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Plottwist Studios LLC

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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 14h
Oh and obviously commissions are closed to 99.9% of people. Open only to people who need me to return to their project as their original composer, and people who are quite adamant that my extremely specific brand of music is literally what they need.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 14h
Even if you love my music, trust me when I say that it is still planets away from where I feel I should have been decades ago. And I think it's time I admit one of my favorite things in life, narrative music, is not something that will ever be competent enough to feel I belong to that space.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 14h
Everything you've heard from me has always been placed note by note in my DAW by mouse, not playing keyboard. And seeing how upsettingly far I am from where I want to be is more stressful than it's worth.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 14h
And bluntly speaking, my mind has been refusing to comprehend the very basics of music theory for a hot minute. Over 20 years, to be specific. It refuses to retain vital information for both playing the keyboard and how to even create a pop song without over-complicating it.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 14h
Women of Xal II will be the last time I seriously compose music, methinks. Unlike my writing, it feels like my compositions are regressing. My DAW brings me anxiety just thinking about opening it.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I'm fine, mostly. Just another in an endless sea of people going through a rough patch and could definitely use a bit of luck horrible people seem to have a surplus of.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I had to fully refund a commission knowing my mental and physical trajectory did not allow for a quality piece of music they paid for. A kick to the pride after years of nailing it, but I could not bring myself to waste their time with months of no updates and horrible to no communication.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
For the different timezone crowds!
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Sometimes our artist (ssam_Remptile) pitches outfit designs that for whatever reason, typically out of a habit of sucking the fun out of things, I turn down. Going forward, I'll show ya'll some of the Women of Xal II art that will not make the cut into the final game. Please commiserate with him.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
THERE IS SUCH AN UGLY CLASH, YES! I Could vent for a long time over the top tier ladies being done dirty by the horny artists, animators, and the writer. Like, you sure did just show us some of the best of anime before you put that child looking character in that situation in that outfit.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
On Women of Xal II: Vaguely contemplating having guest writers (crediting and payment included of course) write some of the arcs for WoXII to significantly accelerate production to just need art assets and programming. The challenge, of course, is finding folks with that glib/earnest touch I have.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I use ellipses a lot in writing dialogue I realized. Gonna see if Women of Xal II can curb that. And of course get rid of a lot of them during editing since the main script is done.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
But peeps heatedly defended the concept that it's okay to say a worse written work is just as well written as the best of them, and hey look at that: An opening AI has been taking in creative spaces. Obviously I did NOT expect AI to be a consequence. I thought popular media would just get lazier.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I've been championing the concept of acknowledging a story might be akin to garbage, even if you like it. And to discern, accept, and maybe even appreciate that others don't tolerate what you do. And that it's okay to like an extremely flawed piece of fiction/art/ect while knowing what it is.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I mentioned this years ago, but with AI writing now a thing, I can revisit it without the rage, maybe! If a story was done by AI, and has all the markings of a story made by AI, we can call it bad/mind-numbing writing, right? Maybe even say writing quality CAN be measured and should be respected?
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
In case folks are wondering, yes we are trying to branch out from the Women of Xal series and visual novels. It's just extremely slow and hard because I'm on a Walmart budget. As for finding Angel Investors, They're just as likely to descend from up high as a winning lottery ticket.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
You can indeed add a difficulty setting for a visual novel where the only gameplay is reading: The harder the difficulty setting, the more media literacy that's expected of you to enjoy and/or appreciate the story. (Sorry fans; I'm a lil feisty over the art of writing and the art of comprehension)
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
What it feels like I'm reading every time Trump folk and AI posters talk amongst themselves. Like, how can you perceive the nakedly obvious and still call it perfect and better?
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I would celebrate if your writing is unique and doesn't fit what people "want" from traditional prose, were I you. That uniqueness has made it impossible for prediction reliant AI/LLMs to ever get your voice right. Imagine ChatGPT even attempting my voice and tone in "Women of Xal". It's risible.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I, unsurprisingly, love me women who decides who lives or dies.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave really be out there trying to heal the vileness that was Genshin Impact's Natlan character designs.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
One thing I want to normalize in my lil company is the idea that if you're helping us build something, you get a lifetime cut of the project's revenue. Women of Xal I and II do it for the artists, but as our projects expand, I hope it'll apply to more fields and attract more talent big and small.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
People new and old try extremely hard to reconnect or forge new connections with me. With effort I have almost no recollection of doing anything positive to earn. It's only very recently that I've been this chill DECENTish guy. Yet. Yeah. Just wondering if society is unfair in this regard as well.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Potential male ignorance here, but I'll own up to it and ask just so I can learn: Do women get forgiven FAR less than men do for similar social flaws and imperfections? Because it feels like I've never had to pay for the sins of my youth or even recent past. (Part 1)
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Which member of the Xufoe clan would you LEAST want to trifle with? A vote. Left to right: Nanayhaga, Au'Nor (Nor), Mannah, Launda, Sytha
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Ha! I was just about to ask if that was you I heard. Congratulations!
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Visual novel with a wholly poc cast. I am well aware of the toxic combination for profitability. Still gonna complain!
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
I'm seeing articles and posts talking about how AI use affects sales, extrapolating from how many reviews the game gets. With them citing some of the games getting well over 100 reviews. AI games get more reviews and sales than "Women of Xal" , too? I am clearly being targeted by a spiteful god.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
My last words were "Whatever it is we make, Twitter will make sure it hides it from you."
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
My Twitter account has been suspended. I can't say I'm gutted; the site suppressed my Kickstarter so hard that literally ZERO people clicked its link, despite having more followers there than here at the time. And don't worry about that email. It's a dead email that's inactive and for Twitter only.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Any writer here a victim of overtly personalized standards? I'll explain: Your writing is a specific thing, probably even a good thing. But because it's not giving clean ethical statements, tropes, and rehashed messages, there's a tragic misunderstanding of what your story actually is and saying?
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
I stopped watching The Boys after Season 3. It was a bit... much for me. And it was compounded by the fact I found out the showrunner was the same one who did the first 5 seasons of Supernatural. A writer who mastered killing women off and having mundane finales. Did he learn much since the 2000s?
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
It'll be.... an experiment, for sure. There's 157 CGs and 18 Animations that I would "like" and the script partially operates around. But, you know, the Kickstarter raised 26k, not 120k. lol So my team of No-sirs, which includes the artist who's stuck drawing all that art, are cutting things down.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
And yes, I'm going to downsize the amount of art needed. Because otherwise I'm overbudget by a virtue of.... A LOT. A lot a lot. That or find a bank that will just let me have actual capital, man. lol
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
*Walks to the middle of the empty street* Women of Xal II's Main Script is finished. *Lays Down and sleeps*
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Who remembers the Xufoes? Well, here's the main Xufoe cast. -Women of Xal II.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
There needs to be a conversation where I can sit down with the lot of 'em and ask: Why don't you want to create this stuff yourself? It's absolutely terrifying what people are accepting from AI. Like, come on. Even the most creatively inept should want to think of the characters!
User 1: If you're going to write everything alone without AI, the history, world, plot, characters, dialogues... This alone can take years.

Even with great free technology and no limits, very few people will be able to finish something, even harder to make something "good".

User 2's Reply: ai should be able to write plot, characters, dialogues etc. you only have to direct and supervise all this stuff
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Could you piece together the plot with this one? Yes, but your perception check has to be extremely high, and your fundamental knowledge on the lore has to already be pretty dang high. So! An innocent mural it is. <3
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Women of Xal II, A Mural
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Women of Xal II's main script is on the epilogue now. I suspect it'll be done by the end of the week.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
These new promotional posters are SO good. May will be feeding all sorts of WoX fans! Not just in progress, but in new art, too! I would say the new set of promotional art spoils big stuff. But like, you'd have to be on some Death Note's L's timing to piece together what it all means.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
For those who are curious about Women of Xal II updates: I give them monthly on our Kickstarter page. But if you are fine with super short ones: Script for the main game is almost done. I'm thinking the end of May 2026. So, about 30 days. \o/ #xal
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Also! Looking for a new composer, by chance? For $10k, you can have me at a fantastic value! 8D What's that? No one has $10k lying about? Welp! Worth a shot.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Ah, today and tomorrow are Kickstarter update days. Neat! We're on schedule. A lil ahead of schedule, really. More details for backers when I make that post! (I'm on my phone, so no random new art)
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
I don't think it's unreasonable to defend games that are overly criticized for the story! FFXIII has like, five good story moments! Star Ocean 3? Bold storytelling! Resonance of Fate? Lovely characterization! Three Houses? I have a heart, so. Fire Emblem: Engage?
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The spoiler? Subaru holding a woman in his arms walking climatically forward. Little did I know. Lol
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
So! Creatives, what stories did your fans think you were inspired by, but never knew about or experienced until after you finished your own writing? For me, it was Re:Zero. I didn't know anything about it except people spoiled that a girl died in season 1 (lol). But now I'm taking anime NOTES.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
The image! It's the second part of the strip meme! Tumblr unlocked it, but Blue Sky did not. So there's no opportunity to unlock the 3rd part until the first part is cleared. Axay is next. I'm just being cheap because layered characters of this quality is expensive! Gotta use it for the game.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
For the curious: I update Kickstarter once a month, typically on the 30th or on the 1st. I might delay it a few days if I'm told a juicy update is coming. However, small stuff like sketches, visuals, and what have you will be dropped here weekly. Sometimes it's me being a nerd about the writing.
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Plottwist Studios LLC @plottwiststudios.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Women of Xal II -Political Psychological Horror visual novel #game #visualnovel #gaming #indiedev #art
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