iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Jiikae @jiikae.com · 31/08/2026

Yeah I've heard this several times as well and when I look around, it just doesn't hold up. In fact, I've seen much more evidence that the opposite works better. Advocating in a way that is alluring as opposed to hostile is something that I've seen be far more effective. Dangerously effective even.

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Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Yamanata asked on TW if some open worlds feel less repetitious/copy-paste than others, and if so, what makes that difference for players. My answer.

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Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It weighs as it should.

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USSR Pictures @ussrpictures.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

"Aid to the Starving, American Style." - Soviet Poster, 1970s

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Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Rise is really quite good... I never played much of it. It makes me feel sad to play it. But it is a very fun game.

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Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Complexity / complex interactions / dynamics arising from simple mechanics is probably the craziest game holy grail shit you can land upon.

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Shou @shou-illust.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

day 69 siege arknights

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Big Walk… Marathon… Baby Steps… a decade ago, even the tenuous connection between these games could inspire a blog. Not so anymore…

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Yuki (commissions open) @yukimakingart.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Bridget celebrates the #MARVELTōkon release by cosplaying as Magik! ♥

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Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Enjoyed Beast of Reincarnation thoroughly. Will probably blast through a fast Reincarnation+ difficulty run. On Hard, the first half is tense and challenging, the second is power-fantasy as your customization and RPG layers ROFLSTOMP every remaining obstacle into the god damn dirt.

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鵺 @yorunotori3.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

白の聖女エクレシア

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𝕵𝖎𝖒𝖒𝖞 𝕸𝖆𝖐𝖊𝖕𝖊𝖆𝖈𝖊 @jimmymakepeace.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

the bullies at school keep making me squeeze through narrow gaps so that they can seamlessly integrate cutscenes into gameplay without a loading screen.

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Alanna Smith @alannamode.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

It'll be in ways you don't always understand but definitely notice. Friction in places there didn't used to be Why isn't this fun anymore? Why does this take so long to load? Are they EVER gonna fix this bug? The last franchise game had this figured out, why'd they fuck up that feature in this one?

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Alanna Smith @alannamode.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

And it's gonna be because the institutional memory got obliterated in layoffs, senior skills demolished, team synergy/morale wrecked while Money Guys were pivoting + derailing entire studios to squeeze more $$$ It's gonna be cause of the human cost. Don't blame the wounded when you start to feel it

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✩あみ✩@ @oyasuami.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I remembered this exists and it fucking makes me laugh every time.

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Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Rare, truly interesting question.

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Boghog @boghogstg.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

It's because a lot of Souls fans are attached to the idea of it being this really hardcore franchise, they want the games to be something they're really not and in order to sort out that cognitive dissonance & incoherency they attack players rather than devs.

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Boghog @boghogstg.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

People have some sorta intuitive sense for why coherence is important for stories themselves but games are not treated this way at all. The rules & goals can be sorta siloed off from an analysis of the work or even changed to better fit the aesthetics/narrative (self imposed rules & goals)

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Boghog @boghogstg.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

This is one case where games are genuinely & meaningfully different from other artforms because they can self-enforce to an extreme degree. And that enforcement is perfectly harmonious with what they are at their core.To play a game is to follow its rules & goals, automation makes it more convenient

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LynnArang @lynnarang.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

he answered in like 3 seconds

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Yamanata @yamanata.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Grandmaster Elesis (Elsword)

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Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

@englishbutter.bsky.social and I discuss the almost-inevitable AC3 and Rogue Resynced and what they should probably do. it's been a while since we hung out but she always has smart stuff to say about narrative. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAgJ...

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Envisioning AC Threesynced and Rogue Resynced | englishbutter

YouTube video by Leo K [Rogue]

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Boghog @boghogstg.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

It makes people think about game skill as something more like talent, it makes them doubt their own ability to improve and stops them from engaging with games they might have otherwise, or on the other end it makes ppl over-focus on carryover skills and become entitled to getting *those* tested

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Boghog @boghogstg.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

One of the most consistently damaging thought patterns among players is treating skill level as static and games as exams rather than something more like instruments. You walk in with whatever skills you had, you get tested & graded and you walk out. It leads to *a lot* of negative trends

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chira 🎋 @artofchira.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

he's so fucking real for this

YT: Incidentally, Kainé only fully becomes aware she's in love with him during their love scene at the Shadowlord's Castle.

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YT: That scene where she kicks him in the stomach.
JE: Their "love scene"? Are you sure that's how you want to describe it? [laughs]
YT: That's what it is! She kicks him in the stomach, and when she's about to punch him, she realizes "Oh, you know what? I love this man." And she pulls back in this very feminine way.

It's a great scene. You can really see Kainé's thought process clearly. [laughs]

YT: I think it's the sexiest scene in the game.

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youtube.com

Envisioning AC Threesynced and Rogue Resynced | englishbutter

YouTube video by Leo K [Rogue]

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Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Great, smooth run on Du Casse from Lang. youtu.be/bxq3P_LGHGk

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Julien Du Casse

YouTube video by SSJ Lang

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Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

englishbutter is really smart, god damn

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Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

French Bread make a real Fate fighting game, let me buy Kiritsugu for 15 dollars and my life is yours. Jesus Christ.

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zac @10amlunch.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

like idk man, just look at a modern game, look at ff16, they are less dense, less variety in everything, emptier, stretched to hell and back, games have been shrinking for some time now thats why im confused

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Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

DNF Duel Berserker's maniacal laughter even when he's the one being comboed is such a vibe. Dude is just not alright and he doesn't give a fuck.

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Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

playing leverless, a controller that's comfortable, doesn't hurt my hands, and lets me translate-intent-onto-screen with less barriers has me experiencing brand new, unprecedented Leo K emotions like this one; youtu.be/3tN0zi8eino

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"Fighting Game is Something So Great"

YouTube video by R.E.D.

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𝐔𝐧𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐛 @johnxuandou.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

IMO this thinking is from people being so diseased by fandom brain that they want everything they love to keep making new things forever and if anything flops it'll mean no more new things, so they've all become armchair shareholders to ensure the continued success of Brand™. Nothing can just end.

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Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I see people really "enjoyed" this one.

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Leo K @leokrogue.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Young Rogues Don't Do Combo Trials

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