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Cake day: June 9th, 2023

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  • I have mixed feelings after seeing this trailer. Pillars of Eternity is one of my favorite games and I especially love the world and the lore, so of course I’m incredibly interested. But the combat looked a bit clunky and dated. I am curious to see the rest of the character building and systems behind the direct combat, like skill trees and items. And I know this isn’t directly a PoE game, just one set in the same world, but I hope there is some form of party system or something, as I felt the interactions between party members and their backstory quests were such a big part of what made the world special.










  • I’m totally the opposite. I never much cared for tropical environments. I do like the Far Cry games, though. The gunplay feels good and the gameplay loop is enjoyable for a few dozen hours every couple of years. I think my biggest dislike of the series in general is the mystical hallucination bits that seem to always be present. Obviously the games aren’t realistic in general, but those moments always take me out of the game. I haven’t played 6 yet, so maybe they aren’t present.


  • I use Book Tracker and StoryGraph.

    Book Tracker is iOS only. But it is nearly perfect for what I want. It allows me to track what books I have in my library, what;s on my wishlist, the progress of the books I’m reading, as well as being able to organize them by tags, series, author, etc. And I think it looks quite nice. Another reason I like Book Tracker so much, is that was only a one-time payment of $10, where it seems there are several apps that are on a subscription model.

    StoryGraph is on both iOS and Android. I found it highly recommended by many readers in the reading community. I don’t like the way it handles organizing and cataloging my library; it feels cumbersome and convoluted. Where StoryGraph shines, is with the interesting statistics it provides, as well as a fairly decent recommendation algorithm; something Book Tracker doesn’t have. It also has a review section where you can read reviews left by others on the app, as well as leave your own.


  • The story can be convoluted, admittedly. Pillars of Eternity II added a dedicated turn-based mode for the combat and also added a few QoL changes, my favorite being that spell usage is reset between combat, rather than requiring you to rest. That said, I think the story is a bit weaker, but that may be because I’ve never really been interested in Caribbean settings or pirate themes.