Bastion is one of the OG indie games, released way back in 2011 when the indie scene was really taking off. It's the first game from Supergiant, who went on to make Transistor and Hades, and those games share a lot of Bastion's DNA.
Crusader Kings 2 is maybe my favorite game of all time. I'm a big history fan, especially the Medieval period, and I like strategy games, so CK2 ticks pretty much all my boxes. It's a great feeling taking a minor dynasty that rules one county and turning them into a huge world power.
It was recently announced that Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball, the character and monster artist for Dragon Quest, and artist for Chrono Trigger, among many other creations, has passed away. I've played a lot of games and watched a lot of shows in my life, but I don't think any...
Another Gemmell book, another awesome siege. David Gemmell is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors - his writing is descriptive without being dense, fast-paced, and easy to read. Gemmell might do the best fantasy battle scenes and sieges of any fantasy author I've read. Fall of Kings is a...
Ratchet and Clank 2016 is a soft reboot of the original PS2 game. It retains the series gameplay style, and changes the story just a bit to coincide with the movie release.
Void Bastards is a roguelike shooter where you travel to procedurally generated spaceships and salvage parts from them. It plays fine enough, but it didn't really grip me.
My name's Mike, and this is the Lore Depository - my spot online where I can write out my thoughts on games, books, tech, history, 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
Click the links to go to each category's page, filtered by newest post.