Wandering the world of Yakuza Kiwami 2 seemed like a good idea to start off my vacation! I mostly did side quests, mini games and bling hunting. Currently on Chapter 10.
Friday Evening Open Thread
I’m not in much of a posting mood tonight, pretty tapped out. But I’ll have plenty of time to make up for it over the next couple of weeks. I’m taking some time off to have a little me time, give my body a break from all the hustle and bustle of daily life and do all kinds of nerd shiiiiiit.
Open Thread!
Wibbly Wobbly…
Defeated another test chamber! Now I’ve gone to Test Chamber 11! I pretty much understand what I have to do, but executing it is a whole other story.
Still Jazzing It Up!
Been playing Episode 2 of Jazz Jackrabbit! I’m playing it through RetroArch using the DOSBox Pure Core on Steam Deck. I like being able to instantly save wherever I want instead of relying on the in game saves and checkpoints. Next session I’ll be ready to take on the level guardian!
SPLOSIONS!!!
Ah, Counter-Strike Condition Zero: Deleted Scenes… the real reason I upgraded to 4K! Actually I started playing it on my Deck, and decided to play it on my desktop to bask in the amazing 4K experience! For reasons…
Maybe since it’s more portable now I’ll be able to will myself into finishing it. I made a touch menu on Steam Deck for quickloads/saves.
Painting The Town Red… With You
I finally made my way past the Meat Packing District in BloodRayne 2! Made my way past the boss battle, and now I’m a couple levels farther than before! It’s been a rainy day, cosy vibe, ass stabbing kind of day with plenty of chamomile to get me through all the destruction. I got an achievement for committing 50 carnage kills, apparently that’s a rare achievement? I get the feeling not many people have played it, at least post achievement update.
This Bunny Delivers Bullets
Happy Easter! I celebrated by adding this old game onto my Deck! I have it running through the Steam branch of RetroArch with the DOSBoxPure Core installed. It feels so right having it in the palms of my hands, and the nice thing about old retro games is looooong battery life! Maybe now I’ll finally be able to beat all the other episodes!
Kena: Photo Mode Edition
Another adventurous evening was spent in the Pixar-Perfect looking world of Kena: Bridge of Spirits! I discovered Photo Mode and it all went down hill from there.
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I’ve made more rot friends, destroyed the Wood Knight, and slowly mastering archery!
I’ve mostly been playing it on Desktop. It runs ok on Steam Deck, if you don’t mind playing at 30FPS. 99% of my gameplay has been with a controller, but for some of the trials I had no problems playing keyboard and mouse.
It’s nice to have the option to choose between the two.
Piercing The Soul
Got to learn archery tonight in Kena: Bridge of Spirits. It was a fun reward for beating a boss battle.
The bow also allows you to grapple to unreachable places if you happen to notice a large blue flower. It helped me reach a nice meditation spot. Great for permanently increasing your health, AND a good spot to call it a day. There’s another boss up ahead that has convinced me to call it a night.
All Your Portals Are Belong To Me!
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Finally made it far enough into Portal Reloaded to wield the Time Portal! It took a lot of banging my head against the wall, but I finally figured out the 8th test chamber – thinking with Time Portals plus regular ones takes some getting used to.
I’ve left off at the 10th chamber tonight. It involves momentum, getting a cube to a platform, and my brain is too tired to process it more. Ever look at a puzzle and think the answer is right in front of you, but you can’t see it? That tells me it’s time to sleep, and come back to this after a few sleep cycles, and a variety of other games from yonder collection.