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Sephira Tale [Reclaim the Light] @sephiratale.bsky.social · 24/06/2024

The next concept character sketch this time is Soren Kasumi, an okami arcanist/blade adept and a childhood friend of Reina. Xey are a prodigious offensive spellcaster with an affinity for knives, summoning them, and telekinetically manipulating them. Xeir hunter's aspect is that of a dragon.

Sketch concept sketch portrait of Soren Kasumi, a juvenile okami (wolf anthro) arcanist blade adept/hexblade sorcerer. Xey are wearing a spellcaster's robe, a magician's scarf, shoulder pads, gloves, leather pants and long leather shoes. Xey are brandishing a massive magical staff with a large crescent crook at the head and a large spherical orb gem floating in the middle of the crescent, and xey have a dagger holstered at xeir side. 6 phantasm daggers bound to two magical moon crescent sigils form the shape of dragon wings, while two zig-zag phantasm daggers float atop xeir head, forming the shape of dragon horns.

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Rine @rine.bsky.social · 24/06/2024

There are so many games that if someone made a game like it, competently, I'd gladly play it. Mario 3 is the easiest layup of gametype+presentation style combo, and Kitsune Tails is fun as shit.

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Beck Keep // Comms OPEN! @beckkeep.bsky.social · 13/06/2024

Some late game expressions for Boyer #sprite #rpgmaker #gamedev

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alice @lapismaid.bsky.social · 16/06/2024

maybe i should open up RPGmaker and make a game based on all the fucking bullshit nightmares i've been having uhhh *checks notes* close to every day for the past few months. i could at least do something productive with them in that case

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Bugfragged @bugfragged.bsky.social · 18/06/2024

The Titan of Time is indeed a strong superboss, but he felt like a victory lap after overcoming the mind-boggling rock/orb puzzle in the previous room. #LeylineChronicles #RPGMaker

The puzzle in the room before the Titan of Time.

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AwesomeTrinket | Wishlist A Case of Missing Identity! @awesometrinket.bsky.social · 12/06/2024

Haha, itchio put No Time for Mercy the Fresh Games list!! I woke up to a huge spike of views, and I've been happy over it all morning! I've been swinging between 2nd-4th row Link: awesometrinket.itch.io/no-time-for-... #visualnovel #VNDev #indiegame #RPGMaker #VNlink #RPGツクール #NoTimeForMercy

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DracoWyrm Media @dracowyrm.bsky.social · 13/06/2024

Finally back with progress! Been working on the Ancient Hills tileset, building some custom elements to enhance the houses. These patios/decks are coming along nicely! #pixelart #rpg #rpgmaker #gamedev #turnbase #indiedev

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GlaireDaggers🍉🏳️‍⚧️🎃 @glairedaggers.bsky.social · 10/06/2024

WAHOO!! This was so much fun to work on tbh. I am very proud of how it turned out ^w^ #art #furry #fanart #klonoa #namco #krita

Soft marker-style digital illustration of Klonoa (from the videogame series). He's riding an airboard through a snowy pine forest and leaving a powdery trail of snow. In the background, a Moo enemy has been knocked into the air and is flailing.

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🦊 MythiccVixen 🔞 @mythiccvixen.bsky.social · 09/06/2024

This post was inspired by a friend who had thanked me for sticking up for others but said she felt depressed & wondered if she mattered since she couldn’t as much. I truthfully told her she brightens the lives around her, just by being around. Her presence brings joy & hope so others can shine. ❤️🐈

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Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Mirror] @nintendoamericax.bsky.social · 05/06/2024

Making games is more fun with everyone in RPG MAKER WITH! Create your perfect game with user-friendly tools, intuitive controls, and online sharing. Coming to #NintendoSwitch October 11th!

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Sephira Tale [Reclaim the Light] @sephiratale.bsky.social · 08/06/2024

Unfortunately for me, what I would like to make for Reclaiming the Light is mostly unlike what had been seen.

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Sephira Tale [Reclaim the Light] @sephiratale.bsky.social · 08/06/2024

Remember, wishing that someone would make an <Your Fav RPG>-styled game is fun, but have you considered BEING the one to bring that desire to creation?

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LTB / Vati @vati.bsky.social · 20/05/2024

My Summer Forest #pixelart set has a free update! This update adds: - 3 new normal items: 2 mushrooms and a stack of logs - Improved underbrush tiles - Tree trunk versions that can now stand in underbrush - Animated shimmer effects for the water tiles Link below: 1/2

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LTB / Vati @vati.bsky.social · 21/05/2024

To those who followed me for #BurrowTales, I also make digital games! Like "Eye of D'akess", a retro-inspired turnbased RPG about two unlikely allies joining forces on a lovecraftian treasure hunt. Check it out here: store.steampowered.c...

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Eye of D'akess on Steam

A short, story-centric rpg with turnbased combat, about a journey into the unknown in search of adventure and treasure - pulled ever along, by what awaits them in the dark...

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Sarah Z @sarahz.bsky.social · 26/05/2024

I also made up a... not a full-on proper conlang for the Undercommon dialogue, but some mini conlang-esque characteristics, which was also super fun

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Sarah Z @sarahz.bsky.social · 26/05/2024

The positive comments on this are really sweet! Here's some of the east side and some building interiors! <3

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merr-itt came from outer space @merrittk.com · 08/06/2024

game publishers should be legally required to release ROM images of games if they've been out of print for, say, 10 years

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Eniko Fox @enikofox.com · 07/06/2024

by the way! if you're a kitsune tails fan, you maaayyyy wanna tune into the wholesome direct tomorrow >_> <_< just sayin'

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Sephira Tale [Reclaim the Light] @sephiratale.bsky.social · 08/06/2024

RAYN4: Fox Protogen with Modular Biosynth parts.

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Ivy Road @ivyroadgames.bsky.social · 07/06/2024

Brew tea. Keep shop. Stop running. Wanderstop, a cozy, narrative-centric game about tea and change, will open up shop in 2024. Wishlist now on Steam 🍵 store.steampowered.com/app/1299460/...

The key art for upcoming game, Wanderstop. Two people -- a disgruntled woman with her arms crossed, staring at a sword, and a cozy shopkeep holding a letter and tea in his hands -- sit in front of a fantastical looking tea shop.

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GlaireDaggers🍉🏳️‍⚧️🎃 @glairedaggers.bsky.social · 08/06/2024

Decided to see if I could practice a bit w/ Krita & do some Klonoa fanart 😅

Sketch of Klonoa (from the videogame series) riding on an airboard. He's grabbing the front of the board & jumping into the air

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elsif @e1sif.itch.io · 07/06/2024

met some friends at the park #pixelart #indiegamedev #madewithgodot #ドット絵

pixel art of player character and a small monster facing off across a ping-pong table

pixel art of player character on a garden path with two crab monsters

pixel art of player character among outdoor chess table and some little monsters

pixel art of player character on park path surprised by some snakes

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Chet Faliszek @chetsucks.com · 07/06/2024

If people missed it, Game Devs of Color expo tickets are now available. www.gamedevsofcolorexpo.com Buying tickets early helps organizations understand demand and revenue. You can order tickets here: ti.to/GDoCExpo/2024

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Game Devs of Color Expo | Sep 18–21, 2024

Amplifying the creative power held by people of color in games.

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Sephira Tale [Reclaim the Light] @sephiratale.bsky.social · 07/06/2024

One of the upsides of the story in Sephira Tale being decidedly and allegorically personal to me, is that I am able to take the trauma I've experienced this past month, and put it into story writing.

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Jok @jokov.bsky.social · 27/09/2023

Pixel art commission landscape - fantasy theme I think I will do something similar soon, for experiment and also to try make this setup work better

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LTB / Vati @vati.bsky.social · 20/05/2024

Find my asset set for your pixel art games here: whitecat.itch.io/sum... #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #rpgmaker #rpgツクール 2/2

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Sarah Z @sarahz.bsky.social · 24/05/2024

I'm not like *good* at RPGMaker but I made a fully explorable version of the town from our DND campaign and I'm actually super proud of it (this is the West side of town). There's clickable flavour text for tons of things in all the houses, shops, lots of NPCs to talk to, etc. It was really fun <3

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Sephira Tale [Reclaim the Light] @sephiratale.bsky.social · 06/06/2024

LRS: Yep. Don't ever ever rely on LLMs to find your #gamedev answers for you. If you need to, use search engines, read from the sources, with context, and synthesize your own approaches. There's no shortcut for doing the work. Study and learn the material, LLMs will only lead you astray.

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Clay TN (He/Him) @clay-tn.bsky.social · 06/06/2024

Just saw an indie game dev talking about using ChatGPT to try to learn something Here is a hint: DONT. Look it up on forums, on youtube, etc. Dont fucking use shitty ass AI to try to get around coding.

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FLUFF CORPS @fluffcorps.bsky.social · 06/06/2024

Alrighty, all the jump poses for Nova. #gameart #furrygame #pixelart

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Gamecity Hamburg @gamecityhamburg.bsky.social · 06/06/2024

Since 2021, the Queer Games Bundle has been showcasing hundreds of games on itch/io in support of LGBTQ+ indie developers. Yesterday, the 2024 Bundle was released with about 500 games and assets for you to check out until July 12. Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈 gamecity-hamburg.de/news/queer-g... #gamedev

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Queer Games Bundle 2024 - Our top 5 Games

For four years, the Queer Games Bundle has been releasing hundreds of games on the itch.io games distribution platform in support of queer indie, micro indie, art, and experimental developers during P...

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Sephira Tale [Reclaim the Light] @sephiratale.bsky.social · 06/06/2024

Anyone know of a good art program that runs on Android?

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Sephira Tale [Reclaim the Light] @sephiratale.bsky.social · 06/06/2024

Excuse me while I gather the spoons to mentally prepare for the torture that is creating a tactical battle system in #RPGMaker MZ using nothing but events and JS injection. Why? Because I need it to work with #VisuStella MZ

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Sephira Tale [Reclaim the Light] @sephiratale.bsky.social · 06/06/2024

If you're wondering why this account had been active, it was a combination of stress, work piling up and taking stock of current drafts and realizing that we really need to consolidate game design concepts.

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Eniko Fox @enikofox.com · 06/06/2024

if you want queer games like kitsune tails to succeed you gotta talk about them. there's only so much reach i have on socials and gaming visibility gatekeepers are unreliable the more people talk about the game (which is easier now there's a demo you can point at) the better odds it has of sucess

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Moondog! @animal.tf · 21/04/2024

You don't use random number functions because deterministic code is easier to troubleshoot and replicate over a network. I don't use random number functions because I've never won a game of chance. We are not the same. #gamedev

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aryxymaraki @aryxymaraki.itch.io · 21/04/2024

For me the more important thing is that Japanese game devs have said they don't like the label and asked people to stop using it. Genre as a concept is basically undefinable so arguing about it is whatever, but if people the term refers to are saying they don't like it, ok, we shouldn't use it.

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Yuu the Reindeer @yuuandroid.bsky.social · 21/04/2024

I don't think it's splitting hairs. I just don't think a game's country of origin actually describes or defined the gameplay at all.

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Yuu the Reindeer @yuuandroid.bsky.social · 21/04/2024

That's the point I'm trying to make tho - If I say "JRPG", what does it actually mean? Wizardry: Tales of the Forsaken Land is a "JRPG", but it plays like nothing like any Final Fantasy game. So what style of gameplay do you THINK it describes?

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Yuu the Reindeer @yuuandroid.bsky.social · 21/04/2024

Trying to classify it as a "JRPG" or "WRPG" genre wise is basically useless and pointless. Genre wise, it's a turn-based, party based, first person dungeon crawler. A blobber, if you will. That's more helpful of a descriptor then trying to classify it by region, honestly.

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Yuu the Reindeer @yuuandroid.bsky.social · 21/04/2024

One of my favorite PS2 games is Wizardry: Tales of the Forsaken Land, and that is technically a "JRPG." But it's also from a series that historically is western developed. Yet said series is one of the inspirations for Dragon Quest and many modern Japanese RPGs.

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Yuu the Reindeer @yuuandroid.bsky.social · 21/04/2024

Hot take: "JRPG" and "WRPG" are not genres and if use them to try and describe genres of RPGs, then you have a limited vocabulary to describe the kinds of games you enjoy.

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FloofShade @floofshade.bsky.social · 21/04/2024

Daily Devlog Day 4 - completed 2/3 parts of the final level - fixed music being too quiet in one level - setup music for the title screen / level selection #gamedev #devlog #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart

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TrickyC (he/him) @trickyc66.northsky.social · 21/04/2024

not sure you're nailing the vibe if it ends up being fun jkjk support game design

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