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Puzzmo

I’ve been pretty open about going through it for the past several months. To cope with things, I got into NYT Games. One aspect of that is that it kinda lended me some normalcy. Daily puzzles provided me with a routine, and routines keep me grounded instead of just aimlessly drifting around. Another is that if I can’t keep my body healthy, I should at least exercise my brain. And lastly: I love…

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The House in Fata Morgana

I finished The House of Fata Morgana. However, instead of having one more book club post, I decided to end the book club with a general write-up of the game. Sure, you’re missing out on the ending, BUT. Consider this your invitation to go pick up the game and play it for yourself. This is one of the best games I’ve played in a long time, and dammit, you WILL play it yourself if you want the last…

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Steam Next Fest: Spinny Dungeon, Vegangsters, Silver Daze, Danchi Days

I have a lot of things to do and a lot of worries about my personal future, but guess what? Steam Next Fest is back… kinda. I took too long with this and Next Fest ends tomorrow… But hey, I checked out a few games, let’s hear about them! The first thing I decided to check out was Spinny Dungeon, by Typing Monkey. You know me, I’m a sucker for games with gambling aesthetics. Here, I’m stepping…

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another look at the RPG Maker 2025 Game Jam

Hello again! My personal life may be big question marks right now, but gaming is forever! That RPG Maker 2025 Jam is still going through its voting period, so I thought I should go back in before the month ends! Check out my previous dive if you haven’t yet before continuing on! One game I checked out was Road Trip to Hell, by LiminAce. The game ties into the creator’s larger game, The Cardinal…

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The Book Club of Fata Morgana - 9

We return to The House in Fata Morgana. Before going into the rest of the chapter, I want to share something I’ve been thinking of. When characters outside of the ones under Morgana’s curse show up in the narrative, they’re not represented by sprites. However, in looking back on the story, I remembered there was one sole exception: Javi from the 2nd door. I thought about it and, hey, he’s gotta…

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a look at the RPG Maker 2025 Game Jam

Let’s take a brief step away from The House in Fata Morgana to delve back into familiar territory: RPG Maker. I didn’t know about it, but Gotcha Gotcha Games ran the RPG Maker 2025 Game Jam in the middle of March, with the theme of “beyond expectations,” asking participants to make games about exceeding limits. Whether it be a story about a character exceeding what’s expected of them, or…

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The Book Club of Fata Morgana - 8

Apologies for taking so long. For the past few weeks, I was going all-in with a personal project that’s actually not game related for once. But well, the first draft’s basically done! But forget my story, we’ve got to return to a story that’s haunted this site for months. Michel awakens in a new world, and he immediately finds differences from past experiences. For one thing, Michel is actually…

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Knife Man

Hey everyone, welcome back to Indie Hell Zone, your favorite site on all sorts of indie music! Last week, we checked out Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams by Patterson Hood, a raw album that feels like a short story collection of American life in melodic form. Today, we’re stepping away from 2025 to step back into 2011 to look at an album that exudes a different sort of rawness, an album I…

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The Book Club of Fata Morgana - 7

So, I feel more driven to see the House in Fata Morgana through because an adaptation was announced! It’s still something in planning, but it’d be exciting to see. And well, it’d be embarrassing if an adaptation came out before I finished this paythrough, huh? Now, going forward, I’m extremely happy that a long-time theory was confirmed. However! There’s a lot of baggage surrounding that, so…

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Steam Next Fest: Geo Mythica, Olaf the Boozer, Angeline Era

With Next Fest still going, I dove back in. This will be a shorter look because the festival’s almost over and I honestly forgot this was a short February. Besides, I still need to rest off the after effects of the spinal tap I just had. Geo Mythica is an action JRPG adventure by Guin Entertainment. A young boy named Gio finds himself blessed with the ability to read the mysterious Atlas Mythica…

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Steam Next Fest: Run TavernQuest, REPOSE, Inhuman Resources, Arcane Trigger, Grow the Seed, Nebulock

Folks, we’re taking a break from our little book club to do something else: Steam Next Fest! Steam Next Fest is back, and with the free time granted to me by my disability, I thought it was the perfect time to check out some games – and actually get this out before next fest actually ends! So, here’s a few games that I enjoyed… The first game I checked out was Run TavernQuest, by Silicon…

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The Book Club of Fata Morgana - 6

When we were last delving into the House of Fata Morgana, it was made clear that the previous door was a lie. We were then shown a door of the true events of 1099. But… we don’t have the whole truth of everything, do we? After all, Giselle bore witness to the events of the past, so what was her perspective on it? Well, shortly after Michel was disappeared, a disembodied voice spoke onto Giselle:…

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Return of the Obra Dinn

For a few weeks, I casually played Return of the Obra Dinn with one of my partners. It was a Christmas gift they got me, and dang it, it was a good gift. It was a game that made me feel like we were a detective duo, finding hidden truths among increasingly obscure clues. Now: this was supposed to just be a break game for me. I don’t want to be that girl that turns everything he enjoys in their…

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I don't know how life is like on tumblr anymore. I'm pretty sure that the rpg maker culture I was in years ago no longer exists, but... here's a new trailer of my game, currently on sale until the 10th. Rise and grind some bones to dust.

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The Book Club of Fata Morgana - 5

I was left rubbing my hands by the end of the chapter. Things are getting exciting, and I was actually right about one of my theories after all. With the Fourth Door finished, the Maid wants You – presumed to be the White-Haired Girl – to give up on pursuing Michel and just stay in the mansion with her. Multiple choices are actually presented here, and first, I chose for You to run away and…

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Huhhh that rpg maker archivist that shared resources and stuff disappeared in 2020... MAN I really haven't used tumblr beyond quietly checking on people through personal, and I don't really openly use personal either because I feel that I've burned too many bridges

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i need to go back to using this site more... twitter is just 4chan 2 now