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@noboners@bigsocrates: I finished Record of Lodoss War Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth a week ago and I'll probably go back on for the achievement spree/extras. It's easy to recommend but it does take a little longer to play through the first time around. I had zero context for story so I lacked the greater context of who the characters were for most of the game but there is a simple enough story that unfolds by the end.

Moved Gorogoa impressions to dedicated thread.

I started up Gorogoa last night and next thing I knew I was looking at the credits! I'm not going to talk much about it this early and I want to go through it again as I didn't have any sound going at the time so I missed some of the presentation. Anyone on the edge regarding time commitment over the next two weeks can feel at ease over completing this in a leisurely pace.

I’m good with Gorogoa. It looks pleasurable and peaceful enough. The kind of game I can relax with some tea and chill out.

I’d love to partake in a game pass book club as there are lots of interesting games to play but sometimes I miss the social aspect of talking about it. I’ve got ultimate with a PC and Xbox.

Super Metroid or Link to the Past.

To me they are a little obvious being speed running games where low and 100% clears in a timeframe is easy to see but they are just that fun to go for.

It has not been a notable problem in my relationship which recent became a marriage. We each have our hobbies, some are shared, some aren’t and all in moderation. On the odd time I’ll binge a game or take a night all to me but they are the exception. As long as someone is not locking away every night and otherwise being physically and emotionally unavailable, there shouldn’t be a problem.

Poorly done pixel art. There’s a lot of it out there. When its done right, it works but too often it just looks like the choice is made due to lacking a decent art vision/direction.

A few that stand out as games I would have expected to either drop the ball, not be my kinda game or just wholly surprised the heck out of me as an unknown.

Mario + Rabbids: What a good video game. I don’t have the chops for X-Com but serving a light variation of it with easy to digest dressings and mechanics really had me smiling in surprise in the early hours and enjoying the longivity in the later hours.

Monster Hunter World: Like many, this one finally hooked me. I finally got “it”. The appeal of a hunter style game. I didnt break 200 hours but to break 100 and have a great time with friends much of it was a treat.

Hades: I loved the art and worldbuilding of the developer’s previous games but never finished any of them. I didn’t even play Pyre. Hades though. I mean… HADES THOUGH. What a video game. What fantastic mechanics, what style, what longivity, what moment to moment action that reminds me of Halo’s self-described “30 seconds of fun” philosophy. I will come back to Hades once a year most likely the way I do with Zelda and Metroid.

Sayonara Wild Hearts: I’m not a fan of mobile games beyond solitare and other card games. I begrudgingly played Sonic 1 and 2 on mobile because they are the best available versions (a mistake that is finally being fixed next year). Sayonara Wild Hearts had me from start to finish. Sure it was on console but I was checking out Apple Arcade. It certainly won’t be everyone’s cup of tea and some would likely respond with “overrated runner”. Music taste is subjective like all art. But the music, the visuals, the light gameplay and the way it all blends to tell a story of lost love and anger, it surprised the hell out of me. I loved Sayonara Wild Hearts and had every expectation not to. That is the very best flattery I can pay any game at the end of the day.

The conversation definitely makes me think more thoughtfully about why I make my choice. The times I play as a woman in games I’m thinking I want for a different perspective than smarmy white dude. But how well is the character is represented matters greatly too. If I have troubles relating to the voice or dialog, it’ll easily influence my choice. I’ll probably think on this more in the next game I get the choice.

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