melos han-tani
@hantani.bsky.social
Hello I am making video games like anodyne, angeline era and danchi days. Welcome to my Blue sky. PFP moro-q from danchi days
email melos at analgesic.productions
blog: https://melodicambient.substack.com/
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blog: https://melodicambient.substack.com/
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It's finally coming!!
On December 8th... I'm releasing my next game, Angeline Era!!!
It's a vast, 3D action-adventure where you travel across a country's unmarked overworld, with every level hidden in plain sight.
Please look forward to it!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
On December 8th... I'm releasing my next game, Angeline Era!!!
It's a vast, 3D action-adventure where you travel across a country's unmarked overworld, with every level hidden in plain sight.
Please look forward to it!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
Also, it has Bumpslash combat. The child of many a twisted 80s-00s action-adventure.. Ys 1 2 6 0 3R, light crusader, brightis, evergrace 1/2, Hydlide trilogy, brain lord, dragon view, kings field 1/2, etc...!
It's finally coming!!
On December 8th... I'm releasing my next game, Angeline Era!!!
It's a vast, 3D action-adventure where you travel across a country's unmarked overworld, with every level hidden in plain sight.
Please look forward to it!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
On December 8th... I'm releasing my next game, Angeline Era!!!
It's a vast, 3D action-adventure where you travel across a country's unmarked overworld, with every level hidden in plain sight.
Please look forward to it!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
November 19, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Also, it has Bumpslash combat. The child of many a twisted 80s-00s action-adventure.. Ys 1 2 6 0 3R, light crusader, brightis, evergrace 1/2, Hydlide trilogy, brain lord, dragon view, kings field 1/2, etc...!
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Our souls need to reach each other. That's the only reason to practice game design as a craft. But beware of diluting your soul. (She slept for 3 hours and is posting again)
November 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Our souls need to reach each other. That's the only reason to practice game design as a craft. But beware of diluting your soul. (She slept for 3 hours and is posting again)
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It's finally coming!!
On December 8th... I'm releasing my next game, Angeline Era!!!
It's a vast, 3D action-adventure where you travel across a country's unmarked overworld, with every level hidden in plain sight.
Please look forward to it!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
On December 8th... I'm releasing my next game, Angeline Era!!!
It's a vast, 3D action-adventure where you travel across a country's unmarked overworld, with every level hidden in plain sight.
Please look forward to it!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
November 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
It's finally coming!!
On December 8th... I'm releasing my next game, Angeline Era!!!
It's a vast, 3D action-adventure where you travel across a country's unmarked overworld, with every level hidden in plain sight.
Please look forward to it!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
On December 8th... I'm releasing my next game, Angeline Era!!!
It's a vast, 3D action-adventure where you travel across a country's unmarked overworld, with every level hidden in plain sight.
Please look forward to it!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
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btw if you're thirsting for alternative game showcasing/discourse and if you haven't seen @hantani.bsky.social & i's Unearthed Treasure Room showcase from earlier this year, now's a great time to check it out www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T2E...
The Unearthed Treasure Room: An Alternative Showcase of Overlooked Games
YouTube video by ellaguro
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November 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
btw if you're thirsting for alternative game showcasing/discourse and if you haven't seen @hantani.bsky.social & i's Unearthed Treasure Room showcase from earlier this year, now's a great time to check it out www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T2E...
It's finally coming!!
On December 8th... I'm releasing my next game, Angeline Era!!!
It's a vast, 3D action-adventure where you travel across a country's unmarked overworld, with every level hidden in plain sight.
Please look forward to it!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
On December 8th... I'm releasing my next game, Angeline Era!!!
It's a vast, 3D action-adventure where you travel across a country's unmarked overworld, with every level hidden in plain sight.
Please look forward to it!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
November 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
It's finally coming!!
On December 8th... I'm releasing my next game, Angeline Era!!!
It's a vast, 3D action-adventure where you travel across a country's unmarked overworld, with every level hidden in plain sight.
Please look forward to it!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
On December 8th... I'm releasing my next game, Angeline Era!!!
It's a vast, 3D action-adventure where you travel across a country's unmarked overworld, with every level hidden in plain sight.
Please look forward to it!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
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Announcing...a preview of... An announcement! Ha ha. Marketing, yes.
Get ready for.... The ANGELINE ERA RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT!!
We'll be premiering it live, Nov. 17, 9 AM Pacific.
See you soon, Bumpslashers! ⚔️
youtu.be/VU9i_DK2kc4?...
We'll be premiering it live, Nov. 17, 9 AM Pacific.
See you soon, Bumpslashers! ⚔️
youtu.be/VU9i_DK2kc4?...
Angeline Era Release Date Announcement
YouTube video by ANALGESIC PRODUCTIONS
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Announcing...a preview of... An announcement! Ha ha. Marketing, yes.
Couldn't wait till release to share a tiny chunk of @smuggerby.bsky.social 's super cool album art for one of Angeline Era's OST volumes!! Unreal level of detail and it really captures the dark side of the game's characters. Really bumpslashed it out of the park on this one!
November 17, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Couldn't wait till release to share a tiny chunk of @smuggerby.bsky.social 's super cool album art for one of Angeline Era's OST volumes!! Unreal level of detail and it really captures the dark side of the game's characters. Really bumpslashed it out of the park on this one!
Finished dq1, I like the funny moments and jokes, the way a lot of it comes down to figuring out safe grinding spots in the overworld, its openness, the minimal but expressive levels, how you always start at the castle. (But .. )
November 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Finished dq1, I like the funny moments and jokes, the way a lot of it comes down to figuring out safe grinding spots in the overworld, its openness, the minimal but expressive levels, how you always start at the castle. (But .. )
I Want To Do It
With the collapse of AAA games on the horizon for is time for the Sorcerian-like to return. Give me four little guys to make stand in a tidy line and go on modular adventures to pulsing synth rock. Give me a thousand options for jobs they can take during down time. Don’t worry about if it’s “good”
November 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I Want To Do It
Tester Testimonials are coming in...and the reaction is POSITIVE!!
angeline era will change the world
November 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Tester Testimonials are coming in...and the reaction is POSITIVE!!
I think the most mature thing famous 90s game companies could do is make space for others by ending corporatized spinoffs/remakes. pokemon...Mario... dragon quest etc. the world needs art& entertainment from new people, not brand names that have gone way past their prime
I secretly think that about ALL the “classic” franchises clogging up the cultural broadband these days.
Have they thought of not making any more Bond films
November 15, 2025 at 7:26 AM
I think the most mature thing famous 90s game companies could do is make space for others by ending corporatized spinoffs/remakes. pokemon...Mario... dragon quest etc. the world needs art& entertainment from new people, not brand names that have gone way past their prime
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Get ready for.... The ANGELINE ERA RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT!!
We'll be premiering it live, Nov. 17, 9 AM Pacific.
See you soon, Bumpslashers! ⚔️
youtu.be/VU9i_DK2kc4?...
We'll be premiering it live, Nov. 17, 9 AM Pacific.
See you soon, Bumpslashers! ⚔️
youtu.be/VU9i_DK2kc4?...
Angeline Era Release Date Announcement
YouTube video by ANALGESIC PRODUCTIONS
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Get ready for.... The ANGELINE ERA RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT!!
We'll be premiering it live, Nov. 17, 9 AM Pacific.
See you soon, Bumpslashers! ⚔️
youtu.be/VU9i_DK2kc4?...
We'll be premiering it live, Nov. 17, 9 AM Pacific.
See you soon, Bumpslashers! ⚔️
youtu.be/VU9i_DK2kc4?...
dragon quest 1 japanese thought: I always read toherosu (repel spell) as trehalose, the food additive lol
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
dragon quest 1 japanese thought: I always read toherosu (repel spell) as trehalose, the food additive lol
Announcing...a preview of... An announcement! Ha ha. Marketing, yes.
Get ready for.... The ANGELINE ERA RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT!!
We'll be premiering it live, Nov. 17, 9 AM Pacific.
See you soon, Bumpslashers! ⚔️
youtu.be/VU9i_DK2kc4?...
We'll be premiering it live, Nov. 17, 9 AM Pacific.
See you soon, Bumpslashers! ⚔️
youtu.be/VU9i_DK2kc4?...
Angeline Era Release Date Announcement
YouTube video by ANALGESIC PRODUCTIONS
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Announcing...a preview of... An announcement! Ha ha. Marketing, yes.
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Vertex colors are crucial to Angeline Era's unique, low-poly art style!
Much of the game's cube-based artwork is actually black and white. We then use a color palette system to create most of the game's vivid forests and towns!🌲
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
Much of the game's cube-based artwork is actually black and white. We then use a color palette system to create most of the game's vivid forests and towns!🌲
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
November 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Vertex colors are crucial to Angeline Era's unique, low-poly art style!
Much of the game's cube-based artwork is actually black and white. We then use a color palette system to create most of the game's vivid forests and towns!🌲
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
Much of the game's cube-based artwork is actually black and white. We then use a color palette system to create most of the game's vivid forests and towns!🌲
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
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In Danchi Days, Chathie knows everyone and everything!
A homemaker of 30 years, she can’t wait to chat with you!
All. Day. Long.
…On second thought, shall we take a different path today?
彡( ᵕ•ᴗ•)
A homemaker of 30 years, she can’t wait to chat with you!
All. Day. Long.
…On second thought, shall we take a different path today?
彡( ᵕ•ᴗ•)
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
In Danchi Days, Chathie knows everyone and everything!
A homemaker of 30 years, she can’t wait to chat with you!
All. Day. Long.
…On second thought, shall we take a different path today?
彡( ᵕ•ᴗ•)
A homemaker of 30 years, she can’t wait to chat with you!
All. Day. Long.
…On second thought, shall we take a different path today?
彡( ᵕ•ᴗ•)
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@adamatomic.bsky.social has created a *lot* of small games, and we were delighted for him to join us at ThinkyCon 2025 to share how he approaches it.
My approach to making small games - Adam Saltsman (ThinkyCon 2025)
Adam Saltsman joins us at ThinkyCon 2025 to present the talk: "CorgiSpace, or, short legs on purpose, or, my approach to making small games"
Talk description: I've made and released 14 games in the last 12 months, all in my very limited free time, and had a super fun time doing it, even though I al
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November 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
@adamatomic.bsky.social has created a *lot* of small games, and we were delighted for him to join us at ThinkyCon 2025 to share how he approaches it.
Was there ever a post dark souls 3d action-adventure-rpg-dungeon crawly game that committed as much to no fast travel as ds1 did? Feel like that was the cornerstone of its design (via dungeon crawlers) but everyone (dark souls' 2nd half included!) moved away from the idea.
November 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Was there ever a post dark souls 3d action-adventure-rpg-dungeon crawly game that committed as much to no fast travel as ds1 did? Feel like that was the cornerstone of its design (via dungeon crawlers) but everyone (dark souls' 2nd half included!) moved away from the idea.
Trying to become worlds first dragon quest travel influencer near scenic lake hamana on the shinkansen. Faceplanted to the dragon fight.
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Trying to become worlds first dragon quest travel influencer near scenic lake hamana on the shinkansen. Faceplanted to the dragon fight.
When you Learn about People, you learn everyone is a bit "difficult" and surprising in their own ways. That's why games with too much quality of life are a fool's illusion. Anti-human... Anti-life... The dreams of "convenient" self-isolation.
Being in the world IS just navigating surprises
Being in the world IS just navigating surprises
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
When you Learn about People, you learn everyone is a bit "difficult" and surprising in their own ways. That's why games with too much quality of life are a fool's illusion. Anti-human... Anti-life... The dreams of "convenient" self-isolation.
Being in the world IS just navigating surprises
Being in the world IS just navigating surprises
Good game design is being able to completely miss mounts, weapon upgrades, mounts, being trapped in difficult overworld regions and more in @angelineera.bsky.social We look forward to the ARGUMENTS!!! In our steam reviews
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Good game design is being able to completely miss mounts, weapon upgrades, mounts, being trapped in difficult overworld regions and more in @angelineera.bsky.social We look forward to the ARGUMENTS!!! In our steam reviews
This made me think that back in the days of console/PC upgrades every new gen would break everyone's tooling, forcing more people to design a bit more from first principles than just iterating on a millionaires YouTube game design video
2026 no more new video games. everyone take a break so we can all enjoy the classics
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
This made me think that back in the days of console/PC upgrades every new gen would break everyone's tooling, forcing more people to design a bit more from first principles than just iterating on a millionaires YouTube game design video
If you're in the games industry (of any experience or participation level) consider volunteering to be a judge next fall! You get to play a lot of games and it's one of the better award shows out there.
once IGF ends I like to make various charts around voting b/c I find it interesting
p sure I'm not allowed to post them but I will say it's p cool to me that IGF had 800 games submitted this year and of all those games, slightly more than 50% of them received at least one vote in an award category
p sure I'm not allowed to post them but I will say it's p cool to me that IGF had 800 games submitted this year and of all those games, slightly more than 50% of them received at least one vote in an award category
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
If you're in the games industry (of any experience or participation level) consider volunteering to be a judge next fall! You get to play a lot of games and it's one of the better award shows out there.
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New article time!
Here's an extended piece covering the incredible 1986 adventure Relics (PC-98 and others), as well as the Famicom Disk System game in the same series. Everything from ciphers to stumbles to social hierarchies is in here, so please take a look!
ko-fi.com/post/Relics-...
Here's an extended piece covering the incredible 1986 adventure Relics (PC-98 and others), as well as the Famicom Disk System game in the same series. Everything from ciphers to stumbles to social hierarchies is in here, so please take a look!
ko-fi.com/post/Relics-...
Relics Anthology: Full of spirit[s]
Kimimi published a supporter-only post on Ko-fi!
ko-fi.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
New article time!
Here's an extended piece covering the incredible 1986 adventure Relics (PC-98 and others), as well as the Famicom Disk System game in the same series. Everything from ciphers to stumbles to social hierarchies is in here, so please take a look!
ko-fi.com/post/Relics-...
Here's an extended piece covering the incredible 1986 adventure Relics (PC-98 and others), as well as the Famicom Disk System game in the same series. Everything from ciphers to stumbles to social hierarchies is in here, so please take a look!
ko-fi.com/post/Relics-...