Coelacanth @ Coelacanth @feddit.nu

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The one that made me upgrade was Alan Wake 2. Don't regret it one bit as I've had lots of enjoyment out of my new PC. And AW2 itself is just gorgeous. And that's even without playing it maxed out. I can't even imagine how good it would look with full path tracing.

You should play Pathfinder: Kingmaker.

My first time playthrough of it last year clocked in at a whopping 245 hours (including the ~10 hours the DLC took), and the Pathfinder 1.0 rules system is based on the notoriously crunchy DND 3.5. If rules and mechanics and character optimization is what you want, you can get it here in spades. For maximum information overload I thoroughly recommend throwing the mod Call of the Wild into the mix. It adds a ton more spells, classes and feats from the Pen and Paper rulebooks, letting you do even more crazy character builds and concepts. There are some other mods too you can look into that I recommend like:

Races Unleashed (adding more playable races)

Proper Flanking 2

Derring-Do (adding Swashbuckler class from PnP).

Favored Class

The game is plenty challenging even on Normal, especially some endgame encounters. Don't play on anything harder than Normal unless you really know what you're doing and/or absolutely hate yourself.

But it sounds like that's kind of what you're looking for?

That person is a gentleman and a hero.

I am reminded of the line from Tom Waits' great song Road To Peace:

Once Kissinger said

we have no friends

America only has "interests"

I played Cronos: The New Dawn recently so my first thought was "oh shit it's begun! They merged!"

They are super great watches/listens. It's such a shame Argo and Robert fell out. I really wish we could have seen them collaborate again, they were both so instrumental to making Disco.

If gameplay is your concern then AW2 is miles ahead of the first game. It's a very competent survival horror game in its own right, on top of all the Remedy stuff.

If you didn't like the story then, well I dunno. It's not like it gets less convoluted.

It's not happening. Alan Wake 2 was not just a regular Epic exclusivity deal. Literally every other publisher refused to touch the franchise. Epic didn't just publish it, they fully funded its development. Given these circumstances, I can't imagine it ending up on Steam in the foreseeable future - if ever.

If you can't allow yourself to hold your nose and make an Epic account just pirate it at this point. It's an absolutely phenomenal game and not worth missing out on over attempting to show Tim Sweeney the middle finger.

Martin Luiga

Argo Tuulik Part 1

Argo Tuulik Part 2

Argo Tuulik Part 3

The way he moves still is remarkable. He's more spry than some people literally half his age! An absolute inspiration.

I don't remember if I've recommended them to you already, but the 41st precinct podcast episodes with Martin Luiga and Argo Tuulik are also fantastic for more insight into both the times growing up and playing tabletop with Robert, as well as the making and writing of Disco itself.

I don't want any gifts, I just wanted to say you're an amazing person and this is a great initiative ♥️

Ah, beat me to it! It's a great instrument.

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• My only criteria is "oh this looks kinda interesting". Or often "this could be decent on a deep sale". My memory is getting shot with age and lack of sleep so I just keep it as a bookmark folder kind of, and an easy way to check for sales.
• If something has been for sale multiple times at 80% off or more and I still haven't pulled the trigger I sometimes re-evaluate their position on the list. But that's pretty much it. I keep it as a bookmark memory aid.
• There are two games I've been super excited for for a long time but still haven't seen a deep sale for: Withering Rooms and Chrono Ark. Can't wait to finally play those two.

Very moody, I can feel the damp fog on my skin!

Love Wim Wenders, his movies always have great cinematography.

There are 2 pretty massive Alan Wake easter eggs in Quantum Break actually! Sam Lake and co were working on ideas for the sequel in the background even when the publisher weren't interested.

Also I think the integrated TV show in Quantum Break taught Remedy a lot of valuable lessons for live-action work, that you can say they then perfected in Control and (especially) Alan Wake 2.

AW2 is worth it. Don't deprive yourself of the experience, it's a memorable one. I understand the hoops though, but trust me it's worth holding your nose and getting an Epic account. It's still to this day my one and only purchase on Epic, and I don't regret it one bit.

All that makes sense with Disco Elysium. Also I'm sorry about your eye, that must be an awful thing to go through. Very understandable with the eye fatigue and reading though. There is a lot of it, even after the voice acting update.

As far as heavy themes and all, I can't say much without spoiling stuff but I will say this: the game somehow does strike a strange kind of balance where it ends up feeling oddly hopeful, even in the face of nihilism. It slightly depends on how you play it, granted. The Communism playthrough for example is a lot more hopeful than the Fascism run (although the latter is also very interesting and doesn't play out the way you'd think).

I struggle with depression and self loathing and being unable to move on from the past and have struggled with addiction in the past, and Disco Elysium is one of the most cathartic experiences I've had in any medium of culture.

Is Returnal as hard as they say? I've heard good things, but I've also heard it's incredibly unforgiving and hard. I'm a little scared I won't be able to finish it.

Glad I didn't stay up for that. Felt kind of... meh? I haven't gone through and watched all the trailers but not a whole lot of announcements that made me really excited. Felt like the last couple of years were much more stacked in terms of reveals and trailers.