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Wodar @wodar.bsky.social · 3d

I really enjoy when you call out Ben and get him to say his true feelings

Wodar @wodar.bsky.social · 14d

I also used to be tired all the time before I got my CPAP. If I can give some unsolicited advice, practice breathing with it during the day so that you are not like me and spending a sleepless night getting used to it.

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Wodar @wodar.bsky.social · 24d

I hope you make it all the way to credits. I love hearing your criticism and your conversations with others on podcasts.
Do you know where the game is currently landing on your GotY list?

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Wodar @wodar.bsky.social · 26d

The only "run back" adjacent thing that is lost in new dark souls that I sometimes think about is finding a boss, dying, then returning and exploring around it to find the bonfire for it.
It still exists in some ways in dark souls but isn't as explicit.

Wodar @wodar.bsky.social · 26d

Lots of dark souls people loved it when dark souls moved away from the run backs, me included, so I find it so odd seeing so many run back defenders.

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Wodar @wodar.bsky.social · Sep 13

I love the pitch of "discover interactions with these little guys." I hope it means that there will be a focus on emergent gameplay with these guys

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Wodar @wodar.bsky.social · Aug 29

My cat is named HVAC and I get looks of concern until I explain to them that her purring is so loud that we thought it was the AC running the first day we adopted her.

Wodar @wodar.bsky.social · Aug 29

Perfect pet name. Good job!

Wodar @wodar.bsky.social · Aug 23

I suspect that the film didn't hold up well so I would love to get your review of it!

Wodar @wodar.bsky.social · Aug 19

I was wondering if Nintendo was predicting the future or if they were "creating" the future. People love the switch and steam deck but I don't know if there is as much love out there for other handhelds.

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Wodar @wodar.bsky.social · Aug 14

But who is the executioner

Wodar @wodar.bsky.social · Aug 4

Sir, there has been unconfirmed reports of Mariah Carey on the horizon

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Wodar @wodar.bsky.social · Aug 1

Maybe it is because I came into the set thinking that stationing is not what you want to be doing but I have been having a blast with the set. There feels like a bunch of freedom for how you draft, with lander tokens being everywhere for ramping, fixing, artifact matters and void triggers.

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Wodar @wodar.bsky.social · Jul 30

I don't. I just let the game explain it to me as it comes up. Controls nowadays are usually very intuitive, and it is honestly weird that this menu wasn't accessible from the - map menu

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Wodar @wodar.bsky.social · Jul 30

That is rough buddy. I have been enjoying that the game limits me to just 5 minutes a day.

Wodar @wodar.bsky.social · Jul 30

@gameonysus.bsky.social Did you find the button that brings up the skill tree in DK Bananza yet? It is up on the D-pad. Weirdly a random NPC tells you this near the end of the game.

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Wodar @wodar.bsky.social · Jul 29

I really like the vibe of something being off yet the wings are still "naturally" attached, just reversed.

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Wodar @wodar.bsky.social · Jul 29

I was listening to this episode today and I feel sad that you are not having a good time with Act 3 of E33. Act 3 is messy for sure, it opens up a bunch of places that you need to be at a higher level to do but the game does have a release valve of just beating the final boss and being done with it

Wodar @wodar.bsky.social · Jul 25

I haven't cared about the game being easy, except for the boss fights. I felt they were designed to be interesting puzzles but instead I am just going Monkey Mode and punching until it stops moving

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Wodar @wodar.bsky.social · Jul 25

For me, I am finding the game to be very good at pushing me along so that I don't fall into the trap of 100% collecting everything in every location when I first visit it. The bundle of bananas going down the hole makes me want to follow it every time lol.

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Wodar @wodar.bsky.social · Jul 12

Is the frustration that the game doesn't tell you that you are under level or that the online advice is to just grind levels?

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Wodar @wodar.bsky.social · Jul 12

I just read your article and I wanted to say that I really appreciated it. Contrasting troupes and allusions really solidified for me why this set "feels better" than some previous magic sets we have had at the start of the UB era.
It makes me look forward to more in-universe magic sets.

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Wodar @wodar.bsky.social · Jul 11

That sounds like a tired parent meal at the end of a long day

Wodar @wodar.bsky.social · Jul 3

Talking about non- restorative fiction, Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy is an excellent story about not being able to go back and instead we need to protect the here and now and find a better future for ourselves. I think it is a very sharp criticism of where the SW franchise is currently

Wodar @wodar.bsky.social · Jun 30

Can I go a step further? Nightreign taught me that fall damage actually sucks (unless it is core to the design) and fast vertical climbing and falling is hella cool.