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Have you been playing a lot of Stardew Valley and Harvest Moon lately? There’s a new farming sim in the works, created by an Indonesian company with more diverse gameplay!
Create your farm, romance the villagers, dive to save coral reefs, catch bugs and fish to put in the museum, attend mini games and festivals, and MEET MERMAIDS.
This Kickstarter has come a long way since it’s launch, and as of Feb. 15 it’s still got 15 days to reach it’s higher goals.
Or, DO YOU WANT TO DATE A MERMAID?
There are three mythical figures in this game, one of them being mermaids. We’ve finally unlocked the village, but if we unlock the kingdom there are two romance mermaid options.
But if mermaids don’t do it for you, the human options are just as sexy! (And yes, OF COURSE YOU CAN PICK ANY GENDER ️)
(and the normal townies aren’t bad looking either )
Coral island can be a solo or multiplayer experience, and is planned to launch on switch and other consoles not long after early access in Q4!
By backing you get the game key for only $20, which is low for the amount of gameplay Coral Island has to offer!
Yes, that’s right! For the low amount of $20, you too can eventually date a mermaid! Consider pledging today!
I’m proud of the lighting on this one…..pretend you don’t see the horrible angle of her face though she’s supposed to be looking upwards slightly but it did not go correctly lol
We’re giving away two VARIANT tier bundles for free! The VARIANT tier contains all of the items you see in the graphic above and is available to preorder for $85. Enter before 11:59PM EST/GMT-4, January 30, 2022. Winners will be randomly selected.
How To Enter:
✨ Like and/or reblog this post (both a like and a reblog count as individual entries). No giveaway blogs please! ✨ RT our Twitter post for an extra entry. ✨ Tag two friends on our Instagram post and/or share it to your story for an extra entry each. ✨ Preorder tiers 2-6 for an extra entry.
You only have to do one of the above to enter, not all! However, gaining more entries of course increases the probability that your name will be drawn.
One winner will be chosen from our social media and one will be chosen from existing pre orders of tiers 2-6 (whose order will be upgraded and refunded).
Rules:
If you have already preordered from us, your order will be automatically upgraded if you ordered Tiers 2-5, and will be refunded. If you have not already preordered a copy of Variant and you are chosen as the winner, you must be able to respond to messages on your social media. You must also also be willing to share your email address and your mailing address (so that we can send you your prize!)
Don’t forget- the only sure way to get a copy of Variant: A Loki Zine is to preorder now at https://lokivariantzine.bigcartel.com/! Pre orders end January 31, 2022. Good luck and stay mischievous!
Yeah, uh, a couple of months ago I had promised my friend Linze that I would draw him “the most epic drawing [I could] manage of Dedan and Zacharie", because he’s basically the one who got me into OFF and had helped me a couple times when I was stuck. Sorry for letting you wait so long, argh. Not nearly as epic as I had hoped, but I hope you like it any way ;w;
A little thing I did purely in Java code for a school project. The prompt was to make a “summer-themed greeting card”. Since I first got into OFF last summer, I decided to take this opportunity to pay the game a little tribute.
I was supposed to add in BGM but it was not worth trudging through another onslaught of errors for anymore. :(
I ended up submitting this bad boy 11 seconds before the deadline.
Super cool hanafuda (”flower cards”) + ryuusui (stream) yukata (seen on), paired with a Rumirock obi.
I believe I’ve never touched Hanafuda cards here, so buckle up for a long post ;)
Hanafudais a card game with 12 different suits of 4 cards. Each suit is linked to a lunar month through symbols, all inspired by classical culture (months where later matched to Western calendar hence why some symbols seem off).
Please note that in the list below, I’ll use ‘meaning’ in the broad sense as following symbols often have many overlaping significations:
睦月 Mutsuki (1st lunar month) / January => Symbols: matsu (pine), tsuru (crane), hi (sun), ‘akayoroshi’ tanzaku (paper strip, with auspicious あ(か)よろし meaning lit. ‘red is good’ = ‘really wonderful’) => Meaning: eternity, happy/new beginnings as January is the New year month
如月 Kisaragi (2nd lunar month) / February => Symbols: ume (plum blossoms), uguisu (bush warbler), ‘akayoroshi’ tanzaku (paper strip, with auspicious あ(か)よろし lit. ‘red is good’ = ‘really wonderful’) => Meaning: beginning of spring, well read people (especially refers to Michizane/Tenjin),a match made in heaven As a side note, plum branches rising to the sky is an auspicious motif known as yariume/“spear plums” or tachibai/“rising plums
弥生 Yayoi (3rd lunar month) / March => Symbols: sakura (cherry blossoms), hanamimaku (curtain, here cherry blossoms viewing parties), ‘Miyoshino” tanzaku (paper strip, Yoshino is a place famous for its sakura) => Meaning: beautiful yet fleeting life (like the delicate sakura blossoms)
卯月 Uzuki (4th lunar month) / April => Symbols: fuji (wisteria), hototogisu (cuckoo), red tanzaku (paper strip) => Meaning: coming of summer, beautiful yet fleeting life (cuckoo sometimes symbolize mourning souls). Fuji could also refers to famous episodes of the Tale of Genji. As a side note, cuckoo also stands for patience in Japan, probably because of the zen charade known as “If the bird doesn’t sing..”
皐月Satsuki (5th lunar month) / May => Symbols: kakitsubata (iris), yatsuhashi (zigzag bridge), red tanzaku (paper strip) => Meaning: deep and nostalgic love, inspired by famous poetical scenery from the Tales of Ise (motif is present in many paintings like this screen by Korin). Iris are also a symbol of strenght as seen in Tango no sekkufestival
水無月 Minazuki (6th lunar month) / June => Symbols: botan (peony), cho (butterfly), purple tanzaku (paper strip) => Meaning: road to heaven (symbols came be found in noh piece ‘Shakkyo’ and Kabuki one ‘Kagamijishi’), butterflies often stand as a symbol for spirits or souls
文月 Fumizuki (7th lunar month) / July => Symbols: hagi (clover), shishi/inoshishi (boar), red tanzaku (paper strip) => Meaning: coming of autumn, the strong needing the meek (a variation of tiger in the bamboo grovemotif)
葉月 Hazuki (8th lunar month) / August => Symbols: susuki (pampa grass), kari (wild geese), full moon (meigestu) => Meaning: moon/harvest festival (tsukimi), deep nostalgia as year goes by (nature will soon be asleep as winter will follow autumn)
長月 Nagatsuki (9th lunar month) / September => Symbols: kiku (chrysanthemum), sakazuki (sake cup, with kotobuki/‘long life’ kanji), purple tanzaku (paper strip) => Meaning: long life, immortality. In ancient japan, it was customary to drink chrysanthmum wine during Chouyou no en festival as a wish for long life (people also used to drink/use as medicine dew collected on mums leaves and flowers). As a side note, objets flowing in a stream (like sake cups) were once used as timer during poetry competitions.
神無月 Kannazuki (10th lunar month) / October => Symbols: momiji (maple), shika (deer) => Meaning: momijigari (hanami autumn twin) parties and as March card = beautiful yet fleeting life. Shika deers also have deep auspicious connotation as they are messengers of the gods in Shinto
霜月 Shimotsuki (11th lunar month) / November => Symbols: yanagi (willow), Ono no Michikaze and a frog, tsubame (swallow), Inazuma (thunder, wildcard sometimes bare and nicknamed “onifuda”/demon card) => Meaning: this card is always the most puzzling one for me, as in kimono fashion yanagi+tsubame are not truly a November motifs ^^; But here, the most important symbol (most often only present as an umbrella!) is a driving rain under which willows dance. Poet Ono no Michikaze, walking bya riverside in that awful weather, spots a struggling frog. After many efforts, the frog finally succeeds jumping in a willow - inspiring Michikaze. This suits hence symbolizes diligence and determination. As a side note, nure tsubame (lit. “wet sparrows”) symbolize lovers - especially star-crossed ones
師走 Shiwasu (12th lunar month) / December => Symbols: kiri (paulownia), houou (phoenix) => Meaning: longevity, life circle (“beginning to the end”), power. Legends say phoenix can only nest in paulownia trees
I won’t go into details as to how to play with hanafuda as 1) I am terrible with cards games, and 2) I learned koi-koi rules only thanks to the Ryu ga gotoku/Yakuzavideo games xD (amazing game serie, if you don’t know about them, go play!!! They have been re-released not long ago)
