Ian Bowes

@spelk
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I game therefore I am.
Moving to @spelk
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I've been excited, comforted and enlightened by my time on mastodon.social - but it's time for me to sidestep over to @spelk - rest assured if I've added you to the people I listen to, I'm still listening - and I hope I don't lose too many who want to hear me gab on about games & such.

"You have equipped a small furry mastodon+1, you may enter the Mysterious Forest of your Dreams."

Game On!

Ok so I did one after a lot of humming and hawing. Didn't even attempt to polish it like I try to with my normal NewsClods, there's just no time.

https://anchor.fm/clod-of-war/episodes/NewsClod-Special-Gamescom-2018-Day-1-e22q1l

We'll see how it goes. I might do another tomorrow if events warrant it.

#gameing

Friends, be careful of what third party Mastodon clients you use. They have different defaults than you are used to on the web client, and most of them are not as thoughtfully developed as the web client. For example: on web if your account is locked, your new posts are followers only by default. On Tootdon, for example, your locked account will default to public posts every time. This can lead to mistakes where you're federating things you'd rather not.

So I bought an Elgato Stream Deck Mini this week. It's primarily used by streamers but it's a really flexible piece of kit that has many uses.

The video below shows it's bigger sibling.

https://youtu.be/My-mNRBFSWQ

Now I'm a #spoonie (CFS/ME/FM) with chronic pain issues. All the PC work I do depends on shortcut usage and knowledge. And shortcuts are a painful thing to me.

So I'm going to play with this thing and see if it helps. I'll update with progress :)

Grandia and Grandia II HD Remasters announced for the Switch and PC!

Just keep that JRPG ball rolling, I'm enjoying myself too much, nostalgically and seeing old concepts invigorated with new mechanics or styles...

https://www.destructoid.com/grandia-i-and-ii-remasters-for-nintendo-switch-are-a-pleasant-surprise-519191.phtml

#gaming #gameing #jrpg #rpg #remastered

Grandia I and II remasters for Nintendo Switch are a pleasant surprise

Courtesy of GungHo, the Sega Saturn and PlayStation role-playing game Grandia will live on with a remaster for Nintendo Switch and PC this winter. Another nostalgic JRPG for Switch? Bring it on. The console will get a Grandia + Grandia II H...

Minimal tactical roguelite RTS puzzler Bad North hit the Switch eShop today. If you want to command small clusters of islanders, protecting their homesteads from viking longboat invasion on an island with verticality, all in pauseable real time, with troop classes & skills upgradeable, then stand your ground, with sword & board or pike, firing arrow volley from on high. Procgen islands add to longevity

https://www.badnorth.com/

#gameing #gaming #procgen #nintendoswitch #tactics #strategy #rts

Bad North - A Minimalistic, Real-Time Tactics Roguelite with Vikings

Bad North is minimalistic, real-time tactics roguelite about vikings. Out now on PC, Mac, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, XBox One & PlayStation 4.

Massive news, the Paradox Interactives epic Space 4X game Stellaris is coming to consoles #ps4 #xbox1 in a specific console edition.

https://gematsu.com/2018/08/stellaris-console-edition-announced-for-ps4-xbox-one

#strategy #videogames #gaming #stellaris #4X

Stellaris: Console Edition announced for PS4, Xbox One

You know your #gaming obsession has got out of hand, if you're bargaining with your partner for more free time to game, instead of working on fixing up the IRL house, to then go in game and spend that precious time, building a defensive house in Conan: Exiles! 😳 #videogames #conanexiles
Finished Cosmic Star Heroine, a retro homage to 16-bit #jrpg but with pacing & action for a modern audience. Interesting #cyberpunk & #scifi storytelling woven around very unique and identifiable characters. Brilliantly supportive soundscape. Cyclic timing and tweaking of limited use skills, items & style/hyper boosts to overpower the many varied enemies. Satisfying progression with a twist & turn here and there.Good #gaming #gameing on #PC #PS4 #NintendoSwitch #rpg #cosmicstarheroine

Found these lovely shots of #cyberpunk neon hunting around asia by #photographer Steve Roe on boredpanda.com. They're a Blade Runner-esque delight for the eyes.

https://www.boredpanda.com/cyberpunk-asian-cities-photography-steve-roe/

20+ Photos From My Neon Hunting In Cyberpunk Cities Of Asia

Ever since moving to Seoul, I have been obsessed with Cyberpunk photography. So naturally, whenever an opportunity of a rare vacation presents itself, I just have to do something big.  Having always dreamt of a trip wherein I could visit some of the most notorious Cyberpunk places in Asia, in just 10 days, I came up with a plan to travel from Tokyo to Hong Kong, and then to Macau.

Bored Panda