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Chungo Tumpus: Clear Sky @mrfinnmccool.bsky.social · Jan 5

Oh shit, it's 2025, so time for a new one-post review thread of every game I play this year! I use an x/10 ranking because it helps convey general sentiment with limited characters. 10 is Maximum Finn Shit, 5 is OK, 1 Super Bad.

Chungo Tumpus: Clear Sky @mrfinnmccool.bsky.social · Nov 6

Oh, I technically never made a 2024 iteration of this thread! Ah well, as good a time to start as any. As always, 10 great, 5 OK, 1 sucks ass and if you want more in-depth thoughts go check out my Backloggd: backloggd.com/u/Mr_Finn_Mc...

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Chungo Tumpus: Clear Sky @mrfinnmccool.bsky.social · 6h

Thank you for the suggestion, yanks, we shan't be doing this.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 17h

Here’s a primer on ‘primer.’

It’s pronounced ‘PRIMM-er’ if you mean “a small book” or “a short informative piece of writing.”

It’s pronounced ‘PRY-mer’ if you mean “an initial coat of paint.”

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Chungo Tumpus: Clear Sky @mrfinnmccool.bsky.social · 1d

The category was more sort of intended for the more cordial opponents. (If anything Lace and Phantom would be candidates for moving)

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Chungo Tumpus: Clear Sky @mrfinnmccool.bsky.social · 1d

Fund this, NOW!

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Chungo Tumpus: Clear Sky @mrfinnmccool.bsky.social · 1d

Based on this classic tweet, with a category added.

Chungo Tumpus: Clear Sky @mrfinnmccool.bsky.social · 1d

Now that I've finished Silksong I can finally do my boss tierlist.

"Oh, of how good they are"?

No, not exactly.

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Writing on Games @writingongames.bsky.social · 1d

ASSASSIN'S CREED IS ARTLESS BILGE BUILT FOR BROKEN BRAIN BABIES BY CONFIRMED CORPO COWARDS. GET IT TO FUCK

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Chungo Tumpus: Clear Sky @mrfinnmccool.bsky.social · 1d

I'm a gamer, do you really believe I value my own time?

Chungo Tumpus: Clear Sky @mrfinnmccool.bsky.social · 1d

"Child says something socially inappropriate but hilarious and you're not allowed to laugh" is a universal parental experience, but must be particularly heartbreaking for a comedian. Like, imagine Michael Phelps's kids swam in a way that would get them told off by daycare staff.

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Anime Sickos Podcast @animesickos.bsky.social · 1d

OUT NOW: @shariauncle.bsky.social returns as we review Silksong perfectly. A lot of folks are getting heated with wild takes about this game and letting the facts get muddled. Not us: we review the game objectively, via the perfect method: ranking its mechanics on a tier list.

234: The Sickos Review Silksong Perfectly | Anime Sickos - Podcast for Geniuses

These days everyone has a hot take about Hollow Knight: Silksong. Folks get heated and tilted and let their feelings cloud their judgment. The world calls out...

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Chungo Tumpus: Clear Sky @mrfinnmccool.bsky.social · 1d

I just finished Silksong last night and thank God I have someone to give me the facts instead of having to grapple with my feelings.

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Chungo Tumpus: Clear Sky @mrfinnmccool.bsky.social · 2d

Hollow Knight: Silksong

A marvellous, breath-taking adventure through a fantastic world. Every moment of exploration and struggle a joy. One of my new all-time favourites. 100% worth that wait.

10/10

Hollow Knight: Silksong on Steam

Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.

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Chungo Tumpus: Clear Sky @mrfinnmccool.bsky.social · 2d

Unfair Flips

Worth it as a piece of art, if only for the way it tilts gamers who refuse to believe it's telling the truth about probability.

6/10

Unfair Flips on Steam

A non-idle clicker game about flipping a coin that hates you. Starting with just a 20% chance of getting heads, can you get ten heads in a row?

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Chungo Tumpus: Clear Sky @mrfinnmccool.bsky.social · 2d

The Royal Writ

I truly do want to be able to celebrate Hungarian excellence, but a lot of the cards in this game feel like they never get to realise their full mechanical potential.

4/10

The Royal Writ on Steam

Sacrifice creates stories in this medieval roguelike deckbuilder. Watch your cards march to glory or permanent death as they battle toward the enemy. Each fallen hero becomes part of your kingdom's le...

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Chungo Tumpus: Clear Sky @mrfinnmccool.bsky.social · 2d

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

It turns out when you combine all the best gameplay ideas accumulated in the genre of turn-based RPGs and pair it with a gorgeous, heart-breaking story you will end up with a masterpiece.

10/10

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on Steam

Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies ...

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Chungo Tumpus: Clear Sky @mrfinnmccool.bsky.social · 2d

Cyrptmaster

A fun word puzzler and a sometimes enjoyable dungeon crawler. Carried by its gorgeous art and, it should go without saying the voice acting. Wish it didn't run out of steam in the final act.

7/10

Cryptmaster on Steam

SAY ANYTHING in this bizarre dungeon adventure where words control everything. Fill in the blanks with text or voice to uncover lost abilities, embark on strange quests, and solve mindbending riddles....

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Chungo Tumpus: Clear Sky @mrfinnmccool.bsky.social · 2d

Become the Moon

Fun while it lasts, but you quickly realise there are a limited number of strategies that are actually worth pursuing. That is, find a way to get as many stat boosting star cards as possible.

6/10

Become the Moon on Steam

Become the Moon is a challenging, deckbuilding auto battler. Choose from 10 unique characters, each with their own distinct playstyles. Assemble a team of powerful minions & cast cosmic spells whe...

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Chungo Tumpus: Clear Sky @mrfinnmccool.bsky.social · 2d

Geo Mythica

Feels like it combines the best parts of a classic Chrono Trigger style JRPG and a Saturday Morning cartoon. A true labour of love that itself deserves more love.

8/10

Geo Mythica on Steam

Embark on an 8-bit style JRPG quest to save Earth. Battle in unique party-based combat mixing real-time action and strategic commands. Join Gio and a team of lively characters as they unearth bizarre ...

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Chungo Tumpus: Clear Sky @mrfinnmccool.bsky.social · 2d

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

Played this one with Lauren and it was a fun time. Carried pretty heavily by its vibes, and I strongly recommend this one to the Twin Peaks sickos out there.

7/10

Save 35% on Lorelei and the Laser Eyes on Steam

The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.

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Chungo Tumpus: Clear Sky @mrfinnmccool.bsky.social · 2d

Steamworld Heist II

Tedious and packed with grind. Disappointing in a way that makes me a little scared to ever revisit in the first in case that one was the same and I was just too stupid to notice at the time.

4/10

SteamWorld Heist II on Steam

Skill-based gunplay meets turn-based tactics in SteamWorld Heist 2! Aim carefully, bounce bullets, and pull off trick shots in high-stakes heists. Choose your crew and utilize 150+ items to navigate r...

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Chungo Tumpus: Clear Sky @mrfinnmccool.bsky.social · 2d

Occlude

"This time it won't just be solitaire", I always think to myself. "This time the twist on solitaire will be more engaging".

It wasn't unfortunately.

4/10

Occlude on Steam

Occlude is a ritual disguised as Solitaire; a cosmic-horror card game where the rules are obscured and reality is at stake. Play through cryptic challenges to reveal forbidden lore in this singleplaye...

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Chungo Tumpus: Clear Sky @mrfinnmccool.bsky.social · 2d

Astrea: Six Sided Oracles

Mechanically ambitious but I think combines the randomness of deck and dicebuilders in a way that doesn't quite work and discourages you from pursuing interesting strategies. Also the art doesn't do it for me. I feel like none of it sticks in your brain.

6/10

Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles on Steam

Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and a unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong en...

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Chungo Tumpus: Clear Sky @mrfinnmccool.bsky.social · 2d

Arco

A good game that could have been an incredible game if it were a lot more consistent tonally. Can't decide if it wants to be a serious, postcolonial grindhouse western or a silly "get me 10 goblin asses" style fantasy. Really wish it just ditched the latter!

7/10

Save 40% on Arco on Steam

A Mesoamerican fantasy RPG that blends turn-based and real-time combat. Explore the world through three handcrafted stories forged in bloodshed, laced with magic, and united by revenge.

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Chungo Tumpus: Clear Sky @mrfinnmccool.bsky.social · 2d

Mosa Lina

How can a game where it might be straight up impossible to succeed in many instances never once feel like it's wasting your time? Perfect for sicko moments where you manage to use the random bullshit it gives you to barely pass a level. Constantly get the urge to replay it.

9/10

Mosa Lina on Steam

a hostile interpretation of the immersive sim, where nothing is planned, and everything works

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Chungo Tumpus: Clear Sky @mrfinnmccool.bsky.social · 2d

Sea of Stars.
Nice to look at and has moderately engaging combat, but massively bogged down in maguffin chasing "and then" storytelling. Despite the vibrancy of the art the world ends up being kind of sauceless. Could barely bring myself to care enough to finish.

4/10

Sea of Stars on Steam

Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. It tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who will combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the only force c...

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Chungo Tumpus: Clear Sky @mrfinnmccool.bsky.social · 2d

Dang, it's been a while since i updated this. On the off chance any followers are curious, I have a backloggd where i post more indepth reviews:

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Keep a virtual backlog of your video game collection, then rate and review the ones you've played to share with your friends!

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