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PaperclipPerfector  2d ago (text post)   1800 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for October 9, 2026

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Vidya Games?

I got Order of the Sinking Star last night. Well, technically Thursday night, but it took so long to download on Switch 2 that I went to bed before it finished. Fucking love it. In typical Blow fashion, every puzzle is solvable when you first encounter it if you think hard enough. At least I think that's the case. Blasted though about 85 boards before I passed out around 1 am. Supposedly there are 1400 puzzles in the game, so that'll be fun.

Performance on Switch 2 isn't great. I almost wish I got it on PC. But I just have issues with too many distractions on PC. The compulsion to have youtube on in the background, discord notifications, etc. I drag my lovesac in front of the TV and zone in for hours on Switch. Single purpose devices are good for that I guess.

I guess Jonathan Blow has said some obvious common sense things, because the comments section of every review are about what a terrible piece of shit he is. In the year of our lord 2026 people are still mad at him on reddit and in game review site comment sections about thinking that COVID 19 was a lab leak. There was a time when this would bother me, but now I just laugh.

As it's Spooky Season, my wife and I are playing through Soma together (her first playthrough, my second). Good fun, but I'd forgotten how light on exposition the early chapters are.

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