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Andrew Brown

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Opinion-haver at playcritically.com. Indie reviewer of indie videogames. Your post reminds me of a Simpsons episode. he/him

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Happy #indie Sunday! This week's review is for Vernal Edge, a non-linear platformer. I play as Vernal who is on a quest for revenge across an archipelago of flying islands created by a mad scientist's experiments. It has good ideas but I have to force my way through a lot of irritance to find them.

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Been trying to refrain from sharing political stories on here because it's very bad for my brain and everybody else is doing such a great job of spreading this stuff around, but: Jesus Christ.

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Are they still going with that bonkers plan of like 300 episodes that are only a few minutes long.

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I didn't know the Power Rangers competed in Eurovision.

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HOGARTH HUGHES

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Hog Hug?

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Surprised no-one's done this one yet.

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I feel like RELEASE DATE: UNKNOWN is a perfectly ordinary bureaucratic quirk but is going to kick off conspiracy theories that will fester for years.

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Reminds me of the repeated stories that World of Warcraft quest designers were limited on the amount of text they could use because most players didn't read it anyway. I read all of it. Should've been more.

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Most of the clothes in my closet are from pre-covid so I finally went to the outlet store today to buy new work/dress shirts. I'm up to an XXL now. My old shirts are all Ls. That's an exciting milestone to reach in life.

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OTHER ORG: We don't trust these sensitive documents in email so we sent them by fax and mailed them to you. ME: 😐

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I agree but I hear a lot of complaining about it. I guess I'm just being hyper aware of guys who love to jump into replies to sagely explain that thing you like is bad, actually.

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I'm sure plenty of people will contest it being "great" but yes it does.

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There used to be a sci fi themed bar with karaoke across the street too. Don't know if it survived 2020.

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Finally got a lock for my bike (I am a *master* procrastinator) and I am increasingly dissatisfied with social media for human interaction so now I'm thinking of spending Saturday evenings at the local barcade, quarterworldarcade.com.

I dunno maybe that's just a different kind of sad and lonely.

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God they let just anybody post anything to YouTube.

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I’m actively looking to expand our pool of experienced freelance video game reviewers at GamesRadar+ — folks with several bylines under their belt already. If that’s you, drop me a line with links to previously published reviews: rollin.bishop at futurenet dot com

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You have to get over a hump in it. I'm sad to report I didn't "get it" until I was more than thirty hours in. That's about how long it took me to learn all of its combat systems, many of them not at all intuitive.

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I am constantly frustrated that the term "miniseries" has completely evaporated in the era of streaming.

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No wonder your president is an actor, he has to look good on television.

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New Backlog! I wrote about how, of all media about writing, Storyteller gets it right—by being about revision.

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Roland Emmerich's Independence Day was released 28 years ago today.

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i just want to take a moment to remind everyone that when you’re feeling despair it’s time to take a step back, go find something beautiful, and stare at it until you remember how much there is in this world that’s worth fighting for

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Lack of empathy is not a bug, it's a feature, and cruelty to animals is an early warning sign of a conduct disorder.

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Been thinking about adding an infobox with links and other information to my reviews for a while.

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There was an antique store near where I grew up that had an unopened joker action figure sitting in their window for like 20 years. Somebody finally bought the building and it's gone now.

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I block so much on biskey. If I even get a whiff of someone being an idiot, a troll, or completely mired in negativity and determined to drag me down with them: Block.

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Thank you, it helps to hear that, especially since this review was especially excruciating to get down in words for no apparent reason.

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Somehow I didn't realize when I ordered these that they would have Japanese branding on them. I've ordered games from other regions before and they've had english text on the spines. Or, you know, these cheap bastards could just release these games globally instead of forcing collectors to import.

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The whole reason was one of the writers listened to rat pack music while he worked and it became part of his scripts. It is true that Sinatra Jr turned down the part because he wanted to be an alien.

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And I really liked Open Range but I just don't want to reward the ridiculously hyperbolic marketing this thing is getting. I'll wait for it to hit streaming.

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a thing to remember, in all of this horror, is that these are not the actions of a political party that is confident it represents the will of the people, and who is currently out of power and enslaved to a deeply flawed avatar. the struggle is not over and they have not won

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Happy #indie Sunday! This week's review is for Vernal Edge, a non-linear platformer. I play as Vernal who is on a quest for revenge across an archipelago of flying islands created by a mad scientist's experiments. It has good ideas but I have to force my way through a lot of irritance to find them.

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Tried the Print to PDF option in Edge tonight, Fireshot does a much better job preserving what the web page actually looks like.

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Happy #indie Sunday! This week's review is for Hauntii, a puzzle adventure through a monochromatic afterlife. Its delicate handdrawn art that weave starlight into all its environments is mesmerizing. This does little to elevate its simple, repetitive puzzles. It's a slog to play.

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A new So Videogames is up!

Episode 395 covers:

In this episode, Brad covers:

Shadow of the Erdtree
Frogue
ArcRunner
Racine
Rusted Moss
Fireside
Space Crew
Bomber Crew

…And more!

tinyurl.com/36vm5jvd

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Human beings were not intended to be subjected to unfiltered constant commentary about everything they do or don't do. Yet this is the age of uninterrupted comments as humans are called "content" and "accounts". It's good to actively ignore 99% of them especially from strangers.

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You may inadinadvertently spark an interstellar war.

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My dude you are arguing in earnest with a guy who lists himself as only "Communist" in his profile. Block and move on.

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