New chapter out!
I want to end every volume by adding a bonus chapter with an unrelated, self-contained adventure focusing on a different duo from the main trio just for fun.
One half of this side duo might actually be familiar to some of you all...
New chapter out!
Three strangers finding each other by what seems like destiny.
An opportunity so rare that even celestial beings want to make sure this impossibly rare chance isn't missed.
I kinda love how Guilty Gear has become more "mature" as time goes on but not by being edgier but more like the difference between writing your OCs as a teen and then the exact same OCs as an adult.
Western RPG: Become God
Eastern RPG: Kill God
European RPG: God never existed, it is but a machination of the feeble human mind to give reason to the chaos we were born into. We can only fight the uphill battle against the futility of existing.
Popular character named "Fri-"
-it's Frieren
"White, small, and strong"
-it's Frieren
"But limits it's power"
-it's Frieren
"Always flanked by two friends"
-it's Frieren
"Voiced by Ryuusei Nakao"
-it's Frieza
Cults in anime:
-ecchi apologists
-bubble-era purists
-ghibli fans
-gundam heads
-idol maniacs
-overthinkers
-shitposters that watch less anime than what they post
-Fate apologists
-horny (omnipresent)
-that guy that keeps shouting "WATCH SYMPHOGEAR"
Cults in retrogaming:
-Garage Sale addicts
-Atari Dads
-Arcade guys who only play pre-1985 stuff
-British PC evangelists
-Japanese PC evangelists
-Guys with a bedroom for their NES collection
-Frequent Twin Galaxies defenders
-Cave box collectors
-The Neo Geo People
GG1: This is Sol Badguy, he's a super cool bounty hunter that was also a super genius scientist and the first gear ever.
Strive: This is Sol Badguy, deadbeat dad with a wife and three husbands that never stopped being a turbo nerd no matter what he tells you.
My take on the JRPG discourse is that in 2016 a publication complained that VA-11 Hall-A required too much clicking.
That problem goes beyond just RPGs and just the US addressing Japanese games and all the highlighting fills me with morbid joy.
GG1: This is Chipp Zanuff, an ex drug addict that left his life of crime by learning to be a ninja.
Strive: This is Chipp, a goddamn weeaboo that couldn't become president of the US so he made his own country, he's also simultaneously the smartest and dumbest dude in the cast.
GG1: This is Ky Kiske, Sol's rival that abides by the rules and is now facing a crisis of faith.
Strive: This is Ky, a decent man that only wants to be home with his dear wife and prevent his son from shouting the latest Bad Word his grandpa taught him.
Axl is the same funnily enough, but his attitude was supposed to be awfully out of place in the first GG and by Strive it's more like tone caught up to HIM instead. It's great.
"Can we stop pretending Metal Gear Rising is some sort of masterpiece like everyone jokes it is?"
Who the fuck is joking here my dude. That love is pure and unironic.
GG1: This is Testament, a Gear obsessed with serving Justice, whether the original one or its offspring, even if it means using their life.......
Strive: This is Testament, a swell buddy with too many hobbies and too much free time in their hands.
Something I've thought about a lot lately is how you can pinpoint the stages of Granblue's development finding its own voice through Vira (Or any other long-running characters).
Spoilers for all Viras fates of course
If you got the LRG version of VA-11 Hall-A and liked the cover be sure to thank
@aurahack
for the flawless job.
If you couldn't get it... the point remains the same, dammit.
To everyone claiming the new VN making the rounds is "VA-11 Hall-A but weeb" and "VA-11 Hall-A for Coomers"
Those are the two most redundant phrases I've ever heard
TYPE-MOON: We're gonna spend A GOOD FOURTY MINUTES explaining to you how magic has rules and nobody, and I mean NOBODY can break them even if they wanted.
TYPE-MOON, 5 minutes later: Except for THIS PARTICULAR GUY, he can break the rules all he wants because he's that awesome
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe is funny because it's effectively about a guy screaming I'M NOT OWNED I'M NOT OWNED while a bird replies at every turn with "no, you".
Dunno if anyone's talking about this, but the evokers are just The Dark Eternals, polar opposites of each one gone wrong down to gameplay
Eternals are gotten through weapons, evokers through summons, eternals are made for the front row, evokers thrive in the back row.
Look, I know you wanna diss a game just because it says "Unity" on the intro...
But trust me, if there's someone that hates Unity more than you is whoever made that game in the first place.
"40k Orks use their teeth as money"
Hahah funny
"They rot so there's no inflation"
Huh...
"They're like sharks, EVERYONE always has money"
Uh...
"Trickle down economics are enforced by just punching the rich"
I-...
"And they're valuable because they're used in weapons"
We are excited to release our April Fools 2024 DLC, Mixing Drinks-Changing Lives, a Cyberpunk Red & VA-11 HALL-A crossover DLC with the one and only
@SukebanGames
!
This DLC contains everything you will need to bring familiar faces to your Night City!
VA-11 Hall-A's final PC release is officially 6 years old and you'd be fooled it's less time by how people still talk about it to this day. Words cannot express how blessed I feel about that every single day
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Live your life like the twitter user that only draws maids skateboarding.
Unapologetically indulging in your very specific combination of tastes instead of trying to appeal to what's popular.
*Tries to write cyberpunk fiction that reflects fears of current technology*
"So, did you hear about techbros making a literal economy out of rare pepes?"
*Deletes whole draft and takes a long walk*
To everyone that's used the phrase "multi fandom" in their bio:
You do know that liking things without formally pledging allegiance to that thing is like... The normal thing to do, right?
What's a tweet that's so canonical in your mind you make shorthand reference to it, even if people might not know what you're talking about? (I sometimes just say "uh oh y'all it's gettin' kinda hazy" expecting people to get it)
SO APPARENTLY
PEOPLE WERE STREAMING SPLATOON IN A WAY WHERE THE INK COLOR WOULD GRADUALLY CHROMA KEY A PORN MOVIE BEING PLAYED.
THE MORE INK THE MORE OF THE MOVIE ON SCREEN.
Got an announcement:
Moving forward I wish to not be treated or perceived as male. I'm happy with who I am, I don't feel the need to change name, looks, or preferred pronouns. But the expectations and context that being a guy builds around me is feeling like a prison.
You're right my dude.
Systems where technology has gotten to the point where they can turn humans into labor-focused machines for the benefit of faceless corporations in an arms race to see who can hoard more riches in the short term is perfectly sustainable.
VA-11 Hall-A('s full release) is officially 8 years old.
I wish I had more to show for where and how my writing has gone since... so I decided to do something about it!
Let me introduce you to Forsaken Gaia, my new Web Novel.
Hope you enjoy.
I don't know what's a bigger insult.
The assumption that our game takes place in the US of A.
Or that it takes place in California of all places.
At least if it was Florida there's enough Venezuelans there where I could call it a cheeky nod.
One of the funniest things has been seeing all the people when we first announced N1RV Ann-A be like "oh no, why are the main characters boobs so big" meanwhile I've never seen anyone say peep about THIS being the fucking cover for the Switch and PS4 versions (also on Steam)
I really wish I could show more N1rv Ann-A stuff but most of the progress has been on things under the hood. That said, the goal is to make it easy to expand with post-release content and add localizations in a more timely manner.
Hello I wrote and coded VA-11 Hall-a and I'm still a writer when I'm not playing with dolls outside or screaming about horse girls or filling neverending paperwork.
#WhatAGameDevLooksLike
Me as a teen: I don't get why Archer wants to kill Shiro so badly, feels like forced drama to me.
Me, over 10 years later, remembering teenager me: Aaaah, I see.
NEW RELEASE!!
We're beyond happy to announce the release of VA-11 Hall-A: Sapphic Pussy Rhapsody. A short story e-book focused on Anna having a heart to heart with Fore.
Come get it for $5 or your own best offer!
A day like today 5 years ago
@kiririn51
released at 3AM something we had been working on for 2 years until that point.
Since then we've had ups and downs but we've been able to better our lives significantly thanks to the love you've all given to these two dorks.
"Guys, I'm flattered but you can't just call any and all bartending things "VA-11 Hall-A but x", we didn't invent the concept of alcohol"
...
And then I saw what the achievement is called in the Spanish TL of HSR.
"METAL GEAR SOLID 2 AND THE PATRIOTS WERE RIGHT
WE'RE ALL EN ROUTE TO AN ENVIROMENT OF ECHO CHAMBERS FULL OF UNFILTERED INFORMATION SEEPING INTO SOCIETY AND TAINTING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD" I scream as I see on a website that someone has blocked me on twitter dot com
My current three tenants when writing are as follows:
1- Characters exist before the plot starts and will keep existing after it ends
2- Say out loud all lines you write and consider if you'd actually hear someone say that
3- If you identify an avoidable crutch, avoid it
some rando: "I followed VA-11 Hall-A's writer but all I got was anime tits"
me, sitting in a high stool and bringing out a guitar: IIIIIIII DON'T WANNA BE ANYTHING OTHER THAN WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO BE LATELYYYYYYY
Gonna bump this to talk for a sec while my rice cooks.
Lemme tell how I was only able to consume media at all thanks to piracy while growing up in the boonies of the world
i know piracy and scanlations are sensitive topics and as a creator i totally empathize with many sides of the argument
what i don’t agree with is “if you can’t buy it, then it’s too bad”
as someone living in the global south, i am genuinely horrified by this sentiment
Mai Shiranui is not merely a fanservice character
She's a rite of passage
A familiar face
The friendly aunt with big tiddies that made you feel funny as a teen and as an adult she still makes you horny but you discover is also a great drinking buddy
Also my main for 15 years now
"That pronoun isn't real, you can't make up words" said twitter user CynicalAnimeTitties right after using the word "pog" and assuming everyone would understand a facial expression popularized by a streaming service instead of the old-school toy.
Anime Expo 2024 GSC Figure Update!
Good Smile Company
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
POP UP PARADE Jill Stingray L Size
Stay tuned for more information coming soon!
#va11halla
#AX2024
#Goodsmile
Honestly, the setting being left ambiguous WAS the point, to paint broad strokes about dystopian situations even if they come from one specific set of experiences of one specific country
But Gringos have this very specific tendency to plant their flag on the ground istg
LRT
WAS ANYBODY GONNA TELL ME THE THE KONOSUBA CHARACTER DESIGNER DID VA-11 HALL-A FANART THREE YEARS AGO OR WAS I EXPECTED TO FIND OUT BECAUSE SOMEONE OUTRIGHT STATED IT ON MY SEARCH COLUMN
Let's also not forget that one period where everyone was trying to push liking anime as the new "pathetic geek" archetype because they couldn't make fun of comic nerds for the same effect anymore.
I'm glad it's coming more to light but I'm more surprised people weren't aware
Kojima WISHES he could be "the lyrics are basically the boss expositing their whole character while you slash at them" levels of in your face.
And it's Kojima we're talking about here.
THE GIRLS KEEP COMING AND THEY DON'T STOP COMING AND THEY DON'T STOP COMING AND THEY DON'T STOP COMING AND THEY DON'T STOP COMING AND THEY DON'T STOP COMING AND THEY DON'T STOP COMING AND THEY DON'T STOP COMING AND THEY DON'T STOP COMING AND THEY DON'T STOP COMING A
Drawing for fun has finally been clicking lately and I decided to try and draw Dana for the first time in 12 years (oh God) and she comes with wisdom for all of you
No smarmy comment from me this time.
VA-11 Hall-A was coded on an older version of GMS after all, so there's your reference if you need reasons to try it out.
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"Claris has a sharp tongue and sometimes scolds others with phrases like, ‘Please go to hell!’ She is recommended to those want to be scolded by her voice actor Saori Hayami"
Just when you think it can't get better.