Have a great Christmas and New Year, Liam, and, of course, thanks for running GOL in the first place! :smile:

I'll try not to let my robots blow anything up while you're gone. :tongue:

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What have you been playing recently?

This week it's been;


Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice For All (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy) [External Link] (Proton) (Steam Deck Playable, 67% off)


Placid Plastic Duck Simulator [External Link] (Proton) (Steam Deck Playable, 20% off)


Stardew Valley [External Link] (Native Linux) (Steam Deck Verified, 33% off)


Super Bomberman R 2 [External Link] (Proton) (Steam Deck Playable, 30% off)

Maybe suggest a couple goodies for people to play over the holidays eh?

In addition to the above, I would recommend these, too - all currently at knockdown prices in the sale. :grin:

Ape Out [External Link] (Proton) (Steam Deck Verified, 75% off)
Bail or Jail (Obakeidoro!) [External Link] (Proton) (Steam Deck Playable, 50% off)
New Super Lucky's Tale [External Link] (Proton) (Steam Deck Verified, 75% off)
Pac-Man 256 [External Link] (Native Linux) (Steam Deck Playable, 35% off)
Pizza Tower [External Link] (Proton) (Steam Deck Verified, 25% off)
Race the Sun [External Link] (Native Linux) (Steam Deck Playable, 50% off)
The Disney Afternoon Collection [External Link] (Proton) (Steam Deck Verified, 75% off)
Zool Redimensioned [External Link] (Proton) (Steam Deck Verified, 70% off)

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Quoting: KuJoI also like the logo of the Winter Sale. With lots of penguins ... :)

The first trading-card I got for checking my Discovery Queue during the sale was a penguin, too. :grin:

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Quoting: StoneColdSpiderYeah its like the Video Game Awards all over again........ Maybe the Doritos Pope is actually more in tune with the average modern gamer that we think he is.......

Now THAT's a scary thought! :shock:

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderHey..... Whats wrong with Contraband Police????.......

I meant Starfield. Pretty sure it doesn't belong in that category. :tongue:

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I wasn't especially enthused about voting in The Steam Awards - only one of my nominees got through (Pizza Tower, for Best OST), so seeing mis-nominations such as the one for Most Innovative Gameplay rankles quite a bit.

That said, there are a few things that I'll be picking up. :grin:

Brotato [External Link] (Steam, £2.99)
Gimmick! Special Edition [External Link] (Steam, £7.79)
Gravity Circuit [External Link] (Fanatical, £8.85)

I noticed that a few of the higher-priced games that I'm waiting for bigger discounts on were all cheaper at Fanatical this time around, so I'll be keeping a closer eye on that going forward.

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Quoting: pbSo you don't play yuri games or just don't feel the need to hide it? ;-)

And I'm regretting it even more now... :tongue: BlackBloodRum dared me to venture in here - he has a lot to answer for! :tongue:

Anyone got any mind-bleach?

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Meanwhile, I'm the only one of GOL's ladies who has even dared to venture near this thread, and I sincerely regret it - you all are filthy menfolk, you really are. :tongue:

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The depth of MineClone2 is far beyond what I tend to do (which is mainly generating worlds in it and exploring with the "nodrown" mod active, just to see what I can find), but the whole package really is excellent, so I'm always happy to see an update. :smile:

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Improved video playback in BIOMUTANT.

Nice to see this, as I suspect I know what it's for; Whilst the cutscenes have been fine ever since I picked the game up earlier in the year, Biomutant uses tiny little embedded videos to demonstrate the functionality of moves that you're choosing to unlock, and these sometimes sit there not playing right away. I can't imagine the improvement being for anything but this. :tongue:

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Quoting: junibegoodMy most notable achievement is having played 0 game released in 2023. Why the hell am I reading a blog about gaming news ? :tongue:

The first few games I played this year were all 30 years old, so I don't think that that matters too much. :wink:

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