I forgot to post this the past 2 weeks but im back. This past week a I played through the Demon’s Souls remake to get ready for Elden Ring DLC. I also played some Binding of Isaac on the side. Haven’t watched the Summer Games Fest, but everything I’ve heard is that it’s been dreadful.

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    5 months ago

    lea-smug

    Yeah you all finally convinced me to play CrossCode. Yeah it’s good.

    I like how it combines a bunch of garbage like action RPGs, amnesia plots, and being trapped in an MMO, into something that’s actually great. It even has a fun mandatory stealth section.

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    On vacation so finally breaking in my RG Arc. Started Minish Cap and am at the fire element dungeon. Gonna try and make some progress tonight while my partner has her DND session.

    Enjoying it for the most part. I’m honestly hoping this will be the push to finally get me to make a proper attempt at Link to the Past since it’s a game that I’ve tried and out down a billion times.

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      Minish Cap is so pleasing on the eyes, really blows me away that it’s a GBA title. ALttP is great, but Minish Cap is smoother and sharper.

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        I’ve been enjoying its simplicity actually. This and Ocarina came from a sort of soft promise to my bestie that I’d finally give them and Metroid a solid try since they are his favorite games. The motherfucker still won’t play Hollow Knight though.

        But for real though, finally digging into GBA games is like unlocking a part of what should have been my childhood. It’s a good catalog so far.

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          If you’re still cruising through GBA games, Advance Wars is super fun, as is Metroid: Zero Mission. So many bangers that still look and play amazingly well to this day.

          As for your buddy, tell em a weird internet stranger is seconding Hollow Knight, it’s GOATed.

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    i’ve been playing Nine Sols lately, i usually can’t stand games where you lose all your shit when you die but this one is pretty nice. like a little 2d Sekiro

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    BF4… went back to it recently… what a fucking game.

    Sometimes when the tanks are rolling in, the choppers are flying above, everything’s exploding and you’re running through it all, it really does feel like you’re in a movie. ONLY IN BATTLEFIELD is so true, and it makes me so sad that they’ve managed to fuck the franchise up so badly by trying to jump on the hero-shooter/battlepass shit.

    I also think BFBC2, BF3, and BF4 feel extra visceral because they’re depicting (a roided up version) of conflicts that I’ve seen on TV and that have happened in my lifetime. I mean, BF4’s slightly futuristic but it still feels within reason.

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    Getting back into Dwarf Fortress so I’m ready to contribute to the Hexbear collective fort!

    That and Enshrouded with a friend, when they’re around.

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    Dark Souls 3, Pyromancy only run (Specifically, I can only use the pyromancy glove to deal damage, so I can punch with it too). Surprisingly viable, lots of enemies are weak to fire or will flail when hit with it, and you get boulder heave and dark pyromancies to deal with fire resistant enemies. Shout out to Executioner’s Greatsword for the FP regen on kill, having it in my offhand has done wonders for my FP econ.

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    Been playing mostly balatro and bits of monster hunter rise on ps5.

    I’ve beaten 19 challenges on balatro, but 20 is Jokerless which is so incredibly difficult. Deck manipulation is probably my weakest aspect of the game usually not coming online until ante 5 or 6. So I’m mostly working on beating some gold stake decks.

    Monster Hunter rise I’m trying to learn charge blade. I did everything on the switch version with dual blades and light bowgun. So trying to learn this on a fresh file should be fun. Mostly been trying to muscle memory the basic charge, and amp combos into discharges. Early monsters are so annoying for moving around way too much. But it’s fun as always.

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    Still strive and street fighter. Hit celestial rank for the first time off the back of day1 slayer players.

    Played skullgirls and melee as well. Skuggs is not my thing while also being ridiculously awooga . Melee is the same absurd execution check its always been. I just need to remember how to l cancel and then i can actually play the game

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    Been playing Planet Crafter with my wives. It’s a fantastic game that still needs a lot of work. Buggy as hell, but has a great foundation for a great game so long as the developers continue developing it.