Abscission – Deworming Time

Abscission is an atmospheric Lovecraftian murder mystery with the flavor of film noir detective elements sprinkled on top. Sounds good, right? Well, to a degree it is, at least in the beginning, but sadly the pacing of the game changes for the worse rather quickly. In its favor though, the mystery remains intriguing throughout. So, let’s get into it.

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Halo TV show season 2 – some thoughts

The first two episodes of season two of the Halo TV show have premiered, and in a sick curiosity, I had to check it out. You might think that they would improve the show after the disaster that was the first season, at least that was my initial thought. Oh, how wrong I was. This show is still wearing the skin suit of Halo, and it makes me seriously doubt that anyone involved in writing the episodes has even played one minute of the games, or read anything from the books.

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Majesty 2: Battles of Ardania – Grind Maker

It seems I have played the expansions in the wrong order, as Majesty 2: Battles of Ardania came out before Monster Kingdom. It was actually Majesty 2: Kingmaker that introduced the monster faction, which is the first of the expansions. However, the difference is that they are unplayable in these and only act as an enemy faction, at least in the single-player campaigns. But the new monsters and goblins are all here, and your job is to exterminate them – among others. All fine by me!

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Xenonauts 2 [Early Access] – Round Four

I said I wasn’t going to play Xenonauts 2 in Early Access (Experimental) anymore, yet, here I am. Milestone 3 was recently released, which increased the playable days from 180 to 260. However, I didn’t experience too much new stuff, unfortunately. What I did get to experience though, was the improved AI. And well…

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