Nicholas Armstrong
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Nicholas Armstrong
@yaboijaspy.bsky.social
Writer at Larian, liker of words, lover of dogs. Previously at PlayStation and Cold Iron. Working on too many projects at once.

Always happy to talk writing and game dev.
This is the most important comic ever made.
March 14, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Sometimes I'm really happy the internet exists
January 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Art speaks to our soul. Most people have a hard time explaining why certain games hit so hard, but its the same with any art.

I hate how much that has been commodified by hedge fund managers.
January 26, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I blame FF7 for my deep abiding love of mythologies and steam punk and my fervent hatred for capitalism.
January 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I worked on a project where I spent almost an entire day basically trying to make a copy and paste code work, then a programmer came in and solved it in 20 minutes, and I was like, oh, right. I'm bad at this.
January 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I always say everyone has a good idea, maybe even a great one. The executing is the hard part. Any good creative knows that
January 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This is going to be one of those issues that has to he fought for. Protests, strikes, all of that.

It's a fundamental fight over what creativity is, because one side believes it is just another tool to make money.
January 15, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Art should take risks. It should be bold. Thats why we connect with it, because it takes dangerous leaps to places we didn't know we would go.

I'm pretty sure no one wants to play a game that has all the intrigue and appeal of a pile of mayonnaise.
January 12, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I once read 4 out of every 5 failures in business, at every level, is communication, which to me also means mismanagement. Leadership not hearing their team, a team unable to communicate their frustration.

People not listening and understanding the problems.
January 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
On the flip side, you get to enjoy stuff you thought sucked because you were a dumb teenager when it came out.

Also I've convinced at least two teenagers to play bioshock 1, and they agreed with me their current games also mostly suck.
January 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I have a take on the ending and theme, but I may need a short book to expound properly. Maybe I'll stand on a street corner somewhere, screaming at the masses.
January 2, 2025 at 12:12 AM
At least normal bullies have the wherewithal not to hide their thuggery behind altruism.
January 2, 2025 at 12:08 AM