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  • Backlogged: Summer In Mara

    Platform: PC Time to Finish: 25.6 hours After I finished up Yonder I was looking for a similar game to play. Prideful Sloth has another game called Grow and while it looked interesting it wasn’t quite what I was looking for. So it was off to the internet to see what other people were recommending.…

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  • XCOM 2 Blogger Succession Game: Operation Spider Walk

    We seem to be in a much better spot than the last time I was in command. The pips on the Avatar Project have been greatly reduced and we have a much better supply of resources and…supplies. There wasn’t a whole lot to do on the Avenger. The Shadow Chamber was working on a project…

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  • July 2022 Recap

    The summer is in full swing which means there’s a little less time for playing games and a little more time spent outside. It’s been super nice here in North East Ohio this month and we’ve been getting out to enjoy the weather whenever we can. It’s sad to see July go since we’ll only…

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  • Blaugust 2022 Draws Near

    We’re more than halfway through July which can only mean one thing: Blaugust is right around the corner! In fact, Bel put the Blaugust 2022 introduction post up last week. If you’ve never heard or Blaugust it’s a month long, community event where bloggers strive to post, on average, one post a day through the…

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  • Trove Sunrise is Live

    It’s always a pleasant surprise when Trove gets a major update. Since it was squired by Gamigo I just assume every update is it’s last and yet here we are in 2022. Last week, Trove released it’s Sunrise update which brings a new class, a new biome, a new difficulty tier, and a new tier…

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  • July 2022 Gaming Goals

    June Recap June started with the delivery of my Steam Deck. I tried a whole bunch of games on it but eventually settled in to playing Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles. I thought I would be using the Steam Deck as a stand alone device for certain games but mostly I’ve been using it as…

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  • Tying Up Loose Ends

    The end of the story in Yonder came rather quickly. I didn’t quite feel finished with the game once the credits rolled. There were some leftover quests I hadn’t done yet, spirits I hadn’t found, and a pesky murk or two left on the map. The end of the main story does unlock some post…

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  • Backlogged – Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles

    Platform: PC/ Steam Deck Time to Finish: 12 hours I was expecting to write more posts about Yonder than I have. I had so much fun playing it that by the time I got around to writing about it it was over. Quite suddenly, I might add. The main quest actually isn’t that long consisting…

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  • Backlogged – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge

    Time to Finish: 2.5 hours* It’s always nice when a game that I’m looking forward to comes out unexpectedly. I’m not sure how long ago I put this one on my wish list but it has been a while for sure. Every few months I would see it on the list, click on the store…

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  • Steam Next Fest: More Demos to Install and Never Play

    Hold on a second. Didn’t we just do this? Checks notes… Ah yes, way back in February. Well then, it’s time to wade our way through another virtual bazaar teeming with demos. Complete with live streams that follow you around, hawking their wares, form page to page! I guess I know what I’ll be writing…

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  • I’m Not a Fan of Hard Games

    This is a fact I have to remind myself from time to time. This isn’t to say I don’t like a challenge in my video games but that I don’t like when difficulty is a core feature of a game. One or two difficult bosses in a game is a challenge. The game only having…

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  • A Visit to Wimblewick and Bobbintoff

    I have one more quest to complete in the Grasslands area. A sailor is looking for his missing crew and he’s given me some hints as to where they could be. Surprisingly, they are not marked on the mini map or glowing off in the distance brighter than the sun so it appears I’ll actually…

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