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Will do!

Gonna give it a couple of weeks before I start my Durge playthrough. Also, it's been super effective acting as a gateway drug for DnD. I'm gonna prioritize actually trying it, later on this year.

Finished my first run of BG3. Amazing game. I wish there was more to do, in regards to romance, and I wish it had more boss fights. Some characters def got more time in the oven than others (I'll save my thoughts on Wyll for after BHM is done), but overall it's incredible.

Yet, you didn't bitch. Coulda woulda shoulda. Took two of his echoes out turn 1. Turn 2, I got the other one. After that Shadowheart, my character, and Astarion got the knights, while Karlach was weaving like a QUEEN. Shit looked like Bleach. Amazing fight. This and Kethric are my favs, by far.

I want to get through my first playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3, so I can go through my second run to marry Karlach, for DESTROYING the Tribunal. Old ass mf'er thought we were supposed to care about him being from the old games. "Back in my day," headass. "I nearly detroyed Baldur's Gate."

Feels kinda uncharacteristically mean spirited from me, but I'll leave it. Would have been easier if it didn't make me feel anything at all.

Just...damn.

...logic and story beats. It's wistfully disorienting and childishly myopic in it's execution.

There is a good AU Silent Hill 2 story in this (seriously), and it shows promise for a film version of Silent Hill 4, and that makes it even more of a frustrating film experience for me.

It frustrates me to no end, that it has genuine emotional pull, and then commits to doing the most absurd, disorienting, for the fans shit that I've seen in a vg adaptation in a while. The chemistry that James and Mary have isn't just wasted, but ignored for a paradoxical adherence to game...

Return To Silent Hill is the worst type of disappointing, to me. There are a variety of interesting changes that they made, that differed from the source material. Had they gone all in on those aspects, instead of needing to lift things that didn't even make sense to use, this would have been better

I legit don't even want to take a long rest right. 😭 Asked a friend about this and she didn't know wtf I was talking about. Grand Infernal Painting sitting in my camp, set up like nativity decor during Christmas. I'm in a horror game with a shape shifting JOKER now. 😭

...in the way Nemesis does for Resident Evil 3, or the ghosts do for Silent Hill 4. At no point in time has the game made camp feel like it was just a safe haven away from the world. However, nothing like this has occurred. This is wild and the game feels different now. I love it.

Slight Spoilers for Baldur's Gate 3. I'm still in the very beginning of Act 3, and I love how Orin feels like she breaks the 4th wall. Orin is what I imagine the DM/GM (I don't know the terms) would do to fuck with you personally. Her presence has made an entire game mechanic feel upended...

Even after the showcase I have to many questions about mechanics and actual direction. Hearing, "it's like RE2 and RE4," and then seeing RE6 and whatever Grace's campaign is, is kinda giving me pause.

If this is a more Romero and Haunting Ground like take on zombies, then are there going to be any ranged enemies to deal with him? What's the punishment for doing all of this cinematic John Wick stuff? Do you have a massive amount of I-Frames?

RE9 is probably going to be good, but I can't shake any of concerns I have for it. How much more evolving of RE4's combat can you do, before we end up right back at Devil May Cry? Why is Grace the only one using Ink Ribbons in the classic option? Leon can roundhouse the save system now?

Oh...these Shar fellas are like that, huh? No wonder why I keep seeing notes and books with the most elaborate of descriptions for everyone else, EXCEPT THEM.

At the point of no return, in the Shar Temple, so I'm off to Moonrise.

As for the game itself, not much to say. Seems like I have the same complaints that everyone else has. Everything but the hero and swarm missions is fire. It's frustrating too. Red Alert was my entry point as a kid, and it's hero levels were perfect. Everything Tanya looked at died in one second.

Started my first playthrough of, "They Are Billions," the other day. This is the first title that I've played like this since Tiberium Sun. I don't know if a pause button is now standard in RTS, or RTS adjacent games, however, an option like this would get me playing more of them.

I had the lantern, Isobel's blessing, and Shadowheart's sunlight buff up, and I waited for the enemy shadow to walk in range. The two DID NOT move, AT ALL. Every time I passed the turn, so did they. I can play patient, but this is an actual first. lol.

If this game (Baldur's Gate 3) wasn't already checking my boxes, the fact that an enemy waited on the opposite side of the map and taunted me with ellipses, pushes this into one of my favs category.

(basement of the area you get Karlach's Infernal Iron in the shadowlands)

Once I stopped looking at it like a flat percentage (X-Com again), I stopped raging at Shadowheart so much. 😭 I'm at the table with one die, and everyone else has like 5 and is high rolling.

Right now, my character is a wizard with points in Dex for archery. Lowkey turning into a magic missile bot, but I still don't know how far imagination works in tandem with the combat system. Having spell slots makes it more annoying to experiment with than it something like Divinity: Original Sin.

Fun game so far. Really enjoying it.

Finally ran into the mind control mechanic and it's giving me extreme X-Com flashbacks. Anytime anything Psy related pops up, panic sets in.

It's taken me much longer than I'd like to get a grasp on BG3, but now I kinda get "how it works"...somewhat. I think some mechanics could be explained a bit better for those of us that don't know a damn thing about DnD, however I'm towards the end of Act 1 and things are a bit clearer.

The first of two results screen for my 1st playthrough of Silent Hill 2 (remake). Combat Challenge: Standard Puzzles Challenge: Standard Ending: Maria Ending Clear: 1/8 Total Playtime: 14h 39m 9s Distance Travelled: 47.464km Consumables Picked up: 389 Notes Picked up: 54 Number of times tried to open locked doors: 286 Number of times checked map: 672

Finished this (Silent Hill 2 remake) the other day. Amazing work. I am a big fan of how this version feels a touch angrier in tone than the og. Kinda shocked that they didn't remake or even mention Born From A Wish...

The SH1 birdcage room reference, in the hotel, brought a smile to my face.

Digital painting of a young lady holding her scarf and smiling. She has a large afro full of stars, white gloves and a checkered scarf. Drawn by gdbeeart, Dec 2025

Winter girl sketch :)

SH2 remake Ext - Night - Otherworld convergence in the town James is standing in a garage, taking shelter from the rain and mannequins. In the distance, you can see a slain creature with a single bent leg visible, while the rest of it's body is obscured by an abandoned car with only one working headlight. In the lower left, you can see the data of my 2070 doing it's best.

Still sorting out how I feel about Brookhaven Hospital. That said, this game definitely makes the case that Silent Hill (1) and Silent Hill 3 are by far the scariest games in the entire franchise. Reason being, the influences it draws from those two is apparent and it's -creepy as hell- due to it.

Low quality 1080p (2070) footage of SH2's Blue Creek Apartments in the otherworld. James in a dark hallway lit only by his flashlight. He peers through a fence staring at covered mannequins, that look like they're walking towards him. Rust covered wallpaper is peeling off of the walls, exposing grates that keep him from falling into the abyss, and trapped in a cage.

Originally, I was going to wait until I upgraded from my 2070, but my bestie has been enjoying me yell, and voice train while I play for her.

This remake fascinates me. The changes with the lighting and even the details like sword marks being on the walls have given me many ideas for analysis.

That's awesome, but also get well soon.