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I've always half enjoyed Forza games, but never more than a collact-a-thon set in a vaguely pleasant world that's nice to tootle around. Well, I have been absolutely blown away by Horizon 4 and Forza 7 using a G290 wheel with a shifter and pedals. To say it's transformative is an understatement. It's made these games' handling models make sense. The racing is fucking amazing. While the wheel feel isn't really much like a real car, after a while your brain adapts there is a thrill almost like VR in terms of the connection between the screen and your actions. I've also been enjoying Dirt 5 and Wreckfest but it's Forza that feels the best. And knowing Edinburgh quite well finally getting to drive like a total dickhead down Princes Street has been a treat.
Cyberpunk. About 40 hours in and absolutely loving it. Just unlocked the Mantis blades and double jumping legs and my already psychotic run where I just kill people for even looking at me funny has transformed into me being a cross between The Shrike and The Four Horsemen. I have a pistol which could one shot Jesus and a sniper rifle that could headshot a tardigrade. Yes, it's still buggy, yes it's still questionable in bits, yes the plot is a bit bobbins, but I don't (apart from perhaps GTA5) there's been as good a representation of a city and all its moving parts in a game. Can look glorious at times too.
Minecraft - I don't like it, but I appear to be funding a server for half of the teenage population of France. I did experiment with Optifine and shaders though and holy fuck can you make it look nice these days.
Apex - mainly Arenas now as there I have a KD of about 1.6. Battle Royale is dead to me (KD 0.4). I can't seem to get a kill any more. Either people have got vastly better or I've got vastly too old (which doesn't make sense as I will fuck you up in Arenas). Tap strafing being removed is a bit of a bruh moment though.
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Nothing springs to mind. Halo Infinite?
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Left 4 Dead 2 - we fired it up for a laugh. It has not aged well :(
Destiny 2 - sadly Luscan it burned bright, but everyone ended up hating it :D
Control - tried it. Why is everything grey and like a game from 2003.
My partner is finally (after 7 years) moving to live (from 30 miles away) to be in the same town as me (not the same house, let's not go crazy here). Moving house is such a fucking chore. The amount of shit you accrue after 40+ years on the planet living in rural Wales would make Marie Kondo faint. Bored of moving boxes now.
As of today I am the CEO of a company. I hate it already. I have enough money to last about 2 years from investors, then I'm retiring and driving round Europe in a camper van.
Kent - not just generally, but the prices of fucking garages. I went to get a 4 year old Kia estate car serviced and only just got out of there with both kidneys from a garage in Ashford. My local mechanic here can do the work for literally half the price. Fucking Kent man.