#the game was on sale for 5 bucks

[secretly-a-trekkie]

I just remembered I don't know how to draw cities. brb gonna pirate some art books 👍

in other news... coruscant in survivor

[amygdalae]

Thought you would like to know, Dragons Dogma 2 features Columnar Jointing

Yes....yes!!!

[zahkeete]

I love this little fella so much ❤️❤️❤️

[maid-of-the-golden-deer]

perhaps its the autism but i could NEVER conceptualize playing a game (that i actually like) just once bc a second playthrough with all your gained knowledge is like... the most fun part?? plus these things arent cheap so like, unless u gotnit on mega sale gotta get everything you can

[edgepunk]

I'm gonna be real I did pre-order games, but only two bc I couldn't always afford to buy games even when they used to cost 40-50€. those two games were ME: Andromeda and Cyberpoo, and both were absolute ass on launch, so I learned my lesson

and also 70€ is crazy expensive fuck off w that

[parasitoidism]

suddenly racked with a pang of severe annoyance at persona 3 getting its second remake/updated version with new content and improved gameplay while persona 1 and 2 can't even get the psp versions ported to steam

[practically-an-x-man]

one thing about me is that I will almost never spend more than 20 dollars on a single video game, but I WILL wait for a sale and then buy like 4-5 games all at once

[ladyraspberry-2540]

DAFFODIL, NOOOO- T_T

I didn't think he'd go that waaaaaaay ;(

I love the option to hug the creatures you help, it's just so freaking adorable! Makes me say awwwww everytime

And there are even comedic moments! Though, I think the ,,Gwen" one was just funny for me. It's like just Gwen hehe

And finally Daffodil can get some rest ^^

[caracello]

ijust bought myself sme games as an early bday present +D fo3's dlcs and fo4's base game+dlcs PLUS some mass effect games

[biganimal92]

I guess I should play it since it's only been out for 7 years

[dreamytrashdoe]

I'm still losing my mind over pulling her in 20 🎉💕🎉💕🎉💕

[dailyfigures]

Welcome to the Official DailyFigures Bootleg Spotting Guide™!!!!

here are the steps that i like to use! each step does have exceptions so just keep going down the list until you're 100% sure!

1. where are you buying the figure?

if you're buying from a trusted figure store there is no need to worry. sites like amiami, solaris, nin-nin game, good smile company, crunchyroll store, etc. do not sell bootlegs. if you're buying from ebay or similar sites, an individual seller, a local store, etc. you need to be a little more careful. 

2. does the figure have a bootleg?

not every figure has a bootleg made of it! check myfigurecollection to make sure.

example ;

rapunzel miku has a bootleg, better check well before buying! vampire miku doesn't have a bootleg (yet?), you're good to go!

3. is the figure ridiculously cheap?

if the figure is extremely cheap for no apparent reason, it's probably a bootleg.

example ; 

this is a bootleg. no one in their right mind would pay 150 bucks for a real figure and sell it for 8.

4. is the figure being sold from china?

almost all bootlegs (apart from people reselling their bootlegs) are produced and sold in china. obviously there are real collectors selling real figures living in china too so there are exceptions, but i'd be careful if you're inexperienced.

example ;

almost all the bootleg sellers on ebay are located in china.

5. how are the seller's reviews?

if it's an individual seller you can ask them for proof of past sales. if it's a reseller website like ebay you can check the reviews on their profile. some bootleg sellers use bots to give themselves overly positive reviews. be wary of accounts with a lot of sales and somehow 100% positive reviews!

example ;

this ebay seller sells bootlegs and has 100% positive reviews.

6. how do the pictures of the figure look?

there's 3 options ;

☆ the figure looks like an obvious bootleg in the picture (unsure how to tell? we'll get to that!) -> it's a bootleg.

☆ the seller only uses the official promotional pics and none of their own -> suspicious. there's no way to visually check the figure so this is very risky.

☆ the figure looks good in the pictures that the seller took -> either this is good news OR the seller stole these pictures from someone else and will send you a bootleg. a red flag is using pics with bad quality and multiple different backgrounds/lighting (they stole the pictures from multiple different people). make sure to reverse image search their pictures!

7. how do you recognise a bootleg just from looking at it?

let's say you're looking at an ad and maybe the lighting is a little vague so you're just not fully sure whether the figure looks right or not. here's what we do!

1. get a picture of a bootleg of the figure in question which you can find on myfigurecollection (figure page -> pictures -> bootlegs).

2. get a picture of the real figure, preferably a user picture since promotional pics can look a little better than the real product. (figure page -> pictures -> figures).

3. pick some details that are clearly different between the original and the bootleg.

4. get a picture from the ad you're unsure about. check the details you've just picked. does it match the bootleg or the real figure? there we go!

example ;

these are user pictures of a real miku figure and a bootleg where i circled the differences i picked. in this case; the way her hair flows, the direction the pink flowers grow in and the length of the stem of the yellow rose.

here are two pictures i found in two different ads of this figure. i circles the differences i picked; the first pic has long straighter hair, pink flowers growing to the left direction and a yellow rose with longer stem. this is real! the right pic has shorter curled up hair, pink flowers growing straight down and a yellow rose with a very short stem. this is a bootleg!

thank you for reading my guide!!! i am by no means an expert, these are just the steps i like to use myself and i am absolutely open to suggestions and questions! :)

[prokopetz]

Hey, folks. Starting today and continuing through July 13th, all of Penguin King Games' non-PWYW titles are 50% off. This includes Zach Welhouse's Cerebos: The Crystal City – a surrealist travelogue game about riding trains and getting mixed up in existential shenanigans – as well as my own Costume Fairy Adventures (a game whose title is entirely self-explanatory) and its various supplements. You can get the whole lot for $22.50, or pick and choose individual games for half price – it works out the same either way.

It you're are interested in seeing any of the games I've got cooking right now go 1.0, the back catalogue is what pays to keep the lights on, so why not send a few bucks our way? In particular, if you've picked up Costume Fairy Adventures but not the supplements via one of those charity bundles on itch.io, this is a great chance to round out the collection – all three CFA playsets are only $7.50 with the sale.

(Credits for the preceding illustrations go to @shelandsorcery for the crab on the left and @kalkiedoodles for the queen on the right!)

[electricpurrs]

ATTENTION EVERYBODY

i'm here today to spread my propagand because my current favorite video game franchise, Spark the Electric Jester, is on sale for very cheap on steam and i think YOU should buy it 🫵

my canadian friend was the only one online to take a sc for me but as you can see it's VERY CHEAP!! isn't it worth it to spend 5 bucks on an indie game and potentially have a great time?

the first Spark the Electric Jester game is a 16-bit platformer inspired by all the classics of its genre, including Sonic the Hedgehog, Kirby, and Megaman, but with its own characters, story and style, making it very unique and fun on its own merit!

you play as spark, a jester and also a little alien guy, who after losing his job to a robot made to replace him, goes on a quest to defeat the evil robots taking over the world, and hopefully get his job back

games 2 and 3 take the series into a different direction, turning 3D and taking gameplay inspiration from platformers like 3D Sonic the Hedgehog instead, and taking the plot into a more serious (and darker) turn

...but i won't get into it since they depend heavily on game 1 for context

so, if any of this interests you at all, i absolutely recommend you give the first game a shot! support indie games!!! have fun!!!!

[iandarling]

Ian Gallagher loves thrifting shopping

-From as early as he can remember Fiona would drag him and Lip (and later on the other kids) to various thrift shops to scout for winter coats and homeware goods. Fiona let him and Lip run around and play a game of “find the ugliest thing in the shop” while she desperately searched the bins for a winter coat that could fit a 5 year old that he could also grow into. She has 25 bucks in hand trying to find clothing to keep her brothers warm all the while Lip and Ian are playing hide and seek in the back

-When he grows a little older he takes Debbie and Carl with him to find clothes for summer (most of fiona’s clothes don’t fit debbie yet so she needs a whole new wardrobe, but carl inherited his brothers old clothes). Ian spends hours rummaging through the racks hoping to find a some decent looking clothes that could survive multiple years of the harsh summer heat

-Once Liam is born the Gallaghers have a ton of baby clothes he can use and grow into- they’ve been passed down from Lip, Ian, Debbie and now Carl. Even so, Ian wants to give Liam something new-ish that could be just his. He has about 20 bucks and he goes to thrift shops on the north side to look for some better quality baby clothes and toys- he finds an unused teddy bear and a handsome little jacket

-When he’s a young adult Ian spends a small amount of his pay check each month collecting bits and pieces for the home- new kitchenware and some new towels for the bathroom, some posters for Carl and Liam, books for Debbie and candles for Fiona.

-When Ian and Mickey moved into their apartment, they go thrifting in the fancy shops on the west side (“you won’t believe what these rich fuckers give away for free, man!”) They find a nice little patio furniture set for 50 bucks that they use everyday, Ian finds a lightly used blue Le Cruset oven-dish and he’s never been happier

-Ian keeps up his childhood game of “find the ugliest thing in the shop” with Mickey and Liam. He finds a “trophy wife” t-shirt that he buys for himself (“i know what i am and i’m proud of it”), a new backpack for Liam alongside new textbooks he needs for high school

-Mickey discovers that thrift shops have a good deal on dvds (“fuck netflix man, i prefer the physical copies”), he ends up finding a sale of 10 dvds for 1 dollar (so naturally he ends up with 30 dvds, he likes having them stacked up next to the tv). Ian picks out a lot of kids movies for Franny and Freddie and some documentaries for Liam, but the rest are all the movies he and mickey loves

-As a kid he used to frequent thrift shops in hopes of finding clothes to keep him and his siblings warm throughout the winter, but as an adult he can afford new clothes. Now, he spends his time looking for items for his home- new lampshades, curtains, posters and artwork that mickey will also like.

-He is no longer worried of spending another winter without a jacket, but he will always pop by a thrift shop when he sees one…

“just in case”

Gallager Headcanons, as requested

@lupeloto

[ceasarslegion]

Crazy how when I was a kid I used to remember thinking that if I waited long enough, new games would go on sale and get traded in enough that I could wait for a new one I wanted to hit the 20 bucks mark and buy it with my allowance. And it was true. And I didnt even have to wait THAT long. Now it doesn't even matter because games that are 7 years old are still 80 bucks and never go on sale and even after being traded in 5 times over they're only 10 bucks cheaper. So I might as well just get them brand new on release because I'll be waiting until I'm dead for the price to drop. How do kids these days even save up that much for new games anymore? I remember scrounging up coins that fell between the couch cushions to cover the tax on dragon age: origins and then biking over to the eb games and getting it pretty early after release because someone traded it in and it dropped the price to 25 dollars and I had like JUST that amount. I got a AAA game on a child's allowance back then because I got it used.

Shout out to that eb games manager who sold an 11 year old an M rated game because she'd seen my parents buy me M rated games in the past and figured it was fine, she was the GOAT