V SparksV

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V SparksV@sparksv· 8d

A screenshot of a social media post by drew janda saying "The haters said I couldn't do it. And they were correct. Honestly great call from the haters".

V SparksV@sparksv· Jul 5

Now that is not true. I am in a non-PSN supported country. And yet this is what Steam shows me for Helldivers 2. I can buy it. And it clearly shows on the right that it requires PSN account linking. Tokon does not show this requirement (as of now at least).

Steam Store page for Helldivers 2, showing it is purchasable and showing in the middle right that it requires a PSN account to play.

V SparksV@sparksv· Jul 4

I think this might be untrue. I'm in one of those restricted countries, I can see the store page for the game on Steam, I can wishlist it. I can't pre-order it (I think non-restricted countries can). There's NO mention of a PSN account requirement, simply an EULA.

a screenshot of Marvel Tokon's Steam Store Page that show the game will require agreement to a 3rd-party (specific) EULA. But does not mention any requirement for a Playstation Network Account.

V SparksV@sparksv· May 3

Did not know the son of Marauder was in Formula 2 😮

A shot of an F2 racing car sideways off the track on a very wet Miami race track. With "Cian SHIELDS 21 AIX RACING" written at the bottom.

V SparksV@sparksv· Apr 19

Saint's Row The Third ended that discourse

A screenshot from the videogame Saint's Row The Third. The shot is behind the shoulder of the player character who is in a mascot dog suit, while holding a big gatling gun. Standing in a large decrepit room. With "WAVE 30. ENDING THE DEBATE. Games are art." written in the middle of the screen.

V SparksV@sparksv· Mar 13

V SparksV@sparksv· Feb 10

An image of a Kirby plush sat on a shelf, with a 😮 face

V SparksV@sparksv· Jan 30

Good interview

A screenshot of part of an interview of Sam Eng, developer of videogame Skate Story.

"Rogue: If you could give one piece of advice to aspiring developers, what would it be?

Sam Eng: I would always tell them to think about the core of what they’re trying to do, and be open to everything else. And that there are a million ways to make that core thing. That craft is very important. The other thing is to just start. I mean you have to continuously start, every single day. And it’s always a struggle. Sometimes it’s really difficult, and sometimes it flows easily. I’m saying that it’s a marathon, and you have to choose to continuously start, over and over and over, until it ends."

V SparksV@sparksv· Jan 15

@panic.com

A partial cover of the video game Despelote, with a crudely drawn number 2 added on.

V SparksV@sparksv· Dec 9

A rare vibing moment in @playrematch.com

V SparksV@sparksv· Nov 27

I've made a racing car livery for the Porsche GT3 Gen 2 car in #Automobilista2 for the @shambleschamp.bsky.social 2.4 Hours of Le Mans event. The livery is themed around #PEAKgame from @aggrocrabgames.bsky.social and @landfall.se

Side shot of a moving Porsche GT3 racing car with a livery themed around the game PEAK

A top down shot from the back of a Porsche GT3 car with a livery themed around the game PEAK. With PEAK logos on the back bumper and spoiler of the car. And a "BE AGGRO BUT ALSO KIND" sticker.

Front shot of a Porsche GT3 racing car with a livery themed around the game PEAK. With prominent PEAK, AggroCrab and Landfall logos on the hood and windshield. And a "BE AGGRO BUT ALSO KIND" sticker on the front bumper.

An angled rear shot of a Porsche GT3 racing car with a livery themed around the game PEAK. With a prominent PEAK, Aggrocrab and Landfall logos on the back bumper.

V SparksV@sparksv· Oct 16

Really enjoyed this, a great read. Especially these passages toward the end.

Light text on a black background that reads:
What all of these prove is that accessibility is not an afterthought, not charity, not optional; it is the very condition by which art survives as art. If it is hoarded, it becomes a commodity. If it is shared, it becomes culture. Accessibility does not kill difficulty, or strip art of its challenge; it ensures the challenge can be met by more than the narrow band of bodies and minds that the default design imagined.

Games need to learn this lesson. When players say that difficulty options or sliders would “ruin the experience,” they mistake the lack of one for sanctity. A Souls game does not lose its identity because someone plays it with assist mods, just as a mural does not stop being art because it is on a wall instead of a museum. The unassisted version still exists, still plays just as well and sharpens patience, but it no longer monopolizes the right to call itself “the real game.” To make options is to democratize culture, to treat games not as fortresses to be defended but as bridges to be crossed.

Light text on a black background that reads:
The future of difficulty is not purity, but continuity. Games will endure not because they guard their gates, but because they remain open, open across bodies, across ages. Plurality does not diminish art; it actually sustains it. The choice is not between hard and easy, between friction and smoothness, but between a medium that narrows itself into a belief and one that embraces the fullness of play, and I think the future worth defending is the latter.

V SparksV@sparksv· Oct 14

A cat hiding under an open dishwasher door while the cat's legs and tail clearly stick out from under it.

V SparksV@sparksv· Sep 25

I've made a racing livery themed around the game Hades II, for a MINI Rallycross car in #Automobilista2 Congrats on the 1.0 launch @supergiantgames.bsky.social

V SparksV@sparksv· Aug 23

The look of

a bald man in a flannel shirt and vest, with his hands on his waist, looking disappointed and annoyed

V SparksV@sparksv· Aug 8

Title Screen/Main Menu from the game Pyre by Supergiant Games.
Foreground is filled to the left and right side by books burning with black smoke. Background has a big church-like glass with symbols inscribed in a circular fashion. With the Main Menu selection nestled inside the circle in the center.

V SparksV@sparksv· Jul 23

As of the latest Hades II patch notes and credits, Supergiant have recast the actor for Athena. Original Athena actor is still credited for Additional Voices. Very disappointing to see this from Supergiant.

V SparksV@sparksv· Jul 22

V SparksV@sparksv· Jul 2

Donut County has some of the most delightfully funny descriptions

Screenshot from the game Donut County:
A picture of a Safety Hat with a caption: "Wear this if your website is under construction"

Screenshot from the game Donut County:
A picture of a Traffic Divider with the caption: "Keeps traffic lanes separate so the cars don't kiss each other."

Screenshot from the game Donut County:
A picture of a snake in a cage with the caption: "This spaghetti was arrested for being mean"

V SparksV@sparksv· Jun 24

You know @playrematch.com has the sauce because making goal blocking tackles feels as good as scoring

V SparksV@sparksv· Jun 11

@ivyroadgames.bsky.social

Characters Alta and Boro from the videogame Wanderstop sitting on a bench. Alta is visibly annoyed, arms crossed and looking off to the side. While Boro is happy thriving with a cup of hot tea in his hand. Underneath is a text bubble showing that Alta would say what is said in the quoted post below.

V SparksV@sparksv· Nov 4

Cover for the narrative cooking game Venba
Cover features a mother, father and son surrounded by different foods

Cover for the turn based tactical strategy game Tactical Breach Wizards
Cover features a white bearded wizard dressed in SWAT gear and holding a Light Machine Gun with a tip of a magical staff in its barrel

Cover for the isometric roguelite brawler Hades II
Cover features the witch Melinoe levitating a sickle and dagger weapons. With lots of magic and smoke surrounding her.

Cover for the narrative adventure game Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
Cover features 4 women characters with their faces slightly overlapped and a magical pattern overlayed on top of their faces.

V SparksV@sparksv· Oct 21

I'll share one from last year, 2016 and 2017

Jusant game cover
A traveler with a blue blobby friend in a backpack, are in a dilapidated area going towards a mountain in the distance.

ABZU game cover
A diver touching his reflection in the water. Clouds of fish in the background.

Pyre game cover
A triumvirate of a small slinky figure in a white mask, tall skinny figure in a white mask and big muscular figure in a white mask. All dressed in blue robes with red mantles, looking towards the left.

V SparksV@sparksv· Oct 20

V SparksV@sparksv· Oct 18

This is more than a year old. Not definitive. Honorable mentions: art of rally, Portal 2, American McGee's Alice: Madness Returns, RiMe. Contenders for breaking into this: Hades II, The Rogue Prince of Persia, Jusant, El Paso Elsewhere, Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition (ie Phantom Liberty Expansion)