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Jade Empire

Oof, this combat system is a pain, I'm definitely glad I set the difficulty to easy. It's not even that I'm bad at video games, a true fact on its own, but that control over getting your character in melee range of opponents is so damn finicky. I wonder if there's a "kill all enemies" mod like there is for DA:Origins...I'm not that desperate yet.

I've finally reached Imperial City, and thus gotten Silk Fox into my party. She's a little more prickly than the other companions, by nature of her position, but also has quite a bit of information to be use. Also, juggling her and Dawn Star's romances to get the endgame I want has actually been easier than I expected. It feels less like they genuinely dislike each other, and more that they poke at each other's insecurities, both by their own personalities and their connection to the PC. In retrospect, there's probably a mod to pull off romancing both of them even while playing a female PC, but eh, I've gotten fond of Ming now.

( musings on the Outlander and also the ghost quests )

Juno Steel and the Tools of Rust (Part 1)

Ahh, more new PoVs? :D This has been an turn from the past two seasons, when we were so firmly lodged in Juno's head. It's a little disorienting, hearing Juno without hearing from him, but I enjoyed the Peter PoV of the previous case, and I am delighted to now get Jet's PoV. Along with the backstory of a much more reckless, ruthless man, his friendship with Rita and his dedication to Buddy. Curious to see where this goes.

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