Grauken
@grauken.bsky.social
Metroidvania and dungeon crawler enthusiast (Wizardry, Might and Magic) and like early cRPGs overall (Ultima, Goldbox games), also read tons of scifi, fantasy either books or comics
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Copilot and chatGPT are still gen AI, at least in the sense that they make new stuff from prompts.
Using these tools for a project (any industry) actively harms the user (by not improving their own skills), their project (by introducing errors/backlash) and the environment.
It's always a bad look
Using these tools for a project (any industry) actively harms the user (by not improving their own skills), their project (by introducing errors/backlash) and the environment.
It's always a bad look
December 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Copilot and chatGPT are still gen AI, at least in the sense that they make new stuff from prompts.
Using these tools for a project (any industry) actively harms the user (by not improving their own skills), their project (by introducing errors/backlash) and the environment.
It's always a bad look
Using these tools for a project (any industry) actively harms the user (by not improving their own skills), their project (by introducing errors/backlash) and the environment.
It's always a bad look
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Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance Visual Improvement (GBA) Updated from version 1.2.3 to 1.2.4
Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance Visual Improvement - Content
Ladies and Gents! I bring you this visual hack of Symphony of Dissonance by Piggy Chan! (with his permission of course)
which was based on my previous Palette hack, but this time with my own take!
Wh...
romhack.ing
December 21, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance Visual Improvement (GBA) Updated from version 1.2.3 to 1.2.4
I don't do this often, but I got the first book of this line and it was an utter embarrassment and a complete waste of money. There are a lot of good game books out there, but these are not among them
VOLUME 3 has arrived!! 📚
Thank you so much to @retrogamebooks.com for this one, and for all the amazing work they do with the Video Game Maps books and beyond 🙏💙
#SNES #Gaming
Thank you so much to @retrogamebooks.com for this one, and for all the amazing work they do with the Video Game Maps books and beyond 🙏💙
#SNES #Gaming
December 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I don't do this often, but I got the first book of this line and it was an utter embarrassment and a complete waste of money. There are a lot of good game books out there, but these are not among them
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The most highly anticipated Saturn translation has arrived! Yes, Airs Adventure is out in English, just in time to liven the holidays!!
Credits:
@hitomi2500.bsky.social - Hacking
@snowyaria.goodorevengreat.games - Translation
@nichetopic.bsky.social - Graphics
@blueskyrunner.bsky.social - QA
Credits:
@hitomi2500.bsky.social - Hacking
@snowyaria.goodorevengreat.games - Translation
@nichetopic.bsky.social - Graphics
@blueskyrunner.bsky.social - QA
December 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The most highly anticipated Saturn translation has arrived! Yes, Airs Adventure is out in English, just in time to liven the holidays!!
Credits:
@hitomi2500.bsky.social - Hacking
@snowyaria.goodorevengreat.games - Translation
@nichetopic.bsky.social - Graphics
@blueskyrunner.bsky.social - QA
Credits:
@hitomi2500.bsky.social - Hacking
@snowyaria.goodorevengreat.games - Translation
@nichetopic.bsky.social - Graphics
@blueskyrunner.bsky.social - QA
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Who coined "Metroidvania"? It wasn't @jparish.bsky.social, and he'll be the first to tell you. Besides, there are far more interesting questions, like: How did it spread? Evolve? And what's it got to do with rickrolling?
Watch til the end for a post-credits sting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8set...
Watch til the end for a post-credits sting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8set...
The History Of The Word "Metroidvania" And How It Spread
YouTube video by Critical Kate (of A Critical Hit!)
www.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Who coined "Metroidvania"? It wasn't @jparish.bsky.social, and he'll be the first to tell you. Besides, there are far more interesting questions, like: How did it spread? Evolve? And what's it got to do with rickrolling?
Watch til the end for a post-credits sting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8set...
Watch til the end for a post-credits sting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8set...
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
Disconnected Blizzard president thinks the gaming audience appreciate it when games are pumped out on schedule. Also, when they say stuff like "I believe out best days are ahead of us" everybody even they themselves know its a lie
Blizzard is focusing on its established franchises rather than trying to develop new IP. The company plans to put out 1-2 big releases a year from here on out, Faries tells me www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
December 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Disconnected Blizzard president thinks the gaming audience appreciate it when games are pumped out on schedule. Also, when they say stuff like "I believe out best days are ahead of us" everybody even they themselves know its a lie
this looks lovely
December 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
this looks lovely
delicious pixel art looks delicious
Indie classic-inspired pixel action RPG Philna Fantasy launches on January 15 for PC: https://www.rpgsite.net/news/19234-indie-classic-inspired-pixel-action-rpg-philna-fantasy-launches-on-january-15-for-pc
December 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
delicious pixel art looks delicious
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Inspired by Wizardry and Shin Megami Tensei,
Descent of Lunaris is a love letter to classic dungeon crawlers.
Old-school systems. New ideas.
#ClassicRPG #IndieGame #DungeonCrawler
Descent of Lunaris is a love letter to classic dungeon crawlers.
Old-school systems. New ideas.
#ClassicRPG #IndieGame #DungeonCrawler
December 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Inspired by Wizardry and Shin Megami Tensei,
Descent of Lunaris is a love letter to classic dungeon crawlers.
Old-school systems. New ideas.
#ClassicRPG #IndieGame #DungeonCrawler
Descent of Lunaris is a love letter to classic dungeon crawlers.
Old-school systems. New ideas.
#ClassicRPG #IndieGame #DungeonCrawler
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okay. 50 indie games right
December 18, 2025 at 3:40 AM
okay. 50 indie games right
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I haven't shown off a build in combat for a while. So here's a build focused around blood attacks/bleeding.
July 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I haven't shown off a build in combat for a while. So here's a build focused around blood attacks/bleeding.
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#C64 #Kouyate #RPG progress: wasn't feeling well the last few days, but now I feel like I can make good progress.
Been working on a buried library somewhere in the desert... So here's just a little WIP video clip showing how it's looking so far...
Anyway, I will be finishing this game!🙂
Been working on a buried library somewhere in the desert... So here's just a little WIP video clip showing how it's looking so far...
Anyway, I will be finishing this game!🙂
December 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
December 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Christmas miracle - guy called trap15 just began working on a translation for Busin 0 for PS2, arguably the coolest Japanese Wizardry ever.
Said not to expect anything for at least a year, but it's exciting news nonetheless!
Said not to expect anything for at least a year, but it's exciting news nonetheless!
December 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Christmas miracle - guy called trap15 just began working on a translation for Busin 0 for PS2, arguably the coolest Japanese Wizardry ever.
Said not to expect anything for at least a year, but it's exciting news nonetheless!
Said not to expect anything for at least a year, but it's exciting news nonetheless!
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The Rocky Horror Show Video Game: A Strange Journey: Run and jump through Frank N Furter's mansion of madness with authentic classic sidescrolling platform gameplay.
freakzonegames.itch.io/the-rocky-ho...
freakzonegames.itch.io/the-rocky-ho...
December 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The Rocky Horror Show Video Game: A Strange Journey: Run and jump through Frank N Furter's mansion of madness with authentic classic sidescrolling platform gameplay.
freakzonegames.itch.io/the-rocky-ho...
freakzonegames.itch.io/the-rocky-ho...
Man, that's a great update, this basically doubles the quantity of dungeon to explore by 2 by adding the JAM entry dungeon but with all the added niceties of the commercial entry
Dragon Ruins: Update 2.0 Released.
The GOG version will be updated shortly.
store.steampowered.com/news/app/292...
The GOG version will be updated shortly.
store.steampowered.com/news/app/292...
Dragon Ruins - Update 2.0 Released - Steam News
Added Remix mode. This mode features a dungeon from the original jam version with minor adjustments and a different final boss. Added 4 new enemy types to spice up the exploration. Added 4 new player ...
store.steampowered.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Man, that's a great update, this basically doubles the quantity of dungeon to explore by 2 by adding the JAM entry dungeon but with all the added niceties of the commercial entry
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My hot take this week is that we need another 3D squad-based RPG like The Last Remnant. Any person of lordly caliber knows the style has been dead for far too long!
Not only it's a fun change to party-building & tactics, it's fun to see such big groups fighting or pilling up on a dragon lol
Not only it's a fun change to party-building & tactics, it's fun to see such big groups fighting or pilling up on a dragon lol
December 6, 2025 at 2:08 AM
My hot take this week is that we need another 3D squad-based RPG like The Last Remnant. Any person of lordly caliber knows the style has been dead for far too long!
Not only it's a fun change to party-building & tactics, it's fun to see such big groups fighting or pilling up on a dragon lol
Not only it's a fun change to party-building & tactics, it's fun to see such big groups fighting or pilling up on a dragon lol
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Used the tracing functionality in Deluxe Poly :)
December 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Used the tracing functionality in Deluxe Poly :)
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I got to try out an early version of Deluxe Poly by @hiddenasbestos.bsky.social. It's an absolute joy to work with!
December 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I got to try out an early version of Deluxe Poly by @hiddenasbestos.bsky.social. It's an absolute joy to work with!
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AGTP Major Release Update for Project splatterworld ~ They're heeeere~ Splatterworld is done!
Link: https://aeongenesis.net/news?date=2025-12-03T10:10:49-08:00
Link: https://aeongenesis.net/news?date=2025-12-03T10:10:49-08:00
December 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
AGTP Major Release Update for Project splatterworld ~ They're heeeere~ Splatterworld is done!
Link: https://aeongenesis.net/news?date=2025-12-03T10:10:49-08:00
Link: https://aeongenesis.net/news?date=2025-12-03T10:10:49-08:00
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I posted a new short demo of what Toward The Ice currently looks like. #rpg #dungeoncrawler #demo www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaAo...
Toward The Ice - Gameplay Demo (December 2025)
YouTube video by Dragon Dropper
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I posted a new short demo of what Toward The Ice currently looks like. #rpg #dungeoncrawler #demo www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaAo...
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#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame
Warlord's Penance is a 3D, fast-paced, short-form dungeon crawler. Locate and rescue your allies to form a deadly, ability-combining party. Made for the 1-BIT Jam 7. We got 1st place in Gameplay :))
Warlord's Penance is available on Itch!
Warlord's Penance is a 3D, fast-paced, short-form dungeon crawler. Locate and rescue your allies to form a deadly, ability-combining party. Made for the 1-BIT Jam 7. We got 1st place in Gameplay :))
Warlord's Penance is available on Itch!
December 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame
Warlord's Penance is a 3D, fast-paced, short-form dungeon crawler. Locate and rescue your allies to form a deadly, ability-combining party. Made for the 1-BIT Jam 7. We got 1st place in Gameplay :))
Warlord's Penance is available on Itch!
Warlord's Penance is a 3D, fast-paced, short-form dungeon crawler. Locate and rescue your allies to form a deadly, ability-combining party. Made for the 1-BIT Jam 7. We got 1st place in Gameplay :))
Warlord's Penance is available on Itch!