I tried to relax for the last few days which resulted into playing a few short games and listening to some old music, mainly Peter Gabriel and Pat Metheny.

Regarding games (all running smoothly on Steam Deck):

First is Dispatch - a lovely telltale-type of game about superheroes with a lot of influence from Critical Role folks (including voice acting). I love the first two episodes - next two will be available tomorrow. Really interested in how it all ends. And it's pretty darn good craftsmanship - no part of game really stands out as something unique, but together, it plays very well, like a well oiled machine. Maybe the minigames could've been harder and more complex - but it's a telltale-style game, so more of an interactive movie than a game (in a good way, ofc) 😃

Second is Between Horizons - an almost hard sci-fi detective pixel art game set on a generational starship. I have to say that at least two cases in the game are really not intuitive and should've been polished better, but overall, after really slow start and getting familiar with a little bit clunky interface, I couldn't stop until I solved all the mysteries. It reminded me of the good old days when I was reading Clarke, Lem, Asimov and others. My personal recommendation is to prepare a few papers and a pen to take notes to solve the cases properly 🙂

The third is Somerville - a really art-ish sci-fi game about alien invasion. To be honest, I loved the vibes and visuals, liked the sound design, but the story left me somewhat unfulfilled and I really think it could've been less generic and more science-fiction and complex. On the other hand, the whole story is told without any voice nor text, purely by action, visuals and sound, which is a nice feat and it's hard to pull-off right.

Overall, really nice five day vacation I had. Finally got some sleep and I managed not doing almost anything on my main projects.

Game links:

- [Dispatch](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2592160/Dispatch/)
- [Between Horizons](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921980/Between_Horizons__A_SciFi_Detective_Adventure/)
- [Somerville](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1671410/Somerville/)

#GamingOnLinux #SteamDeck #GamerGirl #DispatchGame #BetweenHorizonsGame #SomervilleGame

Me and Matteo Cerquone are talking about the sound of #SomervilleGame today 11:15 at Develop Conference! The session is called “I Know What You Did Last Somerville” because I’m awful and insisted we name it with a pun. Hope you can make it over if you’re around in Brighton! #GameAudio

Estaba siendo un dia duro, durisimo (los q trabajamos en comercio es la mejor y a la vez la peor epoca del año 😜) y lo de la #epicstore me ha alegrado la tarde, que coño el dia! (ademas mañana les haré gasto que me via pillá el #SomervilleGame 🤗)

That's #Somerville completed!
Bewildering, beautiful, & flawed.
It's not as polished as Inside but it has plenty of charm.
The jank hits hard though with disappearing polygons, puzzle breaks, & significant glitches.
It's also very easy.
Still excellent though. 🎉
#SomervilleGame