Hi all!! I'm Ben! I'm a big fan of lots of different kinds of animals, but right now I'm excited about octopuses and cephalopods.
I'd be really interested in exploring almost anything, but I've got The Heart on my mind. For itch stuff I've loved recently, An Annihilation Fangame by Geostationary is extremely cool!! And I missed out on the Emotional Mecha Jam, so I'd be way into that space too. Is anyone still looking for a duet partner?
Hi Ben!! My name's Palimrya, and I'd be happy to partner with you for the jam if you're interested.
I'm a novice designer (but an avid roleplayer and a seasoned writer of poetry and short fiction), and the only game I've designed is my entry for this year's 200-word RPG Challenge. (Here's my current draft if you'd like to take a look: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N4u-k7X54R96Ovbc_NBrQKsEcrdsabLtyj8kyJ6vcac/...)
It sounds like we might be a great fit for collaboration. I've likewise been really excited about The Heart lately (I'm about to start running a Spire campaign!), and I've been wishing I'd taken part in the Emotional Mecha Jam too. So much built-in emotional scaffolding and symbolism to draw from there. I also happen to love cephalopods — I just gave myself a haircut with two rattails I'm calling "squid tentacles". lmao
I haven't designed enough games to have developed habits or a vocabulary, but some hallmarks of my writing more generally are: vivid and highly sensual or textural diction, weird gross sci-fi aesthetics, earnest emotionality and vulnerability, poem-like concision, and hope in the face of hardship.
I took a brief look at your itch page; I'm really impressed by the elegance of the True Story move in the screenshot, and I fucking love that Slime Time Television exists and want to play it immediately. No pressure, but I'd be excited to collaborate!
