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hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 23d

It's time for another round of COOL GAMES! Featuring modern arcade bangers, thrills for your Mac and Steam Deck, and glistening recommendations from @videogamesarebad.co.uk and @buliaros.bsky.social. Check it out!

COOL GAMES VOL. 2

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hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 1h

They should be paying people to take it away

hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 16h

me and da crew

hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 18h

having a good time:tm:

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hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 18h

Hello! I contributed a little essay to @nxcturnal.bsky.social's essay on Forgotten Favourites. Be a pal and check it out and their great channel at the link:
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The Games We Forget Along The Way

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hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 1d

Okay I ended up buying Absolum and it's legit. Has that Hades approachability, but doesn't feel as simple as Castle Crashers. Also full of handsome guys and gals. Not sure if I'm at emergency 7-minute video positive yet but big recommend so far!

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Dan DiIorio @trampolinetales.com · 2d

Maze Mice is out now on iOS!

The Android version is still in review by google for some reason, hopefully they approve it soon...

‎Maze Mice

‎Maze Mice is a bullet heaven roguelite where time only moves when you move. Collect dots, level up, choose upgrades, and avoid cats. All at your own pace. Features: Gameplay designed by the same sol...

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hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 2d

And the Presidents

hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 2d

Thinking about the time I combined all the classic YouTube reviewers together to create the ultimate reviewer

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hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 2d

I can guarantee it will be graph heavy

hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 2d

😥

hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 2d

Okay maybe time to stop doing data analysis and write the thing

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hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 3d

Please BSKY a crumb of "let me edit these after posting once I've noticed the grammatical errors"

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hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 3d

A demo should be dropping for this at Next Fest, but Absolum uses a run-based, Rouge-lite structure to give some body to the usual Beat 'Em Up has me pretty interested to give it a whirl. Not a genre I've usually jammed with, but this might be a great in. Looks fabulous too

Dotemu @dotemu.bsky.social · 3d

The legions of the Crimson Order are on the move💥

Absolum is OUT NOW on PC, PlayStation 4|5, and Nintendo Switch!

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hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 4d

They never acknowledge he was at all of these tragic events in subsequent movies, nor would have been unlikely to survive. Maybe they throw in a few Red Herrings like him taking a plane ride with Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper (but not that one)

hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 4d

You keep seeing flashes of a presidential inauguration upcoming, then the film ends with a teacher writing January 6th 2021 on a whiteboard and the camera zooming out from Robert Pattison chilling in Capitol Building

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hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 5d

Glad to see the GOAT highlighted

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Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 6d

Dear game developers, please remember what 'on the record' means

Let's discuss the role of journalists and journalism in the video game industry.

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hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 5d

Goot Night

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[7 DAYS - ANNALYNN X MAKESHIP!] Cruise Elroy @cruiseelroy.bsky.social · 6d

Another year, another Ludum Dare entry!

Welcome to the treacherous world of Moleduggery! Discover memorabilia and collectibles to defeat Death, Himself.

Play it NOW ldjam.com/events/ludum...

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hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 5d

is this the next video

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hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 5d

Been really affirming to hear the latest videos have helped get new people in front of some great games. Us wee games writers and indie devs are in this together 🙏

*Which explains the somewhat sensationalist title as Operius DX is much more than a web game 👀

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hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 5d

I wonder whether reactionary/critical writing is treated inherently "right-wing" now, and vice versa of trying to meet a game on its level almost to the point of handwaving any critique. And part of that feels like a reaction to the meaner games writing pre-2014 (when there was more money in it).

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hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 5d

It is shocking that the big downfall of almost all remasters seems to be the ousting of colour correction/expansion of lighting that neuters shading. Part of it I think feels like a residual guilt from the bloom and brown 360 era, but really lacks a clarity of vision now. Not a fan!

hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 5d

I think a good critic (not me) can manage both

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hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 5d

I'd even add it's partially down to how YouTube criticism has sorta enveloped previews/reviews/technical analysis etc, the same way Video Essay has become the catch-all term for anything relatively factual. It's created weird expectations that, if you're sticking strictly to a format, tips the table