orin
@knbyo.bsky.social
火焔描 [ka-en-byou]
salaryman (he/they) «» aspiring gender contrarian «» marxist «» i like video games and tv shows for children «» 🔞
https://knbyo.neocities.org/
salaryman (he/they) «» aspiring gender contrarian «» marxist «» i like video games and tv shows for children «» 🔞
https://knbyo.neocities.org/
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@knbyo.bsky.social
· May 29
a cartoon girl with pink hair is standing next to two cats in a dark room .
GIF by Tenor.
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hi i’m knbyo, short for 火焔描 (ka-en-byou) - no relation. people used to call me sleepmode. just call me orin.
i used to be a fighting game guy, but now i’m just a guy. i like video games and tv shows for children.
now look at this funny cat with whom any similarity i share is entirely coincidental
i used to be a fighting game guy, but now i’m just a guy. i like video games and tv shows for children.
now look at this funny cat with whom any similarity i share is entirely coincidental
personally i like when fighting games are about hitting the other guy
November 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
personally i like when fighting games are about hitting the other guy
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I'm gonna go even further and say that every game designing around resource management and meter reliance is easily one of the biggest contributing factors that is making modern games feel the most homogenized and stale, every game now is micromanaging 2-3 bars of shit to have a full character.
Joining the "Street Fighter needs to stop having EX moves" movement, but only to push my personal beliefs of "Invincible reversals should not be meter-locked"
November 26, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I'm gonna go even further and say that every game designing around resource management and meter reliance is easily one of the biggest contributing factors that is making modern games feel the most homogenized and stale, every game now is micromanaging 2-3 bars of shit to have a full character.
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Happy Karnovember 2025!
I Present to you...
Ultimate Mortal Karnov 3
I Present to you...
Ultimate Mortal Karnov 3
November 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Happy Karnovember 2025!
I Present to you...
Ultimate Mortal Karnov 3
I Present to you...
Ultimate Mortal Karnov 3
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Angie Nyaa~ (Might render this later when I'm not busy with comms)
November 23, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Angie Nyaa~ (Might render this later when I'm not busy with comms)
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Cant wait to see bob iger hypnotise himself into thinking the walt animatronic's arm has possessed him
defunctland videos are great because everyone in charge of disneyland for the past half century have been trying to carry out what they think walt would’ve wanted like they’re the patriots in MGS trying to carry out the boss’s will. coincidentally both involve giant robot dinosaurs
November 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Cant wait to see bob iger hypnotise himself into thinking the walt animatronic's arm has possessed him
dude, stay local
November 26, 2025 at 6:36 AM
dude, stay local
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defunctland videos are great because everyone in charge of disneyland for the past half century have been trying to carry out what they think walt would’ve wanted like they’re the patriots in MGS trying to carry out the boss’s will. coincidentally both involve giant robot dinosaurs
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 AM
defunctland videos are great because everyone in charge of disneyland for the past half century have been trying to carry out what they think walt would’ve wanted like they’re the patriots in MGS trying to carry out the boss’s will. coincidentally both involve giant robot dinosaurs
dog that's a fuckin naked gun joke lmfao
November 26, 2025 at 6:32 AM
dog that's a fuckin naked gun joke lmfao
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thinking about how women live longer than men and obvs thats bc testosterone has affects on the heart and metabolism but is there a benefit to longevity if you supplement estrogen after menopause or is it just the lack of testosterone bc i was like maybe for health reasons cis men should get castra-
November 26, 2025 at 4:57 AM
thinking about how women live longer than men and obvs thats bc testosterone has affects on the heart and metabolism but is there a benefit to longevity if you supplement estrogen after menopause or is it just the lack of testosterone bc i was like maybe for health reasons cis men should get castra-
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Happy Birthday @tttttsd.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Happy Birthday @tttttsd.bsky.social
and that's why we should all play games that released before sf5. vf5 revo counts as one of those because vf5 is old
November 26, 2025 at 4:15 AM
and that's why we should all play games that released before sf5. vf5 revo counts as one of those because vf5 is old
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the thing is you can blame sfv for almost every bad thing in fighting games rn and you'd be more right than wrong
November 26, 2025 at 4:14 AM
the thing is you can blame sfv for almost every bad thing in fighting games rn and you'd be more right than wrong
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Joining the "Street Fighter needs to stop having EX moves" movement, but only to push my personal beliefs of "Invincible reversals should not be meter-locked"
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Joining the "Street Fighter needs to stop having EX moves" movement, but only to push my personal beliefs of "Invincible reversals should not be meter-locked"
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What if you
wanted to press buttons at round start
but Jacky said:
eye poke :)
wanted to press buttons at round start
but Jacky said:
eye poke :)
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
What if you
wanted to press buttons at round start
but Jacky said:
eye poke :)
wanted to press buttons at round start
but Jacky said:
eye poke :)
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I totally fucked up the face, but that’s as much as I’m willing to work on it as I continue to experiment with style.
November 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I totally fucked up the face, but that’s as much as I’m willing to work on it as I continue to experiment with style.
hey you 🫵 guilty gear 2 is on sale for like $3 ($5 if you pay in aud). it's a really cool and awesome game with a small but really cool and welcoming scene, and it's even got a very well filled out wiki on dustloop. you should buy the game and join the discord
https://discord.gg/pYtDRbxc94
https://discord.gg/pYtDRbxc94
GUILTY GEAR 2 IS ON SALE RAAAAHHH
https://store.steampowered.com/app/437000/GUILTY_GEAR_2_OVERTURE/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/437000/GUILTY_GEAR_2_OVERTURE/
Save 81% on GUILTY GEAR 2 -OVERTURE- on Steam
The ultimate melee action [GUILTY GEAR 2 -OVERTURE-] is now on Steam!! Pushing [Gameplay] and [Entertainment] to the extremes, with a splash of [Competitiveness] -- That's GUILTY GEAR 2 for you.
store.steampowered.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:42 AM
hey you 🫵 guilty gear 2 is on sale for like $3 ($5 if you pay in aud). it's a really cool and awesome game with a small but really cool and welcoming scene, and it's even got a very well filled out wiki on dustloop. you should buy the game and join the discord
https://discord.gg/pYtDRbxc94
https://discord.gg/pYtDRbxc94
Forgot to share this when I found it but I really enjoyed this essay placing Kamen Rider Kuuga in the context of being a response to Japan's lost decade and specifically to the spate of cultist terrorism that shocked Japanese society. Excellent stuff
Hero of a Lost Era: Examining the Context of Kamen Rider Kuuga - Anime News Network
Art is most often a response to the world it was made in. Sometimes that response might be a light remark, and other times, it's a loud scream. 2000's Kamen Rider Kuuga is one of those screams.
www.animenewsnetwork.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Forgot to share this when I found it but I really enjoyed this essay placing Kamen Rider Kuuga in the context of being a response to Japan's lost decade and specifically to the spate of cultist terrorism that shocked Japanese society. Excellent stuff
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I remember my union tried to get members to campaign for Labor this election on the basis of Peter Dutton promising to cut our jobs - I wonder what our officials think about that now
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I remember my union tried to get members to campaign for Labor this election on the basis of Peter Dutton promising to cut our jobs - I wonder what our officials think about that now
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LRPs thinking about Tomonobu Itagaki's perspective on fighting game balance, which is more or less "a pro wrestler could never beat a ninja in a fight, so why would I bother trying to make that fight fair?"
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 AM
LRPs thinking about Tomonobu Itagaki's perspective on fighting game balance, which is more or less "a pro wrestler could never beat a ninja in a fight, so why would I bother trying to make that fight fair?"
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I believe that if a design team pursues balance, in the traditional meaning of the word, the game will end up with less variety, less fun, and lower retention.
Reducing frustrators and enabling a lot of thoughtful player expression and fantasy fulfillment are the ways you achieve those goals.
Reducing frustrators and enabling a lot of thoughtful player expression and fantasy fulfillment are the ways you achieve those goals.
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I believe that if a design team pursues balance, in the traditional meaning of the word, the game will end up with less variety, less fun, and lower retention.
Reducing frustrators and enabling a lot of thoughtful player expression and fantasy fulfillment are the ways you achieve those goals.
Reducing frustrators and enabling a lot of thoughtful player expression and fantasy fulfillment are the ways you achieve those goals.
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While it's true you can't fully trust player opinions on balance for this reason, devs in charge of game tuning must also realize that data lies too.
Balance isnt real. Only the perception of balance is. It's all vibes. Balance isnt a viable OR desirable goal. You want fun, variety, and retention.
Balance isnt real. Only the perception of balance is. It's all vibes. Balance isnt a viable OR desirable goal. You want fun, variety, and retention.
One of the producers on Guilty Gear Strive said it was basically impossible to source player feedback on balance changes online because nobody had original opinions and would just parrot what the most popular content creators said and so they had to rely on data and I think about that every day.
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
While it's true you can't fully trust player opinions on balance for this reason, devs in charge of game tuning must also realize that data lies too.
Balance isnt real. Only the perception of balance is. It's all vibes. Balance isnt a viable OR desirable goal. You want fun, variety, and retention.
Balance isnt real. Only the perception of balance is. It's all vibes. Balance isnt a viable OR desirable goal. You want fun, variety, and retention.
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In the original arcade version of Final Fight, there's a third button whose function is to escape grabs. It's not wired by default in arcade machines, but was left in the game code and can be accessed via emulation. Here, I tested it via MiSTerFPGA. It was probably used by the devs during QA.
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 AM
In the original arcade version of Final Fight, there's a third button whose function is to escape grabs. It's not wired by default in arcade machines, but was left in the game code and can be accessed via emulation. Here, I tested it via MiSTerFPGA. It was probably used by the devs during QA.
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yearning? you mean you're self-shipping with a real person you know?
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 AM
yearning? you mean you're self-shipping with a real person you know?
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The more I hear about just how protective Disney is over Mickey the funnier this image gets
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The more I hear about just how protective Disney is over Mickey the funnier this image gets