#If Found...

[camfusedly]

If Found (a visual novel about a trans girl who returns home to an Irish island, and also a black hole may or may not be about to destroy the earth) is so pretty it makes me angry

[amoebasapph]

PLEASE GO PLAY IF FOUND.

SO UNDERRATED AND BEAUTIFUL AND THE IRISH GAY EXPERIENCE TRULY HITS

[satoshi-mochida]

Annapurna Interactive Deluxe Limited Edition Collection announced for Switch – 12 games on one cartridge

Gemastu Source

iam8bit and Annapurna Interactive have announced Annapurna Interactive Deluxe Limited Edition Collection for Switch, which includes 12 titles on a single cartridge for $199.99. It is limited to 2,500 copies. Pre-orders are available now at the iam8bit online store.

The 12 titles included in the collection are as follows:

Donut County

Gorogoa

Hindsight (debut physical release)

I Am Dead (debut physical release)

If Found… (debut physical release)

Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition

Neon White

Sayonara Wild Hearts

Solar Ash (debut physical release)

The Artful Escape

The Pathless

What Remains of Edith Finch

The collection also includes an exclusive hardcover cloth-bound art book with spreads celebrating each game, as well as a creator statement from the individual developers. The book and game case slide into a premium slipcase with Annapurna Interactive’s logo. It also includes an exclusive Annapurna Interactive Switch console and cartridge case.

[trans-ralsei]

[ryderdire]

Really interesting thing I glimpsed on rednote today

I think We- we’re developing international class consciousness 

[muttmoxley]

sometimes im like "wow holy shit im being really fucking annoying. i should stop talking" and then i pull out my magic 8 ball and it says "youve always been annoying and your friends chose to talk you anyways. youll be fine" and im like wow thanks magic 8 ball. and then the ogre attacks me

[frownyalfred]

the fact that I’ve actually had this happen multiple times when I’ve entered a new fandom is hilarious like what do you MEAN

[auxoubliettes]

[camfusedly]

IF FOUND... IS GOOD (Video game review)

This indie visual novel is extremely heartfelt, and extremely stylish.

It has two plot lines: Set in the 90s, the main plot is about a trans girl named Kasio who transitioned while going to university in Dublin, and now is returning to her hometown on Achill (an island in Ireland... say that ten times fast). As she dreads, her reunion with her mother and brother is tense, and she flees the house to stay with her friend and his band, who are squatting in a decaying mansion.

The secondary plot is about an astronaut who finds a black hole, and attempts to protect humanity.

Kasio's parts are told as if we are reading her journal, and the next "page" of the game is revealed by "erasing" the image in front of you.

While there are parts that are told with normal dialogue boxes and reused sprites like you'd expect in a visual novel, a significant percentage of the game has unique art, which is just baffling to me. (Someone on Steam was complaining about the game's price (just $13!) and I'm like.......... we have to pay for the artist's carpal tunnel!!) Some of it is kind of "sketchy," which matches the journal motif, as if the visuals are drawn by Kasio herself.

An example of a page that is not done being erased

Of course the erasing is thematically resonant to the story of a young woman dealing with hostility from her family and feeling unwelcome in her own hometown, and also to, you know, black holes.

In a normal visual novel, you might be clicking pretty fast, to the point that you're clicking about as fast as you can read if the lines are short, meanwhile in If Found, the erasing mechanic really makes you slow down, which contributes to the moodiness of the game, and the sense of time passing slowly in a place that's the same as Kasio left it. The uneasy moodiness is also amplified by the soundtrack and by a visual movement on the screen that I don't know how to describe, but it gives the visuals kind of a texture.

Anyway. It's a fascinating, beautiful, and heartwrenching game. If you are intrigued at all, I definitely recommend checking it out.

And now here's a dump of screenshots!

[spikehunter]

the xbox is a Machine. the playstation is a Device. the switch is a Toy. the personal computer is also a Machine. what the world needs, is a way to play video games on a Contraption

[great-and-small]

The majority of the Earth’s rodents: How do you survive environments with practically zero oxygen, feel no pain, and live for decades when none of the rest of us can???

Naked mole-rats:

[djungleskogs]

it’s crazy how absolutely blatantly luigi’s constitutional rights are being breached and people seem more concerned about his appearance than a real, scary view of the power CEOs and the healthcare industry have over the legal system. like yeah he looks good in those photos i can appreciate that too but can we focus on the fact that the media is absolutely treating him as if he has already been found guilty. this could happen to anyone. anyone could be arrested over the death of a wealthy, influential person and the precedent being set right now is essentially that the prosecution can run wild and create documentaries declaring your guilt. like that’s really serious and scary.

[cafeyote]

me and gang at the haunted house

[willgrahamscock]

Hey did you know that you can’t escape fatphobia even after death? The article talks about how these donated bodies are used for first year anatomy students to study the body, and how the 'perfect' body for that should be 170-180 pounds.

[tooquirkytolose]

My fellow American hobby bakers, demoralized by egg prices and scarcity and how you will make the American apple pie or the chocolate chip cookie, fear not. I have spent many years turning regular baking recipes vegan for my corrupt and traitorous sister who last week ate a salmon cream cheesed roll. There are many, many substitutes for eggs including but not limited to:

Mashed banana: best added to compliment flavors of whatever it is you're baking (peanut butter, chocolate) make sure it's MUSHY and ripe

Apple sauce: again, best with complimentary flavors (cinnamon, brown sugar) use unsweetened and have the rest as a snack

The big boy champ, ground flaxseed: flavorless, though it does darken your batter/ dough a bit. Bags found next to cornstarch and almond meal, etc. Instructions on how to use right on the bag! Make sure to let the flaxseed water combo sit in a separate bowl until it has the consistency of mucus 👍

Now with all of these you MUST add a bit more leavener, they don't have the lil bit of lift eggs give, so make sure you add a touch more baking powder. Sort of ok for brownies and cookies if you want them a bit more dense but KEY for cakes, quick breads, muffins and other things like that or she is gonna be SQUIDGY 🫡