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Carter Payne
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At 41 years old I decided to write a novel and my neurodivergence was like "we got this."
Gamer
Coffee lover
Musician
He/Him
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WIP: Tales From The Marigold Mining Corporation

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January 8, 2026 at 8:33 PM
And if he's not arrested for murder it doesn't matter if its the law or not.
January 8, 2026 at 7:35 PM
He is perfect. Cannot wait to see the one with Donut and Mongo
January 7, 2026 at 11:40 PM
If there's one thing I've come to expect from Microsoft it is absolutely dog shit marketing that completely misses the mark on anything its user base actually wants.
January 5, 2026 at 7:28 PM
I had MM2 as a kid and remember beating it many times. Tried it last year and man it handed me my ass. The eight individual levels weren't too bad but that last run through the castle ot whatever to Wiley was way way harder than I remember
January 4, 2026 at 5:25 PM
And yes, I know the game procedurally generates the levels, but given that every other boss has a save point just outside of the arena and the final boss doesn't tells me the developers put that rule in place.

Anyway, I'll beat it just needed to bitch first 🤣
January 3, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Difficult or even just lengthy runs back to bosses are a whole other discussion, but when your game never has them, then introduces them right at the end for the final boss it feels like the developers wanted to artificially inflate the end of the game.
January 3, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I don't mind a difficult game, but up to this point Chasm has just been casually fun. A nice, relaxing platformer. The last area isn't even that hard, but the ememies hit a lot harder and the save point before the boss is a lengthy run with several rooms of enemies.
January 3, 2026 at 7:11 PM
John Scalzi's Starter Villain
January 1, 2026 at 6:55 PM