Aywren pushes another alt through FFXIV Dawntrail 7.4 on Dancer (for glam), praises Trusts and the new “pity mark,” and notes dungeons feel tougher than pre-Dawntrail.
Frostilyte reviews Blightstone in Steam Early Access: a gridless turn-based roguelike where systemic tricks (wet vs electric, cliffs vs non-flyers) make planning—and yeeting—delightful.
Kimimi finds One-Inch Tactics a streamlined Power Dolls-style hex tactics game with great onboarding, but so frictionless and repetitive it slides out of memory and mostly tests patience.
Shintar’s WoW Midnight pre-patch takeaway: less “addon apocalypse” than feared, but the transmog revamp clown-suits her warband—and the new transmog UI even crashes her aging PC.
RPG Codex flags the release date news: GreedFall: The Dying World is set to arrive March 12th, for anyone tracking upcoming RPG launches.
Scopique’s first hour with StarRupture says it loud: think Satisfactory-style automation with orbital launching, a snarky AI, and five competing corporations you can funnel production toward.
Wilhelm digs into Enshrouded’s sharper 2026 roadmap: spring 0.8 “adventure sharing,” then autumn 1.0 with QoL, optimization, combat upgrades, new content, and consoles.
Roger argues the 1990 Treasure Island is the rare adaptation that stays dark, violent, and faithful to Stevenson, sketching the plot from Captain Bones to Silver’s treacherous crew.
CrazyKinux finally reads Le Grand Mort straight through (1–8), praising Mallié’s gorgeous “Petit Peuple” art and the slow-burn premise, while wishing the condensed finale had more breathing room.
Warner Crocker says “Nazi/Gestapo” comparisons miss the scarier point: America’s own history—Manifest Destiny and Jim Crow—helped inspire Nazi race laws, so we can’t outsource blame.
Dave Winer riffs on ChatGPT as a practical image-editing sidekick, then pivots to politics, Canada importing Chinese EVs, and Apple’s “1984” déjà vu moments of tech upheaval.
Blockade85 rediscovers being a voracious reader by tearing through Dune on an e-reader at bedtime—great for the soul, terrible for sleep when the alarm’s set for 6:30am.