Finished Batman: Arkham Asylum last night. Just shy of 15 years after launch, the game holds up pretty great, with satisfying combat and gameplay, a fantastic voice cast, and a cool island. There's a bit of a blend of Metroidvania and Legend of Zelda-style level design, with the locations acting as different dungeons, but with extra paths and secrets that require return trips with future upgrades to access.
2019 post-rock album from Geneva, Switzerland. Another band with a connection to The Evpatoria Report—this time, it's the bassist. This is heavier and darker than that band, and at times reminds me a bit of if Lowering was more angry than depressed.
My picks: "hochrobotisiert fast keine leute," "Now Watch This Drive," "The Light Footprint of a Predator Hellfire"
Today I learned that there's a company called Acoustica that makes a DAW called Mixcraft. There's also a company called Acustica Audio that makes VSTs. There's also a DAW called Acoustica by Acon Audio. None of these things are related.
I feel like this is a trademark lawsuit mess waiting to happen. 😆
If you have about five minutes to spare, You Have to Burn the Rope is one of the greatest video games of all time. And the song that plays over the credits is great, too! A Flash game masterpiece only rivaled by the great Frog Fractions.
1987 alt rock/noise rock album from Amherst, Massachusetts. Very loud, very noisy, very great. Neil Young's influence on J Mascis is evident both in his guitar playing and his vocals. I don't think I'll ever get tired of listening to "Sludgefeast."
My picks: "Little Fury Things," "Sludgefeast," "Lose"
2010 IDM/post-rock EP from Bradford, England. More of a glorified single than an EP, with everything centered around the title track, but hey, it's a good track!
My picks: "Heart Monitor," "Heart Monitor (her.eyes.like_static Remix)"
While Letterboxd seems to be the popular option for logging and reviewing movies, there doesn't seem to be a consensus option for video games. In the past I've used Backloggery, Grouvee, and Playfire (RIP), but dropped those years ago.
So, what does everyone on the fediverse use for logging/reviewing video games?
@questlog I quite like the site design, and your policies are great!
One of the things I like most about Letterboxd is being able to follow people and having an activity feed to see what they've been watching and what they thought of it. While Questlog seems great for reminding myself of what I've played (which is great, because my memory is crap 😆), I hope you consider something similar as your site continues to develop. 🙂
@LadyMarth01 I definitely consider it. I have a few user requests I want to do first.
It happens so often in the last time that I open Questlog and think how great it would be if I could see better what others do (if they want to share it).
As I want to give users as much privacy as they want to, this is a bit of a challenge as I have to add more options for this.
But for me that's the feature I want the most myself currently. 😁
2015 instrumental hip hop EP from Grenoble, France. Jazzy chill hip hop.
Fun fact: while Céleste isn't inspired by the video game Celeste—the video game wouldn't start development for another four months!—L'indécis has participated in speedrunning Celeste!
2000 post-rock album from Toronto, Canada. Leans a bit more towards the Tortoise end of post-rock, with some more jazz influences, a strong synth presence, and horns on some tracks. "Bruce E Kinesis" almost sounds like a trip hop track.
My picks: "The Landlord Is Dead," "Bruce E Kinesis," "Goodbye Enemy Airship"
It appears that I'm not the only one to make the connection between Batman: Arkham Asylum's oversized moon and Majora's Mask. Someone took the time to make a mod for it!
Started playing Batman: Arkham Asylum recently. I last played the game in 2015, and I've never played any of the sequels, so I figured I'd go back and give the original a go before continuing the series.
So far, it's held up pretty well! I'm not too great at the combat, but it's fun enough. Love the sort of Metroidvania style of the game—although maybe it's closer to The Legend of Zelda, with the different buildings acting as dungeons.
@LadyMarth01 You’re probably waaay past that point but one of my favorite moments in this game is when you enter the batcave for the first time. It’s just a one time thing but when it happens, it’s gorgeous. At least to me. Really just an effect but it’s so well done!
Also upgrade all your gadgets and keep button combo hints (or whatever they’re called) visible, those make combat way easier.
The following games are excellent, too. Larger in scale of map than this.