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Wordle 235 3/6*

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Stuck for a long time after the 2nd guess until I realised.

Wordle 234 4/6*

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Got there in the end.

Wordle 233 5/6*

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A bit worried after firing blanks for 3 and 4 but in the end there wasn't much else it could be.

Wordle 232 4/6*

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Happy enough with 4 today.

Wordle 231 4/6*

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Solid 4 today.

Wordle 230 2/6*

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100% and a streak of 25 but my first 2. Chuffed!

Wordle 229 5/6

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Could have had it in 3, was going to go for the wordle but then changed my mind.

Without wanting to dunk on Dying Light 2 specifically, I sometimes wonder why the 'open world' model has become so popular?

Value for money? Is it really value for money spending hundreds of hours doing the same things over and over again and gradually ticking things off a checklist? When you strip them down, these games are skinner boxes (and therin lies the compulsion to play I guess).

And the game only gets going after 10-12 hours! Some of the best (single player) games I have ever played are shorter than that!

I think it's a wrong turn for gaming anyway. Give me a tightly focused game with no flab (say 10-15 hours) any day.

Wordle 228 3/6

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Wordle 227 3/6

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Quick one today - took about 30 seconds total. Bang, bang, bang!

Somehow made it through January with just the one purchase:

1. Capcom vs SNK Card Fighters Clash (Nintendo Switch)

Elden Ring lined up for February but otherwise it's all been backlog so far (and the 40 odd hours I've put into Card Fighters Clash - I really love this game). Good start to the year.

Wordle 226 3/6

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Judging by the replies so far this one was a bullet dodged.

Wordle 225 5/6

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Process of elimination - got there in the end!

Wordle 224 3/6

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Nice to get a 3 for a change.

They all use AD&D second edition rules (nerd, me?) and if you haven't been exposed to that there can be a pretty steep learning curve.

However, I would say it's worth putting the effort in - the writing and world building is worth it (as long as you like traditional Tolkien-esque fantasy stuff) and the NPCs are as good as you will find anywhere, anytime.

This is a nice freebie (especially if, like me, you liked the Armoured Core games).

Wordle 223 4/6

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A bit worried after the first two guesses but they did eliminate a lot of the possible options so all good in the end.

Planescape Torment in particular was completely broken on release. To the point that I put it down and didn't pick it up again.

So yeah, definitely check that one has been patched!

Wordle 222 4/6

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Wordle 221 4/6

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Infuriating.

Wordle 220 3/6

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Wordle 219 4/6

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That took a lot of thinking time. Happy with 4 for this one.

Snatcher. Panzer Dragoon Saga. If it's worth megabucks now, you can guarantee that I sold it for next to nothing 😄

Wordle 218 4/6

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Wordle 217 4/6

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Booze on the brain with my guesses today.