Mastodawn

...and by soon I apparently meant not at all soon lmao. January has been exhausting. Suffice it to say that A.) I do fully endorse this game being game of the year, B.) I ended up enjoying the parry system (even though I did install a mod to enlarge the window SLIGHTLY, just so my aging ass could keep up with it) and C.) I can see this game being influential in terms of there still being a market for turn based JRPGs at larger budget scales. For anything else and elaborations, AMA. #vgCjan2026 #videogameclub #clairobscurexpedition33

skoot Jan 19

I just don't think BG3 is for me. As soon as I get past the intro and hit Emerald Grove and the goblin camp I just lose interest. I want to like this game but I just can't get into it 😔

Can I just say fuck it and leave without talking to the grove people or the goblins and skip it? Maybe that'll help me get through it lol

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UndeadJamie Jan 18

I think I’m truly done with Baldur’s Gate 3. It just doesn’t keep my interest for a significant amount of time. Forever stuck in Act 1 and get bored.

Oh well. 🤷‍♂️

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Sunie Fairbreeze Jan 14

Finished Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Long form thoughts in blog form coming soon. #vgcjan2026 #VideoGameClub

Sunie Fairbreeze Jan 10

Well fuck me, I'm gonna need a hot minute to process everything that just happened... I'm blown away and I don't have the words for it yet. I will say... I'm glad the game's not over yet. I've played plenty of games, RPG's specifically, that would leave you hanging on the end of Act 2 and just... end. If nothing else, I'm glad there's more. #VGCjan2026

Sunie Fairbreeze Jan 10

getting somewhere with this parrying thing. #clairobscurexpedition33 #videogames #videogameclub #VGCjan2026

chronohart Jan 9

I *really* hate to say it, but I'm done with #ClairObscur #Expedition33. I really hope the problem is that I'm playing on a Steam Deck because my experience with it so far has been awful.

The graphics are ugly, but I can get over that, and had been actually, except that dark scenes and bright scenes both wreak havoc with visibility and I can't figure a way to fix it without everything ending up hazy and gross.

Even that I was willing to push through, but I can not handle the fucking horrendous difficulty timing parries. There is virtually zero indication of precisely when is the perfect moment to parry for many attacks by common enemies. I ended up turning the difficulty all the way down *just* so I could stop carrying to dodge or parry.

Finally, the 3D platforming absolutely should never have been included. 3D platforming is usually not great anyway, but in this game it's a nightmare.

I'll give this one another try when I have a better machine to play it. What a waste so far.

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Sunie Fairbreeze Jan 6

As much as I love the satisfaction I get from a good parry in E33, I am just as aggravated when I can't get the timing down. I've been struggling since the end of act one and I feel like I've lost my grasp on the game entirely. Yet, I refuse to turn the difficulty down or download a mod that increases the parry window. I am in a hell of my own making. #vgCjan2026

skoot Jan 3

Started up BG3 last night for this months video game club. It definitely runs better on the deck than the last time I played it.

We'll see if I actually stick with it this time lol. I wanted to like it but DnD as a video game ends up feeling tedious at times to me and doesn't have the benefit of playing it with a group of friends.

Would have picked up Clair Obscur but the holidays left my wallet feeling a little light 😅

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