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Eufloria - (2009 game) logo

Entertainment > Games >

(on Wikipedia)
https://steamcommunity.com/app/221180
https://www.omni-labs.com/games/eufloria [ 1 ] was http://www.eufloria-game.com/index.html

I’ve played this exact same thing as a free flash game. Except the controls were a hell of a lot better with that one.

TODO – make a proper page

Entertainment > Games >

(on Wikipedia)
https://steamcommunity.com/app/7670
https://www.bioshockgame.com/site/agegate.html

Well. I had heard good things about this game, and since it was on sale I thought I’d pick it up.

I regret it.

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DC_Universe_Online_Logo.png

Entertainment > Games >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.dcuniverseonline.com/home
https://store.steampowered.com/app/24200/

All the Earth is in peril, but everyday people have been given super powers.. except half of them become villains, for some reason.

The interface and controls weren’t pleasant for me. Probably the biggest nuisance was not having set a colour scheme on my chest because I made myself bare-chested.



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Diablo 3 logo

Entertainment > Games >

(on Wikipedia)
https://us.diablo3.blizzard.com/en-us/
https://us.diablo3.blizzard.com/en-us/

A fixed-angle-view roguelike.

My general conclusion is that it’s a good game, but doesn’t have enough variety of abilities.

Path of Exile – (2013 game) is better in terms of difficulty, complexity and player-immersion. In fact, Diablo 3 has been copying features straight from Path of Exile. Doing things badly, but, still, obviously copying.

  • Properly titled Diablo III



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They Live (1988) poster

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096256/

A down-and-out traveler discovers a pair of sunglasses which let him see through the illusions aliens have been using to control mankind.

With overtones of the manipulation of the everyman, I would easily put this movie in the same class as Nineteen Eighty-Four. However, the otherwise weighty impact is cushioned by comedy, great characters and a great story. Though old, this movie stands the test of time. Easily considered satirical-horror, there’s much more to it.

This is, in a sense, a bubblegum movie that delivers a subtler message. It tickles the viewer’s cognitive dissonance. Some viewers will easily “get it”, and some will merely find it entertaining. I hope those between those two groups will be particularly intrigued.

Mandatory viewing.



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Dungeon Defenders image

Entertainment > Games >

(on Wikipedia)
https://steamcommunity.com/app/65800
https://web.archive.org/web/20230113192643/https://dungeondefenders.com/

Unbelievably slow-paced awkward game. Great idea, and I remember liking it when I first tried it.. but on my next pass it just dragged on so badly I couldn’t even get through the first map.

  • 2016-08-24 — Abandoned

    • Can no longer be played online. Sigh.
    • As of 2023-01-27 the website is dead.



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