I give a shit but that doesn’t mean I have the money to buy games from anywhere…

King of Meat is the game.

Yeh, Road Rash was the fucking shit, it was all downhill since then.

Heading Out is a driving game where you are trying to make it across the country and there are lots of branching stories and paths based on your choices and who you meet along the way. It is quite stylised and really had me hooked when I first played it. Definitely worth a try! The end was quite memorable.

Keep Driving is a driving / road trip simulator. This one didn’t click as well with me and I couldn’t really get into it but it also had different paths and stories based on your different choice etc and may be worth checking out for you.

It says “Early access play starts 4 days early on May 15”, implying the release date is 19th May.

I am also to some degree but I think I went into this with different expectations, not expecting punishment and so therefore I was taken aback.

Thanks for the tips, I have read you can break the game within a few hours but that isnt what I’m really looking to do so I’m going to try and use a guide as little as possible and just look up specific points I need clarifying.

Apparently I inadvertently chose the more difficult character but the storyline differences does seem interesting. I’ll see how well the game clicks over some more time!

I went in wanting to play as blind as possible but after being thrown into combat with no tutorial what so ever and then absolutely no explanation of what anything is, skills, specials skills, skills sets etc etc I started doing some cursory searching. Then everyone is screaming about levelling determination fully first and so I had to go down a rabbit hole just to find out where to get that because everyone spoke as if you had it from the start, which you don’t.

Even the guides for this game aren’t super helpful to someone that has zero background knowledge on the game at all. I’m still not sure if I actually want to delve as deep into it as it seems is necessary but I’m going to out a few more hours in and try to not fuck up my characters in that time and see how well it clicks.

I heard the first one is even more painful! How did you find it?

I have just started Star Ocean 2 on PSP, it is confusing trying to figure out what is going on as nothing has been explained so far at all in terms of the different systems going on.

Yeh they always did pretty decent events for different holidays around the year along with some unique mini games like the roller beetle race thing.

God damn did I hate when they introduced that extra fucking bullshit that I had to install just to play CS!

Ooooo maybe it is time to make a new character and revisit one of the best games ever! Hopefully this will make the place more populated for a while at least.

“My Lord”

“My Lady”

“My Lord but I must insist!”

Lots of good suggestions from everyone.

No one mentioned Mr Moskeeto though!

I’ve been playing Noita, it is difficult but great fun so far. I don’t think I’ve really even scratched the surface of what there is either.

Why would you encourage that day 1 DLC bullshit behaviour by ever giving them money?

That aside 3 was such a steaming pile of shit I will not ever be buying another Borderlands game, I loved the first couple and will go back and play them if I need that kind of experience.

If you absolutely must play it, why not pirate it? These companies don’t deserve your money.

I’ve only played Borderlands 2 in local split screen co-op.

Yeh that is fair enough, there is a DODI repack anyway so I’ll probably grab that. I have been considering a 360 recently what with the new exploit that has been made available so maybe I’ll grab a cheap 360 so I can relive some of my favourite games from there too.

Oh no. EA play, fuck that shit.

I’ll have to find a repack or something -_-

Oooo space opera… I love a good space opera book so that has just piqued my interest more!

I have that feeling with some other games so can relate.

I really know nothing about it other than hearing people rave about it for the longest time. I might have to look up some info at least to see if I’d like it, literally all I know is “space RPG” xD

Maybe I’ll keep an eye out for a good price then!

Maybe I should finally play this game…

Obligatory fuck epic but I have this game on steam and it is pretty funny for a few hours. It didn’t keep my attention for as long as road rash did back in the day but definitely worth a play if you liked those old games!

They got it so right the first time then it was just downhill from there.

But the question wasn’t give a fair assessment of a sequel to a game you like.

I realise that it isn’t objectively a bad game or anything like that and a lot of people still play it until this day and I for sure appreciate them keeping the servers up for the old game so I can still go back to play it should I choose. But the question was what sequel to a game I loved ruined it for me and anyone who played both can see they are blatantly not the same game at all.

GW2 was a complete departure from how the first game worked to a more generic MMO style, I’m sure it is a great game in its own right but for me personally, when compared to the amazing first game, it just doesnt hold a candle.

I didn’t, I remember falling asleep playing it not long after release which didn’t bode well, I wanted to like it but couldn’t. I “enjoyed” it for a while many years later as a co-op experience on a console (I forget which one) whilst getting stoned but it was more scratching an itch for that genre and playing with friends locally that really won it over in that instance rather than the game itself.

Likewise with 4, I didn’t even give it the time of day tbh, I still haven’t really seen much about it.

I’d have liked to play the remaster but I refuse to give those assholes any money and the main draw for me was multiplayer as a kid. I played the SP briefly on a pirate version but it was always about the MP for me.

Two of my favourite games of all time are Diablo 2 and Guild Wars.

Both of these games I was insanely hyped for the following games in the series and got them both on their respective releases days. Both were utterly disappointing crap when compared to their previous games and both probably contributed heavily to how I will now no longer get hyped for any game let alone buy one in their first year or two of release.

I realise you are having health issues from reading your other posts and you should always prioritise that!

I really have so little interest in that short form twitter esque posting that I actively reject it so if I’m being completely honest I doubt I will go there.

Don’t push yourself to post the long form posts, get better and the best of luck with your upcoming appointments. I will look forward to your return to the long form post and hopefully with accompanying info of how well you are doing physically in the future :D

You are not an imposter, you are the fediverses premier gaming journalist and I’ll fight anyone that says different xD

Have a good day!

I’ve always avoided games based “journalism” (and all journalism really) as in my experience it tends to be full of over opinionated bullshit however your posts are different.

I genuinely enjoy your posts, they are well written, clear and succinct. You offer your opinion on things you genuinely enjoy but usually as a side note rather than baking it into the news or subject you are writing about and it is generally clear you are just passionate about the things you are writing about.

Where can I join the PerfectDark fan club?

Sadly I don’t use any of those platforms and with a cursory view their website and etsy page don’t cover the actual materials and methods used to produce them (which is a bit weird for a passion project). I may have missed it though and will look properly once I’m not working.

Have a good day!

That is fine, I didn’t expect you to be as interested in the printing side but thought I would ask anyway. Thanks for the link, I’ll have a look around and see what I can find. :D

Do you have any more information on those manuals in terms of how they made them? (Or a link to where I could read the info) Things like printing process, materials used etc. I work in print so that kind of interests me and from the photos they look of an OK quality so I was just curious.

All the best with your health, I enjoy reading through your posts even if I am not commenting every time but health is always more important so I hope things take a positive turn for you!

Dungeon Siege is great, I used to play a lot of 2 online back in the day, loved the secret chicken level that gave me D2 cow level vibes. However the third game is fucking hot trash and was so disappointing on release.

Thanks for posting this review, I didn’t know it was supported by lineage now. I am a lover of the keytwo from Blackberry and since then have been looking for another keyboard phone. I’ve considered this multiple times but it is a bit old software wise. I may take another look now!

Couldn’t agree more with your take on Early Access bullshittery. I too refuse to pay for anything that is “released” and described as much. It is just another thing after micro transactions that have further ruined gaming and despite a personal boycott of these practice’s still gets ever more common :(

Yeh, I was so hyped for that launch but it just isn’t Guild Wars to me. Everyone still talks it up to this day and I have tried so many times to get into it but I’d rather go back and venture into pre-searing again and see my man Rurik.

Oh shit, thanks for posting this. GW1 is probably one of my favourite games of all time so I might have to check this out and see the place looking more populated again!

Nothing has ever been like the first Guild Wars, the second was such a massive disappointment for me.

That is how I felt about Dave the Diver, was really enjoying the first part of the game and was excited to keep playing but they kept adding more and more shit on top that seemed unnecessary and it just made me lose interest entirely.

It could have been great but turned out to be a bit Meh for me.

That is a blast from the past! I absolutely loved ‘Z’ when I was younger but had forgotten about its existence!

Shame Atomfall decided on denuvo otherwise I’d have liked to have played it but I will not support games that include that trash.

It was Guild Wars for me rather than WoW. I tried CSGO as some friends played it a lot but it just wasn’t the same for me.