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Duskhaven WoW is pretty decent because it actually adds new stuff like Bards and revamped dungeons. There's also a hardcore mode that rewards you if you survive up to level 60.
 
Did another playthrough of Brothers In Arms Hell's Highway.

I gotta say, it's hard to believe that Gearbox was behind it, given just how mature and respectful its tone is, along with it requiring actual tactics and strategy to succeed in it. Quite a far cry from the present Gearbox everyone now knows them as. Heck, just seeing Randy Pitchford's name in the credits is quite a shock, given his infamous personality.
 
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While the site was down, I went through some games.

First was Signalis. Survival horror, top-down, heavy inspiration from classic Resident Evil titles, but also a lot of Silent Hill when it came to the visuals and parts of the story. Some people are probably put off by the anime-esque aesthetics (some of the character stills are a bit DeviantArt), but overall it works well in the 3D elements and the game's glitched/corrupted cutscene style (though that could get a little overbearing at times.) Think my only complaint might be that the story is very much a "Theorize/Make your own meaning"-style, where you're not just switching POVs, but actually jumping through space and time in a disorienting way, so making sense of it all is effectively futile. I'd recommend it if you're interested in a survival horror experience with some interesting world-building and don't mind not getting answers.

I also played a point-and-click called Growing My Grandpa!. I can't really go too much into detail, since it would be spoiling a bit, but it's a neat little game that I appreciate, just because of how different it feels. Reminds me of the days of Flash and how you'd occasionally stumble onto something that felt very "outsider"-ish. The gameplay itself is a bit repetitive, but the game's not very long, so it didn't really overstay its welcome. It's funny, because I could see a developer trying to throw in a bunch of different gameplay mechanics and extending the runtime a bunch to make it "better", but that would probably let you get too familiar with what's going on and ruin the horror bits. If you're into body horror stuff, or want something like an SCP game that's actually played straight and serious, I'd recommend it. I'll probably end up checking out the dev's previous works, though they aren't on Steam.
 
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I've re-installed Todd Howard's Skyrim™. It's the first time since I got my ultrawide monitor and of course there are some technical issues with the UI and also the physics tied to the framerate. I've tried a few mods that claimed to fix these issues but they don't work.
 
Fear and Hunger. On the first level of the dungeon I was killed by:
Monsters (with gigantic dongs)
Exploring
Standing
Eating
Trying to save
 
Decided to face the music and admit Bloodborne's never coming to PC and bought a used PS4. Getting my ass kicked, but having a blast.
 
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Just started The Council. The unique overly detailed 3D art style drew me in and the story is intriguing so far.
 
I've been playing this little game called Cassette Beasts! It's super charming and fun.
 
Amazing American Circus. It's a fascinating game that isn't all that good to actually play (kind of like my thoughts on Papers, Please), but unlike the latter it had a really tepid reception which is a shame as it has more merit, I think.

The premise is that you are set in a Polack's interpretation of Victorian America*, which is actually pretty lovingly rendered with lots of historical figures, cryptids, and archetypes like Mormons, Chinese vendors, Freemasons, dandies, miners, Indians, and that's just the West (I haven't gotten to the South, North, or Mexico yet). You are the upstart ringmaster of a circus trying to beat the best - Ringling Bros, Barnum, Buffalo Bill - at their game in a card battler type of game with RPG party management elements.

Combat, in this game, uses an incredibly clever metaphor of battling for the audiences attention. You have artists with classes like clown, aerialist, juggler, fire eater, etc. that tend to have a specific focus, and they have a set of five acts (cards) they can bring into the fight. On a turn, you draw five cards, and have a limited number of action points. Your health bar is your focus, the audience's health bar is their boredom, and when they're sufficiently impressed they enter rapturous delight. You basically play against the hecklers, if the hecklers psyche out your artists they'll start to crack under the pressure and forget acts, and if they forget everything they're useless, lose all artists and you get run out of town. Add to that a few other things (an ultimate you charge called your finale, and misfits that are basically the passive bonus you bring into each act). It's a wonderful idea having a game where you're fighting to make people laugh.

On top of that, as you travel around cities (each of which has a little blurb about it, but not much else unfortunately) on the overworld map, you get little quests, bizarre stuff that will usually result in some special performance (since performing is combat) and have you interacting with people.

Unfortunately, even if you're willing to overlook the nonsensical nature of a lot of its cards effects (some acts have to serve as supports, which in game terms implies that the audience could care less about them), the game so far feels badly balanced, in theory different audiences in different towns would incentivize a diversified troupe and lots of different playstyles, but it doesn't. If it's a tough show I just have to bring in my same people, and that means playing the same card combinations over and over again.

But, still, I am absolutely charmed by this game. Sometimes something nails its . It also gives a vibe of trekking around old America interacting with it like Where the Water Tastes Like Wine, but good.
 
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I have been playing through The Wolf Among Us with the missus and I still maintain that this and Tales of the Borderlands were like the last two decent games the company made.
 
started playing metriod prime for the first time. its pretty good. i miss games that lets you explore and dosent have a character talk every 5 second. so many secrets you can find.
 
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Been playing through modded Baldurs Gate 1 & 2 of late. Was my first CRPG i played a few years ago but never finished TOB. Been in the mood to playing tabletop of late but being my RL groups forever DM I'd be the one dming. Playing through as a Neutral Good Elf Sorcerer that has a tendency to kill Drow and most Half-elves on sight.
 
Been playing Goldeneye on my Xbox and unlocking cheats, took me about a while to beat the 2:05 for Facility.

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