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Grant Orban @grantorban.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Here we go! 30 minutes of Fable gameplay focused around our Life systems. A long look at some of the mechanics and features I've been a part of designing for the last few years. So incredibly proud of what we're making here. youtu.be/doV0yq4kAP0?...

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Fable - Gameplay Demo | Build An Extraordinary Life

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Grant Orban @grantorban.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

I'm so proud to be part of the team working on Fable. The new trailer is our best yet. It's incredible to have an actor like Hayley Atwell as our villain, Isabel. More gameplay coming Wednesday. youtu.be/3iW1i78zFvk?...

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Fable | XBOX Games Showcase 2026

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Grant Orban @grantorban.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

I completed Klonoa. The whole thing is like a dream that ramps up in trippiness. We don't really make games that look like this anymore.

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Grant Orban @grantorban.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

I needed something bright and colourful next so picked a game from my childhood.

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Grant Orban @grantorban.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I completed Final Fantasy Strangers of Paradise. A very strange game that is never not entertaining. Nioh 2 with Final Fantasy classes and 7 seconds of Limp Bizkit. Chaos.

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Grant Orban @grantorban.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Absolutely gutted to hear about Ubisoft Leamington being shut down today. Such a huge waste. So many talented people there and a real loss for the Leamington and UK industry. I hope everyone lands on their feet.

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Grant Orban @grantorban.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

I completed Duck Detective. A cute, short Cursed Idol like. A little esoteric in places but a fun couple of evenings overall. Ducks were invented in 1692 by Sir Jeffery Duck.

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Grant Orban @grantorban.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

First completion of the year - Thank Goodness You're Here. If you grew up on Salad Fingers, Weebly and Bob, Burnt Face Man and Magical Trevor then this game is an insta-buy. Easily the funniest game I've ever played.

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Grant Orban @grantorban.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

All of the games I completed (or in the case of Pokémon, played significantly) in 2024.

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Grant Orban @grantorban.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

My wife's second novel comes out on Harper Perennial tomorrow available at all good US Bookstores. So proud of her. She wrote this while growing a human.

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Grant Orban @grantorban.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Finally starting Inscryption and ticking it off my list of shame.

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Grant Orban @grantorban.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

After 8 weeks of chipping away I beat Metaphor Refantazio. An almost perfect JRPG with one of the best battle and progression systems I've experienced for some time. Really curious to see what Atlus does with it next.

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Grant Orban @grantorban.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

I'm so glad this little guy won Game of the Year at the game awards.

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Grant Orban @grantorban.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Holy crap! I finished Way of Kings last night and it's instantly one of my all time favourites. I feel like I've just unknowingly made a 10 year commitment to this series 😅

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Grant Orban @grantorban.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Okay I'm enjoying the second Murderbot novella much more than the first. It's really digging into the themes I was hoping it would. Absolutely love A.R.T.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

So much of game criticism right now is about some level of realism or coherence within a fantasy world when none of that matters. You used to play Chrono Trigger and you’d run into a talking frog and it wouldn’t be a thing, he’d just be a frog who talked in Medieval English. You’d go ok and have fun

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Grant Orban @grantorban.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

I finished the first Murderbot Diaries book. I really love the concept of an introverted killing machine that just wants to chill and watch TV. I do want a little more plot and world building in the next one though (which I have already purchased 😅)

The cover of All Systems Red, the first Murderbot book

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Grant Orban @grantorban.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Testing out the Astrophotography mode on my new Pixel 8. Unbelievable results.

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Grant Orban @grantorban.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

I finished Piranesi by Susanna Clark. This book has an incredible dreamlike quality and memorable prose. I've never read anything like it. "The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite."

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Jaws Slayer 🎃 @jesawyer.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Turning a big dial that says “New Vegas woke level” and constantly looking back at the audience for approval

YouTube comment that reads:

Heard Avowed is woke af. Is it true? New Vegas was so good but I don’t have any hope for this one…

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Grant Orban @grantorban.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Turning into him more and more each day.

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Grant Orban @grantorban.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

It's Black Friday week but I live in the knowledge I will never get a better deal than the one I saw in Thailand a decade ago.

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Robert Yang @radiatoryang.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

cozy wholesome gardening games don’t prepare you for real life gardening, where all these plants are trying to kill each other very slowly, like very confident horror movie murderers who just stand there

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Grant Orban @grantorban.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Name a game with a 10/10 soundtrack. Uematsu is God.

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Grant Orban @grantorban.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Oh man, this controller is awesome. That grey colour immediately activates the dopamine receptors in my brain.

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Grant Orban @grantorban.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

The Archetype system in Metaphor Refantazio is the best progression and ability system in years. It has so much flexibility and theorycrafting but is still approachable and forgiving. a true successor to the Final Fantasy V Job System.

Image of the Archetype progression system from Metaphor with around 50% of archetypes unlocked.

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Grant Orban @grantorban.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Currently Reading / Playing / Watching

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