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finished Transistor in one long session. Fantastic game. Couldn't stop playing until I saw the end.

I'm starting a playthrough of Transistor (PC, 2014) today over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. My first time through the game, been looking forward to it.

I'm continuing Quake Brutalist Jam 3 today over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. This session: doing a bunch of the 'resurfaced' maps.

I'm picking up Outward (PC, 2019) again today over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. This session: hopefully finishing the Three Brothers DLC.

I'm continuing Outward (PC, 2019) today over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. I'm in the "Stealing Fire" quest in the Three Brothers DLC, just about to head to Old Sirocco.

I finished Dex (PC, 2015) a few days ago & want to post some comments before I forget.

Really great game. Enjoyed it way more than I thought I would. It's a cyberpunk side-scrolling platformer / RPG, sort of "Metroidvania" adjacent (but with more simple and I'd say easier gameplay). Took a little while to get a hang of the combat but once I did it was a good time. Kinda-iffy hacking subgame (as is tradition for cyberpunk video games).

Its inspirations are pretty clear - Deus Ex, '80s and '90s cyberpunk novels (particularly those by Gibson and Cadigan IMO). I've read a lot of those books and had a blast pointing at the screen and saying "this makes me think of" while playing. It's more in line with the more optimistic novels of the '90s I think. Reminded me a bit of Shadowrun for the SNES too.

Cleverly laid out sidequests that wove into and revealed one another, many of which you could partially solve before starting by exploring the map and picking up quest items early. A lot of those quests / missions had multiple outcomes. Also: voice acted dialog, strong enough to really carry a few sections of the story. Beautiful artwork as well, drawn backgrounds and sprites.

Overall a positive if a little uneven experience. I want to play it again now that I know where to start the different quests so I can try to do them in a different order.

Shoutout to bstuf for turning me on to this Metatone Recordings reissue release on AVA. Records.

Album can be found on bandcamp here:

Morning sounds

Woke up with this stuck in my head, spent half an hour digging to find it.

I'm playing some more Outward (PC, 2019) today over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. This session: I turn on debug mode so I can advance the city-building minigame in the second DLC.

I'm picking up Quake Brutalist Jam 3 again over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. I think I'm over halfway through the map pack now? Hard to say.

returning to Dex (PC, 2015) today over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. This session: I remember that there's a main quest.

Watching the #quakelive 250fps season 4 finals this morning (almost missed them, thought it was tomorrow). Been looking forward to this for months & it hasn't disappointed so far.

Coverage & commentary is here:

I'm playing some Outward (PC, 2019) this morning over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. This session: traveling to Caldera, the final DLC area.

I'm continuing Dex (PC, 2015) this morning over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. This game has a surprising number of sidequests!

another old favorite for #303day

happy 303 day everybody

picking up Outward (PC, 2019) again this late night over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. This session: more sidequesting.

I'm quietly starting a playthrough of Dex (PC, 2015) tonight over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. Dex is a 2D side-scrolling cyberpunk action/RPG game that I've been meaning to play for a while.