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Bonk was really positioned as the equal to Mario and Sonic back in the day. Turned out that was mostly just marketing. Truth is, Bonk was just kind of a generic platformer with some above average sprite work for its main character and bosses, which made it look good in ads. Read more

The first game is cool but kinda boring to play. I ended up watching a YouTube playthrough before getting into AW2. Read more

I didn’t mention Fortnite because (to me at least) its long been a brand playground that I don’t even think about as having a distinct universe anymore. (I know it has lore, but even that is intermingled with BRANDS) Read more

“Can you believe that? It’s like they only see players as walking wallets!” Can you believe that? It’s like they only see players as walking wallets!” Read more

I guess the Gatcha.. Gotcha... Read more

Another issue I have with EPIC achievements is that the overlay often loses connection to the server after about an hour of play, and the achievements don’t trigger unless it’s connected. In some circumstances this can kill a save file. (Or in one particular case, force you to completely scrub your cloud data.) Read more

I always get a chuckle when that happens on Playstation too. You’ll witness a tragic conclusion to a chapter, high drama, possibly a character death and “Ding!” Trophy pop “Ouch That Hurt! (Beat Chapter 4)"  Read more

Closest mix of ennui and yearning I can come up with is “Weltschmerz,” or “world-pain.” It’s the moment of weariness that comes from realizing self-improvement isn’t enough and you actually have to change the world to stop your suffering. Read more

Ah, the airplane of the sand.
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Looks like I’ll be picking up a PS5. I know it’s a little silly but I hated the gargantuan size and the horrible shape of the original. So, I refused to buy it. This one looks a good bit smaller and I don’t hate the look of it. Read more

Considerablly smaller.
Still really quite big.

I believe it’s still notably bigger than the PS4 Pro. It does seem like this one will fit into standard AV shelf units though, which the first PS5 often doesn’t. Read more

It’s spelled “Cait Sith” but it’s pronounced “Throatwarbler Mangrove”
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Thanks for telling me about Hexcells. The first game has been a great 3 hours. I’ll certainly enjoy the sequels too.  Read more

Perfect time of year for it. Going to hold a summoning circle this weekend for Dishonored 3. Read more

I like to think this all happened due to me, as I saw the mod in question just after it was uploaded, laughed at the crybaby who made it, and reported it. Within an hour, it was gone.


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AS an airline pilot I can tell you that descending 28,000 in ten minutes is 2800FPM which is not a plunge at all. It’s actually a litle slower than I would expect for a depressurization which at that rate wasn’t explosive and probably a fault of the air con packs which pressurize the plane meaning it would slowly lose… Read more

The art in this set is beautiful!
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They thought they could get out of that soup because they had a Wrangler. Turns out Wranglers don’t have special anti-soup abilities. That fucker dug itself in so deep that it’s probably going to need a back hoe to recover. Read more

What the heck happened to that Wrangler? Looks like the mud rose up and swallowed the rear wheel Read more

I love using and fine-tuning a lot of accessibility options. Even if I don’t need them, they still improve the experience as an aging player. The Last of Us 2 is like the high watermark with that, which all AAA studios should try to meet or exceed. Read more