Games

Today’s game is Ghost of Tsushima. I finally finished the main story for a second time. I think having gotten a chance to mature when I played this the second time has let me pick up on a lot of themes I didn’t before.

A source has revealed that the Lord of the Rings MMORPG was cancelled after the New World team was transferred over mere weeks before the layoffs.

Today’s game is Doom 64. Why 64? I’m not exactly sure why but it was the one I felt most attached to playing. I own Doom 2 on the switch, but I hate sharing screenshots off that thing (it feels like advertising even if not expressly stated and they’re just a pain to download overall. Plus: I hate compression), but 64 I guess just seemed more interesting to me.

I’m sure most of you here have heard about Cemu’s woes over the last few days. The AppImage and Ubuntu zip assets of Cemu 2.6 on the official GitHub was “compromised by a pro-Russian threat actor”.

Capcom is planning for Dead Rising’s future. In its latest earnings report, the Japanese games company said it plans to nuture a handful of franchises for growth, with one of them being Dead Rising.

Today’s game is Ghost of Tsushima. I climbed the mountain in the northern province while looking for a quest, and i have to say. This is a beautiful sight, and it really puts game worlds into scale. It’s really fucking cool in a way. I like how i can see the past area too my left, and on the horizon i can see a fuck ton of other things, such as what i think is some burned down woods.

Enough live service games have lost enough money, including Sega’s Hyenas, that at least one company is now scared enough to stop making them. Video games are healing.

Today’s game is Twilight Princess. Specifically the new Dusk port that came out. I’ve had a rocky relationship with Twilight Princess in the past. I’m not a fan of how some of the human characters look (and by that I mean the “Tim Burton-esque” look I hear people praise it for) and I’m also not a fan of how long it takes to get started. These are not to say I think it’s a bad game. Far from it. But from a personal perspective I am not a fan.

“Licensing negotiations with myself have been quite challenging, but we’ve finally settled the matter, with me granting myself a license.”