April 26Apr 26 Skyborn was a bit generic but combat was simple and fun. It took maybe 10 hours to finish. Nice enemy art. There was no grinding at all necessary to finish the game.Echoes of Aetheria has annoying level scaling and requires you to grind for materials to keep up with the enemies. It also has certain very annoying puzzle/siege sections IIRC.The best rpgmaker rpg's imo are City of Chains and Atonement from Astronomic Games. Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.
May 2May 2 I have yet to mini-game fish in CD. I simply swim around and catch by hand. It works so why not.Every medieval/fantasy game needs the hangin' tree, right?There are 7 trillion "jigsaw puzzle" scenes in this game.Still like his hair. And the cat.Especially the cat. (they've also added birds as tameable pets now, heh). Still gaming with my 9900k/2080ti/32 ram. One day I suppose a game may inspire me to finally upgrade. Maybe.
May 11May 11 Lost EidolonsThe loading screen looks nice until you start seeing the bending blades on the left.The MC generally attempts humour. The models are class-dependant. So the plated armour looks like a vest.They look too samey and I do not mean the background troops.Flattering.I was a Teenage Exocolonist (demo, bought the full game but have not played it yet)The options are good to have, though quick saving and no RNG would have been better.
May 13May 13 Veil of the WitchHe's right. We need to increase our numbers to 9 and only then take on the undead army.
May 26May 26 Is this oil? Is it supposed to be Greek Wrestling? On 5/24/2026 at 1:05 PM, HoonDing said:
May 26May 26 Pankration, kind of like MMA Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.
June 10Jun 10 Greedfall: The Dying WorldThe default face can have a different hairstyle and skin tone and does look the bestNot the starting area, but the point about visibility. It might look like a door but it is actually a wall.The "trust me, bro" worked.Jumping over a branch.The last part of the prologueToflan was just standing there and doing nothing.
June 13Jun 13 The title should be obvious. I included very few screenshots related to the companions and a lot related to various unexpected or amusing situations. The ratio is probably the opposite. From the 2nd/3rd area, I had to turn the FSR on and it had some sort of sharpening built-in. I like the armour design. Freedom. Kind of.The loading screens look good.Somehow the melee party members manage to hit the Lookout Monkey. Can't beat the skill.The Knightess.Just a random area.The game is a bit rigid with traversal and, while it looks nice on the screenshots, the only way to navigate is with the Tracking vision on (the screenshot above). The bossCould not we just grab the refugees and run, honouring the leader's sacrifice?I have ~140 screenshots on Steam (more locally) and I will try to share them here. UxantisUxantis. The island where I yielded and turned the upscaling on.The lootbag was encouraging to partake.Main quest spoilersOlimaI mean, I have a full-face mask and do not even look like an islander, much less like the poster.The other donegaid was standing right next to me.Can't get hit if there's nothing to hit.The quest marker got stuck.There's nothing to see here.Adopted a lizard dog.He probably needs more space.Light spoiler for a companion questPlot armour is the best armour. The man is fighting with 1HP.PerenPatrolling the table, I assume.Adopted a dog.A head. And this is on SSD.The officer did survive, but the temptation was there. I guess, good writing both invokes the emotions and allows to reflect on how to stab.The main quest spoilersThe Masked Carminist. Should have backed him.The Mid-game Spoiler-landLike, he had given the permission to pollute the river and "everything else".Good to have the walls visible, I suppose.Post-mid-gameCan't recall why there was oil there.This is very impressive magic (it has happened only twice in my playthrough).I love the Diplomacy options.The "war monsters" fold from a few bullets and are hard to produce or control.I definitely killed and looted the guy. Should have burnt the corpse. Damn vampires.But how are you still alive?The merchant lied and didn't trade.Will have to wash the mask afterwards.Not snoozing did not help them.That's quite impressive sight.For the future playthroughs - should not get the Rage on kill skill, as it works on stealth kills.The bossesA companion-related bugThe companion was fine.Our talking-tree god is the best god.It offends my sensibilities - these are not machetes.The Expedition 33 reference.The Prince of Persia reference.This is a kukri, not a saber.StealthAll 11 busts. Not the most interesting collectible.End-gameThe Knightess returns. No idea what she does, but good to see.The final bossWhy did we wait for him to do the thing instead of shooting in the face?The final boss, the default difficulty, completionist party. The boss did not have a chance.Patches comes to the rescue.The cutscene was very emotional either way (it was 5am and I was heavily caffeinated), but the textures loading on time would be welcome.Epilogues (not all)I feel the irony.I admit I messed up here.In order to stay on the continent, one must "romance" one of the companions. Naturally, just liking the larger area to roam is not possible.
June 27Jun 27 In this extremely rare universe you get to meet and recruit yourself Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.
June 27Jun 27 I enjoyed Starfield quite a bit before all of the dimensional traveler stuff. It really killed my interest in the game.
Saturday at 07:43 AM4 days Retro AbyssAll screenshots are fairly close to the end-game. And I've also realised how much I was zoning out during the cut-scenes - I can understand the meaning and the general intention, but it is not easy to read. The Title Case Everywhere did not help either. The NPCs with fancy sticks offered to venture into the sunset with them. Then the octopi carried the "Yes" button away when I clicked on it.The same thing a bit earlier.The example of writing. The final final boss. Either the moment is incredibly emotional or you are gently tapping Space to move on to the next battle.AbsinthiaVirtue and a Sledgehammer (demo)I chuckled at this and realised that I really do like Saints Row. Naturally, option 5 should have been "Is it a challenge?".Servers are run by ethereal fairies and require no physical infrastructure, of course. The game is very pretty but I find the gap in understanding (like not smoking or breaking electronic devices in a forest) to be enormous. Enthropy (demo)Another very stylish game. The combat, unfortunately, was similar to the RPGMaker.
Saturday at 06:22 PM3 days On 6/27/2026 at 4:58 PM, Hurlshort said:I enjoyed Starfield quite a bit before all of the dimensional traveler stuff. It really killed my interest in the game.Isn't that what Bethesda games are all about? Have fun until you are confronted with the plot? Unobtrusively informing you about my new ebook (which you should feel free to read and shower with praise).
Saturday at 07:21 PM3 days Edited Saturday at 08:26 PM3 days by HoonDing Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.
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