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Einz

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Never done this before but I am going to try to keep a media thread going of everything I check out in 2026.

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#art | #ドットハック

Art of Kite and Blackrose in a forest dungeon with a statue
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April 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM

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Melo

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I think a lot about this bit by Kazuya Niinou about how an RPG can be one thing on your screen and another thing in your brain

How to use your imagination

When your party stays at the Inn overnight, what do they eat?

If you ever catch yourself wondering that, then you know you've formed an attachment to your characters.

With Etrian Odyssey's characters, you only give them a name and a portrait, so no matter how you think of the character, it's technically just your imagination. But even in that case, without your imagination, the character is nothing.

For example, a landsknecht who uses an axe might eat his meat with his bare hands and no utensils, but one who wields a sword might prefer a knife and fork at dinner. You might think differently, but... If you can imagine small details like that, you might find that you enjoy this kind of RPG even more.

The essence is an RPG is using numbers to make calculated decisions, but if you invest those "numbers" with your own feelings, you can spice up the game a little. Think about this:

In your party of five, three characters are dead. Two of them are alive, but they only have a couple of HP left, and no TP. They're certain to die in their next turn, giving you a game over. Number-wise, those characters are useless, but how do you imagine they feel about that? What kind of people are those 2 characters who are about to die? Try to imagine things like that in the brief time before your game ends.

Are they a landsknecht and a ronin, who'll die facing the enemy and laughing? Is it a protector, ordering the weak medic to run with his last breath?

The game over screen looks the same every time, but in your imagination, it could play out very differently.

The game itself isn't that big of a thing; what you imagine for yourself is much more fun. We hope that the player uses this game as a tool, to create dramatic and fun situations in your own minds.

January 3, 2026 at 12:50 AM

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JB @ COMMS

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Beatrice and Erika Umineko at the Phillies game

January 6, 2026 at 2:54 AM

Einz

@einzbernkastel.bsky.social

Its been a long time coming and a few false starts along the way but I have started making my way through Super Dimensional Fortress Macross. Lynn Minmay is my oshi.

January 5, 2026 at 11:36 PM

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Giant Robot FM

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January 5, 2026 at 12:09 AM

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【𝐑 𝐔 𝐄 𝐃 𝐄 𝐅 𝐀 𝐔 𝐗】

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【 𝕄 𝔸 ℝ 𝕀 ℕ 𝔸 】

"I don't think you're as cute or as smart
as he's always saying you are."

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#mischiefmakers #fanart

December 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM

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Happy New Year!
Your friends over at @giantrobotfm.bsky.social present the fully translated cast and creator interviews included with the Big O 25th Anniversary art book! Proudly translated by a real human being @sadmilk.bsky.social and hosted on my website for all

thebigoarchive.com/interviews.htm