Celia
@celialicious.bsky.social
Game designer & game design educator. Fighting gamer. Animator.
https://Critpoints.net
https://Critpoints.net
I'm shooting for Combo Breaker, sorry!
January 26, 2026 at 1:39 AM
I'm shooting for Combo Breaker, sorry!
Wish I could be there!
January 25, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Wish I could be there!
Because immigration shouldn't be regulated. Regulations are violent coercion. In this case: homicide.
January 24, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Because immigration shouldn't be regulated. Regulations are violent coercion. In this case: homicide.
If it didn't have leveling up, it wouldn't be an RPG anymore, it would just be turn based tactics.
January 24, 2026 at 1:10 PM
If it didn't have leveling up, it wouldn't be an RPG anymore, it would just be turn based tactics.
Doing your eyebrows is the antidote to dysphoria
January 22, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Doing your eyebrows is the antidote to dysphoria
I got nothing. Maybe bullet bloom/randomized spread?
January 21, 2026 at 9:06 PM
I got nothing. Maybe bullet bloom/randomized spread?
Oh absolutely. The tuning can be completely wrong. I hate the common version of the parry mechanic, but the video I'm writing on it discusses a bunch of ways that it can be fixed.
January 21, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Oh absolutely. The tuning can be completely wrong. I hate the common version of the parry mechanic, but the video I'm writing on it discusses a bunch of ways that it can be fixed.
I originally wrote this post in response to someone saying Victory Points in board games are a bad mechanic. There are TONS of mechanics that people complain about arbitrarily.
January 21, 2026 at 8:35 PM
I originally wrote this post in response to someone saying Victory Points in board games are a bad mechanic. There are TONS of mechanics that people complain about arbitrarily.
There's definitely a perverse incentive when it comes to monetization.
January 21, 2026 at 8:24 PM
There's definitely a perverse incentive when it comes to monetization.
What if it's there to get you to engage with a healthy habit, like exercise or practicing learning a language?
That's a fair point.
That's a fair point.
January 21, 2026 at 7:51 PM
What if it's there to get you to engage with a healthy habit, like exercise or practicing learning a language?
That's a fair point.
That's a fair point.
A little theming goes a long way! I have a loose witchy theme right now, based on celestial bodies. Leaning into macabre magical girls sounds like a fun twist.
January 21, 2026 at 8:16 AM
A little theming goes a long way! I have a loose witchy theme right now, based on celestial bodies. Leaning into macabre magical girls sounds like a fun twist.
What the actual fuck, that's the sickest thing I've ever heard of. Can I steal this for my card game?
January 21, 2026 at 4:37 AM
What the actual fuck, that's the sickest thing I've ever heard of. Can I steal this for my card game?
Write what you know...
January 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Write what you know...
Sounds downstream of just-world fallacy.
January 18, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Sounds downstream of just-world fallacy.