Orestis F

@balthuk.bsky.social

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Something something games something something culture Based in Greece. My projects: https://balthuk.itch.io/

Photo of book: The game narrative kaleidoscope
Page of handwritten scribbled up enemies for MORKBORG
A linocut print on white fabric. The linocut depicts a scale weighing a skull and a butterfly.
Bahnsen Knights is magic in general, whether it's the plot that is so light-handed at pencilling in its themes, leaving the player to do the crucial part of writing that ties the narrative together, to the way that the action finds interesting gaps for you, whether you're manoeuvring a car on a busy road or realising that you have run out of interesting things to say to a vital contact, or whether you're using a Tarot Card system to organise the case you're making against the enemies who you've had to pretend to be pals with. It takes you deep. I emerged from it all in a daze, and then I went straight back in to see what else was contained within its space.
An image of a bug-like looking creature. Wherit Elusive bugs, found in damp, crowded houses. Can grow to the size of an ant. They are attracted to living beings and suck a mysterious grey liquid from their victims. Humans affected by this creature tend to be severely depressed and become catatonic. Only know way to get rid of Wherits is: Tie down a live pet or small animal in their environment. They will feast on that creature and can easily be sprayed with a vinegar and sulfur solution.
A linocut print on old yellowed out paper. The linocut depicts a scale weighing a skull and a butterfly.
The note's text is now all out of order. It reads: Week 11111SSSS I shall accept the honor of carrying the hideous thorn. I shall accept the honor of carrying the lovely thorn. I shall accept the honor of carrying the thorn. Carry The Thorn Bear The Thorn Witness The Thorn
Notes on an official looking paper: Week 4 It is said the first occurrence was during the first recorded famine. Some malevolent beings appeared. Some called them little devils, others swear they look like short humans, with snouts and slick, oily green eyes. Writings sometimes mention a moving shadow with no visible being in front of it. In any case, an offer was made for each instance. "Would you like to be freed from hunger?" "Do you wish your gaping head wound would close instantly?" "Can it be that both you and your child will live through the drought with this little water?" Regardless of the offer, every account I’ve heard about quotes these following lines. WOULD YOU carry The Thorn for us? WOULD YOU carry The Thorn for him? WOULD YOU carry The Thorn for her? WOULD YOU carry The Thorn for them?
The Sirot    Sheltered deep within the forest, in a dark, barely standing hut, a dreadful figure resides. Severely hunchbacked, with long, stretched-out limbs. Its long and narrow head, protruding, reminds one of a hyena. It has been named The Sirot. The Sirot only has a singular worry. To preserve its weavers. In their nests, spread all across the surface of the hut, lay hideously juicy bugs, with their shimmering silvery bodies squishing around, building their nests, about the size of a hazelnut. Once its construction is complete, they huddle beside it and wait. 
Screenshot from GOG Galaxy installing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Give me strength.
Photobashed image, yellow and blue, with a figure looking down at you, holding a weird object. Her nose looks chopped off, her eyes are all asymetrical.
A screenshot from Jusant. A rocky cliffside, with sparse vegetation. The main character is standing all cool looking with their poncho, and their cool looking sunglasses. Oh and a cute, blue blobby creature is on their shoulder.
Screenshot from The Talos Principle. poster with a QR message saying: Sure, I could stick around here, set my hopes on eternal life, on righting every wrong. But the closest I'll ever get is these words on the wall before you.
Some plants in front of a deserted stone gate, with more plants overgrown around it. A red sky. In the backround, a yellow glow.
In-game photograph, of a nun, in front of a lit candle and a traditional painting of Jesus.
My messy to-do lists, all crossed out.
Played Balatro for the first time today.