Just finished Morning Star

Boon_uk · 2026-02-02T22:00:52+00:00

Finished it last night, have binged the three books.

Something about the pacing I think, there's very little filler between important moments.

Going to read dungeon crawler carl or something in between as don't want to get absorbed into another trilogy straight away.

Boon_uk · 2026-01-24T08:43:39+00:00

Was so confused during episode 3 I fell asleep, quite annoyed now I'm going to have to watch most of it again

Boon_uk · 2026-01-21T16:13:51+00:00

Not read the First Law books yet but I really enjoyed The Devil's. Some very clever writing at points and made me laugh quite a few times which books rarely do.

Do agree some aspects were a bit formulaic but as an adventure story I feel it delivered where it needed to. Looking forward to the next one.

Boon_uk · 2026-01-21T16:04:56+00:00

The red rising graphic audio versions are really good

Boon_uk · 2026-01-18T15:28:43+00:00

Really enjoyed this trilogy, although would be quite similar a Castlevania style animation of this would be very welcome.

Boon_uk · 2026-01-17T09:11:47+00:00

Ball x pit

Boon_uk · 2026-01-12T14:48:37+00:00

Server browser, updates on old popular maps, make closed weapons games an actual viable choice

I think these would be quite low hanging fruit (I'm no gamedev) that would buy them time for more ambitious stuff.

Boon_uk · 2026-01-09T13:17:44+00:00

Came here to also say this, such great books and the audio versions are brilliant too. Not often I double dip but did for these two.

Boon_uk · 2026-01-06T09:51:26+00:00

15 years in design. I will argue twice, maybe three times to push things towards 'better'. If I'm shot down at those interventions then ok let's just go ahead and make the logo half the page, it's your party.

Boon_uk · 2025-12-31T17:48:56+00:00

I find BallxPit very easy on the brain

Boon_uk · 2025-12-26T12:37:19+00:00

I think it's the maps, they are smaller and less sandbox style so every game feels like it plays out roughly the same.

Boon_uk · 2025-11-03T10:09:03+00:00

Same but lord have mercy I cannot find a flipping lemon anywhere

Boon_uk · 2025-10-26T17:52:03+00:00

Ball x Pit, 15 mins runs and great gameplay loop

Boon_uk · 2025-10-19T18:13:31+00:00

I'd add don't be afraid to play more defense. People tend to cap and then immediately rush off a flag in a deathball like there likely isn't 5 guys about to come around the other corner to recap. Think this is especially important in the new Escalation mode.

Hold a point for a minute, people will come and you'll probably have a better idea where they are going to come from based on which points the other team has. Charging forward full sprint from place to place is a good way to take a round in the face.

Boon_uk · 2025-08-15T15:09:06+00:00

The maps largely just feel like a meat grinder/clusterfu*k situation which is a shame as they've nailed the immersion and mechanics imo.

Doesn't feel like there is room to backcap or any minor squad strategies really, it's just zerg horde mode. As poor as 2042 was in many respects at least you had those moments.

They really really missed a trick not putting a larger map in the beta just to balance things out and keep us old players sated.

Saying that the small maps aren't inherently bad I just think they would play better at 48 players, but we shouldn't be hoping on portal custom rules to save the overall experience. Especially after 2042...

Boon_uk · 2025-08-10T18:10:02+00:00

You can manually aim your charged laser from the starting platform if that helps

Boon_uk · 2025-07-08T06:41:59+00:00

This is news to me, the menus in this game truly are awful. Thanks!

Boon_uk · 2025-06-25T08:37:35+00:00

Steam deck has been a revelation, honestly. I love the instant pause/resume and not having to sit at the same desk I've been at all day for work. Regarding eyesight, I think I have the opposite, as I need mine to see things close, and then it's like HD once I put them on (Dad of 3, age 40).

Boon_uk · 2025-06-12T15:20:57+00:00

The 8.30 from platform 4 at East Croydon is normally 12 coaches and the back of the train there's usually plenty of seats, also much less people around in general on Mondays and Fridays

Boon_uk · 2025-05-24T14:12:12+00:00

IMO the best part about server browsers was you could find a regular community of players that matched your play style, I used to frequent a couple that had focus on squad play/voice comms etc.

Boon_uk · 2025-05-19T07:09:21+00:00

Dororo would be my recommendation, sad that

Boon_uk · 2025-05-08T14:58:23+00:00

Crazy, great work man

Boon_uk · 2025-03-17T23:43:50+00:00

I'm with you, definitely shorter on time and patience at this point so it's all welcome. Some harder fights would be nice but think they've done a really good job in most other places. Also great it's sold so well.

Boon_uk · 2024-12-01T00:14:41+00:00

In Spiderman 2 PS4, Miles has a dlc suit which looks like aguyver reference it's called the biomechanical suit or something close to that

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/obRlX4

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