The final boss on Tunic is utterly destroying me. I thought I finally defeated them only for them to reveal a whole second stage. I've been stuck on this boss for a couple weeks and I'm starting to think I don't have the skill to ever beat them.
Tunic is an amazing game.
I started playing it over the weekend and it's one of the best games I've played. The combat is engaging and the art/music is great. I love the design decision to include the instruction manual pages as items to find in the game, complete with little pencil marks on some of the pages making it look like someone's personal notes. It really hits the nostalgia of when games came with physical books.
The Doormaker just destroyed me.
I just fought the Doormaker for the first time since he's been changed and he absolutely stomped me into the ground. I legitimately have no idea how to beat him. I'm not sure how to mitigate his various gimmicks.
Just had the best Act 3 run in Slay the Spire 2.
Sealed Throne, two Big Bangs, Particle Wall, and Seven Stars let me just roll over all the enemies in Act 3. Unlimited stars to fuel both Seven Stars for attack and a Particle Wall with Retain gave me all the block I needed. This run made me feel like I actually know what I'm doing.
Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon is amazing.
I love the atmosphere and music. It also has several quality of life improvements to standard game mechanics. Magic has a Light and Heavy cast which can do different things. For example, a heavy cast might summon a creature while a light cast tells your summons who to attack. When interacting with merchants, you can sell directly from your stash without having to carry it all around.
I've been playing Slay the Spire 2 and I've been really enjoying it.
The new characters, Regent and Necrobinder, have really interesting play styles. Overall, it's proving to be a great sequel to an already great game.
I just watched the Ski Mountaineering and it's a really interesting winter sport. They definitely need to leave that as part of the Winter Olympics.
I recently finished playing The Outer Worlds 2 and it was pretty good. The big problem I have with both games is that the game mechanics feel a little shallow. Despite that I'm hoping there will be another game in the series.
I just played Azul for the first time and I really like it. The rules are straightforward and it's quick to setup and pack up. It reminds me a lot of Sagrada.
Slay the Spire is one of those games where the more I play it, the worse I do. I did better at this game when I didn't know what I was doing then I do now after hundreds of hours in the game.
I just played the demo for Monsters Are Coming and it's a really fun game. It's a mix between tower defense and the Vampire Survivor style games.
Just started playing Graveyard Keeper and it's interesting but it seems really grindy. Hopefully it starts picking up a bit as I play. I'm also wondering if I should get any of the DLC now or wait a bit. The DLC is on pretty good sale right now on Steam so that might be something good to pick up.
I tried to mod Cyberpunk 2077 and it was not a smooth experience. I first tried using Vortex in Bottles but it wouldn't run. I then tried to use ProtonUp-QT but couldn't figure out exactly what to do. I discovered that there's a new NNM AppImage that's early in development that works with Cyberpunk.
I'll have to try again in the future and figure out how ProtonUp-QT, ProtonTricks, Steam Tinker Launcher, etc.
I finished my first playthrough of Cyberpunk 2077. I absolutely love the setting for the game and hopefully they'll make a sequel. Cyberpunk is going to join the very small selection of games I immediately replay. I just need to figure out how to do mods on Bazzite first.
Just finished the Run This Town quest in Cyberpunk 2077 and the VAs for Aguilar nailed it. They both have that perfect mix of smooth and threatening. I'm sad that the character is only available for that one mission. Really wish they were around more or were an option to voice V.
I played Undergrove for the first time today and it was really fun. It's developed by the same person who designed Wingspan. I really like the natural world themes she uses in the games.
For the first time, I played an entire game of Wingspan and never took the lay eggs action. Pileated Woodpecker was the MVP of the game.
I just tried a cold brew of Adagio's Masala Chai iced tea. The clove is a bit stronger than I would have liked but overall it's good.
I've started playing Above Snakes and I really like the mechanic where you build the world instead of just exploring what's already there.
I just tried a honeybush tea with butterscotch and cloves. I've never had honeybush before but it was really good.
