I've tried spellcasting in From games (including about half of Elden Ring) and I've decided it's not for me. I find it much more fun to be up close in visceral terror, rolling about all over the place. Admittedly my reluctance to use spells is not ideal for a faith build, in which I've mainly relied...

Just had a large spider stroll over the keyboard while I was typing. My chair shot back so fast that I almost hit the wall behind me.

I’ve also been prepping a DLC character. I’ve been playing a faith build, which has been decent right up until the late game where it now feels somewhat outclassed, so I may switch back to something more familiar like a quality build with dual katanas. Moonveil is such a fun sword to play with.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0kkvkkejgno https://y.yarn.co/c8347f00-af6b-44bd-b7d1-365a807f4b8d_text.gif "Cut daoown on all de confusion." Incidentally, I wonder what the stats are for sexual assaults committed by Conservative MPs since 2010 compared to the number of sexual assaults committe...

I expect there will be a disappointing sentencing (i.e. no prison) followed by weeks or months of appeals, but at least it’s official now: he’s a convicted felon. And sadly it probably won’t make a jot of difference to his voter base. EDIT - Holy shit, I hadn’t realised that each of the 34 charges h...

Dazed and Confused I first watched this about 15 years ago and didn't rate it at all, but given how much people fawn over it, I thought I'd give it another chance. I still don't like it. I get that it's a 'slice of life' film and in that respect it's very successful and captures the time and settin...

I loved Severance back in the day, especially the Conan-inspired world design and music, and the fact that it let you dismember enemies and set things on fire. It was nails tough and clunky even back then, and when I tried the GOG version last year I found it almost unplayable. One that’s best left ...

Egbert's always been my favourite, not least because Mike's complete aloofness to the power Egbert wields translates perfectly into the character.

I know a few of us here watch the Oxventure, so I thought I'd share the new addition to the tat sitting above my monitor. Say hello to shield-surfing Egbert, bomb ready to go:

And the games have started already: https://bylinetimes.com/2024/05/23/rishi-sunak-staged-election-question-from-conservative-councillor-posing-as-ordinary-voter/ The man told Sunak that “the biggest issue is going to be immigration over this election campaign” before asking him whether “your Rwanda...

The most gleeful thing about it is that it will be his legacy. That will be the clip they dig out whenever he’s mentioned in future, stood there like a schoolboy who’s forgotten his coat, being humiliated by a mocking tune. Robert Peston said the press gang could barely hear what he was saying. :lol...

General election called for 4th July. Have to say I’m enjoying Sunak getting absolutely drenched at the podium while protesters blast out Things Can Only Get Better at full volume.

That's one of the things I love about these games. If certain significant features are hidden away like that it makes you wonder what other more optional hidden content there is to discover. It rewards you slowly going through each area and checking corners for hidden walls and buttons and encourag...

A bit of googling suggests that as long as you don’t start NG+ after the final boss, you should be okay. I’m just acutely aware of how obtuse some FromSoft DLC has been to access, such as Bloodborne where you have to go to a random railing in some corner of the city where an arm descends from the sk...

Once you’ve been to the giant’s forge, I’d say you could blitz through the main quest in about 10 hours, or maybe 15 with more exploration. For the DLC you need to have defeated Radahn (which you will have done) and Mohg Lord of Blood (which I think is optional in the main game). It’s Mohg’s arena w...