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Friday, May 9th, 2025 07:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
littlewolfteethMan, Reddit became soul-crushing fast. I had to stop scrolling it. I have to, for my mental health. I wasn't expecting things to get better but I wasn't expecting them to go side-ways that fast. The only reason I haven't deleted that app is because I am in a few good communities that share a wealth of knowledge on the subject.
Lately I have been still planning out my writing group forum. I plan on starting that sometime this weekend. I've also been toying with the idea of starting a rather complex project. I have been thinking about making my own video game like the other single-person developers out there. I know that I won't be able to have voices or anything like realistic graphics but I'm going to start with some 2D graphics and go from there. I want to make a game similar to the GBA Zelda games and make my own turn-based RPG like Octopath traveler, basically. ^^;
I've been wanting to play more games like those but with different stories and characters, obviously. I really miss playing the Zelda game with the four seasons, I loved that one. I can't really find games like that hardly so it's time to start putting my own out there, I think. :D I know it's going to be insanely difficult but with the free time I do have, why not? And if I made a game that made me a million (haha, dreams amirite?) I want to use some of that money to fund building a console that doesn't use silica (that's scary and I just found out about the resource being critically low right now) and that I will keep under $600 dollars (probably around $400 if I'm being honest) to bring healthy competition to a market that's oversaturated and inflated by greed and monopoly.
I've been making it a point to start seeking indie stuff lately. As I said in my previous post, I'm not supporting reckless corporate greed anymore. I'm going to start doing a post every Friday where I highlight any indie games/music/books/movies... etc that I find. If I haven't found something new that week or didn't have the time then I won't make the post but I'm going to try and make one every week. Without further ado;
Indie Game & Developer Discovery: Rift riff. This was discovered on the 'gamedevelopers' (I believe) reddit. One of the game development subreddits. The developer made this gameby himself with a small team while supporting his wife (who has long Covid) and his two-year old son. I haven't played it yet but it looks like a really fun and unique game that I actually do want to play for fun. You build towers to shoot at monsters while you run around on the map and collect loot. Here is the link to the game on Steam since I messed up on the name: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2800900/Rift_Riff/
Indie Music Discovery: Surgeon!! This appears to be a single person making some pretty wicked beats. No label backing that I'm aware of. In order to show your support, I highly encourage you to buy their music either off a website or the CD if they produced one. I'm not sure if they have produced their own CDs but I'll update this post when I find out. If you like techno beats made by a non-mainstream artist, check out their work! They only have the one album but I'm sure they would appreciate follows/money either way. They unfortunately only have the one album available at the moment.
Indie Films Discovery: Blue Jean. A 2022 drama about a teacher who tries to hide her sexuality from everyone but the discovery by a student threatens to throw all of that out the window. I'm terrible at summaries but I'm going to watch this soon. When I do, I'll update this post with a review.
Currently Reading: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano. Okay so I don't think I'm going to do an indie category here since, well, this isn't a market oversaturated with mainstream success but I will make sure to point out if what I'm currently reading is self-published by a really small writer. I'm about halfway finished with this novel and it's actually a decent book that showcases reality in a harsher, more realistic light. It does have it's light-hearted moments but it's pretty decent so far.
And that is all for now! I know I don't have the reviews for some of these but at least I have dug some nuggets out of the trough. I do promise to update them as I watch/play/listen/read them.
And if you are feeling in the donating mood, here is a link to help a friend of friend out. Their pet was hit by a car. https://gofund.me/730e754f
I'll catch up and comment on missed entries. Sorry I haven't been here lately. Mental health has not been so great. :(
Lately I have been still planning out my writing group forum. I plan on starting that sometime this weekend. I've also been toying with the idea of starting a rather complex project. I have been thinking about making my own video game like the other single-person developers out there. I know that I won't be able to have voices or anything like realistic graphics but I'm going to start with some 2D graphics and go from there. I want to make a game similar to the GBA Zelda games and make my own turn-based RPG like Octopath traveler, basically. ^^;
I've been wanting to play more games like those but with different stories and characters, obviously. I really miss playing the Zelda game with the four seasons, I loved that one. I can't really find games like that hardly so it's time to start putting my own out there, I think. :D I know it's going to be insanely difficult but with the free time I do have, why not? And if I made a game that made me a million (haha, dreams amirite?) I want to use some of that money to fund building a console that doesn't use silica (that's scary and I just found out about the resource being critically low right now) and that I will keep under $600 dollars (probably around $400 if I'm being honest) to bring healthy competition to a market that's oversaturated and inflated by greed and monopoly.
I've been making it a point to start seeking indie stuff lately. As I said in my previous post, I'm not supporting reckless corporate greed anymore. I'm going to start doing a post every Friday where I highlight any indie games/music/books/movies... etc that I find. If I haven't found something new that week or didn't have the time then I won't make the post but I'm going to try and make one every week. Without further ado;
Indie Game & Developer Discovery: Rift riff. This was discovered on the 'gamedevelopers' (I believe) reddit. One of the game development subreddits. The developer made this game
Indie Music Discovery: Surgeon!! This appears to be a single person making some pretty wicked beats. No label backing that I'm aware of. In order to show your support, I highly encourage you to buy their music either off a website or the CD if they produced one. I'm not sure if they have produced their own CDs but I'll update this post when I find out. If you like techno beats made by a non-mainstream artist, check out their work! They only have the one album but I'm sure they would appreciate follows/money either way. They unfortunately only have the one album available at the moment.
Indie Films Discovery: Blue Jean. A 2022 drama about a teacher who tries to hide her sexuality from everyone but the discovery by a student threatens to throw all of that out the window. I'm terrible at summaries but I'm going to watch this soon. When I do, I'll update this post with a review.
Currently Reading: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano. Okay so I don't think I'm going to do an indie category here since, well, this isn't a market oversaturated with mainstream success but I will make sure to point out if what I'm currently reading is self-published by a really small writer. I'm about halfway finished with this novel and it's actually a decent book that showcases reality in a harsher, more realistic light. It does have it's light-hearted moments but it's pretty decent so far.
And that is all for now! I know I don't have the reviews for some of these but at least I have dug some nuggets out of the trough. I do promise to update them as I watch/play/listen/read them.
And if you are feeling in the donating mood, here is a link to help a friend of friend out. Their pet was hit by a car. https://gofund.me/730e754f
I'll catch up and comment on missed entries. Sorry I haven't been here lately. Mental health has not been so great. :(
