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Charlie Ashby @charlie-ashby.co.uk · 3h

RIP Drew Struzan - a man whose talent and imagination etched onto so many minds throughout the last 40+ years.

His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds.

A massive loss 💔

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Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · 7h

Gotten to the Echoes of the Eye portion of my Outer Wilds replay, and it's silly - I *know* how it works, I know that those owl-elk motherfuckers won't turn up until after you do specific things, and I'm STILL tense as fuck as soon as I'm running around in there.

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Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · Aug 13

The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order, just covers.
#GameChallenge #Games

DAY 14:

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Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · 5h

Well, if someone was watching porn and suddenly realized that it was AI-generated, it might disrupt their thrust

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Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · 7h

Gotten to the Echoes of the Eye portion of my Outer Wilds replay, and it's silly - I *know* how it works, I know that those owl-elk motherfuckers won't turn up until after you do specific things, and I'm STILL tense as fuck as soon as I'm running around in there.

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Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · 12h

Also, you think people's concern with the use of genAI is direction and review? What the fuck do I care, your game went out the window the second you turned to world-burning plagiarism software.

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Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · 12h

Interesting how the disclosure doesn't mention the voice recognition, only character voices. If you actually made the advanced part of your game without genAI, and then used it for fucking VOICEOVER, that's a mindbogglingly unforced error.

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Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · 12h

So, I stumble upon an intriguing game trailer on YouTube. The concept seems interesting and even timely. It turns out it runs on voice command. Potentially cool, but also raises some flags. Go to Steam to check and, yeah 😑

AI disclosure from Steam page (I'm not linking the fucking game):

We use generative AI for character voices, with detailed direction and review by our creative team.

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Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · 12h

It's a mark of shame, and it should be treated as such, just stamped on the fucking forehead of your game page

Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · 12h

I do like that Steam has an "AI generated content disclosure" section now, but it should be at the very top to save us all some time.

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Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · 12h

I do like that Steam has an "AI generated content disclosure" section now, but it should be at the very top to save us all some time.

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Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · 22h

If you see this QRP with a game that released the year you were born

Ironically, I was a Sega kid...

Super Mario Bros for the Nintendo Entertainment System, 1985

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Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · 12h

I hate that this is just part of the process of deciding whether or not to be excited for a game. "Gotta check if they're using shitbots to save a few bucks"

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Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · 12h

Also, you think people's concern with the use of genAI is direction and review? What the fuck do I care, your game went out the window the second you turned to world-burning plagiarism software.

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Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · 12h

Interesting how the disclosure doesn't mention the voice recognition, only character voices. If you actually made the advanced part of your game without genAI, and then used it for fucking VOICEOVER, that's a mindbogglingly unforced error.

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Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · 12h

So, I stumble upon an intriguing game trailer on YouTube. The concept seems interesting and even timely. It turns out it runs on voice command. Potentially cool, but also raises some flags. Go to Steam to check and, yeah 😑

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Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · 23h

Apropos of nothing

Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · Jun 17

Nothing but respect for MY Tron sequel

The cover of Tron 2.0, a 2004 FPS/action adventure video game. Protagonist Jet Bradley is decked out in full Tron gear, holding a disk in one hand and a gun in the other.

A screenshot from Tron 2.0. The player is standing in a red and black room, in the digital realm. An enemy is in front of them - an anti-virus program named "Port_monitor.exe"

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Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · 22h

Just one year too old to match up with my actual first console mascot (soon to be usurped by Sonic)

Alex Kidd in Miracle World, a 1986 platformer that came integrated in first gen Sega Master System consoles.

Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · 22h

If you see this QRP with a game that released the year you were born

Ironically, I was a Sega kid...

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weinberg @weinberg.social · 1d

he is the very model of a modern husky kitty cat.

Tammi, yeah, that one. 2.1 @tammi.bsky.social · 1d

I found a 19th century Cat Villain!

A huge chonk of a fluffy cat sitting on a table near an open fire. The cat is cream and grey and appears to be shaped like a barrel in a fur coat. They are scowling fiercely with their moustache and bewhiskered ears apparently flowing back into the cold wind. There's a definite vibe that this villainous cat twirls their moustache as they evict orphans into the aforementioned blizzard and think Scrooge was an easy-going lightweight. They are magnificent.

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AdHoc Studio @adhocstudio.com · 23h

Dispatch launches October 22nd at 7AM PDT on Steam and PS5—for those outside of SDN Torrance's network, check out this release map.

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 23h

Happy birthday to Scorpius... and Tarkin in ROTS 🔥

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Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · 23h

Apropos of nothing

Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · Jun 17

Nothing but respect for MY Tron sequel

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Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · Aug 30

Controversial old person gaming opinion that will only make sense to a small group of 30+ year old nerds:

I like Journeyman Project better than Myst.

The box cover of The Journeyman Project, a sci-fi first person adventure game that one might call Myst-like - except the original version predates Myst by half a year. The cover features a couple of threatening robots and a floating dome city.

A screenshot from The Journeyman Project. The environment is viewed through a visor that only takes up half the screen or so. There's an inventory underneath, compass direction displayed above, and in the corner of the screen are directional arrows.

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Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · 1d

Peter Thiel, a fascist oligarch who rambles about Monkey D. Luffy being Jesus

Saint Charlos, a fascist oligarch in One Piece. Take away the weird hairdo, and the resemblance is uncanny.

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Skybrush Threepwood @skybrush.bsky.social · Aug 12

The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order, just covers.
#GameChallenge #Games

DAY 13:

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