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MONOICARUS

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32 | He/Him Multimedia Artist | Graphic Designer, Digital Artist, Video Editor, Game Designer, UI Artist Portfolio | https://monoicarusportfolio.carrd.co Interests | ISAT, BG3, PKMNTCG, MTG, Apex Legends, HSR, Genshin, Marvel Rivals, Fallout, & much more.

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MONOICARUS @monoicarus.bsky.social · Jul 8

✨ Damon / Alkin / MONOICARUS ✨

Multimedia Artist | Artist, Graphic Designer, Game Designer, Video Editor

portfolio: monoicarusportfolio.carrd.co
insta: www.instagram.com/monoicarus/
artfight: artfight.net/~MONOICARUS
toyhouse: toyhou.se/MONOICARUS
youtube: www.youtube.com/@HeroesOfB

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🎀🐰雨谊 @heartmush.pink · 1d

🗡️🗡️🗡️
✦【 #art, #oc 】

they/them (any pronouns)

Illustration of a pale skinned, white haired youth wearing light armor. They appear androgynous and their gender is ambiguous, but good god do they serve face.

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Skinkified @skinkified.bsky.social · 1d

inktober days 17, 18 - time, stars
doing two days in one because im evil
#isat #instarsandtime

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january @artfahle.bsky.social · 21h

whimsy

#isat #isatfanart

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mint @mintaii.bsky.social · 1d

diana of hell

#art

an illustration of diana prince, as depicted in absolute wonder woman, standing at the center of the flesh and blood of slain, indistinguishable monsters, her great sword plunged into the flesh below. framing her is blue, ancient greek-inspired artwork, depicting circe and an unarmoured diana, both drawing magic from their cauldron and self respectively. below them, is a depiction of the slain tetricide. diana's red, glowing lasso held in her left hand, the end of it strung up towards the top of the blue frame, between two guiding hands.

MONOICARUS @monoicarus.bsky.social · 2d

ok good to know that it ~sounds~ better than sv on s1 lmao (the only reason i quit playing that one, it literally would de-load the world after trainer fights in co-op which is what i was primarily playing)

might still wait til i get a s2 to actually get it tho but i'm glad to hear good things!

MONOICARUS @monoicarus.bsky.social · 3d

s1 or s2? and if s1 how are the frames lol

MONOICARUS @monoicarus.bsky.social · 8d

Pre-ordered some Riftbound, applied to AA at SAK, getting back into cooking, and making some custom proxy cards (my art) for magic. A strange variety of things happening lol.

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victor @windienine.bsky.social · 10d

i'll be uncharacteristically direct this time and say that the KS is 10k out with ONE week left and i need everyone on this game's team to make rent and have enough to eat. i can't overstate the importance of trans gamedevs continuing to create in a hostile industry. please support if you can!

Blanksword ⚔️ Kickstarter live NOW!! @blanksword.bsky.social · Sep 17

⚔️TIME ⚔️ TO ⚔️ RECLAIM ⚔️ YOUR ⚔️ BRAIN⚔️

Blanksword's Steam Demo & Kickstarter Campaign just launched as of RIGHT NOW!

Play the Demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3484670/...

Preorder the game on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/283...

Join the Discord: discord.gg/ftmCfsupyv

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Wendy Xu @wendyxu.bsky.social · 20d

a spider can fly on a current of air

hornet drifting over clover and grasses

MONOICARUS @monoicarus.bsky.social · 25d

me rn with the new endgame mode

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🎵 Animusic 🎵 @anisongs.bsky.social · Sep 17

OP1 - Tales of the Abyss (2005)

Karma - BUMP OF CHICKEN

#Anime #Animesky #Opening #AnimeOpening #PlayStation2 #PS2 #TalesOf #TalesOfTheAbyss #ProductionIG

MONOICARUS @monoicarus.bsky.social · Sep 16

I mostly say this bc I don't really like how the compass takes up a slot in your crests. Maybe just keep the compass and quill as purchases but they're just permanently on once you get them?

I still think purchasing the maps, markers, icons, etc. is still fun though and should remain!

MONOICARUS @monoicarus.bsky.social · Sep 16

Ik it's probably a conscious design decision as well but I do think that the compass (and quill purchase by extension) should just be innate. Ik there's the heavy emphasis on exploration and tracking yourself on the map while exploring, but it does feel a lil dated.

MONOICARUS @monoicarus.bsky.social · Sep 16

I think there was only one boss I actively did not like, including the runback to it, but otherwise even the ones I did get stuck on for 1-2+ hrs I did really enjoy!

I could definitely feel my skill level increasing as the game progressed.

I think I might play Nine Sols next.

MONOICARUS @monoicarus.bsky.social · Sep 16

imo the 2 dmg attacks even early game I was fine with bc of the design change to healing; being able to do it mid-air and heal for 3 instead of hold for 1 at a time, was an interesting change of pace and I adapted, I think just being able to do it mid-air was a major game changer period.

MONOICARUS @monoicarus.bsky.social · Sep 16

Intros for certain fights could be trimmed down a lil more on retries, sometimes even the ones that did get trimmed down still felt a lil too long.

Just a lot of minor things that kind of add up.

I enjoyed the experience overall though, I couldn't pull myself away, wanted to keep going back.

MONOICARUS @monoicarus.bsky.social · Sep 16

Bench placements could use a lil adjusting, certain runbacks were fine, some other ones were rough. It def felt like they wanted benches this time around to feel more earned rather than given, but to have to earn the boss fight too after each attempt was a rough decision lol.

MONOICARUS @monoicarus.bsky.social · Sep 16

bc I dashed in too close I'd take dmg from touching the boss.

Bigger boss bodies is more acceptable but some of these instances were just downright dumb lmao

MONOICARUS @monoicarus.bsky.social · Sep 16

adding grinding into a game like this just didn't feel right or good, it felt like a chore to go out of my way to do even if it could be quick.

I think that contact dmg on stunned bosses was BS lmao. At the very least don't make it 2 dmg, I would get frustrated that I'd stun a boss, dash in and--

MONOICARUS @monoicarus.bsky.social · Sep 16

I won't get into plot spoilers bc my issues were general stuff but basically;

Wasn't a big fan of the dual currency system, primarily didn't like the requirement of shells for tools. Sure there are optimized routes for grinding rosaries/shells (or at least to spend on the consumables) but--

MONOICARUS @monoicarus.bsky.social · Sep 16

Coming from someone that playthrough HK after all the DLC was out, I do foresee something like a Lifeblood DLC coming to Silksong would really help as far as adjustments go. QoL, balancing, etc.

MONOICARUS @monoicarus.bsky.social · Sep 16

I beat Silksong yesterday
55hrs (Steam clocked me at 63hrs, meaning 8 hours of deaths/retries)
I think I give it a solid 8 or 8.5/10?

I've been reading a lot of the complaints online and some valid points have been made as far as critiquing certain game design decisions go.

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Rue @lumpin.zone · Sep 3

I hear there's some game tomorrow? #art | #pixelart

Pixel fanart for the upcoming Hollow Knight: Silksong. It depicts Hornet running through a locale with hot coal and magma.

MONOICARUS @monoicarus.bsky.social · Aug 24

ff7

my brother was the one playing, the desert portion caused me to have a panic attack bc i felt like it was inescapable / trapped forever

Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · Aug 23

What was the first video game that scared you?

It doesn't have to be a horror game. Maybe you didn't even play it -- plenty of ads freaked me out as a kid.

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amy brown @amybrown.xyz · Aug 22

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me?
Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.