Cress

A digital drawing of a wisteria vine during its first bloom in early May.

wisteria 🌿 #illustration

Happy Black History month, pokémon people!

Photo showing the Tune & Fairweather book Blood Echoes: A Bloodborne Anthology. #bloodborne #fromsoftware #booksky 💙📚

Photo showing the Tune & Fairweather book Blood Echoes: A Bloodborne Anthology. #bloodborne #fromsoftware #booksky 💙📚

Photo showing the Tune & Fairweather book Blood Echoes: A Bloodborne Anthology. #bloodborne #fromsoftware #booksky 💙📚

Photo showing the Tune & Fairweather book Blood Echoes: A Bloodborne Anthology. #bloodborne #fromsoftware #booksky 💙📚

Blood Echoes is a collection of essays and interviews that testify to Bloodborne’s enduring power, and attempt to explain the strong magic it exerts to this day.

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Blue and purple mushrooms in the shape of penises.

Time to make art.
These are 🔞🍄💦 fungis :D

Preview
#nsfw #mushrooms #illustration

Blue and purple mushrooms in the shape of penises.

Time to make art.
These are 🔞🍄💦 fungis :D

Got a call from the doctor just now and they're going to do the planned ultrasound. All the fluid in his abdomen is gone at least, but since Momo's kidneys haven't responded to any treatment of any kind, they have gotten worse overnight. I just hope they can find out what it is....

Maddy and Momo continue to go through it, and vet bills are, frankly, vicious. Please spread the word and help however you can.

I love them and just want them to be okay.

Donate to Give Momo a Fighting Chance Against His Kidney Infection, organized by Maddy Rae I am Maddy, Momo's parent. Many of you know Momo from websites I po… Maddy Rae needs your support for Give Momo a Fighting Chance Against His Kidney Infection

Major update. Momo will be seeing a specialist tomorrow the county over, where he will need to stay overnight either tonight or tomorrow night. it's going to cost me an additional $5000 on top of the $3,300 that I've already paid, but the local vets are stumped. Anything helps, please share.

Great news: they narrowed it down to Momo not being terminal! It's likely an acute injury, but we're waiting on test results. The bad news is that he needs to stay 48 more hours, and that'll cost a lot. Anything helps donation-wise or by sharing. Thank you for all your help so far, I appreciate it.

The GAMES FROM VANCOUVER Steam sale is LIVE now until Nov 30!

🍁 Over 100 games on display
🏒 Over 50 games on sale up to 90%
🍺 Upcoming titles to watch
🍩 Hidden gems

Somewhere in this collection is a game made in Greater Vancouver you'll cherish.

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Caligula Effect 2: My Body is Filled with Regret - Sidequest In The Caligula Effect 2, Gin's second chance at self-expression in Redo gives Cress—and all of us—the opportunity to reflect on who we are.

"χ suggested they could tag along, with Gin seeming hesitant to that idea. Noting this, I promised a future hangout with everyone and waved bye. Gin shyly pulled his hat down, wondering if he was acting too girly by wanting to hang out with me one on one."

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Pretentious Game Jam is Authentically Good - Sidequest Put on your black turtlenecks and thickest-rimmed glasses to take a look at Pretentious Jam with Sidequest editor in chief, Melissa Brinks.

"When I engage with art that holds sincerity at arm’s length, including through ironic detachment, I feel a bit sad. Why are you afraid to say what you want to say?" — Melissa Brinks

Read more in Pretentious Game Jam is Authentically Good: sidequest.zone/2025/10/20/p...

I had the pleasure of writing about one of my all-time favorite video games for Sidequest - a game that shaped how I view narratives, characters, and consequences, and taught me quite a bit about myself in the process to boot. Please enjoy! ☄️👽💉

Donate to Emergency vet bills for Yakko, organized by Gabrielle Willis Hi. I’m Gabrielle and I’ve had the worst luck with my cats recently. last month, my ge… Gabrielle Willis needs your support for Emergency vet bills for Yakko

I know it's been tough for everyone recently, but a friend of mine just received a hefty vet bill for her lovely cat, the whacky Yakko! If you can spare anything at all, check out her gofundme! Thanks so much!
LINK - gofund.me/3a3dd313c

In Pyre, Every Game Is a God Game - Sidequest Andrei Filote writes about the world of Supergiant Games' Pyre, and what liberation means for those who are exiled.

"It is just and beautiful for friends to part when life... presents a fork in the road. When that moment comes... we will feel something precious when we say goodbye, for the joy of having known each other will be proven in the bittersweetness of our parting."

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An anime-style character (it's me lol) sits on the ground in a relaxed pose and smiles at the viewer while surrounded by pastel stars and flowers. The caption reads: When you're feeling a vague sense of anxiety about the state of the world, it can be helpful to ground yourself by focusing on three things close at hand.

A copy of The Communist Manifesto, a smartphone with the Private Jet Tracker website pulled up on the browser app, and a hammer. <3

Self-care is dragging the ultrawealthy to the guillotine 💖 #comics

Hugely thankful to @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social for coverage of our Games for Palestine charity bundle in @aftermath.site - a site I'm a huge fan of.

This is a really comprehensive overview of the organizations involved, including @unrwa.org and of the work to get this off the ground <3

Congrats! 👏

Something's Brewing in the Abbey #179 news Major news update. Ale Abbey is leaving Early Access soon!

We hope we didn't keep you waiting for this for too long... but this Something's Brewing is coming with a huge announcement😉 Less than 2 weeks to go and our Ale Abbey will be fully brewed!🍻⛪
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#indiegame #pixelart #tycoon

Brew. Try. Brew again🧐 With persistence and skill, our monastery's ales might make it to the podium yet, Abbess Teresa!🍻⛪

A challenge most welcome, Ale Abbey's Ale Competitions are already in the works. What are you brewing first?😉
#indiegame #screenshotsaturday #pixelart #tycoon

Ideally, we base our opinions on facts & info. But sometimes, we only have a foggy idea or feeling & still an opinion. This is hard to undo, for people with an already opinion are often reluctant to listen to facts & adjust or reverse it.
So, what *is* DEI?
#GoodMorning, everyone.

🧚🏾‍♀️ Happy Black Fae Day🧚🏿‍♀️
May your day be blessed by beauty and whimsy, may your dreams be nothing but magical!

#blackfaeday #blackfae #blackfantasy

Ale Abbey is a zen game, but don't let your guard down!🧐 Never forget that ale is a sweet and unassuming vice that even the monastery's GOAT couldn't resist if she tried🍻⛪

#indiegame #pixelart #screenshotsaturday

#GQuuuuuux machu kicked that cop right in the balls

rt to kick a cop in the balls

A digital line drawing of the Dominion Rod from Twilight Princess rendered in the style of an old print.

The Dominion Rod from Twilight Princess, for this month's #Linktober art prompt, "relic."

"I don’t need Cloud to be trans or gay. I don’t need him to subvert notions of gender. I, and the works of my peers, can do those things. I suppose I also don’t need a better version of this scene. But I want Cloud to have a moment alone, a smile, wondering at the selves he could be, wondering if he can escape the traumas that define him. He can resist or complain, but let him take joy in performance. Let him begin to imagine a self that is his own." —Grace Benfell

"I want Cloud to have a moment alone, a smile, wondering at the selves he could be, wondering if he can escape the traumas that define him. He can resist or complain, but let him take joy in performance. Let him begin to imagine a self that is his own."

Read more: https://buff.ly/3CPX99l

March Roundtable: Voice Acting - Sidequest In light of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA video game strike, the Sidequest crew sits down to discuss what good voice acting brings to games.

"In Baldur’s Gate 3... Neil Newbon’s deliberate flamboyance is an efficient shorthand for the performative way that Astarion moves through the world; the presence of that flamboyance in one character also adds meaning to its absence in others." - Zora Gilbert

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@hammerandravens.bsky.social Thank you for letting me try out your game! Can't wait to see more updates :)