The Velvet Newsletter Vol. 8 - Intermission
New year new Mint ✨ Happy new year!
Interesting Stuff
Message to All Bitches
Please survive.
Thank you Gianni for helping me starting this year off right.
Theoretical Future - The Piss House
Just collecting a post from Cohost I really like about tech nerds being the worst.
Itsukushima Shrine
Not a terribly difficult build. Just lots of little red pieces to contend with (120 to be exact)
Writing
The Star Ocean 3 Twist Was Fine and You are a Parrot
First major post of the year. I'm right, just fyi.
Good High-Energy Video Game Music
Big 'ole list of VG music since someone asked. It got too big for Cohost so I put it in the garden instead. Plus, I can edit it with more whenever I want! Maybe a chill video game music list next...?
What I'm Playing
I mainlined In Stars and Time for the past three days. It is one of my favorite games in a long time, I absolutely loved it and will be thinking about it for a while. I'll try and write about it...
Beyond that, I got really into Death Must Die. It's a combination of Hades and Vampire Survivors, with a little sprinkle of Diablo on top. Sorry to be the "X meets Y" guy but it's really the easiest way to describe it given how mechanically-driven it is, lol. But it's really good! I love to do a run or two before bed. Perfect for the Steam Deck.
Still grinding in Granblue Rising. I dropped off Seox so I'm probably gonna focus on Yuel and Djeeta. I'd like to see how far I can take a character without getting carried, haha.
Tryin to think about what I'm gonna play next...I might wrap up Nayuta: Boundless Trails and then Sackboy: A Big Adventure. About a two weeks left before the releases pick up again.
Velvet Album
East African rapper that rhymes in Luganda, Luo, Kiswahili and English :D
Status Update
I'm good! Feeling pretty positive, so I hope it sticks. Got to seem some family friends, start the year off with a great game finished, and watched the Book of Life with The Sailers. Trying to keep this energy going.
I also had an idea of creating a masterlist of creative stuff my friends are doing, and that people can submit to, for anyone visiting thevelvet.garden to look at. I'll see if I can produce that.
Signing Off
That's all for now! Hope this week is going well for you! GOTY list should be coming soon!