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PALIA ARTWORK | By Bram Sels
#palia mmo#palia#palia game#palia art#not to get sappy but AGHHH i adore looking at the behind the scenes of media I like#like dude!!! every single thing i get to see and interact with in game was designed sculpted textured animated etc by real people#even the smallest background details were lovingly made by an artist#i hope they know their work is appreciated!!
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ok new bucket list project narrative designer for a dollhouse-like stream
#txt#i am just. SO fucking excited for more streams like this by different people you have no idea#but watching generation loss gave me Opinions that i want to fully flesh out when part 3 drops#maybe it will or wont land we'll see#but ny actual point we're literally watching new interactive media being invented as we speak and games people NEED to get in on this shit#we need game devs and narrative designers making these
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sometimes a girl just need is them and a large pixel art image thing of themself
#the game is animal jam (mobile)/play wild btw if you’re curious…#☆ (it’s time to make history!)#been obsessed cosplaying as this character who’s name I cannot say nor media they came from I cannot say either because;#1. I hate the fandom and I would rather not associate with that said fandom for personal reasons#2. Fans of that fandom will come onto this post and interact with it or interact with me and I’d rather not that have that…#I just like the silly little characters and their silly little designs. Been in the fandom before. Absolutely hated it.#I also watched the show. Felt bad for the characters. Made me sick to my stomach.#So… yeagh.
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Beyond Survival: Music, Cybertext, and Paratext in “The Last of Us. A Three-Part Series
In a world teetering on the brink of collapse,
Less than a decade ago, you might have envisioned the iconic voice of Don LaFontaine echoing in your mind upon reading such an introduction. Now, as these realities seem inevitable, we’ve lost our sense of what’s purely fictional.
The Last of Us” emerges not…
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#character development#cybertext#digital narrative#emotional storytelling#ergodic literature#fan culture#Game criticism#game design#game soundtracks#Game Theory#gaming culture#Gustavo Santaolalla#HBO adaptation#immersive gameplay#interactive fiction#Interactive storytelling#Ludology#media adaptation#moral choices#narrative analysis#narrative storytelling#paratext#participatory media#Player Agency#post-apocalyptic#survival themes#the last of us#transmedia storytelling#video game analysis#video games
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Trying to get into new Internet horror stuff kinda sucks and I absolutely think it's linked to the way certain horror franchises directly interact with younger audiences one way or another
#im not saying that games marketed to or designed to market merch to kids or that youtubers who scream at moderately scary games#specifically to get the youbger audiences views have changed the way younger people interact with media and especially horror media#But what i am saying is that trying to get into an alternate reality series/ARG sucks shit rn bc trying to find actual discussion or#theories is nigh impossible#excuse me while i wade through hundreds of unfunny memes and shitposts and fanart that makes me ??? and shipping posts#even though the original creator straight up said the shipping stuff makes him uncomfortable and asked people to stop#just to find one theory thats either completely baseless/ an absolutely naff take/ already answered in the series#i know i know old man yells at cloud but its kind of annoying seeing most of thw discussion around an ARG be domi ates by people who#arent interacting or attempting to do anything with the ARG and dumping dozens of memes and drawing characters as uwu smol beans#i love ARGs especially horror ones and ive always wanted to be a part of an active one#and nearly everything ive seen the fan base do has been the younger audience not even trying to do anything with thw ARG#this is long and rambling and i cant think of words bc its very noisy outside and the sound is rattling my brain#but ye im p tired of digging through memes and shitposts and fanarts to find no evidence and the worst theories#fucking. hhhhhh.
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The Educational Potential of Video Games: Insights from James Paul Gee's Article
I just wanted to share an article that I think you might find interesting. It's about capitalism, literacy, learning and video games, and it's based on insights from James Paul Gee's study.
#GameDesign #Gaming #Gamification #GameDevelopment #AdobeFirefly
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Bake It Up Stand Mixer & Cookbook - Home Chef Hustle SP (#EAPartner)
As promised, here are the new versions of my Bake It Up stand mixer and cookbook that are compatible with the Home Chef Hustle SP (SP is required). The mixer has a slightly different design that works with the new gameplay interactions. I also added new swatches to it to sweeten the deal.
Big thanks to the EA Creator Network for providing me with early access to this pack, and making this prompt item update possible. Check out the original Bake It Up set here.
Download (always free on Patreon) / Follow me on social media
Home Chef Hustle SP required
Stand mixer: 18 tagged swatches, 300§
Cookbook: 4 tagged swatches, 80§
Custom catalog thumbnails
Custom specular and normal maps
New meshes, all LODs
These items do not override the items from my original Bake It Up set. In other words, you can use both versions in your game. You can search for “bake it up" or “myshunosun” in the buy catalog to quickly find these items.
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#the sims 4#ts4#ts4cc#s4cc#the sims 4 home chef hustle#home chef hustle#myshunosun#mycc#s4mm#s4mmcc#maxis match#eapartner#eacreatornetwork#s4 cc#ts4 cc#s4 maxis match#ts4 maxis match#simblr
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*When Idia accidentally hacked MC's social media accounts and saw everything related about the dorm leaders*
Idia: ...
Idia: Ortho, do you think we should share this or not?
Ortho: Do you mean to the other dorm leaders?
Idia: Yes. These are pretty neat.
MC: Guys, have you noticed anything weird today?
Ace: Yeah. It was quite obvious, honestly.
Epel: Vil gave you a kiss on the cheek and thanked you.
Deuce: Rosehearts-senpai smiled at you warmly and asked if you would like to study with him.
Jack: Leona-senpai ruffled your hair, and Kalim-senpai almost hugged you to death.
Ace: And we shouldn't forget Azul-senpai giving them a discount coupon.
Ortho: Also, Malleus Draconia visiting your dorm with lots of presents in hand.
Ace: Seriously, what did you do for them to act like that?
MC: I don't know?
MC's posts/social media activities about the dorm leaders:
Has designed a plushie for Riddle, and was hoping to start soon in making it
Created a personalized ad that would help promote Mostro Lounge
Has bought a pair of comfortable slippers for Leona (but Kifaj told them that the size was a bit small for his feet)
Has drawn a cute sketch of Kalim and Jamil and is planning to give it to them before they return in their own world
Made an inspired makeup palette solely for Vil
Collecting lores about gargoyles that they could share with Malleus
Released a gaming app (playable in a browser) where users can interact with cats, befriend them, and start their own story. Two of the cats in the game resemble Idia and Ortho.
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Even if Dead plate wasn’t queerbaiting, it was DEFINITELY shipbaiting. The dialogue option about whether Rody is jealous of Vince’s possible gf, the hair drying scene, the way he stops correcting Rody about not calling him Vince… u guys r tumblr girlies, you knew damn well what you were doing LMAO. There’s nothing wrong w that lol - it makes for a fun dynamic - but don’t claim that queerbaiting never came into it pffft
My co-developer and composer who worked on the game are both men, calling us "tumblr girlies" is a bit condescending and disrespectful.
To queerbait or shipbait, it means we were taking advantage of possible queer characters and relationships as a means to appeal to queer audiences while maintaining ambiguity about the characters' sexualities.
We don't believe the game was baiting anyone since again not only the sexualities of the characters aren't ambiguous as it was fully stated they were written as queer the moment they were designed way before the game was even developed, we've expressed multiple times that while the game does have themes of queerness and cannibalism the main plot and intention behind the source game was always intended to heavily focus on exploring the horror that comes from toxic and unhealthy obsessions and mindsets and how far one is willing to go for them (Rody's self-sacrificial and desperate love for Manon, Vince's selfish obsession for perfection, Rody and taste, etc). The game is about a waiter seeking out and realizing what happened to his ex-girlfriend, that's always been the main plot, Dead Plate is a game in the thriller/horror genre and there was not a single mention of the game having any possible romance in it nor the queer identities and interactions of the characters were used to promote the game in any of the official game pages or promotional material to draw in more audiences, so hearing that you're watering the game down just as some kind of shallow bait is a bit disheartening.
Sometimes characters just happen to be queer, and not all media with queer characters are strictly about romance. Their relationship is still up for audience interpretation and people can take them as whatever they like if they want to enjoy them like that as long as they aren't hurting anyone but we never meant to intentionally bait anyone into trying out the game using their queerness, and that as queer writers ourselves we've expressed time and time again how we wished people to check out the game for the overall narrative and message it has rather than for people to only focus and view the game as shipping material since we believe the game offers a lot more than that.
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-> kiss me quick | blurb
paige b. x famous!fem!reader | for @euphternal
genre: fluff
summary: the hard launch of your relationship happens courtside at a nba game because the camera man won’t give up
the camera followed you. from the moment you sat down he was finding angles and sneaky ways to cut to you each timeout or commercial break. you played into it because it was the new normal for your life. with your dads recent acquisition of an nba and wnba team, all eyes were on your family. the media speculated endlessly about your dad, his previous experience, his hockey playing son and you, a model and brand ambassador for multiple luxury brands. you worked alongside you dad in the office with designing the teams public image and crafting more life and energy into the game. the future of quality basketball meant a unforgettable fan experience. you, your friends, and your brothers’ friends always sat front row. you were a loud mouth heckler and famously known for it. there was a video of you that circulated where you told off the referee while simultaneously giving the bird to devin booker after he played dirty.
it was all in good fun, devin would dm you after the game, asking to take you out but you declined - he was 1/2 your type. he was an athletic professional basketball player but he fell short in the most important area. you liked your basketball players to be women, tall and blonde, with a heart of gold. someone who was unapologetic about their loyalty. and that someone, your girlfriend, was paige bueckers.
she was late to the game and when she finally slid into the seat next to you, she held a shirley temple in her hand and a massive smile on her face. she leaned into your ear to say hi and offered you a sip of her drink - she held the straw for you and you took a long swig of the alcoholic drink that she so desperately loved. you couldn’t help but agree that it was delicious. paige leaned back into the seat and placed her arm on the back of your chair, immediately asking about the game. her infamous leg spread made you smile - she looked really fucking good tonight.
“how does dad feel about it?” paige questioned about the teams sudden lackluster performance. paige loved your dad and he loved her right back. he was skeptical of her at first - he assumed she was cozying up to you so that she would get a guaranteed spot on a wnba team. but the more she came around it was clear she loved you and soon, she was family.
“he’s pissed. there’s some disconnect between the coaches and the players and they don’t want to talk through it.” you admitted. paige shook her head in disbelief.
“what are these plays? the guys are reading right through them.” she sighed as the opposing team possessed the ball. the suns executed a perfect counter play to control the ball and lob it to their own player, who dunked and swung on the rim for good measure. he stuck his tongue out in a celebratory fashion and pointed at you - a friendly jab but it didn’t stop the irritation from growing.
the buzzer echoed through the arena and a commercial break ensued and you turned to paige to give her your undivided attention. it had been while since you had seen her last. you crossed your legs and she placed her hand on your knee, listening closely as you tried to talk over the mc announcing a kiss cam. it was in the back of your mind as you talked to her about the meeting you had with your dad but the music overpowered you. suddenly, the crowd whooped and cheered and paige snatched her hand from your leg. you looked up at the jumbotron where the camera man had you promptly placed in a heart with your brothers friend, who sat to the left of you. the both of you laughed and your brothers friend fiend heartbreak as you denied him a kiss.the camera moved on to someone else, thankfully.
the camera bounced between couples, old and young, and you smiled at how interactive the crowd was tonight. even in the midst of one of the worst days of the season, the fans were happy to participate. the crowd grew louder and this time, the camera man settled on paige and your brother who sat to the right of her. he fell over in laughter and she immediately began signaling “no” with her hand swiping back and forth in front of her face. your brother was cackling, pushing her arm playfully and she turned as red as a tomato.
“oh my god they aren’t giving up tonight.” you laughed and your brother said, “i bet yall are next.”
“no shot.” “hell no.” you and paige spoke simultaneously. the camera panned to another couple who seemed to be wearing matching uconn shirts and paige cheered along with the crowd. the buzzer rang again, signaling the end of the break.
“see, i told you that they wouldn’t come back.” you replied but you spoke too soon. the kiss cam was focused squarely on you and paige. the two of you placed on each side of a heart in the jumbotron and to make matters worse the crowd began to chant, “kiss kiss kiss” over and over.
paige looked to you and you looked at her, both of you bursting into laughter. she took the comfortable, easy route, and placed a kiss on your cheek and much to your surprise, the crowd booed and paige threw her hands in the air.
“should we?” she asked as the crowd began chanting “kiss kiss kiss” again, this time louder than the last. you shrugged your shoulders with a smile and bit the inside of your lip and nodded at your girlfriend, who took you face in her hand. she held your jaw sweetly and kissed you. the sound of the crowd was deafening and your heart was beating faster than you knew it could. sneakily, paige wrapped her hand around your neck and pulled you in closer which made you giggle against her lips. you knew it would go viral as soon as the internet got ahold of it. it was an unserious kiss but a kiss nonetheless and you knew that people were shocked to see it. you pulled away from her and waved at the camera before hiding your face in your hands. paige leaned back in her seat once more, a smirk spread across her face.
the crowd was satisfied with the results of their chanting and finally getting you two to kiss. it wasn’t a secret but you kept it private - until now, when you made out with your girlfriend on national television. where there was no back tracking. paige’s phone immediately started to flood with notifications of what just happened, people even sent pictures of the kiss.
“i cannot believe we did that.” you said, “i can’t believe you did that.” you teased. she pulled her phone out and scrolled through the comments flooding her instagram page.
“look,” she pointed at the comments.
user1: always knew she was for the girls but did she have to take my girl smh
user2: paige you didn’t have to break up with me this way
user3: i would die for your gf actually
#paige bueckers#paige bueckers fanfiction#paige bueckers fic#paige bueckers x oc#paige bueckers x reader#paige bueckers blurb#uconn wbb
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Creator Spotlight: @66sharkteeth
66 is a comic artist and the creator of City of Blank, a WEBTOON original series. They worked in the game industry at companies such as 2K Games before entering the field of comics. They began their career in comics at Tapas, where they worked as an editor and lead typesetter, before being signed to create their own original series on WEBTOON.
Check out our interview with 66 below!
Have you ever had an art block? If so, how did you overcome it?
The short answer is yeah, I’ve definitely had one. Overall, I feel like doing a lot of style studies during that time and trying to use new brushes helps a lot. In addition, because I’m a comic artist, I feel like writer’s block is in the same field, and with that, I’m really fortunate that I have an editor that I can work with, who helps me a lot there. Whenever I am stuck at a plot point in my comic, I can always go to my editor, who helps me hammer things out.
What medium have you always been intrigued by but would never use yourself?
Animation. Of course, everyone loves animation. I went to school for game art and design and even did some animation courses, and I am just not cut out for it. I don’t enjoy the process, and I am not good at it. Animation is beautiful, and I admire people who can do it. I’d love for my work to be animated some day, I’m just not capable of being the one to do it haha.
Warm tones or cool tones?
It really depends on the scene! Especially in my comic, I really go with both of them, just depending on the moment in the comic. There was a major character death, and that scene was almost black and white. But normally, the comic is very vibrant, and people really like it, so when I switch it to a more cold tone, it makes the scene that much more impactful.
What is a recent creative project that you are proud of?
Honestly, my current comic, City of Blank, takes up 100% of my time. But recently, I did a plushie campaign where I worked with Makeship through Webtoon to design the plushies and do a little bit of marketing for them. So that’s fun and different from what I normally do!
When planning a comic or a story, what do you do first, character design or character outline?
Normally, I have a design, and I fall in love with the character design, and then I find a role for them. That’s how a lot of my characters have started. Also, that’s how I’ve been tackling new projects that I want to work on after City of Blank. I just came up with a character, and I’m trying to make a story around them.
What is a convention experience that has stuck with you?
Meeting readers and realizing how much my work means to some of them. Some of them have started their own comics, having been inspired by mine. Learning that I’m part of the reason they started their own comic journey, the same way I looked to other inspiring comic artists to start mine—it means the world that I’m in that position now.
Top tips on setting up an Artist Alley booth?
Let’s see…bright, sparkly colors! I think just trying to make sure that the booth is eye-catching. I ended up making a big shiny banner for New York Comic Con, and I know many people stopped by because it caught their eye and they’re curious about what it is. I know a lot of people are selling merchandise of popular media. Even just a banner of your brand to get them curious about who you are and maybe interested in seeing what you make and taking a business card so they can look you up later. It’s better than someone just buying a pin and forgetting you exist. Lastly, put out a tip jar. You never know just how generous your fans are feeling.
Who on Tumblr inspires you and why?
I’m mostly involved in the webtoon sphere! I am definitely inspired by my fellow Webtoon creators, @lark-wren, who created the series Woven. I love their work and seeing them interact with their readers on Tumblr. Same with fellow Webtoon creators, @miranda-mundt-art and @astrobleme-enterprises, who created Lovebot.
Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing, 66! Be sure to check out their Tumblr blog over at @66sharkteeth and follow their webcomic, City of Blank, over at WEBTOON.
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how to make your writing be remembered forever and possibly be well loved.
(incredibly stupid and silly fanfiction line at the end of this post)
I know that title is incredibly daunting but listen, its very simple.
you ready?
MAKE STRONG CHARACTERS
"but kat! surely its not that simple! "
nononono listen. bear with me.
I want you to think of your favorite thing.
Now ask: what do you remember the most about the thing you love?
I will go first:
I love team fortress 2.
and guess what: this game has been around since 2007, and was in development hell since before I was even born. The game has been around for 16 fucking years.
And guess what? in the strong year of 2023 team fortress 2 Is STILL getting memed about.
and do you want to know the crazy part?
the character designs to the naked eye are not special at all.
ok sure from a designer standpoint, these are very well designed characters made so that you can easily tell who they are based on their silhouette.
but from the average joe.... tf2 is iconic but overall it looks ok. it doesn't seem special to a stranger to tf2.
look at this completely random and arbitrary example of a game in the same genre:
I don't know shit about the characters in overwatch. Yeah i have a BASIC idea on what their personality is like based on voice lines and some videos i guess... but in-game they just exist.
these characters are brightly colored, they have beautiful unique designs, hell they have even more diversity such as robots and people from other cultures!
but i don't remember shit about these characters. Maybe I remember the ice lady and tracer, but nothing else.
and yeah part of overwatch struggling right now is incompetant development, BUT:
The characters in team fortress 2 are SO remember-able because the characters have such a vibrant personality. I am an orange box owner, its been a decade and a half and I am still remembering this game and enjoying art about it.
"but kat! that is a comedy game! Overwatch is a very serious game! are you saying comedy is needed to make a character more noticeable?"
no.
though I think allowing your characters to lighten up every now and then would humanize them. Not full on goofy, just give them something that makes them likeable.
and if you cant do that, you can STILL make a compelling character even though they are mostly seriousness.
I have an even more awfully thought out example:
kung fu panda is a masterclass in making a serious comedic movie somehow work.
Master Oogway.... he isn't a comedic character at all.
Yeah we made memes about him, but ignoring that, he is a wise and resourceful person. He is at calm and has faith in this intuition.
there are a lot of characters like this. What makes Oogway stand out is that he is also a little bit kooky and sassy.
youtube
this youtube clip sums up what I mean.
It is a funny line, it fits the character, and It doesn't ruin the seriousness of the moment.
Some of the most successful series in history have something about them that has appealed to people.
In my opinion: characters with strong personality and interesting traits is always a good way to ensure your writing is successful. The second most important is the characters bouncing off of each other in terms of their chemistry with each other.
There is a reason why I spent years playing the first Destiny game and all of the DLC, but I remember fuck all about the characters. I think I maybe remember the bootleg star lord robot guy.
A writing exercise
here is an exercise to get you in the spirit of character making.
step 1- get a random character from a random bit of media. In this case let me bring you master Oogway.
Step 2- Get a completely different character from a completely unrelated series. I am going to give you Scout from team fortress 2.
step 3- write a random ass thing about them interacting. Think about how the characters would react to each other and why. Think about each characters values in life and think about how they would bond and conflict with each other. Think about characters similar to the character they met in the past and how they reacted then, and if they have never interacted, make something interesting with it.
Step 4- keep experimenting. Once you get into the spirit you can apply this to any new character you could want to make
anyways thats it byeee-
"arent you going to do that ?"
do what?
"make a writing thing about oogway and scout. "
........
Scout: let's go turtle you got nothing on my speed-
Oogway: The one who first resorts to violence shows that he has no more arguments.
Scout: that sounds like chicken talk! come on tough guy let me have it-
Oogway then proceeds to make scout eat shit before vanishing in a cloud of cherry blossoms and dust from the desert.
If this post isn't popular I want you to know my dignity was lost for nothing.
#please read the post before you comment “oooh no why do you have so many random tags”. they are not random this post is just weird as fuck#trust me on this this absolutely does actually have something to do with both kung fu panda and team fortress 2 please read the post first#also fan art or writing bits based on the oogway and scout interaction I made would be 100% appreciated and loved by me.#I would love to see what yall make based on the exercise i made!#writing tips#writing advice#creative writing#writing#writers#character analysis#team fortress#team fortress 2#tf2#overwatch#overwatch 2#kung fu panda#master oogway#tf2 scout
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Normally I'd agree many Final Fantasy games have rather young protagonists. It's because they're usually single-player JRPGs made with the assumption of younger players, and like most Young Adult media, create characters that cater to that, even if it ends up with teens running the world and fighting in wars. And for many players, the first time playing these games is in childhood/adolescence/very young adulthood. So it's YA anime.
Final Fantasy XIV does not fall into that same mold, despite the "Teen" rating for legal and distribution purposes.
The majority of the FF14 cast, including the bulk of the main characters, are between 20 and 40 years old (the Scion Archons, Ishgard Elf Husbands). Many other characters are between 40 and 80 (Ishgard's Counts are all late middle aged to elder dads/grandpas, Gaius is mid 50s, Jehantel and Ran'jit are elderly, all still active). The younger characters (especially with any authority or special position) like the Leveilleur twins, are actually outliers. And the youth of the characters between 16 and 20 years old tends to be plot relevant, where that inexperience and naivety causes problems and drives story (Nanamo's arc at the end of ARR into HW, Alphinaud and the Crystal Braves, Ryne's determination of self in ShB, etc).
Characters have a variety of appearances; some characters in the same age ranges look very different. Varis is only 4 years older than X'rhun but Varis's model shows the stress and disagreeableness of his life a lot more than the RDM trainer's. Cid's in his mid-30s but with the beard looks older--and without it he has a baby face (hair color doesn't matter, cuz they do keep the anime trope of "everyone's got white or silver hair"). Lalafell are designed to be anime-cute halflings so it's hard to tell their adult ages even if they've got facial hair like grandfatherly Papashan. The pad'jal of course look like kids, but the youngest main pad'jal is A-Ruhn in his late teens; all the others are adults stuck in adolescent bodies. E-Sumi is a few hundred years old. Kan-E uses various methods to look older so other leaders and people from outside Gridania will take her seriously as an adult. The padjal introduced in the StB WHM quests is a child, and that's the plot; she's not in charge of anything, or has any particularly advanced-for-her-age skills. She's just a kid having a really rough time.
This inability to determine age by looking and assuming isn't just due to limits of the game engine and character creation options; it reflects real life. I met my work team for the first time in person recently; one person looked older than I know them to be, thanks to months of stress and health issues. While all of them were shocked to remember I'm in my 40s as according to them, I "look much younger". Most people are actually pretty bad at guesstimating ages based on appearance, due to the variety of folks' lives.
Speaking of kid characters, many of the children we interact with, like the Doman Adventurers, are between 12 and 14 and act much younger. Khloe has this going on too, with her age "corrected" to 13 (when previously listed as 10), but she acts way younger to me. Most of the actual child characters are treated like children, and it's not until they get to 14-16 (Honoroit, Leveva) that we start to see them treated like maturing adolescents and having some rsponsibilities, but still young and prone to the kind of choices one expects of less experienced and more emotional youth.
As a MMO, FF14's primary audience is actually adults; teens do play the game, but also age up with it if they keep playing. If a 15 year old began playing with ARR's release, they're in their mid-20s now. Having a primarily adult cast, and treating child characters like children, and adolescents like young people figuring out how young adulthood works, makes sense for this game.
FF14's time bubble is also part of the issue; a developer tool to keep it so they don't have to worry too much about character ages, new models so often, or how long things take in game. Timelines are then intentionally left malleable for the players' benefits, to create our own stories and determine how long things take for our WoLs and their tales. Some folks have their stories pass in real time, some compress it to a year per expac, some expand it out even longer. So the ages the characters have listed in the lorebooks and rarely in game (which is then reflected in online resources), is a starting baseline. Personal headcanons as always should be applied (including changing around some character ages to fit one's own story if necessary).
Also, FF16, made by the same team, has a brief prologue/tutorial section where the main trio is between 10 and 15, guided/trained by adult characters, experience the inciting incident trauma--and then we spend the majority of the game with the main cast in their 20s and 30s. The game also has a mature rating, featuring some sexual situations, lots of violence, and stronger language than other FF games. It's made for adults, and its cast reflects that.
So it is a matter of audience expectations; for a MMO, you're going to have an older and aging player base, and the varied ages of the cast reflect that, as do their varied appearances and experiences as adults. The young characters are treated closer to how their youth should be; still with respect for those in positions like Nanamo, but also prone to errors due to inexperience that drive story. In other FF titles, which were made to be more YA-focused, a teen and young 20s cast were treated much differently. But even in the single-player FF titles, if they are made with adult players in mind, their cast and stories likewise reflect that.
#final fantasy xiv#audience#time bubble#ages#aging#cast#gang's all here#literary analysis#I agree most FF games don't have main casts outside the teens but there's reasons for that#and one can't really fit FF14 into that same mold when the cast is this large and varied#yes this is kinda in response to another post but not putting them on blast
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Feb 6th: Dear Diary, Mew gave birth… Unveiling Wild Kanto: Celebrating Pokémon Lore & Mew's Legacy on February 6th
Celebrating Mew’s Legacy and the Launch of “Wild Kanto”: A Journey into Pokémon’s Heart
February 6th may seem like any ordinary day to the uninitiated, but to those in the know, it marks a pivotal moment in Pokémon lore: the creation of Mewtwo, one of the most formidable and enigmatic creatures in the Pokémon universe. Born from the genetic material of the mythical Pokémon Mew, this day…
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Streamer! Ellie who designed everything for her account, all the emotes, the panel, everything.
Streamer! Ellie who also has the most weird but cute emotes ever.
Streamer! Ellie whose social media was extremely empty until she became super viral and started to get invited to big events and stuff so now she had to post everything related to all the collaborations and stuff she did.
Streamer! Ellie who lives on tik tok and reposts everything she sees.
Streamer! Ellie who gets in lots of troubles because she likes and repost everything on every social media before actually reading the posts properly.
Streamer! Ellie who somehow hasn’t got cancelled and always clarifies any polemic she gets it (yeah, the repost issue)
Streamer! Ellie who did a stream + vlog while she got new tattoos. She did some small ones, dinosaurs, kitties; just a bunch of random and colorful tattoos that her fans actually chose on Instagram a week before.
Streamer! Ellie who played a VR horror game and had to stop mid stream because she couldn’t take it anymore and she was making a mess in the room.
Streamer! Ellie who also got scared by her cat thousands of times while playing horror games and specifically didn’t stop cursing at him during the VR stream (got insulted by her fans for disrespecting the kitty duh)
Streamer! Ellie who dropped her food on the whole desk while trying to show the chat what she was eating because nobody believed she actually ate healthy food.
Streamer! Ellie who tried to do asmr as a joke but got praised for it because turns out she’s actually good
Streamer! Ellie who did a whole karaoke + playing the guitar stream
Streamer! Ellie who got an iPad and became an oficial iPad kid
Streamer! Ellie who accidentally filtrated her number on stream and later her personal ig account but didn’t care much about it
Streamer! Ellie who loves reading hate comments and hates back
Streamer! Ellie who likes all her edits, follows all her fan accs and interacts a lot with her fans. Who answers all comments in the most weird ways too and who always gives the public what they want.
Streamer! Ellie who dedicated a small part of stream to show her sketchbooks and talk about her process to draw and tuff and also gave lots of recommendations (made everyone fangirl again because she was so sweet)
Streamer! Ellie who always gets up mid stream to feed her cat because she always forgets and doesn’t realize until the chat remembers her or she hears him crying nonstop.
Streamer! Ellie who got to meet her favorite artists, influencers, whatever at the events she got invited to and always managed to convince them to record something real quick. Who also got recognized by them and asked to say hello to family members or friends from the artist (she’s pretty and funny, how can people not know about her or not like her duhhh)
Streamer! Ellie who does streams cooking (trying to) while she’s on the supermarket, driving. She’ll take advantage of anything.
Streamer! Ellie who got some legos for free after going viral of buying and building lots of them on stream
Gamer! Ellie who has an exaggerated amount of keyboards, all colors, sizes, sounds. And uses the most basic and ugly one (doesn’t like the fancy ones to get dirty)
Gamer! Ellie who has the most expensive huge setup
Gamer! Ellie who has the most cute but weird wallpapers in both of her computers, phone and iPad (also buys every from apple)
Gamer! Ellie who loves any cute game. If there’s anything cat, dog or dinosaur thing related on a game she’ll play it.
Gamer! Ellie who buys lots of skins on any game.
Gamer! Ellie who spends lots of money in games unless she can download shit for free (has got thousands of virus)
Gamer! Ellie who puts stickers everywhere and buys cute stuff to decore her consoles.
Gamer! Ellie who has sweaty hands and hates when her phone/console gets all hot and sticky.
Gamer! Ellie who always brakes the earphones, any type, any brand.
Gamer! Ellie who likes watching videos with random facts about the games and knows all the games lore and stuff.
Gamer! Ellie who’s secretly obsessed with games like candy crush and has super high scores.
Gamer! Ellie who buys game merch and uses it on her daily fits <3
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