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Fergus Halliday @cvamped.bsky.social · 14h

Everyone has very strong/insane opinions about audio gear but basically I want to spend less than $800-$1000 if possible and I am trying to tease out whether it makes more sense to get a sensible setup that sounds good (better than budget but not insane) or pair up a turntable and a Sonos 5 instead.

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Fergus Halliday @cvamped.bsky.social · 14h

I am once again entertaining the idea of trying to find a record player and speaker setup for my pile of vinyls.

I had a terrible and expensive experience trying to make the Victrola Onyx work with my Sonos system a while back but am struggling to find alternatives that offer a similar simplicity.

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 17h

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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Fergus Halliday @cvamped.bsky.social · 17h

I think there's a lot that you can glean here in terms of Sony seeing these games as setting the template for its prestige AAA strategy going forward but it's tricky to try and tease out how much these games have aged poorly and how much of them just isn't my thing.

Fergus Halliday @cvamped.bsky.social · 17h

Started the second Uncharted and I think I like it even less than the first one. As a fan of pulpy capers, I will push on. All too often though, I think the series plays like a weird Western market counterpart to MGS that learned all the wrong lessons from Kojima's success.

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 18h

Ubisoft could not have handled a Reconstruction Era Assassin's Creed:

aftermath.site/assassins-cree...

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Fergus Halliday @cvamped.bsky.social · 19h

On one hand, this does look pretty bad. On the other hand, I do not trust the publisher responsible for Far Cry 5 and the "non-politics" of The Division to deliver on this premise.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 22h

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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Fergus Halliday @cvamped.bsky.social · 1d

I mean it sounds great but if you can't recommend it...

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Fergus Halliday @cvamped.bsky.social · 1d

New Multiplier just went out! It's a timely check-in with one of the biggest CR fans I know (@rhunwords.com) about what the inevitable expansion of the biggest name in actual play into the gaming landscape might look like: open.substack.com/pub/multipli...

Is a Critical Role video game destined to disappoint?

"How do you want to do this?"

open.substack.com

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Fergus Halliday @cvamped.bsky.social · 1d

8th MS Team was good Gundam, though it dragged a little for me towards the end. Thunderbolts: December Sky was similarly great, though the follow up wasn't as strong imo. Finally, The Origin was a little overwrought but a lavish and fun full circle way to end my journey through the UC for now.

Fergus Halliday @cvamped.bsky.social · 3d

I did not love Narrative as much as I liked Unicorn. F91 was fine/mostly forgettable. War in the Pocket is as good as everyone says, Hathaway was surprisingly good (espionage thriller set in uc is such a great premise) and Stardust Memory seems to be solid so far.

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Fergus Halliday @cvamped.bsky.social · 4d

As always, thrilled for a neat lil story like this to find a home.

SUPERJUMP @superjumpmagazine.com · 4d

"Where its inspiration was a solitaire affair, Echoes of Revachol is a rallying cry for read-along revolutionaries mourning the future of the series."

Story by Fergus Halliday.

➡️ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/disco-elysium-ight-be-dead-but-its-devotees-yearn-to-return-to-revachol/

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SUPERJUMP @superjumpmagazine.com · 4d

"Where its inspiration was a solitaire affair, Echoes of Revachol is a rallying cry for read-along revolutionaries mourning the future of the series."

Story by Fergus Halliday.

➡️ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/disco-elysium-ight-be-dead-but-its-devotees-yearn-to-return-to-revachol/

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Fergus Halliday @cvamped.bsky.social · 4d

Char's Counterattack may have fully delivered on my expectations but Unicorn may have delivered me to nirvana. True contender for my new favourite Gundam series.

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Fergus Halliday @cvamped.bsky.social · 6d

How much higher did they go?

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Downtown Brandi Frown 😾 @itsthebrandi.bsky.social · 6d

[Listening to the Taylor Swift album at 2.5x so I can get this review out before everyone else] I have to say, her pitch is too high on every single song. Disappointing. Incredible breath control singing that fast though

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Fergus Halliday @cvamped.bsky.social · 6d

I'm open to the possibility of this being something else but it's crazy that the pitch for the Peaky Blinders is literally just "It's more Peaky Blinders whaddaya want?" www.ign.com/articles/pea...

Peaky Blinders Will Get 2 Seasons of a New Sequel Spinoff Series — And Yes, Cillian Murphy Is Involved - IGN

Calling all Peaky Blinders fans — we’re headed back to the world of the Shelbys. A sequel series has officially been greenlit for a two-season order from Netflix and the BBC.

www.ign.com

Fergus Halliday @cvamped.bsky.social · 7d

Gundam Update: I have reached Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ! It's fascinating to see the show reset its status quo and power levels after the end of Zeta, Judau is a refreshing change from Camille and Mashymre Cello may well be the best Zeon character since Char.

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Fergus Halliday @cvamped.bsky.social · 7d

I started playing through the original Uncharted out of curiosity and it's crazy that a game with this much platforming and shooting in it can make it feel so bad to do both of those things.

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James W @omgmorejames.bsky.social · 7d

Game Pass hey

The “I can excuse racism but I draw the line at animal cruelty” meme edited to say “I can excuse genocide but I draw the line at price rises”

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 7d

30 bucks a month lets you buy 1-2 indie games, support an independent games media outlet of your choice, and the majority of your money will go to a human being who worked hard to make something cool

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Fergus Halliday @cvamped.bsky.social · 8d

Obviously, I love the look of this but 69 euros is very much not nice summereternal.com/anthology#or...

SUMMER ETERNAL Anthology

Summer Eternal Anthology is part cultural journal, part development diary, part exclusive game reveal. Pre-orders are open now!

summereternal.com

Fergus Halliday @cvamped.bsky.social · 8d

This is sick as hell - I've been holding off for better controller support to check this out so hopefully that's on the cards (no pun intended)

Summerfall Studios 🕯️Malys OUT October 24!🕯️ @summerfallstudios.com · 8d

It's time... the candles are lit... 🕯️

Our exorcism roguelite Malys is coming OUT of Early Access into 1.0 on the 24th of October!

There's so much more to discover, including the FULL story as penned by David Gaider, more demons, more cards, and more content.

The title for Malys in an inky red on a black background, below are the words: V1.0 releasing this October.

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Fergus Halliday @cvamped.bsky.social · 8d

a close up of a robot 's legs with red soles

ALT: a close up of a robot 's legs with red soles

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Fergus Halliday @cvamped.bsky.social · 8d

The ones in Zeta do!

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