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Mando @mrmandolino.itch.io · 21m

I have a lot of issues with Disney the company but the Italian comics department was and still is so interestingly experimental that I can’t get mad at them

(Except for all the stupid censorship in the reprints)

(And the PK reboot. Im still mad about that. :| )

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Mando @mrmandolino.itch.io · 15h

The counterpoint is those enemies are there to first teach you how to chase enemies down, then to start using your hook attack

But that means losing 1 silk if you miss AND you're now completely out of position. Back to the extreme punishment

And they constantly throw multiple flying enemies at you

Mando @mrmandolino.itch.io · 16h

it's been extremely fascinating watching people slowly get to the same point i have. i forced myself to reach the true ending and even did all other endings save for the special one, but the key there remains forced myself

the game is way too punishing. ridiculously so. not necessarily hard

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Mando @mrmandolino.itch.io · 17h

hate it too. and hate that it's not even a choice

people just don't really make money from written guides. a youtube walkthrough/tutorial brings in something

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giwake @giwake.bsky.social · 18h

today's microgame

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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 1d

You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists The Pope has condemned clickbait as a “degrading” part of journalism, at a private audience with global newswires. Australian media representatives were among those to hear directly from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday with about 150 members of newswire alliance MINDS International. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Liz Alfos @touloutoumou.bsky.social · 19h

it is 2016. i see pictures of frog everywhere because of political unrest. I'm depressed

it is 2025. i see pictures of frog everywhere because of political unrest. I'm depressed but i'm a girl now

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Kate Gray @hownottodraw.bsky.social · 1d

I'm pretty sure this is an AI-generated logo. If you look at the other versions of it on their website, every single bird is slightly different (the feet, the head, the bag).

I mean, this sucks, no?

A screenshot of the Sackbird website that says "seek the sack" (horrible) followed by four images of a black bird with a bindle and a human arm. there are minor variations in the art - some birds have bigger heads, or more fingers, or flatter feet.

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Mando @mrmandolino.itch.io · 1d

let's GO this looks great and the people who insists to do things different ways need joy in their hearts

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🦎galileo🍉 @galileogb.bsky.social · 1d

a single plane with a depth fade material w opacity multiplied by a custom clouds texture w some bump offset for depth. cheapest ground fog known to man, or anyone else for that matter.

looking a the ground in a cave, there is a subtle amount of fog across the ground.

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Mando @mrmandolino.itch.io · 1d

oh so that's why the UK government has such a massive stiffy for AI

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Rishi Sunak takes advisory roles with Microsoft and AI firm Anthropic

Former UK prime minister told post-ministerial jobs watchdog roles would not involve lobbying or UK policy influence Rishi Sunak has been appointed as a senior adviser by the US technology companies Microsoft and Anthropic. The former British prime minister’s pair of new jobs emerged on Thursday in letters published by Westminster’s office of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba). They add to his roles as a senior adviser to Goldman Sachs International, the investment bank, and speechmaker to investment firms including Bain Capital and Makena Capital in the US, which have netted him over £150,000 a talk. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Mando @mrmandolino.itch.io · 1d

i have plenty of criticisms of Kingdom Hearts 3 but

the Demon Tide is one of those names i WISH i could come up with

it's so good. it's both super descriptive of what it is (a literal wave of Heartless slamming against you and everything around you as it attacks) and amazingly evocative

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Mando @mrmandolino.itch.io · 1d

NICE

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🦎galileo🍉 @galileogb.bsky.social · 1d

i did

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Mando @mrmandolino.itch.io · 1d

oh dang, Red Bard's in this? nice

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🦎galileo🍉 @galileogb.bsky.social · 1d

found an addon some time back for region based color correction and this is the sorta stuff i would like to see expanded on in game engines. if i could isolate certain lights to only affect bounds like these it would be a raytracing-free interior lighting game changer for mee

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Chris Franklin @errant-signal.com · 1d

The dominant conversation surrounding the release of Late Night With the Devil wasn't the movie's creative successes but the dipshit decision to use AI on a few titlecards lots of artists would have been ecstatic to draw, but sure, audiences don't care, Jason.

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 2d

Jason Blum says Hollywood should 'embrace AI' and viewers 'don't care if what they’re looking at is AI"

"it’s here to stay. It’s very important to use it ethically and legally, and for studios and guilds to protect the copyright of the artists"

(via Variety)

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Mando @mrmandolino.itch.io · 1d

the first one is a big one

used to be that websites could have the pull and interest in going "hey this looks neat, let's do an interview or some writing on it"

but (the majority of) modern influencer-only gaming media chases things that are already massive and searched or recommended online

Jennifer/Aster Unkle 🏳️‍⚧️ 🔪 @spookycutewitch.bsky.social · 1d

“Why isn’t anyone covering our indie games?”

1. The gaming press has been decimated by business suits, and the whims of an uncaring search engine behemoth
2. Doing the job means you get death threats and harassment
3. There are more games released in 1 week than there were in entire months in 2015

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 1d

As well as this, I feel quite strongly that the increased prominence in recent years of social media influencers who engage in nothing but ragebait content and harassment has proverbially sucked all the air out of the room, content mills producing bullshit at speed who dominate gaming conversations.

Jennifer/Aster Unkle 🏳️‍⚧️ 🔪 @spookycutewitch.bsky.social · 1d

“Why isn’t anyone covering our indie games?”

1. The gaming press has been decimated by business suits, and the whims of an uncaring search engine behemoth
2. Doing the job means you get death threats and harassment
3. There are more games released in 1 week than there were in entire months in 2015

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Haitch Kay 🏳️‍🌈 @haitchkay.bsky.social · 2d

There's fucking yaoi art on a train by my house I'm fucking losing my mind, this rules so much

Anime styled graffiti art on a train car depicting a male demon looking seductively at another man while saying "That's a good boy", with the phrase "kiss yr homies goodnight" in the bottom left corner.
Artist seems to be "Akira BPD"

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Mando @mrmandolino.itch.io · 1d

Naaaah I just have a big soft spot for physical puzzles and not a lot of disposable income

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Mando @mrmandolino.itch.io · 1d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2nD...

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Errol 🦇 🏳️‍🌈 @eerieseymour.bsky.social · 1d

The Orphan Crusher is here to stay. If we don’t feed more Orphans to the Crusher the Orphan Crushing industry will die. It’s time to wake up to the reality of the Orphan Crusher. The Orphan Crusher is worth billions. We need to teach people to use the Orphan Crusher. It’s here to stay.

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Mando @mrmandolino.itch.io · 1d

note to self, finally get around to buying Lok when you get spending money at the end of the month

Blaž Urban Gracar (Letibus Design) @letibus.bsky.social · 1d

So yeah, I'm really sorry about the situation, sadly it's out of my hands :/ Hope things will become stable(r) in 2026! Wish you all the best, Blaž
The online shop:
letibus.bigcartel.com

Letibus Design

letibus.bigcartel.com

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Mando @mrmandolino.itch.io · 1d

omg tiny level

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