Garwoofoo

I remember when I watched it years ago, the DVD came with a list of a dozen or so questions you should be asking yourself as you watched, which really helped clarify what was going on (or at least what you should be thinking about). I absolutely loved it, as I do most Lynch stuff.

I'm starting a Twin Peaks rewatch myself, it's been a few years since I last saw it and it's always a treat.

Play - Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders

The sequel to Lonely Mountains: Downhill which is legitimately one of my favourite games of the last few years. This swaps out bikes for skis but is essentially more of the same. The feel of it is obviously a little different (keeping your speed up is key) but the core of the game remains the same and it's an absolutely compelling time-trial experience. There's a lot more multiplayer stuff in this one too which I haven't looked at yet.

Knight was my favourite - there was just so much to do in that one, and I didn't mind the Batmobile sections at all - but it's a classic trilogy for sure, and I like this iteration of Batman better than any of the movie versions I've seen.

Play

Sacked off the underwhelming Game Pass games in favour of an old favourite: Batman: Arkham Asylum. I've played all of these to completion before (bar Origins) but in all honesty I can barely remember any of them and I am really enjoying revisiting this one. This is more of a classic Metroidvania than the later games' open world shenanigans but the relative simplicity works in its favour and there are a huge amount of secrets and Riddler Trophies to find so it's really not short on things to do. I've just got up to the Scarecrow section and it's every bit as effective as it was back on release. Graphically it holds up well: it is quite distinctively 2009 in that it's virtually monochrome in places, and the character models have definitely dated, but the Steam Deck handles it with ease and it's still surprisingly atmospheric. Mark Hamill, rightly, steals the show. Great stuff.

Petition to rename the forum to 'The Society of Some Miserable Old Cunts' please.

Seconded.

There’s nothing to discuss at the moment. It’s literally a Big Switch. Let’s reconvene when we have some specs and some games to talk about.