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@castleinthemist.bsky.social
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Bump combat hawker. Mostly here to reblog art and stuff. I blog about games I've been playing lately over on gamingatthecastleinthemist.bearblog…

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Giannis Milonogiannis @milonogiannis.com · 28/11/2025
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garmmy @garrrzzz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Happy 14th anniversary Bravely Default! 🎉 My friend @kohiu.com and I put together From the Land of Beginnings: a compilation of our BDFF sketches from 2014 to 2026 (focused on the main characters). Including a brand new collab art! Link to the free-to-download PDF: garmmy.itch.io/from-the-lan...
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MinaSheep - Sealed Fortress out NOW @minasheep.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
MAGIC IS MADE MANIFEST Sealed Fortress, my dungeon-crawling rpg is out now! This has been my biggest project ever, check it out! Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/5210640/... itchio: minasheep.itch.io/sealed-fortr...
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illy @castleinthemist.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
parasensor demo..... good stuff !!
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YAMAINUKEN/山戌軒 @yamainuken.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
FA #bigwalk
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Waffles 🧇 @bsky @mon0eye.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yay, a brand new Escaflowne illustration for the Sunrise 50th anniversary project by Hirotoshi Sano, who was a key animator for the series.
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GHOULISH - Wishlist PARASENSOR now! @ghoulish.com.au · 07/10/2026
Terrified to announce that Parasensor's demo is OUT NOW ON STEAM 📣😱 Become telecom technician Marisol and explore our freaky Footscray-inspired quarantine zone. 1 demo play = 1 flower for artist @unseconds.bsky.social who we suspect hasn't smelt a flower yet this spring :') #indiegames #indiedev
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illy @castleinthemist.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
i love.... rpgs...........
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Janice 🐸 @jchusketch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
No, I won't stop because Im coping with the ending.
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フラッグさん @pixelflag.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
タクティクスオウガ #ドット絵
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星空★lone @hoshizoralone.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
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Ogre Run @ogre-run.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Qliphah in Providence’s Shadow is a modern example of a JRPG which challenges the preconceived notions of the genre, and there is no need to wait ten years to retroactively praise it as a good game if we can do so right now: ogrerun.com/2026/10/06/q...
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Qliphah in Providence’s Shadow and the Weird New JRPG
What makes Qlipah bold is not strictly its combination of genres but how those genres are combined
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❖ CORVIDAY ❖ @corviday.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
06. KERNEL #inktober #drawtober
Ink and tone drawing.

A smear of three faces caught in an abstraction of their own hair, their features blurring in a sequence left to right from a vacant expression to one crying. They are surrounded by screens of various sizes; on them are projections of malformed eyes, cellular tissue, and vague symbols.
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dvlsblsh @devilsblush.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
monster world iv / mega drive westone, 1994
girl with green hair standing on a cliff looking out at the clouds
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illy @castleinthemist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
really wishing i could play the panzer dragoon games on my 3ds...
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illy @castleinthemist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
D2 on the mind...
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adam le doux @adamledoux.net · 02/10/2026
somehow(??) bitsy turns 10 this month, and i'm hosting an extra-special, extra-long 100th #bitsyjam to celebrate! :D the jam page is already open over on itch.io for anyone who wants to sign up now <3 itch.io/jam/bitsy-100
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#bitsyjam 100
A game jam from 2026-10-15 to 2027-01-24 hosted by adam le doux. hey there! welcome to #bitsyjam 100 ! bitsy 's 10th anniversary is coming up on october 15th 2026 and to celebrate i'm hosting an extra...
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illy @castleinthemist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
the siren song of sea bed is calling me again... I really do love that game to bits
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illy @castleinthemist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
probs not going to update my blog until the end of the year... haven't had much chance to digitise my notes and formalise them into something neater +
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MinaSheep - Sealed Fortress out NOW @minasheep.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
WILD MAGIC BECKONS DEVOUT BLOOD The latest Sealed Fortress trailer is here! Along with its release date! 🏰 Wishlist on Steam! : store.steampowered.com/app/5210640/...
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XEECEE @xeecee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's fall sale season once again. A perfect time to cozy up with a good book, or perhaps a series of visual novels about a nun who got stuck in the pear wiggler store.steampowered.com/bundle/71001...
Art featuring the main character of Misericorde, Hedwig, wearing a nun's habit with soft light cutting diagonally behind her. A small speck of blood is visible on her wimple
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Game Vecanti @gamevecanti.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Two-page magazine ad for "Linda Cube Again" (PS1) [リンダキューブ]
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ヤンヤン @shinkengomi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
とちう 地面にもう少し固有色のせたい
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かわアナゴ @kawaanago0827.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
1世代~9世代(+メガシンカ)までのちびポケ達再掲です🙌 #ちびかわポケ
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speedy @spdcooler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sakura Wars!! Happy 30th anniversary!!
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Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The artwork of Romancing SaGa 3 by Tomomi Kobayashi used on the back cover of the remastered OST and as part of a post card set, albeit with a different color tone. Most likely it was used for other stuff as well. Usual upscale/clean/retouch process applied.
Romancing SaGa 3 clean artwork by Tomomi Kobayashi used on the back cover of the remastered OST and as part of a post card set, albeit with a different color tone. Image depicts two entities dressed in intricate attires: the one one the left has angel wings and seems to represent the good, the one on the right has demon wings, a horned mask and seems to represent evil They're both staring at a baby hovering in midair with an aura around, with some orange and red toned lilies below next to an ornate sword which is carved onto a skull on the ground with blood dripping to the floor and splattered on some leaves. The background features some contrasting colors with green and purple being the more prominent.
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Atelier Alyssa ⭐💫 @alyossan.art · 09/08/2025
Commission for @jaydeneevee.bsky.social Shizuna and Anelace ice cream date 😊 #TrailsThroughDaybreak #TrailsInTheSky #art 🌟
Fan art of a selfie of Shizuna Rem Misurugi and Anelace Elfead from the Trails series while they are hanging out eating ice cream together
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dvlsblsh @devilsblush.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
7th saga / super famicom produce co, 1993
elf standing at the grand doors entrance to a castleelf slashing a blade towards a shadowy figure in the darkness
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柚子 @yoooz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
2nd
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illy @castleinthemist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
i think i did make one of those '10 games to get to know me' lists a couple of years ago but when i looked at it like a year later, what i would pick had already changed
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Erin Returns From The Grave 🦇🖤🦇 @woodaba.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
important image
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🌹 @nishi55.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
「拝啓、在りし日に咲く花たちへ」20話前編更新されました!晴世がいっぱい回。 電子版コミックス4巻10/21発売予定です。こちらもよろしくお願いします! #ありさく  ・カドコミ… comic-walker.com/detail/KC_00... ・ニコニコ… manga.nicovideo.jp/comic/70738
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Helios @helios096.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I wanted to post about a translation project I've been helping with releasing today! Project Metafalica 2.0 is a complete, human re-translation of the incredible 2007 PS2 game, Ar Tonelico 2! www.projectmetafalica.com
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Project Metafalica 2.0 — Ar tonelico 2 Retranslation
A complete retranslation and remaster of Ar tonelico 2: Melody of Metafalica for PS2, with bugfixes and QoL features.
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𝔾𝕆ℝ𝔸ℕ @gorangligovic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
season's changing
A collection of season-themed knightly helmets.
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illy @castleinthemist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
been "indulging" this year and playing triple a rpgs (aargh) and the recent ones have been a replay of ff13 and a first time playthrough of xbc3 and these things are so alike at times
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faea @faearie.neocities.org · 13/09/2026
Pop'n TwinBee is a somewhat oddball shmup that rejects genre tradition in focus of resource-driven, mechanics-laden chaos. I take a look at the implications of its unusual design priorities and how it slants an unsuspecting format into a lovely co-op experience. faearie.neocities.org/posts/popn-t...
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Pop'n Twinbee, Chaos, and Co-Operation
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illy @castleinthemist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
if there is one good thing about the onorous work commute it is that i can go through my bookmarks on here and read some blog posts/articles
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Herbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
with the Elevator Action renaissance in full swing (two people I follow played it) I decided to write an essay about the game, because I've been thinking about it non-stop since I played it at the start of the year backloggd.com/u/Herbert/re...
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Herbert's review of Elevator Action | Backloggd
In Elevator Action one can still feel acutely the influences of the era of the analog arcade games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, long since attenuated beyond detection in modern games. ...
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pang @birthbydrip.neocities.org · 22/07/2026
finally I return to my long-form articles after half a year... backloggd legend drax asks: what exactly does "arcade-y" refer to? in response, I explain my reasoning for three major fundamentals of the arcade style, each of which drives the arcade mechanics we know and love. link below!
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Andes Chucky @wendeego.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
For scrmbl, I wrote about Brandish, and its PSP remake Brandish: The Dark Revenant!
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In Brandish, the dungeon rotates with you | scrmbl
Game mechanics are not a "solved" problem.
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John @farawaytimes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Big Picture Game Design". New little blog post on why it's fun and good to play games full of lasting decisions. farawaytimes.blogspot.com/2026/09/big-...
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Big Picture Game Design
In Resident Evil , I’ve entered a room, and there are three zombies between me and the exit. I can shoot them, stab them, run by them, or go...
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Ogre Run @ogre-run.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Here are a few ~$15 RPGs to check out for the current Steam sale. Aria Chronicle (2020): $8.89. Fun little dungeon crawler reminiscent of Darkest Dungeon. store.steampowered.com/app/1229900/...
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Save 50% on ARIA CHRONICLE on Steam
Randomized dungeons, strategic battles, diverse growth factors, unique characters... ARIA CHRONICLE offers an unparalleled gaming experience. Let’s set out to help the Princess of Tamageria!
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Erin Returns From The Grave 🦇🖤🦇 @woodaba.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
NEW ARTICLE! Cavia is gone, but "In the Copied Cathedral", my exploration of the Drakengard/NieR series, continues on. Drakengard 3 is a game of monstrosity and monotony, the end result of discovering an audience that enjoys drinking your poison, and wondering how much you can charge for each drop.
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The Copied Cathedral: Drakengard 3
The Last Song.
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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 19/09/2026
hope: my mother is dead... i'm on the run... and i'm going to die in mere days. my life is over and i'm scared lightning: kid listen to me right now. the only thing that will help your suffering is killing my sister's ugly husband with this knife. that i am give to you. am i making myself clear
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Sorcerian (1987) by Hitoshi Yoneda
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Follow me on twitch 👀 @zambicandy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I had to lmao #goodbyelara #spoilers #spoiler
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さば缶 @sabakan6.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
DOD 23周年 おめでとうございます!
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Thomas "jetstorm4" L. @jetstorm4.itch.io · 11/04/2026
Text: "It's a beef-it ass world out there and sometimes you gotta say fuck it and get ground."
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