Professor Sparrow
@prfsparrow.bsky.social
Rehabilitated Violist, haunted by lobster ghosts. Former island-boy. I make art and peck at french fries on the sidewalk. Expect lots of FF14 and indie games.
More finished, ambitious art. More efficiency with the time I do have for art.
What are your art ambitions for 2026? Make sure to post them here so we can publicly shame you if you achieve none of them!!
January 1, 2026 at 6:04 PM
More finished, ambitious art. More efficiency with the time I do have for art.
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It's that time of year again.
The time for the Best, Worst and Blandest of 2025 from @yahtzeecroshaw.bsky.social!
The time for the Best, Worst and Blandest of 2025 from @yahtzeecroshaw.bsky.social!
The Best, Worst and Blandest of 2025 | Fully Ramblomatic
YouTube video by Second Wind
www.youtube.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:14 PM
It's that time of year again.
The time for the Best, Worst and Blandest of 2025 from @yahtzeecroshaw.bsky.social!
The time for the Best, Worst and Blandest of 2025 from @yahtzeecroshaw.bsky.social!
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There’s something really magical about getting to replay a game from your childhood that you only remember the major story beats from. Rediscovering all the little things along the way is like falling in love with the game all over again. The Lunar: Silver Star Story remaster is an absolute delight.
December 30, 2025 at 4:29 AM
There’s something really magical about getting to replay a game from your childhood that you only remember the major story beats from. Rediscovering all the little things along the way is like falling in love with the game all over again. The Lunar: Silver Star Story remaster is an absolute delight.
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ooh thank you for this!! I remember a friend first showing me an artwork of yours and finding your style so amazing 🥹 I lovelovelove your posing especially
I mostly draw other people's WoLs, gotta give my own some more love next year haha :3c
I mostly draw other people's WoLs, gotta give my own some more love next year haha :3c
December 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
ooh thank you for this!! I remember a friend first showing me an artwork of yours and finding your style so amazing 🥹 I lovelovelove your posing especially
I mostly draw other people's WoLs, gotta give my own some more love next year haha :3c
I mostly draw other people's WoLs, gotta give my own some more love next year haha :3c
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With all the new people showing up, I wanna do something I’ve never done before and start an art share. Specifically, an FFXIV art share
So share your FFXIV art❤️
I want to help boost artists as much as I can.
I'll start, I'm Angel and I REALLY like to draw my Au Ra
#artshare #FFXIV #FF14 #art
So share your FFXIV art❤️
I want to help boost artists as much as I can.
I'll start, I'm Angel and I REALLY like to draw my Au Ra
#artshare #FFXIV #FF14 #art
December 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Art of @ripleybeagle.bsky.social’s OC Kiran and another unrelated OC for holiday Secret Santa art swaps!
December 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Art of @ripleybeagle.bsky.social’s OC Kiran and another unrelated OC for holiday Secret Santa art swaps!
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The stages of Ex-Zodiac levels so far
December 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The stages of Ex-Zodiac levels so far
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rare cat commission for my friend
thank you for your patience and support 🐈
thank you for your patience and support 🐈
December 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
rare cat commission for my friend
thank you for your patience and support 🐈
thank you for your patience and support 🐈
As a long time fan of Lunar: Silver Star Story, I’ll be the first to admit that there are a ton of problems with the Working Designs localization, including artificially pumped difficulty and humor that aged very poorly. Good riddance to that rubbish.
That said, I’m SO glad they kept this bit in.
That said, I’m SO glad they kept this bit in.
December 20, 2025 at 3:11 AM
As a long time fan of Lunar: Silver Star Story, I’ll be the first to admit that there are a ton of problems with the Working Designs localization, including artificially pumped difficulty and humor that aged very poorly. Good riddance to that rubbish.
That said, I’m SO glad they kept this bit in.
That said, I’m SO glad they kept this bit in.
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We've launched a new podcast tonight called, Beyond the Pixels.
An industry-focused interview series with @nickjcal.bsky.social bringing you all kinds of insights and stories from around the games industry.
Starting with 2 of the 34 ex-Rockstar employees who were fired in alleged union busting.
An industry-focused interview series with @nickjcal.bsky.social bringing you all kinds of insights and stories from around the games industry.
Starting with 2 of the 34 ex-Rockstar employees who were fired in alleged union busting.
Even At Rockstar, You Can Be Just Another Cog in the Machine | Beyond the Pixels Podcast
YouTube video by Second Wind
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 4:20 AM
We've launched a new podcast tonight called, Beyond the Pixels.
An industry-focused interview series with @nickjcal.bsky.social bringing you all kinds of insights and stories from around the games industry.
Starting with 2 of the 34 ex-Rockstar employees who were fired in alleged union busting.
An industry-focused interview series with @nickjcal.bsky.social bringing you all kinds of insights and stories from around the games industry.
Starting with 2 of the 34 ex-Rockstar employees who were fired in alleged union busting.
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NEW: I spoke to Larian boss Swen Vincke about their ambitions for their new RPG Divinity, cutting down development time, pressures from Baldur's Gate 3, why BG3 wouldn't have happened without Tencent, how Larian uses generative AI, and much more www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Maker Promises ‘Divinity’ Will Be ‘Next Level’
‘I think this one is going to be way better’ than ‘Baldur’s Gate 3,’ Larian CEO Vincke says
www.bloomberg.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
NEW: I spoke to Larian boss Swen Vincke about their ambitions for their new RPG Divinity, cutting down development time, pressures from Baldur's Gate 3, why BG3 wouldn't have happened without Tencent, how Larian uses generative AI, and much more www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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Let's all celebrate Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wins from last night by making baguettes at home!
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is one of the greatest games I've played. I wanted to show my love for the game and did so in the only way I knew I could, by learning how to make baguettes!
Recipe can be found here:
pixelatedprovisions.com/2025/10/08/c...
#Expedition33 @sandfallgames.bsky.social
Recipe can be found here:
pixelatedprovisions.com/2025/10/08/c...
#Expedition33 @sandfallgames.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Let's all celebrate Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wins from last night by making baguettes at home!
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DeedLit from Record of Lodoss War
photoshop
photoshop
December 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
DeedLit from Record of Lodoss War
photoshop
photoshop
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For #screenshotsaturday we wanted to show one of our 8 weapons in #AlabasterDawn: the hammer!
Combine it with an element and swing away with these different kinds of attacks!
#pixelart #indiegame #gamedev
Combine it with an element and swing away with these different kinds of attacks!
#pixelart #indiegame #gamedev
November 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
For #screenshotsaturday we wanted to show one of our 8 weapons in #AlabasterDawn: the hammer!
Combine it with an element and swing away with these different kinds of attacks!
#pixelart #indiegame #gamedev
Combine it with an element and swing away with these different kinds of attacks!
#pixelart #indiegame #gamedev
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Our 2nd anniversary is on November 15th!
To celebrate that, we're doing a 20% discount off our monthly and annual memberships on Patreon for the month of November.
Use code SWYEAR2 if you're a new member looking to sign-up!
Join: www.patreon.com/c/SecondWind...
To celebrate that, we're doing a 20% discount off our monthly and annual memberships on Patreon for the month of November.
Use code SWYEAR2 if you're a new member looking to sign-up!
Join: www.patreon.com/c/SecondWind...
November 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Our 2nd anniversary is on November 15th!
To celebrate that, we're doing a 20% discount off our monthly and annual memberships on Patreon for the month of November.
Use code SWYEAR2 if you're a new member looking to sign-up!
Join: www.patreon.com/c/SecondWind...
To celebrate that, we're doing a 20% discount off our monthly and annual memberships on Patreon for the month of November.
Use code SWYEAR2 if you're a new member looking to sign-up!
Join: www.patreon.com/c/SecondWind...
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It was always about the "right" politics in video games, and the silence of video game companies is defeaning.
An extra episode of Unpacked is available now from @nickjcal.bsky.social.
An extra episode of Unpacked is available now from @nickjcal.bsky.social.
It Was Always About the "Right" Politics in Video Games | Unpacked
YouTube video by Second Wind
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It was always about the "right" politics in video games, and the silence of video game companies is defeaning.
An extra episode of Unpacked is available now from @nickjcal.bsky.social.
An extra episode of Unpacked is available now from @nickjcal.bsky.social.
Calling Out, by The Protomen
from the album Act III: This City Made Us
theprotomen.bandcamp.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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if I can find my helmet somewhere in the attic I'm bringing it back for magfest, the new tracks have been far too good
October 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
if I can find my helmet somewhere in the attic I'm bringing it back for magfest, the new tracks have been far too good
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In 2021, the makers of the indie classic CrossCode got a grant from the German government to fund half of their next game. They thought it'd take ~$1.5 million and 3.5 years.
Things didn't go quite as planned. Here's the story behind the follow-up to a masterpiece: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Things didn't go quite as planned. Here's the story behind the follow-up to a masterpiece: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
'CrossCode' Makers Look to Follow Up on an Indie Masterpiece
'Alabaster Dawn' will build on the combat and puzzles of 'CrossCode' but present an entirely new setting
www.bloomberg.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
In 2021, the makers of the indie classic CrossCode got a grant from the German government to fund half of their next game. They thought it'd take ~$1.5 million and 3.5 years.
Things didn't go quite as planned. Here's the story behind the follow-up to a masterpiece: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Things didn't go quite as planned. Here's the story behind the follow-up to a masterpiece: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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oh btw if you guys liked Silent Hill f may I suggest Detention. It's by the same studio that made Devotion. It takes place during White Terror in Taiwan and has some really great horror elements from Taiwanese mythology.
October 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
oh btw if you guys liked Silent Hill f may I suggest Detention. It's by the same studio that made Devotion. It takes place during White Terror in Taiwan and has some really great horror elements from Taiwanese mythology.
Act III: This City Made Us, by The Protomen
2 track album
theprotomen.bandcamp.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM