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Kite Line

@kiteline.bsky.social

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Hobbyist gamedev. Current main project: SOUP ROOMS (2025) https://kiteline.itch.io/ https://ko-fi.com/kiteline

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Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · Jan 11

If you're here from #EEK3, here's the updated trailer for our upcoming collaborative art-game, SOUP ROOMS!
(It's too hot for Bluesky to handle, so here's a YouTube link:
youtu.be/ErYcPJvzsXQ)

SOUP ROOMS Teaser Trailer

YouTube video by Kite Line

youtu.be

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Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · 1d

Also this video is just an *excellent* source of great Fabios.

Fabio immediately after fighting a bird with his face and surviving.

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Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · 1d

This video is required viewing for any celebration of Fabio.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9i9...

75mph Bird to the Face with Adam Savage (@tested) and @bobbyfingers - The Slow Mo Guys

YouTube video by The Slow Mo Guys

www.youtube.com

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Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · 1d

Evolution is such a great little dungeon crawler series and I really hope Sting eventually rereleases them in some sort of definitive collection.
They feel underrated even for Sting RPGs, though I can't say I blame people for disliking how much of a tedious grind they can be. I love 'em though.

The North American cover art for "Evolution: The World of Sacred Device" for the Sega Dreamcast.

The North American cover art for "Evolution 2: Far Off Promise" for the Sega Dreamcast.

The North American cover art for "Evolution Worlds" for the Nintendo GameCube.

The Japanese cover art for "Shinkisekai Evolution: Hateshinai Dungeon" (released outside of Japan under the title "Evolution: Eternal Dungeons") for the Neo Geo Pocket Color.

Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · 1d

You are one of the few people I would trust with such a topic. You have a genuine love for kusoge and that kind of sincerity is endearing. Pass on that forbidden knowledge. Kusoge are worth preserving!

Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · 4d

I've never seen the movie but I have read every volume of the manga. I think part of the reason why I haven't watched it yet is because it doesn't feel like the kind of narrative that could be compressed into a movie, plus the usual "book was better" concerns. Maybe someday I'll check it out.

Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · 9d

...Also what the hell is going on in the GunBuster Fandom wiki?

Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · 9d

It's also so funny to me how running out of budget at the finish line was a recurring issue with Gainax. The entire final episode is in black-and-white and the big epic final battle is downgraded to a storyboards slideshow.

Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · 9d

Why didn't anyone tell me GunBuster was so much fun? Watched it over the weekend and it felt like I was twelve years old again watching Evangelion what with all the over-the-top melodrama, screaming, and funky space monsters (yes I know it's the same director).
youtu.be/l0vCY3I5yxo

Gunbuster Battle

YouTube video by FireBomberBassist

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Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · 11d

An ancient Internet meme that still rings true.

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Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · 11d

For a split second my brain thought this was Marina Liteyears.

Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · 18d

Oh yeah and this is one of those VNs that you're going to want to play in Japanese as there's a lot of important wordplay that gets lost in the English translation.

Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · 18d

Yeah, as with all party games, how enjoyable it is depends heavily on the group you're playing it with.

It's a fun time when used in a crafted narrative though!

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Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · 18d

Casting my vote for Raging Loop. It's not a perfect narrative by a long shot but it's still a great time with a fun variation of the Mafia/Werewolf social deduction party game.

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Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · 19d

Okay but have you tried ROGUE LIGHT DECK BUILDER?
store.steampowered.com/app/3149370/...

ROGUE LIGHT DECK BUILDER on Steam

Your house needs a deck. You have a hammer. Freedom is $1,000,000.

store.steampowered.com

Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · 29d

3. Fans of the first game who stubbornly refuse to adjust their muscle memories to deal with the initial change in the down-attack.

(I continue to hate Bluesky's character limit. This would all be one post if it could.)

Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · 29d

2. People have had almost a decade to familiarize themselves with Hollow Knight and all its secrets and mechanics, whereas Silksong has only been around for less than a week. It feels more difficult because it's new and less familiar.

Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · 29d

I feel like a lot of it boils down to three things:
1. Most people are generally bad at 2D action-platformers (especially those who haven't played Hollow Knight and are only playing Silksong because of FOMO instead of any genuine interest).

Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · 29d

My one Silksong hot take is that I genuinely don't think it's all that difficult or challenging when compared to the first game. It's challenging for sure, but it's not *that* bad.

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Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · Sep 9

The other day I was at my local fish store and overheard a dudebro with a backwards baseball cap arguing with the owner over the proper way to care for seahorses. He had got all his (bad) information from ChatGPT and thought that was better info than the owner's 30+ years of firsthand experience.

Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · Sep 9

bsky.app/profile/merr...

merritt @merrittk.com · Feb 3

every UK video game in the 80s and 90s was made by a guy named like "lord wensleydale" or two guys named "the chippy twins" and was about an egg with no special abilities going on an adventure and dying immediately. it was ported to the super nintendo where everyone hated it

Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · Sep 7

Myst? Was that the one with John Goodman?

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Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · Sep 5

The most annoying gamedevs you know are going to be spewing their absolute worst takes on Metroidvanias for a while, so stay strong out there and remain vigilant.

Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · Sep 3

This is easily the best one and it's not even close.

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Kite Line @kiteline.bsky.social · Sep 2

I'm probably too old and jaded, but I remember finding this one to be laughably melodramatic, cloying and predictable in a way that felt way too obviously emotionally manipulative. I've played through a few of Key's other VNs and felt the same about them.

It's peak 2000's otaku culture though.