ending a 3 year no-posting streak on this dumb website just to say… i haven’t watched spn in just as long but what is going on with destiel? swear cas has said i love you to dean before lmao
So, wait, Jared… wait… Sam did LOVE Cas, but didn’t have the same relationship with Cas as Dean? So if Sam did LOVE Cas… do you mean that Dean’s relationship to Cas is NOT love? Because… it’s NOT the SAME, right? Or do you mean that Sam’s LOVE for Cas is different to what Dean feels about Cas? Because, to me, that’s what it looks like you’re saying here. That what Dean is pushing down and bottling up, those emotions he cannot handle - in true Dean fashion - the emotions that will come crashing out, these emotions are to do with Dean’s relationship to Cas, which is based, surely, in his LOVE for Cas, right? Because they do share a more profound bond. Right? So that relationship can’t somehow be LESS on the emotional scale than what Sam feels for Cas. RIGHT??
And that love Dean feels for Cas is different to the love Sam has felt for Cas. DIFFERENT.
They feel DIFFERENT TYPES OF LOVE FOR CAS.
That’s right, isn’t it? That’s what YOU JUST SAID, JARED PADALECKI.
They’re seriously just confirming shit now. Like —- done. Like —- this look:
YES!!!^^^“Didn’t have the same relationship that Dean did with Cas”…
(Um, BLESS YOU, JARED. CHUCK BLESS YOU, YOUR WIFE, YOUR KIDS, YOUR FUTURE GRAND-KIDS, YOUR FUTURE GREAT-GRANDKIDS, YOUR DOG(S), YOUR HOUSE, YOUR POOL, YOUR BED, YOUR BRAIN-)
Seriously – if Sam loved Cas yet had a DIFFERENT relationship with him compared to Dean, then what the flipping hell does Dean feel??? What KIND of relationship do Dean and Cas share that (clearly & continuously) distinguishes itself from Sam and Cas?? What kind of deep and narratively complex relationship pushes Dean - after Cas’s death - to the point of Emotional Incapacitation; to the point of an Emotional Breakdown where Dean’s broken mental state explodes in awful ways????
hey!! sorry to hijack this post, but there are a bunch of ways you can make videogames without knowing shit about computers!!
for starters, there’s Twine, which is fucking great for making all kinds of interactive experiences (it’s what Crystal Warrior Ke$ha was made in so you KNOW it’s good) at all skill levels (i picked it up and made a game in two minutes a few nights ago)
if you want a bit more involved experience there’s Inform 7 which is a simple language for text-based adventure games that reads like slightly-weird English and also relatively easy to learn
you can do some pretty fucking cool stuff with Unity (my personal engine of choice) but you may need to dig a bit farther to get at the good stuff. there’s lots of really good presets though (i made an entire game just mixing and matching pre-existing templates and adding in my own art, won an award at a game jam for that one) and if you want help the community’s pretty dang friendly from what i’ve seen!
this is just a taste of what’s out there from what i’ve seen, but there’s so many cool resources out there. if anyone wants help getting started, i’m around to give you a leg up on making something in the coolest, most unexplored art medium around!
I’m addin’ to this post because lowering the barrier to entry for making games is super important to me!!!! If y’all have any questions about making games, you’re welcome to come and ask! I made this list a while back with some friends, so it has some of the programs John already mentioned.
2D Editors:
GameMaker : Potential for pure drag-and-drop “programming”. It is recommended to read-up on the program’s functions to make good use of it. Good for prototyping. Uses its own language called Game Maker Language (GML) that is similar to a C language (e.g. C++ or C#). For both Mac and PC; free version available.
Construct2 : Drag and drop level editor that uses an “If-Then” event sheet structure for programming. Good for prototyping and for beginners. For PC; free version available.
GameSalad : Drag and drop with no code requirement. Good for programming. For both Mac and PC; free version available.
Solpeo : HTML5 based game engine for 2D and isometric game development. Some programming knowledge needed. Platforms supported: Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer 9+. Free version available.
Stencyl : Drag and Drop “programming,” templates you can edit the variables/values for.
Scratch : Lego-block-style coding platform by MIT; totally free and a great intro to thinking in code. Very kid-friendly and comes with a community site. Browser version available.
3D Editors:
Unity : 3D editor that creates 3D games. Can build games for browser, as an app, or for mobile devices (iOS and Android). For both Mac and PC; free version available.
UDK (Unreal Development Kit) : Full-fledged, highly advanced editor. Features a complete set of tools that go from level design to visual scripting to cut-scene creation. Uses it’s own programming language called Unreal Script that can be arranged with Kismet, a visual code editor. For Mac and PC; free.
2D Art/Animation Software:
GIMP : Free photo editing and digital painting software.
Easy Paint Tool SAI : Free digital painting software with a UI similar to Photoshop.
Mischief : Free digital painting software with an endless canvas.
3D Art/Animation Software:
Sculptris : From the company that created Zbrush, this free software is ideal for beginning 3D sculptors.
Maya : Animation, VFX, lighting, and rendering software.
Magical Voxel : Voxel Art (3D Pixel Art). Very intuitive and quick to pick up.
SketchUp : Architectural modeling software, great for creating 3D environments and buildings. Free version available.
Text-Based Games:
Twine : Create interactive text stories using Twine’s visual map system that links your game together. Easy to learn and use. End result is browser-based. For Mac and PC; free.
Quest : Interactive text stories that you can build in-browser.
Ren’Py : Create visual novels using a modified version of Python that reads like a combination of stage directions and a CYOA novel. For PC, Mac, and Linux; free.
Audio Resources/Editors:
Indie Game Music : This site offers free indie music with no need to worry about royalties or licenses.
Audacity : A free, open-source, cross-platform sound editor that allows you to record and arrange sound.
Super Flash Bros. : This site allows you to record theremin-like (8bit) sounds and export them as .wav files for your games.
