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  1. Comment on Xbox is planning to shutter Peabody Award-winning Compulsion Games (We Happy Few, South of Midnight) in ~games

  2. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I finished up Chants of Sennaar this weekend. Thoroughly enjoyed the puzzles and working out the different languages that are presented. extra spoilery thoughts first of all, it took me far too...

    I finished up Chants of Sennaar this weekend.

    Thoroughly enjoyed the puzzles and working out the different languages that are presented.

    extra spoilery thoughts

    first of all, it took me far too long that it's based on the tower of Babel, even considering it's in the games logo on steam....

    Whilst I did enjoy the puzzles for the most part I felt the rotary ones for the exiles left a little bit to be desired, compared to the other groups prior.

    For the ending I can only comment on the basis that I had reformed the connections in the tower. The final twist with the exile program was interesting, but also felt a bit of a departure to the rest of the game, having to go through a twisted version of what came before to reach the ending proper.

    4 votes

  3. Comment on Taskmaster Season 21, Episode 1 - 'Cube is good.' | Full episode in ~tv

  4. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    This past weekend I finished up Dungeons of Hinterberg, and it's mini add-on Episode Renaud. At first it felt like a little quirky game, magic / dungeons now exist in a mountain village in...

    This past weekend I finished up Dungeons of Hinterberg, and it's mini add-on Episode Renaud.

    At first it felt like a little quirky game, magic / dungeons now exist in a mountain village in Austria. A four part day cycle exists, so you can only do so much on a given day which is the primary way pacing is controlled.

    general story thoughts

    Starting pace to the story was a tad slow, but given the premise was the main character is on holiday(vacation) to experience magic & the dungeons I wouldn't hold that against it.

    Things do start to pick up once the Onion Festival event happens, but I also think the story only really lands if you make sure to engage with enough of the extra characters in the evenings.

    Episode Renaud, as a mini prequel serves to mix up gameplay a bit but will also be largely familiar based on the end state of the main game. It's stronger point to me was how it feeds into the start of the main game.

    4 votes

  5. Comment on Humble Choice - June 2026 in ~games

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    Citizen Sleeper 2 = instant claim for me. Really enjoyed the first one and was waiting to get hold of this one. I've heard good things about Octopath Traveler and Riftbreaker, so that's and...

    Citizen Sleeper 2 = instant claim for me. Really enjoyed the first one and was waiting to get hold of this one. I've heard good things about Octopath Traveler and Riftbreaker, so that's and everything else is a bonus.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    The latest finished game for me is God of War Ragnarok, and the Valhalla DLC. I really enjoyed the 2018 game so was looking forward to getting stuck into this one. Whilst I did enjoy it to the...

    The latest finished game for me is God of War Ragnarok, and the Valhalla DLC.

    I really enjoyed the 2018 game so was looking forward to getting stuck into this one. Whilst I did enjoy it to the point I took on and finished the various optional challenges, I do think the pacing wasn't quite as strong compared to how the previous one sits in my memory.

    The Valhalla DLC is a little rogue like mode, that feels like it works well within the broader God of War Norse game combat formula.

    Story wise it serves as a vehicle to show how Kratos has grown following the events of both the original trilogy and newer Norse games.

    Given the ending of this and Ragnarok it'll be interesting to see where they take the series going forwards outside of rumoured games set between the two periods.

    1 vote

  7. Comment on What are your personal crackpot conspiracy theories about the world right now? in ~talk

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    I'd stretch 2 further and say most if not all media leaks are intentional as another form of marketing.

    I'd stretch 2 further and say most if not all media leaks are intentional as another form of marketing.

    12 votes

  8. Comment on Tildes Survey #5: Pineapple on pizza? (Results) in ~talk

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    It's a no for me, simply because I don't like the taste of pineapple. If you do like it, I'm not going to say you can't have it.

    It's a no for me, simply because I don't like the taste of pineapple.

    If you do like it, I'm not going to say you can't have it.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Tom Scott: England — Official teaser for Nebula in ~travel

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    I'm curious how much this made sense outside of the UK. Growing prior to the package holiday boom, sticks of rock from seaside towns were still very much a thing for me. Also if I remember...

    I'm curious how much this made sense outside of the UK.
    Growing prior to the package holiday boom, sticks of rock from seaside towns were still very much a thing for me. Also if I remember correctly, the lettering process has been shown here on various TV programmes over the years too.

    4 votes

  10. Comment on Happy Birthday David Attenborough, 'the voice for nature,' turns 100 in ~enviro

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    Oh definitely, discussing this yesterday and put it down to the fact he has stayed so active.

    Oh definitely, discussing this yesterday and put it down to the fact he has stayed so active.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Taskmaster Season 21, Episode 1 - 'Cube is good.' | Full episode in ~tv

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    That's it, the Rosie Jones ones was what had me doubting my memory!

    That's it, the Rosie Jones ones was what had me doubting my memory!

    1 vote

  12. Comment on Taskmaster Season 21, Episode 1 - 'Cube is good.' | Full episode in ~tv

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    Unless I've forgotten any, only the second time that's happened since series 1

    Unless I've forgotten any, only the second time that's happened since series 1

    2 votes

  13. Comment on Taskmaster Season 21, Episode 1 - 'Cube is good.' | Full episode in ~tv

  14. Comment on Happy Birthday David Attenborough, 'the voice for nature,' turns 100 in ~enviro

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    So I don't know how readily available this will be outside of the UK, but the BBC 100th birthday special made for a great watch. As part of which they announced Blue Planet III, and featured a...

    So I don't know how readily available this will be outside of the UK, but the BBC 100th birthday special made for a great watch.

    As part of which they announced Blue Planet III, and featured a little behind the scenes clip of him recording a section of voice over from earlier in the week.
    5 votes

  15. Comment on Humble Choice - May 2026 in ~games

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    It should work via Lutris. Month looks interesting overall, just waiting on recovering my battle.net account first since I left my old physical authenticator token attached and the battery died....

    It should work via Lutris.
    Month looks interesting overall, just waiting on recovering my battle.net account first since I left my old physical authenticator token attached and the battery died....

    2 votes

  16. Comment on Do you prefer chunky or smooth peanut butter? in ~food

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    Fairly happy with either really, though having said that I found my true preference recently only to have it taken away again. What I will refer to as "Small Chunk" peanut butter, the brand...

    Fairly happy with either really, though having said that I found my true preference recently only to have it taken away again. What I will refer to as "Small Chunk" peanut butter, the brand Meridian's "smooth" peanut butter used to just be a finer version of their "crunchy" one, but not to the extent of say a Sun-Pat.

    Sadly and much to my disappointment, they updated the product at some point and it's now much smoother that it used to be.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Tildes Survey #2: What country do you live in? (Results) in ~talk

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    I see the different names for the same country came up the end then

    I see the different names for the same country came up the end then

    3 votes

  18. Comment on New Steam Controller reportedly $99 in ~games

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    On the note of community work to open up the controller beyond Steam Input, seems that a project did exist for the original controller GloSI, and the creator of that has recently moved on to a...

    On the note of community work to open up the controller beyond Steam Input, seems that a project did exist for the original controller GloSI, and the creator of that has recently moved on to a successor project SISR. So there is some hope out there.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on New Steam Controller reportedly $99 in ~games

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    Outside of the of price, which is subjective, this is probably the real downside to it for me. Though in the long run I'm hoping that the open source community work out how to have it fully...

    Outside of the of price, which is subjective, this is probably the real downside to it for me. Though in the long run I'm hoping that the open source community work out how to have it fully working without relying on steam input.

    5 votes

  20. Comment on New Steam Controller reportedly $99 in ~games