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 Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2018 10:10 pm
question The addicting nature of it that I mentioned or something about what you saw on the game's page?
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Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2018 3:40 pm
The addictive nature, really.
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 11:29 am
It's a metroidvania platformer, so it's about 10 hours if you're not going for 100%. Even if addictive, not for too long. xp
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 5:00 pm
Metroidvania is a great genre . . . particularly if done well. I think the last one that really impressed me was Dusk: An Elysian Tale. That was nothing short of a masterwork, especially since it was done by just one guy.
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 6:24 pm
Iconoclasts was, similarly, a 1-man show. He excels in making engaging boss fights, overall emulating the style of GunStar Heroes. There's still plenty of platforming & puzzling (moreso as the game progresses).
I have Dust but haven't gotten around to playing it yet.
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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 5:35 pm
Dust is a bit formulaic in the story aspect but actually has some good bits in there. Also has some very fluid animations and fun gameplay using the Metroidvania format. It really is fantastic. Almost enough to make me get back on playstation plus again. I have the game, but it was free through the service. As long as I am not on it, the game is locked.
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 1:31 pm
In that vein, Hollow Knight looks very tempting, though talk of its difficulty has kept me away thus far. Also heard a lot of good things about Axiom Verge, though that's a much more direct Metroid homage.
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2018 11:46 am
I've not game shopped in so long that you are speaking greek to me. sweatdrop Virtually all my spare money and interest goes into my Transformers addiction.
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:19 pm
Yeah, I find it's hard to keep up multiple hobbies as well; for as much as I enjoy video games, I don't have the time or attention for them given my ever-more consuming anime habit.
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Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 4:27 pm
Typically, this time of year I am gearing up for my annual allowance from the income tax. Unfortunately, it looks like that won't happen this year. I can choose my expenditures or a new laptop. Given how my system is operating anymore, I don't think that will be an option.
Sad magni is sad. crying
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Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 4:26 am
crickets.
tumbleweeds.
dust blowing in a breeze.
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Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 7:03 am
All we are is dust in the wind~
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Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 2:14 pm
Sorry your hobby has to be sidelined for necessity. Those sporadic expenses (new clothing/appliance/device) can be pretty costly.
Last year my income tax was terrible (had to pay them a small amount), but it should be back to normal this year (getting my normal return).
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Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 5:20 pm
My tax preparer (whom I've used for years) is bemoaning next year. The Obamacare penalty seems to have been removed, but on the other hand they are going to remove nearly all the deductions. People are going to get meager ones for 2018 . . . or so I am told.
It feels meager to whine, but I really look forward to this allowance every year. This year? Pff.
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Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 6:25 pm
So, I broke up with my long term partner.
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