6 Tips For Making Angeline Era-style Exploration
If you've played, you might know that Angeline Era's approach to exploration is very unusual. There's only a very minimal map, about half the levels "Have No Point", and treasures aren't really the main motivation for poking around. I thought I'd spend some time writing about what made the exploration work!
27 Tips For Future Bumpslash Designers
27 Tips on how to design Bumpslash combat for your game
About Me/Past Writing
Hi! First, here’s where my writing used to be; 2012-2020: Wordpress https://meloshantani.wordpress.com/ 2020-2023: Neocities/Zonelets:...
Almost 1 Month After Angeline Era
Liner Notes, Music and Popularity Reflections, etc...
1 Week After Angeline Era!
Wow, it’s been a bit over a week since Angeline Era came out! And I managed to survive bugfix patching week!! First, it’s still on sale for another week!...
Angeline Era NOW OUT on Steam!! (+ Final Devlog)
Get ready to bumpslash...
Angeline Era Releases December 8th!!!
The wait is (almost) over...
Angeline Era Devlog (2025/10)
Wow! We're almost done...
Angeline Era Devlog (2025/09) / Analgesic Game 6 News/Melos News
Angeline Era coming this year!
Angeline Era Devlog (2025/08)
Hello! Just stepping away from work for a bit to update you all on Angeline Era’s progress. In my previous update I mentioned being on schedule for a Q4 2025...
Honor Studentism: Educational Underpinnings of Delusional Beliefs in the American AI Industry
Throughout my time in high school, I was under the thrall of the grading system. I attained first in my class, but diary entries from after high school...
Angeline Era Devlog (June 2025)
Welcome, Bumpslashers… to another Angeline Era Devlog Update. I guess the last time I did one (September 2024) I decided it was easier to make a video? Now I...
Danchi Days Demo Out NOW!! (Plus some thoughts on the demo)
Happy to announce the Danchi Days Demo is now available to play! Have fun and leave a review if you can, too! My detailed thoughts follow below. Danchi Days...
The Unearthed Treasure Room...
A curated showcase of recent overlooked games I want you to play!
Classical Music, Bluesky Threads, etc... (May 2025)
Hello everyone. It’s been some time since I’ve posted here! Things have been quite busy on the game development side with Angeline Era and Danchi Days and...
My Top Japan Walks, 2024 (Part 1)
Want to explore Japan (mostly Tokyo) on foot? Here's some of my travel recommendations based on personal walks I did this year.
Melos's 2024 GOTY List
Happy 2025 everyone! First, I'd like to shout out my Backloggd Reviews with other thoughts on games. Let’s get right to it… (by the way, this list was part...
The Book of Bumpslash: Action Level Design
A detailed write-up about the process and design of the Action Levels in Angeline Era.
Writing Miscellany For Games: Thinking about Theatre, Conversation and Folktale
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildThe more you study videogames, the more you realize their origin can’t simply be pinpointed to some MIT nerds making...
The Analgesic Holiday Sale is Here!!
The Anodyne 1 fanbook returns, as well as new t-shirts and art
