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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 14h

#blocktober for Smugglers Den in Highguard. I wanted a tiered layout so there could be vertical destruction paths and a no-man's land for an explosive barrel minefield. And I knew I wanted a rocky stormy coastal base vibe. The artist (Paul Tran) turned it into a pirate-y themed base which I loved.

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A fun part of development on Highguard was building bases. They were relatively quick to stand up and could support a lot of personality in the theme and gameplay. Here's an early one I made as we were figuring out the gameplay needs and metrics. Not our concept art. This didn't ship. #blocktober

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Thanks buddy. Having a blast making games again. :)

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Between projects I like to update my level design portfolio. This time I went pretty hard, giving it a 'crisp' new look and adding a truly insane amount of detail and supporting material for each game/map. Check it out if you like that sort of thing! www.monster-clip.com

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Drew McCoy @dko5.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

New job listing posted! Totally biased, but I think we're on to something really neat here. Come help us make it a reality!

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Wow man, that's like me and retro games. I mean at least you could pick a worse movie to have 2 of.

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Hate to be that guy, but the book is better :) Mickey 7

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

You KNOW I'm not watching Andor

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

A whole bunch of studios just sighed a breath of relief, and a whole bunch of studios just went "ah shit"

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

I have the regular LCD :( Been holding off on that upgrade until a much improved handheld PC is announced, but I guess it might be a while now.

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

I've got 110+ hours in VS on the Deck. The Castlevania DLC is really great.

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Here's all the games I've played beginning to end on the Deck. Loved the Resident Evil games, they play very well on this thing. Vampire Survivors if you like collecting stuff. Currently playing NFS Most Wanted. Sea of Stars was just ok, not for me.

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Hell yeah. Your list is spot on (though haven't played Enter the Gungeon or Baulders Gate). If Hades 1/2 and Dead Cells are on your backlog you've got some amazing gaming in your future.

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Man, happy for you. Deck is my greatest gaming purchase ever I think. I play it almost every night. Have you gotten it yet? What are you gonna play on it?

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Im referring to players review tanking Tekken 8 on Steam because they don't agree directionally with the Season 2 patch notes. Saying things like the devs don't understand Tekken, when their director has been working on the ip for 30 damn years.

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

How do you get $500 for SF6? I got it for PC and it's great. I don't have the DLC characters, but I've learned to wait for a few years and the "Ultimate" addition will be available for an extra reasonable cost. Then it feels like SF6 2. :)

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Was drafting a tweet about the dissonance between devs and live service players and ended writing a 400 word document. Might just keep this to myself as I'm not anxious to start a whole thing. Feeling for @harada-tekken.bsky.social right now.

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Yeeaaahhh. The tutorial bits that send you to a training room will happen throughout the entire game. I really don't understand why they thought that was a good idea.

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

I thought 2016 was a vastly superior game. I think the story was a continuation but I don't remember. I am pretty hyped for the next one tho.

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

I can't actually tell if I'm kidding or not, which is unfortunate

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Me zooming out to pay $700 to play Vampire Bloodborne and Mario Kart Horizon

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Put The Matrix on, have Tool playing in the background while I'm fraggin noobs in Q3A and the year is 99 and apparently everything good was made then

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

And yeah, I know Rivals is absolutely killing it, but it's just not working for me. I know what this pitch actually entails and that it would be incredibly hard, so I'm just dreaming. But it sure sounds fun.

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

My main gripe is that Rivals doesn't feel like I'm playing a Marvel superhero. Heroes don't fight in corridors. Give me open space, and make my powers truly super. GTA V mods do this well. Take the inspiration and add the sick execution from Rivals.

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Or playing as Magneto, guarding a mag bomb on top of the Baxter Building with Loki, Doom, Ultron, etc., while Storm, Spider Man, Dr Strange, Thor are all flying towards us, initiating a giant aerial battle above the city.

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Villains can pick which objective to go for, or go for multiple. Heroes team up to take them out and save the day Objectives should lead into real superhero shit I want to be flying through the streets as Iron Man, chasing Venom carrying the hostage, while Punisher sets up an ambush 3 blocks away

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Take Marvel Rivals characters, abilities, art style, etc. and drop them into an open world city similar to Spider-Man 2. Heroes vs Villains, Payday style objectives. 10 v 10 or more. Villains have objectives to blow something up/steal something and Heroes have to stop them.

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

It's sterile and he likes the taste

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Such a good trailer. Captures the spirit and tone of the game really well.

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Honestly one of the best skins I've seen in Apex in years.

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

I think my favorite thing about Bluesky is you absolutely dunking on anything AI art related without mercy. Please keep it up. 😁

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

The control panel was all rusted & I wanted a 6 button for fighting games, so I ordered a repro panel and rewired it. Also took apart the joysticks and cleaned them. Was fun to learn about JAMMA, which is a connection that has power, A/V and controls all in one, and connects to old arcade boards.

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

The first time I turned it on, the picture was totally upside down, but the monitor was mounted correctly. I had to get in the back and learn a bit about the monitor chassis to flip the X and Y on the picture. Surprisingly easy!

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

It was so nasty inside - a shop vac and some cleaning rags did a good job (pics are pre-cleaning) but some day I need to take it all apart and repaint it. I adjusted the coin mechanism to take quarters instead of 100Yen, and the coin meter still works! The outside is cleaned but a bit banged up.

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Spent my holiday break restoring my new #SegaNewAstroCity cabinet. New control panel, adjusting the CRT, some new wiring, a new florescent bulb for the marquee, tons of cleaning and a few games (XMvsSF and Street Fighter Alpha) Straight out of a 90's Japanese arcade and it plays so good.

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

And don't get me wrong - I have issues with it. Mostly on the spawning. I can't believe I'm still spawning in plain sight of enemies, or I'm so often getting killed from behind me. Same problems from 2010. It's a tough problem but I don't feel like it's getting better!

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Haha, for some reason I always think of you when we make sure our levels are silky smooth. You get stuck on stuff!

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

I bought battle passes on both, and the CoD BP is more engaging. Rivals's character based page system is a turn off for me. I don't play any of the characters in this season's pass so my motivation is low to progress. Anyone have similar or differing experiences with these games?

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Black Ops 6 is holding my attention pretty well, and I've only played MP so far. This is the first CoD I've really dove into since Blackout (BlOps4) and the guns/progression systems are absolutely hooking me. I'm excited to jump back in every day.

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

#MarvelRivals and #BlackOps6. I was hyper pumped for Rivals as a Marvel fanboy. And I DO like it, but the gameplay is just not grabbing me and getting me to log back in day over day. Fights feel floaty/muddy, random attacks happen from all directions. Lots of steamrolling in either direction.

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

holy crap SPOILERS I was just about to watch these!

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BadMofo | Mohammad Alavi @badmofo.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Wildlight Entertainment has some job openings in the new year. We’ll be looking for a Senior Concept Outsource Manager, a Senior 3D Character Outsource Manager, and a Senior VFX Artist. 🎮 All the details about these roles can be found on our jobs page - www.wildlight.gg/join-us.

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Jason McCord @monsterclip.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Hell yeah. Quake mapping is where it all began for me too!

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