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didn't have the timer enabled, and just happened to throw in the towel at exactly 1 hour. those 60 minutes and change pretty much vanished into the ether. fun little thing

my eyes are tired now

Relatively sure I can see why people love it, just not connecting with me.

i do gotta get better at math, can't argue with that

very simple, but it's relatively easy to see the Blendo of it all

the writing is far from the totality of this game's bizarre mediocrity. the cutscenes are genuinely some of the worst I've ever seen, and the opening section is intensely tedious

but also yes, the writing is challenging. it's kinda weird how crass she is? sincerely, I love swearing, but this girl makes me me feel like a prude. I'm assuming it's to set up a shift, where she's excessively caustic and then progressively softens, which could be fine, I just... can't get attached to someone this unlikable

very good cat

Got clotheslined by a really frustrating bug my first time through the PC version. Hours into it. Gonna give it another shot.

Fingers crossed.

Edit: Nope. Easily one of the most strange bugs I've encountered. Ah well.

even doing my best to put aside my feelings on real world law enforcement, the vibes in this game are fucking grody, dude

i don't even say shit like that, that's how off-putting it is

Note 1: Have significant qualms with the way this game is structured, and balanced. But it looks great and sounds even better. So I think I'm gonna stick it out.

Note 2: Probably not that far off from finishing it, but I can't. The writing needed a dedicated edit, it's gratingly ineffective, and there's so little about the gameplay that makes sense to me. Metroidvanias are hard, man, I get that. I just don't think the hands in charge of this one were capable enough.

A lot of great art, though. And the real reason I kept playing was the music. But I bought the soundtrack and that'll be what I bring with me.

Did it anyway! Hard mode didn't mess around. At least not if you're going for the challenges. S-ranked every level in the game.

Great fun.

They pulled it off. I can't imagine trying to put a bow on a trilogy like this. Admirable effort.

I am beyond perplexed by the cutscenes, though. Compressed to to hell and back, it's baffling. The production is perfectly good aside from the encoding. Why would you spend time making a solid cutscene and then slather it with a thick coating of artifacts?

Ultimately a minor thing, no question. I'm just confused.

Christ that was good. Both Dartmoor and Berlin, such a beautiful change of pace. Still firmly within the purview, but an elegant deviation.

Might've been my mood, but Dubai did not do a lot for me. Just felt a little bland structurally. I'll have to give it some more time. And even a lackluster level in this game is still good fun.

Also finally going to actually finish the game.

Cleaning up some scores and finishing out the challenges. Not usually up for "mostly the same but way harder" modes, so probably won't do the second run.

Incredibly dope. Wondering if there's a true ending behind the mode unlocked post credits. Might do.

Short enough that I might as well. Very pretty.

Might not finish it out. Mainly wanted to see the pretty colors on PC.

Not that interested in these characters or what they're doing. Doesn't intrigue me like Anodyne 2 did.

Kinda hoping this gets a remaster on the Switch 2.

Really satisfying production. Never been especially into arcade racers, but I'm glad to have this in my library.

fun to see more examples of UE5. not much else was worthwhile

Lovely song.

Way too languid, and the storytelling doesn't compel me to continue.