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@epykslion
Why I Stopped Looking for Another App
I used to bounce between AI companion apps, always hunting for the next better one. SweetDream ended that. Once I built a companion who felt right and held up day after day, the search just stopped.
That staying power comes down to quality. The chat stays natural, the visuals look great, the calls feel real, and nothing breaks the illusion. sweetdream.ai was the first one that made me want to settle in instead of move on.
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Howdy howdy, y’all ~
I’m Lionel, a Let’s Player who mainly covers visual novels with the occasional horror games and other indie titles sprinkled here and there. I’m mainly known for how sus my gameplays can be, and I still have no idea how Tumblr works.
In case y’all are wondering where you can find me, most of my links are listed on the Linktree below, but you can also follow me on YouTube here:
Anyway, here’s my Linktree! https://linktr.ee/epykslion
Had to fix something i forgot to add the tattoo
OMFG, AAAAAA. I know that's my new sona but I'm so glad I get to see all of these fanarts 😭 THANK YOU SO MUCH!
NEW GAME: LOST CONNECTIONS
A short and sweet romance visual novel where you go to the laundromat and meet a boy that feels like a living ghost.
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Hi! I really enjoy your content (〃＾▽＾〃)
I wanted to ask if you’re open to game suggestions or recommendations from your audience. I’m currently developing an indie visual novel, and I’d love to share it with you if that’s something you’re interested in.
No pressure at all! Just wanted to ask first. Thanks for your time ╰(*´︶`*)╯
I'm typically open to game suggestions, I do come across some gems every now and then thanks to the recommendations I've gotten. I will have to disclose, that I'm really behind on a lot of my backlog, so it might take awhile before I get to it 😭
Have you thought about being a voice actor?
I love so much how you interpret the characters during your gameplays and I think your voice is suitable for those characters!
I've thought of it! It's definitely fun voicing the narrator and characters in real time, and I've even taken up several courses in acting and voice work. I'd love to take up more roles in the near future though.
Out of curiosity, what makes you put games in your black list? Is it usually just what they include or you just don't vibe with them?
There's only a handful of games I've put on my black list, and it's often after looking through enough evidence of wrongdoing and seeing the developer's response to the matter.
The easiest for me to deny is anything AI generated, not just because I think it's lazy (and genuinely looks awful to me), but they tend to fall apart in quality in other aspects. Whether it's in terms of gameplay, telling a satisfying, coherent story - they're genuinely a slog to get through.
Then there are games where there is insurmountable evidence of the developer using their platform to either spread hate, or abuse their position to harm others. My personal belief is that I shouldn't broadcast games that could cause potential harm to my audience for them being a part of certain communities.
Otherwise, I'm mostly fine with most subject matters especially if they're handled tastefully. There are some games I've covered that have been fairly controversial, but I stand to believe that some stories should be told especially if they highlight important issues, and if they serve as a critique on important matters or the genre it's satirizing in the first place.
Actually that no punctuation plot hole ooc wattpad fanfic written by that 12 year old will ALWAYS be better than character ai. And I love that 12 year old btw
I love every shitty fanfic ever written, I’ve written some of the most shitty fanfic ever written, and I love it BECAUSE it’s imperfect and human and made for love not for popularity or profit. Generative AI has no place in schoolwork or academia but even LESS in fan spaces. Because without the love, what’s the point?
Write.
Write like shit.
But WRITE WITH LOVE.
Also being a shitty writer is a near-universal experience because it’s where we all start. LLMs can’t improve because they don’t think. They don’t really write either. They just play with probability and put out something that’s not illegible but certainly isn’t good.
not even JRR Tolkien, who famously developed the concept of the Secondary World and firmly believed that no trace of the Real World should be evoked in the fictional world, was able to remove potatoes from his literature. this is a man who developed whole languages and mythologies for his literary world, who justified its existence in English as a translation* simply because he was so miffed he couldn't get away with making the story fully alien to the real world. and not even he, in extremis, was so cruel as to deny his characters the heavenly potato. could not even conceive a universe devoid of the potato. such is its impact. everyone please take a moment to say thank you to South Americans for developing and cultivating one of earth's finest vegetables. the potato IS all that. literally world-changing food. bless.
same anon as before! tysm for responding :) i wanted to see you play To My Darling by ixkyu! it's free on itchio. no pressure though <3
Played this recently, thank you so much for the recommendation! It's a pretty fun visual novel, and I love how they portrayed the yandere character as the freak he really is, lol.
are we allowed to suggest games for you to play?? i love your videos and how you react to the games you play so i'm just wondering ok thank u have a good day ;;w;;
I do take game suggestions every now and then unless the game is on my blacklist, it's mobile only, or if I worry it may not do well on the channel. I've only got Broken Colors and Your Boyfriend on my blacklist at the moment, but otherwise - just shoot your shot.
Hi! I posted this on twitter yesterday, but I feel like it's important for me to post here as well.
TLDR: I do not vibe with fiction moral purists.
Legit, I ain't gonna police people for the sort of content they consume or create. If I don't vibe with a fandom or subject matter, I'm just not gonna engage.
if a terf even looks at this they will die in seven days just to clarify
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I hear you, but have you considered -
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Villain: Dude, what about Frank?!
Hero: … who?
Villain: Frank! Franklin Jones! Wears my henchmen’s uniform, had the key to my door, GOT MURDERED BY SOME ASSHOLE TWO WEEKS BEFORE HIS KID’S BALLET RECITAL?!
Hero: … you know your henchmen’s names?
Villlain: OF COURSE I DO! I SEE THESE PEOPLE EVERY DAY! THEY’RE MY FRIENDS! What, you thought I just went to the fucking minion store and bought three hundred assistants?! People don’t work for evil overlords unless they really like the evil overlord!
Hero: Well, I mean, I though henchmen were just kinda… there?
Villain: … you thought Frank. Whom I entrusted with the key to my personal chamber. Who I named the godfather of my children. Was just. There.
Hero: YOU HAVE KIDS?!
Villain: HOW CAN YOU NOT KNOW THAT?! WE’VE BEEEN NEMESI FOR DECADES!
Hero: WHY WOULD I KNOW THAT? YOU’RE AN ASSHOLE I WANT DEAD!
Villain: HOW AM I THE VILLAIN HERE?!
“On this day, we come together to mourn the passing of Franklin Jones, beloved husband, brother, and father. He died protecting his best friend, defending a cause he believed in. He had a young child, who loved ballet. Franklin sadly passed before he could attend his child’s recital. He was very active in our community, and always had his family’s best interests at heart, no matter what. May the villain who ended his life so early buRN IN HELL-”
Expanding a thought from a conversation this morning:
In general, I think "Is X out-of-character?" is not a terribly useful question for a writer. It shuts down possibility, and interesting directions you could take a character.
A better question, I believe, is "What would it take for Character to do X?" What extremity would she find herself in, where X starts to look like a good idea? What loyalties or fears leave him with X as his only option? THAT'S where a potentially interesting story lies.
In practice, I find that you can often justify much more from a character than you initially dreamed you could: some of my best stories come from "What might drive Character to do [thing he would never do]?" As long as you make it clear to the reader what the hell pushed your character to this point, you've got the seed of a compelling story on your hands.
this connects to some REALLY good writing advice i remember from @batshaped
Characters are contradictory, just like people are. What would it take for them to do the thing they've told themselves they'd never do, and how would they try to justify it?
So what I'm hearing is, "Under what circumstances would he fucking do that?"
