Recent content by Johnway

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    October 2025 General Games discussion thread

    So humble choice for October is out and some good games. Alas i've got System shock and v rising so its not quite as compelling deal for me. So with a heavy heart, probably will skip this one.
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    October 2025 General Games discussion thread

    So i was scrolling reddit and noticed an interesting one man dev team game that brings back the army men vibes. its cheap and there is work on a free expansion, Check it out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3949190/Melted_Valor/ i think what i like best is of course the battle through the...
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    Movies you're watching

    i had a spare evening whilst i waited for the next episode of a show i wanted to watch so i decided to watch a movie. So i decided to get some culture in me and watched Citizen Kane a story looking back on the life of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane. journalists begin to piece together...
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    Steam Autumn Sale Discussion Thread

    had another look and still nothing that has gotten me to spend on the sale. I've found better deals else where and nothing tickles my fancy.
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    October 2025 General Games discussion thread

    i have chrono trigger on the DS and finished it a couple years back (maybe a decade ago?!) i believe the ds version is the playstation version. i remember liking the game and if i got the game on the snes it would have blown my mind as it was way ahead of its time with its time traveling...
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    October 2025 General Games discussion thread

    Not much to talk about on my front, i've been looking for a game to play on my pc and i need to think what handheld game to play next, probably something on my 3ds, maybe fire emblem awakening (assuming i can save whenever i want...) but i'm still mourning not being able to finish my shin megami...
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    The book discussion thread

    More books finished. First up, understanding comics: The invisible art by Scott Mccloud . Essentially its more a thesis on the Comic medium such as the history, how peoples perceptions of comics changed, how comics manipulate time from each frame and how to control it among other topics...
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    Demos—post game demos here

    I've had my eye on this game, so i'm very much interested in playing this, unfortunately, my pc might not be good enough to run it. So i have to sit this one out alas.
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    The last game you completed

    So we move onto the main event, completing the legend of heroes: Trails of cold steel. An Anime JRPG in the long running Legend of heroes series. The best way to describe it is a JRPG with a drizzle of persona's social elements thrown in. Whilst the game plays like your typical JRPG, there are...
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    The last game you completed

    Another batch of games completed, lets start off with what i was playing after my dose of POE. This time it was indie puzzle platformer Black the fall. Trapped in a soviet/communist hell, our unnamed protagonist decides to make a break for it and run away from his daily live of toil. Cue...
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    September 2025 General Game Discussion Thread

    Any particular classes? i suspect that slam skills are going to get a nerf, being that it was the metabuild of the league. In fact i joined the league late and took the bersersker Volcanic Fissure of snaking build and its worked wonders. Although i suspect it was the 6 linked armor that did most...
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    Steam Autumn Sale Discussion Thread

    had a quick look on steam autumn sale and nothing seems to stand out atm.
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    Farthest frontier

    i don't play it, but its one of the games i have been watching but i need a demo to get a feel for the game. i'll keep an eye on it and wait for the reviews and maybe a price drop before getting. Got enough games as it is.
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    September 2025 General Game Discussion Thread

    Whilst i preferred greece over england, combat wise i preferred valhalla's over odyssey's. The problem with Odyssey the enemies were damage sponges and it took a while to chip away at their health. bosses especially took extra long to beat them. its almost MMo levels as they have ever increasing...
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    September 2025 General Game Discussion Thread

    path of exile update, i've got the 28 challenges! The challenge that was completed was a bit unexpected as i wasn't really expecting to actually accomplishing it. I was more focused grinding out the maps to complete an objective and wasn't expected to finish until mid october. So... what now...