I beat Star Successor on Normal difficulty in March with only a moderate amount of fist-shaking and teeth-gnashing, and I've just been chipping away at the Hard difficulty little by little over the past two months. I can't really sit down and power through it in extended sittings since this game really makes my dang wrist hurt, so progress has been slow and excruciating.

I cannot tell you how many times I've reached a point in the game that made me take a deep sigh and think, "This is it. This is as far as I go. I can't do this. This boss/level is just too difficult for me." But here we are. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I just have to get through Deko, the final level, and the boss rush at the end. What once seemed so impossible now seems doable. This is shaping up to be one of the most hard-fought s of my gaming career.

Thank you for the encouragement. It is nice to know that someone out there is rooting for me. I appreciate it.

I'm in agreement with you on WL3, but only in regards to getting all of the Music Coins. Getting all of the Treasures felt fine, but the Music Coins with their lackluster reward definitely felt like a waste of time.

Agree with your feelings on WL3, the game left a weird taste with me for that reason. I know WL games are never too linear (at least compared to the Mario series) but 3 with its hidden exits, branching paths and strange day/night system felt too... convoluted, for lack of a better word I guess. It's a good game but I'd sooner return to other WL games before that one.

Yeah I don't blame you in the slightest for that. I've been hesitant on even starting it for years because I've never been good at first person platforming and it looked kinda like a (cool) nightmare to get into. C'est la vie, yeah?

And thanks, my dude! You're nearly at 9, and holy crap it's been a long time since we joined. TO THE FUTURE!

Saw you update Mirror's Edge and got a giggle seeing the blunt opinion about it. Thanks for the laugh my dude. Anything in particular you hated about it?

Speak of the devil. If you're interested, look what just came out.

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I did indeed. It was very charming and had an interesting setting. I just wish the dang game was finished. According to the Experimental Gamer website, the second part of the Boot Hill Heroes trilogy has been "almost ready" since 2015.

Thanks again for Papers, Please. I can honestly say that I've never played a game quite like that before. What an interesting concept.

Do not question it ;D

Merry Christmas Mastermind!

Show me ya moves!

Oh, Mirror's Edge... I wanted to love that game so much, but I understand the hate. It's gameplay was a pain sometimes most of the time.

I had two ragequit moments, getting stuck and retrying endless times This game was NOT fun. I liked the pretty colors and music, though.

I see. I enjoyed the hell out of Third (it was my 2015 game of the year, after all), so I've been kind of interested in the rest of the series since then. If you say IV is worth playing, then I guess I'll have to check it out at some point.

Thanks for the overview.