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Samuel Cohen

@samuelcohen.bsky.social

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Level Designer, Artist, Teacher. He/Him. Expect photography and game dev stuff. Etherborn is my baby. Worked on Ritual Tides, After Us, Terracotta, Blues and Bullets and some other secret stuff. 🗣️ 🇪🇸🇺🇸🇯🇵 Photography ig: mind.dispersion

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Samuel Cohen @samuelcohen.bsky.social · Sep 2

My photo series "Patterns of Justice" has received an Honorable Mention at the Minimalist Photography Awards!!

minimalistphotographyawards.com/2024/07/31/p...

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eric stirpē @stirpicus.bsky.social · 3d

Fascinating story about a “ghost” concept car that was designed in 1939 but possibly/maybe/probably not actually built at the time, and only discovered when the sketches were found in a barn decades later.

“The Dusenberg Coupe Simone”

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Samuel Cohen @samuelcohen.bsky.social · 4d

I guess I wasn't too far fetched with my conclusions when they announced that 'too many people' were using the assault class, as it's the most similar one to the gameplay of CoD...

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Samuel Cohen @samuelcohen.bsky.social · Aug 23

Interesting, because historically the issue I've faced the most when playing Battlefield games was an excess of snipers. It can really ruin a match.
I guess this means they've now successfully attracted a big portion of CoD players 🤔

Morgan Park @morganpark.bsky.social · Aug 23

DICE keeps trying to balance Battlefield because Assault is "too popular," but Battlefield isn't a hero shooter. Classes are not meant to be equally popular. www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/by...

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The Frito Bandito @thefritobanditoo.bsky.social · 5d

Guys, every person you see on Fox News in a mask is just Robert O'Neill, retired Navy Seal and occasional Fox News contributor. He's the former Antifa, former Gazan, former gang member. His eyes are very unique.

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Possessor Fessor 🎃 Ni No Kuni @professorfessor.bsky.social · 4d

If you want to own System Shock 2 but aren’t interested in the Nightdive remake, act now because it’s about to be delisted as a standalone product.

www.rpgsite.net/news/18648-s...

System Shock 2 (1999) is being delisted on October 10 for PC for standalone purchases | RPG Site

It will be included with System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster going forward for new and existing owners.

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Andy Kelly @ultrabrilliant.xyz · 9d

The Japanese Mario 64 official strategy guide is an incredible thing. "Can we make little hand-made dioramas of all the levels?" "Sure, why the hell not."

A model of the first level from Mario 64.

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Samuel Cohen @samuelcohen.bsky.social · 8d

Como cualquier otra actividad creativa, tiene el potencial de serlo.

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Eize Basa @eizebasa.baby · 10d

ADHD Yoda: “There is no do, there is only overdo or never do.”

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Murlin @murlin.bsky.social · 13d

From bravewave.net/interviews/t...

Mo: Do you remember the first time you met someone who said they loved your work on Mega Man 2?

Tateishi: You’re the first, in 2013. No one else has.

Mo: Wow. I’m surprised. I don’t even have a follow-up question… how could no one come up and say something.

Tateishi: …

Mo: Now that you know how big Mega Man 2 is outside of Japan, do you look fondly back at the soundtrack?

Tateishi: Yeah, my thoughts have changed since I met you and became more aware of how people felt. But even when I was at Konami, I didn’t even bother telling anyone I did Mega Man 2. So the fact you came all the way to Japan to tell me these things makes me very happy I worked on the game all those years ago.

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Samuel Cohen @samuelcohen.bsky.social · 12d

@thomaslight.bsky.social

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Rob "Xemu" Fermier @xemu.bsky.social · 12d

Truly the scope of 0451 will probably outlive all other cultural elements I've ever contributed to.

cuteosphere @cuteosphere.bsky.social · 12d

Very pleased to inform everyone that Hello Kitty Island Adventure is a 0451 game #hkia

A screenshot of Hello Kitty Island Adventure. The character Cherry asks the player “what’s the password?” and the four potential answers are:
- Open sesame!
- Let me in!
- 0451!
- Uh… admin?

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Erik Robson @erikrobson.net · 16d

1. Work expands to fill the time.
2. Every task has a minimum time.
3. Creatives need room to explore and play.
4. Creatives need deadlines.

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Brendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · 17d

Please just develop the literacies and dispositions to play old games just like you can watch old movies.

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 17d

Deus Ex Remastered screenshots

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Samuel Cohen @samuelcohen.bsky.social · 19d

On the bright side, you have a new cool room divider

Samuel Cohen @samuelcohen.bsky.social · 23d

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Samuel Cohen @samuelcohen.bsky.social · 23d

why did a dating app like this post

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Samuel Cohen @samuelcohen.bsky.social · 23d

The fact that the Paprika OST is not on streaming pisses me off.

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Bryan Blessed @bryb.bsky.social · 25d

Here's a thing that's probably right up your Straße, you big mad oddball.x

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Samuel Cohen @samuelcohen.bsky.social · 25d

More than anything, I think the Halo series was a key asset in popularizing FPS games on consoles.

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Phil Salvador @philsalv.bsky.social · 25d

If your placeholder assets aren't clearly placeholders, you'll forget to replace them

Back in ~1999, the art director for some dollhouse game made a temporary diamond-shaped model for their character UI. By the time he realized they hadn't replaced it, it was too late and it shipped as-is. Oops!

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Samuel Cohen @samuelcohen.bsky.social · 25d

The concept of cats is so good. You have this little, beautifully eyed furball made of the softest material you've ever touched, and all of a sudden it has teeth and claws.

Samuel Cohen @samuelcohen.bsky.social · Sep 10

Tbh Etherborn + latte sounds like a perfect plan

Samuel Cohen @samuelcohen.bsky.social · Sep 10

Hey! Akupara is turning 9, and they're running discounts accross their catalogue! This includes my first child, Etherborn. If you haven't played it, it's your opportunity to get it for the price of a latte!

store.steampowered.com/sale/akupara...

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Felipe Pepe @felipepepe.bsky.social · Sep 9

Since today's discourse is on how "not everyone grew up with Nintendo", I'll reshare this: medium.com/@felipepepe/...

And reinforce that this is systemic - a consequence of US hegemony. It's NOT a personal attack on American journos, youtubers & gamers, but rather a reminder of our differences.

The Gentrification of Video Game History

We’re not all suburban kids who got a Nintendo 64 for Christmas

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Samuel Cohen @samuelcohen.bsky.social · Sep 5

Btw I don't mean that intricate = autism. But I've noticed that having a high capacity to become part of the fantasy, to the point of turning it into a massive, interconnected mechanism, is kind of tied to it. This is the first 3D game I ever designed: youtu.be/lmerarz0AMM?...

Etherborn - Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch

YouTube video by Nintendo of America

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Samuel Cohen @samuelcohen.bsky.social · Sep 5

Wait you're autistic too? In hindsight, I should've guessed by your intricate designs. They really tingle the insides of my own autistic brain

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