Saturday morning #WhatImPlaying update.

#ForzaHorizon6. Really enjoying my time with it, although I can't shake the feeling that the magic of these games is wearing a little thin. An awful lot of the new features just don't appeal, and I find some of the newer race types to be a little underwhelming. 

That said, it's still the best arcade racer on the planet, and when it isn't crashing my entire system it's the ultimate 'chill-out' game.

#Directive8020. Kinda underwhelming so far. I'm not really vibing with any of the characters, the setting feels a bit by the numbers science fiction and the stealth sections are... frustrating at best. 

I'll see it through of course. I typically only do one play through of these games; time is limited and I value having 'my story' more than I do seeing everything. 

Ultimately though, I wish we could go back to the more Earthy settings from the teams previous games. 

What are you playing?

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I had to really resist the temptation to start #AstroBot, and instead have decided it's finally time to go back to #DeathsDoor.

I played it about 3 years ago, but I think with my life being where it was, and with just having finished the wonderful #Tunic that I wasn't really in the right place for it.

I enjoyed it enough to want to come back to it though, and that's the plan now.

It also runs and looks beautiful on my Steamdeck.

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I've been playing this. Not talked about it openly because, well you know.

I just wanted to say that in my 20 or so hours with the game if found it to be a thoroughly enjoyable experience. It's got a few annoyances (namely that it's got that...open worldiness to it), but for the most part it's pretty fun, and more polished than I thought it would be. Combat especially feels really fluid and precise.

So yeah. I'm enjoying this.

#WhatImPlaying #HogwartsLegacy

So I started playing Potion Permit on the Steam Deck. It's better - I absolutely hated the KBM controls - but hoo boy, it's slow. Most days, I'm heading home to bed by 4pm, since stamina is so limiting and this early, food is pretty cost-prohibitive (and not overly effective).

It's fine, so I can give it a few more play sessions to see if it starts to feel better pacing-wise.

#IndieGames #SteamDeck #WhatImPlaying #PotionPermit

Hmm. I finished 18 games in 2022. Which was a down year for me.

Off to a flyer so far in 2023 however. Two weeks in and I'm already through three.

#Videogames #Gaming #WhatImPlaying

Slowly working through my backlog. Last night I started #Elechead on my Steamdeck. It's a puzzle-platformer with super tight mechanics and a surprising amount of depth to its design.

I don't believe it's too long (my time is limited, 4-5hr long games are the dream), and it naturally runs great on the #Steamdeck.

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New Year update

#WhatImReading - A Touch of Light by Thiago Abdalla
#WhatImPlaying - Ghost of Tsushima
#WhatImWatching - His Dark Materials
#WhatImMaking - hand warmers to use up the last of some stash yarn