Wow, it's been a couple of months since I last finished a book, but I knocked out Tad Williams' fantastic "The Witchwood Crown." It is book one of his latest trilogy and a sequel to a well-loved trilogy originally published years ago. Excellent stuff. More thoughts here: https://www.whered...

I posted about this in tonecord but thought I'd note here as well that I never really played much Visage this month. It's quite disturbing, but, also, it's not a good time in my life to add extra stressors. Just trying to stay positive. That said I did try the insane run in Outlast 2 a few times thi...

I haven't been playing very much at all lately. Distractions... Anyway, I did start Grandia recently and it's lovely even if it is a bit clunky. The tone reminds of me of Skies of Arcadia, which is a good thing. I haven't gotten motion sickness yet, but I've just now started it! Visage ended up bein...

Fwiw I have made a tiny bit of Visage progress but I seldom play it. And I haven’t touched Fatal Frame 3 in many months…the setting where I’m at in that game is disturbing. But I’m in! I hope to beat Visage at some point in October or November. I seriously doubt I’m going to platinum it, though…

Good question! For fighting, Seltzer actually ended up being my favorite. Fixed Dice plus Master’s Scroll and Hermès’ Sandals is devastating for enemies. For general character, I think Celes was my favorite. I liked several others quite a bit, too, but she’s my favorite. I’ve never beaten FFVII, so ...

Platinum number 69 was obtained last night with Final Fantasy VI. I think that has to be the best of the first six FF games for sure. Can't believe I put off playing it for as long as I did.

I've knocked out a few games I've been playing off-and-on for years so have found myself spending time with some shooters lately. I haven't played much Visage for pre-October gaming (I keep thinking - I can do it later...I can do it later....LOL). Hyper-5 on PS4 - this is a pretty fun if a bit corny...

Finally (FINALLY) got 68 with Tales of Arise. Pretty good Tales game but just about wore out its welcome. Took me years to finish it.

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (Steam) Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest (NES via PS4) Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse (NES via PS4) Super Castlevania IV (SNES via PS4) Castlevania: The Adventure (GB via PS4) Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge (GB via PS4) Myst (Steam) Assassin’s Creed IV...

I posted elsewhere but wanted to note that I did get the last trophy I was missing in Callisto Protocol (due to bugs) and the platinum to go with it. It was quick and easy. As I noted last year, it's not a particularly scary game, but is well rendered and fun despite that. Now I'm working on Visage ...