Shenmue's open investigation asks you to navigate intricate NPC schedules and shop opening hours, encouraging you to spend time in the community and avoid rushing through the story. Written by Matthew Reynolds, read our second article on Investigations here: www.eteogames.com/the-indiffer...

The Indifference of Shenmue’s Schedule

Shenmue's suburbia mimics the rhythms of everyday life, with NPCs and businesses running to their own schedules - something the player must navigate when carrying out their investigation.

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Japanese detective games introduce new elements surprisingly late into their plotlines, placing greater emphasis on the people and motives behind the crimes. Read our first article of Archetypes Volume 2, written by Malindy Hetfeld. www.eteogames.com/solving-the-...

Solving the Mystery of Japanese Detective Games

The Four Act Structure sees Japanese detective games place greater emphasis on characters and their motives, asking questions beyond merely who committed the crime.

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Hi, I made a steam page for my game, Soft Ruin. If it seems interesting, please consider giving it a wishlist. Thanks! store.steampowered.com/app/2882230/...

Release day is here, and Alice's Night at the Mansion is now officially available on Steam!!👻🎊 I made a collection of wallpapers with each character to celebrate 💞 #oc #indiegame #indiedev

LUNA The Shadow Dust (2020)

Highly recommend this one! I've played it, replayed it, and low-key speedrun it. Fun old school game with some of the best writing.

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 3w ago

Crow Country is $9.99 on Steam buff.ly/rwGtV17 US PSN buff.ly/aH7bCmS

Please try saying the phrase "Doctor Pepper Manga Contest" out loud. Imagine Orson Welles saying it. A beautiful combination of words that should be seared into your memory.

Just another Magic Monday. #grickledoodle #coffee #magic #caffiene #cartoon #art #drawing #funny #humor #morning

From the minds behind that chill fishing game, a chill survival game aftermath.site/wild-n-chill-d...

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246 Posts, 30 Following, 43 Followers · I'm a 30-something accountant and freelance writer based in the Appalachians. I'm into video games, metal, coffee, nature, and all things horror. 🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸

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I left a long overdue review! This is one of my favorite horror games and, as I said in my review, a master class in atmosphere and building dread.

Shaun Aitcheson@shaunaitcheson.bsky.social · last mo.

If you enjoyed Hob's Barrow please consider posting a very quick little review on Steam, they really help to keep us afloat! 🙏💜 Incredibly much appreciated. store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...

Love has never needed permission from labels 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 My emptiness of gender lets me see that clearly. Anxiety tightens around transgender lives right now. Why must their chosen bonds still pass through someone else’s gate? Why is the soul they claim treated as a request instead of a right?

Volume 4 of my indie recs zine has finally been published! You can check it out, along with all of my previously published zines, at my ZinesForever profile: zinesforever.com/u/crimsonlea

Opening credits sequence from "Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge" (MS-DOS, 1991) with Roland MT-32 music. 🔊🎶 #DOSGaming

unseal your cards, unseal your comics, take things out of the fucking box. it's all just cardboard and plastic. fuck the resale market

Dexerto@dexerto.bsky.social · last mo.

K-pop star Momo is under fire after breaking open a vintage graded Pokémon card to stick it on her face and keep it in her phone case

Please, enjoy one minute of mind-soothing snowy Shenmue.

I jumped back into my Nightmare playthrough of Resident Evil 3 Remake on a whim and ended up beating it! I got no sleep as a result, but it'll be okay. It's Friday! 🥱☕

In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...

"I promise that loud noises won't hurt you, and you're always safe with us and so very loved."

Sarah Z@sarahz.bsky.social · last mo.

Your pet magically gains the ability to perfectly understand your human language for the length of one sentence. You can say one sentence to your pet, and they will understand your meaning and retain the information forever. After that, they will go back to only speaking pet. What do you say?

A deeply under-appreciated game: store.steampowered.com/app/447120/W...

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine on Steam

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a Narrative-Adventure game about traveling, sharing stories, and surviving manifest destiny.

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Rebekah Valentine@duckvalentine.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If Kentucky Route Zero is the Great American Novel of video games, Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is the Great American Short Story Collection

Loving this issue, particularly the piece on games preservation by Phoenix Simms - "Games are both objects and ephemera, offering players chances to perform themselves in ways that exceed the experience of the game as a product."

Unwinnable@unwinnable.com · 2mo ago

The wind is rising. This month's issue of Unwinnable Monthly features @autumn-wright.com on The Wind Rises and terror plus our regulars on topics like Marathon, Alan Wake II and Silent Hill f. Buy: buff.ly/ci350lH Subscribe: buff.ly/2FiTW11

I've been playing Hades quite a bit lately. Not sure why I slept on it for so long! I particularly love the Aspect of Gilgamesh for the Twin Fists. And Megaera. Especially Megaera.

two signalis works #signalis #arianeyeong #elster #digitalart

Artemis and Callisto 🌙✨🌿🐻 #art #greekmyth #artemis #lgbt

Millennial demon lord right after breaking the wills of her pitiful subjects and psychically enslaving them in the torture mines to farm their agony for her own pleasure: Soooooooo I just did a thing

Spain is truly a team, and they showed the world that. They all played their hearts out, and some of the best football I've ever seen came from them today. They completely outclassed Argentina. 🇪🇸❤️

Football is awesome you can just score a goal and they'll say no you didn't 😉

Spain finally scored!!!! Omg thank you please hold on to this