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For some reason, Steam decided that it wasn't going to run Mass Effect any more, so I had to delete it. I've installed No Man's Sky instead. It may turn out to be too complex for my laptop. I've played it on other machines, and really wanted to like it, but was disappointed with the results. We shall see, but I'm not holding out great hopes.
 
Oh, that's not good. I wonder how they are allowed to do that if you've bought it already?
 
I've installed No Man's Sky instead. It may turn out to be too complex for my laptop. I've played it on other machines, and really wanted to like it, but was disappointed with the results. We shall see, but I'm not holding out great hopes.
I hated that game with a passion. Bought it in a recent sale and while it was kind of fun for the first few planets it became so repetitive and easy to game. Not to mention it was full of little bugs and had the worst UI I've seen in a decade...

Oh, that's not good. I wonder how they are allowed to do that if you've bought it already?
We have almost zero rights in regards to any and all digital purchases. In nearly every case the distributor is legally allowed to cut your access at any time for any reason :)
 
Quite poor, IMO. I noticed a similar thing on my iTunes account last week. A Hol Baumann LP disappeared from my account.
 
I really want to like No Man's Sky. The idea of travelling to new planets and just looking at amazing stuff is extremely appealing, like being in a Chris Foss picture. But it's all so awkward. Flying the spaceship is awkward, building a base is awkward - even getting into the spaceship isn't exactly intuitive. It's such a shame as I really like the concept. Maybe I'll figure out the controls and drive about in the car. That might be cool.
 
Oh dear...

...I've just discovered Loop Hero

Goodbye world and all other activities for a rather long time.

(Only £12.49 on steam and as one of the reviews of it says "I may only have 7.5 hours in this game. But I bought it 7.5 hours ago. So yeah, buy it.")
 
Planetfall or a different version?

I liked it, although between Civ and Stellaris haven't found much time for it. Russian space dwarves are fun.
 
Planetfall or a different version?
It’s the very first one from the late nineties...elves, humans, dwarfs etc. My biggest criticism is that it has no manual and the tutorial doesn’t cover everything. Took me a while to figure out how to split parties. It’s a fun turn-based game of magic, fighting, some settlement management and exploration.
 
Bit of a frustration in Age Of Wonders. I led my lizard men into a cavern and encountered some undead. Couldn’t win any battles as all my weapons were ineffective. Led the troops back to the cavern entrance but no matter what I tried I couldn’t get out. After about half an hour of frustrated swearing, I noticed a small picture of the cavern mouth in the user interface on the right of my screen. Below the picture was a large button that said ‘Go Up’:rolleyes:
 
Started Hollow Knight a couple days ago, after having dropping it some years before. I'm glad I got back to it. It's a work of art. The reason why I dropped it before was that I kept drying in the beginning. But I got the hang of it.

There's a massive sale on Playstation Store right now. I bought Far Cry New Dawn and Streets of Rage 4. I've beaten pretty much all of Far Cry games, except for Primal. New Dawn will be a nice warm-up for the sixth installment.
 
What Remains of Edith Finch

This is a short game about the last remaining member of a family who may be cursed to die in unusual ways. She returns to the family home and, whilst exploring it, uncovers the stories and ends of the various family members. This is undoubtedly a very good product, but it's more an experience than a game: gameplay largely involves moving Edith to the different locations and prompting the stories to unfold. It's unsettling without being sinister - don't expect fireworks. The closest comparison I can think of is Firewatch.

However, the stories are all told in clever and charming ways: through a flick-book, a daydream, a horror comic, even a mini-game where you play a baby who has to move a wind-up frog to trigger events. It's ingenious, beautiful and slightly macabre. Ultimately, the story falls a little bit flat, and it feels slightly like a demonstration of different ways to involve a player, but it's genuinely impressive and worth a look.
 
Started Hollow Knight a couple days ago, after having dropping it some years before. I'm glad I got back to it. It's a work of art. The reason why I dropped it before was that I kept drying in the beginning. But I got the hang of it.

There's a massive sale on Playstation Store right now. I bought Far Cry New Dawn and Streets of Rage 4. I've beaten pretty much all of Far Cry games, except for Primal. New Dawn will be a nice warm-up for the sixth installment.

Hollow Knight is excellent, and well worth gitting gud at. I'm near the end of a playthrough at the moment, whiling away time while I wait for Silksong.
 
I bought a game called Ravenfield, which was in a sale. It's a sort of large-scale single-player shooter, like Star Wars Battlefront except that the graphics are crude and the whole thing seems to have been made by one person. It's also a lot of fast, silly fun. Apparently there are a huge number of mods for it, too.
 
Started a new game of XCOM 2. Going pretty well so far. Only loss was unlucky (chap got stunned then the car he was next to exploded).
 

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