Autumn (but on Tumblr)

shey/they/it

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I'm Autumn! My main hobby is 'making games and thinking about making games', but I like to branch out to non-digital stuff too. Lately it's been amateur mycology and ice cream science, but the tides of life are ever shifting~

This is my personal blog, but if you just want to see my game work you can follow it at @mortallymoonstruckgames!

[autumnotopiaagain]

the video you disparagingly send to your friend when they suck at hoop stick

[courtkossai]

nature is everywhere .

skies , trees , grasses , all of plants and bugs and animals that people so easily dismiss . nature is in deserts and prairies and forests and cities too .

what have right now might not feel like dreams , but there is still so much to value . please do not forget that .

[bogleech]

Photo by Lisa Baldridge of a butterfly chrysalis that got stabbed full of holes and deflated by a predator. Those are the goo sacs that would've turned into the butterfly!! Oh no!! His goo!!!!!!! Oh no his goo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[plaidcushion]

Concepting con table banners

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progress for the evening

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[autumnotopiaagain]

Stayed up two hours past my bedtime playing Against the Storm...

Note: my bedtime is 8pm so this is not at all notable

[dqnquality]

[autumnotopiaagain]

extracting the lines from this pastel colored white board sketch that Elita did was surprisingly difficult, but I think it turned out pretty cute... maybe this will be a final asset, in the end 🤔

[valdevia]

JPEG compression is a serious disease that impacts thousands every year. To avoid the risk of infection, refrain from touching heavily compressed images with your bare hands.

What can at first seem like a minor loss of detail in your fingers can quickly spread to the rest of your body and become life-threatening.

[toskarin]

hey be honest, I don't care about what you did on the loops before you noticed but what did you do on the couple test timeloops after that

[the-wolf-emoji]

[girls--complex]

crinchtober 14 incorrect quote

[mortallymoonstruckgames]

🍄 If you haven't had a chance to check out the Mushroom Musume demo yet, now's a great time! We just released a new demo build for Steam Next Fest featuring a spattering of bug fixes and a tweaked UI. Get it while supplies last*!

*supplies are infinite

[lotusloveslotus]

here are my favorite video essays on games, in no particular order. these are not """analysis""" videos that recap the plot alongside development facts, nor entertainment journalism, nor reviews. these are videos which treat the medium of games as an art form worthy of both casual and academic criticism, sincerely examine narratives, and often acknowledge the real world politics which influence game development and developmental decisions

"In Search of Undersea Wildness in My Octopus Teacher, Abzu, and In Other Waters" and "What Is the Games Industry Missing?" by Pixel A Day. Kat at Pixel A Day is one of the sharpest in this field and these two videos show exactly why, in two very different ways. The former obsesses over both the beauty of oceans and humanity's tendency towards anthropomorphism, while the latter digs personally into the ugliness of both the games and games media industries.

"'Everything is Political' | Institutional Racism in Life is Strange 2" by Game Assist. Game Assist is one of few channels to delve so unflinchingly into intensely politic themes in games, as the title more than implies. From essays on ableism, misogyny, and racism in the Life is Strange series to de/colonization in Assassin's Creed III, they meet games where they are and examine their narratives earnestly while still acknowledging their shortcomings.

"The Most Abused Term in Videogame Criticism" by SolePorpoise. A very interesting exploration of the original "ludonarrative dissonance" essay.

"Prey - A Critique of the Mind Game" by Joseph Anderson. Joseph Anderson is one of the better known game critics, mostly owing to his extraordinarily popular series of videos on From Software's games and his propensity to have opinions. I don't always agree with him, but I find his critiques to be interesting explorations of games which are well-written and with good intent. He often has the effect of making me want to play a game (again) after watching his critiques — even the overwhelmingly negative ones.

"Phyrexia is Hell | A 30-Year History of Magic's Most Sinister Villains" by Rhystic Studies. Covers the design and evolution in design of the cultish and body horrific Phyrexians, some of Magic: The Gathering's most important villains. Rhystic Studies makes some excellent videos on Magic, largely focused on art, and this is my favorite of his.

"Why It's Rude to Suck at Warcraft" and "Minecraft, Sandboxes, and Colonialism" by Folding Ideas. Another big hitter, Folding Ideas' videos on World of Warcraft and Minecraft are two of the better and more academically-minded video essays on games ever made.

"Why I haven't played Hades ⚱" by LambHoot. Probably the most personal essay on here, this one is about the complicated feelings a game like Hades stirs in its Greek Canadian host. This goes largely into contemporary Greek culture and identity and some of Hades' shortcomings regarding it.

"The Problem with Greek Myth Retellings" and "The Endless Reinvention of Greek Mythology" by Kate Alexandra. While not technically about video games, Greek myth's constant presence in games (as seen above) makes them pertinent. A fascinating look at Greek myth retellings/inspiration from someone with clearly deep knowledge and passion for the subject.

"Animal Crossing and the Ideology of Chill" by Yaz Minsky. An examination of what our view of relaxation reveals about our cultures via Animal Crossing: New Horizons. A great expansion on "Minecraft, Sandboxes, and Colonialism."

"The Indigenous Other in Endnight Games' The Forest" by Murley Media. Another more academic essay, this harsh look at The Forest and its racist tropes of Indigenous "savages" is as well-researched as it is cutting.

[autumnotopiaagain]

uploading games on the internet be like

[powerofpridebundle]

🍬 The Queer Halloween Stories Bundle 2024 is LIVE! 🍬

Get the decorations ready and the costumes out of the closet, 'cuz the Queer Halloween Stories Bundle is back for 2024! This year we're treating you to 140+ projects from over 100 creators and teams located all over the world, who are sharing their spooky and spoopy stories with you! In this bundle, you will find...

🕸 92 Digital Games 🎃 19 Physical Games 👻 16 Books 🧛‍ 12 Comics 😈 4 Zines ⚰️ 1 DLC

The Queer Halloween Stories Bundle directly benefits queer indie creators and teams, with all sales split evenly among participants who have opted in to receive funds for their work. For the price of one AAA title, you can help fund the future of queer art by supporting these creators and discovering titles you won't find anywhere else.

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Learn more about the bundle on our press kit website~

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my game is in this! go get a bundle of halloween treats right now!!

[orteil42]

the game developer's quandary is you're always thinking "oh man i wish there was a game that had such-and-such i would play that so hard. wait what if i just make it myself" but then you can only derive limited enjoyment from playing something you made… it's like tickling yourself…

[orteil42]

and the solution is you have to be a drop in the bucket you want to see. you have to create what you like and hope to make enough waves that you'll feel the ripples too. i'm in a privileged position to observe this because my game often gets credited for kickstarting the idle genre. do you know how many hours i've spent playing other people's idle games

[autumnotopiaagain]

nice weekend