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Continuing Valkyrie Profile (1999, PSX) today at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

Finishing out Chapter 1 and going into Ch. 2 this session. (And I did some reading on the game's systems yesterday, hopefully I understand them better now.)

It's hot

maybe not 808° (just a bit over 100 where I am in Oregon) but you get the idea

I'm starting a game of Valkyrie Profile (1999, PSX) on stream today over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

Back to JRPGs after a short break. I'm not sure what to think of this game yet - it looks interesting, and I have the sequel to play after. I hope it isn't too difficult.

new Jamie Bissmire on Molecular in case anybody needs some #techno this morning

It's super sweet. Loopy. I really love a lot of the old Bandulu & Infonet stuff so I'm excited to see a new Bissmire release.

Smooth upgrade to Debian 12.6 today (done the usual way, a simple apt update && apt upgrade). Cheers and thanks to the Debian team.

Did have to reboot though (for the new kernel), that always makes me anxious.

I really enjoyed Q1 Dimension Of The Machine,

The levels were big, detailed, and well thought-out. Played it on hard and it never felt unfair, I always had the tools (weapons, ammo, cover, etc) to handle the encounters. When it did get spicy it was satisfying not frustrating.

It was also very beautiful. Texturing, lighting, architecture, really fantastic. Good Stuff all around. Glad I (finally) picked it up.

#streaming Quake 1 Dimension Of The Machine right now over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

This is the map pack/mod that was released for Quake's 25th anniversary in 2021. I haven't played it before, this is my first time through, so I expect it to be impressive / a struggle.

also I seem to have remembered today A. how pointers work and B. that QuakeC has them.

I think I've *finally* fixed a persistent bug in my Q1 slidemove code. I can now wallrun up stairs without stopping or getting caught.

Been trying to fix that for at least 6 months.

#streaming Deus Ex: Invisible War (2003, PC) today at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. Part 4; Alex explores Antarctica (and hopefully finishes the game).

#streaming Deus Ex: Invisible War (2003, PC) today at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. Part 3; Alex continues her adventure in Cairo and beyond.

Suddenly wanted to hear this again tonight. I have a repress of it on an otherwise electro record (Bionic Breaks compiled by Boris Dlugosch). Really lovely disco track.

#streaming Deus Ex: Invisible War (2003, PC) this afternoon at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. Today Alex explores lower (and upper) Seattle.

#streaming Deus Ex: Invisible War (2003, PC) today at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. First session, starting the game from the beginning.

I'm starting a playthrough of the Func Map Jam 6 map pack for Quake today over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

I'm running it with the mod I've been writing as a test of sorts. So there will be some funky movement.

and that's Deus Ex finished. Was a good time.

I really enjoyed the gameplay, the surprising number of ways the player can solve different situations.

The story... not really my cup of tea. I like a lot of the elements it was playing with but not so much in that particular combination.

Still: very fun to play. Easy to get in a groove with it. I look forward to playing it again with a different approach, different restrictions and skills.