Isles of Sea and Sky is a block-pushing game with a really cool theme and beautiful Gameboy-style graphics. It's been on my radar for years, and I picked it up recently on sale.
In my circle, when Her came out it was "that movie where the guy falls in the love with the computer" and as such, I skipped it. I was never a big moviegoer and something "weird" wouldn't have been on my radar. But here in 2025, in the age of frighteningly realistic chatbots and AI companions, Her...
I'm a huge fan of F1, and with this movie getting pretty good reviews I was excited to give it a watch. I enjoyed my time with it, but I think true F1 fans will be a bit disappointed.
I've played some of the previous Sonic kart racing games, and they're pretty fun. This latest one, CrossWorlds, was not really on my radar, but it was on Steam with a free network beta test, so I gave it a quick shot.
The Skald's Black Verse is a promising start to a trilogy, but unfortunately didn't grab me the way I wish it had. The setting is interesting, but undeveloped, and the POV characters are a bit one-note and uninteresting.
The Torchlight series (at least the first 2 games) is an excellent, pretty simple ARPG in the vein of Diablo. They have cartoony graphics, and simple but fun gameplay.
My name's Mike, and this is the Lore Depository - my spot online where I can write out my thoughts on games, books, tech, movies, and anything else I find interesting.
My biggest project is my Game Library Project. I have a ton of games collected throughout the years, and have barely played any of them. Check out the linked post to learn more about the project, and click here to be taken to the category page where you can see all my posts for the project.
Other content comes mainly in 3 forms:
• Reviews, where I post longer-form writeups
• Thoughts, short & quick first impressions posts
• Guides, detailed how-tos and walkthroughs
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