Sometimes I wonder just how many times gimmick accounts are going to post that one (or two) image(s) of Archangel that always end up getting tens and thousands of likes but probably not many people actually hopping on to play the game or delve deeper into it as a result of seeing it. Not that it matters much, but it’s a little shocking at times since I see it reappearing often but that’s all it ever tends to be. I had a friend ask me recently how it feels to have people larping one of my favorite games lol.
On one hand it’s a little sad that a lot of these viewers might never delve into baroque beyond looking at the game and not even playing it at that - the curse of surface level aesthetics maybe. On the other hand I guess the comfort of having been so intensely engrossed with baroque and its elusive material sort of assures me that people who come to love it for its qualities in that same way are what I’ll end up appreciating when I inevitably see it. I think I’d rather have people who are genuinely fascinated or at least intrigued popping up over people who might not care very much. In the end I guess it doesn’t matter, I experienced it largely on my own anyway and it sort of stays that way in my mind.
Plus the prospect of getting more fanart each year is nice, I’ve already seen some lovely recent work thanks to baroque becoming more accessible :)
Sadly I didn’t get to draw anything for great heat again this year, I was too busy, but maybe I’ll draw something soon for the sake of making some new fanart? I remember sketching some things but no clue where those went
I still see my old baroque fanarts getting rbed every now and then - thank you very much for that
