Senior Game Designer @ NaturalMotion Cat dad, Spurs fan & stats nerd, equally bad at running, climbing and guitarhttps://bsky.app/profile/senticlou.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/senticlou.bsky.social/post/3mtrigiy3pk2rWe know all games are either ‘menus’ or ‘parkour’. We also know that all things are either ‘kiki’ or ‘bouba’. I would not say that all menus games are either kiki or bouba, so therefore all games exist on a kiki/menus/bouba/parkour axis. In this essay I will23 Aug 2026 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:2n56wfbou33pxjqdwom7pvim/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrigiy3pk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/senticlou.bsky.social/post/3lhqgzdq2pk2fLoving the new CIV, removing the builders has made late game much easier to manage and more fun, but feels a bit like the early game is missing a tiny bit of cerebral busywork to tide me over (specifically antiquity). I’m all for sanding off rough edges but sometimes you need a bit for traction!09 Feb 2025 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:2n56wfbou33pxjqdwom7pvim/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhqgzdq2pk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/senticlou.bsky.social/post/3lhbn6eokpc22Every single time, without fail, when sat in an airport: “I could really do with another notepad and pen”03 Feb 2025 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:2n56wfbou33pxjqdwom7pvim/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhbn6eokpc22https://bsky.app/profile/senticlou.bsky.social/post/3lg3pftxflk26I see many people at bouldering wearing these kinda loose, tough trouser things for hitting the walls. What the hell are they called? How do I find good ones? Amazon just gives me hiking trousers. I’ve asked and people laugh as if I am joking. I am not jesting! What are the bastards?19 Jan 2025 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:2n56wfbou33pxjqdwom7pvim/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg3pftxflk26https://bsky.app/profile/senticlou.bsky.social/post/3l4l2r4mxtk2cLook at this idiot. Zero thoughts.20 Sep 2024 07:42 +0000at://did:plc:2n56wfbou33pxjqdwom7pvim/app.bsky.feed.post/3l4l2r4mxtk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/senticlou.bsky.social/post/3kdubfp44dt2eUpdate: Lenny is returned and a-ok!10 Nov 2023 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:2n56wfbou33pxjqdwom7pvim/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdubfp44dt2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/senticlou.bsky.social/post/3kdrpj7uojs2bhuge fan of screaming into the yawning void but for the benefit of the data scrapers here is my cat Lenny who is sick in hospital at the moment :(09 Nov 2023 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:2n56wfbou33pxjqdwom7pvim/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdrpj7uojs2b