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Beglitched (Steam Deck): COMPLETED!
Someone recommended this game over on Mastodon and it looked interesting. Then it turned out I already owned it and could play it on...
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Sküljagger (Evercade): COMPLETED!
Sküljagger (no, I'd never heard of it either) is a Bad Game. Originally a SNES game which seemed to have been completely ignored at...
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Gal Guardians: Demon Purge (Switch): COMPLETED!
Why yes, this is another Metroidvania style game! And yes, it's another one based on a different game, this time Gal*Gun by Inti Creates....
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Nour (PS5): COMPLETED!
What even is this? I've completed it and I'm still not sure. I think it fits into the same sort of category as something...
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The Little Tales of Alexandria (Evercade): COMPLETED!
This game is a very short narrative discovery game for the Game Boy, released on an Evercade Indie Heroes cartridge. You're a girl in...
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Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (Switch): COMPLETED!
I'm definitely in the mood for roleplaying games this year, so Xenoblade Chronicles - a game I already have, unplayed, for the 3DS -...
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Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain (PS5): COMPLETED!
Although I'd had access to this via PS++++++++ for some time, I'd never downloaded it as I, erroneously, thought it was that vertically scrolling...
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Rental (Steam Deck): COMPLETED!
Rental is (or at least, was at time of writing, who knows what the Terrifying Future holds) a free game on Steam and nothing...
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Portal 2 (Switch): COMPLETED!
Having completed Portal 2 in co-op, I thought I should really play the single player too. I'd remembered the overarching plot from my first...
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Blog Posts
The Backlog
Anyone who describes themselves as a gamer, or even those who read a lot of books, collect DVDs (remember them?) or are avid fans of various other arts, know about The Backlog. It is, as a gamer at least, a...
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The Ultimate Guide on How to Plug a USB Mouse into a PC USB Port
Introduction In today's digital age, the computer mouse has become an indispensable tool for navigating the vast virtual world of your personal computer. If you've recently acquired a USB mouse and are wondering how to connect it to your PC,...
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Substack, baby Substack
I got me a newsletter, it's as big as a whale. No idea where it's going, or why I can't just do the same stuff on this blog, but hey - all the cool kids have a Substack now. It's...
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