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will you check out the revue starlight vn :)
Have there been any games or other experiences that have invoked the same amount of investment for you as Xenogears? Been searching for years for something to scratch the same itch...
What aspect do you enjoy most in RPGs (or just any game in general)?
how and when did you get into the xeno series? love ur art btw hope you find a site that can substitute this one :c 💚
would you ever do commissions? I'm one of the few other bart x oc(he's a self insert really though hehe) shippers and once I get money I'd absolutely love to comm you for art of them together someday....
Always meant to ask due to your character having a 🌱 for an emoji. Do you have a favorite flower? Mine have always been lilies. (Very pretty flowers!)
what are you up to today zoomfie?
☀️ and 🌱 sitting in a tree k-i-s-s-i-n-g
Gonna play grandia because of you. Is there anything I should know about it?
it’s cute it’s fun enjoy :D if ur playing the remastered version and have a choice btwn jp and english dub, just go with whatever you usually pick! i did jp bc i heard a lot of people say the english dub is bad, but after listening to it myself, i realized i found it quite charming and wish i went with it instead >_< but both are good!
do you have any tips on staying motivated? a lot of what you've shared about your insecurities & ADHD sounds... very similar to my life, but i can't find myself able to commit to doing anything. the passion you show for improving your art is very inspiring, and i wonder if you have any tips about how you maintain your schedule and motivate yourself to stick with it? seeing you improve yourself over the past few months has been really impressive and makes me want to better myself too 😤😤
i’m glad 2 have inspired you that way :D to be honest, i still struggle a lot with being consistent with my schedule and such so really… the biggest most important step i’ve taken in my life to become more consistent/productive is working on being more forgiving of myself. i find myself getting into a cycle of a few days of consistency, falling off of it, and then feeling guilty about it, but i realized that me treating myself so badly for not being perfect never ever helped me get back on track, rather it did the opposite.
i never considered myself a perfectionist because i’ve never achieved that taste of perfection in any facet of my life so it’s not something i’ve been chasing. but recently i realized that even beating myself up mentally in a similar way for objectively “below average” moments of my life does nothing for me. letting some days just be failures and getting off to a bad start is ok.
idk this is kinda tangenty but i think the most important thing to do is to dig really really deep with yourself and be honest with what’s wrong. it’s never “i just suck” or “i’m not good enough at _____.” i’ve improved at art a lot faster now that i sat down and addressed my unhealthy relationship with it previously. i can rebound much more quickly whenever i inevitable have an off day – or week. you can do all the work you want on whatever subject or hobby but if there’s a big mental barrier there you’re scared to try addressing, it’ll inevitably cause you problems no matter how hard to look away from it.
sorry if that seems really vague and wishywashy, i spent many years looking for a special schedule hack or key to staying motivated but there really isn’t one super special trick that’s gonna revolutionize things for you, at least in my experience. more often than not, i’d try something, and then be excited for a bit abt it,,, before inevitably being super sad that it doesn’t work the same anymore. basically, my approach now is rather than try super hard on those aspects, i try super hard not to be mean to myself lol
Advice/general suggestions for someone playing Xenogears for the first time (other than talk to every npc because i already try to do that)
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