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I'm about 6 hours in and am starting to get a bit bored. The combat lacks impact and using the blades especially feels like flailing at enemies while their health slowly drains. Also, the loot and new equipment doesn't feel very consequential. It all looks very expensive, and I do still want to keep playing for now but I'm not sure I'll see this one all the way to the end.

The PS5 sits behind my TV so size really doesn't matter in this case. I also barely use my PS5 at the moment, but maybe that new God of War will change things.

I finally finished Scorn over the weekend, having had a longer break from it on purpose to savor the flavor.

This is probably my favorite game of the year so far. I found the puzzles to be mostly pretty rewarding, didn't have much issues getting lost and only died a couple of times during the whole game.

I don't want to make excuses on behalf of the developers, but I kind of feel that the combat is frustrating on purpose. This is not a game where you're meant to feel powerful and having to be scared of even the smallest enemies is somehow very fitting. After getting the second weapon the combat became a breeze anyway. That boss fight was too long though.

I'm not sure I fully picked up on what the ending was supposed to communicate to me, but I enjoy making my own little theories. Or maybe the point is that it doesn't really provide any satisfactory conclusion. That would be pretty scornful.

The art was fantastic, and I mostly just enjoyed seeping in the tapestries and atmosphere of the game.

Overall, I always enjoy when developers have a very distinct and different idea of what kind of game they want to make and fully go for it. I don't think this concept could work in any other medium other than games and what they've achieved is spot on for a first attempt for a studio. I'm really looking forward to what Ebb Software decide to do next and am sure that this experience will stick with me for a very long time.

@allthedinos: The main thing you need to know about the combat is that it's mostly avoidable. Most enemies can be run or snuck past, and some will just crawl away. I hated the combat at first until I unlocked the first gun. Later the combat becomes more manageable and even fun.

Atmosphere is a big draw for me in games and this is why Scorn has really appealed to me so far. I guess I'm a gross duder but I really dig this gross game.

I've mostly been playing Scorn during the last week and really enjoying the goopy art of it all.

Raw (3/5)

A decent first full direction effort from Titane-famed director Julia Ducournau. Good practical effects, solid acting and the themes explored were nicely melded together in a body horror soup.

Bohemian Rhapsody (2/5)

A lackluster portrayal of the life of Freddie Mercury. There was nothing surprising, emotional or exciting about this. Rami Malek put in a good performance though.

Crimes of the Future [2022] (3/5)

Surgery is the new sex.

Christine [1983] (3/5)

I was amazed at the level and use of practical effects and still find myself puzzled over how some of them were pulled off. A generally entertaining movie full of that Carpenter magic.

Good coffee, black. Bad coffee, sugar.

I've never paid more for a GPU than the price of a new console and I'm not going to start now. I remember a decade or so ago when you build a whole gaming PC for under a grand that would whoop the PS3 and Xbox 360 in power. I miss those times.

This is the first time I've played any significant amount of Overwatch. The game seems fun, but I have encountered tons of bugs so far. A bug which kicks me out of a game when getting an achievement on the Xbox has been the worst one by far.

As a novice I'm a bit miffed that nobody seems to want to play the healer class. I don't mind playing as the healer, but long queue times for the other classes has pretty much forced me to play healer exclusively thus far. It'd be nice to try the other classes and characters, but I don't want to wait over 6 minutes for a game to do so or lose an open class game because everyone's going in guns blazing.

This is the first interesting looking Need for Speed game in a decade. Like others have said, the gameplay is still a question mark but at least they're trying something interesting with the visuals. I'll certainly try the 10 hour free trial on Game Pass.