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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

working in film is so tiring man, I see the Skydance merger going through, and I’m crashing out everything is owned by Disney or Skydance now, including your media, which is run by evil bastards haha 😜

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

you don’t know how much I need Talwyn’s tail to be a melee weapon for her dedicated integrated organic whip wapow 💥 💥

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.

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🍎 hindasavra ✦ comms open @hindasavra.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Throwing it back to 2024 and this is still one of my favorite collections of horned ladies in black&white🖤🤍 Yeah, I’ve lost all my modesty and I think they look fucking badass🔥 Hear me out and commission me for more! #commissionsopen #art

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Though, I admit, I’m responding at a late hour. I believe there is a nuance to the skippable puzzle bit, but I have to think on this more. Then again, it is deeply unfortunate that the only sections in RA where Clank is an active participant can be skipped entirely.

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I forgot those puzzles were skippable lol That being said, even if I did remember that detail, I don’t believe it’s relevant to the point I was making here. Skipping a puzzle is a choice the player makes and has little to do with how the gameplay is designed (which is what I was criticizing).

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Clank should always be just as important as Ratchet in gameplay, and while I respect the bold move that was to remove Clank's upgrades in Rift Apart, there should have been mindful consequences outside of cutscenes. Unfortunately, it was all aesthetic which ended up completely sidelining Clank.

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The hoverboots and gliding features should be adding to the gameplay. They inherently sacrifice Clank's heli-pack, but that's OK when the level design allows for Clank's other upgrades to remain important. This is why levels like Thram in Nexus work so well because the devs found that balance.

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This lesson is not very impactful when the gameplay can't be bothered for the pairings to find synergy with each other. Rivet and Ratchet play the same with Clank, Kit or completely alone and that should never, ever, be the case in a Ratchet and Clank game.

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It feels cheap because, supposedly, the lesson Rivet is supposed to "learn" is about letting people in and working alongside friends. (I will add that the narrative fails in this aspect too, but that's a whole other can of worms, and this thread is long enough as it is).

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

And, I'll even say it borders on becoming a bit ablelist when the solution for his gameplay is just to give back his missing limbs in a spirit form. There's no synergy between the Lombaxes and their respective robots in this game, it's ALL narrative, but no gameplay.

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The game actively undermines the narrative Insomniac is trying to tell. I feel like I'm the only person who this bothers. Clank gets so sidelined in this game, he's barely an active participant, the gameplay gives him nothing new or creative for him with his disability.

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This is an interesting choice, but the loss is not present in gameplay. I suppose Clank helps Rivet realize that losing her arm doesn't make her any lesser, and while that's a good message, it's a superficial one. Clank's sections give him back his mobility and missing arm in his "spirit" form.

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Kit has none of Clank's previous upgrades (aside from her giant form, which never appears outside of cutscenes), and, like Ratchet and Rivet, there can't be any differences between her and Clank during gameplay. Clank gets injured very early on and loses his access to his gadgets.

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

And, to add salt to the wound, Rivet magically gets them too because god forbid there are any gameplay differences between the two Lombaxes. Clank adds nothing to Rivet or Ratchet's gameplay in Rift Apart because the devs needed to put him and Kit on the same level.

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

--He finds a pair of hoverboots completely randomly on Savali because they're just there. There's no narrative attached to them, no one gives/sells them to him, they're just on the ground.

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The synergy between Ratchet and Clank, as a pair, is incredibly strong here. The hoverboots add to the gameplay without rendering Clank effectively useless. Rift Apart says screw that. It gives Ratchet the ability to glide because I guess his normal boots have that feature built-in now--

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

They re-introduce them when the game is almost finished, in a level where Clank's jetpack is of utmost importance to navigate it. Thram is absolutely brilliant in its level design because it finds the perfect balance between the hoverboots and jetpack so Clank doesn't get overshadowed.

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The whole point of this series is that those two become better versions of themselves when they're working together, and you feel a real difference when they aren't. Into the Nexus works in the hoverboots, as a gameplay feature, in the best way for the series, and here's how:

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

And, while it wasn't the best implimented, Ratchet does get to use Clank's time bombs after they reunite. He does gain something tangible in gameplay. I want to stress the importance of Ratchet and Clank as a pair during gameplay because this is a video game, not a movie.

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The hoverboots are so fun and useful that they overshadow Clank's heli-pack/jetpack. But, that's not a bad thing necessarily. ACiT puts a lot of love into Clank's gameplay, and his puzzles remain a series' favourite for many, mine included.

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The hoverboots give Ratchet one of Clank's most coveted upgrades: the ability to glide, as well as being a much better version of Going Commando's Charge Boots. There is a price though: Ratchet and Clank's reunion is less impactful in terms of gameplay.

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

With the narrative shifting between Clank and Ratchet, it takes a short while before the player reaches Torren IV. The story introduces the hoverboots really well as a momento of his father, gifted to him by the first Elder Lombax he meets. It's Ratchet's first true connection with his lost family.

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

--he loses the boost in his jump, and he's overall a lot slower. While Ratchet being separated from Clank causes him emotional distress in the story, the gameplay reinforces this through the movement he loses. The introduction of the hoverboots in A Crack in Time, I feel, was done fairly well.

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

There's this synergy that exists in most RaC games where, when you control Ratchet, Clank's upgrades allow him more versatily and speed in his movement. They're so important that, when they inevitably get separated, Ratchet loses his ability to glide, his swimming is stunted--

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I wrote this in 2024, but I wanted to reshare this critique/essay on how and why #RiftApart 's gameplay fails Clank, and subsequently, the narrative it's trying to tell... ... Through the hoverboots. Strap in folks, it's something I feel very strongly about. #ratchetandclank

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Shellsweet @shellsweet.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It's so not yesterday! #TMNT

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Jtastic @jtastic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This is basically the state of gaming in the big '26

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

i wasn’t gonna get wolverine, i’m not super into Marvel/DC, I’m not the target audience (and that’s okay!), but i’ll be honest, this kind of preview is what I’m worried Ratchet and Clank will become: excessively hand-holdy and untrusting of its player something must have happened during testing

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

i’d love to know what happened during play-testing because… my goodness ☹️

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LadyKimono @ladykimonoart.com · 04/09/2026

No AI! Entirely drawn in pen on paper. #penandink #naturalart #flowerart #birdart

Drawing of a Gerbera in Indian Ink on paper. All shade is done with line-work, the background is the shade of the flower and vertical stripes.

Drawing of a Warbler using Indian Ink on paper. All shade is done by tiny lines. The bird is sitting on a branch and is looking back.

Drawing of a swan using Indian Ink on paper. The swan is most likely a male who's puffing out his wings and curving his neck to look attractive to the lady-swans. All shade is done with tiny lines.

Drawing of a Dahlia done with Indian Ink on paper. All the shade on the flower is done with line work and the back ground is vertical lines, with a blank opening where the flower is facing.

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John Linneman @dark1x.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I mean, yeah, of course we realize this which is why so many of us are lamenting the loss of physical media. This is precisely why the 'digital future' kinda sucks. I'd be more forgiving if it weren't basically just renting access. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-sa...

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Sony says ‘reasonable consumers’ know they don’t own the digital games they buy | VGC

It’s “not plausible” to suggest people believe they’re “obtaining ownership”…

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

thank you my 500 spheals 🦭

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Shellsweet @shellsweet.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Heroes in a half shell! #TMNT

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Shellsweet @shellsweet.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Battle nexus champion coming through! #TMNT

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Brandon Santiago @4brandonjs4.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

This is actually happening. 🦔🐢🍕 #sonic #tmnt #racing #sega

Sonic and Michelangelo (TMNT) riding on Extreme Gear. Based on the recently announced Nickelodeon DLC collab for Sonic Racing Crossworlds.

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Auuuulet 🍂👻 @aulet.es · 26/08/2026

"LibreOffice 26.8 contains no generative AI features. Documents are not transmitted to remote services for processing, and no component of the suite requires network access to function. This is a deliberate position."

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

it’s actually quite amazing just how the majority of threads are developed upon and followed through (especially for a pre-streaming era cartoon that went on for 7 seasons) you think you’re watching a filler episode? bitch, you better put a pin in that because it’ll become relevant in two seasons!

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

is it nostalgia? maybe. but i’ve been knee deep in Turtles media for the past few months, watching all the shows, and the 03 Turts are still my GOAT 🙏

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TMNT Leo and the Ninja Turtles

ALT: TMNT Leo and the Ninja Turtles

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

🤣 i aim to please (and give people nightmares)

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

bless, i will never do it again 🙏

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

y’all say you "like aliens" but can’t actually handle a rat goblin cowards

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

congrats to them on making rat!Dumbo

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🎨 Sara @farorest.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

i’ve never been huge on fan kids, especially between ratchet and talwyn (on account of them being from entirely different planets), but, let’s say that they could… why is the Lombax side always winning? who’s to say they wouldn’t be little naked rat goblins like mom?

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▪︎ Kaite 🎃 @pistachioarts.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

The 1988 TMNT Has a special place in my heart - the iffy animation and continuity mistakes were so tiny compared to the goofy charm it held. 😆 [ #Fanart #TMNT #Art #Retro ]

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