Tech & Hobbies
My digital playground where I ramble about games I've played, gadgets I've tried, hobbies I enjoy, and all things tech. No jargon, just honest thoughts and experiences.
game thoughts
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People Like Japanese Games Because They're... JAPANESE?!
game thoughtsTruly shocked at this revelation!
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King's Bounty: Crossworlds short review
game thoughtsMy review of King's Bounty: Crossworlds starts with a mistake: playing the wrong game first. My short breakdown of this classic RPG, a gem full of charm and brilliant ideas, but also burdened by a frustrating difficulty spike and a meta that punishes creativity.
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Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon review
game thoughtsTainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is a buggy, janky, and deeply flawed open-world RPG. It's also the most fun I've had with a game this year so far and an absolute must-play for anyone who misses the ambitious, broken magic of games like Oblivion.
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Wow, Capcom is so generous with MHWilds!
game thoughtsEver wondered what it takes for a multi-billion dollar company like Capcom to finally notice their flagship game is a complete dumpster fire? It's not the abysmal PC performance, the "Overwhelmingly Negative" Steam reviews, or even a biblical 98% drop in players for Monster Hunter Wilds. No, it took a quarterly sales report so catastrophic it couldn't be ignored. Now, after months of silence, they're suddenly rushing out an "early" update and pretending it's a generous gift for the fans. Don't buy the PR spin. Lets take a look into the hard data, the cynical marketing, and the blatant gaslighting behind Capcom's bungled response to the Monster Hunter Wilds backlash.
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Final Fantasy XVI and its (Nonexistent) Cultural Impact
game thoughtsAn autopsy of Final Fantasy 16's nonexistent cultural impact. This isn't a review but a deep dive into why FF16 flopped commercially, vanished from memory, and how its entire philosophy was exposed as a failure by the success of Baldur's Gate 3.
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Short Review
game thoughtsMy short review after completing the game on HC all negative perks mode.
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Space Marines 2 short review
game thoughtsMy short review of Space Marines 2 - it was 'mid' from the start.
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Robocop: Rogue City
game thoughtsWith the upcoming expansion Robocop: Unfinished Business, I finally got around to playing Rogue City.
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Mortal Sin short review
game thoughtsMy short review of the indie game Mortal Sin, in late stage Early Access, after 18 hours.
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King's Bounty: Warrior of the North - Ice & Fire short review
game thoughtsAfter enjoying Crossworlds, I was fatigued by King's Bounty: Warriors of the North - Ice and Fire expansion just a few hours in. Lets take a look at why the game disrespects your time and fails to innovate.
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Monster Hunter: Wildly Disappointing
game thoughtsThoughts from a long time player on Monster Hunter Wilds' disastrous Overwhelmingly Negative recent reviews and the 95%+ player drops on Steam.
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Disciples: Liberation short review
game thoughtsDesperate for a Heroes of Might & Magic fix? Don't get your hopes up yet. Disciples: Liberation looks the part with its grim-dark world, but it's crippled by baffling design choices seemingly born from mobile gaming. My short review covers the atrocious UI, the piss-take of a real-time resource system, and how the combat turns into a mind-numbing chore. A true test of patience, even on sale.
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RIP Arkane Studios, I'll miss them...I guess?
game thoughtsEveryone blames Redfall for the fall of Arkane Studios, but the truth is, the studio was dying long before. Lets take a look back at Arkane's entire history, from the breakout success of Dishonored to the commercial failures of Dishonored 2 and Prey.
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tech talks
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The UK's race to the bottom
tech talksThe "loicense" meme is no longer a joke in the UK. Sold as a law to "protect the children," the Online Safety Act has become a nightmare of state-level censorship and surveillance. From needing an ID for gaming to threatening Wikipedia, this is how the UK's insane overreach is fundamentally breaking the internet for everyone.
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Microsoft backtracking on The Outer Worlds 2 pricing
tech talksMicrosoft tried to charge a ridiculous $80/£70 for The Outer Worlds 2, and with what transpired in recent months; not surprising they're backtracking.
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Fired by Microsoft? There's an AI for That
tech talksMicrosoft is firing thousands while Phil Spencer boasts about success. The truth? Game Pass growth has stalled, their '62% revenue growth' is a financial illusion built on the Activision deal, and the core Xbox business is stagnant. Lets take a look into this shitshow.
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