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re: Video: The game "Mixtape" is not a game

Posted by oauron on 5/12/26 at 11:47 pm to
I think this game looks interesting, but man, the extra attention being brought on to it by the review scores is kinda insane. If the game just didn't get a bunch of 10s, I don't think it would have gotten near the criticism :lol:

Something this pretentious should not get so many 10/10.
Thanks for sharing the big update. I really enjoyed reading it.
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no built-in disc drive to keep costs down.


If this is the case, I'll be out. The only reason I buy games on console at all is to have physical copies. If they take that away, I won't bother buying another playstation. There's just no point.
I was just looking at score averages on goodreads and the like, and it seems like it falls off pretty hard. A lot of people seemed like the finale, but he also did a lot of guest authors too which usually isn't a great sign.
Nearly done with the second half of Magician by Raymond Feist. I've really enjoyed it, and I'm not sure why I hadn't heard more about the series.

re: Pokemon TCG

Posted by oauron on 4/22/26 at 2:42 pm to
While not a Pokemon guy, I've been playing OP and gotten into some of the collecting space. Not any huge amounts, but I've got about 60 slabs at this point.

re: Retro Gaming (Emulators)

Posted by oauron on 3/12/26 at 12:19 am to
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I've been doing my retro gaming on the AYN Odin 2 Portal for the last 5 months and it's AMAZING, but everyone is different with what they need.


I got the standard Odin 2 Max a while back and I love it. I've played so many PS2, PSP, and Gamecube games with it. That + RetroAchievements has been such a Godsend.
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I have to say, ACOTAR 1 is the only Romantasy book I've ever read. But it was bad enough that I knew that I'd never read another Romantasy book for the rest of my life.


I wouldn't say ACOTAR 1 was good, but I didn't think it was a bad book. I do think the second ACOTAR is actually a pretty solid book, but the series as a whole definitely isn't worth your time. It only gets worse after 2.

Throne of Glass and Fourth Wing are better Romantasy than ACOTAR for sure.
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Sony screwed this up. Aquiring a studio that makes great remakes then having them try to make a live service game doesnt make sense


Yep, there are several games from PS2 and PS3 era that are stuck on those platforms. Why couldn't Bluepoint remake those as well?

re: Dresden Files FYI

Posted by oauron on 2/7/26 at 1:05 pm to
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Just finished it. Not a ton of action, per se. But was nice to be in Harry's world, again.


I'm getting close to the end and I'm thoroughly enjoyed it. I've only started reading the series in 2019/2020, so I've not had to wait for a new one to release in the series. It's very nice to be back in Harry's Chicago. I like it more than the last two I think.
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The discourse around he race aspects of casting is almost certainly going to be exhausting


It's going to be awful.
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Is Simu Liu too old to play Adolin?

Adolin is only half Alethi, so unless that part is kinda ignored, Simu Liu would also not fit the character description. :lol:

re: Highguard

Posted by oauron on 1/29/26 at 8:49 am to
I don't think it's a bad game, but it's just mid. People tried it because it was free, thought it was mid and that's that.

Maybe people will give it a shot again in the future. Feel like the game would be served well if you do 3v3v3 instead of the giant map for 6 players.
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I remember this being said about wheel of time too lol


Which is why he's not going with Amazon. :lol:

re: Dresden Files FYI

Posted by oauron on 1/21/26 at 12:52 pm to
Anyone have a good refresher video/article? Read a lot of books since the last Dresden files…

re: Dresden Files FYI

Posted by oauron on 1/17/26 at 6:42 pm to
No. The title to book 19 is already known too. It’ll be called Mirror, Mirror.
Got to start over for the love of the game.

Me, no shot I’d ever play this again. I’m good.

re: Dresden Files FYI

Posted by oauron on 1/16/26 at 9:35 am to
Only 4 days until the new book. Pretty excited for it!
I’ve gone to two shows and they were both fantastic. They do such a good job with the live concerts.
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I’ve needed a new chair for years now, but I keep being indecisive about which I want

I really wanted to get a new one this year, but I've got a lot of pushback when I said I wanted to get one of the higher end ones. Will probably just get a new headset and kick the can down the road again.