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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 21/09/2026

Oh I would LOVE to join this. Was just thinking how Im missing having a space for concrit from like-minded (aka terminally online) peeps

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 14/09/2026

Just wanted to share my experience bc it's been a rare win in this field for me. I'm still shocked when I make an extremely dumb fangame and before I even send it to a fandom friend they've already played it and are blowing up my inbox with jokes, it's really a fantastic feeling.

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 14/09/2026

The other glaring difference is the level of monetization in these two scenes as well. It's pretty hard to make real lasting friendships when your engagement with this person is their primary source of income. 😬 You can make coworkers! But money has a pretty chilling effect on the elasticity of art.

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 14/09/2026

When you start from an entirely original story, people have to get pretty close to figure out if your rhythm is also their rhythm, so you end up with a lot of rejection bc they didn't realize this was a rock song when they were anticipating pop. (+ Typical player entitlement lol)

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 14/09/2026

I like character X from game Y because he's a sad middle aged man caught between his heart and his duties and I'm interested in the interplay of that on screen. Other fans also most likely like smth similar and if we both like X, we are much more likely to have more things in common!

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 14/09/2026

I find it easier to connect with people via fandom than purely from a gamedev lens (and I saw vtuber scene also mentioned in the comments, yeah 1000% that too) because which fandom and which characters you choose do a lot of the weeding out of people who just don't get what you're putting down.

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 14/09/2026

Those communities are pretty rare but wow are they amazing ! Honestly just having one fellow Freak(tm) is all you really need for the majority of the benefits of community.

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 09/09/2026

This is SO CUTE .... 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 04/09/2026

YO I gotta check that out. I haven't read anything by them before but I am DEF impressed.

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 04/09/2026

I've always loved really old jrpg, farm sims etc but I was never able to talk about them with friends bc it was trendy. Now that there's a whole cottage industry it cozy gamers it's like people will at least allow you to bring up those games but the moment you start talking about the mechanics OOPS

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 04/09/2026

This isn't a new thing but its always a delight to see in fiction. Growing up (and even now) it feels like there's a bingo list of things you're "allowed" to like and if you fall outside of that list you have to wait for someone else to change the landscape for it to come back into play.

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 04/09/2026

It's fascinating how this book was written in 2002 yet it's like. It's only gotten better with age. It talks about the over reliance on social media, on how that flattens our culture and language and how people who try to not participate in the system are seen as weird and as untrustworthy.

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 04/09/2026

Just finished Feed by M. T. Anderson and oh my god it was amazing. When I talk about how good old YA books used to be, this really is a shining example of that imo.

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 31/08/2026

Thank you!!! Hehehe ☺️

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 31/08/2026

!!!! Omg you remember!!! Yes... Kissy Knight is finally out of the vault and being worked on again!!!! 💪

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 31/08/2026

The whole castle is walkable right now so I shifted gears to doing the expressions for the talk sprites! After this is the walking animations!

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 31/08/2026

I picked this project up again after a 2(?) year hiatus so some of the assets are pretty old lmao. But nothing I can't fix up!

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 31/08/2026

Super excited how this little project is turning out!!!! I feel way more confident with my camera placement and scene transfer code hehehe ☺️ #gamedev #indiedev

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 31/08/2026

This was a beautiful write up! Wow I also had the same exact experience of trying to find community in gamedev spheres and only finding weird hussle culture. (I was being suggested to use AI for my art assets.... ) It's really cool seeing your whole journey, its really inspiring !!!!

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 20/08/2026

I'm sorry em. That's so fucking horrible of them. :(

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 18/08/2026

Painting all my fav hm animals. This one's my fav cow from magical melody. #harvestmoon #storyofseasons #hmmagicalmelody

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 17/08/2026

I also got to draw her a little idle animation as well as a loading screen dance! 🥰

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 17/08/2026

I made a micro fangame where you play as a Kindergarten aged Veyle as she escapes recess and just wanders around town. There's no plot, lol. But there's three minigames! heiden-minigames.itch.io/kindergarten...

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 16/08/2026

Majora's mask is my faaaaav Zelda no competition in my mind. Weird and sad is 100000% it's thing, I'm so NORMAL about it's villager navigation system oh my god I love that game ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 13/08/2026

I took the last year(ish) off from gamedev and I can honestly say im SO happy I did! I'm getting ready to jump back in and I have so many ideas and Im just so excited to see what I'll make! 😁 Id say sorry for being MIA but actually I had a wonderful time! Let's ganbattemashou! ✨

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 13/08/2026

Oh my god do I love making games.

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 12/08/2026

Recently got hit by the farm sim bug again. :) #harvestmoon #storyofseasons

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 27/07/2026

I've been looking into trying to make 3D animations in unity using blender models I've made. Does anyone have any great beginner friendly tutorials about 3D character animation workflow im unity? For context I'd be interested in making low poly 3D models. Any popular plugins?

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 13/07/2026

It's so intimidating isn't it 😆 GL to us both!!! 💪

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 13/07/2026

Thank you!!! I've always been super fond of the backgrounds in Bravely Default and FF8/9 :)) I'm hoping to get more comfortable with 3D (they were made in 3D to my eye) to help me alleviate my physics engine a bit.

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 13/07/2026

General gamedev update: I want to challenge myself to feel more comfortable using 3D tools! I've been working on this kindergarten game thing and I'm quickly finding the limits of the 2.D system I've currently got set up. I decided it's time to stop avoiding Blender so much. 😆

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 13/07/2026

And my big attack was a 55k text adventure game I made (with a fantastic team!) for Em! It's been a very long time since I made a complete game, so this was so refreshing for me to work on. ☺️ heiden-minigames.itch.io/ems-nuke

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 13/07/2026

Some of my favorite pieces I did for this year's #fireemblem #fescuffle ! I even made a game where you push Mauvier around 😆

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 04/05/2026

Omg????????????? Wyvern rider motorcycles content ?????? Thank you omg this is so beautiful 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 22/04/2026

OH MY GODDddDDDD YEEES YEEEeEEEEEESSSSsSS!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 17/04/2026

Fbiajdjiajdiajshs LOOK something about having a physical manifestation of my hyperfixation is very humbling LOL like yeaaaaahhhh yeah..... I sure do think about them a lot. Archeologists are gonna crack open my crypt and find cringe weeb mugs.

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 17/04/2026

Its so fun looking all all my mugs and going "hmmm which one do I want to use today?" ☺️

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 16/04/2026

Ah!!! Omg thank you!!! ☺️

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 16/04/2026

Drinking my coffee outta my yaoi mug!!!!! 😤😤😤😤

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 16/04/2026

Related to last post but I've also made other FE mugs, a Cormag x Artur as well as an Alear family one. :) I started laughing so hard in the studio when I was working on the Cormag x Artur one. I was so embarrassed 😳 (the people at the studio are very normal I do not fit in ahahaha)

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 16/04/2026

Embarrassingly, I've made two different IkeSoren mugs in my pottery classes! It's really fun to drink out of them when I'm drawing fanart. I call it my IkeSoren juice! 🥤

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 16/04/2026

Yes! It can happen. Sometimes a label ends up being more restrictive than helpful.

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 13/04/2026

I haven't actually played this one! (Embarrassingly enough I thought it was related to Drakengard for a moment LOL) It looks like something right up my alley though! :) I'll have to add it to my list.

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 13/04/2026

Oh this looks super cool !!!!

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 13/04/2026

Looking to play psone/ps2 era jRPGs I might have missed out on. What's YOUR favorite obscure jrpg that I might not have played? :) What do you like about it?

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Heiden @heiden.itch.io · 09/04/2026