Footage from our first time setting foot in Palworld!
It’s Laratines Day!
The remasters of Tomb Raider 4 thru 6 released today! I pre-ordered it for myself awhile ago as an early Valentines Day gift to myself. I couldn’t help but go through the start of each one just to see what changed. The newer models are good, though the lighting seems to be a bit off. Some people are reporting that it doesn’t work on Steam Deck, but so far I haven’t seen any issues.
*Sigh* I still need to finish the first three that were remastered… Too many games, too little time!
I Finished Freedom Planet! (Lilac Run)
After what felt like several thousand deaths during the final boss battle in Freedom Planet, I FINALLY finished my Lilac run! Now I’ll have to finish the game as the other three characters and experience all their little differences. That, and the soundtrack makes it worth playing through again, though maybe not tonight. My thumbs deserve a rest. If anyone is bored or interested I did put up the final battle on Mastodon.
Wonderland Meets Anime
Tonight is my weekly turn n’ burn. I didn’t even bother firing up the main PC, but I did pick up from last night’s adventures. In 40 minutes I found the Mysterious East. A world full of decorate dragons, torii gates and other Asian delights with a tinge of darkness. I think I found my favorite chapter!
Burn It All
There’s just something nice about getting out of the shower after a long day, and plopping onto the bed with my Steam Deck. I made it to Chapter 3 in Alice: Madness Returns. Survived the underwater play, and now I’m in a part of Wonderland that has seen better days.
But on the bright side Alice did get a few good hits in; enemy, hookah or otherwise.
My Annual Visit To CS:CZ Deleted Scenes
Every night when I decide it’s time to settle down and do a little gaming, I look at my library and think “this would be better to play on my desktop.” or “this would be better to play on my Steam Deck. So far I prefer playing Counter Strike: Condition Zero Deleted Scenes on Deck exclusively, since I’m more likely to play it there instead of a bigger screen. If it had cloud saves I’d be more inclined to play between all of my systems. But until that day comes, if it even does, I’ll play with it on my Steam Deck. I’m more likely to finish it there than I am on my desktop. As it is I’ve finished a couple of different scenarios tonight.
Good Days, Good Food, Bad Tablet
Been having a great weekend! I made a spicy stew last night and played a bit on my Steam Deck under the comfort of covers on a winters night, and today I treated myself to a Fancy-ish Japanese Breakfast! Then I started tidying up a bit, though not as much as I would have liked… my tablet is giving me hell again and I’m not sure what it is yet. Wifi has decided that it should be slightly above dial-up speed, and I’m not sure what’s causing it. I haven’t run any updates on it, and nothing in the background would have been able to push anything through since it’s Linux. I tried updating the system thinking that maybe there was a driver or kernel update that would fix it, but no such luck.
I’m thinking of backing everything off of the tablet and doing a clean install tomorrow to see if starting fresh would help. Maybe even do a temp Windows install to make sure it isn’t the wifi receiver giving up the ghost.
Although, to end on a brighter note we did do some Quake II Co-op tonight for the first time! We earned a few achievements before calling it a night. Now I can plot my evil tablet plans…
Worlds of Resonite 4
We explore a cool house, a hot tub, corporate hell and the museum of disappointment!
Looking For A Handsome Jackpot
It isn’t quite my weekend yet, but that didn’t stop us from going to the virtual casino tonight to see a familiar old face. There is a casino in Borderlands 3 (DLC) called The Handsome Jackpot.
Though he’d been dead for seven years in this universe, his face lives on in the many statues and holograms that pollute the place. We even rescue one of his doppelgangers. So far this is definitely my fave DLC, or portion of the game. It brings back Borderlands 2 vibes.
A Game of Hide n’ Drink
My final hour of the evening was spent chillin’ on my Steam Deck with Alice. She’s just finished playing hide n’ seek with a drunkard octopus.
Other than some pressure points and having to time my shots for certain targets I had a good time. I’m currently on Chapter two, with a total of six chapters. I’m making sure to pace myself, because after this there is no other sequel to look forward to. It’s a shame that EA had to be EA and let this IP die in darkness.
Oh well… off to my own private wonderland, I guess.