dystopianrelic.bsky.social
Forever doing the side quests while ignoring the main story - into retro, indie and chill gaming, Manics, The Smiths, and people with manners
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I played GRIS a few years ago when I was in a really low patch - I’ve never felt a game resonate with me more before or since. Not a word get spoken, yet it speaks volumes. And the soundtrack became my go to chill playlist.
Always love seeing GRIS getting some appreciation ❤️
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Damn, that FFXIII scene 😭
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I remember being so envious of friends who had the Visionaries toys - the holograms were so cool! 😎
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There was only one series of Visionaries made, but 5 year old me thought that it was insanely good!!
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I remember having Mumm-Ra’s tomb and it was easily one of the coolest toys I had as a kid
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That whole sequence stayed with me for a long time - Hugo playing by the river, turn the corner and then bam!
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Never mind that - owning a copy of Resident Evil Survivor marks you as person with exceptional taste!
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I loved Eternal Sonata!! The story is bonkers, but the art, gameplay and the music are excellent. The battle systems is more in depth than you first realise, and the optional dungeon near the end of the story is one of my all time gaming high points, with proper story implications
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It’s weird - we all know what’s going to happen, but I can’t help think that maybe the story is written in a different way for the show… though I can’t think how they could do it
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Reminds me of how much I hated stalkers in TLOU2
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Same with the 'Save and Quit' option - best doing a quick manual save first...
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Hyper Light Drifter’s oversized special edition box ruining the alphabetised run… still an awesome game though!!
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I’ll happily recommend Koudelka. It is absolute rubbish. Clunky, weird, awkward as hell. Also one of the most brilliant, atmospheric horror RPGs ever made. A beautiful gothic ruin
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Balamb Garden, Don’t be Afraid, The Man with the Machine Gun - so many bangers!!
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The FFVIII is seared on my memory - crazy how looking at any still from that intro has Liberi Fatali playing in my brain
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Love the way that the sign isn't even attached to a door - it's just magically suspended in the doorway 😂
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Always love seeing GRIS on the tl - the soundtrack is 💯
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What?!? Is this a joke??
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How has no-one mentioned Half-Life 2?
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Word Gets Around was an incredible album!! Phonics at their best! Feeling unusually nostalgic on a Wednesday now 👴🏻
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Not quite as classy for me, but takes me back to using my battered CD player on the bus to school listening to scratched discs. The fact that Tsunami doesn't skip for 10 seconds when I listen to it on Spotify always feels off to me 😄
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Of course always objective, but I'm clearly biased because EMG came out when I was 14 and was the quintessential album of my youth
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Surely Everything Must Go steals the fan favourite? Design, Australia, Kevin Carter... all stone-cold, sing-out-loud classics. Plus the first album after Richey disappeared and the band reinvented themselves.
Can't argue with the Holy Bible though - masterpiece
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That was an hour well spent! Personal highlight was trying to outrun the Midgar Zolom 🤣 Thanks for sharing - makes me want to play FFVII all over again!
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Must’ve played and replayed that whole intro sequence dozens of times back in the day - can probably still quote it all word for word even now
“Where are you… Sydney?”
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Haha it was a very graphic heavy challenge for my ageing PC!!
I remember the start when a door closed behind me and the first few notes of Everything In Its Right Place kicked in - honestly stopped me in my tracks. Damn I love that album!!
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I loved the hidden art book that was stashed inside early CD editions of Kid A - I still have my copy.
Radiohead also released the Kid A Mnesia Exhibition, an interactive game where you “play” through the artwork. The sequence for How to Disappear Complete is particularly beautiful.
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I have the GRIS soundtrack on while working too! Would also recommend Berlinist’s other work as well - such a talented group of musicians
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Probably my favourite ever indie game, and easily the most beautiful 😍
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Haha like the photos outside every barbershop across the globe 🤣 To be fair I’m playing Survivor at the moment and it is an awesome game - with or without mysterious hairstyles
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But finding a new hairstyle or beard in a loot box on a random moon is still an odd mechanic 🤷🏻♂️
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Garrus died on my suicide mission run years ago and I’m trying to build up the motivation to play all 3 again to (hopefully) see his story play out - and go full on renegade while I’m at it
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The correct answer
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Since the Holy Bible tour in 2014(?) which was amazing, the tours have all been restrained. The Suede combo gig last year was fun for some novelty, but I can’t imagine the crowd belting out any of the new material
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And I can’t help thinking that using the same album font on Critical Thinking as Generation Terrorists is their subtle way of bookending their studio albums…
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Every time I go to see the Manics I always assume it will be the last time I’ll see them live. To be fair I really liked Resistance is Futile (Broken Algorithms is a beast of a tune) but I get we’ll never get another Holy Bible/Everything Must Go
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Does this mean we are agreeing that anything before the dark age of DLC, day 1 updates and micro transactions is now considered retro?
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I swear that at least 50% of my time using Excel is spent persuading it to use DD/MM/YYYY
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Easily my favourite PS1 game - I’m not giving up hope for a remake!
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One of the all time greats 🏹
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Being able to pause cutscenes - so important when impatient children are around!
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Yeah this made me smile 😊
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🤣 Demonstrating all those skills… that I then had no need to replicate at any other stage of the game
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Always wondered how voice acting would work with the Shakespeare style script.
“Now the slowest dance begins, partner! ...'Tis a fine tomb we shall share!”
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I feel like I spent a solid chunk of my childhood stuck in that damn car park trying to finish a slalom before the timer ran out 😭
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The dialogue and localisation, the story, the music… everything about Vagrant Story was magical. I don’t usually hope for remakes, but I agree this would be one too good to miss
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I hardly ever do early access but I might have to make an exception
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Just want to say thanks for this recommendation - have been playing this the past couple of days and it is amazing!!
I spent nearly 200 hours with This War of Mine 😬 so felt right at home. Creeping past zombies is infinitely more creepy than avoiding snipers!
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Bit of a mixed bag - I prefer it when it is really clear that this leads to the endgame... sometimes I don't pick up on the in game style "I should probably finish all my side quests before I do this action"... I guess I need to pay more attention!