The good thing is that I'll be leaving for my parents place this afternoon, I'll have a busy but nice weekend :D

How are you doing?

Very true. If you get a new setting, new mechanics, writers who go crazy with the lore, a game can sprawl time-wise.
It's a rare thing that keeps a person at the same level of interest for 100+ hours.

I've been sitting on the Divinity series for a while, didn't think they had a game with super-long duration to it.
Given the time you spent just on one, the whole series up to the point of Original Sin would go 250, possibly close to 300 hours, if not more. Sheesh.
Glad to hear it. You deserve better than one okay day after another. =)

Can't complain here, another quiet night. Playing some Pillars, actually sinking my teeth into it a bit and enjoying it.
Amazing how much better the combat gets when a frail spellcaster finally gets a fighter to bring along. -laughs-
Might find a horror movie or something on Netflix for a change of pace in between waiting to see what the next bundles are.

Oh yes these damn spellcasters. Since I normally do not play games with large parties I tend to avoid spellcasters, normally the fighters got me through the game so much better.
Or perhaps I am just enjoying cutting everything into pieces more than burning them to ash ;-)

I enjoy spellcasters, but I don't usually choose them as main characters due to their typical physical weakness.
If anything, I usually go for clerics since they live longer than fighters in a D&D video game with their combo of heavy armor and ability to cast healing spells on themselves.
Ended up trying a cipher, a spellcaster type who fuels their magic by attacking enemies in physical combat.
Bit of a change from the usual there, more risk but also more reward since my character doesn't have to rest to regain spells like a wizard does.
But even so, fighters are always crucial. An encounter that took my character and a wizard sidekick apart was no problem when the fighter was there to tie them up.
Given that there's no resurrection in Pillars, they're even more important. If a character gets dropped to zero health, they get maimed.
One hit point, massive penalties to all actions, and if they lose that one hit point for any reason, they're permanently dead.
So you have to use one of your four sets of camping supplies in order to rest and restore them. Figuring that limit will end up getting me killed more than once.

ouch. Permanent death is never nice :D
But that just means following the good old advice of saving often.
Spellcasters can be nice, I had one in the party in Legend of Grimrock 1+2 and with the front line of two fighters he was quite useful. But normally I prefer games with only one hero like Gothic and there fighters are just so much more fun (at least for me) :D

Crow,
Maybe you can do the Divinity series quicker. My pace is from the slower end.
Tend to do 90% of the sidequests because then the end boss tends to be quite easy.
Also I have a tendency to try all kinds of strange things.
But yeah they are long no doubt.

Good morning, everyone!

I hope you are all doing okay?

And I hope you have a wonderful weekend, Moon!

*big hugs and silly waves*

*big good morning hug* I am sure it will be a great time, so many nice things planned :-)
How are you doing today?

It keeps things interesting. Can't really charge in and bank on the clerics being able to revive and heal everyone.
(I say this now...a few dozen deaths down the road and my tune will probably be far more bitchy on the subject. ;) )

Still need to do the Gothic/Risen sets. Always easier to focus when you've got one character rather than 4 or 6.


In that case, my playtime will be similar to yours. I also tend to wipe out every side quest possible.
I keep thinking of starting with Original Sin when I'm able to get it, but it's very weird to me to start the 5th game in a series without beating the first 4 beforehand.
Good morning. =)

Can't complain here, currently sucking down a fresh pot of coffee.

How's your day going so far?

Not played Gothic? Heretic! * need torches and pitchforks for angry mob* :P

I am feeling absolutely wonderful today for some reason. It's a nice sunny day, the birds are singing, there is a nice cool breeze and I am only working until 6pm today, so I get to spend some time with my partner this evening. I'm also getting new pillows tonight, which is nothing major, but you can't beat some new soft feather pillows. It also means that we can be big kids and have a pillow fight with the old ones. It can be quite messy with all those feathers, but it's lots of fun. Not the most adult thing to look forward to, but I love being a big kid now and then.

How are you today? Do you think you will have time to fix your simulation today? What time are you leaving to go to your parents? And don't worry, I have not forgotten to look out for games from your wishlist on the promo today, hopefully I can get lots and lots of games for you. :-)

Good morning!

How is the weather for you, are you still having sandstorms?

My day is going really well so far, just starting the foundation work for the last greenhouse - a bit of brickwork for the base and a temporary wooden framework. Other than that I am feeling great today, one of those days when you wake up and just feel really happy for no special reason.

Do you have anything nice planned for the day?

-laughs- I'll get to it. If I've got garbage games on the list, I'll certainly be playing the good ones as well.

*Hides in the darkness away from the torches and pitchforks*

I have not played it either.

*Runs away before Moon lynches me* :-)

Sounds great! Here the weather is all grey and it can start raining any moment.
And who cares if it is not an adult thing, it sounds like fun and that is the thing that matters :D

I think I should be able to fix the simulation today, I talked to my Prof. this morning after I did all the stuff he wanted the last two days and he is happy now, so I can go back to the simulation.
And I am leaving shortly before three, so yes this is your chance, I'll not be here when the new bundles turn up ;-)

Noooooo... I'll remember this and start nagging you to play it ;-)
My most favorite games are Gothic 1 and 2, Lands of Lore 1 and Day of the Tentacle. They are awesome, everyone needs to play them :P

If I can I will send you some of the lovely weather I am having. It's not too hot, due to the nice breeze, and nice and sunny. I love being a big kid, I don't care if people think anything of that, life is too short to not have fun with silly things. You should see how carried away I get when I have my longbow, I become such a big kid. My partner has to keep it away from me most of the time because I end up putting arrows everywhere. If I am a good girl then every so often I get to play with it (which makes me sound like a rally big kid :-)).

So I finally get a chance to do some ninja gifting. Knowing my luck it will be another day with some dull bundles. Hopefully now, hopefully I can at least get you some games, because we have to make sure we gift the gifters. :-)