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back to Baldur's Gate II (Enhanced Edition, PC, 2000/2013) today at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. Still in chapter 2, still doing sidequests.

returning to Baldur's Gate II (Enhanced Edition, PC, 2000/2013) today at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. This session: attempting to defeat Lanneth, more sidequesting.

this came to mind tonight. I didn't know there was a video for it.

doing a sneaky session of Baldur's Gate II (Enhanced Edition, PC, 2000/2013) today at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. A little sidequesting before the local annual airshow gets too loud.

more Baldur's Gate II (Enhanced Edition, PC, 2000/2013) today at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. This session: sidequesting in chapter 2.

I'm #streaming more Baldur's Gate II (Enhanced Edition, PC, 2000/2013) today at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. This session: chapter 2, exploring Athkatla & surroundings.

playing a little Red Faction (PC, 2001) today over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. Singleplayer, normal difficulty, something for a lazy Sunday.

I'm starting Baldur's Gate II (Enhanced Edition, PC, 2000/2013) this morning over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

So Baldur's Gate was really good. (In a surprise to no-one). Finished Siege of Dragonspear today, will be on to BG2 on Friday.

It does a fantastic job of capturing the precarity of low-level D&D and the gradual opening-up of options as you become more powerful. By mid- to end-game BG1 it's really cooking. So many options. (There usually is a right choice, an optimal strategy, but a suboptimal one will often do just fine).

I think the game's setup and story are commenting on or questioning the "murderhobo" style of gameplay. I think that's part of the reason the protagonist is a child of Bhaal. That may be me reading too much into it, though. I don't know. I feel like there's something there but it's out of my reach.

Anyway. Incredible game. Couldn't put it down.

I'm continuing Baldur's Gate (Enhanced Edition, PC, 1998/2012) tonight at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. This session: in chapter 11 (Siege of Dragonspear), about to enter Dragonspear Castle.

more Baldur's Gate (Enhanced Edition, PC, 1998/2012) tonight over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. This session: working through chapter 10 (Siege of Dragonspear).

playing Baldur's Gate (Enhanced Edition, PC, 1998/2012) tonight over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. This session: SoD Boareskyr Bridge and (hopefully) the start of chapter ten.

I let myself buy music today for the first time in years.

Picked up the Alva Recek on We're Going Deep, the new Pleasure District by dBridge, a Scan 7 EP from 2021, and two of Caleb Klager's EPs (an artist recommended by Sam Aleums).