That’s so cool! I didn’t know that they could have white feathers!

Blackbirds are my favourite and I am so happy to have a pair that visit my garden daily this year!

Right? OP literally brought this on themselves…

They are one and the same. Highway challenge was the PAL name for the xtreme racer series and this is a new game in the series basically.

So you’ll probably like it!

Thanks for this post, there are some good racing games out there for sure, however I can’t recommend JDM at all.

I played the demo early last year and have been eagerly awaiting the release this year. They pushed back the release date from March this year to improve things further which I thought was a good sign but ultimately once it has landed it is just not enjoyable. The car and modification selections are great as are the visuals but the handling model is just fucking shite. I tried playing it for around 5 hours and it is just not enjoyable to actually play.

Another one worth checking out is the new Tokyo Xtreme Racer game. This is more a highway racer that is still in EA, the gameplay loop is OK although it can get a bit boring for me personally and it definitely needs some improvements in the handling and physics as well as the balance but it is still in active development and I will keep an eye on it.

Also good is Nightrunners. This is also a highway racing game but made by one dev. It is stylised to look like a late 90s vhs and the modification options are fucking amazing. Again this is still in development but is definitely worth a look if you like JDM cars!

I believe that was a “demo” called the Scorpion prologue that came a few months after the first demo that appeared on steam last year sometime and is no longer available.

Ah, good to know, thanks. I’ll have to look into it a little bit more.

I have no idea of their politics etc so you’d have to look into that for yourself but I have used Atomic Wallet for 6 or 7 years and it has always been decent and the couple of times I have spoken to their support they have been helpful and quick to respond.

May be worth looking into to see if they align with what you want :)

Holy shit that “song” is bad, that jarring transition into the “rapping” is just fucking terrible. No wonder they turned comments off…

About half way through book 90 of The Deathlands books! :D

Going back over your text message trying to trim it down as much as possible because you were a few characters over a single text limit and like fuck you were using a whole additional text message from your allowance for the sake of a few characters.

I will definitely start Wheel of Time one of these days but yeh, I’m pretty committed to this right now. I will definitely be finishing it too, don’t you worry, even this many books in I’m still loving it and looking forward to each following book :D

And not one mention of GeoWizard in the entire video, for shame. Magnus takes a more extreme approach scaling rock faces and the like but it isn’t really a straight line mission in same sense, he isn’t trying to cross the whole country like the video title suggests.

Tom (GeoWizard) is more enjoyable to watch IMO, he did Norway 4 years ago and uses a GPS trying to actually stick to a straight line using a Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze award system based on deviation from the line.

If you like the Magnus video I strongly suggest checking out GeoWizards straight line videos.

Haha I appreciate the advice and I used to be the same feeling I had to finish things I started but as I have got older I do drop games and books etc if I am really not enjoying them and it has made things a lot more enjoyable.

It is more because I am currently into the Deathlands series of books. It is currently 155 books long and I’m at 89, whilst I do have a break from it here and there to listen to other books I don’t want to start another series of books just now :D

Wheel of Time is on my to do list, I’ve heard a lot about it both being great and hard to get into to begin with and so I keep putting it off. I will get around to it at some point.

Enjoy your journey into Sanderson, I’m a little jealous I can’t go on those journeys again for the first time!

Ah thanks for the info. I’ll still give it a try though :)

I’ve got “Alcatraz vs the Evil Librarians” to read next but I’m not sure if that is a cosmere based novel or not. Either way I’m sure it’ll be good though!

Eh I’m English, all beige food is top tier!

I realise you are having health issues from reading your other posts and you should always prioritise that!

I really have so little interest in that short form twitter esque posting that I actively reject it so if I’m being completely honest I doubt I will go there.

Don’t push yourself to post the long form posts, get better and the best of luck with your upcoming appointments. I will look forward to your return to the long form post and hopefully with accompanying info of how well you are doing physically in the future :D

You are not an imposter, you are the fediverses premier gaming journalist and I’ll fight anyone that says different xD

Have a good day!

I have indeed, although not the newest book that was released more recently. I want to go back and read everything again but that is quite a time commitment before doing the new book and I’m not ready for that just yet :D

It is very much on par with Mistborn in terms of the story and writing, I just prefer Mistborn that little bit more because I love the concept of the magic system in that but honestly there isn’t a lot in it.

I’ve always avoided games based “journalism” (and all journalism really) as in my experience it tends to be full of over opinionated bullshit however your posts are different.

I genuinely enjoy your posts, they are well written, clear and succinct. You offer your opinion on things you genuinely enjoy but usually as a side note rather than baking it into the news or subject you are writing about and it is generally clear you are just passionate about the things you are writing about.

Where can I join the PerfectDark fan club?