drahkon

Managed to win a run in Slay the Spire. Took me long enough Managed to build a great deck. During the 18 previous runs I've started to slowly understand possible synergies between cards and relics and in my winning run that synergy was: Don't discard cards after your turn (effect of a relic) - have two cards in your deck which, after you play them (they cost 0 energy), give you 5 "Block" whenever you play an attack that turn - have an attack card in your deck that costs 0 energy, deals damage and puts a copy of that card into your deck for that fight - profit, i.e. eventually reduce incoming damage by quite a high "Block" value and still be able to deal damage. Adding to this basic synergy was a relic that makes you draw a card whenever you lose HP. My hand was pretty much always full (10 cards; so lots of possibilities to defend/attack) and a relic that increases the block you gain from cards by 1. I love this game I've seen gameplay of the other two characters but never really paid a lot of attention to it. Gonna be awesome to figure out their intricacies and possibilities. I will, however, keep playing with the first character for now. I still have some cards to unlock. I've also been playing a lot of Diablo 3 with a mate. Good times. Edit: And I beat another run I've read that once you win a run, something inside you just "clicks" and the game reveals its true potential to you. And it feels like it does. Managed to get a different, but insanely power synergy. It essentially made 5 of my cards deal 40-50 damage and I was able to play at least one of them each turn on average. This game, people...this game!

As mentioned in the bad stuff thread: I lost my phone (for a couple of hours) and reserved a new one at a store. Even though I got my old phone back again (it was under a swing buried in the sand on a playground...yes, I was drunk and wanted to swing for a bit during the night ) I decided to get a new one. Wanted to do it anyway around Chrimstas because my old phone has so much bloatware it slowed down to a crawl after 4 years. Had a moto g4 (or g5, can't remember) back in the day and was very happy with it. The g7 seems to be a great adition to that product line, too. And it's relatively cheap

It works for Pokémon, so... Anyway, as long as I can still smash a bike into someone's face, I'll be happy.

As long as I can still smash a bike into someone's face, I'll be happy. Edit: well this is dumb...wanted to edit but made a second post. Sorry.

I've been looking forward to this movie since I first heard that Joaquin Phoenix will play Joker. Can't wait!

Found it. I'll still buy the new phone that I reserved at the store

Urgh. Lost my phone last night. First time I've ever lost one. Tried calling it, nobody picks up, so I guess that's that. Well, going to get a new one later today Edit: Just tried the "Find my device" service from google. It shows my phone is not far away. Brb

Alright Slay the Spire...I hate you...and I love you. So much. Haven't beaten the second Act, yet. And 95% of it was my fault because I'm an idiot. The other 5%...RNG, but that's what happens in a game like this I'm only 3 hours in but it could very well replace The Binding of Isaac as best rogue-like I've played.

How many hours did it take you? And is there only one difficulty?

Had some time and continued my run from last night (the fact that you can save mid-run is awesome). I died halfway through act 2 because I'm dumb and can't add 3 single digit numbers correctly. Anyway, that's it for today. Tune in next week to "Drahkon's maths for idiots".

Completely understandable. I wish I could play today, but I'm spending time with friends all day...urgh. Nah, I like 'em.

Was able to buy Slay the Spire 30 minutes ago. I knew what I was getting into because I've seen a lot of Northernlion's videos but man...didn't expect that playing it myself would be immediately addictive I will spend many hours on this game. A rogue-like deck-builder which requires you to do maths and keep in mind all the little nuances that can happen in a battle...it's a dream come true. Also bought Matterfall as it's only 6€ right now. It's a Housemarque game, so I'm probably going to like it. That reminds me...I still need to get Nex Machina's Platinum...maybe around Christmas.

Just send it in for repairs, right?

Wow. Looks awful. Unacceptable, really.

Doesn't look too bad.

Maybe back in the day it would've been the same for me. The gameplay didn't age well, though. It feels quite clunky at times. Shooters these days play much more smoothly. I'd love to see a Bulletstorm sequel with some updated mechanics.

Bulletstorm is done. 5/10. The skillshot system is pretty cool, but once you've done a skillshot it loses its thrill Still, a solid shooter. Nothing more, nothing less. Now...what to play until I will buy Slay the Spire on Saturday. It's on sale for 18€ and I'll be able to get 20€ PSN credit for 11€ with some ebay vouchers I got Until then I don't wanna start a new game. Maybe I'll just dabble with No Man's Sky a bit as it's gotten a huuuuge update.

Well, I did spent a few hours at the Mahjong parlor because I really like that game, even though I have no fucking idea how to properly play But yes, the story was my main focus. And I have to say: both 0 and Kiwami had great stories and incredible characters.

Thank God for that physical collection.

A mate convinced me to buy Diablo 3 again. Well worth the 20 bucks. Already played through the story with the Necromancer and it was still so much fun, even though I've put it a tremendous amount of hours back in the day. My mate and I will start playing together when the new season arrives next weekend That makes 15 games finished this year, so far. Now I'm going back to Bulletstorm. This is most likely going to be a 6-7/10 for me. Nothing great but a solid, mindless shooter.

Why did it have to be September? I'd like to save up some money until mid-October Well...we'll see how that goes

Yes. Noticable framerate improvements on optimized games.