johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 5hKnights of Guinevere is one of the first series I've seen that makes me believe that this could only exist as an indie project. There is absolutely no way in hell this would have been greenlit by any big studio, and that's why it needs to exist in this way. I am very excited to see this play out. 030
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Drew some of the charactets to get a better idea of what they look like. I'm thinking of Rincewind as a guy in his late 30s, still a kid by wizard standards, but with a middling beard. For Twoflower, I kept thinking of a Mr. Magoo type character or that owl Mr. Sambal from Greenblatt's Chowder. 082
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026One thing that I really appreciate about the introduction so is that it's very script-like in its goal to set the scene as efficiently as possible. I've had a hard time visualizing a lot of fiction before, when they open the story with pages painting an image. It's a skill I wish to develop. 200
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Reading Terry Pratchett's Discworld series and I wanted to make a thread on my thoughts so far. Starting with The Color of Magic since that was recommended to me and the 'Wizards' series is a good introduction. 🧵 110
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This has an air of rustic traditionalism to it, but also know that around this timeframe Pratchett was also installing mods on Elder Scrolls: Oblivion and engaging in online forums in his 50s and 60s. What a legend. 080
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 28/09/2026More than ever, I'm convinced engaging with art on its own terms is the way to go. It makes me happier. My media analysis is sharper. I am at peace. 011
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I remember the rhetoric of every other comedy-based game review that went, "Cooking minigame in my action adventure? Pshaw!!" and make a note of never touching it. But then because it was designed to reward downtime, they're missing out on a chunk of the play cycle and hit a brick wall with pacing. 142
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I like whenever this kind of thing comes up, because then I get to make little lists about things that I like. 3300
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The digital equivalent of a father taking their kid out on a hunting trip and the child is horrified by the prospect of taking a shot at a beautiful creature. "I didn't raise no namby-pamby Pokémon Ranger! Now faint that Rattatta and get that +1 Speed EV yield!" 1115
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 17/09/2026My list of things that meet this criteria: • Muppets (Puppet variety hour) • Superman (Guy who is nice) • Kaiju (Monster wrestling matches) •(Whatever anyone else adds that's applicable) 040
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The Muppets among others are one of those things where they are very easy to write the moment you treat the Hero's Journey as it is-- an observation made by some guy about the overlapping themes of a very particular type of story-- instead of the writing equivalent of the ten commandments. 180
Reposted by johnSonder.bsky.socialKIRBY (Commissions are OPEN!) @dkirbyj.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Advance Wars x Metal Slug 173048883
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Super Metroid really introduced me to the idea that design can be less in the ease of use for a product and can instead can be influenced by how the game should make you feel. Suddenly it was clear that it was never about 'Good' or 'Bad', but if that choice serves intent. 020
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I thought, "Why did they make the wall jump so weird? Move to wall, tap the opposite direction, and jump within that tiny window? This is awful." But because it's so obtuse, you discover it on complete accident. You always have this ability, and there's satisfaction in training it through the game. 110
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I didn't quite "get it" until well after I beat it. To me, it did not help that the final boss was a frustrating platforming challenge at the start. It wasn't until later that I started thinking, "Maybe this is just what it feels like to wear space armor on another planet?" Heavy but floaty. 120
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Super Metroid was very important for me to play as a teenager who previously only played platformers designed for ease of use and snappy responses. I needed to learn that designing for games also means that you can make a wall jump and speed boost difficult to do on purpose. It's about mastery. 120
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The embroidery on the kid's cap is a little sharp, but otherwise I like how embellished all of the costuming is. It's a direction that's very unlike what I'd expect from a Nintendo remake. Usually it's more like having every texture look like fondant icing on a racecar-themed birthday cake. 040
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Gonna see if I can learn Linux. I want to make a little V-Pet of a beetle who smokes and I don't want Microsoft to be watching me while I do that. 020
Reposted by johnSonder.bsky.socialCrisppyboat @crisppyboat.ca · 06/09/2026Little Big Planet 🌎✨ 111861470
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johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I also look to the new Rayman Legends remake that has an emphasis on story and cutscenes as the original intent for this reboot series. It looks great! Yet, it's so beyond in scope to the original that I still think it would have been better made as the third in a trilogy. 000
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Finished Rayman Origins again after 10+ years. Returning to it after that long and with fresh eyes really did make it clear as day that there was a story here that was noticeably gutted. It has great design and feels wonderful to play, though it makes me wonder what it could have been... 120
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 22/08/2026QTP with a game released in the year you were born. [One of my earliest memories was me thinking that their speech bubbles were showing garbled symbols as a stylistic choice. The reality of it was that it just english, I was 3 years old, and I didn't know how to read yet.]static.klipy.comJet Set Radio Future: Character ShowcaseAlt: Jet Set Radio Future. Character Beat dance. 030
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I am tickled by the idea of a streaming service giving someone a [Skip Intro] prompt to a Columbo episode and it jumps past the 40 minute mark. Turn that back into a whodunnit. 010
Reposted by johnSonder.bsky.socialFluffyMilkSlug(COMMS OPEN) @fluffymilkslug.bsky.social · 20/08/2026[COMMISSION SHEET] Will quote this whenever I'm open Google form: forms.gle/FcsL2WuTcRxj... 034
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I'll stand behind this design because it plays really well with Kingdom Hearts using Disney and Final Fantasy characters as a visual metaphor for growing up and that transition in media and tastes of a child to teenager. Even if he doesn't wear it, Sora is a child at heart. 050
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I don't know how poignant my thoughts were as a four year old, and you can forget being articulate enough to express this feeling, but from then on I was determined to make those freakish outliers in my drawing ability be the staus quo. 030
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 13/08/2026When I open up some music software and start learning how to make a song, it feels exactly as drawing was for me as a kid. I remember drawing Kirby characters and being utterly gobsmacked that I somehow drew a King Dedede that looked as he did in my mind. I will feel the same with music, one day. 130
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Still thinking about that time I rewrote the script for Illumination's Super Mario Bros. Movie and honestly maybe I really should be in a writer's room. 010
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 02/08/2026I still try to ensure that my brother knows where he can find more media like the ones that stick with him. You can spend your whole life watching 'content' and never remember what you've just watched after the fact. It's important to have the ability to navigate this. 020
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Once in a while, in my fear that the long-term negative effects of slop in children's media is irreversible, my kid brother asks me about Pikuniku, Bluey and Wallace & Grommit years after the time we've watched it. I think the kids will be alright. 160
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Gonna tell my kids this was Morticia and Gomez Addams. 110
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I find myself needing to go back to the fundamentals. For some reason in my head I've seen professionalism as synonomous to not having fun with what I do. I thought it was a pill to swallow, but now I'm wondering if I should reclaim the idea of "professional comic artist" and set it to my own terms. 040
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 28/07/2026In order to be the kind of person who can make what I want to make, I need to leave behind these limiting beliefs. There is no shortcut to deliberate, steady, healthy work. 021
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Unsure when it started, but it's something I learned as a kid because I believed it gave me an edge. Like it was a gift that allowed me to work well under pressure and make something decent in little amounts of time. This is wrong and naïve. 120
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Today I learned that the tendency to procrastinate is a byproduct of perfectionism. This relunctance to act leads to last minute spikes in work. This intense period of time links the idea that creating equates to stress. This mental tie causes reluctance to create due to this. A vicious cycle. 120
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 22/07/2026What's been giving me hope is reading pilots and early chapters of my favorite comics and looking at them without the future to give context. So much has changed and been refined in later works! There will be space to grow. There will be time to learn. 📌³ 020
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 22/07/2026As I get more experience under my belt, I've been rewriting and tuning the ending of the arc in a way I hope sets a good foundation for future stories. At the end of the day, though, there'll be more in the future so I shouldn't sweat over this first one as much. 📌² 120
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Sitting on finishing the story arc of my Greenhorn comic for a while now, so I wanted to give a bit of an update. Right now I've been writing another comic for submission, which is why I haven't been able to show anything. After that, I'll continue with GH when the other project's processing.📌 160
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Got my hands on a PS3 and Wii combo and I've been living the dream. You can play, like, 90% of every video game on these things. 021
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 16/07/2026It's become an expected internet rule that something half-hearted made in a minute catches fire, instantly overshadowing the things you've spent a lot of time passionately working on. I feel like I can capitalize on this or use this logic to my benefit, but I won't. 080
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Lowkey might be my preferred cover. On top of every Deltarune song there is a version that hits a certain way and this might be the Flower Man one for me. 000
Reposted by johnSonder.bsky.socialBobobaba @bobobaba.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Two weeks left for KillThatGuy chapter 5! 74 pages of action! 14 days left! 1369
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 29/06/2026RIGHT? Terrible holdover from the N64 era. 000
Reposted by johnSonder.bsky.socialondy @ondydev.com · 25/06/2026it's the Steam Summer Sale again! All my games are 30% off or more! store.steampowered.com/app/2352640/... 216975
johnSonder.bsky.social @johnsonder.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Okay NOW you can debunk media theory. You could argue that Ch5 could be animation or anime themed because of some characters and because there's way more emphasis on sprite animation here but that's a bit of reaching from me. 000