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aXL99 _(:3 」∠ )

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aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · Dec 31

It's finally here! This was over a year in the making.
"Dear Friend: An Arcane Story"

dearfriend-arcane.carrd.co

#arcane #leagueoflegends

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aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · 4h

you monster lol

aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · 4h

i went back home once and immediately saw what the floating college population did to everyone.

they all act like vancouverites especially on public transit

aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · 4h

is this like.... a physical linguistic reflex that voice actors and coaches talk about???

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aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · 4h

pre 2010s torontonians had zero chill about this, we were about as blunt and curt as new yorkers where it counts

but these days? we don't have the fucking energy

aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · 4h

When in Rome.

But some americans simply do not act accordingly when in Rome.

aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · 4h

Teh ronno

sometimes you'd even get tehronna dependin on the neighbourhood

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aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · 4h

there was a new yorker I used to work with who straight up said to me "THAT'S NOT HOW IT'S PRONOUNCED" and i looked at the guy with so much disgust in my face.

this is the same guy who would call pizza "za"

it is absolutely not a thing in canada.

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aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · 4h

executive and marketing influences remain a sticking point

aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · 4h

the ra is the same as you would pronounce elden ring's Ranni

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aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · 5h

toronto

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · 5h

ac4 blackflag freedom cry and ac liberation were both some of the most culturally relevant games of the 2010s but they were both marketed horribly - almost not at all really

it was one of the few times where being an assassin felt meaningful and relevant in the time period

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aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · 5h

re ubisoft news

they came out with far cry 5 but still pulled their punches, so this was just them not punching at all

but hey there's still mafia 3 and wolfenstein and indiana jones

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aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · 8h

012625

#art #artpost #anime #oc #csp

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aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · 9h

There are genuinely kind people on the internet, and social media didn't need to reveal that to me, it's just there are more of them than I thought originally.

aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · 10h

Social media in 2010s was faster than forums in getting gamedevs to help answer questions I had. I learned a lot listening to people sharing stories. I met lots of lovely people online and off, some of whom I have known for years.

I was bad at being a social media artist but at least I wasn't alone

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 22h

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · 19h

the crunchy graphic appeal with the triangles are so delicious

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aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · 21h

i think there's always been problems with how budget is distributed, i dunno how often they do audits but how much of it goes to improving the quality of life for their staff

aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · 23h

i dunno, the problem with being obsessed with series like that - sakuga or no - is you want that next hit to inspire you

but in all honestly this sounds like a systemic problem that needs to not rely on people to sustain itself

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aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · 1d

they just focus on painting good hands and faces and everything else is very sloppy lol

aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · 1d

when they say "eat your vegetables" growing up they also forgot "better get them fresh and cook them well enough to be edible"

this looks delicious btw

aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · 2d

probably the earliest boss you get to encounter when you enter act 2

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aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · 2d

Sometimes it's done in good faith, other times in my experience it's been a clumsy generalised observation of other people's pov and communication methods - even media access and literacy.

People get real weird over feminist art.

aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · 2d

Often any kind of lore is done through a combination of animation, narrative, vocal performance, ui.

This does it purely through gameplay animations and combat design which is so rare. Do I think every game should do stuff like this more? Only if it makes sense to.

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aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · 2d

Pretty easy to say Silksong has interesting boss fights but one had such a fascinating story moment that didn't require any exposition and only gets more layered as the game progresses.

Only one other boss from a Fromsoft title did this.

I'm gonna be thinking of that one for a while.

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aXL99 _(:3 」∠ ) @axl99.bsky.social · 2d

I have discovered this over the weekend and I agree.