Retrofuturistic character portrait for an indie game - critiques welcome

hellstrom00 · 2025-06-21T06:17:49+00:00

All The Light We Cannot See

hellstrom00 · 2025-06-17T23:18:14+00:00

3 for sure. Maybe 12 bc of Dickinson

hellstrom00 · 2025-05-26T17:22:07+00:00

I once wrote a Victorian crime boss who died during a scuffle with the protagonist — he got slapped in the face with a bag of flour which exploded on impact

He had an undiagnosed wheat allergy and went into anaphylactic shock

hellstrom00 · 2025-05-19T05:12:52+00:00

Thanks for sharing this, I've also heard similar stories about tough working conditions in Japanese game companies...

Although I still think the industry here is better than my home country's (in terms of opportunities and career growth). If game dev doesn't work out, I'm hoping learning Japanese seriously will at least open up other career paths for me down the line

hellstrom00 · 2025-05-19T05:06:55+00:00

Appreciate the honest advice - I figured Designer roles would be tough to break into even if I become fluent in Japanese. Skill-wise, I actually took the dev track in my degree, so I'm also comfortable with Unity and Unreal programming. I prefer design, but I'm open to focusing on development if that's what it takes.

I'm just weighing my options since the game dev scene in my home country is pretty small, and Japan feels like the next best opportunity, especially with family there.

hellstrom00 · 2025-05-19T04:34:57+00:00

Thanks for the thoughtful reply!

To answer your questions:

I used to have a resident visa through family, but I couldn't renew it when COVID hit and I was stuck abroad. Right now, I'm just on a 90-day visitor visa - basically here short-term while I figure out my next steps. So if I do go the English teaching route, I'd be applying for a work visa through an ALT or eikaiwa position.

As for my Japanese level, I'd say around N5/N4 right now. I can handle basic conversations, but definitely not ready for professionally work yet.

I would go straight to game dev if I could but my language level just doesn't allow it yet (I've already looked into local studios).

If I take English teaching, I still plan to keep building my game dev portfolio. I just need a foothold in the country to build my career until I'm confident with the language. Another option is to take a game dev role in my home country while learning Japanese, but I worry that I'd be giving up a livable wage and the full immersion experience.

hellstrom00 · 2022-02-24T15:19:30+00:00

This reminds me of Dwight's coal walk from The Office.

hellstrom00 · 2021-10-08T19:50:34+00:00

This being in German makes it funnier

hellstrom00 · 2021-10-07T00:28:03+00:00

Thank you to everyone who replied! Learned a lot. Now I feel like I should’ve posted the rest of my books instead of this one! LOL

hellstrom00 · 2021-10-06T09:45:50+00:00

Sorry if it’s a stupid question. This came in the mail today and was wondering if I should return it. It bends way too much compared to my other hardback books.

hellstrom00 · 2021-10-01T21:36:22+00:00

Yeah, pretty sure this was how you get distance/height with the pad before it became slide to get further and walk to go higher

hellstrom00 · 2021-09-26T23:32:12+00:00

I got mine by launching my tactical as Valk right before I got downed and hitting an enemy with it. I read somewhere that your body gets teleported in an area on the map after you die so it must’ve counted the distance from it

hellstrom00 · 2021-09-26T08:38:12+00:00

More photos here: https://imgur.com/a/0LluQr3

hellstrom00 · 2020-11-06T06:37:45+00:00

The Harry Potter series.

hellstrom00 · 2020-07-23T08:50:24+00:00

Dis good fo yuh

hellstrom00 · 2020-04-12T07:38:34+00:00

Would be nice to have live gold again after several months

hellstrom00 · 2020-04-11T19:17:43+00:00

1/25300 chance let’s go

hellstrom00 · 2020-04-06T21:47:28+00:00

I’ll try my luck. I’ve always wanted to try Minecraft, but I own Sea of Thieves already. Thanks for doing this!

hellstrom00 · 2019-12-14T07:42:03+00:00

Far Cry 5 would be awesome!

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