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Final Fantasy XIV on the PS4. Switching between that and Super Smash Brothers.

Consider yourself lucky on that one. Windows 7 is nigh-impossible to get currently. Microsoft went to alot of trouble to get it pulled out of every store, and remove it from circulation entirely. I've tried many times to get it back myself, all to no avail.

Though recently I dont really need it anymore, but still, there was a long period where I kept trying to get it, kept failing to find it.

My friend has it on disk. That is the only way to defeat crappy Windows 10. Thank God he has it on disk.

Been playing the Splatoon 2 DLC, known as Octo Expansion. I was kind of into it based on the trailer ages back, I love the general aesthetics of the game, and the chance to play an Octoling sounds fun, but I generally don't play much multiplayer, so I had not really gone back much to play Splatoon 2 since completing the story campaign. Enjoying Inkling in Smash Bros, I thought I might play the DLC, and I did not know what I was in for.

The main game story was not that hard, but Octo Expansion feels like a huge jump. I kind of scoffed at the idea these would be called tests, but pretty much every mission, which there appears to be 80 of, tests thing a unique and creative way, that certainly does test the player. Did not take long for me to mentally compare it to Dark Souls, and found other others have too. Regardless, it makes every success feel like a victory, and earned.

Decided to get Wasteland 2 with some extra money I had. Never played the first, nor the first few Fallout games inspired by it, but it still looked interesting enough, kind of like Xcom 2 but not as much emphasis on combat alone. Also in lieu of an actual Fallout game it seems pretty nice, at least until whenever The Outer Worlds comes along.

Thing is I actually didn’t play much of it, and may plan to restart. Can’t decide if I want to try making my own characters or if I’d rather stick to the presets.

Fire Emblem Awakening.

Dead Cells. It's a really good game because it punishes mistakes but not to the point of being too frustrating when I die.

Winter's Fury

OMG, it's Doom, Jim, but not as we know it.....


https://onemandoom.blogspot.com/2013/01 ... ad_25.html

https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?t=29304

https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/6 ... ters-fury/


Awesome stuff. My advice would be not to play it on UV though, if you want to progress beyond the third level.

Now that Windows 7 is entering its final year of support, it's possible (over here at least) to get a used W7 laptop for around £100. You obviously need to be careful, but there are some staggering bargains to be had, including high quality machines like Dell Latitudes and Thinkpads, often with i5 processors, at this price level. Next year you'll probably be able to get such machines for around £60-70, though most will have been converted to W10.

I've been playing Celeste. I can't believe how good it is, it is so much better than I expected. It's brilliantly designed in every regard, from its merging of narrative and gameplay, its relatable characters, to its tight controls and moveset, to the excellent and well tuned level design, and gorgeous soundtrack. I want to play it a lot more, but I don't think it's too early for me to consider it my favorite game I've played from 2018.

I've recently been playing a lot of Diablo III on the Xbox 360 (even though I have a sealed copy of it for PS4 too).

I managed to get through the campaign (all 5 chapters including the Reaper of Souls) and am still having fun going on bounties and seeing If I can get a nice set of level 70 legendary armour and weapons.

Just go through the main story of Celeste, looks like it took me a good 9 hours over two days, with 1911 deaths. Deaths in a game are not usually something one should brag about, but fairly early in the game it says something interesting to the player, that they should be proud for their death count, because it is kind of evidence of learning, and set up an interesting running theme for the game. A game that pretty much forces you to die over and over again, can often be called sadistic, with maybe the player called masochistic for trying, but a good version should flip that on its head. Sure there can be stress, but a victory can mean so much.

I don't consider it much of a spoiler because it kind of explains itself fairly early on, but the journey to climb the mountain is an act of self conquest of someone who suffers from things like anxiety and depression, things I face too due to my ASD. I think that the game does a pretty fantastic job of putting the struggle of things like self doubt, and coming out of it in a healthy way. Quite enjoyed it, and wonder if it has given me a different perspective on dealing with stressful tasks.

Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright (Revelation route)

I beat Super Mario Land 2 the other day, now I'm kind of jumping around a bit...was playing Link's Awakening, but yesterday I was playing Dragon Warrior III, and today I will play Dragon Quest IX (mostly just grinding).

Google Quick Draw, I find it addictive.

Syberia 3... Yes I like it and it also holds some special sentimental meaning to me.