Jeffrey Parkin
@ripefly.bsky.social
2.8K followers 620 following 45 posts
he/him. Co-founder of rogue.site. Guides writer, coffee drinker, probably sleepy.
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ripefly.bsky.social
I loved every one of the too-few minutes I got to spend with Carimara and I can't wait too see what comes from @bastinusrex.bsky.social next.
roguesite.bsky.social
Carimara is a fantastic — and fantastically creepy — little indie that everyone should play this spooky season.

www.rogue.site/editorials/c...
Carimara is the perfect Halloween appetizer
Who you gonna call? Just a weird little guy.
www.rogue.site
ripefly.bsky.social
The final(?) part of Project JASPER is up! It's been quite a journey, and I'm honestly very happy with the (imperfect) results.
roguesite.bsky.social
It's time for Jeff to figure out how Project JASPER measures up to a console. Come for the results, stay for the Steven Universe references in 2025.

www.rogue.site/editorials/p...
Project JASPER: Marking benches
Part 6: The finish line
www.rogue.site
ripefly.bsky.social
It's wild that I went from a idea designed just to prove a point to a fully working computer in just a couple weeks. And I barely screwed it up.
ripefly.bsky.social
See? These are the things I wanted to learn in this process.
ripefly.bsky.social
Good to know. "Pea-sized" is subjective enough that it makes me panic. At some point I have to clean up the wires a bit more, so I'll check it then.
ripefly.bsky.social
The way you say that makes me think the answer should be that I didn't.
ripefly.bsky.social
It's finally a computer! And I only had four breakdowns in the process.
roguesite.bsky.social
It's time for Jeff to actually put all the pieces together in Project JASPER Part 4: Scary Lego.

www.rogue.site/editorials/p...
Project JASPER: Scary Lego
Part 4: Five hours and four swearstorms
www.rogue.site
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roguesite.bsky.social
No, I'm Not a Human is about running an ad-hoc AirBNB in a post-apocalypse full of deadly doppelgangers www.rogue.site/editorials/n...
ripefly.bsky.social
I mean, I haven't put it together yet, so we'll see! It's not outside the realm of possibilities.
ripefly.bsky.social
This project is getting ridiculous and I've loved writing it up.
roguesite.bsky.social
Follow along with part 3 of Jeff's Project JASPER. In this installment, both the budget and the case continue to grow.

www.rogue.site/editorials/p...
Project JASPER: The Violet Beauregarde problem
Part 3: There goes the budget
www.rogue.site
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rygilliam.bsky.social
IDK man I just think dropping beginner guides with ASCII art fucking rules.

Also: some very helpful tips from @ripefly.bsky.social and myself! Two different perspectives, as Jeff is just starting the game with 1.0 and I've put a ton of time into early access.
roguesite.bsky.social
Jumping into Hades 2 tonight? We've got some helpful tips for your first few runs and hours!

And, back by popular demand, we've got some incredible art to go with it.

www.rogue.site/guides/tips-...
Tips for making the most out of your first few Hades 2 runs
Good advice even if you've played the first game
www.rogue.site
ripefly.bsky.social
I'm continuing my PC-making journey this week by picking out a processor and graphics card. (Please don't be mean to me about my choices, I've already ordered them and there's no going back now.)
ripefly.bsky.social
Genuinely, one of my favorite parts of starting Rogue is that it gives the world a place to read more Cass-being-Cass articles like this one. I love this so much.
roguesite.bsky.social
I am the god king of this trolley car and woe betide any customer foolish enough to challenge my reign www.rogue.site/editorials/t...
A player in Troleu challenges a man in a tracksuit and shades, holding a chicken, to a fist fight. The player has a 3X combo.
ripefly.bsky.social
I did end up using that *extensively*. I'll get more into that next week.
ripefly.bsky.social
I am starting a big project to Stick It To The Man™ that will be a multi-part journey of learning (read: failures) and discovery. Follow along and laugh at my mistakes.
roguesite.bsky.social
Come along with Jeff on his (likely ill-advised) quest to build a cheap, SteamOS gaming PC. Part 1: "Part 1: The unearned confidence of a mediocre white guy" is up now.

www.rogue.site/editorials/p...
Project JASPER: Jeff’s Adequate Steam-Powered Edutainment Rig
Part 1: The unearned confidence of a mediocre white guy
www.rogue.site
ripefly.bsky.social
Like @rygilliam.bsky.social, I was legitimately sad when the early access demo ended. I just wasn't ready to be done and I can't wait for more.
roguesite.bsky.social
The Lift is an upcoming puzzle game all about repairing an interdimensional office building.

And we've played the demo.

And that demo rips.

www.rogue.site/editorials/t...
The Lift asks you to be Fix-It-Felix for Control's Oldest House
Even an interdimensional handyman has to fix The John on occasion
www.rogue.site
ripefly.bsky.social
I tried, I really did. But it's time to admit that things just aren't working out between us @teamcherry.bsky.social
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lexluddy.xyz
This happening at a Valnet owned site is proof that games media cannot continue to exist with 0 mentorship, editorial oversight, general education for new writers.

No writer assigned a review should not understand what an "embargo" is and how to uphold it.

This is just as much on their editor.
ripefly.bsky.social
Silksong is here and we've got a beginner's guide, but more importantly, @alicejovanee.bsky.social had the brilliant idea to start making us ASCII art for our guides and I couldn't be happier.
roguesite.bsky.social
The comments call, and we answer. Here's our beginner guide for Hollow Knight Silksong, complete with vintage ASCII cover art. Now go give Brad, or Anthony, or whatever his name is, a piece of your mind.

www.rogue.site/guides/hollo...
Silksong is hateful and mean and you need to accept that
It’s not you. Silksong is hard. But we're here to help.
www.rogue.site
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roguesite.bsky.social
The founding members of Rogue.site will be hosting a Reddit AMA today to answer any big questions you might have about the site, how it came to be, and where we plan to take it.

Post your questions here, and we'll start answering around 1 PM EST.

www.reddit.com/r/PolygonFan...