Conpulsion '25 was a lot of fun but far more relaxed than last year (see above).
Caught up with Luscan and a load of other friends. I helped out with the shop's stall and we made a decent amount of money so I expect we will be back next year.
I ran a couple of Star Wars themed Offworlders games which were a lot of fun. One of my players works for Modipheus and knows that I don't like the 2d20 system so he signed up to see how well I run things. He took comedy passive aggressive notes for the first half hour but stopped when he realized I couldn't concentrate because I was laughing too much.
Good time as always. Recommended.
Late notice perhaps but it's Conpulsion 2025 in Edinburgh this weekend. I'll be there running a couple of games and maybe manning a stall or two. It's always fun, so if any of you are near enough to take the trip into Edinburgh it'd be great to see you.
Paper Mario Origami King is excellent.
Good Job is great, and I loved all of Pikmin 4. Mario Kart Switch is about twice the size of MK WiiU now, so shouldn’t be forgotten. Animal Crossing was pretty special but I think you had to be there at the time. Towerfall Ascention is the best local multiplayer game ever made.
I think Mario Odyssey is my favourite 3D Mario, It consistently managed to surprise me when most video games just seemed to be the same shit we have been playing since the 360 launched.
I finished Mass Effect 2 over the weekend and moved on to Mass Effect 3. I'm a little wary of this one because I remember it being less fun in combat. I didn't mind the end though.
So far I'm enjoying it. The opening still hits hard, the remix of powers is interesting if not exactly better. I'm looking forward to finally playing the Citadel DLC.
Brian Bloodaxe