Kevin
@jrpg.bsky.social
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hobbyist gamedev, Interested in critical evaluation of gameplay, narratives, character, and the interplay of those
hobbyist game design critic
needs to start a blog or something
hk / silksong / back on nightreign soon
hobbyist gamedev, Interested in critical evaluation of gameplay, narratives, character, and the interplay of those
hobbyist game design critic
needs to start a blog or something
hk / silksong / back on nightreign soon
but really, i've put too much time into blue prince trying to solve it hint-less and i should have been more willing to do a "co-op" style run or get some vague hints to expediate this process
i spent a large number of runs on the freezer thinking my placement of tiles was wrong by
i spent a large number of runs on the freezer thinking my placement of tiles was wrong by
February 2, 2026 at 11:07 PM
but really, i've put too much time into blue prince trying to solve it hint-less and i should have been more willing to do a "co-op" style run or get some vague hints to expediate this process
i spent a large number of runs on the freezer thinking my placement of tiles was wrong by
i spent a large number of runs on the freezer thinking my placement of tiles was wrong by
starting to develop grumbles about blue prince but its a weakness with how completionism works in a game
i could have been satisfied with what i found out / figured out / played out
and i could have quit playing
but i got enough of a teaser from a friend about extra information/cutscenes
i could have been satisfied with what i found out / figured out / played out
and i could have quit playing
but i got enough of a teaser from a friend about extra information/cutscenes
February 2, 2026 at 11:04 PM
starting to develop grumbles about blue prince but its a weakness with how completionism works in a game
i could have been satisfied with what i found out / figured out / played out
and i could have quit playing
but i got enough of a teaser from a friend about extra information/cutscenes
i could have been satisfied with what i found out / figured out / played out
and i could have quit playing
but i got enough of a teaser from a friend about extra information/cutscenes
blue prince wants me to use my blue tents as i slowly explore the roguelike mode but i've already been done dominating the roguelike mode for a while
so its more like i'm finding the blue tent hints by organizing a groundhog day style scenario and reloading the same day with the resources
so its more like i'm finding the blue tent hints by organizing a groundhog day style scenario and reloading the same day with the resources
January 23, 2026 at 10:15 PM
blue prince wants me to use my blue tents as i slowly explore the roguelike mode but i've already been done dominating the roguelike mode for a while
so its more like i'm finding the blue tent hints by organizing a groundhog day style scenario and reloading the same day with the resources
so its more like i'm finding the blue tent hints by organizing a groundhog day style scenario and reloading the same day with the resources
it turns out blue prince wasn't meant to be long in the tooth
the trophy list was a list of objectives for those who wanted more and the unlock for 8 trophies is definitely helpful, if a little bit too direct on some of these hints
the trophy list was a list of objectives for those who wanted more and the unlock for 8 trophies is definitely helpful, if a little bit too direct on some of these hints
January 21, 2026 at 10:57 PM
it turns out blue prince wasn't meant to be long in the tooth
the trophy list was a list of objectives for those who wanted more and the unlock for 8 trophies is definitely helpful, if a little bit too direct on some of these hints
the trophy list was a list of objectives for those who wanted more and the unlock for 8 trophies is definitely helpful, if a little bit too direct on some of these hints
blue prince is a bit long in the tooth
if i didn't have someone ahead of me i'd have thought i was long done by now just looking at optional runs of the roguelike mode
apparently i'm missing some big puzzle or big hint somewhere as such
working on some nonsense theories currently that might turn out
if i didn't have someone ahead of me i'd have thought i was long done by now just looking at optional runs of the roguelike mode
apparently i'm missing some big puzzle or big hint somewhere as such
working on some nonsense theories currently that might turn out
January 20, 2026 at 3:51 PM
blue prince is a bit long in the tooth
if i didn't have someone ahead of me i'd have thought i was long done by now just looking at optional runs of the roguelike mode
apparently i'm missing some big puzzle or big hint somewhere as such
working on some nonsense theories currently that might turn out
if i didn't have someone ahead of me i'd have thought i was long done by now just looking at optional runs of the roguelike mode
apparently i'm missing some big puzzle or big hint somewhere as such
working on some nonsense theories currently that might turn out
i'm not strong enough
So if we presume it HAS to be one or the other, when a door is open, is it on or off? Discuss.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 8, 2026 at 1:51 AM
i'm not strong enough
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sitting in a call with some friends for 2 hours and then you and another both realize you've been sitting in blue prince's gallery tile
and then the discord call turns from
"ill think about this while we chat/stream/watch whatever" to "ranked competitive gallery solving"
and then the discord call turns from
"ill think about this while we chat/stream/watch whatever" to "ranked competitive gallery solving"
January 5, 2026 at 10:47 PM
sitting in a call with some friends for 2 hours and then you and another both realize you've been sitting in blue prince's gallery tile
and then the discord call turns from
"ill think about this while we chat/stream/watch whatever" to "ranked competitive gallery solving"
and then the discord call turns from
"ill think about this while we chat/stream/watch whatever" to "ranked competitive gallery solving"
we're calling them knightroids and silkvanias now
December 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
we're calling them knightroids and silkvanias now
sometimes learning to make art is about getting kicked from an irc channel for typing "noone"
December 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
sometimes learning to make art is about getting kicked from an irc channel for typing "noone"
non video game post, discover feed is becoming like 25% ai generated cat videos so its safe to remove now
December 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
non video game post, discover feed is becoming like 25% ai generated cat videos so its safe to remove now
really like the two additions to nightreign
kind of silly to see the two new boss relics though
they really had to pull a night-of-the-fathom again
i wonder if they're aiming to give players more quick slotable relics rather then give players any control over the relic randomization
kind of silly to see the two new boss relics though
they really had to pull a night-of-the-fathom again
i wonder if they're aiming to give players more quick slotable relics rather then give players any control over the relic randomization
December 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
really like the two additions to nightreign
kind of silly to see the two new boss relics though
they really had to pull a night-of-the-fathom again
i wonder if they're aiming to give players more quick slotable relics rather then give players any control over the relic randomization
kind of silly to see the two new boss relics though
they really had to pull a night-of-the-fathom again
i wonder if they're aiming to give players more quick slotable relics rather then give players any control over the relic randomization
i'm finally just about finished with silksong act 2
took me way too much wandering around to get the last wish of act2 to trigger, and i won't get to find out what detail i was missing until i finish the first unspoiled playthru
took me way too much wandering around to get the last wish of act2 to trigger, and i won't get to find out what detail i was missing until i finish the first unspoiled playthru
December 3, 2025 at 12:06 AM
i'm finally just about finished with silksong act 2
took me way too much wandering around to get the last wish of act2 to trigger, and i won't get to find out what detail i was missing until i finish the first unspoiled playthru
took me way too much wandering around to get the last wish of act2 to trigger, and i won't get to find out what detail i was missing until i finish the first unspoiled playthru
made a small breakthru on hk pantheon 4
i do think i missed out a bit on hk charm builds because they made everything more expensive over time
i have been enjoying the (tools) more in silksong
though it feels like some red tools are the standouts / the most useful
its nice to equip 9 "charms"
i do think i missed out a bit on hk charm builds because they made everything more expensive over time
i have been enjoying the (tools) more in silksong
though it feels like some red tools are the standouts / the most useful
its nice to equip 9 "charms"
December 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
made a small breakthru on hk pantheon 4
i do think i missed out a bit on hk charm builds because they made everything more expensive over time
i have been enjoying the (tools) more in silksong
though it feels like some red tools are the standouts / the most useful
its nice to equip 9 "charms"
i do think i missed out a bit on hk charm builds because they made everything more expensive over time
i have been enjoying the (tools) more in silksong
though it feels like some red tools are the standouts / the most useful
its nice to equip 9 "charms"
kind of hardstuck on hk pantheon 4
finished my speedrun goals on hk and saw the various endings
i'll definitely return to try out some more of hk steel soul, sad that it doesn't have too much extra content / context like i've heard rumors about silksong
but i did move onto silksong
finished my speedrun goals on hk and saw the various endings
i'll definitely return to try out some more of hk steel soul, sad that it doesn't have too much extra content / context like i've heard rumors about silksong
but i did move onto silksong
November 27, 2025 at 12:15 AM
kind of hardstuck on hk pantheon 4
finished my speedrun goals on hk and saw the various endings
i'll definitely return to try out some more of hk steel soul, sad that it doesn't have too much extra content / context like i've heard rumors about silksong
but i did move onto silksong
finished my speedrun goals on hk and saw the various endings
i'll definitely return to try out some more of hk steel soul, sad that it doesn't have too much extra content / context like i've heard rumors about silksong
but i did move onto silksong
been playing hollow knight
first few hours: felt oppressively linear, felt like obvious dead ends
probably died twice to soul master (had zero geo)
dropped it for several years
the road to 25 charms and all the buyable notches:
felt money starved
avoided city of tears thinking id finished it prev.
first few hours: felt oppressively linear, felt like obvious dead ends
probably died twice to soul master (had zero geo)
dropped it for several years
the road to 25 charms and all the buyable notches:
felt money starved
avoided city of tears thinking id finished it prev.
November 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
been playing hollow knight
first few hours: felt oppressively linear, felt like obvious dead ends
probably died twice to soul master (had zero geo)
dropped it for several years
the road to 25 charms and all the buyable notches:
felt money starved
avoided city of tears thinking id finished it prev.
first few hours: felt oppressively linear, felt like obvious dead ends
probably died twice to soul master (had zero geo)
dropped it for several years
the road to 25 charms and all the buyable notches:
felt money starved
avoided city of tears thinking id finished it prev.
patstaresat finished his playthru of Lisa the Painful and apparently enjoyed his ending
which is great
but he's going to go play Lisa the Joyful
which is great
i really enjoyed my time with Lisa up until the ending and i skipped Joyful
saw it a little while layer thru a friend
which is great
but he's going to go play Lisa the Joyful
which is great
i really enjoyed my time with Lisa up until the ending and i skipped Joyful
saw it a little while layer thru a friend
October 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
patstaresat finished his playthru of Lisa the Painful and apparently enjoyed his ending
which is great
but he's going to go play Lisa the Joyful
which is great
i really enjoyed my time with Lisa up until the ending and i skipped Joyful
saw it a little while layer thru a friend
which is great
but he's going to go play Lisa the Joyful
which is great
i really enjoyed my time with Lisa up until the ending and i skipped Joyful
saw it a little while layer thru a friend
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a game that crashes when you’ve played too much and need to go to bed
October 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
a game that crashes when you’ve played too much and need to go to bed
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October 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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i think mark here is a fantastic artist
To celebrate reaching 10K id like to do an art giveaway sometime this month, will pull the winner in a week or so and they will get a 3D sculpt of a new OC or a redesign of an existing character in my style.
To enter just share this post if you're followin me (AI/Crypto accounts will be ignored✨)
To enter just share this post if you're followin me (AI/Crypto accounts will be ignored✨)
October 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
i think mark here is a fantastic artist
i think that we can learn a lot about the respect presented to "metroid brainia" type games like tunic or outer wilds in that it isn't necessarily the quality of any individual puzzle or challenge in a game that makes it so resonant
its the ability for friends to make a recommendation and then
its the ability for friends to make a recommendation and then
have a favourite final sidequest / character because they'll be following some guide on how to build the most boring team and spent dozens of hours grinding that they never even bother to finish the story before falling off of "reading the book"
September 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
i think that we can learn a lot about the respect presented to "metroid brainia" type games like tunic or outer wilds in that it isn't necessarily the quality of any individual puzzle or challenge in a game that makes it so resonant
its the ability for friends to make a recommendation and then
its the ability for friends to make a recommendation and then
i think that silksong's release schedule preventing the youtube/tiktok apocalypse of day1 tricks tips cheetz secrets meta builds etc
was a good thing actually
i don't think it hurts critical game evaluation if a article/essay is written a month or a year or ten years after the commercial release
was a good thing actually
i don't think it hurts critical game evaluation if a article/essay is written a month or a year or ten years after the commercial release
September 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
i think that silksong's release schedule preventing the youtube/tiktok apocalypse of day1 tricks tips cheetz secrets meta builds etc
was a good thing actually
i don't think it hurts critical game evaluation if a article/essay is written a month or a year or ten years after the commercial release
was a good thing actually
i don't think it hurts critical game evaluation if a article/essay is written a month or a year or ten years after the commercial release
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This image actually made something click in my brain. I was already highly vocal about how much I like friction, but now I think the most noble thing a game can do is devastate the player so badly that they want to put it down.
September 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This image actually made something click in my brain. I was already highly vocal about how much I like friction, but now I think the most noble thing a game can do is devastate the player so badly that they want to put it down.
i have thoughts on skong but i got stuck eating my hollow knight homework
and its still apparent from both times ive dropped off of hk and said, "maybe i'll just wait for skong, seems like a sequel might address my biggest critiques"
they did address them and yea i'm gonna fall off hk again soon
and its still apparent from both times ive dropped off of hk and said, "maybe i'll just wait for skong, seems like a sequel might address my biggest critiques"
they did address them and yea i'm gonna fall off hk again soon
September 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
i have thoughts on skong but i got stuck eating my hollow knight homework
and its still apparent from both times ive dropped off of hk and said, "maybe i'll just wait for skong, seems like a sequel might address my biggest critiques"
they did address them and yea i'm gonna fall off hk again soon
and its still apparent from both times ive dropped off of hk and said, "maybe i'll just wait for skong, seems like a sequel might address my biggest critiques"
they did address them and yea i'm gonna fall off hk again soon