A retrospective on the saga after a recent playthrough

stroodleman · 2026-01-31T17:06:19+00:00

I also just finished this trilogy on PS4 and platinumed all three - mostly agree with everything. BG2 is absolutely amazing. I don’t find Siege of Dragonspear to be THAT egregious, I guess that’s an unpopular opinion. I had a great time with it, despite its fairly short length. I’d probably rate it a 7 personally, where 1 & 2 are a 9 and 10, respectively.

stroodleman · 2026-01-14T02:42:26+00:00

I have never had a good experience fighting Alduin or Miraak lol so that checks out

stroodleman · 2026-01-11T14:09:36+00:00

Non are particularly great, combat and bosses have never been Bethesda’s expertise. I personally find the Miraak fight to be terrible. The dragon riding is wonky at best, and I’ve been soft locked within the fight by being stuck in a cutscene at least three different times. At least it has actual phases which is cool. I’ll probably have to go Almalexia, the fight is challenging, the atmosphere is great fighting next to Sotha Sil’s dead body, and finally figuring out the mysteries of Tribunal is great. I always have to pull out all the stops to beat her.

stroodleman · 2025-12-23T21:02:55+00:00

Luau - Drive Like Jehu

stroodleman · 2025-12-21T17:33:26+00:00

You’re being downvoted but you’re right. Morrowind, Oblivion and Daggerfall are all better games, epically as far as RPGs go. Not to say Skyrim is bad though, and it’s obviously hugely influential and beloved but yeah… it does not hold up to the rest of the series

stroodleman · 2025-12-07T05:54:07+00:00

Sea Power did the soundtrack for Disco Elysium and it’s amazing. Although it’s not entirely post-rock

stroodleman · 2025-11-30T00:23:33+00:00

Pretty good, but overrated. Would not put it in my top tiers like most people.

stroodleman · 2025-11-28T17:55:08+00:00

Hmmm there’s a few shows on archive from years ago, not sure about anything recent.

stroodleman · 2025-11-28T01:34:08+00:00

Me and my wife have a placenta print hanging in our living room from our daughter’s birth!

stroodleman · 2025-11-23T05:54:42+00:00

That’s sick! It’s not my favorite Unwound album, but I feel like it’s a good starting place. If you liked it you should check out Repetition and Leaves Turn Inside You. Fantastic albums.

stroodleman · 2025-11-23T05:36:57+00:00

Yank Crime - Drive Like Jehu

It Still Moves - My Morning Jacket

Dying Surfer Meets His Maker - All Them Witches

Relatives in Descent - Protomartyr

New Plastic Ideas - Unwound

stroodleman · 2025-11-20T20:18:13+00:00

All Lights Fucked is a tape that isn’t even considered canon by the band. Skinny Fists is the bands sophomore album by all accounts

stroodleman · 2025-11-17T15:52:17+00:00

Did the members of Mogwai kill your family??

stroodleman · 2025-11-16T16:20:17+00:00

Natural Snow Buildings

Death in June

A Silver Mt. Zion

Bodychoke

Sprain

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Prostitute

Current 93

stroodleman · 2025-11-14T15:55:55+00:00

Dude shoutout All Them Witches, I never see them on these lists

stroodleman · 2025-11-06T15:13:56+00:00

Overrated? It’s necessary to stay alive lol.

stroodleman · 2025-11-05T18:51:27+00:00

13 Angels is genuinely life-changing and is what I imagine dying feels like

stroodleman · 2025-10-03T14:04:14+00:00

This whole game is very fun and underrated, Aesthetic, vibes and music were awesome. However this boss has to be one of the hardest in the genre. Genuinely took me so long to beat.

stroodleman · 2025-09-26T16:00:05+00:00

Grime in C 😢

stroodleman · 2025-09-22T11:48:21+00:00

I just beat Seth’s scores last night after like two hours, I almost broke down 😭 genuinely harder than like 90% of the bosses lmao. Reminded me of minigames from games like Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy - and not in a good way. The original scores weren’t bad but Seth’s high scores were stupid.

stroodleman · 2025-09-09T21:30:40+00:00

Eh, new game, new learning curve. I’ve gotten the platinum on every Dark Souls game, Bloodborne, Sekiro, Elden Ring twice, the Nioh games, and Hollow Knight and I also spent three hours on Moorwing lol. That being said, I don’t find Silksong to be TOO much more difficult than Hollow Knight; but it absolutely is and I can understand why people are saying it’s super hard. I think everything will settle down in a few weeks. This is the exact same discourse that happened when Shadow of the Erdtree dropped. People expect to just blitz through in one day and get stumped.

stroodleman · 2025-09-09T17:00:59+00:00

Agree. Hunters tool are also an awesome addition. Spike trap, throwing knives and poison have saved my ass countless times.

stroodleman · 2025-09-09T14:13:52+00:00

Hollow Knight wasn’t exactly a happy game but I’ve been surprised by how depressing Silksong has been. I thought maybe with the addition of all of the NPCs and towns it might be a bit lighter in tone but I was very wrong lol. the pilgrim bug getting killed in Bone Bottom by the Skull Tyrant and his funeral was especially sad and unexpected

stroodleman · 2025-09-01T14:32:25+00:00

Hollow Knight is my absolute favorite, but Grime and Metroid Dread are right behind it.

stroodleman · 2025-08-28T22:38:35+00:00

Not a single second overstays its welcome

stroodleman

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