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Cake day: June 10th, 2023

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  • I was expecting something a little deeper or more subtle than what I got.

    That’s the problem when these things gain reputations. The reputation builds it up to be more than the piece of art can deliver.

    Now imagine playing it when it was new and you weren’t “expecting” anything but a military shooter. It would still be just as blunt, but it landed back then far more effectively than when you go in knowing the reputation the game has built in the many years that followed.


  • I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for any sort of epic crash.

    I expect that home ownership is going to become solely for the upper-middle class and up, and that home prices won’t make any serious downward movement.

    I expect the housing crisis will eventually start to ease as areas become more accepting of high-density housing development, and that will become the sole province of people with finances beneath the home ownership class.

    Essentially, the establishment of a much more distinct and explicit two-tier system. Prices in one will have minimal impact on the other, much like how any swing in prices for small passenger boats has no impact on the price of yachts.





  • As someone that was a late teenager during the run of Infinity Engine games, and then witnessed the subsequent consolization and decline of CRPGs… seeing Baldur’s Gate as a CRPG again and having it be a marquee AAA-caliber release is kinda mind-blowing.

    The 2000s were a mistake, and so much of modern indie development is about undoing those mistakes. “Boomer” shooters, immersive sims, CRPGs, point and click adventures? All back on the menu, baby.