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You mean sous vide? Apparently it is great, as you can't overcook the meat. It just takes crap ton of time.

I don’t think I ever had a proper steak. I mostly eat food I make myself, and and steak always felt like something that is too expensive and very easy to ruin so I stick to more fool proof dishes. Also I don’t think I could batch cook steak and microwave it throughout the week, so just a significantly too much hassle.

I didn't finish it either yet. That said as I am interesting in the situation it's been interesting so far. The first half an hour has been explaining history of the shareholder situation of the company who is who, and what are the exact accusations. I mean it is not even remotely close to the longest video on youtube that I watched 😅 edit. The video contains interviews with key figures and employees at ZAUM, which at least provides various perspectives on the issues.

I would find it difficult to rate things that were "the worst" in ME3 - too much is fighting for the no 1 spot. Kai Leng, however, is just a nice self-cointained piece one can point toward to as being crap from start to finish. I would count kid as well, though I think there is some merit in the concept itself (Shepard struggling with his PTSD) even if it is handled ineffectively.

Nah, it’s couple hours (3-4?) long stand alone campaign.

No complaint about baby sitting little sister? Did you play Minerva's Den DLC? I remember liking it better than the base game.

Can you pay for a convenience of having more active sidequests?

That was... 14 years ago? 😱

All I can think of is:

Ah, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart got steam page and releases in 8 weeks. Did I miss the announcement? Cool. I wonder how well will PCs handle the rift gimmick. It seems like a feature tailor made for PS5 uber SSD system.

Ah yes. That was more or less the reason I bounced off Masquarade on my first attempt, and never were particularly fond of the game, even though I think it is great. I find the vibe of the game rather offputting. Nightclubs were the worst.

Yeah, I downloaded it and it wait to be fired up. From what I understand it is Limbo/Inside kinda of a game - more about tight experience than gameplay.

I have been playing it on and off (mostly off) since it released. I think I am on the 4th protagonist now. The game isn't terrific, but I can't help but be fond of it. I heard WW was initially meant to be more procedural than handcrafted, which explains a lot of generated content. I enjoyed my first protagonist well enough, but I feel game gets stale quickly. There really isn't much reason to interact with sandbox, and combat is a bit too hecktic to take advantage of each character's unique abilities. I try to vary upmy playthrough, but too often I default to what seems to work the best. It's a messy title, but I find it very pleasant to play every once in a while. I am probably on a verge of jumping back and doing another storyline. edit:

I heard it’s good so I would be all up for good port/remake. However, it is Konami, and as far as I know we don’t even know who is working on that exactly, aside from some internal people. I won’t get my hopes up.

Homeworld3 has been delayed to February 2024. Good, that gives me a bit of time to finally finish Deserts of Kharak, and do a full playthrough of Homeworld 1&2. For a games I have enjoyed a lot so far, I can't seem to get things rolling. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/homeworld-3-has-been-delayed-to-february-2024 Eilte Dangerous folks are making a Warhammer RTS: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/elite-dangerous-devs-are-making-new-warhammer-rts-age-of-sigmar-realms-of-ruin

Styx, yes. Those are honestly one of the better stealthem-ups I played in many years, but they have their shortcomings. They are still a powerfantasy, and that's something a Gollum game should avoid I think. Probably the closest comparison to what I would want a Gollum game to be would be Hellblade - not in terms of individual systems but overall concept. A narratively driven adventure focusing on mind state of the protagonist, with gameplay elements serving as narrative medium, rather than entertaining game systems in themselves.

It is much more interesting to me than running as an Aragorn-knockoff and slaughtering orcs in Shadow games. Gollum is an interesting character with a unique skill. With a strong vision and direction it could make for an interesting, narrative experience. Not an easy sell, even if pulled well, that’s for sure.

What didn’t you like about it? You didn’t like it as a game, or as RE4?

Tyranny was profitable, but PoE1 wasn’t? I thought PoE1 did very well.

I actually really like the change. Even as a healing main, I had a much better experience in OW2 than I did in OW1. Monetization has driven me away from the game pretty quickly though.

If I understand it correctly it was also a reason for not supporting OW1, as they were working on big singleplayer mode. To be fair, they claim that that work won't be entirely wasted and they will reuse some of it for events and story missions - which allegiadly are to be more substantial than archive missions from OW1. It only refers to a rather vague PvE mode with hero progression, unlockable skills etc - a big thing that's been hanging in front of the player base like a carrot on a stick. Story missions are set to come out as seasonal content.

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/overwatch-2-has-dumped-plans-for-their-promised-pve-hero-mode 🫠

Yup. Combat got stale after a while, but loved the atmosphere and setting. Looking forward to Control2.