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Mr. Scratch @scomatth.bsky.social · 13h

Recent commission for @spectralspider.bsky.social

Mr. Scratch @scomatth.bsky.social · 1d

Kinda crazy the dude's art looking like that in an age before digital art was even a thing. Dude died in '84 but his art looks like it came out yesterday. Just wild...

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Mr. Scratch @scomatth.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like my art style is accidental Patrick Nagel, but that's not necessarily a bad thing since my brain is stuck on "90s cool" mode 24/7. Frankly, I should lean into it more.

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Mr. Scratch @scomatth.bsky.social · 1d

"Do I look like your girlfriend?"

#art #fanart #maria #mary #silenthill #silenthill2

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Mr. Scratch @scomatth.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, I miss those couch co-op days too. L4D was my big jam in that era, but that was over Xbox Live with a girl from work, her bro, and some train engineer from Pennsylvania we met online. I've been enjoying BL4 so far tho! I think it's the only FPS game I've truly enjoyed in a good while tbh.

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Mr. Scratch @scomatth.bsky.social · 1d

We still make art over here too. Just been focused on a few commissions lately. But I am working on a Halloween piece too. Preview:

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Mr. Scratch @scomatth.bsky.social · 1d

Also, wtf, your art is cool. :)

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Mr. Scratch @scomatth.bsky.social · 1d

I'm glad someone noticed. :)

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Mr. Scratch @scomatth.bsky.social · 1d

XD

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Mr. Scratch @scomatth.bsky.social · 1d

LOL! I don't think "they" have to do anything cuz it's not an official term by any stretch. In my experience, it is mostly used by surface level fans or casual players who genuinely don't realize Bloodborne is From's fourth outing; and that's not considering early copycats either.

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Mr. Scratch @scomatth.bsky.social · 1d

It's worse than that. It contributes nothing new to the formula beyond faster combat. It's a fantastic game, don't get me wrong, but it doesn't operate in the same way that Super Metroid and SotN's exploration mechanics converged to create a new genre.

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Mr. Scratch @scomatth.bsky.social · 1d

I hate the term Soulsborne. Soulsborne is for sycophants and products of incest. Souls-like is the correct term. Unless you'd prefer Dragon's Souls so that we can give Dragon's Dogma due credit for its open world contribution to Elden Ring. I'm being facetious, but Soulsborne truly is a stupid word.

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Mr. Scratch @scomatth.bsky.social · 3d

There is a Banksy quote that goes, "Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable." I think he was talking about Silent Hill 2.

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Mr. Scratch @scomatth.bsky.social · 4d

open.spotify.com/track/0Q86Hj...

Peace to the Mountain

open.spotify.com

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Mr. Scratch @scomatth.bsky.social · 6d

Melvin fucking slaps tho: open.spotify.com/track/4APvfL...

Key Entity Extraction VI - Melvin The Mistake

open.spotify.com

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Mr. Scratch @scomatth.bsky.social · 6d

Apparently someone named Taylor Sift released a single yesterday, and I am so sorry you had to release on the same day as Vaxis, Act III: The Father of Make Believe (New Entities Edition). I can’t imagine trying to compete with Coheed and Cambria.

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Mr. Scratch @scomatth.bsky.social · 6d

Squished is the understatement of the year… XD

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Mr. Scratch @scomatth.bsky.social · 7d

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Mr. Scratch @scomatth.bsky.social · 7d

I agree. It is a Yakuza game masquerading as FF. Too much emphasis on mini-games that run counter to the agency and drama of the story, yet are required for progression. Also, the general story changes miss the forest for the trees.

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Mr. Scratch @scomatth.bsky.social · 8d

Here is a link to the channel if anyone is interested. This is a topic in gaming that I am actually pretty passionate about if anyone has any stories or anecdotes of their own along these lines. :)

www.youtube.com/@BBKDRAGOON/...

BBKDRAGOON

I make videos about games I like & upload about 3 times a week. I enjoy old school YouTube commentaries. I also love mountain biking and upload that from time to time.

www.youtube.com

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Mr. Scratch @scomatth.bsky.social · 8d

I really like gaming as a hobby, but I REALLY dislike how consumerist and FOMO-fueled it has become. My favourite gaming YouTube channel is BBK Dragoon. I wish more people in the space were focused on curating their hobby through intentionality, minimalism, and slow living. I want to be like that.

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Mr. Scratch @scomatth.bsky.social · 8d

Bro, teach me your rendering technique.

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Mr. Scratch @scomatth.bsky.social · 8d

Recent commission for @spectralspider.bsky.social. His character Mallory is starting Halloween a little bit early. Interested in picking up a commission for yourself? Shoot me a DM and let's discuss. :)

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Mr. Scratch @scomatth.bsky.social · 10d

It's definitely a symptom of the cancer that is capitalism.

Mr. Scratch @scomatth.bsky.social · 10d

We live in a time where we willfully trade our humanity for algorithms and machine learning. Where many of us are more awed by ChatGPT than da Vinci or Vivaldi. Where the social media platforms once intended to connect us now ensnare us in a web of depression and isolation. Tf are we doing?

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