Commander Sterling
@commandersterling.bsky.social
Stephanie Sterling. A Transfem She/Them Polyantagonist. Writer for Vampire Survivors, Date Everything, & Quantum Witch. Also a pro wrestler. Currently accepting writing gigs for cool games by cool people.
Highly aware!
There was absolutely no question that I’d be acquiring this.
There was absolutely no question that I’d be acquiring this.
@commandersterling.bsky.social Are you aware of the Frog? www.fangamer.eu/collections/...
Hades II - Frinos Plush
"See what I get for staying out all night, Frinos?" This official Hades II plush was designed by Eyes5 and Nina Matsumoto, who worked together to ensure that it was just as easy to confide in as the ...
www.fangamer.eu
November 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Highly aware!
There was absolutely no question that I’d be acquiring this.
There was absolutely no question that I’d be acquiring this.
Got a new video script written up. Stephameat’s back on the menu.
November 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Got a new video script written up. Stephameat’s back on the menu.
Almost completely free. The first bestiary was 100% my stuff with no changes. The two crossover ones I did had some tweaks and rewrites but even those allowed for a ton of freedom.
So far all the games I’ve worked on have given me huge amounts of creative space, which has been amazing.
So far all the games I’ve worked on have given me huge amounts of creative space, which has been amazing.
Ooh, a hot tip. It doesn't come better than VSLit. 🫡
If you have time for one last Q, and I'm sure you've been asked before: did poncle&co. give you free reign with your specific brand of flavour, or did they have some ideas behind the ten billion things you interpreted?
(Unless it's a secret.)
If you have time for one last Q, and I'm sure you've been asked before: did poncle&co. give you free reign with your specific brand of flavour, or did they have some ideas behind the ten billion things you interpreted?
(Unless it's a secret.)
November 23, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Almost completely free. The first bestiary was 100% my stuff with no changes. The two crossover ones I did had some tweaks and rewrites but even those allowed for a ton of freedom.
So far all the games I’ve worked on have given me huge amounts of creative space, which has been amazing.
So far all the games I’ve worked on have given me huge amounts of creative space, which has been amazing.
It’s not the bestiary, but I *am* working on Vampire Survivors literature currently. Some delightful items are coming.
@poncle.games @commandersterling.bsky.social just tellin ya, i'd 100% buy the bestiary/lorebook on paper
it is a book, after all, as it tells you (in the book)
deckle-egged hardback please 🧄
it is a book, after all, as it tells you (in the book)
deckle-egged hardback please 🧄
November 23, 2025 at 2:01 AM
It’s not the bestiary, but I *am* working on Vampire Survivors literature currently. Some delightful items are coming.
There’s been another incident, and by that I mean our awful “comedy” podcast is back.
Boston’s Favorite Son is here to ruin your weekend: bostonfavoriteson.podbean.com/e/springfiel...
Boston’s Favorite Son is here to ruin your weekend: bostonfavoriteson.podbean.com/e/springfiel...
Springfield Follies | Boston’s Favorite Son
Jonathan does nothing untoward, there is an absence of witnesses to any scurrilous behavior, and one can provide no conclusive evidence to the contrary.
bostonfavoriteson.podbean.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
There’s been another incident, and by that I mean our awful “comedy” podcast is back.
Boston’s Favorite Son is here to ruin your weekend: bostonfavoriteson.podbean.com/e/springfiel...
Boston’s Favorite Son is here to ruin your weekend: bostonfavoriteson.podbean.com/e/springfiel...
💛💛💛💛💛
November 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
💛💛💛💛💛
I miss Killzone. That was always my shooter. The only Killzone game the PlayStation Network even has is the PSP isometric shooter one.
The series got shafted so hard.
The series got shafted so hard.
November 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I miss Killzone. That was always my shooter. The only Killzone game the PlayStation Network even has is the PSP isometric shooter one.
The series got shafted so hard.
The series got shafted so hard.
Reposted by Commander Sterling
I’m quietly hopeful about it. I hope it lives up to its potential and provides a desperately needed shakeup in the gaming hardware market. The “big three” are long overdue some disruption.
I wouldn’t say I’m all hyped up, but I’m keenly interested.
I wouldn’t say I’m all hyped up, but I’m keenly interested.
Really wondering what @commandersterling.bsky.social has to say about the Steam Machine. On the one hand, they have criticized Valve and Steam in the past but on the other hand, I'm having a hard time finding anything wrong with it. Hmm 🤔
November 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I’m quietly hopeful about it. I hope it lives up to its potential and provides a desperately needed shakeup in the gaming hardware market. The “big three” are long overdue some disruption.
I wouldn’t say I’m all hyped up, but I’m keenly interested.
I wouldn’t say I’m all hyped up, but I’m keenly interested.
Reposted by Commander Sterling
I love when Zelda says the game's title
"To save Hyrule's future, we must find a Link to the Past."
"Can you smell it Link? The Breath of the Wild."
"Breakfast is grows cold! It is time for Link's Awakening."
"Oh no, I'm late for Link's Crossbow Training."
"Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosey Rupeeland."
"To save Hyrule's future, we must find a Link to the Past."
"Can you smell it Link? The Breath of the Wild."
"Breakfast is grows cold! It is time for Link's Awakening."
"Oh no, I'm late for Link's Crossbow Training."
"Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosey Rupeeland."
November 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I love when Zelda says the game's title
"To save Hyrule's future, we must find a Link to the Past."
"Can you smell it Link? The Breath of the Wild."
"Breakfast is grows cold! It is time for Link's Awakening."
"Oh no, I'm late for Link's Crossbow Training."
"Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosey Rupeeland."
"To save Hyrule's future, we must find a Link to the Past."
"Can you smell it Link? The Breath of the Wild."
"Breakfast is grows cold! It is time for Link's Awakening."
"Oh no, I'm late for Link's Crossbow Training."
"Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosey Rupeeland."
Since Sacred 2 turned out to be so horribly broken, I started replaying some Halls of Torment to scratch the itch.
It’s such a good game. Crossing Vampire Survivors with Diablo is still an inspired choice.
It’s such a good game. Crossing Vampire Survivors with Diablo is still an inspired choice.
November 17, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Since Sacred 2 turned out to be so horribly broken, I started replaying some Halls of Torment to scratch the itch.
It’s such a good game. Crossing Vampire Survivors with Diablo is still an inspired choice.
It’s such a good game. Crossing Vampire Survivors with Diablo is still an inspired choice.
Reposted by Commander Sterling
I reviewed Sacred 2: Remaster. I fondly remember the original, but this is broken beyond absolute belief. An inexcusably defective product that does Sacred 2 dirty.
Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/sacred-...
Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/sacred-...
Sacred 2: Remaster - An Inexcusably Terrible Mess (Review)
Sacred 2 - RemasterReleased: November 11th, 2025Developer: SparklingBit, Funatics Software GmbH, NukklearPublisher: THQ NordicSystems: PC, PS5 (reviewed), Xbox Series X/SSacred 2: Remaster invites us ...
www.thejimquisition.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I reviewed Sacred 2: Remaster. I fondly remember the original, but this is broken beyond absolute belief. An inexcusably defective product that does Sacred 2 dirty.
Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/sacred-...
Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/sacred-...
I reviewed Sacred 2: Remaster. I fondly remember the original, but this is broken beyond absolute belief. An inexcusably defective product that does Sacred 2 dirty.
Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/sacred-...
Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/sacred-...
Sacred 2: Remaster - An Inexcusably Terrible Mess (Review)
Sacred 2 - RemasterReleased: November 11th, 2025Developer: SparklingBit, Funatics Software GmbH, NukklearPublisher: THQ NordicSystems: PC, PS5 (reviewed), Xbox Series X/SSacred 2: Remaster invites us ...
www.thejimquisition.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I reviewed Sacred 2: Remaster. I fondly remember the original, but this is broken beyond absolute belief. An inexcusably defective product that does Sacred 2 dirty.
Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/sacred-...
Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/sacred-...
I’m halfway through the new @kbash.bsky.social video and it’s a beautiful ride. Quite a few parts are cutting close to my old, disintegrating bones.
youtu.be/cMLidKmCh8U
youtu.be/cMLidKmCh8U
just a simple strategy game.
YouTube video by KBash
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I’m halfway through the new @kbash.bsky.social video and it’s a beautiful ride. Quite a few parts are cutting close to my old, disintegrating bones.
youtu.be/cMLidKmCh8U
youtu.be/cMLidKmCh8U
Reposted by Commander Sterling
I reviewed ARC Raiders. A good tool for players to make their own fun, but only when fun is what they choose to make. Otherwise, it's a very mediocre and tedious shooter that compounds its lack of originality with AI bullshit.
Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/arc-rai...
Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/arc-rai...
ARC Raiders - Art Raiders (Review)
ARC RaidersReleased: October 30th, 2025Developer: Embark Studios, NexonPublisher: Embark StudiosSystems: PC, PS5 (reviewed), Xbox Series X/SIs it hypocritical to make a game about machines ruining hum...
www.thejimquisition.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I reviewed ARC Raiders. A good tool for players to make their own fun, but only when fun is what they choose to make. Otherwise, it's a very mediocre and tedious shooter that compounds its lack of originality with AI bullshit.
Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/arc-rai...
Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/arc-rai...
Ubisoft and Treyarch resorting to regurgitative AI in their big $70 “AAA” games is simply pathetic.
The lack of integrity, the lack of dignity, the lack of pride. Sure, it’s all expected, but nonetheless miserably *pathetic* to witness.
Have some fucking self respect for once.
The lack of integrity, the lack of dignity, the lack of pride. Sure, it’s all expected, but nonetheless miserably *pathetic* to witness.
Have some fucking self respect for once.
November 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Ubisoft and Treyarch resorting to regurgitative AI in their big $70 “AAA” games is simply pathetic.
The lack of integrity, the lack of dignity, the lack of pride. Sure, it’s all expected, but nonetheless miserably *pathetic* to witness.
Have some fucking self respect for once.
The lack of integrity, the lack of dignity, the lack of pride. Sure, it’s all expected, but nonetheless miserably *pathetic* to witness.
Have some fucking self respect for once.
I reviewed ARC Raiders. A good tool for players to make their own fun, but only when fun is what they choose to make. Otherwise, it's a very mediocre and tedious shooter that compounds its lack of originality with AI bullshit.
Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/arc-rai...
Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/arc-rai...
ARC Raiders - Art Raiders (Review)
ARC RaidersReleased: October 30th, 2025Developer: Embark Studios, NexonPublisher: Embark StudiosSystems: PC, PS5 (reviewed), Xbox Series X/SIs it hypocritical to make a game about machines ruining hum...
www.thejimquisition.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I reviewed ARC Raiders. A good tool for players to make their own fun, but only when fun is what they choose to make. Otherwise, it's a very mediocre and tedious shooter that compounds its lack of originality with AI bullshit.
Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/arc-rai...
Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/arc-rai...
In fairness, it was a horrible thing to wish upon a woodchipper.
patton oswalt has been suspended from bluesky for saying that megyn kelly should be fed to a woodchipper for justifying the sexual abuse of minors
November 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
In fairness, it was a horrible thing to wish upon a woodchipper.
Execs always claim bloated budgets increase retail prices. This is a lie.
They will always increase prices to whatever they think they can get away with. Always have, always will. AI is merely a new get-richer-quicker scheme.
And execs will never admit the most bloated costs… are themselves.
They will always increase prices to whatever they think they can get away with. Always have, always will. AI is merely a new get-richer-quicker scheme.
And execs will never admit the most bloated costs… are themselves.
- AI is used to offload the "tedious" work so devs can focus on the artistic side of things
- AI will make games cheaper to and faster to produce
Still a $70 game btw...
- AI will make games cheaper to and faster to produce
Still a $70 game btw...
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Execs always claim bloated budgets increase retail prices. This is a lie.
They will always increase prices to whatever they think they can get away with. Always have, always will. AI is merely a new get-richer-quicker scheme.
And execs will never admit the most bloated costs… are themselves.
They will always increase prices to whatever they think they can get away with. Always have, always will. AI is merely a new get-richer-quicker scheme.
And execs will never admit the most bloated costs… are themselves.
Reposted by Commander Sterling
Love is in the air (and on sale!) Date Everything! is now 35% OFF on Steam!
Oh, and we're feeling extra generous... adorn your desktops with some steaming hot 4K wallpapers while you're at it: info.team17.com/date-everyth...
Oh, and we're feeling extra generous... adorn your desktops with some steaming hot 4K wallpapers while you're at it: info.team17.com/date-everyth...
November 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Love is in the air (and on sale!) Date Everything! is now 35% OFF on Steam!
Oh, and we're feeling extra generous... adorn your desktops with some steaming hot 4K wallpapers while you're at it: info.team17.com/date-everyth...
Oh, and we're feeling extra generous... adorn your desktops with some steaming hot 4K wallpapers while you're at it: info.team17.com/date-everyth...
I’ve never been one for puzzle games except one, Lumines, which kept me utterly hooked when it released on the PSP. Can still go back to it today.
That said… holy *shit* Lumines Arise is good. This is utterly beautiful.
That said… holy *shit* Lumines Arise is good. This is utterly beautiful.
November 12, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I’ve never been one for puzzle games except one, Lumines, which kept me utterly hooked when it released on the PSP. Can still go back to it today.
That said… holy *shit* Lumines Arise is good. This is utterly beautiful.
That said… holy *shit* Lumines Arise is good. This is utterly beautiful.
Sadly the Sacred 2 remaster is a total shit tip. What a fucking mess.
November 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Sadly the Sacred 2 remaster is a total shit tip. What a fucking mess.
Absolutely classic late 2000s marketing for a game that was pretty decent fun. That song still floats into my memories from time to time.
I totally forgot the remaster was coming, so that’s my afternoon sorted. I’m going to hear NPCs sing this shit to themselves and get it stuck in my head again.
I totally forgot the remaster was coming, so that’s my afternoon sorted. I’m going to hear NPCs sing this shit to themselves and get it stuck in my head again.
There's a Sacred 2 remaster out today, and trailers look incredibly bland and generic, especially compared to promotional material at the time, when they got BLIND GUARDIAN to do a song for the game, and they were NPCs in the game who you had to do a quest for to retrieve their lost instruments.
BLIND GUARDIAN - Sacred Worlds (Sacred 2 - In-Game Concert) (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
YouTube video by Blind Guardian
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Absolutely classic late 2000s marketing for a game that was pretty decent fun. That song still floats into my memories from time to time.
I totally forgot the remaster was coming, so that’s my afternoon sorted. I’m going to hear NPCs sing this shit to themselves and get it stuck in my head again.
I totally forgot the remaster was coming, so that’s my afternoon sorted. I’m going to hear NPCs sing this shit to themselves and get it stuck in my head again.
I can’t speak to any future plans as I’m only freelance, but I think I can say that Sassy Chap and I both want to work together again down the line. We’re mutual fans of each other and I admire their deep respect for artists.
In any case I feel extremely lucky to have worked on Date Everything 😊.
In any case I feel extremely lucky to have worked on Date Everything 😊.
Oh yeah, I remember you saying you had done descriptions. I was quite tickled by the empty box repetitions. I hope they bring you back for the inevitable sequel.
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I can’t speak to any future plans as I’m only freelance, but I think I can say that Sassy Chap and I both want to work together again down the line. We’re mutual fans of each other and I admire their deep respect for artists.
In any case I feel extremely lucky to have worked on Date Everything 😊.
In any case I feel extremely lucky to have worked on Date Everything 😊.
Reposted by Commander Sterling
It’s humbling that @dateeverything.bsky.social’s Barry Styles has regularly been called the best portrayal of neurodivergence in any piece of media by players discussing him.
He’s made players cry, and made them feel understood or helped them understand.
I’ll forever be proud of that.
He’s made players cry, and made them feel understood or helped them understand.
I’ll forever be proud of that.
November 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
It’s humbling that @dateeverything.bsky.social’s Barry Styles has regularly been called the best portrayal of neurodivergence in any piece of media by players discussing him.
He’s made players cry, and made them feel understood or helped them understand.
I’ll forever be proud of that.
He’s made players cry, and made them feel understood or helped them understand.
I’ll forever be proud of that.