Some footage from a GMod session we had in Serious Sam’s Egypt! We accidentally created a monster and messed a couple things up. You know, the usual…
Duke on Deck
Man, these DOS Games look so perfect on the Steam Deck! DOS era game UI’s have what feels like a perfect fit on the screen. I made it to Level 3 in Episode 1. I immediately remembered why I took a long break from Duke Nukem II: The Damn Spiders…They latch onto you and drain your life until they kill you… unless you shake them off by pressing left and right over and over. Something about playing it on a smaller device made it less annoying, probably because this was a another series I would have loved to see on a handheld during childhood. It’s nice to give Duke the true D-Pad Status.
Not Outta The Woods Yet
I’m one week in and already I’m halfway into animating the ending! Should probably have it wrapped up in a week or two. The last couple of days have been mostly scene building, will probably take a break from it for a bit over the weekend. Really liking the cozy vibe coming from this scene, and don’t worry… we won’t burn down the forest. 😛 Not yet anyway… Plenty of that shit going on in the real world. 🙁
All The Bandicoot Ladies
Went on a small Bandicoot adventure tonight! Rescued a mask, died a ridiculous amount of tines, and even got to play as someone new-ish!
You get to play as Tawna! Well, kinda… she’s from another universe. Instead of getting captured, she actually deals a good chunk of kickass to enemies, literally. She also has a grappling hook thing that can also be used for punching baddies and far away crates. I played one of her alternate timeline missions tonight. I think I got enough out of my system for one night, even played a little linger than expected… damn dying.
A Little Slice of Heaven Before Bed
Took a Neon White break tonight after a shower and some cherry blossom tea to get in the right chill mood. I recorded my run of the Sprint level scoring Ace Rank! It can be found on Mastodon.
Late Evening Open Thread
Worked, napped, ate dinner and enjoyed some fireworks. Did a tiny bit of melon magic, maybe a bit of a game… and now I’m winding down with the fireworks. Hope everyone is having a good 4th!
Unless you’re one of the asshats pleading the 5th about the 6th… Piss off.
More Samurai Adventures
Finally got through Chapter 3 on Steam Deck without it blowing up this time! I lowered the graphics settings to medium and locked the framerate to 60, so far it seems to be maintaining. I’ll have to see what Chapter 4 holds next time I’m in the mood.
50 Shades of Michael Bay (Broforce Gameplay)
A couple years ago I played some Broforce with a friend of mine, and I finally got to the last of the footage! Makes for some fun memories.
Of Heaven and Hell
It was another nice summer day that passed through. I woke up and enjoyed a Mediterranean quinoa bowl and picked up Hades for the first time in ages. I installed it onto the Steam Deck today, and as expected it runs to perfection. So far I’ve bit the dust 10 times, petted three headed doggo enough for an achievement, and cleared Tartarus… only to die and begin again once more. 😛
I did get to cycle some of the weapons. Played with the shield, a spear, played with the bow for a bit. For not having touched this one in awhile I think I did ok; I advanced the plot, made myself a bit stronger, enjoyed stabbing things, among other things.
Then later on in the day, when it started to cool I went to Heaven to get some Neon White Achievements and grab as many gifts as I could find. Did really well getting the Ace Medals, someday if I’m brave enough I’ll start going for the Dev Medals. They can only be obtained if you beat a level under a game dev’s completion time. I think I already have one that I got by accident.
An Evening of Two Games
My week of binge playing Shadow Warrior 2 finally reached the end, for the first playthrough anyway! I’ll return someday for NG+, but for now it’s time to start pinging back and forth between other adventures and worlds. I left a review on Steam, and some final screenshots on Mastodon. Overall it was a lot of fun to play!
I spent the rest of the evening outside retro gaming on my Steam Deck, it was a nice summer evening of fresh air and a little Deus Ex. Finally got around to finishing the tutorial to help me dial in the custom controls, and eventually made it to Liberty Island. Going to try and do stealth as much as I can, taking in the scenery… such as it was for its time. I never played it when it first came out though, so… it’s still new to me! 😛