Let’s get weird
Hello! Welcome to MonsterBrainSoup. I’m Lukas, and this is my corner of the internet to talk about things that matter to me and share my art and creations.
I want to use this space to talk about alternative identities, self-expression, and ways to live in this world happily and healthily while still finding ways to be who you really want to be, even while that changes and evolves with you.…
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Flight Rising Dragon Species Review – UPDATED
Published: June 22nd, 2021
Last modified: June 22nd, 2021
Flight Rising is a browser-based game in which you raise, breed, and battle dragons. There are currently 14 17 species of dragons, with different art for the baby, male, and female versions. There are numerous patterns (“genes”) and colors for the body, wings, and all-over patterns.…
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Spotlight on “Scaler: The Shape-Shifting Chameleon”
Published: June 15th, 2021
Last modified: June 15th, 2021
Scaler is a PS2-era game that a grand total of 3 people have ever heard of.I’m being sarcastic, but seriously, this game did not get a lot of traction.I acquired a copy by pure and complete accident – I joined a video game trading website, in which you send in your old games for points, and then exchange your points for other people’s used games.…
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Spotlight on “Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy”
Published: June 15th, 2021
Last modified: June 25th, 2021
Behold, one of many semi-forgotten treasures from the PlayStation 2. Allow me to share with you this strange, quirky game that honestly didn’t do very well commercially, but which that deeply influenced and inspired me throughout my childhood with stunning visuals, clever design, and a completely unique aesthetic that was far more creative than many other things out there.This…
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Favorite Gen 7 Pokémon
Published: February 6th, 2021
Last modified: February 24th, 2021
This was an INCREDIBLY innovative generation of Pokémon. The introduction of the Ultra Beasts as extra-dimensional ‘Mon that were often frightening and bizarre was huge.…
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Favorite Gen 6 Pokémon
Published: January 30th, 2021
Last modified: February 24th, 2021
Continuing from my Generation 5 review, here’s my five favorite Pokémon from Generation 6, X and Y.Not the most amazingly creative generation, but not a bad one, either! Honestly, a lot of the concepts introduced were cooler than the actual execution of the final designs.…
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Favorite “Spooky’s Jumpscare Mansion” Specimens
Published: January 17th, 2021
Last modified: March 1st, 2021
Spooky’s Jumpscare Mansion, AKA Spooky’s House of Jumpscares, is a clever indie horror game with simple, adorable graphics that betray the genuinely horrific monsters that await you.…
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Favorite Gen 5 Pokémon
Published: January 16th, 2021
Last modified: February 24th, 2021
Continuing where we left off with generation 4 Pokémon, here are my five favorite designs from generation 5, Black and White.
Krokorok
Hard choice between Sandile and this second-stage evolution, and I can’t entirely explain why.…
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Spotlight on Manyland
Given the popularity of Minecraft, I am shocked to find that very few people have ever heard of, let alone played, Manyland.
Manyland is a free-to-play, simple but surprisingly robust, browser-based side-scrolling game that allows players to create limited-palette pixel art objects and build custom worlds.…
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Favorite Pets in Prodigy Math
So I only recently learned about Prodigy, but it appears to be a math-based educational game that actually features interesting story and artwork. It has a Pokemon-style pet raising, battling, and evolution system, and all of the pets have an elemental alignment.…
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RELEASE: Dragon Builder Dollmaker
I’m thrilled to finally announce the alpha release of my custom dollmaker game, Dragon Builder!
This tool lets you customize a dragon with different wings, colors, horns, markings, and tons of other parts. There are limited parts in many categories right now at release, but more components are being added regularly!…
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