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mastodon 4.6.9Vintage gamer, married, father of two, metalhead. I post mostly about metroidvanias, soulsbornes, JRPGs, and retro gaming.
Interested in neurodivergences, lifting heavy things and putting them back down, and socialising the means of production.
Don't you dare go hollow.
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Me, listening to The Halo Effect for the first time: "Wow, this sounds as if you combined the music of old In Flames albums with the voice from Dark Tranquility!"
Then I read the band's bio: "The band is formed by ex-members of In Flames and the frontman/singer of Dark Tranquility"
...
Yeah, I guess that checks out.
#MelodicDeathMetal
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My main problem with the Ayn Thor right now is that, since it has given me access to so many libraries at once (basically all the emulation up to the Switch, plus Android games, and my PC collection via GameNative) that I'm stuck in decision paralysis and I don't really know what to play on it, I'm just trying things out, seeing if they run well or not 😂
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It may welll be a silly nitpick, but the fact that to perform 2FA at work I have to use my personal mobile phone is something that keeps bugging me.
Because unless it's due to a personal choice (like when I installed Slack for personal convenience) I should not have to be forced into using my personal stuff for work-related activities. I would like my personal and work life as separate as possible, thank you very much.
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I'll never understand people that say "If I didn't have to work a job, I don't know what I would do with that much spare time". Like... Really? Are you telling me you have no interests, no hobbies, and no responsibilities outside of work??
Because me, I have hundreds or even thousands of books, video games, and movies to read, play, and watch. There's a myriad of things I want to try and learn. Places I want to visit. Experiences I want to... experience. New hobbies to discover.
And on top of that, there's the day to day churn of cooking, cleaning, taking care of myself (gym, walking, and sports) and of my family...
And if I still have some spare time after all of that? I could just relax and chill out without the constant existential dread of having to go to work in order to be able to pay my bills.
So no, I really don't get that "I would not know what to do". It's absolutely alien to me.
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Sony's announcement is terrible on so many levels.
Because it's not just about the possibility of them revoking the license for a game you already paid for, it's also taking away choices for consumers on where to buy games, and killing the second hand market.
I've been keeping an eye on a few games like Nioh 3 for a while. On the PS Store it's still marked at £64.99, while I can nowadays find a physical copy on eBay for ~£30.
Fuck the never ending greed of these companies.
I've started reading Shadowmarch by Tad Williams and so far (30% of ghe first book in the tetralogy) I'm enjoying very much.
Cool high fantasy with a very classical feeling and style, interesting characters, and an engaging plot.
Also, is there a term for progressing in a book both on paper and, when I can't read because I have something to do (like wasing dishes), on audiobook? Because that's what I've been doing with this one and it's working quite well.
Difficulty in games is like spice in food. If you're playing hard games regularly, you reach a point where new games that others consider hard are not much of a challenge anymore.
Like right now I'm playing MiO, and one of the hidden late game bosses took me multiple tries to beat. And ok, I'll say that the boss is difficult. But after so many challenging MVs, after beating Nine Sols and Silksong... I don't think I would be a fair judge of MiO's difficulty. Is the game not that brutally hard, or is it just that I'm used to that level of challenge that I find this one manageable?
I'm seeing several posts on the Zuckersite criticising the UK government for not reducing the VAT on fuel despite the hike in prices.
In Spain the government has reduced the VAT on fuel. You know what has happened? Gas stations have not changed their prices, and instead of having lower fuel prices they've gotten higer profit margins.
So yeah, maybe we need to find a different solution (cof cof nationalise the gas infrastructure cof cof)
Getting ready for our holiday... We're going to Edinburgh from tomorrow until Sunday! 😊😊
I miss the days when I could read the headline of a news piece and get the main bits of information out of it.
"New game from renown Japanese developer gets surprising new content that makes some big changes to gameplay" gives me absolutely zero useful information.
I despise clickbait.
Credits rolling on MiO: Memories in Orbit. But also, I'm still not done with the game. I still need to beat the secret final boss, and I want to get a couple more collectables around the map that I have missed during the playthrough.
A really lovely metroidvania with a stunnuing artistic direction, a good plot that unfolds at a nice pace, responsive controls, and very challenging platforming and bosses.
Some people have complained about runbacks and, honestly, I think they are not too bad, but also they are often a bit pointless. I mean, you never take even a minute to go from the checkpoint to the boss room, and the path is often empty... But at the same time, with that being the case, why bother putting the checkpoint away from the boss room's door?
Today I'm remembering how a very fun part of pirating a video game back in the day was putting together a decent CD case artwork.
I really enjoyed customising the copy so it would be nice to look at. Many of those ended uo as a mix of drawings I did myself with some collage of cut out screenshots and game art I would get from gaming magazines. It made my games library so much more interesting to look at.
It looks like we're heading towards a future where I'll be doing that again, with companies removing the option of buying games on physical format.
The gameplay trailer of Mortal Shell 2 looks absolutely amazing. It looks like it's going to retain most of the original's DNA while, at the same time, pushing its boundaries, and leaning heavily on the brutality of executions and horror-style creature design.
I'm super stoked for this game. Between this and Lords of the Fallen 2, this year we're in for a treat on the souls-like front.
Credits rolling on #GestaltSteamAndCinder.
Decent #metroidvania without too much to highlight. Just an ok game, short, and extremely easy.
My main problem with it is the ending. The game is VERY heavy on plot exposition (even though it's all quite predictable and by the numbers), and the ending feels like more than half of the game is cut content. It was so sudden and anticlimactic that it got me convinced I had reached the bad ending... Only to find online that no, it's the only one. And there are multiple story beats that are just left unresolved or even unexplored at all.
But other than that, fun and serviceable. Which for a 7 hours long game, it's all right.
Wait, Grime 2 is releasing tomorrow??
Yeah, I have to get my hands on that game. I loved the first game, and the demo of G2 was excellent.
@Lewie_Kong@retro.pizza 😱😱😱😱😱😱
@robyn@yeg.bike yeah, I'm very mindful that HR are not our friends, so they shouldn't hold their breath if they're expecing me to give them any ammo against myself 😅
It's too bad that you're not able to do the same at your workplace 😔