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ShadeOfLight @shadeoflight.bsky.social · 2h

For whatever reason our cat also used to love nibbling on plants.

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ShadeOfLight @shadeoflight.bsky.social · 8d

Don't do it, you sickos.

Don't you do it!

I'm watching you, #blutoid, you leave wholesome Kirby out of this!

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ShadeOfLight @shadeoflight.bsky.social · 8d

Luca already had that big brother energy.

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ShadeOfLight @shadeoflight.bsky.social · 9d

#blutoid

I'm trying to clean my old apartment before moving out and security deposit inspections.

Me:
"Oh god no, how am I ever going to get this awful stain out?!"

The humble steelwool brush:

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ShadeOfLight @shadeoflight.bsky.social · 12d

What strikes me is that over here across the pond, the news coverage of the protest was basically:

"There was a huge protest in the US today. It's over now."

It hardly feels like the winds of change when everything is back to normal by dinner.

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ShadeOfLight @shadeoflight.bsky.social · 13d

Mahaha - Chuckle at group.
Hahala - Laugh at one person.
Hahadyne - Heavy laugh at one person.
Mahahadyne - Heavy laugh at group.

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ShadeOfLight @shadeoflight.bsky.social · 15d

I've heard of this before, I think this is a condition scientists have recently given the Latin name "Peritia consecutio".

In layman's terms: skill issue.

(I kid; congrats on the wins!)

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ShadeOfLight @shadeoflight.bsky.social · 15d

50+ hours, and I don't think I ever saw that line!

This game, I swear.

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ShadeOfLight @shadeoflight.bsky.social · 15d

"Hades time!"

"Pokémon time!"

"Hades time!"

"Pokémon time!"

...
"Absolum time!"

"Absolum time, fire!"

#blutoid

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ShadeOfLight @shadeoflight.bsky.social · 16d

I really like how Hades handles the story-telling, and it's something I think more games should emulate.

That said, it's becoming very clear in the post-game that the characters are playing catch-up.

Hecate just commented on something I unlocked literally 15 hours ago.

#blutoid

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ShadeOfLight @shadeoflight.bsky.social · 19d

I actually mixed it up all the time! I've had successful runs with all of them.

If I had to pick I'd go with Sister Blades - Melinoë. Backstab damage is easy to set up and pays off.

But my easiest runs were always Black Cloak. Somehow I always ended up with builds that just melted everything.

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ShadeOfLight @shadeoflight.bsky.social · 19d

Just rolled credits on Hades 2.

I'm also currently re-reading Stephen Fry's Mythos series.

I think I like Hades so much because it's basically Mythos: The Game (or Mythos is Hades: The Novel).

The Gods presented not as myth but as people, a family, and a very dysfunctional one at that.

#blutoid

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ShadeOfLight @shadeoflight.bsky.social · 20d

IIRC this is one of those dream areas. Your tools don't consume shards during those, so spam them to your heart's content. There's a shortcut at the end.

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ShadeOfLight @shadeoflight.bsky.social · 22d

Roguelites are weird to me. I've read the criticisms of Roguelite systems, and I mostly agree with them too.

A system that starts difficult but gets easier over time shouldn't really work. Especially if "over time" means playing the same 5 areas a bunch.

...
And yet I enjoy them every single time.

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ShadeOfLight @shadeoflight.bsky.social · 22d

I have a problem with 2 hearts contact damage to begin with.

Brushing up against an enemy should not do the same damage as a 2-hit combo or a giant axe to the face.

Unless it's literally made of lava, just no.

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ShadeOfLight @shadeoflight.bsky.social · 22d

I hadn't heard much about this, but it sounds great!
I'm not a huge fan of beat-em-ups, except if they're VERY well designed. But Streets of Rage 4 definitely was, and adding roguelite elements sounds like a great fit.

Checking this out right after Hades 2!

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ShadeOfLight @shadeoflight.bsky.social · 22d

"Oh hey, I also buy about two games a month, I didn't realize that was below average."

"- a YEAR-"

"...oh."

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ShadeOfLight @shadeoflight.bsky.social · 24d

Voltron (2025)

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ShadeOfLight @shadeoflight.bsky.social · 24d

Also, are they under "Audio", "Gameplay", or "Accessibility"?

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ShadeOfLight @shadeoflight.bsky.social · 25d

Look man, I'm relieved at literally anything other than Naoto and Roxas.

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ShadeOfLight @shadeoflight.bsky.social · 25d

They're amazing!
Do they have names yet?

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ShadeOfLight @shadeoflight.bsky.social · 27d

I don't mean to brag or anything,* but Hades 2 just gave me severe handicap because I'm just too dang good at the game.

Apparently, I wasn't dying enough for all the story to play out properly.

*I totally mean to brag or something
#blutoid

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ShadeOfLight @shadeoflight.bsky.social · 28d

Good, good.
You just keep on enjoying it, now.

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ShadeOfLight @shadeoflight.bsky.social · 29d

You dislike it so much you cracked your Switch in half?

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ShadeOfLight @shadeoflight.bsky.social · 29d

It legit feels super weird to be talking about "my mortgage".
What am I, the parents in a cartoon?!

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