May 5

Documenting the time in Quadratum #KingdomHearts

Someone's holding a picture of KH4 Sora standing in front of a KH3 poster. Text on the photo reads "Absolute insanity, I just don't get what's going on anymore." On the table there're a few more photos, notably two of Strelitzia, another one of Sora, and one of a building in Shinjuku.

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Loto @boqqqo.bsky.social · May 5

Hey! So sorry for the late reply, but thank you so much! I posted this one somewhere else too and the comments I got were really confused about what I was trying to do here, so I started fearing that I may have conveyed it poorly. So... I'm really glad to see someone got it 🥹 Thanks so much again!

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Loto @boqqqo.bsky.social · Apr 6

Ohhh, no wonder then! That's definitely tough, especially if you're like me and get easily held back by a lack of inspiration or motivation whenever you need it most 🥲 Regardless, I wish you the best of luck! 🥹🤍

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Loto @boqqqo.bsky.social · Apr 6

--- there're other factors like skill level, or letting loose, not caring that much about the finer details, etc. All in all I wouldn't worry too much about your drawing speed bc each artist works at their own pace. Best to focus on enjoying the process, and if being faster'll help then that's cool!

Loto @boqqqo.bsky.social · Apr 6

--- look of it as much. But from personal experience I can say that drawing consistently helps a lot. I took a long hiatus bc of burnout and other issues and now I rarely draw and that has significantly tanked my drawing speed, lol. So I think it's all about getting used to your process. And ofc ---

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Loto @boqqqo.bsky.social · Apr 6

Believe it or not, I'm not the best person to ask about this bc when I actually sit down to do a normal illustration it takes me several days to finish. This one I'd say was an isolated case since I had a clear idea in mind and it wasn't meant to be refined, so I didn't care about the final ---

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