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  1. Zloth

    July 2025 PCG Article Discussion

    Also 6/10. I thought I had y'all beat but missed the last two. I should have taken a hint. P.S. This counts as sharing on social media, right @PCG Chris? ;)
  2. Zloth

    July 2025 General Game Discussion Thread

    Oh, it does that, too. First there's the one for movement, overwatch, and how cover and flanking work, which you can skip. Then you get a super-quick one to establish some character. Then one where you get your first little treasure-box things, so it explains those when you see them. And...
  3. Zloth

    Steam Summer Sale 2025

    I got Dragon's Dogma 2 - it's clearly not going to get an expansion at this point. I also got a couple of game soundtracks and a few of the very late DLC for Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children. I've still got Elden Ring waiting in the wings and keep putting BG3 down.
  4. Zloth

    July 2025 PCG Article Discussion

    Ugh. Yeah, very dubious. I haven't got a clue if it was the original folks trying to do too much or a publisher that expected too much, but either way it means serious trouble for the game.
  5. Zloth

    Been playing Xenoblade Chronicles X – 60 hours in and still loving it

    They were a mixed bag. The first was great, no qualms at all (for a Playstation 2 era game). The second had an even better story, but the battle system was the pits. The third game brought a much better battle system, but by then it was clear they weren't going to be able to do all six (?) of...
  6. Zloth

    Movie trailers

    But.... what about Sub Zero!? <sigh> Now just plain zero.
  7. Zloth

    July 2025 PCG Article Discussion

    https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/death-stranding-2-is-too-damn-easy/ I remember the 'connect to network and suddenly everything is solved' factor in the first game. It was pretty harsh at the start of the game. You connect up, and suddenly that hard-to-climb mountain is draped in climbing...
  8. Zloth

    July 2025 General Game Discussion Thread

    You're definitely in a tutorial for the first few missions. Skipping the tutorial just skips the first mission, where you learn how to move. There's a lot to teach.
  9. Zloth

    Coconut Monkey Cornerclub

    After going through a new exercise bike every year or so, I got a Nautilus. Paid extra but it lasted a good 15 years and kinda works even now, but changing the resistance no longer does anything. I guess it's time. Anyway, while poking around Amazon, I ran into this little gem: "【HARISON...
  10. Zloth

    July 2025 General Game Discussion Thread

    Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children using my old company ended up working badly. All those masteries... I was thinking about deleting them, but I had something like 200 types to go through! It just wasn't worth throwing them out, so I decided to start fresh. And it's just as fun as I...
  11. Zloth

    Coconut Monkey Cornerclub

    You know, back in days of yore, huge swarms of locusts would fly out of Colorado and sweep over Kansas. If that starts happening with huge swarms of earwigs, I know who to blame.
  12. Zloth

    Been playing Xenoblade Chronicles X – 60 hours in and still loving it

    I really wish Monolith Soft would translate the whole Xeno series over to PC - finishing the last half of Xenogears and doing all the planned games for Xenosaga, as long as I'm wishing.
  13. Zloth

    June 2025 General Game Discussion Thread

    Huh? I have System Shock 2 (1999) on Steam and have had it for a few years now. I got no remaster. Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children called me back. They've got a new option to continue your company in a parallel universe.... which is crazy-speak for New Game Plus, I suppose. When you...
  14. Zloth

    The last game you completed

    Talos Principle 2 completed - or as complete as I want to complete it. There are plenty of gold-level puzzles I could still do, but I've had my fill. They've improved the previous game quite a bit. You no longer need to finish EVERY puzzle in a section to complete the section. Now you get 10...
  15. CParsons

    Recent site issues

    Hi folks, You may have noticed the site was acting a bit off earlier today. We wanted to quickly explain what happened now that everything’s back to normal. Yesterday, an update was accidentally pushed that broke the site’s styling and theming. That’s why things looked a little strange when...