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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー

@barefootmatthew.com
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Advanced Narrative Designer at Arenanet working on Guild Wars 2. Game developer since 1992. Worked as: QA, 3D art, content design, now narrative design. Self published author.

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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 17/09/2026
Eight years ago, purely as a fun tease for upcoming content, I placed a cow next to a strange rift. From that point on, I kept finding new and interesting places for her to appear at. With "Code of Creation", Bessie finally gets to return to the home she left behind. 🏠
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 15/11/2025
Fluff post: Arenanet has enough 15-22 year veterans (which is no small feat in this industry) that they started rolling out "deluxe" nameplates so that we have room to fit *all* our magnets. 🥰
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 30/08/2025
One more w/ a story behind it: I got to meet Nicole & Tyler, who were part of a GW2 Friend/Ships campaign a while ago, and Nicole showed me her "I love you" tattoo (in New Krytan). How many people get the opportunity to see something they created permanently etched on someone's skin?! That's wild!
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 30/08/2025
Had such a blast getting to hang out with so many incredible members of the #GuildWars2 community last night. Thank you to each and every one of you that came to the fan event. Wish I could've spoken to more of you! Such kind-hearted, knowledgeable and wonderful people. ❤️❤️❤️
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 28/08/2025
Happy 13th 🎂🥳🧁🎁 to Guild Wars 2, the game (and franchise) that has literally changed my life in so many ways. I still remember the heady joy of exiting the tutorial zone and seeing so many players clustered around the story NPC. It's been so incredible to watch the game and our community grow! ❤️
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 18/07/2025
This checks out. 👍😁
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 17/07/2025
It doesn't matter how many times in my life (as a computer nerd) that I've done this*...it still makes me break out in a cold sweat every time... *Flashing the BIOS in the hope that it helps solve the issues I've been having after upgrading my GPU. 🤞
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 23/05/2025
Damn, what a ride. I haven't had this much fun 100% ing a game in...ever. Usually, there are at least a few super annoying, grindy achievements, but those last three were completely organic and required me to replay levels with weapons I hadn't used enough. Brilliant
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 15/05/2025
Holy shit this game is bananas in the best ways. Shield Charge is the best thing to happen to this franchise, hands down.
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 13/05/2025
Oh man...I can't tell you how much I needed a "turn brain off, punch demons" game in 2025, and id & Bethesda have delivered.
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 23/04/2025
By the nine...I'm home. <3
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 16/04/2025
🤔🤔🤔
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 20/03/2025
Go, packets, go!!! Almost time...🤩🥳
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 18/03/2025
Combined #WhatAGameDevLooksLike w/ a celebration post as this week marks five years since I returned to Arenanet, bringing my cumulative span at the studio to 21 years, and my career total to 33 years. They say every year in game dev is 4 years. Started at 20, so that'd make me 152 years old...☠️
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 28/12/2024
Oh man, Silent Hill 2 absolutely nailed the ambiance of a horror game, especially on an HDR monitor. Dim shapes writhing in the small halo of your meager flashlight, sometimes there's nothing but a wall of black to swallow you whole...
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 19/12/2024
Troy Baker does an incredible Harrison Ford voice performance that fools me most of the time, and the artists nailed his personality and features so this feels like an authentic story set in Spielberg's world. Bravo to the teams at Machine Games and Lucasfilm.
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 19/12/2024
The past couple of days I've been pouring a BUNCH of time into Indiana Jones: The Great Circle, and it's a gorgeous and hella fun rich exploration game, with absurdly appropriate combat mechanics and pretty fun sandbox stealth.
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 15/12/2024
Game devs, post your first shipped game and your latest shipped game.
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 19/11/2024
#Veilguard I'd gotten all but one of the achievements in my first run through, but saved this last one for my 2nd (elven Grey Warden warrior) character so that I could roleplay this moment between her and Mythal. 😍 Ahhh this game is so my jam.
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 17/11/2024
I've been dabbling with starting a Substack for a little bit and decided to put my thoughts down about the new Dragon Age game. Give a look if you're interested! 🧐 matthewmedina.substack.com/p/dragon-age...
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 12/11/2024
Finished Dragon Age: Veilguard. Total playtime was just over 71 hours. My Rook: duelist Antivan Crow. Phenomenal game from top to bottom. For me, this rates as Bioware's best work since Mass Effect 2. 10/10 Minor spoilers in the images, so don't enlarge if you don't want that.
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 10/11/2024
WHAT?! Way to go, GW2 COMMUNITY!!!
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 09/11/2024
Some bonus shots of my Rook (& her sweetie Harding) just because...
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 09/11/2024
And then there are the characters, including the PC Rook, which I am utterly in love with. So well written and realized by fantastic performances across the board.
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 09/11/2024
Another brilliant element that I could go on about for days are their cinematic moments which are just beautifully shot/composed.
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 09/11/2024
What I love most about Veilguard so far, in no particular order. Environment design and lighting is so, so good. Just look at some of these shots. 🤤
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 04/11/2024
I played Veilguard a LOT over the weekend, and truly loved becoming immersed in exploring every nook and cranny of the breathtaking maps, and getting to spend time with my companions.
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 01/11/2024
More incredible vistas of the early game. ❤️🥰
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Matthew Medina 裸足のマシュー @barefootmatthew.com · 01/11/2024
Veilguard is tons of fun so far, and spectacular to look at. Some beautiful shots I've captured so far.
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