The Mind Of OverlordTomala
Gaming

Shadow Warrior 3: Take 2

Dipped my toes into Shadow Warrior 3. My last taste of the game was a bit soured, having come from two previous games that gave you more weapon options and sword movement; but damn… don’t those cutscenes look nice??

As simplistic as the gameplay has become compared to previous installments; I did have fun playing with different explosives found within the variety of demons I laid to slaughter. I also obtained a drill gun from one of the demons, that was pretty cool. They also brought back one of my fave characters from the 2012 reboot! His lines and enthusiasm actually make me want to come back to this again, or maybe even return to the 2012 game to do a little achievement hunting!

I’m still a little mixed overall, but at least on this run I did find some positives. Maybe I’ll find more on my next session. 🙂

Gaming

Serious Evening of Seriousness

Played around in Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem tonight! Probably one of the tougher ones I’ve played in the series. My only complaint so far is the optimization; sometimes I get frame dips during combat. Other than that and dying a lot I’ve been getting through it. I may die a lot, but each time I last a second or two longer! That’s a second or two more to take more baddies out.

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Another Sunday in the Wonderlands

It was a good day all around. I woke up and made a nice sushi breakfast bowl, and in the afternoon Yutram and I met up to continue our digital adventures in The Wonderlands! I’m thinking we’re getting close to the end. We took a break from the main quest line to gather shrine pieces and tie up other side quests that we haven’t finished.

I’m thinking next playsession we might finally finish the game! Unless there is a plot twist lying around somewhere…

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Another Agent 47 Enters The Frey

Decided to check out Hitman tonight. I’ve been having fun coming up with multiple ways to assassinate the target, and I’m not even past the tutorial yet!

I’d have to say that my fave method so far has been disguising myself as a close ally to the target and then strangling him to death, it’s probably one of my fave ways to even spend a quiet evening.

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We All Begin Anew Once More

 

All these years I keep meaning to finish this one. Perhaps my Steam Deck can help with that? I played a bit during lunch today, and was happy to find that it supports cloud saves! But then I tried to download them to my Desktop, and no matter what I did it would outright refuse to download it. Then I decided to do a little bit of experimentation, and switched from the native Linux build to Proton, and wouldn’t you know it? I have cloud saving! I know they have the definitive edition out, but I figure for Steam Deck this would probably be better on battery life. I might consider it during a future sale, but first I want to try finishing the original. 😛

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Tears of Gaming

Spent some time in Crystar tonight, as part of the remainder of my weekend self care! I finished a couple more chapters, gained a new friend, and learned a bit about some of the souls I’ve been killing. All in all? A productive evening I’d say.

I have to admit, I do like the shining visuals of the labyrinth that is this universes purgatory. I wish I could say more about the combat… Crystar’s combat system very clunky, and leaves a bit to be desired. The fighting gets a bit repetitive; you spawn into purgatory, destroy lost souls and wander finding lost memories until you find the exit and finish your mission. I’m glad they at least gave me an extra character to help add a little variety.

Her name is Kokoro. I teamed up with her, she has some amazing fisting abilities. The voice acting in this game ranges from Ok to B Grade Anime voice acting. I’m thinking next time I play to see if I can load the Japanese vocals instead, just to see how well they compare to English… when I feel the in the mood to play again. :v