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[4eyecomplex]

Just before our lunch break, my coworker told me he finally beat Elden Ring. I asked which route he went for. To which, he responded, "C'mon. Knowing me, which do you think I went for?" There's finding out your coworker is a fellow geek, then there's finding out your coworker is the same type of geek as you, because I knew damn well we both walked the path of Ranni's ending.

Plus, we're both prophets?! Definitely Elden Bros now.

[ftonews]

So long as you're happy and hurting no one. Then live your best you. 🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️

📹• #swadagentleman (tiktok)

#powerrangers #adultnerd #blerd #nerd #anime #geek #blackpanther #comics #marvel #comicbooks #starwars #cosplay #atlanta #comiccon #

[blerdyotome]

Visual Novels to Play this Pride Month (and Beyond)

Happy Pride Month Blerdy Tribe! Representation has come a long way over the years and now more than ever, there are so many great games featuring stories and identities from within the LGBTQ+ community. So, to celebrate Pride, I’ve compiled a list of amazing LGBTQ+ visual novels that you should definitely add to your play lists, backlogs, and wishlists. While Pride Month is celebrated in the…

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Gaming & Braiding :P _______ INSTAGRAM PRINTS & STICKERS PATREON KO-FI

[kurokairin]

Title: Gaming with Mineo Date: 24 December 2021 Uploaded to FB: 6 November 2022 Characters (from left): Mineo Enomoto (from "Collar X Malice" by Otomate, Idea Factory), mini Blerdy Description: Christmas Art 2021 for Naja ( @blerdyotome )

[volixia669]

Yooooooo, so for any otome folks who still follow me, there’s a game coming out soooooon that Blerdy Otome reviewed and it looks so good and queer and hot!

Here’s the link to the review!

https://blerdyotome.com/2022/11/07/love-shore-demo-review/

[pianta]

commission set for Blerdy Otome! 💜

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[portsandstars]

Revisiting Red Spring Studio's Interview with Blerdy Otome - Select Quotes

It's been almost a year since RSS had this interview, but I think that many people have not listened to it, or recently revisited it. I thought I'd highlight some quotes from it, though the entire interview is worth watching! Some of these quotes I have lightly modified for clarity or succinctness but the majority are direct transcripts.

23:30: "Touchstarved is a horror romance visual novel where the entire cast is made up of characters where you're like, "I can fix them!" but you actually can't. I think that Touchstarved is a very complex and mature story with really really complex themes and interwoven routes and obviously it's very sexy at the same it's a romance - and I think it's one of those games that I've always wanted to see exist and I think that a lot of the team has always wanted to see this game exist as far as being this kind of like dark, broody, moody, but also very deep, right, and authentic and honest exploration - Monsters, and the feeling of being a monster - feeling of being an "other", right, whether you're queer or POC or anything like that… we've created a game that's not only really fun and action-packed and bloody and all that kind of stuff… but very heartfelt in a way that I hope readers can pick up on.

Imo, this line of reasoning ("you can't fix them", and the cast's monstrous nature and how it intrinsically ties to/is an analogy for being queer, or POC) - makes me think that even in the good endings for the game, your character won't be minimizing the character's monstrousness. For example, even if your character has the Power of True Love, it's not going to make Vere nonviolent or absolve Kuras's guilt.

25:35: "These themes are pretty complicated in a way that's messy and honestly bloody and I think for that reason is why we're looking at a mature rating - that said, when we set out to make the game our goal wasn't really to be explicit, it was much more to focus on sexiness . . ."

Just clarifying that there won't be explicit sex scenes in the game.

28:55: "What are some aspects of the story that you are most excited to showcase?" "I'm so excited that people get to die terribly, that just gets me so pumped up. Like in previous jobs I have not been allowed to brutally murder . . . main characters permanently and it's very important to me that I now have the power to write really just messed up awful endings…Don't worry, there's also good endings there too, they just get as much passion and all that stuff as the bad endings… but the bad endings, oh my gosh, those are some of my favorites."

This line makes me curious about whether the main characters are just MC, or if the other characters will brutally die as well!

30:50 "A little while ago we posted Kuras's character reveal and people really like the fact that he can't cook so for me it's really cute and innocent seeing people obsess over that fact and I really just want them to see the contrast between that version of Kuras in their head and what he's actually like in his route. Like I just really want to see them react to like the terrible things he's going to do. . . They're all awful in different ways that I'm really excited for people to see it - it's very funny to see everyone be like _Literally name any of the characters of the cast and be like "they're my little meow meow" and it's like, oh. good. I hope this continues once they learn more about the characters. Obviously they're all wonderful - right, the characters are all awful but they're also all wonderful".

32:26 : "the theme of monstrousness and how each character kind of approaches it differently . . . because they're all monsters, even if they're not literally monsters . . .it also plays into each character's brand of horror in their own way as well that ties into their monstrous nature."

This line especially (to me) hints at how Leander is likely not SPECIFICALLY a monster, but a human with a monstrous nature.

34:30: - Ais was the first character they made and each of the other characters build upon him, so they spent a lot of time getting him right. Vere was the easiest to create and they made him in a weekend. Kuras was the hardest to create (especially visually).

38:00 "This is a romance game and a big draw of the game is making a love connection with these characters - do you all plan on including platonic friendship routes in addition to romance routes, or is it strictly romance?" The way that we planned out this game is that we wanted to focus on the intimacy of these individual relationships between the main character and the love interest and the route that they're on, right, so this is the way we had planned the game from the beginning. We really like poly romances, for example, and friendships, but we think that it wouldn't have made much sense for the characters in the story that we had written for them because this entire story - with who the main character is and why they're having to turn to these mysterious monstrous strangers - there's a level of intimacy involved in the themes and stories that we really focused on for how we're writing…

It's almost like a narrative design intentionality we did early on because each route that you'll be able to play from the main five cast is very driven and each character is like a ticking time bomb in their own way. So if you choose to romance Vere, Kuras's route still continues and you can see the effects of what not choosing Kuras is in Vere's route when you're playing Vere's route. So the world is meant to be very interwoven and interconnected where you can see the ripples of everyone's choices even when you're not romancing them and in that way we've designed this cast that's woven together. So if we did want to do a poly route, we would probably have to do entirely new characters . ."

43:30: "One of the fundamental goals of this game was to have, as you've been saying, a living world - a world that's evolving, and one of the ways that we wanted to communicate that was with the idea that these characters are not doing great… um, they're all in very very bad situations, uh, they're all essentially doomed if you do not go with them and it's seeing that carried out in each route that I hope will be really interesting for people.. it will be very sad, in a good way".

ARGHHH this is the WORST. This means that if you choose a character, you're essentially dooming the others. Though this will undoubtedly manufacture delicious angst, I'm soooo sad at imagining each of the other characters faltering and ultimately failing on their paths because you didn't chose them. Though, I wonder if there are some routes where multiple characters turn out ok, or if the entire cast is doomed as soon as you don't select them (in different ways depending on the route)?

54:30: "I also want to clarify too that even though we've been talking about blood a lot and all that kind of stuff and death and we love those parts of the story, um, if you get those endings there's a reason why, you know what I'm saying - you have to actively try to get those endings - poke the bear with a stick."

Definitely referencing Vere's bad ending in the demo. Personally I am too curious to avoid them, but it's encouraging that some of the MC deaths appear to be because you deliberately make dangerous choices, rather than simply "tricking" the player and surprising them.

Let me know what you think of these quotes, and the whole interview is definitely worth a watch if you haven't seen it!

[arsene-inc]

I just watched a video (from Blerdy Disposition) who talked about games from the One Page RPG jam that the creator played, read or found interesting.

And One of my game is in there. First time someone else than me is talking about one of my games. Weird feeling

[propertyofkylar]

anyway someone was asking me for yan recs. came across this article and wanted to share :3 i need to play these

[dwaynethelewdgeek]

Salutations!

My name is Dwayne. I am a 40+ Caribbean Black Nerd/Geek (Blerd) I go by He/Him pronouns.

This blog is mostly my expressions and thoughts about and around life, love, sex, relationships, mental health and kinks. Some of my Blerdy side will pop up.

More About Me:

Kinks:

                    Reading Erotica

                     Audio Erotica

                     Audios of moaning

                     Shibari / Bondage

                    Sensation Play

                     And many more…

Hobbies:

      Reading (Books, Comic Books, Manga, Fan Fiction and Erotica)

       Collecting: Comic Books, Action Figures, Funko Pops, Books and Trading Cards

          Watching: TV Series, Anime and movies.

           Gaming: Trading Card Games, Tabletop Games and Video Games.

You Can Find Me:

Twitter (now X)

Instagram

[4eyecomplex]

These type of characters

[h9o6]

[NEWS + Progress] Feature by Blerdy Otome! + Sneak peeks of a CG and Side Character!

Hello! Today's update is very exciting because we have so much to share!

First off, a big thank you to Blerdy Otome for featuring us! We were so glad and happy to see the feature ❤ We are very grateful for the support—we are now 17% funded thanks to everyone!

Click here to see our Kickstarter campaign!

We are still far from our funding goal of $6,500 CAD (around $4,760 USD), but we believe we can achieve it with your help and with the help from the community. If you like our project, please help us spread the word—your support means the world to us!

Moving on... Meet Hayato Arihara, Atsuya's best friend! He is laid-back but can be a class clown sometimes. In an older update we shared a design sketch of him, but this time he returns in colour!

And here is a sneak peek of a CG that will be in the upcoming extended demo!

The step-by-step process of making CG(s) will be included in the digital artbook, which will include WIPs similar to the image above.

We have been updating our Kickstarter project page as development progresses, and as mentioned in our last update, we will post a bigger update upon the release of our extended demo. Read more below!

Teaser Video: A short video to introduce MY DEAR☆LOVE and showcase gameplay.

Sample pages and details about the Digital Artbook: The artbook will include character concept art, concept sketches of CGs, step-by-step process of making CG(s), and other material related to general development.

Epilogue DLC Story Reveal: We will be revealing the story of the epilogue DLC! *If you are a backer and would like to change your pledge, you can do so via our project page.

Possible teaser of our next game: Our next game is a dating sim where you can choose between playing as a girl or boy, with optional yuri and BL content! One of our current stretch goals is the funding of the development of our next project.

General update of our KS campaign page: Updates include text and and graphics, sample images of physical merchandise, and an in-depth explanation of our work process in regards to royalty-free and paid assets.

Please look forward to it! Thank you for reading and stay tuned!

[blerdyotome]

The "Lost" Otome: PS Vita Otome Games that Deserve a Switch Port

The PS Vita reigned supreme as the go to otome console, but after years on top, Sony finally pulled the plug on the much beloved handheld. Sure, the Nintendo Switch has picked up the slack, supplying us with a flood of new otome games. Publishers like Aksys Games and Idea Factory International are keeping us fed with a number of highly anticipated releases. Virche Evermore: Error -Salvation- just…

[phoenixlionme]

A fire-powered sibling idea.

Ogun is the Eldest Child/Son and most powerful user of his flames. Calm, responsible, kind, and "cool big bro" verified.

2. Phoenix is the second eldest and second son, both things he (not-so) secretly resents. He's arrogant, hates authority, and openly challenges Ogun; although he secretly admires his older brother, and the challenges are a twisted way of him showing it without actually saying it. In contrast, he has nothing but affection and (not so great) guidance for his younger sibs.

3. Taranee is the third oldest and first daughter. Just like her older brother, she has near perfect handle on her flames. She's shy and quiet but LOVES all things blerdy. But get on her bad side, and you'll understand the term, "beware the quiet ones".

4. Idie is the middle child and youngest daughter. One hand controls fire and the other controls ice. She feels awkward being the only one among her sibs to have cold-related powers but they don't care, it's more about her own self-esteem issues. But she's always trying to find a balance between the two.

5. Kilik is the fifth child, second youngest, and third son. The only one among his sibs to use a weapon to harness his flame/lightning powers. He's hot-blooded but can cool it down when it's time. Carries a variety of weapons on him and is a weapons expert. Shares a kinship with Idie because of their similar power issues but he's more self-assured.

6. Bobby is the youngest child and final son. The most immature and hot-headed of the group. Like fire, he is passionate, bright but also dangerous when played with. He has a deep love and respect for his older siblings and tries his best not to make them disappointed. Of his siblings, Bobby can also control lava, making his powers the most destructive.

[bestlaidplansproductions]

Thank you to all our players & friends for helping Save the Villainess reach 3 milestones: 7.5k wishlists on Steam, 799 follows on Kickstarter, & 730 follows on Itch.

Special thanks to our Magic & Mystery partners @crescencestudio, @moiraimyths, @rottenraccoons, @studioghostlegs, @endys, @ravenstargames, among others!

Check out our amazing bundle of Magic & Mystery otome games this summer on @blerdyotome's amazing blog!