Cryptic_TX55
@cryptictx55.bsky.social
Nerd things
Mostly video games of many kinds, and anime.
When I see game and anime fan art I like, I hit repost. So my feed is a lot of that.
Fav series: Xenoblade, Smash Bros., Metal Gear, Zelda, Mario, Metroid, Doom
Mostly video games of many kinds, and anime.
When I see game and anime fan art I like, I hit repost. So my feed is a lot of that.
Fav series: Xenoblade, Smash Bros., Metal Gear, Zelda, Mario, Metroid, Doom
Pinned
Cryptic_TX55
@cryptictx55.bsky.social
· Oct 19
I like video games of many flavors, but for a non-exhaustive list:
Zelda
Metal Gear
Smash Bros.
Xenoblade
Mario
Banjo-Kazooie
Doom
Mega Man
Metroid
Halo
Many more
If it's Nintendo or Capcom, I probably think it's cool.
Casual anime fan.
Fighting games are interesting but I'm bad at them.
Zelda
Metal Gear
Smash Bros.
Xenoblade
Mario
Banjo-Kazooie
Doom
Mega Man
Metroid
Halo
Many more
If it's Nintendo or Capcom, I probably think it's cool.
Casual anime fan.
Fighting games are interesting but I'm bad at them.
Reposted by Cryptic_TX55
“AI is just being used as a placeholder” is the new “I am a fucking dickhead.”
December 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
“AI is just being used as a placeholder” is the new “I am a fucking dickhead.”
Reposted by Cryptic_TX55
this is a good battle to pick. the CEO mentioned using "AI" and got so much shit for it immediately that he's rattled and backpedaling. easy win there
this shit, despite its faults, is not going anywhere and people are going to have to pick their battles
Larian CEO Responds to Divinity Gen AI Backlash: 'We Are Neither Releasing a Game With Any AI Components, Nor Are We Looking at Trimming Down Teams to Replace Them With AI' - IGN
This morning, the news broke that Larian Studios, developer of Baldur's Gate 3 and the upcoming, just-announced Divinity, is apparently using generative AI behind the scenes. The backlash has been swi...
www.ign.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
this is a good battle to pick. the CEO mentioned using "AI" and got so much shit for it immediately that he's rattled and backpedaling. easy win there
Reposted by Cryptic_TX55
Kawakami mood
December 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Kawakami mood
Reposted by Cryptic_TX55
Reposted by Cryptic_TX55
Gonna be posting some finished c0mms this week starting with one of many beach shadow drawings, this one featuring Off the Hook
“Don’t get cooked…stay off the hook!”
#Splatoon #Splatoon2 #OffTheHook #Pearl #Marina
“Don’t get cooked…stay off the hook!”
#Splatoon #Splatoon2 #OffTheHook #Pearl #Marina
December 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Gonna be posting some finished c0mms this week starting with one of many beach shadow drawings, this one featuring Off the Hook
“Don’t get cooked…stay off the hook!”
#Splatoon #Splatoon2 #OffTheHook #Pearl #Marina
“Don’t get cooked…stay off the hook!”
#Splatoon #Splatoon2 #OffTheHook #Pearl #Marina
Reposted by Cryptic_TX55
What a difference a year makes over at Larian.
![Screenshot of a tweet:
Very AFK [verified][Larian Studios affiliation mark]
@Cromwelp
[the worst person you've ever met] here's how Al could improve this
10:52 PM • Dec 4, 2024 • 132.3K Views](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r2goeljjwsalsc6zmkrtdn4d/bafkreibr3pk2mgyl724w7cbtq757bpd237qxg32fhkscegaotd6y5db5fi@jpeg)
![Screenshot of a tweet:
Very AFK [verified][Larian Studios affiliation mark]
@Cromwelp
The Al part of developing concept here is literally replacing reference searching.
Instead of searching books/Google you generate an example. I think the misunderstanding is that people think
'develop' means 'paint'
3:30 AM • Dec 17, 2025 • 22.2K Views](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r2goeljjwsalsc6zmkrtdn4d/bafkreih4mtaeiwrbv2dux55uoicmp3vo3xjcvpnonbqcjchtfsx4gtr7wy@jpeg)
December 17, 2025 at 4:27 AM
What a difference a year makes over at Larian.
Reposted by Cryptic_TX55
Larian’s usage of genAI is by no means close to the worst I’ve heard of (not a defense-just saying) but if companies can learn one thing from this backlash, I hope it’s that nobody wants this and you will actually EARN goodwill (with gamers AND creatives) by outright banning genAI usage.
December 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Larian’s usage of genAI is by no means close to the worst I’ve heard of (not a defense-just saying) but if companies can learn one thing from this backlash, I hope it’s that nobody wants this and you will actually EARN goodwill (with gamers AND creatives) by outright banning genAI usage.
Reposted by Cryptic_TX55
December 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Reposted by Cryptic_TX55
panty and stocking rabbit hole
December 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
panty and stocking rabbit hole
Reposted by Cryptic_TX55
PSA: Our roadmap for 2026:
December 16, 2025 at 10:22 AM
PSA: Our roadmap for 2026:
Reposted by Cryptic_TX55
Guys posting pages from the 1995 Sears catalogue on $70 cartridges to demonstrate how good we have it today real quiet right now.
?????????????????????????????????????
www.ign.com/articles/vid...
www.ign.com/articles/vid...
Video Game Physical Software and Hardware Sales Just Had the Worst November in the U.S. Since 1995 - IGN
Last month, November, was a shockingly terrible month for video game sales in the U.S. While we traditionally think of November as a huge sales month what with Black Friday and all, November 2025 was ...
www.ign.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Guys posting pages from the 1995 Sears catalogue on $70 cartridges to demonstrate how good we have it today real quiet right now.
Reposted by Cryptic_TX55
Reposted by Cryptic_TX55
Well there you go I made a micro post of it lol
luigiblood.neocities.org/micro/2025-1...
luigiblood.neocities.org/micro/2025-1...
December 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Well there you go I made a micro post of it lol
luigiblood.neocities.org/micro/2025-1...
luigiblood.neocities.org/micro/2025-1...
Reposted by Cryptic_TX55
Reposted by Cryptic_TX55
ロックマン、祝38周年！🎉🎉🎉
デュアル オーバーライド楽しみすぎる！！！
デュアル オーバーライド楽しみすぎる！！！
December 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
ロックマン、祝38周年！🎉🎉🎉
デュアル オーバーライド楽しみすぎる！！！
デュアル オーバーライド楽しみすぎる！！！
Reposted by Cryptic_TX55
"placeholder text" "concept art" either the temporary thing you put in matters to the process, in which case you need to get a human to work on it, or it doesn't, in which case you can just as easily put a bright pink rectangle that says PLACEHOLDER in and save everyone time and effort
December 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"placeholder text" "concept art" either the temporary thing you put in matters to the process, in which case you need to get a human to work on it, or it doesn't, in which case you can just as easily put a bright pink rectangle that says PLACEHOLDER in and save everyone time and effort
Reposted by Cryptic_TX55
the only way to write something good is to write something bad over and over again until it becomes good. outsourcing all the writing something bad parts to a machine means you didn't write the good thing on the other end (if it's even good)
December 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
the only way to write something good is to write something bad over and over again until it becomes good. outsourcing all the writing something bad parts to a machine means you didn't write the good thing on the other end (if it's even good)
Reposted by Cryptic_TX55
December 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Reposted by Cryptic_TX55
So the guy himself is saying they arent really even seeing productivity gains? He said they are just using AI because they are afraid of being left behind. He is inviting this public scorn by repeating techbro talking points for no benefit at all. The mind of a CEO is fascinating.
If I had known the two paragraphs about genAI in my article today would be so controversial, I would have expanded them a bit! Here's a rough transcript of the relevant portion of my interview with Swen Vincke, so everyone has all the context. (Full article here: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...)
December 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM
So the guy himself is saying they arent really even seeing productivity gains? He said they are just using AI because they are afraid of being left behind. He is inviting this public scorn by repeating techbro talking points for no benefit at all. The mind of a CEO is fascinating.
Reposted by Cryptic_TX55
consider my feedback: i loved working at @larianstudios.com until AI. reconsider and change your direction, like, yesterday. show your employees some respect. they are world-class & do not need AI assistance to come up with amazing ideas.
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
consider my feedback: i loved working at @larianstudios.com until AI. reconsider and change your direction, like, yesterday. show your employees some respect. they are world-class & do not need AI assistance to come up with amazing ideas.
Reposted by Cryptic_TX55
The winner of the crowdfunding piece poll is Shantae! You can support the illustration here: ko-fi.com/J3J7K0HQ/goa...
December 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The winner of the crowdfunding piece poll is Shantae! You can support the illustration here: ko-fi.com/J3J7K0HQ/goa...
Reposted by Cryptic_TX55
I think execs going "don't worry guys, we only used AI to come up with ideas for us" really gives the game away that they just don't get it
I don't want to play a game filled with regurgitated ideas that you couldn't be bothered to come up with
I don't want to play a game filled with regurgitated ideas that you couldn't be bothered to come up with
December 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I think execs going "don't worry guys, we only used AI to come up with ideas for us" really gives the game away that they just don't get it
I don't want to play a game filled with regurgitated ideas that you couldn't be bothered to come up with
I don't want to play a game filled with regurgitated ideas that you couldn't be bothered to come up with
Reposted by Cryptic_TX55
Reposted by Cryptic_TX55
December 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM