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Giada Zavarise

@cheerfulgoth.bsky.social

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Gamedev, cat lover, shitposter, content designer @ Paradox (Stellaris, Cool Unannounced Game) | http://giadazavarise.com/ | https://bricabrac.itch.io/

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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · Oct 19

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Hello, I'm Giada!

🗞️ Former games journalist (RPS, Eurogamer, PC Gamer)
📚 Narrative Designer (Monster Loves You Too!)
🖥️ Now Content Designer at Paradox
☀️ Still trying to finish Selling Sunlight in my free time I swear

Portfolio: giadazavarise.com
More small games: bricabrac.itch.io

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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 11h

omg, do you have a source? First time I hear this story

Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 12h

!!! a rare unmasked Grim! Hello!

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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 12h

Fate/Stay Night took more than a decade to get an official English translation, so it got fan-translated and retranslated multiple times over the years. People have Takes, but on one thing we all agree:

genderbent King Arthur is called ARTORIA Pendragon, not Altria like in the official translation

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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 12h

I got an entire career through the sheer power of my posting

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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 1d

she doesn't even know what a merge conflict is

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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 1d

she doesn't even know what a merge conflict is

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Ash McAllan @acegiak.bsky.social · 1d

Welp, Im a casualty from last weeks Stockholm Gamedev Bloodbath
10+yrs makin stuff, "an unstoppable creative force" & "patient, clear, & deft at design"
Here for creative leadership, game design, narrative, & good-trouble-making roles so reach out if you need me
linkedin.com/in/acegiak & acegiak.net

Generation Zero Cover Image featuring A person with dog robot companion firing a rocket launcher at a giant bipedal robot.

Cover image of Game Of Thrones: Tale Of Crows featuring 3 dioramas of the frozen north and the wall of ice

Cover image of City Of Red Waters featuring cedar trees in a red bayou

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 3d

Our entire catalogue for like $10, I don't know what to tell you! store.steampowered.com/bundle/6109/...

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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 2d

Necrons AND Orks both being too busy with political infighting to agree on anything is surprising yet makes so much sense

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 3d

Statistically Backed Stereotypes for Each 40k Faction. Astounding. Motion for Deathwatch to be renamed to Hotwifewatch.

www.reddit.com/r/Grimdank/c...

Text tong to fit - it's a list of subreddit memberships for each of the 40k factions. Here's a sample...

r/AdeptusCustodes: gundam (19.71), airforce (19.20), daytrading (16.56), sandersforpresident (9.82), centrist (6.93). Conclusion: Ex-military guys with schizophrenic politics.

r/AdeptusMechanicus: pathfinder_rpg (14.05), adhdmeme (7.27), dankleft (6.07), theowlhouse (5.88), kerbalspaceprogram (5.39). Conclusion: Current stereotypes are pretty much correct.

r/BloodAngels: preppers (15.98), airforce (15.74), menslib (9.04), asktrp (9.01), asktrumpsupporters (8.45). Conclusion: Black Templars got nothing on these guys.

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GRIM 💬 @gcbaccaris.itch.io · 9d

75% off HARMONY until October 6th!!! 👀 store.steampowered.com/app/1966420/...

Save 75% on Harmony: The Fall of Reverie on Steam

The fate of humanity is at stake. Use your gift of clairvoyance to see into the future and stop an apocalypse that threatens the balance between your world and the deities'.

store.steampowered.com

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Tanya X. Short @tanyaxshort.bsky.social · Jun 6

I'mma #pitchyagame watch out @pitchyagame.bsky.social ~

Streets of Fortuna is a free-roaming sandbox life simulation. Survive however you can in a late antiquity city -- be a thief, blacksmith, priest, smuggler, whatever! From the publisher of Dwarf Fortress: store.steampowered.com/app/2946850/...

Streets of Fortuna on Steam

Use your wits to survive the generated chaos that is living in the Streets of Fortuna. A free-roaming sandbox game about growing from street rat to a tradesman, a priest, a smuggler, an alchemist, a s...

store.steampowered.com

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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 3d

I wish it would have continued being a weird slice of life instead of going down the battle shonen route

Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 4d

Spamming the boomerang is the only thing that sorta works for me tbh

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Casey Mongillo (ケイシ・モンジロ) @caseymongillo.bsky.social · 4d

Important for Windows 10 users (thank you @azushark.bsky.social 🙏)

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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 4d

"What about Hunter's March"

skill issue

Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 4d

So far my main complaints aboit Silksong's difficulty are:

- The over-reliance of flying enemies in arenas. Their movement patterns are too chaotic; I don't feel skilled by defeating them, it's all a matter of RNG
- Every boss would be much more fun if they had like, 25% less HP

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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 4d

Unicorn Overlord comes close in terms of vibes

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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 4d

The game may not have a core loop, but it has core *verbs*, and they are so offputting to me. I really struggle to vibe through the universe when every new discovery is welcomed with a big "press X to shoot it" in your UI.

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🕸️jess m. 🎃🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 5d

okay. I've tried this before but maybe it'll stick.

WG is a forum where you can discuss at length tv, movies, books, new releases, metatextual topics, post and discuss art, post tutorials etc, read up in threads, which will not just vanish but stick around for a bit. try it!

wg.jcink.net/index.php

screenshot of Walled Garden, a new forum for general discussion.

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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 5d

Feeling extremely targeted by Steam rn

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Foone @foone.bsky.social · 9d

I've been bedridden for the last 10 months, unable to work as I try to get a surgeon and insurance lined up for my operation to let me work again.
If you could send a couple dollars, it'd really help. Time isn't on my side here, and waiting is very expensive.

ko-fi.com/fooneturing

Support Foone Turing ❤️

Become a supporter of Foone Turing today!

ko-fi.com

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Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 6d

no thanks

Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 6d

oh my god the sprites are so BLURRY

Giada Zavarise @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 6d

The alternative is going back to Windows 7 but it seems Steam just pulled out support and now it's a hassle to play anything. I might be too late

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