I have a small web post and a SCOTUS post on deck, but for now, games.


Mine and J's first major Remnant II dungeon was the Beatic Palace. We were admiring the Bloodborne aesthetic when we ran into a bit of a confusing puzzle and/or dead end. After some internet searching it occurred to us that we'd come upon a not-uncommon glitch where a critical NPC simply does not spawn. And you can't leave dungeons. You just start over. The whole campaign.


Since we'd only just begun, ragequitting didn't seem entirely called for. Happily, Remnant has been fun and largely glitch-free ever since. Probably the most notable thing has been that the boss battles are sometimes traditional (big guy, lots of hp, sequences) and sometimes a neat sequence like a train of death or mad rush through a Matrixy husk library with giant mechanical tentacles.


Stray has remained the scenic and tight (gameplay-wise) experience it started as. Dani still loves playing it.


I didn't get any BG3 in over xmas or after :'(


Me and J got a fun session in with Little J. Also the devs added an ascension mode with a bunch of cool new ways to spend spirit thingies and create synergistic builds.


Speaking of Ascension, while I've had some nights where my brain was too fried for BG3 or productive things, I've worked on getting Ironclad, Defect, and Watcher up to Ascension 10.


The gaming crew started Ticket to Ride Legacy. The major mechanics so far:

• An ever-expanding map.
• Quests.
• Retiring routes once someone's completed them once or twice.
• Small asymmetrical bonuses - start with more cars, choose from more routes, etc.
• Colorado and Utah are haunted lol.

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