Recent content by BeardyHat

Still at it with Crusader: No Remorse, but I switched over to playing on my Deck, because Retroarch is a bit janky when it comes to controls. I'm on the... Third? I think mission. They're pretty long and all a bit samey, but still fun and I'm enjoying all the FMV cutscenes in the game, what a...

Seems like they ought to have had their own people go in there to get their stuff and not the Rangers, jeeze. I'd be kind of pissed off if I were her. I did get to use pretty much all the stuff I printed. Unfortunately, my one buddy lost interest in the game because it was taking quite a long...

As a New Years Resolution, I was supposed to spend less money on games this year. In 2024, I spent around $450 on games, so I resolved to mostly play what was in my library this year, but so far, that hasn't panned out. It seems that a few of us are struggling, but I felt like it deserved a...

I'm having the exact same issue buying games. I'm really enjoying Crusader (which I did buy for $3), but came home from this trip and ended-up buying the GTA Definitive Editions. Last week I bought Robocop and haven't even touched it yet. I did at least start GTA: SA, but I still want to play...

Adventure Games I'm not an aficionado or anything, but I've played quite a few of them and always enjoy them. Even though they tend to consist of only a limited amount of Screens, they evoke a strong sense of a much larger, much more full of life world. Without storage limitations, graphical...

@Zed Clampet think I met your daughter this weekend! At least, that was my first thought, which I think is funny. Saturday afternoon a Ranger stopped by our campsite, she asked us to put out our fire, as there's a High fire danger. She was a young woman, which is why the thought occurred to me...

Depending on where you're at, there's heaps of options these days to. Even some fancier chains in many places that are now of a similar cost to the older style of chain. I'm not see how ubiquitous First Watch is, but it's a pretty good breakfast style chain and the food is definitely better than...

I did a couple of years ago with a laptop that had a dedicated MX150. Managed to get a pretty mild OC on the clock speed and a significant bump on the RAM. Think I ended up picking up about 10fps in a few games.. It was worth it to spend the time on it. But otherwise, everything I own now is...

Someday I'll get into Bannerlord, but I'm not sure when that will be. I do wonder if they have multiplayer Siege like in the old days with Warband. Still need to play this one. Bought it several weeks ago with big intentions to play it on my Deck and didn't end up actually putting any time...

It's more that I find the focus on AAA gaming, almost to exclusivity, frustrating and obnoxious. How often is PC Gamer running articles about how expensive hardware is? How much of their focus in the Games section is on AAA, Free-To-Play or big budget? The point I'm trying to make (not...

Linux... It beckons...

Although, bad news, my youngest developed some mild illness last night. I'm hoping I don't catch it, but my nose is more runny than usual, but I also tend toward being a hypochondriac.

Beep boop I actually bought a portable bidet! It just made sense, given I wish I had one even when I travel. It's got some POWER.

Started playing Crusader: No Remorse on my other Anbernic handheld and it's pretty cool. It's definitely got some of that DOS game jank, with tank controls on what looks to be grid based movement in an action game. But getting beyond those, the game itself is pretty fun, the graphics hold up...

Don't think I haven't considered a heavy red meat and cheese diet this week. I pondered if it would be worth it.