Roden
@rodenbeard.bsky.social
He/Him
Artist, Game Designer, Furry, Rat-Dog
I post about what games I'm playing, but not what game I'm making.
Artist, Game Designer, Furry, Rat-Dog
I post about what games I'm playing, but not what game I'm making.
Finished Fuga this morning. Wrote up a review for it (Spoilers Inside):
(tl;dr, 8/10, super solid, rewarding and challenging gameplay, a little light on story and character for me, but overall an excellent ambassador title for furries in the gaming world. Hugely looking forward to playing 2 & 3.)
(tl;dr, 8/10, super solid, rewarding and challenging gameplay, a little light on story and character for me, but overall an excellent ambassador title for furries in the gaming world. Hugely looking forward to playing 2 & 3.)
Rodenbeard's review of Fuga: Melodies of Steel | Backloggd
This review contains spoilers!
backloggd.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Finished Fuga this morning. Wrote up a review for it (Spoilers Inside):
(tl;dr, 8/10, super solid, rewarding and challenging gameplay, a little light on story and character for me, but overall an excellent ambassador title for furries in the gaming world. Hugely looking forward to playing 2 & 3.)
(tl;dr, 8/10, super solid, rewarding and challenging gameplay, a little light on story and character for me, but overall an excellent ambassador title for furries in the gaming world. Hugely looking forward to playing 2 & 3.)
-hanging out in a volcano
-building a giant robot around the heart of a dead god
-fixated on the ancient "betrayer" of a myth arc involving the heart
-doesn't like outlanders
You can't fool me, I know Dagoth Ur when I see him 👀
-building a giant robot around the heart of a dead god
-fixated on the ancient "betrayer" of a myth arc involving the heart
-doesn't like outlanders
You can't fool me, I know Dagoth Ur when I see him 👀
November 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
-hanging out in a volcano
-building a giant robot around the heart of a dead god
-fixated on the ancient "betrayer" of a myth arc involving the heart
-doesn't like outlanders
You can't fool me, I know Dagoth Ur when I see him 👀
-building a giant robot around the heart of a dead god
-fixated on the ancient "betrayer" of a myth arc involving the heart
-doesn't like outlanders
You can't fool me, I know Dagoth Ur when I see him 👀
and to think, they could have remained a regular hardcore fetish sex site and been actually respectable
November 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
and to think, they could have remained a regular hardcore fetish sex site and been actually respectable
Of course it's easy to make snide jokes about it but honestly the coin thing is kind of cool, if a little weird as a promotional tie in
November 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Of course it's easy to make snide jokes about it but honestly the coin thing is kind of cool, if a little weird as a promotional tie in
Matsuyama once again proving he's still the coolest and most correct game developer
Deep down, most people like furries, they just don't know it yet. Fuga: Melodies of Steel and Aeruta creators talk about the appeal of kemomimi and furries - AUTOMATON WEST
We talk to Fuga developer CyberConnect2 and Aeruta publisher Gravity Game Arise about the appeal of furry and kemomimi characters.
automaton-media.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Matsuyama once again proving he's still the coolest and most correct game developer
Running an art site that pops up USE AI banners as soon as you visit it should just cause the servers to spontaneously combust tbh
November 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Running an art site that pops up USE AI banners as soon as you visit it should just cause the servers to spontaneously combust tbh
I haven't been to DeviantArt in years but it's shocking an art site could fall this hard into shamelessness
November 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I haven't been to DeviantArt in years but it's shocking an art site could fall this hard into shamelessness
The timeline is odd since it hasn't felt like "a short time" or "a long time" but rather, somehow, like I have only been alive for 2 years, like everything else was another person (one that I don't particularly like)
It has been somewhat hard to come to any kind of terms about it
It has been somewhat hard to come to any kind of terms about it
November 19, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The timeline is odd since it hasn't felt like "a short time" or "a long time" but rather, somehow, like I have only been alive for 2 years, like everything else was another person (one that I don't particularly like)
It has been somewhat hard to come to any kind of terms about it
It has been somewhat hard to come to any kind of terms about it
Nearly missed it by a week (which is probably a good thing, considering) but another good milestone down 👍
November 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Nearly missed it by a week (which is probably a good thing, considering) but another good milestone down 👍
You know the food is about to be life changing when the advertising/menu looks like this
November 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
You know the food is about to be life changing when the advertising/menu looks like this
The Mike Matei sauce might actually be the fakest you could possibly make a real product look, like I'm 100% convinced it doesn't actually exist
November 15, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The Mike Matei sauce might actually be the fakest you could possibly make a real product look, like I'm 100% convinced it doesn't actually exist
Space Station Silicon Valley comes to mind, as well as Army Men: Sarge's Heroes and the Toy Story 2 game
November 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Space Station Silicon Valley comes to mind, as well as Army Men: Sarge's Heroes and the Toy Story 2 game
You think if they were gonna go through the trouble of adding calorie-costing sweetners in tiny amounts they'd swing for real sugar, which might be a selling point, instead of just a *little* bit of syrupy grossness
November 8, 2025 at 11:21 AM
You think if they were gonna go through the trouble of adding calorie-costing sweetners in tiny amounts they'd swing for real sugar, which might be a selling point, instead of just a *little* bit of syrupy grossness
Yeah the price was a little atrocious, but what the hell, I figured it's not every day you get good quality official FF9 merch, especially not of Freya. Early Xmas gift for myself.
November 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Yeah the price was a little atrocious, but what the hell, I figured it's not every day you get good quality official FF9 merch, especially not of Freya. Early Xmas gift for myself.
Finally, I have achieved... Ratte 🐀
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Finally, I have achieved... Ratte 🐀
Reposted by Roden
This just makes me wonder why I've not ever seen a PB&J bar before
November 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
This just makes me wonder why I've not ever seen a PB&J bar before
Once again my reach exceeds my grasp with the RM fanart, but here's one for @kentonagbone.bsky.social's Hero's Realm. Obviously based on that one Amano piece, seemed appropriate
I have no idea how to draw monsters, even if I'm just basically drawing sprites 😩
#art #fanart #rpgmaker #digitalart
I have no idea how to draw monsters, even if I'm just basically drawing sprites 😩
#art #fanart #rpgmaker #digitalart
November 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Once again my reach exceeds my grasp with the RM fanart, but here's one for @kentonagbone.bsky.social's Hero's Realm. Obviously based on that one Amano piece, seemed appropriate
I have no idea how to draw monsters, even if I'm just basically drawing sprites 😩
#art #fanart #rpgmaker #digitalart
I have no idea how to draw monsters, even if I'm just basically drawing sprites 😩
#art #fanart #rpgmaker #digitalart
Also slept on Boron for way too long, man just has a "win the game" button tucked away in his Hero Mode
November 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Also slept on Boron for way too long, man just has a "win the game" button tucked away in his Hero Mode
Cause I couldn't really tell you at this point what towns I've even passed through, what they were called, and what was going on there beyond vague "they're dealing with the war" vibes. I understand the focus is on the Taranis/kids but a bit more fleshing out would have been nice
November 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Cause I couldn't really tell you at this point what towns I've even passed through, what they were called, and what was going on there beyond vague "they're dealing with the war" vibes. I understand the focus is on the Taranis/kids but a bit more fleshing out would have been nice
This has kind of wound up depriving the world of a lot of potential personality, to me, and turning it into one of those war stories where I lack a connection to the country/landscape/world I'm nominally/partially fighting for, always kind of a sad thing to happen
November 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This has kind of wound up depriving the world of a lot of potential personality, to me, and turning it into one of those war stories where I lack a connection to the country/landscape/world I'm nominally/partially fighting for, always kind of a sad thing to happen
I think the only thing I'm still kind of disliking is the lack of focus given to the towns? When I originally saw Fuga I imagined there being a Layton-esque picture exploration concept with towns, but they're just one image and some text/shop menu options, which is a little sad (very pretty though)
November 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I think the only thing I'm still kind of disliking is the lack of focus given to the towns? When I originally saw Fuga I imagined there being a Layton-esque picture exploration concept with towns, but they're just one image and some text/shop menu options, which is a little sad (very pretty though)